Sunday, October 23, 2011

Picks of the Week

Sorry I put this up a lot later than I told you I would but at least I'm making an effort to do this since Fred is too lazy to do this, that slacker. Before I begin, I just want to tell you that I don't try to favor or go against anyone. So let's get started with this week's set of picks. I will also put stats and facts in here starting next week, but since I sort of waited to the last minute, I won't be doing it this week because I know how anxiously you guys have been waiting for this week's picks from yours truly.

Game of the Week: The DAWGS vs. Core Protection
Look at this match up: you got Taylor (4-2), who probably has the most well rounded team in the league, going against a beastly team of Fred (4-2). This game could possibly be a preview of the PWC Bowl this year.

The DAWGS
Key Players: All WR's
Jennings against MIN, Austin against STL, and Little against SEA.........do I really need to say much? You have Rodgers who is most likely going to have a field day on the Vikings defense; we all know the ball is going to Jennings deep down the field a couple of times. I also see the same thing happening with Romo and Austin against a weak Rams team. And let's not forget about the Little guy (see what I did there). He is starting to make a name for himself by putting up some big numbers and look for him to continue you this against a poor Seattle defense.

Setbacks: Steven Jackson
One player whose match up I don't like too much is Jackson. Even though they have to rely on the run game since Bradford isn't playing well, Jackson won't get much yards against the Dallas defense, who ranks 1st in the league in rush defense.

Core Protection
Key Players: Ray Rice and Darren Sproles
Monday Night Football will be all about Rice. Jacksonville has a good rush defense but it's not good enough to contain Rice. After 5 weeks of play, Rice has put up an average of about 19 points. He will continue to live up to his first round status and get at least 20 points. 
Sproles, he can run, he can catch, he can make something out of nothing. Though he is more of a flex player, he has a very good match up this week against a poor Indy defense. Look out for Sproles to get a good bit of yards from running the ball and off of screen plays.

Setbacks: Shonn Greene and Vincent Jackson
Fred was already screwed this week because of byes and now Sexy Rex decides to start LT over Greene? I know he had his troll face on for that one. I don't see Greene to put up very good numbers because of this decision by Rex. Jackson is probable at the moment but he is most likely going to play. That's good but he still has to pay a visit to Revis Island this week as he plays against the Jets. Jackson won't live up to the WR1 status and will put up little points for Fred.

Players to watch out for: Both TEs
Yeah, I'm saying look out for the TEs. Both teams are equal but how the TEs play could determine who wins this. Now you guys think I'm crazy but hear me out. Taylor has Benjamin Watson going against Seattle. That is a very good match up for him but Watson is known to drop easy catches. And there is Fred's newly acquired TE, Fred Davis. He's the new starting TE so obviously his value goes up. And who does he play? Carolina. So he should put up good numbers right? Not so much. Though he is projected to have a good game, Carolina, believe it or not, actually has a good pass defense, ranking 11th in the league.

Final decision: This is actually a tough decision but in the end, I have to go with The DAWGS. His team just has to good of a match up this week. I see him barely winning this week by 4.7 points.


Upset Alert: Eleven'sElevenElevolutionaries vs. themadoompaloompas
Wait, hold up, whoa there. Garlic beating Bhavik? Can't happen.....except for this week. Garlic's players has good match ups this week and Bhavik's does too, sort of.

Eleven'sElevenElevolutionaries
Key Players: Ryan Torain, Chris Johnson, Steve Smith (CAR)
Torain is going up against one of the worst rush defenses in the league in Carolina. He's definitely going to have a field day over the Panthers. Chris Johnson hasn't done too well this season so far, but I'm feeling a huge game out of him this week against the Texans. Smith is that deep threat that Newton loves to throw to and is pretty much his favorite target.

Setback: None


Players to watch out for: Roddy White
You need to keep an eye out for White. He hasn't been playing very well at all for a starting WR and the way Ryan is playing doesn't help either. I see the Lions/Falcons game being a battle between the QBs, so things can turn around for White. Plus, Jones is hurt so White's value goes up some.


themadoompaloompas
Key Players: Tony Gonzalez
Yeah, the tight end. Bhavik really doesn't have much going for him this week looking at his team's match ups. Anyways, Gonzalez is always a reliable target for Ryan. The veteran TE is a huge threat in the red zone as he is Ryan's favorite target down there.

Setbacks: Felix Jones/RB2 slot and Larry Fitzgerald
Well obviously we know why Jones is a setback: he's out for this week's game. Now, Larry (not Zach's girlfriend) is basically the Cards offense along with Wells. But that may not be true this week. Shitsburgh has the top pass defense in the league and can shut the Fitz down this week

Players to watch out for: Adrian Peterson and Tim Tebow
Why is AP on this? Because he is running up against a top 5 rush defense in the Packers, that's why. With that being said, AP can still put up some good points since the Vikings doesn't have a good passing game and is starting a rookie at QB this week. Speaking of new starting QBs, it's Tebow Time. Tebow is going against one of the worst pass defenses in Miami, but in previous performances, he hasn't played too well, being very inaccurate majority of the time.

