"Champs and Chumps" is an article I cherish writing every week. An article that some unfortunate events made it impossible for me to complete for a 2 week period. I can't begin to explain to you the pleasure I get from writing this piece. I shall carry on and keep striving for greatness and eternal glory. This is champs and chumps, and it get's real over here.


1. Aaron Rodgers- 30 points

Rodgers is so superior to the rest of the QB's in the league right now, you almost feel bad for guys like Tom " I dogged Bridget Moynahan" Brady and Drew Brees. They are mere mortals when compared to this fantasy God of Gods. If I owned A-God in any league I'd be on my knees praising his legendary powers. Such is fantasy. 
2. Tom Brady- 25 points

330 yards with 3 td's and no picks is pretty impressive when going against a vaunted defense such as the Jets. But saying those stats really shock you coming from Brady is about the same as saying it would shock you to find out Rex Ryan completed the 4 pound challenge at Fat Burger. Are we really that surprised? What surprises me is that opposing defenses don't put their best cover men on Welker and the two tight ends on every single play. Let Deion Branch beat you. Let Danny Woodhead beat you for God's sake. Just don't let me see Eric Smith covering Gronkowski in the end zone anymore.

3. John Skelton- 21 points

Skeletor in the house! I was all in on the Eagles defense this week being that I witnessed this gawky, goofy, Derek Anderson clone suck it up last season. This game had 3 int's returned for touchdowns written all over it. Turns out J-Skelly isn't that awful. Either that or the Eagles are the biggest disappointment in the history of sports.
1. Ryan Fitzpatrick- 5 points

Damn Fitz!! What happened bud? The Harvard kid must have been out the past few weeks viewing mansions and ferrari's to purchase since he signed his new contract. He even might be thinking about dumping that nerd he met in business class for a Pamela Anderson clone. Can you blame him? His fantasy owners who were expecting a shoot out sure do. Bench him until further notice. Come on man. 

2. Michael Vick- 8 points

Have you seen Ron Mexico futile attempt at quarterbacking this season? Something just isn't clicking. Vick needs to get on the horn with his probation officer and come up with something soon, or the people who drafted him in the 1st round will forever hold him accountable.  Your better than this Mike. 

3. Josh Freeman- 6 points

So many candidates for the chump section. Hmmmmm, yep, I'd say the highly touted QB who continues to stink whole heartedly deserves a spot. Imagine your soul-mate just slept with the entire Cowboys offensive line. Not the Cowboys now, but the great team that had Larry Allen and Nate Newton. That's how Josh Freeman makes his owners and pre-season backers feel each and every single week. I hated the fact that Tampa didn't bring in any new weapons, but that doesn't come close to explaining the regression in the entire offense. Young receiver usually get better don't they? What's going on with Mike Williams? Where is Kellen Winslow? What happened to the Freeman that led QBs in 4th Quarter come-backs in 2010?

Honorable mention- Matt Cassel- Later buddy. Thanks for proving me right about you this season. It's been fun.

1. Arian Foster- 30 points

Foster cuts through wood be tacklers like George Lucas dodging nerds at Star Wars convention on his lunch break. It's truly mind blowing. How he seemingly does it every week truly amazes me. With Matt Leinart taking over at QB, one would think defensive coordinators would stack the box in a major way against the Texans. But I'm not them. I'm the Champs and Chumps writer. But hey, that's good enough for me.

2. Michael Bush- 29 points

Norv Turner should be pimp-slapped for not firing his defensive coordinator on the spot, after the Chargers defense was run over by Michael Bush. Carson Palmer defined perfection until a few mistakes late in the game and Bush looked like a hall-of-famer. Bush easily exceeded fantasy expectations for the week and maybe even will convince some team to pay big bucks, as he is a free agent in the upcoming off-season. Norv Turner should probably be fired, but like those huge pock marks on his face, he just keeps hanging around. Norv you're rich. Plastic surgery is available. I know a good surgeon. 

3. Marshawn Lynch- 21 points

Brotha Lynch-Hung silenced all the haters with a beast-mode performance all his big homey's on the block would be proud of. Every fantasy analyst that I check in on had Lynch as definite bench material for this week. They must have forgot that Lynch is a beast and on a serious roll right now. They must have forgot that Lynch causes earth quakes. Literally.

