Fantasy Football Haiku:

Just Say No Romo (Week 8 Recap)

By Muntradamus

BEAST DOME NATION.

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WEEK 8 RECAP HAIKUS

BUFFALO BILLS

Bye Week.
Focus has to be on improving defense.

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Ryan Tannehill/Matt Moore. Both are Waiver Wire players.
Reggie Bush 15 Touches. Daniel Thomas 16 Touches.
Reggie is not 100%.
Davone Bess 9 Targets. Brian Hartline 6.
First time that ratio has happened all year.
DOLPHINS D/ST giving up more Yards. Getting More Fantasy Points.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Tom Brady finally had the game we were waiting for.
Stevan Ridley is running like there’s no tomorrow.
Shane Vereen is the new Brandon Bolden.
Rob Gronkowski 13 Targets. Aaron Hernandez stay on the sidelines.
Brandon Lloyd made his two catches count.
Wes Welker, getting Lost. 9 Targets though.
PATS D/ST not that bad.

NEW YORK JETS

Mark Sanchez 54 Pass Attempts. 283 Yards.
Tebow Time?
Shonn Greene is starting to be consistent.
Clyde Gates led team in receving.
Dustin Keller is the only passing option to trust.
JETS D/ST limited yards, but not points.

HOUSTON TEXANS

Bye Week.
Focus has to be on Andre Johnson.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Andrew Luck left too many points on the board.
Donald Brown will be the man moving forward.
Vick Ballard is a RB#4 right now.
Reggie Wayne gets double digit targets again.
Colts D/ST not great, not good, not average, not bad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Blaine Gabbert threw it 49 times. Gives him minimal value.
Rashad Jennings 23 Total Touches. 100+ Total Yards.
Nobody complaining.
Cecil Shorts #1 guy on this team. 12 Targets 116 Yards.
Justin Blackmon was pretty bad at the end of the game.
JAGS D/ST did better than expected.

TENNESSEE TITANS

Matt Hasselbeck should have done better.
CJ2K should have done better.
Kenny Britt is not 100%.
Nate Washington is top dog.
Jared Cook wants out.
Titans D/ST had its best game of the season.

CLEVELAND BROWNS

Brandon Weeden bad weather.
Trent Richardson, what rib injury?
Josh Gordon & Greg Little 5 Targets each.
Browns D/ST better than expected as of late.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Ben Roethlisberger 200+ Yards/3 TDs.
Jonathan Dwyer could be the starter moving forward.
Rashard Mendenhall owners sit and wait another week.
Mike Wallace is the HR hitter with 9 Targets.
Antonio Brown needs more than 6 Targets.
Heath Miller is a top 10 TE.
Steelers D/ST is getting stronger.

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Bye Week.
Focus has to be on Run Defense.

CINCINNATI BENGALS

Bye Week.
Focus has to be on consistent defense.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

Phillip Rivers is still terrible.
Ryan Mathews has to do everything.
Antonio Gates needs more than 4 Targets.
Malcolm Floyd could not get open.
Chargers D/ST should have done better.

DENVER BRONCOS

Peyton Manning is vintage.
Willis McGahee is the man.
Ronnie Hillman is the handcuff.
Demaryius Thomas is the BEAST.
Erick Decker is the Red Zone TD man.
Jacob Tamme/Joel Dresseen split time.
Broncos D/ST is ELITE.
AFC Champions. 

OAKLAND RAIDERS

Carson Palmer had a very up and down day, QB#2 at best.
Run DMC 29 Carries. Owners excited.
Denarius Moore clear #1 Target.
Brandon Myers/Darrius Heyward Bey hurt eachother.
OAK D/ST is a matchup play at best.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Matt Cassel makes the Chiefs a better team.
Dwayne Bowe has a glimpse of hope.
Jamaal Charles (6 Carries) now has to deal with Draughn + Hillis.
Chiefs D/ST is beatable.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Michael Vick has one last stand.
LeSean McCoy can only do so much.
Jeremy Maclin 10 Targets.
Desean Jackson bad conditions for deep ball.
Brent Celek owners expect more.
Eagles D/ST droppable.

DALLAS COWBOYS

Tony Romo threw the ball 62 times.
That will not happen when DeMarco Murray returns.
Felix Jones can be waived once Murray gets clearance.
Miles Austin and Dez Bryant love 62 Pass atttempts from Romo.
Jason Witten 22 Targets is a day to remember.
DAL D/ST was better than expected.

