Week 10 eyebrow raisers
Week 10 proved to be a crazy week, mostly because of a rash of key injuries. We’ll touch on some of those briefly here as well as all the surprising stat lines.
Basically, this is a list of guys that I looked at their numbers and said “Really? Why?”
THE GOOD
Jason Snelling – 92 total yards, 1 TD: With Michael Turner reportedly suffering a high ankle sprain, Snelling is a must own.
Muhsin Muhammad – Six catches, 91 yards: I’ll guess that this will be best game of the year.
Donnie Avery – Four catches, 67 yards, 2 TD: We knew he could do this, he just hasn’t been healthy all year. The guy makes big plays.
Brandon Gibson – Seven catches, 93 yards: He was the guy the Rams really wanted when they sent Will Witherspoon to the Eagles. Gibson is legit and is worth a look in deep leagues.
Knowshon Moreno – 18 carries, 97 yards: Correll Buckhalter only got two carries because of a first-quarter fumble. It’s unclear how long C-Buck will be in the doghouse.
Jamaal Charles – 117 total yards, 1 TD: We’ve expressed our love for him in this space before, but the best sign out of this game is that the Chiefs actually agree. He had 22 touches while Kolby Smith had nine.
Justin Forsett – 17 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD; Five catches, 26 yards: Julius Jones has a cracked rib, which will make the speedy Forsett a very hot pickup.
Beanie Wells – 16 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD; Two catches, 32 yards: He’s gained on Tim Hightower before, but this time feels different. He’s too good to sit and watch.
Jason Avant – Eight catches, 156 yards: He’s more of a possession receiver and this can be chalked up as a fluke of sorts. Don’t add him.
THE BAD
Bernard Berrian – Three catches, 22 yards: He’s getting phased out with the emergence of Sidney Rice. That’s what happens when your hamstring nags you all season.
Cedric Benson – Seven rushes, 22 yards: Left with a hip injury, tried to return but couldn’t. Early reports are that he’ll play next week, but that seems pretty optimistic to me. Bernard Scott is the add.
Rashard Mendenhall: 13 rushes, 36 yards: Nothing wrong with Mendy, it’s just this Bengals defense is really something.
Chad Ochocinco: Two catches, 29 yards: Chad was looking fresh and good, but the Bengals grinding out the win. He’ll be fine.
Marshawn Lynch: Nine carries, 37 yards: He’s back in an even timeshare. Avoid the situation.
Darren McFadden: Four rushes, 11 yards: Michael Bush and Justin Fargas carried the majority of the load. The Raiders obviously aren’t ready to just throw him back in the mix.
Marion Barber – Five rushes, 26 yards: The Cowboys got behind and gave up on their running game. He’ll get his 15 touches next week against the Skins.
Miles Austin – Four catches, 20 yards: Again Austin faced double teams and again he struggled. Roy Williams is liking it though as he finally got over the 100-yard mark.
Vincent Jackson – One catch, 10 yards: No, he was not hurt at all. Just a weird, fluke of a game for V-Jax. He’s still a fine WR1.
Comments
10 man league
ive got turner, westy, and ronnie brown (uh oh injuries)
picked up snelling and jamaal charles, had beanie wells. Who to start this week? we start 2 rbs no flex
Posted by: Thomas G | November 16, 2009 03:02 PM
Your best bet would be to start Beanie Wells as his performance should solidify his starting role on that team on the way to the playoffs. I would also go with Jamaal Charles as his position as the clear starter isn't in question. Turner may have a big return this week or they might use a commitee in Atlanta until he returns.
Posted by: Strato | November 16, 2009 03:29 PM
I'd go Wells and Snelling. Wells has a nice matchup this week against St. Louis and is coming off a great game. Snelling might not have a great matchup against the Giants but it's better than Charles against the Steelers.
Posted by: MNRunLeft | November 16, 2009 05:22 PM
Im thinking of benching Randy Moss this week, and starting Miles Austin and maybe a waiver pickup. Darrelle Revis is no joke. What do you think
Posted by: Yungyung | November 16, 2009 05:25 PM
@ Thomas G - I'd pick up Forsett too if you can, he doesn't have a great matchup this week but will likely be the starter for the next few weeks if not the rest of the year. Arizona's coach said Wells and Hightower will remain on a timeshare. I'd start Snelling and Charles.
Posted by: Ian L | November 16, 2009 06:01 PM
@Yungyung
I wouldn't bench moss for anybody. Especially for an overacheiving rookie like Miles Austin. People have caught onto him and his last two games were pretty week. Moss is always a sure thing.
Posted by: Strato | November 17, 2009 07:00 AM
@strato
I would think more of what you said had you not called Austin a rookie. He's been in the league for a while, and do you know who Darrelle Revis is, he shut down Moss earlier this year, along with Andre Johnson, Marques Colston and many others.
Posted by: yungyung | November 17, 2009 02:32 PM