Hello there, my subjects. Your leader of the SNFL is here to give you the Week 8 edition of picks. After last week, I came out being 3-3 in the picks but could've been 4-2 but Scobee came in and put up enough points for Bhavik to prevent the upset of the week from happening. But that is the past and this is a new week of games, so let's get started.
Game of the Week: Carnegie PantyRaiders (4-3) vs. Mud Eaters (3-4)
Jaime is on a 3-game losing streak after being atop of the SNFL in the early weeks of the season and needs to turn things around. Kevin, with his 3-4 record, is hoping to come into this game and steal the win from Jaime to get the #3 spot in the NFC.
Carnegie PantyRaiders
Key Players: Joe Flacco, Lesean McCoy and Hakeem Nicks
Flacco hasn't been looking to hot in the past couple of weeks but look for him to play well this week against the Cards. The Ravens will still pound the ball on the ground since the Ravens are a run first team, but Flacco is going against a weak pass defense in Arizona. McCoy is going against the top rushing defense in the Cowboys but McCoy has been a beast for Jaime this season. The Cowboys may slow him down in the run game, but McCoy can do more than run the ball. He is also a threat in the pass game which is where he will get most of his points. He won't put up as many points like he has been in past weeks but he will still put up a decent amount of points. Nicks is Manning's favorite target and will be able to get past the horrible pass defense in the MIA, simple as that.
Setback: Reggie Bush
He really isn't that much of a setback but I really see him putting up good numbers. He hasn't been putting up that good of numbers this season and we basically expected this from him. Not only that but he has to share carries with Daniel Thomas, decreasing his value. Unless the G-Men's defense collapse, Bush won't be a big factor to Jaime.
Player to watch out for: Owen Daniels and Percy Harvin
Jacksonville doesn't do well in defending TE's for some reason. With Johnson out, Schaub is going to have to spread the ball out to his other receivers and will take advantage of the Jags Achilles heel and pass to Daniels. The only reason why he is on this list is because of his rib injury. He says that he can play as long as he can tolerate the pain. Even if he can handle the pain, I don't think he will have a great game but he will still be helpful to his team.
Mud Eaters
Key Players: Maurice Jones-Drew, Marques Colston and Jimmy Graham
MJD goes up against a team with a good pass defense as well as a rush defense. But out of the match-ups of Gabbert against the Texans defense and MJD against their rush defense, MJD is definitely going to have the better game since Gabbert is still trying to get into a rhythm with his team. As we saw last week in the Saints/Colts game, Brees spreads the ball out to everybody against a team with a weak pass defense. He will do the same exact thing with the Rams, so look for Colston to have another good game like last week. The same thing goes for Jimmy Graham but he's mainly going to be that red zone threat.
Setbacks: None
Players to watch out for: Matthew Stafford, Pierre Thomas and Mario Manningham
Stafford is going against a horrible defense in the Broncos. The only reason why he is on this list is mainly because of the fact of his ankle. He is suppose to start but he won't be as mobile as he normally is. Thomas had a pretty good game against a poor defense in the Colts and should do the same against the Rams this week. As for Manningham, he goes against a horrible pass defense in the MIA, so he could get some more targets from Manning.
Final Decision
I feel like Kevin just has much more going for him than Jaime. Kevin doesn't have any setbacks and if Stafford, Thomas, and Manningham can take advantage of their match-up, then Kevin should have a spectacular game this week. Kevin beats Jaime by 17.5 points this week
Upset Alert: Las Tortugas Negras (6-1) vs. The Lance Armstrongs (2-5)
Yeah, I may not be the leader of the SNFL after this week. Ian hasn't have much success this season with only two wins so far this season, but looking at his player's match-ups, he can have a pretty good game this week.
Las Tortugas Negras
Key Players: Desean Jackson, Wes Welker and Jermaine Gresham
My WR's are really what I have going good for me this week. Welker has gotten me at least 10 points every week this week except for one and is a key player not only for me, but for Tom Brady, so Welker should be putting up some good numbers as usual. Jackson is a hit or miss every week but this week definitely will be a hit. The Eagles are going up against an OK pass defense in Dallas with their speedy WR's. Gresham is going against the Seahawks........that's it. That and Gresham is legit making a name for himself as a starting TE in the world of fantasy.
Setbacks: Rashard Mendenhall
Mendenhall has basically been a let down this whole season. He never get anything going when he has a very good match-up so I don't expect him to do anything against a team that is solid in defending the run. The only way for success for Mendenhall is in the passing game but Roethlisberger is going to use his receivers to try and destroy the Pats.
Players to watch out for: Maurice Morris and Bernard Scott
Both RB's are filling in for the starters of their team because of an injury and a suspension respectively. Both players are going up against teams that are decent in rush defense, Seahawks being a little bit better than the Broncos. I don't know if Scott can fill in the shoes of Benson well enough for me this week and Morris didn't have that great of a game last week after taking over for Best.
