It was definitely a weird week full of upsets and improbable combacks in the NFL, which led to some lopsided Fantasy lines. Unfortunately for my squad, we were on the wrong side of those numbers.
Justin Herbert had another fine outing in the loss, nestling in at 29.46 points. But if not for an interception in the red zone he might have finished closer to 40. And they may have upset Kansas City. But as I said, if Herbert's ceiling is 29 I will take it, as long as that is his floor, too. Herbert is not my problem. Hopefully his banged up status clears quickly. Derek Carr is my backup, and one can do worse, but I need Herbert to be healthy if I am going to have any shot of turning things around.
Christian Kirk led my receiving corps again with six receptions and a pair of TDs in the absolute pounding of hapless Indianapolis.
Deebo Samuel had another solid outing with 97 combined running and catching yards, but he failed to score in the 27-7 rout of Seattle and the game script kept him from getting many opportunities by the fourth quarter. But their 22.80 and 12.20 points were more than respectable.
Once again it was my RBs that sunk me. Miami had an historic and improbable late comeback against The Ravens, but
Chase Edmonds did not have a very big part in it. Not surprisingly it was Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle who got the big, quick, dramatic scores but it was clear that two weeks in Raheem Mostert is going to be the favored back. If Mostert gets injured (which he has a history of) or Miami can play from way ahead instead of catching up, maybe Edmonds gets some Fantasy value again. But as of now, his 12-point projections seem very unlikely. I'll try
Rashaad Penny for a while instead, and Week 3's opponent Atlanta may be just what he and the Seahawks need.
My main back and first pick,
Derrek Henry, was once again pretty damn quiet. He did manage to score Tennessee's only TD in the MNF debacle in Buffalo, but he only had 25 yards on 13 carries and no receiving targets. The Titans need to get the heck out of New York State with opening losses to The Giants and in Buffalo. Hosting Las Vegas this week may be the balm they need. If King Henry can run for a hundred-some yards and a few TDs all will be forgiven, by this Fantasy owner. But The Titans sure don't look good, so far. Playing The Colts in two of their next four games could make them appear mighty again?
Speaking of the Vegas Raiders,
Darren Waller had a good game before they gave it away late to Arizona. 50 yards and a TD I will take every week. Davante Adams is clearly going to get the majority of the targets, but Waller is their solid second choice and should yield some good-to-great lines. This week I started
Hunter Renfrow in my FLEX spot. Not only did he not make his projection but his fumble ended the game in OT. Ugh.
I do have some good choices on the bench. Baltimore's
Devin Duvernay had another good number, thanks to a 103-yard kickoff return, and I picked up The Jets'
Corey Davis from the waiver wire and he had a TD for 15.30 points. When my opponent had Nick Chubb get him 30.80 points I needed my RBs to answer and they simply did not.
Oh, well.