Sunday was one of those days that made me realize why women who don't even like football jump into their husbands' leagues and win them on their first try. The guy who showed up at the fantasy draft unprepared and just guessed his way through it got a victory as well.Let us count the ways in which we all were too smart for our own good:
The Top Ten Reasons This Week Was a Crapshoot:
1. Adrian Peterson is a stud. The Vikings are a good running team. They faced the Lions, who sported the worst defense in the NFL coming into the game ... and Peterson lost two fumbles without scoring a TD. The 111 yards were hardly a consolation in leagues where losing the ball is penalized.
2. The Colts' awful run defense was becoming legendary before our eyes. The Ravens' LeRon McClain had been running really hard in recent weeks. His owners were rewarded with -2 (yes, that's a negative) rushing yards and a lost fumble. Willis McGahee wasn't much better, either, for those who gambled.
3. The Ravens were the league's top-ranked defense against the pass. Marvin Harrison had seemingly lost a step and the Colts didn't really seem to be in sync thus far. Harrison went for two touchdowns, including a 67-yarder. I think he was seen showing up at the game in a DeLorean.
4. Patrick Cobbs outscored Randy Moss, Steven Jackson and LaDanian Tomlinson ... COMBINED.
5. Correll Buckhalter outscored Larry Fitzgerald and Brandon Marshall combined.
6. Warrick Dunn, he of the diminutive size and a thousand years of experience, has apparently overtaken the bigger, stronger, and younger Earnest Graham on the Bucs' RB depth chart.
7. Matt Ryan outscored Jay Cutler, Kurt Warner, Jason Campbell, Brett Favre and Jake Delhomme ... among others.
8. Jason Campbell had a worse game against the Rams at home than he had at Dallas or at New York (Giants).
9. The Cardinals D/ST unit was one of the best plays of the week ... against the insanely talented Dallas Cowboys.
10. Brett Favre had a worse game than Ryan Fitzpatrick, his counterpart in the Meadowlands on Sunday. Seriously, say that out loud and let it sink in. You would have been better off starting Fitzpatrick as opposed to Favre ... against the Bengals.
And on that note, we say good luck on Monday night. If things continue on this path, Derek Anderson is going to triple Eli Manning's fantasy points.
(Update: Sure enough, he almost did. Anderson: 310 yards and two TDs. Eli: 196, one TD, and three picks)
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Yes, I realize there were people like Drew Brees, Tony Romo, Clinton Portis, Andre Johnson, Marion Barber, Reggie Bush, etc. who did their jobs for us. They were, however, the exception rather than the norm.
