Week 6

Looking Back on week 5.

The most interesting thing that happened Week 5 was Sons of Anarchy having the perfect season bubble burst. Raiderettes beat them handily, opening the league wide open, although it is still relatively early.

It was also a week that showed me how fantasy points can have little to do with team points. I started Schaub at QB (Hou.), and nowone would have given Houston a chance to beat Warner and the Cardinals. However, he put up over 20 pts. and threw over 160yard in the 4th quarter alone... If a team has no defence, the QB has to throw... A LOT... and sometimes he completes those throws, even if the team loses in the end. On the flipside, I dropped Addai because he's a great RB, but Indy doesn't run. Hardly insightful comments, but this season has been good because its made me interested in watching games, and players, that I previously would have neither known nor cared about.

Looking ahead to Week 6:

The A Team v. Raiderettes:

Not much to say here... The A Team hasn't really shown up to play so far this season, sometimes leaving spots on the starting roster blank through game day, etc. From an outsider's perspective it seems a team heavily based on the Patriots, which might have worked well several years ago, but they are outclassed this year in most respects, which has been having bad repercussions for The A Team. That said, they're playing Tennessee the coming week, so they should have a good week out. Both Raiderettes and The A Team have BYE spots that have not yet been filled... too early to call this one without seeing who fills the spots in. My Pick: Raiderettes - if history tells us anything about The A Team not fielding 10 men on game day.

Sons of Anarchy v. Mr Horsey:

Looks to be close. Both teams are not starting their No. 1 picks at QB as of now, but its projected to be within 2 points. I like DeSean Jackson to have a good week at Oakland - McNabb is starting to show his stuff this season, and Oakland is just plain awful. Similarly, both Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald have a chance to beat up on the Seahawks (although id love to see them ignored in favour of Breaston...) My Pick: Mr Horsey - It just wouldn't be fair for him to fall 1-4, the damn league's named after him! Plus, if he becomes uninterested, he might just quit watching Sundays in favor of greener pastures. Get it together, Mr. Horsey... if you can handle a Moustachio situation, you can handle Sons of Anarchy.

DommyBear v. Team Hurricain:

Another situation with one team needing to fill the BYE slots. I think Maurice Jones-Drew's projected totals are high... Stl. is bad, but sometimes its the worst teams that you have to worry about... especially as it gets deeper into the season and they have something to prove. On the other hand, will they do well enough to force Jacksonville to rely on Garrard... someone who's only thrown 5 touchdowns this season and lost 4 fumbles? We'll see...

In fact, both QBs could end up handing the ball off too much to put up huge numbers... especially McNabb. Oakland secondary isn't as bad as the front-line, so the long-ball won't look as attractive as giving to Westbrook or throwing underneath... My Pick: DommyBear

M240 v. air it outtt:

Sad to say stats favour my opponent this week. Going to have to make some changes, but not sure how to approach this week... sometimes the numbers just aren't with you. That said, I can't root against myself. Heres hoping for 4-1.