Elks Den - Week #6 Recap

By Sean Gorman   

By week seven, there really are no secrets. You all have plenty of time to see which players will surprise and ones that continue to disappoint. This is the best time of the year for trades, as everyone is more familiar with the players on their teams. With that in mind, let’s examine the Week 6 results.

Green Death
Despite benching Ryan Torrain, who had a two touchdown one hundred yard rushing performance good for 17.45 points, Green Death played like they it belonged in first place. The story of the week? Big Ben is back! A team leading 21.39 points made all the difference for Green Death, who also got help from Arian Foster’s two touchdowns and 16.85 points and Chris Johnson’s 12.55. Not Johnson’s best day, but generally speaking if he does that every week he’s great back. GD suffered from the inconsistent play of Hakeem Nicks, as he dropped down to less than a point and could have gotten more points out of DeSean Jackson had he not gotten absolutely decked by Dunta Robinson. Jackson was still good for 15.90 points though. Green Death’s clear weakness is Tight End. It needs to trade one of its strong bench players and use its depth to pick one up. If GD gets one, this league will be hard to win.

Fire and Ice
Second Place Fire and Ice had just an above average week. Drew Brees did his thing with three touchdowns and 21.36 points, but with Austin Collie, Hines Ward and Marques Colston combining for 18 points it is difficult to rack up the big numbers. Joseph Addai and Rashard Mendenhall both had solid games with a touchdown and just over 10 points each, but Marcedes Lewis disappointed. His -.05 points is a huge letdown, which probably came from his quarterback getting dinged up. Luckily F and I has Aaron Hernandez, who can fill in for Lewis nicely if he has another stinker. Keep Lewis as your starter for now, but keep Hernandez in mind.

Where’s the Food
WTF had the second worst week in the league point wise, but remains four points out of second place. Tom Brady had only 7.89 points and couldn’t find Wes Welker, who finished with 2.65. Former Patriot great Randy Moss didn’t fare much better, with 2.75. The Brady Moss connection is over, and Where’s the Food is hoping Favre and Moss can get on the same page very soon. Solid play from the runningbacks-Matt Forte scored a tocudhwon and ended with 8.55 points, but it was LaDanian Tomlinson who stole the show. Tomlinson scored two TDs and ended up with 15.35 points. Jason Witten was invisible with 2.65 points and Danny Amendola had an awful performance with .95. At least WTF didn’t bench Mr. -1.02 in David Garrard.

Balco!
It was an okay week for Balco. Philip Rivers had trouble with the Rams D with only 8.98 points and Adrian Peterson ended with 9.55. Balco needs one of these players to score more than ten points each week if it wants to win. Scoring a touchdown and adding 103 yards, Pierre Garcon would have been a great start, as he finsiehd with just over 11 points. The Giant’s Steve Smith was not so fortunate, settling for 3.50 points on the day.  A kick return saved Percy Harvin’s day and he finished with 7.65. Look for him to get more involved in the offense as he continues to spend more time on the field again. Todd Heap had a good day with a TD and 8.45 points, but Ronnie Brown laid an egg with is 3.75 points performace.

Taco’s Al Vapor
Taco’s actually had a great week! It would have been better if Kevin Walter had done something, just anything at all but Matt Schaub finally played like he can with 18.25 points. On the other side of the field was Dwayne Bowe, who broke out with 17.4 points. This is a lesson for all owners: if your receiver if playing the Texans defense you MUST start him. Not bad games from Ray Rice or Mike Tolbert, but nothing to get excited about. The both finished with just over six points. Taco’s started the wrong Tony! Mr. Gonzalez made him pay with two TDs and 12.95 points. Al Vapor is deeeeeepppp at QB. Why not try to deal one of those guys for another runningback? Flacco, Schaub and Orton are all acceptable starters.

Uwannapieceofme
Miles Austin chocked with .6 points, but Uwannapieceofme still did alright. Peyton Manning was, well, Peyton Manning, eclipsing 300 yards with two TDs and 16.09 points. AJ had one of his best recieivng games all year, notching a touchdown and 12.9 points. Despite Mike Wallace’s 10.5 point effort, the injury to Antono Gates killed Piece of Me. Gates finished with less than a point. Brandon Jackson and Carnell Williams combining for 6.15 points was an issue too. This team’s running backs are atrocious-worst in the league. A trade need to be made for one NOW.

Wonder Twins
There’s no other way to look at it- Wonder Twins had an off week. The Kobl for Cutler situation didn’t work, as Cutler ended with 6.75 compared to Kolb’s 22.75. Greg Jennings was a bright spot with over 12 points, but Brandon Llyod was blanketed by Revis Island for 3.7 points and Kellen Winslow put up an anemic 2.15. Frank Gore and Feliz Jones combined for just over 12 points and Anthony Armstrong may not be ready to start every week for fantasy teams. Tough week WT.

4th and 20
If 4th and 20 plays like this every week, they’ll move right up the rankings. Aaron Rodgers’ rushing touchdown was a big part of his 16.96 point performance and the Lions defense couldn’t contain Brandon Jacobs. Big boy got two toucdhwons and 13.75 points! Reggie Wayne, Donaold Driver and John Juhn combined for just over five points but it didn’t matter. Dan Carpetner’s 15 points and Tennesee D’s 17 points carried this team. If your kicker and D can get you 30 points every week, a championship will likely happen. Will it happen again for 4th and 20? Probably not. But a great week nonetheless.

Bogimeisters
Well….someone has to have the worst week in the league. Macolm Floyd chocked with less than a point, Mojo was shut down for just over three points and Dallas Clark’s injury forced him to stay at 2.60 points. A 10.48 point showing by Josh Freeman isn’t bad, but its not secret that this team has the worst QB’s in the league. Calvin Johnson looked like the guy everyone expects him to be with 13.30 points, but the benching of Jeremy Maclin really hurt. The guy had two TDs and 159 yards for 19 points on the bench. If Mojo doesn’t step his game up, this will be one of the worst teams in the league at season’s end.

Bad News Barristers
Average week for Barristers. Tony Romo was mistake prone but points filled , finishing with 20.3. The risky play of Darren McFadden totally backfired, as he didn’t add a single point. Santana Moss and Michael Crabtree combined for only over 12 points, while Jamal Charles and Michael Turner combined for less than ten. The problem is simple: guys who are supposed to step up didn’t. That’s okay, as this team is talented, but this can’t happen every week. By the way, if V Jax doesn’t explode onto the scene upon his return, receiver help is needed. Neither Moss or Crabtree is a number one guy.

The Snookuation
The bottom feeding Snookuation didn’t do anything to help its chances of improving in the standings. Eli Manning’s two touchdowns got Snook 15.49 points and Steven Jackson notched over 11 against the Chargers, but everyone else was just average. Roddy White shocked the world by not scoring a touchdown and 4.15 while Visante Shiancoe gaves Snook the big goose egg. Mario Mannigham woke up and scored a TD and 8.55 points, but Knowshon disappointed with less than one point. Moreno is injury prone and on a team that hates to run. Uh oh… Overall this team has talent. They will not finish last in the league for sure. But with weeks like this Snook is not helping its cause.