Final Decision
Well I said it at the beginning but I have Garlic winning his first game of the season just because Bhavik's team isn't looking too hot this week. Garlic wins it by 23.5 points

LasTortugas NegrasHwangsaeg vs. The Ox
Your SNFL leader versus the guy who cried for help for his franchise after starting off 2-4. The Black Turtles have been able to start off with a 5-1 start to the season with his mess of a team and looks to keep the top spot in the SNFL for at least another week after being screwed over this week because of byes.

LasTortugas NegrasHwangsaeg
Key Players: Rashad Mendenhall and Darrius Heyward-Bey
Mendenhall has been a ghost this whole season but ironically, it takes a hamstring injury to cause him to have a huge game last week. Look for him to put up the same numbers this week against the Cards defense. DHB this week goes their against division rival, the Chiefs. With Carson Palmer behind the center, this looks to be a good matchup for DHB.

Setback: Matt Ryan
So much for being amazing like I expected him to be. Ryan hasn't been able to put up good numbers this year and now he has to face the Lions, who is 6th in the league in pass defense. This does not bode well for Ryan. The one thing that will get to him is that Lions Silver Lining. They will get to Ryan and throw him off his game, not that he really ever was on it.

Players to watch for: Maurice Morris and Montario Hardesty
With Best hurt, will Morris be able to replace Best and put up the same numbers as he did? Morris will have to go up against a tough Atlanta rush defense as well as their poor pass defense. Hardesty is in the same position as Morris. He too is going up against a tough Seattle rush defense.

The Ox
Key Players: Pierre Garcon and Matt Forte
Garcon and Forte are really the only good thing going for The Ox. Forte is the Bears team, as well as Ryan's. Forte carries the Bears offense and will continue to do so until he gets injured. Garcon is like one of the last weapons left in Indy, that I know of. I haven't really been keeping up with them so I don't know. If that is true, then Garcon will be putting up some good numbers.

Setbacks: Peyton Hillis and Sebastian Janikowski
Hillis is hurt and most likely not going to be starting and even if he does, he's not going to be getting touches like he has been throughout the season. The Raiders just signed a new kicker, meaning that Janikowski also most likely will not be playing this week.

Players to watch out for: Brandon Lloyd
Sam Bradford has had a pretty bad season so far and so has Lloyd. But with the both of them together, this may be something good. Lloyd already knows McDaniels' system and Bradford now has a legit WR to throw to. And then playing against a Dallas pass defense makes things better as well. Bradford has the tool, now let's just see if he will be able to use it, giggety.

Final Decision
Like I said before, the only good things going for The Ox are Forte and Garcon. Even though LasTortugas NegrasHwangsaeg's team doesn't live up to the status of leader of the SNFL, he will get lucky and find a way to pull out another win and stay the leader among the pack. LasTortugas NegrasHwangsaeg wins it over The Ox by 12.3 points

Team Canuckistan vs. Mud Eaters
Uh-oh! PWC Bowl II rematch! Will Kevin get his revenge or will Jonathan just show him how Canadians do it, eh?

Team Canuckistan
Key Players: Tony Romo, Jackie Battle, Calvin Johnson, and Saints Defense
Romo is like Garcia: he either has a good game or a bad one. There's never an in-between. But this week, Romo is going to having a good week against the Rams, putting up some big numbers. Battle is now the feature back in the Kansas City backfield and unlike Jones and McCluster, he actually is good. As he goes up against a so-so Oakland defense and having a weak QB in Cassell, look for the Chiefs to use Battle. Do I really need to say much about Calvin Johnson? I mean he goes by Megatron. Why? I don't know. Doesn't matter who he goes up against, he will catch the ball if it's thrown his way. And going against a weak Atlanta defense just makes thing so much better for him. With all the problems at the QB position and a new RB coming in, this looks to be a good match up for the Saints defense. Plus, it's hard to play in the Big Easy.

Setbacks: James Starks
Going up against a tough rush defense in Minnesota, I really don't see much success for Starks. He is a good RB but I don't think he has what it take to get past this defense.

Players to watch for: Percy Harvin
With Ponder making his first career start, Harvin's value does go down some. But there is some upside to this: believe it or not, the Packers are 31st in the league in pass defense. So if Ponder gets his protection and doesn't let the pressure and jitters get to him, Harvin could have a good game.

Mud Eaters
Key Players: Matthew Stafford
Stafford has been hot all season long and will continue to do so against the Falcons. Look for Stafford to torch the Falcons' pass defense.

Setbacks: Deangelo Williams
Williams hasn't have a good season at all this year except for one game. And the fact that Cam Newton is having a lot of success in the passing game is causing the Panthers to do more passing plays rather than use the Williams/Stewart combo.

Players to watch for: Maurice Jones-Drew, Marques Colston, and Brandon Marshall
MJD is good but I don't know if he can be very successful against a top 3 rush defense in the Ravens. But at the same time, the Jags really doesn't have a pass game so they will pretty much have to use MJD and hope he can make some big plays. Now Colston and Marshall are good receivers but I have a problem with the both of them. Colston is a Saint WR and every week, a different receiver has a good game. And with Marshall, he drops catches. They both have good match ups, Brees just needs to be feeling Colston this week and Marshall just needs to catch the ball.

