The Replacement League - Week #6 Summaries

by Scott Zlotnick

Scrubs vs. The Scream Team Too
The Stream Team Too defeated the Scrubs, improving their record to 3-3.  Leading the way was Thomas Jones, who along with Jamal Charles, are forming the best 1-2 combo in football.  However, this is not good for fantasy owners of these players.  Jones has a slight advantage right now because he is getting the goal-line carries.  The Scrubs simply had a bad week, getting little production from many of their players.  At 1-5, their season outlook is pretty bleak, but all it takes is a two-game winning streak to get back in the thick of things. 

MG Midget Tossers vs. Media Maven
In a very close game, the Media Mavens edged the MG Midget Tossers, remaining undefeated on the season.  Leading the way was Big Ben Roethlisberger, who returned from his four game suspension in a big way, throwing three touchdown passes.  MG was hurt by yet another poor performance from MJD.  He has only had one big game this year and with the fantasy regular season at the half way mark, it’s time to get very concerned if you haven’t already. 

Xamira Swamis vs. BBG Blasters
In a battle of 4-1 teams, the BBG Blaster’s emerged victorious.  The Blaster’s were led by Jeremy Maclin’s big game.  After Desean Jackson got knocked out early in the second quarter, Maclin stepped up for the Eagles and got in a rhythm with Kevin Kolb.  Maclin should have another big game this week with the absence of Jackson forcing him to become the number 1 WR.  No one on the Swamis had a great week outside of Drew Brees.  All of the players, with the exception of Golden Tate, put up solid numbers.  The problem was you need at least a few of those solid numbers to be spectacular ones in order to get a win. 

Supremestaff.com vs. Pulse Promotions 
Pulse Promotions scored double the amount of points that Supre had this week, easily defeating them.  Pulse was led by Calvin Johnson, who finally after two seasons appears to be regaining his 2008 form where he was the most dominant wideout in football.  Supre just had one of the worst weeks you could possibly have, scoring only 42 points.  The only player who had a good week was Robert Meacham.  Miles Austin and Hakeem Nicks both had brutal weeks after having great week 5’s.  Just chalk this week up as an aberration and move on.  At 3-3, you still have a good chance of moving up the rankings. 

Itallionstallions vs. RavensClaw
In a matchup of 1-4 teams desperately in need of a win, RavensClaw was able to defeat the Itallionstallions in a close game.  The RavensClaw were helped by the big first quarter of Desean Jackson, who scored two TD’s before being KO’d by Dunta Robinson.  Look for Jackson to be out for 2-3 weeks, possibly missing the Colts game on Nov. 7 after the bye.  Brandon Tate and Kevin Walter, who combined for 2.2 points at the WR position, hurt the itallionstallions.  Tate was targeted seven times in the game, so look for him to become more involved in the Patriots offense as the season progresses.   

Meatballs vs. Sunaftmad
In a game decided by less than two points, Sunaftmad picked up a much-needed victory over the Meatballs.  Tony Romo, who had a big game in the Cowboys loss to the Vikings, led Sunaftmad.  Romo should continue to be a strong play as the season goes on and the Cowboys move to a more pass-orientated team due to their struggling offensive line.  In the loss, the Meatballs got some nice help from Dwayne Bowe, who seems to be putting his physical talents together and becoming Matt Cassel’s go to receiver.  However, Bowe lacks the mental toughness to be a consistent producer in a run-oriented offense like the Chiefs.

Joe Banner vs. the Rookie
 In a big matchup of 3-2 teams, Joe Banner easily defeated the Rookies.  Joe Banner was led by Greg Jennings, who got almost all of his points on a 89-yard TD catch.  Jennings openly criticized the Packers offensive coordinator this week for not getting Jennings more involved in the offense, so he responded by calling the deep ball for him.  The Rookies got 0 points from three players this week, so it’s very hard to win when this occurs.  When your top player is the Pittsburgh defense on the week, you know it just wasn’t a good week for you.  Just think about next week and don’t look back.