Monday, September 14, 2009

Week 1 Breakdown

The People's Pigskin finished the first week with 104 fantasy points and a 41-point lead over Ravens Fan T Sizzle heading into the Monday night games. Before someone asks me for my brain, here's a look at our players and their results.

Kurt Warner, QB. The stats: 26 of 44 passing, 288 yards, a touchdown, two interceptions and 11 fantasy points. A surprisingly low total. As Michael Silver points out in his always-excellent Morning Rush, the Cardinals as a whole disappointed, despite Anquan Boldin's injury (and Steve Breaston's). In Silver's words, it's time "to shake off that hangover and get back to work."

Matt Forte, RB. The stats: 25 rushes for 55 yards and 5 fantasy points. The most telling number is zero. That's the number of passes Forte caught. If Jay Cutler & Co. expect to contend, Forte needs to be part of the passing game, too.

Steve Slaton, RB. The stats: 9 rushes for 17 yards, 3 catches for 35 yards, a fumble, and 2 fantasy points. The Houston Texans as a whole looked awful against Mark Sanchez and the Jets. We've gotta hope this was just a bad day against a great defense.

Chad Ochocino, Flex. The stats: 5 catches for 89 yards, 1 rush for 8 yards, and 8 fantasy points. As far as I can tell, no tweets. The good news is that he seems to be Carson Palmer's primary target. The numbers here will get better.

Greg Jennings, WR. The stats: 6 catches for 106 yards, 1 touchdown, and 18 fantasy points. The 50-yard game-winning touchdown may also prove to be our game-winning TD.

T.J. Houshmandzadeh, WR. The stats: 6 catches for 48 yards and 4 fantasy points. Not sure what to make of this. Seattle scored 28 points with T.J. essentially as an afterthought.

Kellen Winslow, TE. The stats: 5 catches for 30 yards, 1 rush for 7 yards, 1 touchdown, and 9 points. Winslow is, for better or worse, a main cog of Tampa Bay's offense. And if they fall behind the way they did Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, this cog will get plenty of action.

Nick Folk, K. The stats: 2 for 2 on field goals (including one for 50+ yards), 4 for 4 on extra points, and 12 fantasy points. A workmanlike effort.

Philadelphia Eagles D/ST. The stats: 5 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries (one returned for a touchdown), one punt return for a touchdown, 10 points allowed, and 35 fantasy points. Were the Carolina Panthers that bad, or are these Eagles just that good? We'll find out soon enough.

Bench. 14 points from Derrick Ward, and 9 from Jamal Lewis.

Don't forget to vote in the TV poll. More thoughts and a poll on this week's lineup coming Tuesday.

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