What we learned: NFL divisional playoff round!

By JC Godin
 
Holy mother of lord!! What a weekend that was!!! I do not recall an NFL playoff weekend where we had two instant classics and maybe the birth of "the next thing," the second coming, Colin Kaepernick!!!

Let's talk Kaepernick! Recall what I said about Kap when he first got wet?? Dual-threat QB, makes it harder for defenses. It's hard to game plan versus such a threat when your offensive line is DOMINANT and your running back is named Frank Gore!! But what really stood out about Colin is not how fast he can run, nor how smart he is at reading defenses, but the accuracy on his throws are close to sublime! I'm not joking!! Pay close attention this Sunday or go look back at some game tape! Green Bay put up a good fight, but by the end of the third quarter, that D had no answer for Kap!!

We witnessed the Pats win at home... Bla bla bla.... Zzzzzzzz... Snore fest!!! We all knew New England was going to win and we didn't learn anything! We already knew that Matt Schaub stinks in red zone and third down situations!

Next!!

Alright, classic #2 showed us how good the Seattle Seahawks are, even in defeat! Scoring 28 unanswered points in two quarters!! WOW!! Colin Cowherd of ESPN claims that Russell Wilson is a top-five QB in the NFL, and you know what? I kind of agree with him! Seattle is going to kick some serious ass next year and maybe for many years to come! One thing is for sure, the Seahwaks/49ers, Wilson/Kaepernick feud will be fun to watch! And that Seahawks D will still shine regardless of the loss of their defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, who took the job as HC in Jacksonville!

I have to give it to the Falcons though, Matt Ryan is also top five QB in the league! He is leading this team well, and a lot of the credit has to go to HC Mike Smith, who hired Mike Nolan and Dirk Koetter as DC and OC! But on Sunday, this is where it stops for the Falcons!

Classic #1, Ravens vs Broncos, was maybe the best game I have ever watched, and I've seen plenty of football! There is so much to take from this game, I don't know where to start! John Fox's conservative ways again come and bite him in the rear-end! How all mighty Peyton looked like someone who could not make a 20-yard pass from the third quarter on! How safety Rahim Moore misplayed the ball and that is quite the under statement!!! That was bad!!!! Just Horrible ball skills!! But most of all, what I took from this game was the never give up, believe attitude the Ravens had throughout the match!! Joseph Flacco is also top five in the NFL! Say what you want to say, but Flacco is LIGHTS OUT!! Ever since coach Harbaugh fired OC Cam Cameroun, it's like the "training wheels" finally came off!! It was truly a team effort, from Flacco to Ray Rice to Ray Lewis and his 17 tackles! SAY WHAT!! Yes, 17 tackles!! From Torrey Smith's first half to Anquan Boldin's 2nd half! From T-Sizzle to CB Corey Graham, who played the game of his life!! The fifth round draft pick of the Chicago Bears from 2007 never played such a game in his career!! That's playoffs. The unsung hero emerges from that one game at that special time!! The most impressive thing about the Ravens win is the fact that they won despite the fact they gave up two special teams TDs to Trindon Holliday (I'm sure the Texans are kicking themselves after cutting him!!)! On a side note, I was quite glad to see the Broncos lose! Take that, John Elway!! The way he played Tebow out of Denver, let's just call what happened on Saturday poetic justice! I'm sure Elway had nightmares of last year's playoff game against the Steelers! Te-Bow, Te-Bow!!! Tebow has one thing Manning doesn't - A playoff win as a Denver Bronco!!

Looking at championship Sunday's games, as I stated earlier, I think the Niners will beat the Falcons! The O-line and D is way too dominant right now, and with the emergence of Colin Kaepernick, forget about it!! Nice season Falcons! Though I don't expect the Niners to steamroll all over the Falcons! Atlanta will make it interesting!

