Love/Hate Week 7

Yes I’m late again. It’s been a busy week at RIT so we’ll get this going.

Quarterback who will perform exceptionally this weekend:

QB: Cam Newton will be forced to throw the ball against the Rams because they have allowed 7.2 yards per pass attempt, the 26^th in the NFL. This could shape up to be a monstrous day for Newton and the Panthers passing game.

QB: Is putting Tony Romo in here cheating? I’m not sure, but he’s going to have a huge day against the Eagles. Last time they met? Romo had 512 yards and 5 touchdowns.

QB: Andrew Luck is going to have to throw, throw, throw, throw, and then throw a little more against the Broncos. The Colts are going to be down all game, well because it’s the Broncos, so the Colts will rely on Luck to keep them in the game. On top of that, the Broncos are ranked 31^st against the pass this season.

QB: Geno Smith is playing a depleted Patriots defense and we all know that Bill Belichick will figure out how to squeak out a win, but I can see Geno finding a way to have a good day too.

Running backs I don’t hate this week:

           
    RB: Bilal Powel. I know Curtis hates him this week, but I can see a lot of upside. He’s going up against an injured Patriots defense that is missing its three best players in Wilfork, Talib, and Mayo. I think this game is going to be a lot closer than people think because of that. Powel will have a solid game.

           
    RB: Gio Bernard receives the easiest matchup this week against the Lions who are allowing 5.4 yards per carry to opposing running backs. Bernard is looking to absolutely hammer the Lions this week.

     RB: I’ll go with a bold prediction with Stevan Ridley against the Jets. He finally played up to his potential last week fantasy-wise, and I can see him doing the same this week.

Wide receivers that are just awesome:

                WR: Justin Blackmon seems to be playing up to his potential when he drew comparisons to Calvin Johnson. He’ll do it again against the Chargers who allow the 7^th most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers.

                WR: Victor Cruz may not have anyone to get him the ball, but he can match up well with the Vikings defense that allows 219 yards per game to opposing wide receivers. Also, possibly not a relevant fact, but he’s had a big game every third week so far, and guess what, it’s that week for him.

             
  WR: Keenan Allen is playing very well of late, and is only owned in 11.2% of leagues, so pick him up and start him. He’s the top producing wide receiver on a team that gets to play the Jaguars this week.

                WR: Antonio Brown is on a hot streak and is playing a defense in the Ravens that allows the 7^th most points to opposing wide receivers. He’ll continue on his hot streak.

                TE: ROB GRONKOWSKI IS ACTIVE. I can see a couple #GRONKSPIKE’s this week.

                TE: Charles Clay is playing the Bills who always seem to have problems with good tight ends. Clay is also only owned in 41.9% of leagues. Pick him up people! He’s on a three week touchdown streak and don’t expect him to end it this week.

                TE: Antonio Gates gets to play the Jaguars. Can’t my whole team play the Jaguars every week?

Defense:

                D/ST: I know the Chiefs defense is the best defense in the league this season, but they are playing the Texans. The Texans are probably going to turn it over and over and over this week. The Chiefs could score 25 points this week for you.

There are a couple players I don’t like at all this week so here they are:

                QB: Aaron Rodgers. Yeah he’s on my team, and everyone’s going to start him anyway, but he won’t play that well. They have two starting receivers left in Jordy Nelson and Jermichael Finley on the Packers that aren’t hurt and Joe Haden is pretty good. I can see Haden covering Nelson with a safety stuck over the top to help him out leaving Rodgers virtually no more options left.

                QB: Texans QB. I don’t know his name but he’s going to suck this week. Why? Because all Texans QB’s do.

                RB: Doug Martin is actually going to have a solid day, but I can’t see him getting in the end zone. Once again. He’s having a solid season in reality, but in fantasy he’s awful. Against a Falcons defense that has only allowed two touchdowns to opposing running backs this season I don’t see Martin getting in either.

                RB:  Ben Tate isn’t only not going to play much because of Arian Foster and the fact that he lost a fumble last week, but he’s also playing the Chiefs so he won’t get a lot of touches and he won’t do much with the ones that he does get.

                RB: Demarco Murray is going to be part of a shootout against the Eagles. Romo’s going to have to throw the ball a lot which means Murray isn’t running it.

                TE: Jermichael Finley is probably going to get shut down by the Browns because the Browns really don’t have to shut down much against the Packers. With just one other starting receiver on the Packers that isn’t injured, the Browns will slow down an already slow-producing Finley.

D/ST: The Colts are playing Peyton Manning and the Broncos.

 Until next week, adieu my friends.