Wait for the replay, where it’s easier to see…
Author: John Paulsen (Page 125 of 937)
Sorry for the long title, but I like to use the “that noise you hear…” intro whenever I can. Clearly the biggest fantasy news from the early games is Adrian Peterson‘s ankle injury. He was on his way to a huge day (7 touches, 70 yards, TD) before the injury, but could not return. Toby Gerhart (24 touches, 81 yards, TD) did an adequate job of fillling in. With the Bills on tap in Week 13, Gerhart will be a hot pickup this week, and if AP’s sprain is of the “high” variety, he could miss the remainder of the fantasy season. Given the tasty matchup with the Redskins’ woeful secondary, Brett Favre (173 yards), Percy Harvin (5-32) and Sidney Rice (1-20) were big disappointments this week. For Washington, it looks like Mike Shanahan is up to his old tricks. After carrying the load the past few games, Keiland Williams (6 touches, 26 yards) got the start but took a backseat to James Davis (6 carries, 11 yards), who was equally ineffective.
Speaking of surprises, Carolina put up a better offensive effort than expected, thanks to Mike Goodson (22 touches, 131 yards, TD) who started ahead of Jonathan Stewart (12 carries, 98 yards), who ran the ball much better (8.2 ypc), but Goodson brings a lot of value in the passing game. This is shaping up as a timeshare the rest of the way.
The Bills gave the Steelers a run, thanks to a workman-like effort by Fred Jackson (17 touches, 163 yards, TD) who is approaching must-start territory. RBs have fared horribly against the Pittsburgh defense this season, but Jackson averaged 4.9 ypc and racked up 104 yards and a TD in the passing game. Steve Johnson (7-68, 15 target) is clearly Ryan Fitzpatrick‘s (265 yards, TD, INT) favorite receiver, but he dropped a 50-yard game-winning bomb in OT that would have given him some gaudy numbers. Keep him in your starting lineup despite the drop(s).
Anthony Stalter (under @TheScoresReport) and I (under @fantasytips) will be tweeting throughout Week 12. Feel free to ask us questions, call us names, whatever…
Yesterday, in a loss against the Mavs, it appears that LeBron James may have intentionally run into his head coach, Erik Spoelstra, out of frustration heading into a time out. Take a look:
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who used to cover LeBron in Cleveland, says that a similar incident happened when LeBron ran into Mike Brown against the Knicks.
I don’t think this is a big deal, though it certainly appears in both situations that LeBron didn’t make any effort to get out of the way of his coach. The thing I don’t get is why head coaches always make a big show of walking out onto the court looking frustrated when they call a time out. I realize that’s where they wait to talk to their team, but when you cross paths with frustrated players 200 times a season, you’re bound to have a collision or two.
Or maybe this is LeBron’s way of saying he’s ready for Pat Riley.
Presuming you’ve seen LeBron’s (lame) “What Should I Do?” ad, check out the following fan-made mash-up of that commercial and an older Jordan ad.
Ouch.
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