The Lance Armstrongs
Key Players: Drew Brees, Ahmad Bradshaw, Mike Wallace and Nate Washington
Drew Brees had a field day against the Colts and will do it again against a terrible pass defense in the Rams. Bradshaw is just going to do good against the Fins. They have a good rush defense but Ahmad is a better player. The Pats are last in the league in pass defense and Mendenhall can't seem to run the ball at all, so the Steelers are going to have to rely on Roethlisberger to win the game. Look out for Wallace to get a couple of touchdowns. Washington is going up against a poor pass defense from the Colts. If Hasselbeck can actually do good, then Washington should have an amazing game.
Setbacks: Mike Tolbert
He's only a setback mainly because of the fact that he may not play Sunday. And even if he does, it doesn't matter because the Chargers are still going to put more work on Mathews. The only good thing going for Tolbert is that the Chargers will stick him in on the goal line to be a touchdown vulture.
Players to watch out for: Anquan Boldin and Jared Cook
Arizona has a 28th ranked pass defense but Flacco isn't looking too hot. I still think the Ravens will rely heavily on Rice to win the game, so Boldin won't be able to fully take advantage of the weak Cards defense. Jared Cook is also going against a weak defense from the Colts. Like I said earlier about Washington, if Hasselbeck can play well, he should get some good numbers
Final Decision:
This pains me to say but I am seeing this upset by Ian. I have too many players on my team that can do good but not necessarily will where as Ian, whose only weak link is Tolbert, has players that will do good. At the end of the week, Ian will win by 23 points.
Team Canuckistan (3-4) vs. ElevensElevenElevolutionaries (0-7)
This is actually a key game for Jonathan. We have been saying the majority of the season that the SFC playoff picture is basically locked up with Fred, John, and me being the three who goes. But the loser of between Fred and John is going to have to look out for Jonathan if he were to win since he will actually have a chance to steal the #3 spot.
Team Canuckistan
Key Players: Frank Gore, Ryan Mathews, Calvin Johnson and Rob Gronkowski
Gore has too much power to be slowed down by the Browns rush defense, who ranks 20th in the league. Plus, believe it or not, the Browns have the top passing defense in the league, so the 49ers may have to rely on Gore throughout the game. Ryan Mathews is going to be getting more work since Tolbert is hurt and may not play. With a weak Chiefs defense, look out for Mathews to have a good game. Calvin Johnson is still a beast receiver and I don't really need to say much about him going against the Broncos. Gronk is one of Brady's favorite targets. He hasn't put up some big numbers lately but I feel like this week he will come in and turn things around.
Setbacks: None
Players to watch out for: Jackie Battle and Jabar Gaffney
Battle is looking to be the feature back for the Chiefs and going against the 21st ranked rush defense in San Diego, Battle is going to put up some good numbers. Gaffney has Tebow as his QB and Tebow isn't starting off to hot. Going up against a poor pass defense in Buffalo, Gaffney can have a good game if Tebow can relax in the pocket and not try to run the ball for yards much.
ElevensElevenElevolutionaries
Key Players: Ryan Torain and Steve Smith (Carolina)
Torain is going up against Buffalo whose defense overall is not good at all. As for Smith, he is going to continue to be that deep threat for Cam Newton.
Setbacks: None
Players to watch out for: Chris Johnson, Reggie Wayne and Robert Meachum
"This is it." - Taylor Oxendine. That quote summarizes what I think about this game for Chris Johnson. This is the week where Johnson is finally going to have a breakout game. The Colts are not doing well at all defensively, especially in the rush defense. What's almost as bad as the Colts defense is their QB Painter. With a so-so defense and a horrible QB, Wayne is a hit or miss in terms of having a good game. Meachum wasn't able to join all of the fun Brees had last week against the Colts but this week, I think he will be able to since Brees likes to rotate with which receiver he wants to throw to.
Final Decision
I have no setbacks for either team but I feel like Jon's team has the better team and will outplay Garrick's team. Jon will win by 12 points.
Q (5-2) vs. Core Protection (5-2)
Without Rodgers and McFadden, John has already said that he has basically lost as Fred comes in with most of his team back from byes. Will John's lack of belief in his team cause him to lose this game?
Q
Key Players: Dwayne Bowe
I actually wanted to leave this blank but I figured that Bowe is a threat. The Chiefs will have to rely on the pass game eventually and Bowe is really the Chiefs WR corp.
Setbacks: Marshawn Lynch, Daniel Thomas and Braylon Edwards
Lynch may not even play this week and even if he does, the fact that he won't be 100% and he's going against a tough Cincy defense, he is basically useless. Thomas is out for this week so he is even more useless than Lynch. and Edwards is going up a top pass defense in the Browns.
