I mean, just look at Bambi. Bambi, for those of you who don't know, is a baby deer that lives in a forest. One day, while the youngster and his mother are going crazy over some sweet new patch of grass, BANG! No more Bambi's mom. I mean, thats tough. Luckily for Bambi, Disney just recently okayed the production of a sequel, Bambi: Vengeance is Fawntastic and I have heard Michael Bay will be directing it. Yeah, get excited. Okay so Bambi is kinda like the Indianapolis Colts. Starting out the season, they had pretty high hopes of being Super Bowls contenders, with a happy team and a healthy Peyton Manning. Then, Peyton goes down with a hurt neck, and suddenly the Colts are nothing more than a frightened fawn in the woods, and I guess that makes the Dolphins Thumper, the dumb little rabbit friend. Okay so back to the awesome patch of grass, we'll call that Andrew Luck, the top rated QB prospect out of Stanford, whom the Colts are in a race for (and winning easily) by dropping every one of their games so far. Well this grass, the first grass of spring and a good sign of things to come, could end up just being crabgrass, no one will know for sure until we see this grass put on an NFL uniform and hit a receiver on a hot route consistently.
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| Arm strength and Football IQ in the same package, aww yeah! So as you can maybe tell, I disagree entirely with the notion of deliberately throwing the remainder of your season just to pick up a top prospect QB who has never played an NFL snap. The Colts are in a desperate spot at QB, with Manning near 36 years old and with his health starting to suffer, and Curtis Painter is clearly not the answer at signal caller. Yes, the Colts need Andrew Luck. Or Matt Barkely. Or Kellen Moore. However, this is NOT the way to do it. I saw a Colts team yesterday that was so bad, I can't help but feel like its on purpose. Frankly, its disgusting and humiliating to watch. Overall, this week provided us with a lot of good football, and as playoff races start to reach their peak, more good football promises to be on the radar, and I promise the Committed Fan will be there with you to the end. Because, you know, thats commitment. Lets take a look at 3 teams that really impressed me this weekend and 3 teams that did not. Impressive San Francisco 49er's: 8-1, undefeated in regulation this season, and coming off a big win over the Giants? Find me a spot on the bandwagon! The 49er's are playing very tough defense and have gelled offensively behind Alex Smith's best season of his career. While he isn't throwing for a ton of yards, he has an 11-3 TD-INT ratio and seems to be doing all the right things to help his team win. Chicago Bears: Bad play by the Lions aside, the Bears played very well Sunday night, in earning their 4th straight win. They've done it by being dangerous on defense, offense AND special teams. Cincinnati Bengals: One of the few teams who will ever be in the impressive column even when they lost, the Bengals played the Steeler's very tough this weekend, and while they couldn't pull out the win, the future is very bright. QB Andy Dalton looked quite good under pressure, which is something that abounds in this division. Unimpressive Indianapolis Colts: See above, Bambi. Denver Broncos: You know Tim Tebow is an awful quarterback when they switched to an option offense midseason, just so he isn't throwing as much as he is running. And still , we saw the Awful Armslinger once again, finishing 2 for 8 for 69 yards and a TD. They got the win, but it was not at all impressive. Minnesota Vikings: A Pro Bowl running back and several Pro Bowl defensive players on a team where the only drawback is a rookie QB and they only put up 7 points. In a division game? C'mon man, that is garbage. Fantasy Pickups for Week 11 Anthony Fasano, TE Dolphins: Okay, so he hasn't been lighting it up with targets recently, but he has 3 touchdown grabs in his last 4 games, and he gets the Bills this week, who give up the 10th most fantasy points to tight ends. A sneaky pickup at a position where it can get thin pretty quick. Laurent Robinson, WR Cowboys: Miles Austin appears to be out for a significant period for time, and Robinson is the guy who gets to be the milk cow in his place. Strangely owned in only 13% of leagues, so if he is there in yours, he could be a nice find at wideout. Harry Douglas, WR Falcons: Douglas hasn't really produced n his NFL career, but he has flourished this season in Atlanta. He has breakaway speed and the trust of the Falcons, as they went to him in pivotal moments down the stretch. Donald Brown, RB Colts: Finally seems to have wrested away the starters job, with which he could be a worthwhile add for his pass catching abilities and his carries, but he could always give up the job to Delone Carter, so be careful. Kendall Hunter, RB 49er's: I don't know why Frank Gore was ineffective this weekend, and I don't know why you'd bench Gore if you were the 49er's, but if they do, Hunter is the guy. Even if they don't, he remains an excellent handcuff. Equal Exchange A list of guys I'd drop If you own them, followed by a list of guys I'd pick up if you don't. Drop List: QB Matt Cassel (*), QB Matt Schaub(*), RB Delone Carter, WR Chad Ochocinco, WR Michael Jenkins, WR Johnny Knox, WR Hines Ward, RB Kregg Lumpkin, WR Kevin Walter, WR Devery Henderson, WR Davone Bess. Add List: WR Damian Williams, WR Leonard Hankerson, WR Nate Burleson, RB Chris Ogbonnoya, RB Lance Ball, RB Kevin Smith, TE Jake Ballard, WR Andre Roberts. |
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