RB Chumps

 

 

FRANK!!! Thank’s for trying to give it a go, bro! We all appreciate you downplaying the injury and then it obviously being such an issue, you weren’t able to surpass 10 rushing yards before being removed. It’s men like Frank who ruin fantasy football. Gore and Mike Shanahan should join a club then drink the Kool aid. 

 

 

Law firm is less effective than a 5 foot 2 inch, 145 white dude. Need I say more?

 

 

When you take a running  back 12th overall in the draft, you’re expecting a workhorse for years to come. What Denver got was a non explosive, undersized, injury prone, cupcake. Thank God for Tebow, so nothing else matters in Broncos history. The savior is among us.

1. Larry Fitzgerald- 26 points

Making Skelton look like John Elway in his prime is not an easy thing to accomplish. That's why Larry legend is the highest paid receiver of all time. With a top 10 quarterback, his boundaries would be limitless, but with rejects like Skelton and Kolb, he has to settle for being top 15. Was one yard away from a third score this week. Yikes. 

2. Denarius Moore- 24 points

They say the Raiders make poor draft decisions, but with the way this kid plays the game, it seems Uncle Al hit the lotto on this pick. Moore looks like he has the skill set to be a full on star for years to come. But then again so did Ralph Macchio  and J.C. Chasez.

3. Laurent Robinson- 19 points

With Miles Austin out, Robinson needs to be started in all formats. I'm still trying to figure out how San Diego cut this guy after the pre-season?? Oh yeah, I forgot. Patrick Crayton has been playing at a pro-bowl level for years and Malcolm Floyd and never gets injured. Another magic Norv Turner moment. Anyway, Robinson has been a great fit for "the Boys," even when Austin was playing. Get him in that lineup kids. 

1. Vincent Jackson- 2 points

When you're coming off of 3 touchdown performance, like Jackson was, we(your fantasy owners) expect you to be able to get open against Stanford Routt. I suppose the Raiders were playing a safety over the top, but so what? Teams play the Chargers like that all the time. They have to find other ways to get him the pig. Short crossing routes? Screens? Anything but not targeting him A SINGLE TIME until midway through the 4th quarter. I mean my God!  That game was a joke and San Diego's season has been even more of one. I'm embarrassed to call myself a fan. 

2. Calvin Johnson- 6 points

Did you guys see Calvin get Peowned by Julius Peppers on Sunday? Yea Peowned. It's a word I picked up from some rap website. Look it up. J-Pepp made Megatron look like a Mega-beeatch on that play and i screamed like a girl when I witnessed it. Frankly, the Chicago corners are not what I would call pro-bowl caliber, but the Bears D came to play, and repeatedly laid the wood on the man formerly known as "king ding-a-ling." 

3. Wes Welker- 4 points

Wow, little Wes's fantasy season has tanked fast. The dwarf-man has gone from record setting pace receiver, to average, to creepy looking middle age white man in 2 weeks time. I think I saw this dude on "How to Catch a Predator." 

1. Rob Gronkowski- 23 points

Gronk not only takes his shirt off and takes pics with porn stars every chance he gets, he also catches many great TDs as well. He has become Brady's new favorite boy-toy and the more consistent of the twin tower tight ends. By the way, Gronkowski's td celebrations are atrociously bad. Like, it's unbearable to watch. Maybe his bro could teach him some better moves. No wait, he can't because he just got cut. Rob doesn't seem to care.

1. Dustin Keller- 3 points

The man I consider the most underrated tight end in football faces one major conundrum in life. Mark Sanchez is his quarterback. The So-Cal, So-called pretty boy doesn't seem to have an ounce of greatness in him and can't seem to find his man-child of a tight end on a regular  basis to make Keller fantasy relevant. It's a shame(SMH). 

Chicago Bears- 34 points

4 picks, with 2 returned for touchdowns, and another punt return for D. Hester AKA The Best that ever did it? Yeah, that's going to get your team a win in most weeks. Stafford looked softer than a rotten grape going against these rugged assassins. If you were man enough to start Chi-towns defense, your boy LT Murray IV salutes. you. 

Make sure to check in with me this week for more fab insight. It's been a real treat guys. 


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