Game Balls: Week 4

by Jim Humbert 9/28/2008 8:02:00 PM

Larry Johnson, RB, Kansas City - 28 carries, 198 yards, 2 TD
Last week I nominated him for a Dirty Sock, not because of his performance but because his constant whining did nothing but lead to another huge loss. Today, he justified his complaints as the Chiefs beat the Broncos.

Brett Favre, QB, NY Jets - 24/34, 289 yards, 6 TD, 1 Int
It is amazing how everyone jumped off the Jets/Favre bandwagon after losses to the Patriots and Chargers. Look, the Jets are good and Favre is great and although they may not quite be an elite team, they will continue to destroy bad defenses like those of the Cardinals. Most people already knew that Favre likes Jericho Cotchery who had two touchdowns today. And now Laverneaus Coles is in the works with three touchdowns against Arizona. Don't underestimate the Jets.

Santana Moss, WR, Washington - 8 catches, 145 yards
You probably are not hearing it for the first time here, but the NFC East is a very tough division. Just when it looked as if the Cowboys were unstoppable, the Redskins completely outplay them. Jason Campbell threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns. Clinton Portis ran for 121 yards. And the Redskins defense came up with a late interception to seal the win. After scoring in the first three games, Moss did not find the endzone today. But he still had a big game against a tough rival.

Earnest Graham, RB, Tampa Bay - 20 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
If you take Graham's numbers and add them to the 63 yards that Warrick Dunn ran for, you'd think the Bucs won in a landslide. But that was not the case against the Packers. It took that running game along with some really good defense to overcome the play of their quarterback. After throwing 67 times in a victory in Chicago last week, Brian Griese completed just 15 of 30 passes on Sunday with three interceptions. So Tampa won with a good running game and a strong defense despite their bad quarterback play. Sound familiar?

Lance Moore, WR, New Orleans - 7 catches, 101 yards, 2 TD
Apparently Drew Brees really doesn't care who he throws the ball to as long as they are open. Moore had the best game on Sunday among nine different guys that caught a pass against the 49ers. Robert Meachem had 99 yards and scored. Devery Henderson had just one catch but it went for 81 yards. What's even stranger? Reggie Bush had five catches but for only 7 yards.

Jake Delhome, QB, Carolina - 20/29, 294 yards, 2 TD
As long as Jake is healthy the Panthers should be pretty good. Muhsin Muhammad had a great day with 147 yards and a touchdown. Steve Smith also scored and had 96 receiving yards. And while the running game is good for the team it stinks from a fantasy perspective. DeAngelo Williams had 16 carries for 57 yards. Jonathan Stewart had 14 carries for 52 yards. However, the edge might go to the rookie Stewart as he scored for the fourth time this year.

The Game Used Sock Award
Andre Johnson, WR, Houston - 3 catches, 38 yards
For the second week in a row Johnson was a non-factor for the Texans. Last week he had just two catches for 29 yards in the loss to the Titans. And today he didn't do much better in the loss to the Jaguars. Sure, he's the top receiver on the team and perhaps the only star so he's seeing a lot of tough coverage. But five catches in two weeks is unacceptable. He's dropping catches that his shaky quarterback can't afford to lose. And he is just not stepping up when the team needs him to. He may be able to turn things around and finally help this franchise win, but for now all he gets is a stinky sock.

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Bengals Musings

by Jimmy Dinsmore 9/28/2008 3:53:00 PM

Well Bengal fans, it's officially time to STOP going to the game. At 0-4 we are well on our way to being laughing stocks again and Mike Brown will count his money and not give one crap about it.

Eric Ghiaciuc - Why is this guy our starting center? He can't block anyone. On any given play one of two things has happened. Either Ghuicic has been knocked back on his ass or he's standing around looking for someone to hit while his QB or RB get killed. Find someone else to snap the ball.

•  Chris Perry - Was getting rid of Rudi and handing the duties over to Perry the right idea. First, 4 fumbles in 4 games is absolutely unacceptable. Second, he averages now less than 3 yards per carry. Is it his fault or the offensive line? Rudi averaged about the same and rarely fumbled the ball.

• It's time for Bob Bratkowski to go. He needs to be the first firing. His play calling is terrible. The WR routes are boring and predictable. Their play calling is stale and predictable.

 • How hurt is Carson Palmer? Watching him on the sideline, his elbow didn't look injured at all. How come we never heard about this injury until late week? How come he was still able to play well against the Giants after taking this hit? The injury doesn't add up. I'm not a conspiracy theorists at all, I'm more questioning Carson's toughness. At a crucial time you can't suit up and play?

Ryan Fitzpatrick is not going to create any kind of quarterback controversy. He looked very bad. Poor decisions, poor passes. I believe that had Carson played, with the protection that Fitzpatrick had, that Carson would've shredded the Browns defense. Fitzpatrick is a very, very average quarterback, who without his scrambling, would've been an absolute trainwreck.

• Lastly, and this isn't related to the Bengals, but the announcers for this game were awful. Perhaps you get the same level announcers as what's on the field? They stumbled over names, screwed up playcalling and even flubbed advertising plugs and CBS promos. Just awful. 

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Fantasy Frenzy

by Jimmy Dinsmore 9/28/2008 11:14:00 AM

Here's today's Fantasy Frenzy. Last minute advise and information to help set your lineup.

 First things to know:

Brian Westbrook is not a good start today. No word yet on whether he's active or inactive, but he was quoted as saying his ankle was "really bothering him." So, it's best to move Westbrook to your bench this week.

Carson Palmer, don't believe what ESPN is saying. Palmer is fine and will play this week, and I like the matchup. This is the week to start him. He's practice all week, and I don't think his elbow is going to be an issue.

 Adrian Peterson is going to start and play. He might have a few less touches as a result of his hamstring injurty, but you still start Peterson All Day.

Darren McFadden will take another cortisone shot, but will suit up, like he did last week. That being said, I'd lower your expectations for him and if you have another viable option, put them in and put McFadden on the bench. I'm starting him in one of my leagues this week, and you can too. 

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