Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Two weeks in, what do we know?

1. Watch out Wilford Bremley, Jay Cutler is making a strong case for being the face of Di-uh-beetus advertising in the future. Denver's final 14 games work out to be pretty favorable, though he will face the defenses of New England, Buffalo, Jacksonville and Tampa Bay. Expect more of the same from Jay Cutler, he could very easily be a top 3 QB this year.

2. The Bengals aren't going to be much better than they are now. Carson Palmer isn't this bad (228 yards, 3 INT, 1 fumble) but his schedule isn't going to make it much easier on him. You can justify his poor performance by saying he hasn't had enough time to develop timing with his recievers, that he was playing in terrible weather conditions and that he's faced two of the best pass defenses in the NFL in the first two weeks of the season. Ultimately, does he return to form and end up a top ten QB? At NYG, vs CLE, at DAL, at NYJ, vs PIT, at HOU, vs JAC is what he has to face going into the bye week -- you could even argue that KC in Week 17 is the only favorable matchup for Palmer this season. Don't be surprised if several of their players opt to be imprisoned over that bye week instead of finishing out the season.

3. 2008 Anthony Gonzalez = 2007 Wes Welker. They're both white, they both line up in the slot, both catch (or caught) balls from Hall of Fame QBs and both are going to be great values in PPR leagues. Marvin Harrison looks terrible. Wayne : Moss :: Gonzalez : Welker.

4. Chris Chambers and Vincent Jackson may be better fantasy options than previously thought. San Diego's defense has been anything but lights out so far this season. Expect them to give up a ton of points, especially in the passing game, and resort to throwing the ball a ton. If LT is out for any period of time, Chambers and Jackson are going to get more work.

1 comment:

HPsiEPsi said...

Anthony Gonzales is part Cuban.

It's like being white, but with more mustard and pickles.