Despite breaking the age-old rule about sitting your studs, I pulled off the W this week. It’s nice to get back to .500, but more importantly, this victory keeps me within a game of the WC based on record. Additionally, the team put up over 150 points without anyone really going off.* All of my regular position players put up double-digits, except for Torry Holt.** I’m hoping Holt or Edwards steps up, because I imagine that Lance Moore might see his value drop a little when Colston gets back.***
*Clinton Portis did, however, put up a season-high 36.8 points and has rushed for 100+ yards in three straight contests. I couldn’t be happier that he fell to me in the second round.
**If Portis is a pleasant surprise (and that might be overstating a second-round pick), Holt has been a huge disappointment. He’s yet to catch more than 6 passes and has not topped 17 points in any game this season. How good would Brandon Marshall or Andre Johnson look with that pick instead of Holt?
***I’m guessing that EGB is REALLY missing Colston at this point. That passing offense is cooking, and he’s missing out. It would be different if someone like Edwards or Holt went down, since those offenses are struggling anyway and I wouldn’t really miss their production, but Adam hasn’t benefitted from the Saints’ pass-happy game plan.
I can’t decide what I’m happier about, at this point, that my team scored big without overly relying on any one player (see Brees, Drew), or that Manning had his finest game of the season in a week when everyone, including me, had written him off? Both are great signs, and I’m eager to see what Edwards does tonight against the G-Men. Part of me hopes the Browns’ offense stinks again, so that Brady Quinn gets his shot, and because I have Edwards on the bench. But of course I’d be happy to see Edwards and Anderson (or better yet, Edwards and Quinn) re-establish their chemistry and get back to their old passing ways. I really feel like my team is improving, and it’ll be interesting to see if the next few weeks bears that out.
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pretty cool i play you in week 10 without portis or some of your other weapons. that'll be an easy W for me.
Looks like Edwards and Anderson have rekindled their old flame, so I wouldn't be so confident.
1 game does not equal "rekindled". You were just talking about how you were hoping for a stinker from anderson so that brady could come in. NOW that he was one decent game, he is okay?!?!? I dont buy this one bit.
I said, "But of course I’d be happy to see Edwards and Anderson (or better yet, Edwards and Quinn) re-establish their chemistry and get back to their old passing ways."
Clearly Quinn is waiver wire material again, but with Peyton Manning returning to form, I dont' need Quinn. I'm happy Edwards has any competent QB throwing his way.
i hope you never would have even thought about using quinn over manning, no matter the match up or conditions.
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