With fantasy leagues around the country defining who has a chance to win this thing and who can basically kiss their season goodbye (thanks Tom Brady), it was nice to have a little help from some of the not-so usual suspects.This week went to the tight ends, who had 13 touchdowns between 10 guys, a staggering number for a position that doesn't always get the glory they may deserve.
Week 10 started out well, with Tony Scheffler of Denver catching four balls for 92 yards and Daniel Graham grabbing a touchdown from Jay Cutler. Then we had Bo Scaife, Todd Heap and Kellen Winslow have career fantasy days, racking up some serious points for people that were smart (or lucky, one of the two) enough to start the guys.
The craziest part of this whole thing is the top tight end in the league, Jason Witten, was on a bye, so a lot of owners had to search for some replacements.
What does this say for the rest of the year? Well, one could argue it was just a coincidence, that a lot of the same position players had some good grabs and that was that.
The more positive (and fantasy) side might say that quarterbacks are starting to find their favorite targets as the year shortens and playoffs are on player's mind. You know the usual suspects, with Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez and Kevin Boss all scoring a touchdown on 66, 113 and 69 yards receiving, but here are a couple that you might not know but could be interested in starting this coming week.
Dustin Keller, TE NY Jets -- With Thomas Jones taking most of the icing in the Sunday romp, it was hard to find another Jet to gawk over, but here goes. Keller had six catches for 107 yards and a touchdown, the second time in three weeks Keller has had four or more receptions. While Brett Favre enjoys going deep, Keller looks like he might be the other option when Number 4 needs something shorter.
Daniel Graham, TE Denver -- Sure, it's hard to justify starting someone besides Scheffler for the Broncos, but Graham has three touchdowns in his last four games and appears to be the guy to find if the pocket collapses. Cutler sure seems to love his tight ends.