Player to watch out for: Andy Dalton
Dalton has come out and is doing pretty good for a rookie QB. Going up against a weak pass defense, he may have a good game.
Core Protection
Key Players: Eli Manning, Victor Cruz, Ray Rice, Darren Sproles and Vincent Jackson
Yeah, Fred has a lot going this week for him. Eli and Cruz versus the Miami pass defense is success for the two of them. Ray Rice against the Cards defense equals domination for him. Plus, Flacco isn't doing too hot at all so they will rely his running abilities. Darren Sproles against the Rams is going to be a repeat of last week against the Colts. And Jackson will be getting some good looks from Rivers against this weak Chiefs defense.
Setbacks: NONE!
Players to watch out for: Vernon Davis
I know I have said the Browns have the #1 pass defense in the league but with Edwards being a non-factor, Vernon Davis really is the best receiver that the 49ers have. If Smith has to throw the ball, he will look for Davis.
Final Decision
Fred is going to dominate John. He's going to take his theoretical dick and shove it up John's ass and as John begs for mercy, Fred is going to just give him some more. That basically is what's going to happen. I actually think Fred will break the record for largest margin of victory.
THE Dawgs (4-3) vs THE TACO KINGS (3-4)
Taylor is in a position where he needs to be careful as everyone is trying to focus on making it to the playoffs. Daniel, who hasn't been doing that great this season, actually may be a force with Arian Foster and Arian Foster, Jr. (Demarco Murray).
THE Dawgs
Key Players: Cam Newton, Fred Jackson and Antonio Brown
Cam Newton has been on fire this season except for that mud fest earlier in the season and will torch the Vikings defense, ranking 29th in the league. Fred Jackson has been dominant this season as well and will run over the Redskins whose defense in only good in defending the pass. As I said earlier, Roethlisberger is going to have a good game and Brown will be joining in on the fun.
Setbacks: None
Players to watch out for: Knowshon Moreno
With McGahee out, Moreno will be taking over the starting role once again and will look to try to keep it. He goes up against a Detroit defense and unless Tebow shows out, the Broncos will rely on Moreno to open up some opportunities to allow Tebow to make some big plays.
THE TACO KINGS
Key Players: Philip Rivers, Arian Foster and Demarco Murray
Rivers is going to have a good game against the Chiefs, who have struggles against the pass this season. The Jags was able to prevent Rice from having a good game but this isn't Rice they are going up against. This is Arian Foster. He will have a beast game like he always does. Murray had an explosive game last week and I feel like he will do the same thing against Philly.
Setbacks: Jonathan Stewart
Last week, I said he wouldn't have a good game and he actually did better than Williams but this week, he definitely won't do that good. Well at least not RB1 or RB2 good.
Players to watch out for: Antonio Gates
Gates is probably but his injury is not enough to slow him down against the Chiefs. As usual, he is going to be Rivers top receiver along with Jackson and will be a threat in the red zone.
Final Decision
Taylor will be the victor in this game since he has more clutch players on his team than Daniel. Taylor wins it by 12 points.
themadoompaloompas (5-2) vs. The Ox (2-5)
This is an interesting match-up for the two teams since they are both missing a player.
themadoompaloompas
Key Players: Tom Brady and Adrian Peterson
This game is going to be a shoot out between the Steelers and the Pats. The Steel Curtain does have a top pas defense, making things tough for the Pats but being a clutch player, Brady will still put up some good numbers for Bhavik. As for AP, he's going up against a very weak Panthers defense and should be able to run all over them.
Setbacks: no RB2
Umm there's not much to say about this. Having no RB2 means less points for you, simple as that.
Players to watch out for: Larry Fitzgerald and Devery Henderson
The Fitz is going against the Ravens defense who has been very dominant in both rushing and passing. With no other true weapons in the Cards pass game, Fitz will be getting a lot of targets but will most likely be shut down. And starting Henderson is risky but with the Saints going against the Rams, he could be getting some big points for Bhavik.
The Ox
Key Players: Pierre Garcon
Like I said last week, Pierre Garcon is one of the only players he has going good for him this week. Even though the QB isn't good at all, Garcon is still able to put up some good numbers and will continue to do so this week.
Setbacks: Peyton Hillis and Sebastian Janikowski
Well Hillis isn't playing this week so that's no help and Janikowski is on a bye and that doesn't help neither.
Players to watch our for: Benjarvis Green-Ellis and Brandon Lloyd
Green-Ellis has to go up against a tough Steelers defense. Not only that but he will be playing with an injury. As for Lloyd, he has the potential to be an amazing player but with a QB like Bradford, that is going to be tough for him to do.
Final Decision
Once again, Ryan has literally nothing going good for him except for Garcon. So I have to go with Bhavik to win this by 24 points.