Final Decision
Looking at the match ups for each team, they are pretty much equal, but there is one thing that prevents Kevin from winning: Williams. Honestly, this is a tough match up to choose from but because of the Williams' disappointing performance so far in the season and Cam's surprising play, Jonathan will win this rematch by 10.5 points.

Q vs Carnegie Panty Raiders
Man, this too is a good match up. Both sides are pretty much equal, with just about that same amount of strong and weak players for this week. Let's look deeper into this and see who will end up on top.

Q
Key Players: Aaron Rodgers, Darren McFadden, and Dwayne Bowe
Rodgers is making a name for himself as an elite QB in the NFL. He is going to continue to do so and just dominate over the Vikings, putting up some huge numbers for John Ree. Being the reason why his team is ranked 2nd in the league in rush offense, DMC will have no problem to continue to carry John Ree's team as they have been the past few weeks. Now I did say that Battle will be the one who will get the ball since the Cassell isn't doing too hot, but there will be a time for the Chiefs to throw the ball and with a star WR in Bowe and no Asomugha to stop him, Bowe should put up some good numbers against the Raiders poor pass defense.

Setbacks: Santonio Holmes
Sanchez's games are also a hit or miss, mainly misses and with a match up against the Chargers, I don't see him doing well. This hurts Holmes, decreasing his value some. And too make things worse, the Chargers are ranked 2nd in the league in pass defense.

Players to watch out for: Daniel Thomas and Marshawn Lynch
Thomas and Lynch both have had a couple of good games but for the most part aren't anything better than a flex player. But both Thomas and Lynch have a pretty good match up this weak against a weak Denver rush defense and a weak Cleveland rush defense respectively. Hopefully for Q, they will be able to pull out a 3rd good game for the season

Carnegie Panty Raiders
Key Players: Ryan Mathews and Eric Decker
Jets are known for their amazing defense, especially their rush defense....not this year. Only 28th in the season in rush defense, things look well for Mathews. With Lloyd gone and going up against a poor pass defense in Miami, Deckers value goes up. Since there is no kind of shutdown corner in Miami to stop him, look for him to put up some big numbers this week.

Setbacks: Mike Thomas
Gabbert isn't looking too hot for the moment, mainly because of a bad O-line, and I definitely don't expect him to do well against a top defense in the Ravens. Ravens will not back down and go hard at him, so Thomas won't be able to put up good numbers because of this.

Players to watch out for: Lance Moore
Like I said before, different Saints WRs have success every week. It has been 4 weeks since his big game; so will this week be his next big one?

Final Decision
I would pick Jaime over just about anyone in the league but not against John Ree. Rodgers and DMC will both have good games and carry his team to another victory, beating Jaime by 9.75 points.

THE TACO KINGS vs. The Lance Armstrongs
As Taylor said, this is the Expansion Bowl. Both team have a 2-4 record and have been made fun of basically the whole season.

THE TACO KINGS
Key Players: Arian Foster and Dez Bryant
Arian Foster always puts up good numbers and unless his hammy gets hurt again then he should continue to have success against the Titans. I already said that Romo is going to have a good game, so he will be sharing some of the glory with Bryant.

Setbacks: Jonathan Stewart and Kicker
Well at the moment, Mex has no kicker and those extra points can be the difference between a win and a lost, so yes Jaime it does matter whether or not you start you kicker. If Williams isn't having any success on the ground, his back up isn't going to have success neither; otherwise, he'd be starting.

Players to watch out for: Antonio Gates and Demarco Murray
Gates has been having that foot injury but if the pain isn't too bad, he will play through the pain. This will be his first start in a while so we will see if that has affected his game at all. Plus, it really doesn't help that he's going against a tough Jets defense. Murray has taken over the starting spot for the Cowboys and should have a good game against the Rams after seeing how well he has played when he ran the ball in previous games.

The Lance Armstrongs
Key Players: Drew Brees, Michael Turner, Mike Wallace
Brees is playing pretty good so far and going against a weak Indy pass defense should allow him to put up some good points for Ian. With poor play from Ryan, Turner has been able to help out by getting yards on the ground for Atlanta and going against this 20th ranked Lions defense should allow him to carry his team as well as Ian's. Another QB going against a weak pass defense is Roeshitsberger, so look out for Wallace to put up some good numbers this week.

Setbacks: Mike Tolbert
Tolbert is that power back used for the goal line mainly, even though he is a pretty good back for any other situation but I see Mathews being the one who gets the majority of the carries. Even if they plug in Tolbert when they are 5 yards from the end zone, the Jets will stop him. And if Gates does play, he may take away chances for Tolbert to punch it in.

Players to watch out for: Danario Alexander
With Lloyd added to this receiving corp, this will either cause defenses to focus on Lloyd, opening up opportunities for Alexander or Bradford will want to try to use his new weapon and take away targets for Alexander. We will see what happens this Sunday.

Final Decision
Minus Tolbert, Ian's team is solid this week and will pull of the win over Mex, by 15 points.

There you go, good luck to you all and may the Fabs be with you all, except Ryan.

-Quinton

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