For the 2nd week in a row, our 4 "bust" picks turned out to be busts. And these picks were as bold as you can get.
Heralded by ESPN and other "experts," Cam Newton, Adrian Peterson, Marshawn Lynch, and Antonio Gates severely unperformed yesterday.
Newton: Entered Sunday as the 4th highest scoring fantasy QB. Heading into Monday night's game, his scoring output places him at #16 among QBs for the week.
Peterson: Injured 18 ½ minutes into the game, at which time he had 1 fantasy point. Could he have mounted a serious push? We'll never know. But as expected, his 77 carries in the previous 2 games had taken its toll on his legs.
Lynch: Entered Sunday as the 6th highest scoring fantasy RB. Heading into Monday night's game, his scoring output places him at #15 among RBs for the week.
Gates: Entered Sunday as the 9th highest scoring fantasy TE. Heading into Monday night's game, his scoring output places him at #20 among TEs for the week.
ESPN and most other sites placed each of these guys in the top 10 for Week 14. Some were in the top 5. But they got these very important picks wrong. People who follow ESPN's and other sites' rankings should know by now: they're wrong more often than they're right. Fantasy Football for Winners exposed this fact in a multi-year quantitative analysis. The fact is, you deserve better.
So read "Fantasy Football for Winners." Follow me @bjrudell. And learn how to play like a champion.
Heralded by ESPN and other "experts," Cam Newton, Adrian Peterson, Marshawn Lynch, and Antonio Gates severely unperformed yesterday.
Newton: Entered Sunday as the 4th highest scoring fantasy QB. Heading into Monday night's game, his scoring output places him at #16 among QBs for the week.
Peterson: Injured 18 ½ minutes into the game, at which time he had 1 fantasy point. Could he have mounted a serious push? We'll never know. But as expected, his 77 carries in the previous 2 games had taken its toll on his legs.
Lynch: Entered Sunday as the 6th highest scoring fantasy RB. Heading into Monday night's game, his scoring output places him at #15 among RBs for the week.
Gates: Entered Sunday as the 9th highest scoring fantasy TE. Heading into Monday night's game, his scoring output places him at #20 among TEs for the week.
ESPN and most other sites placed each of these guys in the top 10 for Week 14. Some were in the top 5. But they got these very important picks wrong. People who follow ESPN's and other sites' rankings should know by now: they're wrong more often than they're right. Fantasy Football for Winners exposed this fact in a multi-year quantitative analysis. The fact is, you deserve better.
So read "Fantasy Football for Winners." Follow me @bjrudell. And learn how to play like a champion.