Some Guys Have All The Luck

Brian Hoyer, we hardly knew ye. Poor guy. He got his break as an NFL starting QB and turned Cleveland's 2013 fate completely around and then was lost for the year with a torn ACL. Whether it is an injury or just breaks on the way the ball bounces, some guys have that moment of magic happen when they need it most and other guys have that Kiss of Death happen. Just look at my favorite punching bag; Eli Manning. He gets credit for beating the Patriots in the Super Bowl when he chucked up a blind Hail Mary that David Tyree pinned on his head. 75% of other QBs would have found that exact same pass picked off. No matter that it was the Giants defense that truly won that game, Eli unduly gets the credit.

Poor Tony Romo gets stuck being the holder for a game-winning playoff field goal in his first appearance and mishandles it and gets branded a choker. Of course, that branding is aided by  not being able to win the Big games in crunch time. He played flawlessly last week until they had the ball on what could be their last drive and his own lineman helped cause an errant throw that was intercepted on a great play by Denver. No matter that he tossed 5 TDs and over 500 yards. Dallas lost on that INT. Of course, Eli has cost the Giants numerous games this year with his 12 picks, but he gets the benefit of the doubt cuz he is a "winner" and Romo is a "loser". Not true, but that is the perception cuz some guys have all the luck.

Speaking of unlucky, I am not sure if anyone outside of the Lions' locker room has any inclination that Megatron would be de-activated before a huge game in Green Bay. Flabbergasted. It took a lot of people down who did not know and don't play in in-game change leagues that could have helped salvage part of the day for them at their WR1 position.

Mason Crosby? Really? Normally kickers on high-scoring teams always have a place on a fantasy roster. Crosby was only owned on 42% of our leagues last week and started in a mere 17%. Word has it that 65% of those were Packers fans and the other 35% were Detroit fans who had given up on their fantasy season and hoped to have Crosby on their squad when he cost the Packers the game.

Carolina-Arizona was the only other NFL game being played against the Dallas-Denver game. I don't have it, but I would suspect that the people who switch games for the Red Zone channel took the afternoon off.

Matt Schaub had as many fantasy points last Sunday as Mark Sanchez.

Now, on to the waiver wire:

QB: Nick Foles (PHIL) - Now you know why Chip Kelly was trying to keep Michael Vick in the pocket instead of scrambling around the field. With him on the shelf with a hammy issue, Foles gets another shot. He looked good coming off the bench last week. He could stick around awhile.

QB: Chad Henne (JAX) - Hey, don't laugh. If you need a one week fill-in, Henne could be your man. With Blackmon back, he has 2 solid receivers to throw to and they will be behind all game so he could have a monster game, statistically, against a weak Broncos defense. Who woulda thought you could be considering this a few weeks ago?!

RB: Zac Stacy (STL) - Jeff Fisher is at his wits end with his running game. After starting the year with three seemingly capable backs on the roster, he has seen little production. The Rams need a running game to help Bradford and their D out. Stacy did enough last week to warrant another shot against a Houston defense that let the Niners run roughshod over them

WR: Terrance Williams (DAL) - Williams has earned Romo's trust with Miles Austin injured (as usual) and has another big day ahead against a weak Redskins defense in what should be another shootout in Big D.

WR: Keenan Allen (SD) - Malcom Floyd is out for the year and Ryan Mathews is out with a concussion, which is kind of irrelevant as the Chargers haven't tried much power football this year. Allen is a rookie, but is a polished rookie and looked damn good last weekend. He could put up similar numbers each week going forward.

TE: Jeff Cumberland (NYJ) - His long-rumored talent finally came out last week on MNF. It is hard to expect weekly consistency, but he should factor into the gameplan going forward. The Jets have a stockpile of injured WRs, rookie QBs love throwing to TEs and Kellen Winslow III is a bit banged up. That is a good recipe for success. Don't expect a lot of catches each week, but he showed that he can get open in the middle of the field.