Mikey D

Have you noticed these picks are being made earlier and earlier in the week? Sigh, soooo busy.

Alright, the updated standings:
Mike: 20
Adam: 16
Kevin: 14

Go make your picks!

Week 3 Picks:
Atlanta over Kansas City
Buffalo over Oakland
New York over Cincinnati
New England over Miami
Tennessee over Houston
Chicago over Tampa Bay
Arizona over Washington
Minnesota over Carolina
San Francisco over Detroit
Denver over New Orleans
Philadelphia over Pittsburgh
Seattle over St. Louis
Cleveland over Baltimore
Indianapolis over Jacksonville
Dallas over Green Bay
San Diego over New York

Hard to pick upsets this week. A lot of chalk, in my opinion. So my shocker special goes back Washington. Coming off the big win against the Saints, a lot of love is being given to the Skins. Arizona has to fly cross country to greet Washington at raucous FedEx Field. Arizona looks good though, and the Redskins are highly unpredictable. I like the Cards in a mild upset.

Fantasy Guys I Was Most Impressed With This Week:

QB: Philip Rivers. Easy to pick Jay Cutler again, but I sang his praises week one. So let me give it to Rivers, who threw for 377 yards, 3 TDs and an INT. I wouldn't have expected those numbers from Rivers against the Lions, much less Denver's heralded secondary. Couple that with the fact that Rivers was in Denver and lost LT to injury early, and it makes his stats even more remarkable.

WR: Santana Moss. Okay, Brandon Marshall was fantastic, but I knew he'd be good (not that good, but good). I threw Santana Moss under the bus before the season because I thought he was done...and then he scored TDs his first two games, including 100+ and a 67 yard bomb against the Saints yesterday. I was wrong, Mr. Moss. You still got it.

RB: Darren McFadden. The leading rusher yesterday? McFadden. First, he was supposed to be a little banged up coming off the Monday night game against Denver, so to lead the league in rushing while being hurt is a feat in itself. When Fargas went down, McFadden took over...and led to Grace cursing that she should have started him (although I think Jonathan Stewart, the other rookie back on her bench, would have gotten her more points). First or second round pick for sure next year.

TE: Tony Scheffler. I read a lot in fantasy magazines about him and Cutler establishing a good connection, but it's hard to tell what's just fluff and what's truth. Apparently that was two TDs against San Diego truth. Cutler is going to make this guy into a top-10 fantasy TE this year because Cutler is going to be a top-5 fantasy QB. Again, damn you Amber for taking him two picks before me! Could Cutler and Scheffler have a Brees-Gates connection? Perhaps I'm getting a little ahead of myself.

Fantasy Guys I Like This Week: QB- JT O'Sullivan (Against Detroit at home? Sure.), RB- Michael Turner (The Chiefs are awful...McFadden rolled to 160, imagine what Turner will bulldoze), WR- Steve Smith (Welcome Back! Play game tape of what Reggie Wayne just did to the Minny secondary. If you have time, check out what Greg Jennings did the week before.), TE- Tony Scheffler (Have I mentioned I like the guy?)

~Mikey D