Week 8 Rewind
A new foe has appeared!
Challenger Approaching
8 weeks down, 5 to go for the fantasy regular season, and Kevin has officially emerged as a playoff contender. Last week’s victory made it 5 in a row and it’s not just his RB’s and Wentz doing the work either. I avoided mentioning Will Fuller in Kevin’s power ranking blurb assuming his 5 TDs on 8 receptions to be unsustainable. Fuller proceeded to catch 2 more TDs in Week 7 bringing his total to 7 on just 13 catches.
Sustainable or not — with DeShaun Watson balling out of his mind, Fuller is officially one of the scariest WRs (along with Hopkins of course) to face in fantasy until further notice. Not to be outdone, JuJu (on that beat) exploded for 193 yards and a TD last week and is carving himself out a true role in Pittsburgh's offense and on Kevin’s fantasy team. And don’t forget about Sterling Shepard, who’s returning from injury this week and should be a fantasy WR3 based on volume alone with the WR depleted Giants.
Cellar Dwellers
Since I spent time talking about the top 8 teams last week in the power rankings, let’s throw a bone to the bottom 3 teams of the standings real quick. Unlike this random 80s movie poster, the shape of their rosters should point to sweet dreams ahead, not nightmares.
Mikey continues his quest for Saquon with a truly admirable loss against Tani, who only scored 72.66 points. Don’t sleep though, the makings of a Kurtis-esque rebound are there: Mikey has the young star QB (Dak) and WR talent (Cooper, Landry) for a solid core. Whether it’s Saquon or another talented college RB, pairing them with Tevin Coleman and Marlon Mack should give Mikey plenty of juice heading into next season.
Marlo and Joe faced off in last week’s “Tank Bowl”, with Joe able to notch his 2nd win of the season. Marlo is another team that should rebound with ease as Luck should be back healthy next season and his WRs are elite talents despite their relative struggles this year. In fact, Marlo might not need young RB talent as much as the other bottom teams as Derrick Henry looks primed to take over the Titans backfield in 2018.
Joe looks to be on a longer rebuilding path after his win-now core failed to claim a ship last season, but he has plenty of players that are viewed as strong dynasty stashes courtesy of Joe’s 2017 draft class. Of those, Corey Davis has the best shot at producing right away, but Curtis Samuel, Taywan Taylor, and David Njoku are all players that could grow into significant contributors. Speaking of player growth, Paul Richardson deserves mention as finally breaking out after injuries plagued the former NFL 2nd Round Pick through his first 3 years.
Sweet Studs
2 Gurleys 1 Kupp (JR): 137.28
CephaloScorin (Kevin): 135.94
Purple People Eaters (Anton): 126.38
Milk Duds
Fried Watermelon (Jeff): 71.14
TAANNII’s Tankers (Mikey): 71.72
Terelle Me When 2 Go (Tani): 72.66
Matchup Reviews
StartedFromTheBottom (101.68) vs TAANII Fat Sack (81.62)
- Studs
StartedFromTheBottom: Harrison Butker (21.00)
TAANII Fat Sack: Rob Gronkowski (14.70) - Duds
StartedFromTheBottom: Theo Riddick (6.00)
TAANII Fat Sack: Brandin Cooks (3.60) Jordan Matthews (3.10)
Purple People Eaters (126.38) vs Throwin Fitz (83.20)
- Studs
Purple People Eaters: LeSean McCoy (27.30) Jerick McKinnon (24.70)
Throwin Fitz: Philadelphia DEF (26.00) - Duds
Purple People Eaters: Donte Moncrief (0.00) Stefon Diggs (5.60)
Throwin Fitz: Jameis Winston (3.70) Coby Fleener (-0.10)
Terelle Me When 2 Go (72.66) vs TAANII’s Tankers (71.72)
- Studs
Terelle Me When 2 Go: Kai Forbath (16.00)
TAANII’s Tankers: Jack Doyle (23.10) - Duds
Terelle Me When 2 Go: Terelle Pyror (0.00) Julius Thomas (0.20)
TAANII’s Tankers: Jeremy Hill (1.60) Oakland DEF (1.00)
CephaloScorin (135.94) vs Binh Da Knee (112.32)
- Studs
CephaloScorin: JuJu Smith-Schuster (30.30) Will Fuller (26.50)
Binh Da Knee: Alex Collins (17.80) Adam Thielen (19.80) - Duds
CephaloScorin: Danny Amendola (2.40) Hunter Henry (1.10)
Binh Da Knee: Jason Witten (4.10)
2 Gurleys 1 Kupp (137.28) vs Fried Watermelon (71.14)
- Studs
2 Gurleys 1 Kupp: Russell Wilson (43.08) DeAndre Hopkins (35.40)
Fried Watermelon: Seattle DEF (15.00) - Duds
2 Gurleys 1 Kupp: Willie Snead (0.00) Jordan Reed (0.50)
Fried Watermelon: DeSean Jackson (4.70) Darren Fells (2.20)
Daddy Fat Sack (120.72) vs Big Black Zeke (103.22)
- Studs
Daddy Fat Sack: Marvin Jones (16.80) Carolina DEF (19.00)
Big Black Zeke: Ezekiel Elliott (27.90) Lamar Miller (20.80) - Duds
Daddy Fat Sack: Mike Wallace (0.00)
Big Black Zeke: Jermaine Kearse (2.40) Nelson Agholor (3.60)
Still Breezy (100.66) vs HARAMBES (79.38)
- Studs
Still Breezy: Paul Richardson (25.50) Mohamed Sanu (17.40)
HARAMBES: Kansas City DEF (25.00) - Duds
Still Breezy: Wendell Smallwood (1.40) Miami DEF (3.00)
HARAMBES: Devin Funches (1.10) TY Hilton (2.50)
