Quick Hitters: Week 5
Obi-Wan Kenobi against Anikan Skywalker, Henri Ducard against Bruce Wayne, and now Bill Belichik against Josh McDaniels. The Patriots will come into Denver looking to ruin Denver's perfect season thus far. Beyond that there is also the question of how the Browns and Jets will fair after the Braylon Edwards trade, but does any of this affect your fantasy teams? Let's take a look:
Tony's Time
So, I think it is finally time for the monkey to get off of Tony Romo's back this season. They are playing one of the NFL's worst pass defenses in Kansas City. Plus, Roy Williams not playing may be a blessing in disguise. This will force Romo to spread the ball around and expose how thin the Chief's secondary is.
Get to know Knowshon
The Denver Broncos have been a surprise all year and one of the biggest surprises has been their powerful run game fueled by Correll Buckhalter and Knowshon Moreno. However, Buckhalter will not play this week due to injury and Moreno will take a lead role in an offense that depends on the run. Expect Josh McDaniels to establish the run early against the Pats using Moreno almost exclusively.
No Barriers for Berrian
The Viking passing attack had a huge boost last week against the Packers. One of the keys to that boost was the developing chemistry in-between Brett Favre and Bernard Berrian. There were some nice catches by Berrian last week, and this week against the Rams, he should have a breakout game.
No Tryin' with Ryan
Matt Ryan has been quietly effective all season, but he could struggle this week against the 49ers. Coming off of a bye, the second-year quarter back could experience some rust while trying to adapt to the impressive defensive scheme that the 49ers will bring. Be careful of depending too much on Ryan this week.
Wary of Willis
The Ravens will take on a very beatable Bengal team this week. However, Willis McGahee will struggle, with most of his TD's coming in the red zone where the Bengals are the toughest, he could see a low point week. Expect Flacco to win this game with his arm while Willis plays second fiddle for this game.
No Mas Senor, No Moss
Champ Bailey had a monster week last week against the Cowboys. They went after him all day, and he embarrassed them all day. This week, he covers Randy Moss. Granted, Tom Brady and Moss finally started to find some of their old magic last week, but the Patriots know how good Champ is (especially Ben Watson) and Moss will stay quiet.