WR Waiver Gems – Week 6

James Jones, Green Bay Packers, 44% (St. Louis): JJ, coming off two straight productive performances, gets a great match-up with the Rams this week. Sure, St. Lou has actually been decent in the pass D (224 yards/game, 8 TDs), but they haven’t faced an offense like Green Bay’s yet, and they will be locked in on Greg Jennings and Jermichael Finley, leaving James plenty of single coverage. JJ is starting to live up to his upside as the deep threat from the slot, and I think he could be a WR2 this week, with a TD catch for the third straight week: 75 yards, TD.

Darrius Heyward-Bey, Oakland Raiders, 43% (Cleveland): Bey, a first round bust if there ever was one, has shown flashes of brilliance the past two games, going for 100 yards in each, with a TD catch last week. Cleveland is stingy in the passing game (195 yards/game, 7 TDs), but Bey should get decent yardage and possibly another score, as the Browns look to shut down DMC, leaving some openings in the secondary: 60 yards, TD.

Danario Alexander, St. Louis Rams, 11% (@ Green Bay): On the other side of this seemingly lopsided affair, Alexander could rack up significant yardage against the Packer passing D, which has not been that impressive (300 yards/game, 10 TDs), some of that owing to them playing well ahead much of the time. It is admittedly a crap-shoot as to which of the Rams’ receivers offer the most value for today, but I like Alexander to get the lion’s share over Brandon Gibson and Mike Sims-Walker (update: he’s inactive); call it a hunch: 90 yards.

(Really) Deep League Special:

Laurent Robinson, Dallas Cowboys, 3% (@ New England): Robinson looks likely to stay as the #3 WR for Dallas this week, and he could be a sneaky WR 2-3 against the lackluster Patriot’s passing D (327 yards/game, 9 TDs), as Dez Bryant and the now-healthy Miles Austin garner the most attention: 80 yards.

NFL Week 1 recap

Here is the first installment of the weekly game result rundown, complete with a brief recap of the offensive (minus kickers, ’cause, who cares?) fantasy highlights and injury updates from the just-finished week. Yea, its long, but one stop shopping!

Packers v. Saints: This game was an aerial fantasy bonanza, as expected. Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees were the men: Rodg was good (312, 3 TDs), Drew Brees was better, fantasy-wise (419, 3 TDs). GB’s receiving corp was led by perennial elite Greg Jennings (7 catches for 89 yards, 1 TD), with budding WR2 Jordy Nelson (6 for 77, 1 TD) making his presence known. Jermichael Finley was solid; just the tip of the iceberg for the big fella (3 for 53). Rookie WR darling Randall Cobb caught and ran back kicks for TDs. James Starks was the main back for the Pack: 57 yards, 1 TD. As usual, Brees spread the ball around: Devery Henderson caught 6 for 100 with a TD to lead the way, but Robert Meachem (5 for 70, TD), Darren Sproles (7 for 75), Marques Colston (6 for 81), and Jimmy Graham (4 for 54, TD) all were heavily involved. Colston broke his collarbone though at the end of the game, so he will be out for at least a month. RBs Mark Ingram and Pierre Thomas had about a 70/30 carry split in Ingram’s favor, with neither making much of an impact, partly due to New Orleans playing from behind all game.

10 QUESTIONS: Killboy’s Debut

After watching the NFC tear the AFC apart in the 1st Half of the Pro Bowl this evening, I decided to call our resident Betting Expert for his take on some Super Bowl Props.

Mike: Killboy? What are you doing?

Killboy: Uhm, at my girlfriend’s grandmother’s house.

Mike: What the —- are you doing there?

Killboy: Moved out of my apartment, but the new place isn’t ready. So I moved in here for a month.

Mike: Are you serious? What are you all doing right now, watching Dean Martin Show re-runs or the Pro Bowl?

Killboy: Uhm, To Catch a Predator.

Mike: ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?!

Killboy: (Laughing) Yep!

Mike: Ok, let’s change the subject.

Alright, Killboy. I have $1,000 to place some bets. This is your debut to show the world your skillz. Ten questions for you – answer immediately.

Killboy: LET’S DO THIS SH-T!

1.Packers are favored by 3. Who you like? Gimme the Steelers with the points.

2. Over/Under at 45: Gimme the OVER.

3. Coin toss: Tails.

4. First TD of the game: Rodgers to Jennings.

5. Safety, Yes or No: Yes.

6. Over/Under is 2.5 that will Joe Buck will mention “Brett Favre” during the broadcast: OVER! Buck makes me nauseous.

7. Fergie will wear pants or a skirt: Skirt.

8. Color of Gatorade that will be dumped on winning coach: Orange.

9. MVP will thank who first: Teammates.

10. Final score. GB 28-27.

Alright, Killboy. We’ll see if you still have a job here come Monday the 7th. OMG! This dude is such a pervert! Alright, man. I gotta go.