The Cowboys are going to give me some kind of a panic disorder, or something. Nine straight games decided by three points or less? How much longer can we handle that? Needless to say, when the Cowboys won on Monday night, I had to do a little dance. It wasn't really an option. Anthony Spencer running down Rex Grossman looked just like a cheetah hunting a gazelle. The Cowboys need to lock up Rob Ryan, for sure, before he heads out to a head coaching gig. But enough of the Cowboys, let's get down to Hinckleyshouse business.
Agmen Alarius vs Team Stonewall
This game was more or less sickening. At one point I was convinced that neither Alex or I would get out of the 40's, and either of us could have won. I made the mistake of playing Dustin Keller over Jermichael Finley, and even though Keller almost had 90 yards receiving, Finley was a monster. Then, Phillip Rivers drops a bomb on me. And this is all without mentioning Beanie Freaking Wells. Sunday morning I take a quick look at him, and the quote says "I'm just fine, I don't expect any setbacks from preventing me from playing today." When I come back from church, I see that blasted O next to his name. Why would you say something like that you clown?! And since when does Eli Manning throw the ball to Victor Cruz more than Hakeem Nicks? Granted, Nicks had Asomough on him all day, but still.
Lucky for me Alex's side didn't do any better. The Eagles D looks terrible, Brandon Lloyd is back to being mediocre, and Thomas Jones is a decent RB, although too old, on a terrible team this year. The to two scorers in this entire game? Alex's kicker and my defense. Just heartbreaking.
Pretty in Pink vs The Time is NOW
Lewis continues his hot streak! One win could have been a fluke, but two in a row is hard to fake. Michelle got jipped a bit by Kenny Britt going down. That was a waiver wire pickup that could have been huge, but instead, Britt goes down for the entire season. And, like Jamaal Charles last week, he didn't have the good sense to get his owners some fantasy points before getting hurt. At least time your knee blowing out, buddy. Willis McGahee, on the other hand, has proven to be a great pickup. He might even get more carries that Knowshon, if he keeps running this well. Drew Brees is playing like he should, too. He's officially the number two QB in the league, which is about his average.
Lewis started out big with Gronkowski getting some big time TDs and yards. He might be Lewis' #1 scorer throughout the season so far (I'd have to check). When Vick went down, I thought for sure Lewis was going to lose this game. He only got him 8 points. Luckily, Bradshaw picked up the slack, and nobody on the team scored less than 8 points. Kudos to Lewis for sticking with Ben Tate, even when Foster came back (and then got reinjured). And who in the world is David Nelson?
Team Goodrum vs Brett Favre's Dirty Giblets
Eric made a strong case for his first win of the season, and almost pulled it off. Ryan Matthews finally gained some ground on Mike Tolbert, and put up 26 points. Unfortunately, Eric jumping up in the draft to get Antonio Gates isn't looking like a solid choice about now. That's two straight weeks of goose eggs. The other problem is that Frank Gore didn't run very well. At all. But on the positive side, the Ravens D looks fantastic.
Colby still won despite the Jets defense scoring -1 points. This is mostly due to his big RB advantage: LeSean McCoy and Adrian Peterson combined for 34 points, while Roddy White and Jimmy Graham combined for 30. Alex, how does that trade for Matt Forte feel now? The downside Colby has on his team, of course, is his QB quandary. I thought Bradford was going to have a breakout year. Boy am I glad that I only picked up one Rams player. Colby should have some big games this year, especially when Jackson gets healthy, but until he trades for a QB, he'll remain a question mark.
Disco Inferno vs Million Dollar Cowboys
Was Nate's 134 points showing last week a fluke? Nope! He comes right back in week 3 with 118. I knew Roethlisburger would pick it up quickly, and Ray Rice is a monster. I thought last year would be his breakout year, but I was off by a year. Mike Wallace continues to look like a top-tier receiver, and even Steve Johnson is big time. And who would have thought to gamble on the Cowboys D? Only Nate.
BJ had a good game, mostly due to Tom Brady being Tom Brady (FYI he threw 4 int's and still scored 20 points) and Addai figuring out how to run the ball again. By the way, that Colts game was actually really, really good. I thought it would be a waste of time Sunday night, so I tried to do homework while watching, and ended up getting no homework done. And Darren Sproles: did BJ get the upper hand in the Stephen Jackson trade? Sproles has 25, 11, and 18 points in three weeks. I guess the Saints know how to use Sproles way better than the Chargers did. Rough loss for BJ; looks like he needs a solid TE and a more reliable receiver.
Air Raid vs Team WorldDominators
Two years ago John rode the Chris Johnson express despite the rest of his team falling apart. This year? Wes Welker. Chalk up 34 more points for Welker, who is quickly becoming the #1 fantasy WR. Really, though, y'all need to go look at John's stat line. Flacco netted him 25 points, Welker 34, and Vinateiri 10. Other than that, nobody scored more than 3. Wowsers.
Lucky for John, Big Mac wasn't able to put up some solid numbers. His three RBs combined for only 12 points, with the biggest disappointment coming from Turner. Reggie Wayne suffered from the emergence of the Colt's running game, and only got a few throws his way. On the bright side, Vernon Davis played some solid ball, getting over 100 yards. If he got a touchdown or two with that total, that would have been huge. I expect he'll continue to do great; it was only a matter of time before Harbough discovered that his best receiver was actually a TE.
Team Goodrich vs Bare RAST
It was only a matter of time before the BManSC430 party came crashing down. Brandt has looked great with Fitzpatrick as his QB and MJD as his primary RB; unfortunately, the Packers realized why Ryan Grant was their #1 RB and not James Starks. Starks had a terrible day, getting Brandt -2 points. Brandts kicker had a big day, but other than that, not so much. Still, Brandt has a 2-1 record after three games, which is exactly where the Cowboys are.
Goodrich, though, had a big game. Mostly it was Darren McFadden showing what he's capable of. Where has this guy been? 171 yards and two TD's against the Jets? Wish I had known he wasted the last two seasons so he'd be healthy for this one. Calvin Johnson was Calvin Johnson. Did y'all see that catch that led to the game-winning FG? It was like the ball stuck to his hands as soon as it hit them. It didn't move at all. Wish I had size 4XL hands.
And there you have it, the Week 3 recap! Brandt went down in flames, but John continued his winning streak, and remains the only undefeated player. That might be difficult to maintain with Tolbert getting fewer touches, and I doubt Welker will get 34 points again this season. On the other end of the spectrum, the only players who have yet to win a game are Eric and Michelle. This is an interesting turn of events because Michelle has always made it to the winners bracket. We'll see if she can pull a Mcleary and rattle off a huge win streak in the middle of the season.
Remember, this is about the time that the right waiver wire pickup can get you into the winners bracket. There's already been a ton of activity, but that means players are being dropped left and right, and one man's trash is another man's treasure! I grabbed Torrey Smith, and I fully expect him to crash and burn, but if he consistently scores like he did last week, he's a gold mine.
FYI, I have to divulge a secret. When Tim Hightower scored on that little one yard pass into the end zone, I celebrated, because it got me the win over Alex. If the Cowboys had lost, though, I would have been ticked. Let's be glad for both results.
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