Fantasy Apprentice Week 5
QB Aaron Rodgers 18.72
RB Chris Johnson 25.2
RB Frank Gore 11.3
WR Larry Fitzgerald 16.3
WR Miles Austin 32
TE Antonio Gates 20.2
Total= 123.72
Team 2
QB Drew Brees 16.36
RB Adrian Peterson 11.8
RB Ray Rice 31.9
WR Andre Johnson 14.5
WR Reggie Wayne 13.5
WR Calvin Johnson 15.4
Total= 103.46
Lots of upsets and surprising performances in the NFL week 5. Oakland finally beat the Chargers, the Cowboys lost again and the defending champs lost to the Arizona Cardinals.
We had Adrian Peterson, Andre Johnson, Ray Rice and Miles Austin back this week. Both teams were at full strength, no byes, and Calvin Johnson got moved to team 2 in order to keep things even.
Miles Austin was the point leader with 32 this week. Ray Rice had a good week with a couple touchdowns as well.
The quarterback play was unusually poor this week. Both trigger men had potential to be fired this week, and as a matter fact, Drew Brees and Reggie Wayne were brought back to the board room after team 2 lost.
Reggie was the low point total for team 2. However, Drew Brees threw 3 interceptions against a team that gave up 41 points to the Chargers last week. Two of the interceptions led to Cardinal touchdowns.
This is a tough one because Reggie Wayne is coming off of a 15 reception monster game last week. Both of his supporting receivers were a little banged up so maybe the coverage was shaded a little more towards him. Either way, I think Brees had the more disappointing performance, especially considering the Saints lost to a pretty bad Cardinal team.
Drew you made it to the final week last year but…you’re fired.
As the weeks progress in the game and you approach fantasy football week 4, you should be considering the consistency with which your players have been performing during the plays.