Please forgive me if I'm distracted. Got a trade offer yesterday evening and have been racking my brain on whether to accept it. You'll notice my writing is distracted when I use cliches like "racking my brain" and "please forgive me." Some of you know what I'm talking about: offers that require us to dig through the minutia of upcoming matchups to see if the deal helps us in any way, shape, or form.
("Way, shape, or form" . . . there I go again with the cliches.)
On to the important stuff: yesterday's thrilling (and also oddly not-so-thrilling) Monday Night Football game. The once-great Seahawks are now finished, and the once-great (and surely future-great-again) Russell Wilson will quietly wind down his career in Seattle before moving on to sometplace like Cleveland or Denver or the Giants. Or at least that's the expectation. He still doesn't look right, which is sad to see given how truly great he is.
And if his greatness sounds like hyperbole--if you don't think he's one of the most talented quarterbacks in professional football history--consider that he's on pace to smash the all-time QB record for rushing yards. He's 13th in career completion percentage, 28th in passing yards (with a clear shot at the top 12), 17th in passing TDs (also on pace for the top 12), 4th in career passer rating, and so on, and so on. Yesterday he turned 33 years old. Here's hoping he finishes strong this season and recaptures the magic in 2022.
Elsewhere, Alex Collins was a bust, as expected. DeeJay Dallas had the benefit of not fumbling, which should keep him relevant next week. D.K. Metcalf was a bust, which was unexpected. Three straight forgettable performances for one of fantasy's biggest-upside receivers, and this time on a season-low four targets. That was only the second time he's had that few targets since the end of the 2019 season.
Also notably, TE Gerald Everett earned a 5-37-1 receiving line on a team-high nine targets. I actually wrote a DFS piece for Pro Football Network yesterday featuring two five-player MNF lineups. My tournament one stacked Seattle's passing attack, which clearly failed. But my 50/50 one featured Taylor Heinicke, Antonio Gibson, J.D. McKissic, Wilson, and Everett--the five top fantasy scorers. So Everett was a good hedge in case Wilson couldn't get the ball downfield. And lesson learned: next time my better lineup needs to be the tournament lineup.
For Washington, Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic got it done. They combined for 12 receptions, and let's face it: seven catches for Gibson is a game-changer. We all know how good he is. But the last time he had more than three targets was Week 1. If this is a sign of things to come, Gibson will be a high-floor RB1/2 with massive upside, just like last year. And McKissic was electric before a scary fourth-quarter head injury. If he misses time, Jaret Patterson could get a little run, though Gibson would be all-the-more locked in.
Finally, the winner of the closest-score contest. Washington won 17-15. I went with 27-22, which was moderately close, but not that close, so enough about me. About half of you picked Seattle to win; that made my tabulations about 15 seconds shorter, so thank you for that. My boss, Matt Cannata, got into the action with a 24-17 prediction. Not close enough to warrant "honorable mention," but uh, you know, I gotta get paid.
Al Rowe gets a real honorable mention for picking 19-13. And the winner of the whole thing: Justin Wirtjes! Justin guessed 17-16. Like Doug Pastor a week ago, Justin was only one point off. This is a truly talented final-score-guessing community. Except all of you who picked the Seahawks. Justin covered for you this time. But on Thursday I want to see a little less hot-dogging.
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("Way, shape, or form" . . . there I go again with the cliches.)
On to the important stuff: yesterday's thrilling (and also oddly not-so-thrilling) Monday Night Football game. The once-great Seahawks are now finished, and the once-great (and surely future-great-again) Russell Wilson will quietly wind down his career in Seattle before moving on to sometplace like Cleveland or Denver or the Giants. Or at least that's the expectation. He still doesn't look right, which is sad to see given how truly great he is.
And if his greatness sounds like hyperbole--if you don't think he's one of the most talented quarterbacks in professional football history--consider that he's on pace to smash the all-time QB record for rushing yards. He's 13th in career completion percentage, 28th in passing yards (with a clear shot at the top 12), 17th in passing TDs (also on pace for the top 12), 4th in career passer rating, and so on, and so on. Yesterday he turned 33 years old. Here's hoping he finishes strong this season and recaptures the magic in 2022.
Elsewhere, Alex Collins was a bust, as expected. DeeJay Dallas had the benefit of not fumbling, which should keep him relevant next week. D.K. Metcalf was a bust, which was unexpected. Three straight forgettable performances for one of fantasy's biggest-upside receivers, and this time on a season-low four targets. That was only the second time he's had that few targets since the end of the 2019 season.
Also notably, TE Gerald Everett earned a 5-37-1 receiving line on a team-high nine targets. I actually wrote a DFS piece for Pro Football Network yesterday featuring two five-player MNF lineups. My tournament one stacked Seattle's passing attack, which clearly failed. But my 50/50 one featured Taylor Heinicke, Antonio Gibson, J.D. McKissic, Wilson, and Everett--the five top fantasy scorers. So Everett was a good hedge in case Wilson couldn't get the ball downfield. And lesson learned: next time my better lineup needs to be the tournament lineup.
For Washington, Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic got it done. They combined for 12 receptions, and let's face it: seven catches for Gibson is a game-changer. We all know how good he is. But the last time he had more than three targets was Week 1. If this is a sign of things to come, Gibson will be a high-floor RB1/2 with massive upside, just like last year. And McKissic was electric before a scary fourth-quarter head injury. If he misses time, Jaret Patterson could get a little run, though Gibson would be all-the-more locked in.
Finally, the winner of the closest-score contest. Washington won 17-15. I went with 27-22, which was moderately close, but not that close, so enough about me. About half of you picked Seattle to win; that made my tabulations about 15 seconds shorter, so thank you for that. My boss, Matt Cannata, got into the action with a 24-17 prediction. Not close enough to warrant "honorable mention," but uh, you know, I gotta get paid.
Al Rowe gets a real honorable mention for picking 19-13. And the winner of the whole thing: Justin Wirtjes! Justin guessed 17-16. Like Doug Pastor a week ago, Justin was only one point off. This is a truly talented final-score-guessing community. Except all of you who picked the Seahawks. Justin covered for you this time. But on Thursday I want to see a little less hot-dogging.
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- PFN fantasy site -- www.profootballnetwork.com/fantasy-football/
- PFN fantasy podcast -- podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-mood-for-fantasy-football/id1580114372
- Free fantasy advice newsletter -- www.getrevue.co/profile/pfnfantasy