If you happened to miss my Week 1 “In Hindsight” report feel free to catchup and click the link! Now, moving on to week 2!
After that Thursday night game I wasn’t sure if I wanted to watch football again this week. Quite frankly, after looking at my matchups, I wasn’t sure if I even could. It seemed I was destined to choose which leagues I wanted to win in, and then cheer accordingly. Luckily for everyone I was able to watch the games, as the stars aligned, and all my players in all my leagues did poorly. This has been an utterly disappointing week, the lone bright spot as a football fan was watching the Patriots squeak out a victory against the Jets…on second thought, this has been an utterly disappointing week.
My plan was to write this week’s article during Sunday Night Football, that plan has been postponed…due to lightening. Something good comes out of everything, and I will be able to rest assured knowing that I shall never have to fear lightening striking me…unless of course I’m near a Football game being played.
As I’m currently a week behind on the last season of Dexter, I eventually settled on Sunday Night Baseball. The Yankees vs the Red Sox at Fenway…Mariano Rivera’s final regular season game there. The last #42 in MLB history, going out with the same class that he played with, just a shame he won’t be going out a winner this year. That last part was hearsay, and I object.
File Photo: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
A follow up on last week’s HINDSIGHT, Mike Wallace had a very nice comeback game, Julius Thomas came back to earth while still having a good week for a TE, and Frank Gore is currently hiding in the locker room to save thousands from the lightening that would no doubt strike them if he was playing football on a field in front of them. Maybe it’s just me, maybe I’m a lot like Donovan McNabb and I never learned the Rules, but I was not aware that the NFL felt the same way about lightening as my local Water Slide Park.
It is what it is, Water Slide Park is the reference of the week…I shall take it, and I shall run with it.
THE LAZY RIVER
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Alfred Morris RB Washington Redskins
Standard Scoring league Projection: 15 Points
Actual Standard League Scoring: 11 Points
Morris is starting this season the way he and the Washington offense are starting games, slowly. These slow starts and the, how to say this nicely…god awful play of their D is making this running offense become a come from behind passing offense. This is very bad for Morris, and for those who own him. It’s not even that good for RG3 owners, as his early struggles have hurt his value as well. Washington receivers you ask? Griffin has spread the ball to 10 different receivers thus far, pick one to start, you’ll probably be wrong.
Lazy really is the perfect word, Morris is not trying very hard to be this mediocre. He usually has a lot of catching up to do, as he mostly sleeps through the first half. Morris has a measly 25 carries though the first two games. Ball control is the way to go from here on out, feed Alf the ball, get first downs, and keep that D off the field.
LEAP OF FAITH
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Eddie Royal WR San Diego Chargers
Standard Scoring league Projection: 2 Points
Actual Standard League Scoring: 27 Points
I wanted to draft Royal this year, in two different dynasty leagues. In the first one he was in the second to last round by a bumped owner right before my pick. Then the injuries in the Chargers receiving corps started to mount, and he became an actual relevant player. But again I tried to be too cute, waited too long, and I missed him in dynasty number two as well. I could just sense that he wasn’t a “pay me and I’m done” type of player. He was going to prove he was a above average NFL player, and this was the year he was going to do it.
Royal was a one man show in Denver in his rookie season. Injuries, under-use, misuse, and many other factors contributed to four less than stellar and progressively worse seasons. However, the tides are starting to turn now.
Last week seemed fluky, even with the WR depth problem, it was only 3 catches for 24 yards, maybe it was just luck he got 2 TD’s on those 3 catches. This week was no fluke, 7 receptions on 8 targets for 90 yards and 3 scores. This was rookie Eddie stuff, this was electric Eddie stuff, this isn’t 50% of his targets are catches…this is 50% of his receptions are touchdowns.
All in all, I’m glad I didn’t get him in my drafts…as much as I believe, I probably wouldn’t have started him either week.
SUMMIT PLUMMET
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Josh Freeman QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Standard Scoring league Projection: 15 Points
Actual Standard League Scoring: 6 Points
If Josh Freeman doesn’t get his wish to be traded, it’s a good bet he won’t be starting for the Bucs next week. This performance wasn’t just bad, it was pathetic. No one deserves this type of performance, not Doug Martin, not the Tampa D, not the coach or the fans or the owner that pays this player to do his best. I really hope this wasn’t his best, I hope he doesn’t truly believe that it was.
Good news is eventually Josh will be on a new team, next offseason he and Sanchez can fight to be a back-up somewhere, though I’d probably pick Tebow over both of them.
Just so we are all clear here…when you announce you want to be traded and go on to put out a stat line that reads 9/22 125 yards 1 TD on a short field 1 INT 1 Fumble, well then I don’t believe you tried very hard if at all.
GRUDEN’S “THIS GUY”
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Lesean McCoy RB Philadelphia Eagles
Standard Scoring league Projection: 16 Points
Actual Standard League Scoring: 24 Points
This guy right here, I was watching him break ankles before they called him Shady. This guy right here, has been running hard since he was playing College ball at Pittsburgh. This guy right here, slipped into the 2nd round in 2009! THIS guy right HERE, he wears #25 and…get this…he is 25 years old!! This GUY RIGHT here, is 208 pounds of raw talent, 5’11 but plays 5’12 1/2″, was born in Harrisburg…….
I can’t imagine Gruden is doing anything but reading the player cards on ESPN and thinking of creepy things to say. I would love to be a fly on the wall of a fictional room with Gruden and Tobias from Arrested Development. I can’t decide who needs to listen to themselves talk more, Gruden or Tobias.
One thing is for sure, Gruden can point out the obvious better than anyone, maybe even better than Madden. McCoy had a hell of a Monday night. 31 Carries for a 184 yards and a score…that’s better than AM has in two games. Philly may not be able to stop a High School team on D, but their offense under Chip Kelly is fun to watch and great for anyone who owns a Eagle in Fantasy.
Feel free to submit you’re own “This Guy” as you watch Week 3 unfold… Or if you’re a Browns, just fold. Until then be sure to check out our other articles on DSE, find us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter, for everything sports, come on in and join our Forum.
Donald Contois
Dynasty Sports Empire
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