This week was full of redemption from the previous week and continued dominance in the fantasy game. Also I believe that it will show the emergence of new fantasy studs for many weeks to come.

STUDS:
DeAngelo Williams: Where was this in the first couple of games of the season? The Panthers are a running team and have a stud running back in Williams. He was 1 yard away from his third 150 yard game in the past 4 weeks. Add that to 5 TDs over that span and it looks like the first round pick many spent on DeAngelo is finally panning out. John Fox is trying not to lose his job so he will just keep giving Williams more and more carries so he can repeat this effort every week.

Chris Johnson: Whenever continued dominance is mentioned, Chris Johnson can’t be far behind. Looks like the Titans are following my advice and giving the ball to Johnson more than 25 times a game. This will usually equal in a great week for fantasy owner of Johnson because against the 49ers he rushed for 135 yards and 2 TDs and busted out another 40 yard run. The man is an absolute beast right now and don’t look for him to slow down anytime soon.

Michael Turner: As I said last week, Turner is running like a completely different back. He is back to his human bowling ball act like he was last year. His stats were 16 attempts for 166 yards and 2 TDs. I think the Falcons have noticed that he is back to his old form and are going to give him the ball much more than putting the game on Matt Ryan’s shoulders. I predict he should have similar numbers next week against the Panthers as well.

Kurt Warner: Well that was a quick turnaround. He goes from throwing 5 INTs to throwing 5 TDs the following week. It is true that the Bears Defense looked awful when Warner was in, but he looked like a true stud against them. The fact that they pulled him because they were up by so much, then put him back in, only to have him score another TD shows that he was truly dominant against the Bears.

Notables: Randy Moss, Steelers D, Greg Olsen, and Larry Fitzgerald

DUDS:
Joe Flacco: The Bengals D yet again had Joe Flacco’s number. Flacco was missing throws all day and only completed 8 passes to his wide receivers. Put this on top of his less than 200 yards and 2 INTs and he looked like a rookie again. You have to give credit to the Bengals D as well, but Flacco looked like a deer in the headlights against the finally impressive Bengals D.

Eagles Passing Attack: Against the Cowboys, D-Nabb looked very average after playing against the Giants D and their go to wide receiver, DeSean Jackson, had only two receptions for 29 yards. When a team usually has more passing attempts than rushing attempts, like the Eagles do, they either live or die by the passing game and they died big time. As a person who stared McNabb and Jackson in my fantasy league and have them put up a combined 11 points I am completely disappointed. I don’t think that this will be a trend that will continue, but the Eagles passing game has been so good and so bad in certain games, it’s hard to tell which one will show up for the following week.

Kyle Orton: I was so happy to see Captain Neckbeard fail against the Steelers. I am a huge Bears fan and have never thought Orton was any good. Well look what happens when he plays a good defense in the Steelers; he completely falls apart. I understand that he isn’t supposed to be the stud quarterback of a team, but people were talking about him being a must start fantasy QB. But recently when he plays good defenses in the Ravens and Steelers, he has a combined 373 yards, 3 INTs, and 0 TDs in those two weeks. Have fun with the real Kyle Orton Denver.

Packers D: You just gave up 38 points to one of the worst teams in the league who had a rookie quarterback making his first start. This is after giving up 38 points to your most hated rival, the Vikings, at home. Packers D looked good for two weeks but they are going nowhere fast and something needs to be fixed.

Notables: Reggie Wayne, Marques Colston, Giants D, Steve Slaton

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QB: Matt Hasselbeck

In the two full games Hasselbeck has played this season he had passed for 7 seven touchdowns and averaged over 250 yards passing. Granted they have been against the Rams and Jaguars but he has shown he can still play. With a nice schedule coming up that includes the Cardinals (twice), Lions, and Cowboys, Hasselbeck is set up for a nice run over the next few weeks.

Other notables: Ben Roethlisberger, Kyle Orton

RB: Ray Rice

The past two games the Ravens have made Ray Rice the focus of their rushing attack giving Willis McGahee only 8 touches compared to 36 for Rice. He has responded well averaging over 140 total yards the past two weeks. He has also scored twice in the past three weeks and is averaging 5.8 yards per carry on the season. If you’re in a PPR league this guy is a stud and a legitimate top 10 running back.

Other notables: Knowhson Moreno, Cedric Benson

WR: Eddie Royal

Before this past week Eddie Royal was considered one of the biggest fantasy busts of the season. He had caught only eight balls in four games and had zero touchdowns. Then on Sunday he caught 10 balls, showing why owners invested a mid round pick in him. Orton went to him consistently including a crucial 3rd and 1 during overtime. Hopefully that was the jump-start Royal needed to get his season going.

Other notables: Braylon Edwards, Miles Austin,

Stock Down:

QB: Tom Brady

Brady has not been bad by any means this seasons but he has left owners a bit disappointed. He has not been worth the second round pick you spent on him and is now in 4-7 range of quarterbacks instead of contending for the top spot. He still will have one or two games where he goes off for four touchdowns but if your expecting the 2007 Brady to come back you will be disappointed.

Other Notables: Trent Edwards, Shaun Hill

RB: Steve Slaton

Although Slaton has put up better fantasy numbers the past two weeks he is still not playing a whole lot better. He is still only averaging 3.2 yards per carry and is losing goal line touches to Chris Brown. With the game on the line last week with the ball on the one-yard line the Texans gave the ball to Brown twice. Even though Brown didn’t convert coach Kubiak gave him a vote a confidence this week. Not what you like to see from your second round pick.

Other Notables: Willie Parker, Jerome Harrison

WR: Mario Manningham

After a sensational start to the season that made him the hottest waiver wire grab Manningham has cooled off. He has caught just seven passes and one touchdown since that 10 catch game and the number one receiver job is clearly Steve Smith’s. Now talented rookie Hakeem Nicks is back and healthy and showed some real potential last week, scoring a long touchdown. Expect him to start to cut into Manningham’s production as the Giants bring him along.

Other notables: Terrell Owens, Mohammad Massaquoi

My name is Chris Cipriano and I am currently a college student. I am a huge Jets fan and have been playing fantasy football for nine years now. If you want to check out more of my work head over to my website at http://www.cippinonsports.com.

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