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Studs: Cleo Lemon and Greg Camarillo, Dolphins: Get to know these two household names...Lemon topped 300 yards with a score, and Camarillo eclipsed the century mark, catching said score to seal the game in overtime. David Garrard, QB, Jags: Garrard is arguably the best quarterback in fantasy right now, and he had another 3 TD performance this week. Drew Brees, QB, Saints: Another clean performance for the Saints signal caller, tossing for 315 and 2 TD’s with no picks. Fred Taylor, RB, Jags: Taylor must think it’s the late 1990’s, as he went for 147 and another score this week. LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, Chargers: Had his way with a Lions defense that would have trouble competing in the Detroit Public School League right now. Darren Sproles, RB, Chargers: See above. Aaron Stecker, RB, Saints: Who knew the Saints would get a running game via a career journeyman? Stecker scored twice, and is reportedly first in line for the Heisman trophy that Reggie Bush will probably have to give up at some point. Clinton Portis, RB, Redskins: C-Po went off to the tune of 126 and a TD. Steven Jackson, RB, Rams: Lost in all of the Adrian Peterson hype is the fact that this guy is also one of the best young RB’s in football. He went for 143 yards and scored. Adrian Peterson, RB, Vikings: See above, re: Adrian Peterson hype and him being worth it. He scored twice. Jamal Lewis, RB, Browns: 33 carries, 163 yards in a game that was tailor-made for him. Roydell Williams, WR, Titans: It was only a matter of time before one Roydell Williams blew up, to the tune of 94 yards and 2 scores. Jason Witten, TE, Cowboys: Witten was the only Cowboy worth having this weekend, topping 100 yards again. Mario Williams, DE, Texans: Clearly the Texans wasted their pick, and should have grabbed Reggie Bush or Vince Young, but Williams managed to eke out 3.5 sacks which gives him 13 on the year. This all begs the question: Why weren’t unscrupulous agents buying houses for Mario Williams’ parents? Duds: The Browns: The weather sucked, and so did the Browns, from a fantasy perspective. To Anderson’s credit, he protected the ball and preserved a victory in the blizzard. Chris Redman, QB, Falcons: You know, a week ago he was throwing touchdown passes on Monday night football, and this week he’s calling his old boss back at the insurance company. Redman had one of the worst quarterbacking games in recent league history. Peyton Manning, QB, Colts: Like the rest of the Colts, Manning seemed to take the week off. Jon Kitna, QB, Lions: It’s pretty clear that the Lions are done playing competitive football this year. Tony Romo, QB, Cowboys: What’s this world coming to? Both Romo (0 TD’s and 3 picks) and Brady (below) make the “dud” list on the same day. Before you know it a Nike pitchman will be thrown in the clink and half of Major League Baseball will go down in a steroid scandalÉ Tom Brady and, by extension, the Pats Receivers: Brady only threw for 140 yards and a pick, but what many don’t realize is that he played the game with his throwing arm tied behind his back, as per NFL sanctions for the cheating scandal. Tarvaris Jackson, QB, Vikings: Was just starting to gain traction as a viable fantasy quarterback, and then suffered a 3 INT setback. Rudi Johnson, RB, Bengals: Ahh, Rudi gets back on track with another scintillating 7 carry, 16 yard, no touchdown performance. Note to fantasy owners: It looks like Rudi’s offseason started a couple of weeks agoÉ Shaun Alexander, RB, Seahawks: 7 carries, plus 17 yards, = 1 fantasy stiff. Thomas Jones, RB, Jets: 9 carries, plus 19 yards, = 1 unemployed journeyman back at the end of the season. Kevin Jones, RB, Lions: Back to normal with 5 carries for 16 yards. Wow, I’m really getting jaded and cynical about this stuff...I should talk to someone. Joseph Addai, RB, Colts: Makes total sense that he would lay an egg against an Oakland defense that couldn’t stop your mom. (see: taking the week off, above...see also: I have anger issues now.) The Rest of the Bengals: One of a handful of teams (hello, Rams) whose offenses were expected to be points-machines and who have consistently sucked. Where do you draft Carson Palmer next year? Broncos Backs: Well, I mean, they were facing the Brick Wall that is the vaunted Houston Texans defense. Selvin and T-Hen combined for 61 yards on 18 carries, with no scores. Joey Galloway, WR, Bucs: The surging Bucs managed to score 37 points without involving Joey Galloway in any way, shape or form. Plaxico Burress, WR, Giants: 3 catches for 35 yards makes me wonder what numbers Plax could put up with better quarterbacking... Terrell Owens, WR, Cowboys: Had only 2 grabs for 37 yards. Roddy White, WR, Falcons: White was all the rage the last few weeks, but posted a 1 catch, 4 yard performance this week. Anybody else think Atlanta should just run the veer? Ted Kluck is the author of three books, including “Paper Tiger: One Athlete’s Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football.” Visit him online at www.tedkluck.com.
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