Fantasy Thoughts Of The Week (that donât include Audrina Patridge)
Studs
Itâs playoff time in Fantasy Football land, and hopefully your team is in the playoffs. Iâve made the playoffs in all of my leagues, but Iâm not feeling too confident. Bad decisions and bad trades have doomed the Fatpickles and the 22 Swinging Dicks.
This is the time of year where you have really great Sundays, or really shitty ones. I mean it really sucks if the team you root for and your fantasy team get knocked out of the playoffs on the same day. I sure hope that doesnât happen, itâs a double whammy! And if you are a gambler and have a bad day on top of this, oh man! Youâll be in the dumps till Christmas. But I am forever an optimist and I hope everyone reading this is a winner come Sunday!
My Studs this week are all guys that were on my team, but I traded them away. I cannot believe how bad these trades have become (for me). Iâm hoping by labeling them Studs they will actually become Duds this weekend!
QB
Aaron Rodgers - I traded Rodgers for Jay Cutler several weeks ago. Cutler has been good, but Rodgers has been better.
Shaun Hill - I traded Shaun Hill for Brady Quinn. I wanted Quinn (a backup at the time) forgetting the fact that Hill was a starter for a Mike Martzâs Offense. Quinn is out for the year!
RB
DâAngelo Williams - I traded Williams for Joseph Addai. At the time Williams was in a time share with Stewart, since the trade he is the #1 RB in Fantasy Football! Addai hasnât done much and hurt himself again in practice this week, heâs questionable for Sunday!
WR
Marques Colston - I traded Colston for Vincent Jackson. After drafting Colston in the 4th round, he missed 6 weeks with a broken finger. I traded him and he is now playing like a top tier WR. Oh yeah, I didnât start Jackson Thursday Night! 5rec/148yds/59yd TD
Chad Johnson - I traded him for Derek Anderson. Johnson hasnât done much, but Anderson immediately lost his job and when he regained it, he blew out his knee. He is out for the year.
Oh well, if I lose Iâll have more time to work on my sales technique!
Cheers and Hail
Posted by fatpickle Date: Friday, December 5, 2008
Categories: Fatpickled, NFL
Tags: cal ripken, fantasy football, farley, studs, the league
Fantasy Thoughts For Week 10 (that donât include my wife)
StudsThe trades that I talked about last week have produced immediate dividends. After adding Cutler, Quinn, and Addai, I feel I am strengthening my team for a playoff run in The League. Pairing Cutler with Royal on Thursday night produced 86 points for 22 Swinging Dicks, and I lead Sticky Fingers by 109 points heading into today. I feel pretty good about my chances of coming away with a win. My Studs this week do not come with any dialogue, Iâm having trouble keeping up with the short NFL week. Cutler is on my list of Studs, as I completed my research Wednesday, but couldnât post till now.
QB
Brees
Cutler
Edwards
Warner
RB
Charles
Hightower
Peterson
Tomlinson
WR
Colston
Fitzgerald
Jennings
White
Last Week 6/11
YTD 32/47 = 68%
Enjoy the games.
Cheers and Hail
Posted by fatpickle Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008
Categories: Fatpickled, NFL
Tags: fantasy football, NFL, rebecca, studs, the league, zorn
Fantasy Thoughts For Week 9 (that donât include Olga Kurylenko)
Stud?Well the car business may be slow, but that didnât stop me from wheeling and dealing this week. I was able to pick up Jay Cutler, Joseph Addai, and Derek Anderson in trades this week. Now itâs time to give Porkboy46 the beat down. Here are my Fantasy studs for week 9.
QBâs
Cutler - Denver has 4 Rbâs on their roster, and all 4 are listed as questionable. Sounds like Denver is going to have to pass a lot, but watch out for Ryan Torain.
Orton - Hard to imagine, but Orton has been a top 5 Fantasy QB for the past 6 weeks. This week he has the Lions.
Pennington - This game has the potential to be a shootout, and Denver flat out sucks against the pass.
Warner - Another game that will have lots of points. Warner goes crazy in the place where he won 2 MVPâs
RBâs
Forte - Heâs going against the Lions and you know how I fell about that.
Graham - Dunn is out so he should get the bulk of the carries. KC has the worst run D ever.
Jackson - First heâs got to play. But, if he can get over his strained vagina heâll have a big day.
Turner - Heâs going against the Raiders and you know how I feel about that.
WRâs
Avery - Back to back appearances here, but heâs hot and the Cards give up lots of TDâs thru the air.
Boldin - Heâs back, heâs healthy, and all he does is score Tdâs.
Evans - Heâs been posting some big #âs, I donât see the #âs slipping this week.
White - Another guy who appears again this week. Ryan goes to him as much as I go to the fridge for a cold beer.
Enjoy the games.
Cheers and Hail
Posted by fatpickle Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008
Categories: Fatpickled, NFL
Tags: fantasy football, NFL, studs, the league
Fantasy Recap Week 8…Studs or Duds
DUD
Week 8 was a pretty good week in fantasy. My teams went 2-1, and I moved up in my rotisserie league. Letâs take a quick look to see who were Studs and who were Duds.
