3YKffl Week #7 Recap

By Sean Gorman

Steele vs. Feinberg
Roddy White’s explosion for 38 points made all the difference in this one sided affair, as Matt Ryan’s favorite target went for a career high 201 yards with two touchdowns. Rashard Mendenhall and Brandon Lloyd disappointed for Steele, combining for zero points. Terrell Owens continued to play well for Steele with 88 yards and a TD for 11 points, but Marques Colston matched that effort with 13 points of his own. Normally a shoe in for 10 points, the Pittsburgh Steelers D was also a letdown, scoring zero for Steele. Feinberg loses Romo for at least 6-8 weeks, but the way Matt Ryan is playing makes it almost irrelevant. There’s no shame in having Ryan as your QB at this point. Miles Austin had an off day for Feinberg with zero points, but it didn’t really matter in this overwhelming victory.

Meyers vs. Freedman
Sparked by 24 point efforts from Eli Manning and Adrian Peterson and a strong 19 point performance by Hakeem Nicks, Meyers ran away with this one. Johnny Knox and Brandon Jackson held their own with 11 and 13 points and all but one of Meyers players scored at least 10 points. Freedman had a decent week, but someone has to be the guy who plays the hot hand at the wrong time. Despite four picks Drew Brees managed 17 points, Michael Turner matched Peterson’s effort with 24 points of his own and the Giants’ Steve Smith held up his end with 13 points. A huge blunder on Freedman’s part cost it the game, as bench players Darren McFadden scored 41 more points than starter LeSean McCoy. Freedman should feel free to start the former first rounder when healthy. Meyers also came up a little short, letting a 48 point effort by Kenny Britt go to waste on the bench.

Goldstone vs. Horwitch
It’s a shame that somebody had to win this pair of pathetic performances. Goldstone didn’t have a single player exceed 10 points, but was more consistent than its opponent. Joe Flacco scored half the team’s point on the bench by himself with 20 points. Normal fantasy studs Randy Moss, Greg Jennings and Jeremy Maclin combined for 15 points while Tom Brady managed an anemic 5 points. Brady isn’t the fantasy QB he used to be without Moss. Horwitch owned the game’s top scorer with Ahmad Bradshaw scoring 12 points. Bradshaw leads the league in rushing and is a viable top 10 back now. The other players on Horwitch’s roster completely dropped the ball, all failing to reach more than five points. Brandon Marshall and Calvin were anything but elite, combining for three points on the week. Tough weeks for both teams, if they continue to play at this level they will be the leagues bottom feeders.

Berman vs. Chaiken
In the week’s most competitive contest, Carson’s Palmer’s 36 points was enough to give Chaiken the victory. Chris Ivory continued to struggle by laying a goose egg, while Frank Gore and Dwayne Bowe lived up to their potental and dropped 15 points each. Mike Williams and Santana Moss combined for only nine, but the play of Palmer, Gore and Bowe was enough to secure the win. Berman got a solid week of out Aaron Rodgers when he scored 16 points and Hines Ward and the Mojo chipped in with 18 and 16 points. Clearly Ward’s value goes up with the return of Big Ben, as their chemistry is strong. Ray Rice failed to eclipse 10 points again and Thomas Jones’ 16 point effort went to waste on the bench for Berman. While he has all the physical skills, Larry Fitzgerald isn’t a legitimate WR threat without a quarterback. This was proven once again this week when he didn’t score a single point.