Well, last week I hit the nail right on the head on the refs, Mark Ingram, and Aaron Rodgers. But I also completely whiffed on Ramses Barden and Tim Tebow (although it was close). We head into week 5 with guns blazing, and some more bold picks.
Matt Ryan will throw for more than 400 yards and 5 TDs: Before this season, Matt Ryan was the stereotypical backup fantasy QB. He never put up great numbers because had a workhorse RB on his side who stole tons of TDs, limiting Ryan’s potential. If he is not on your team, you probably didn’t know he is leading the NFL in total fantasy points, and is leading the third most prolific points scoring offence in the NFL, only behind Pats and Texans. The Falcons head to Washington this week, to face the 31st ranked pass D in the NFL, and arguably the worst D in the NFL. Plus, with RG (yeah I didn’t put in a 3, watchya gonna do) and the Skins will certainly be throwing the ball to keep up with each other’s prolific offences. That means a ton of clock stoppages, and a ton of quick TDs. It wouldn’t surprise me if Ryan throws the ball 55 times.
Mark Sanchez will throw for less than 100 yards: Simple math, Sanchez throws for 103 yards against a top 5 D, now that the top D (Texans) come to town, that number will only go down. See, your 4th grade teacher was right, math is incredibly important. We just setup this equation for Sanchez’s pass yardage. Sanchez Yardage= Number of people who think he should be starting (1) + amount paid to go to USC (250,000) X number of Sanchez jerseys worn this Monday (0) plus season completion percentage (49.2) X number of times Mark has been caught with a dildo in his locker (2) = 99.4 Yards.
AP WILL HAVE MORE CARRIES THAN CHRIS JOHNSON HAS YARDS RUSHING: The Titans can’t stop the run. They have given up 136 yards a game to the Pats, Chargers (without Matthews), Detroit, and Houston. A solid group, but obviously some weak rushing teams there. Meanwhile the Vikings are only giving up 85 yards per game on the ground, 7th in the league. Since I predict AP will have 28 carries for 165 yards, that means CJ2K will need to rush for 28. Lets say he puts up 2.5 YPC that means he would need 12 carries to break the AP mark. I don’t see it happening.
The Eagles will allow a kickoff return TD: Considering the fact that the Giant's average return man, David Wilson, was a block away from a return TD 3 times last Sunday night. I think Chris Rainey will take one back, the Steelers have always had great special teams, and Rainey runs like Usain Bolt blazed (so slower but still pretty damn fast). But really, I think I could get to the 25 with the right blocking and kick, I am just not sure how my 130-pound frame would hold up to a 300 pound man trying to murder me. I really hope they put Mike Wallace back to return a few, he is honestly who I am banking on to return one.
Peyton Manning will get hurt this week: This is Peyton’s big test. His first real road game (Atlanta Dome doesn’t count) in freezing Foxborough. It has always been hard for Peyton to handle playing in cold places, dating back to the start of his career. No disrespect to Falcon fans, but in huge NFL games Pats fans reek havoc. In an offence based of Peyton’s handle signals and shouting, 75,000+ screaming fans, and ice cold temperatures certainly won’t help. Nether will the inevitable hit on a freezing cold surface. He has yet to get hit hard yet, and I think it will happen a few times in this one, due to communication errors.
very funny =)
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