NEW YORK GIANTS

Eli Manning reminded us why he’s not a top 5 QB.
Ahmad Bradshaw losses red zone value.
Andre Brown is the new Brandon Jacobs.
Victor Cruz/Hakeem Nicks/Martellus Bennett.
Could not do anything.
Giants D/ST is the hottest in the league.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

RGIII does not wow you with passing numbers.
Alfred Morris had back-to-back bad weeks.
Santana Moss is the WR to own.
Redskins D/ST is nothing.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Christian Ponder is still terrible..
Adrian Peterson is still a BEAST.
Percy Harvin turned it on after a slow start.
Michael Jenkins had a quiet 9 Targets.
Kyle Rudolph can blame Christian Ponder (again).
Vikings D proved they are not a top flight D.

GREEN BAY PACKERS

Aaron Rodgers missed Jordy Nelson.
Alex Green is terrible 7 Yards longest carry, coaches are blind.
James Starks 1 Carry/8 Yards.
James Jones 9 Targets. Randall Cobb 7 Targets.
JerMichael Finley 6.
GB D/ST looks very vulnerable.

CHICAGO BEARS

Jay Cutler starting to play at a terrible level.
Matt Forte is the #1/#2/#3 RB on that team.
Michael Bush is just a handcuff.
Brandon Marshall continuing to be a BEAST.
Devin Hester/Earl Bennett. Should be on your waiver wire.
Robbie Gould solid as they come.
Bears Defense Best in the Business.

DETROIT LIONS

Matthew Stafford welcome back.
RB situation is cloudy.
Mikel Leshoure RB#3 at best.
Joique Bell RB#3 at best.
Kevin Smith RB#4 at best.
Long-Term. Kevin Smith.
Megatron is not 100%
Titus Young doing what Nate Buerlson wish he could have done.
Ryan Broyles WR#4 with #3 upside.
Brandon Pettigrew on the upswing.
Lions D/ST needed a better game.

ATLANTA FALCONS

Matt Ryan great in terrible conditions.
JacQuizz Rodgers 8 Carries 60 Yards.
Michael Turner 24 Carries 58 Yards.
Julio Jones went 5/5 with his targets.
Roddy White and Tony Gonzalez saw 9 combined their way.
FALCONS D/ST aka Falcon Punch. Aka Top 10.

CAROLINA PANTHERS

Cam Newton threw the ball 39 times.
DeAnglo Willimas played more than I thought with 11 carries.
Jonathan Stewart had 21 total touches. 80 Total Yards.
Steve Smith is back on the Fantasy Radar again with 16 Targets.
Greg Olsen and Brandon LaFell split targets.
Carolina D my sleeper of the Year is picking it up. 6 Sacks.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Josh Freeman STOCK RISE.
Vincent Jackson will have better games.
Mike Williams led the team in targets with 11.
Doug Martin is back to being a top 10 back.
TDs A Make Them Dance.   
Dallas Clark is an interesting TE#2.
TB D/ST is improving.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Drew Brees had his one bad game of the season.
Marques Colston was shut down by Bailey.
Pierre Thomas is definitely the RB.
Jimmy Graham is definitely healthy.
Lance Moore is back to WR#2/WR#3.
NO D/ST does not exsist.

ARIZONA CARDINALS

John Skleton was not bad for his protection.
Running game is waiting for Beanie Wells.
Fitzgerald/Roberts/Floyd all 11 Targets.
Cardinals D/ST is back to being great.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Alex Smith round of applause, can never count on you.
Frank Gore showing his wear and tear.
Kendall Hunter not showing anything special.
Michael Crabtree with a fluke performance.
Vernon Davis being his oldself.
SF D/ST #1 in the Business.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Russell Wilson not bad with 200+ Yards and 2 TDs.
Marshawn Lynch saved his day with long 77 Yard TD run.
Sidney Rice is a MONSTER. If you started him like I did.
SEA D/ST can blame not being at home.

ST. LOUIS RAMS

Sam Bradford needs a WR.
Daryl Richardson/Steven Jackson owners.
Hope something happens at the trade deadline.
Danny Amendola should be back after bye.
Rams D/ST was overmatched last two games.

Muntradamus is a Fantasy Sports Expert who specializes in Fantasy Football/Baseball/Basketball. He is currently in his first season as a Pro on FantasyPros where he is the only expert to have Adam Dunn, Chris Davis, Mark Trumbo, Ian Desmond, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Wilin Rosario in his top 20 at each position. Muntradamus not only leads many to championships with his great advice, and outlooks into the future. He is also consistently on the top of leaderboards in DraftStreet. He was also the #1 Fantasy Football Expert of IDP & Overall Rankings, first time in Fantasy Sports History.  To check his Preseason Fantasy Football Rankings Click Here. He also won a 1,000 person tournament in Fantasy Football to qualify for a trip to Vegas to play for $500,000 in Prizes.