As for the AFC, the Ravens are the team nobody wants to play right now!! Ray's goodbye gave this team the last push it needed after Cameroun's firing! The Ravens are rolling on all cylinders!! Yes this is the all-mighty Pats, and I'm a huge Tom Brady guy, I like Brady, but Flacco out-balled him in the last two meetings against him. He also just out-balled Peyton Manning! The Ravens have no reason to fear the Pats, but the Pats should fear the Ravens!! This is a dangerous team to play against! If football gods truly exist, the Ravens will win against New England and make it to the Super Bowl!! Win or lose, it don't matter; just to make it there will be incredible for the franchise! It will be the last time Lewis, Reed and Suggs will get to play together, and how fitting would it be for them to do it on the biggest stage of them all!!

How sweet would it be to see the two brother coaches go at it for the Lombardi Trophy! Let's go Niners and Ravens!!! 

My Fantasy rankings for week #6

Jean-Claude Godin

QB: 1)Matt Ryan, Falcons vs Raiders
Raiders are still without their top 2 CB so expect big things from Ryan!

2)Peyton Manning, Broncos @ Chargers
Manning might of lost some velocity on his passes but he is still putting up numbers thanks to that aweful defense!! Denver has been playing a lot of catch up football lately.

3)Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers @ Titans
Titans are just horrible so far this season and I dont see any improvemnt on their part!!They don't have a pass rush and this will be easy for Big Ben!

4)Aaron Rodgers, Packers @ Texans
I expect the Packers to maybe cause a surprise here!!!

5)Tom Brady, Pats @ Seahawks
This is a tough one to call, Seattle's D is wicked good but so is Tom Brady!!

6)Philip Rivers, Chargers vs Broncos
7)Matthew Stafford, Lions @ Eagles
8)Christian Ponder, Vikings @ Redskins
9)Mike Vick, Eagles vs Lions
10)Eli Manning, Giants @ 49ers
11)Andrew Luck, Colts @ Jets
12)Andy Dalton, Bengals @ Browns
13)Matt Schaub, Texans vs Packers
14)Brandon Weeden, Browns vs Bengals
15)Joe Flacco, Ravens vs Cowboys
16)Tony Romo, Cowboys @ Ravens
17)Robert Griffin III, Redskins vs Vikings (only because he's questionable)
18)Kevin Kolb, Cards vs Bills
19)Alex Smith, 49ers vs Giants
20)Sam Bradford, Rams @ Dolphins

RB

1)Adrian Peterson, Vikings @ Redskins
Redskins D are allowing a lot of yards via the run so far this year!! This could be finally the game where AP is back to his old self.

2)Trent Richardson, Browns vs Bengals
Cincy D can't stop the run and T-Rich is a natural!!

3)Arian Foster, Texans vs Packers
If there is no BJ Raji for the Pack, Foster will go off!!

4)Jamaal Charles, Cheifs @ Bucs
Charles is one if not the most dangerous back in the league! Every time he touches the rock, he can bring it all the way home!

5)Marshwan Lynch, Seahwaks vs Pats
This will be a tough match up for beast mode but he remains the focal point of the Seahwaks attack so you can expect a heavy workload!

6)Frank Gore, 49ers vs Giants
7)Ray Rice, Ravens vs Cowboys
8)LeSean McCoy, Eagles vs Lions
9)Michael Turner, Falcons vs Raiders
10)Ryan Matthews, Chargers vs Broncos
11)Rashard Mendenhall, Steelers @ Titans
12)Reggie Bush, Dolphins vs Rams
13)Run DMC, Raiders @ Falcons
14)Demarco Murray, Cowboys @ Ravens
15)Willis McGahee, Broncos @ Chargers
16)Alfred Morris, Redskins vs Vikings
17)Steven Ridley, Pats @ Seahawks
18)Mikel Leshoure, Lions @ Eagles
19)Vick Ballard, Colts @ Jets
20)William Powell, Cards vs Bills

WR

1)Julio Jones, Falcons vs Raiders
Just go back and re-read what I said about Matt Ryan playing the Raiders

2)AJ Green, Bengals @ Browns
Green will have Joe Haden on him but Green is a beast so who cares!!

3)Roddy White, Falcons vs Raiders
Both Falcons receiver should have a monster sunday!

4)Larry Fitzgerald, Cards vs Bills
Bills defense is just plain horrible

5)Calvin Johnson, Lions @ eagles
His situation is getting a suspicious, he might be playing hurt??