Brees - 329yds, 3TD STUD He got the 3 TDâs plus 300+ yds
Delhomme - 248yds, 2TD STUD Not 6 TDâs but it works
Mcnabb - 278yds, 1TD DUD Now Iâm really pissed. I pick summers eve, then he lays an egg
OâSullivan - DUD Wow, I was drinking the kool-aid on this guy, heâs not even a starter anymore
Gore - 159yds, STUD a TD would have been nice but he still had a solid day
Mcgahee - 57yds, 1TD DUD I donât see him being a #1 or even #2 fantasy starter this year
T. Jones - 60yds, 1TD DUD Washington stole some carries and made the most of them
Tomlison - 170yds, 1TD STUD just as I predicted
Avery - 163yds, 1TD STUD If you did not take my advice to pick him up, heâs gone now
A. Johnson - 11rec, 143yds STUD this guy is racking up the catches and yards, he may set some records this year if he stays healthy
S. Smith - 117yds, 2TD STUD he made a lot of this happen on his own
R. White - 113yds, 2TD STUD heâs becoming an elite receiver
Studs for the week 8/12. YTD 26/36 72%
Cheers and Hail
Posted by fatpickle Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Categories: Fatpickled, NFL
Tags: fantasy football, mcnabb, NFL, studs
Fantasy Thoughts For Week 8 (that donât include Megan Fox)
Another family beat down is coming this week in The League. In the meantime here are my Fantasy Studs for week 8.
Studs (nice Rayhawk)
QBâs
Brees - Now I know picking Brees is not exactly going out on a limb, but he did have a terrible game last week. This week heâs going against the last ranked pass D in the league, and his running game is in disarray. Anything less than 250yds and 3Tdâs and Iâll call this a dud. (weather pending)
Delhomme - The Cardinals head to the east coast again, you can never forget the 6 Tdâs Favre laid on them.
Mcnabb - It makes me throw up a little in my mouth to type this down.
OâSullivan - His job is on the line and Martz loves him. Martz will find a way for him to have a solid game against a struggling Seattle team.
RBâs
Gore - Coming off a horrible performance, he gets back to himself this week.
T. Jones - Going against a Chiefs run D that might be the worst I have seen in the last 10 years.
Mcgahee - Heâs been getting stronger and better every week, now heâs got the right matchup to have the big day youâve been waiting for.
Tomlison - Maybe the biggest disappointment in Fantasy Football this year. He was every oneâs #1 or #2 pick. You finally get a big game from him this week.
WRâs
Avery - This is my pick for a great #3 WR this week. 2 solid games in a row, he had a TD last week plus another long one called back. If heâs available in your league pick him up!
A. Johnson - The huge #âs continue this week.
S. Smith - See Delhomme above.
R. White - His last 4 games, 29rec 453yds 3tds. This is Ryanâs security blanket, cover yourself in him.
Enjoy the games!
Cheers and Hail
Posted by fatpickle Date: Friday, October 24, 2008
Categories: Fatpickled, NFL
Tags: fantasy football, NFL, studs
Fantasy Recap Week 7…Studs or Duds
Week 7 was a hard week for my fantasy teams. I went 0-3 on the week, losing the 3 games by a combined 8 points. Check out the stat lines from my 3 WRâs in The League:
Colston 0 rec 0 yds
Cotchery 1 rec 0 yds
Harrison 2 rec 11 yds
Thatâs right 1 fantasy point from 3 players, unbelievable.
However, if you took my advice on my Fantasy Studs for Week 7, you were sitting pretty. Lets take a look out how my fantasy picks worked out.
Cassel - 185yds, 3TD STUD Wow Brady healed quickly, oh wait thatâs the Broncos secondary turning Cassel into Brady
Edwards - 265yds, TD STUD barely, only because NFL QBâs struggled big time in Week 7. He was a solid play
P. Manning - 229yds, 0TD, 2INTâs DUD horrible, he turned the Pack defense into studs, throwing two picks returned for scores
Schaub - 267yds, 2TD STUD another nice game, but what do you expect against the Lions?
Barber - 113yds, TD STUD they fell behind early and got away from the run too soon, could have been better
C. Johnson(Ten) - 172yds, 2TD STUD could have been even bigger, he was tripped up headed to the endzone w/ no one ahead of him
Slaton - 89yds, TD STUD Green stole a TD from him, but still solid
D. Williams(Car) - 70yds, TD STUD Iâll take that from a #3 RB any week
A. Johnson - 11rec, 141yds STUD a TD would have been nice, but how can you complain?
R. Moss - 69yds, 2TD STUD 1 more yard and I tie in one of my leagues
Ward - 60yds, TD STUD Heâs a Stud for this
Wayne - 24yds TD DUD Manningâs terrible game = Wayneâs terrible game
Bonus Pick
Bucâs D/ST - Dud no Tdâs, they gave up a garbage time TD
10 out of 12 (forget the bonus pick) not to shabby!
Cheers and Hail
Posted by fatpickle Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Categories: Fatpickled, NFL
Tags: fantasy football, NFL, studs, the league
