Monday Morning QB - Week 5 Fantasy Football

Each Monday we'll revisit our fantasy picks from the previous week to see where we were right and where we were way off. This way, we better ourselves as prognosticators, and better you as fantasy owners as well.

I Told You So!

Sleeper Andrew Luck (29.9 pts) - Alex and TheLostCause said this was a good week for Indy, especially with the Chuck Pagano emotions flowing. 362 yards passing, another 24 rushing, and 3 total touchdowns. Luck is close to becoming an every day starter, and if Robert Griffin's injury persists, Luck could be the top rookie the rest of the year.

Start Frank Gore (16.6 pts) - The only thing that went wrong for James and Greg in this pick is the blowout. Kendall Hunter took 11 carries away from Gore (14 carries, 106 yds, TD). Also, Collin Kaepernick and Anthony Dixon took TDs away. Gore is still a great play and a weekly starter, but keep your eye on the carries distribution looking forward.

Sit Buffalo RBs - Fred Jackson (3.4 pts) and C.J. Spiller (2.4 pts) did pretty much nothing against San Fran. In fact, it was Brad Smith (1 car, 35 yds) who led the way for the Bills on the ground. Looking forward, while both Jackson and Spiller are healthy, it's tough to start either one on your fantasy team.

Start James Jones (16.6 pts) and Randall Cobb (14.2 pts) - With Greg Jennings hurt and Jordy Nelson not putting up points, James and Greg said to go with the lower receivers in the Green Bay system. If you listened to James (which he decided not to listen to himself...) and took Jones, you had a 2 TD day. If you listened to Greg, Cobb gave you 82 yards and a score. Careful with these guys, though, as they each only had four catches. Without a TD, these are mediocre days.

What Were We Thinking?

Sit Philip Rivers (18 pts) - James said NO would come out full fire on Sunday Night in front of a national audience...other than Drew Brees getting his record-breaking TD, not much went well for the Saints. Maybe James needs to learn to trust Rivers from time to time? Turnovers late kept Rivers from having an elite day.

Sleeper Jerome Simpson (0.0 pts) - No catches for Simpson...eight other Vikings players caught a pass, but not Simpson. Greg didn't see that one coming. Honestly, we aren't sure where to go from here, but he definitely cannot be starting right now.

Start Rob Gronkowski (3.5 pts) - Honestly, you weren't going to sit him. Alex knew that, but maybe he should have at least considered it? For how high people drafted Gronk, 4 catches for 35 yards just isn't enough. 50 rushes to 22 completed passes shows how Belichick is running this offense right now. If somebody needs a TE, we might suggest putting him out there as trade bait.



We did pretty well next week. Let's keep it up and by the end of the year we might be a perfect 64 for 64 with our picks!