6)Wes Welker, Pats @ Seahawks
7)Antonio Brown, Steelers @ Titans
8)Mike Wallace, Steelers @ Titans
9)Andre Johnson, Texans vs Packers
10)Victor Cruz, Giants @ 49ers
11)Dwayne Bowe, Cheifs @ Bucs
12)James Jones, Packers @ Texans
13)Percy Harvin, Vikings @ Redskins
14)Demaryius Thomas, Broncos @ Chargers
15)DeSean Jackson, Eagles vs Lions
16)Reggie Wayne, Colts @ Jets
17)Jordy Nelson, Packers @ Texans
18)Andre Roberts, Cards vs Bills
19)Vincent Jackson, Bucs vs Cheifs
20)Miles austin, Cowboys @ Ravens

TE

1)Tony Gonzalez, Falcons vs Raiders
2)Vernon Davis, 49ers vs Giants
3)Rob Gronkowski, Pats @ Seahwaks
4)Heath Miller, Steelers @ Titans
5)Brent Celek, Eagles vs Lions
6)Owen Daniels, Texans vs Packers
7)Antonio Gates, Chargers vs Broncos
8)Kyle Rudolph, Vikings @ Redskins
9)Jermaine Gresham, Bengals @ Browns
10)Dennis Pitta, Ravens vs Cowboys

What did we learn week #4

By Jean-Claude Godin

What did we learn this past week end.....

The Dallas Cowboys are a real mess, which I'm not shocked by this. It's easy to underdstand that the Cowboys will always have a hard time until Jerry Jones stops calling the shots. Sorry cowboys fans but this is the truth!

We learned that the Buffalo Bills defence is overrated. Mario Williams so far is a bust but should Williams take all the heat for the unsuccessful ways of the defence?? I think Dave Wannstedt is to blame here. This man should not be coaching no more... look what he did to the football program at the university of Pittsburgh! How bad is your defence when you allow two running backs to run over 100 yards over you???

The Minnesota Vikings defence is for real, just like Seattle's and Arizona's!! Lezlie Frazier is a defensive minded coach and hired his understudy, Alan Williams from indy, to take over the vikes D!Two wins in a row versus the niners and Lions is pretty impressive! That front 7 is scarry good!!

Matt Ryan really has ice running thru his veins. That last minute drive was something out of the ordinary!!!!

We learned that that the Jets have to be the worst team to watch. I'd rather suffer from a slow death then to watch the New York Jets!! Maybe things might change if they call Tim Tebow's number?

The Denver Broncos finally won a match in Oakland! Last time the broncos beat the Raiders in their back yard was in 2007!! Speaking of the Broncos, it's been 2 weeks in a row where CBS second worst broadcaster team,Nantz and Simms, call the broncos game!! Gee, I wonder why?? Their infatuation for Peyton Manning has ALWAYS been UNBERABLE to listen to. I wonder if Jim Nantz bought himself a house in the Denver area?? Guess who's gonna call the broncos vs pats game next week???

We also learned last night that Jay Cutler still has attitude issues but this time with his own coaching staff!! He blew off OC Mike Tice last night!! Real classy!!

The Detroit Lions are not a good football team! Last season was nothing but a mirage!

Finally it seems like Cam Newton is all about Cam and not about his teammates! The kid already lost himself in his own hype!!

Fantasy rankings for Week 4

Instead of me telling you who to dress and who to sit, I decided to rank the players per position instead.

Here are my fantasy rankings for week 4

QB:

1)Aaron Rodgers: This is finally the week where Rodgers will put up numbers!! SF,Chi and Sea were three tough match ups but now the Packers receive the worst D in the league... the Saints!!! Cha-Ching!!

2)Matt Ryan: So far he's been the best fantasy QB this year and that trend should continue. Carolina offers a weak pass rush and Ryan should have no trouble connecting with Julio and cie.

3)Tom Brady: The Pats offense looks a bit out of synch and this is shocking considering the reunion with Josh McDaniels. I still expect this game to be high scoring. Remember last year's match between the Pats and Bills in sept.???

4)Eli Manning: Doesnt matter who they play and who is playing at WR for the Giants! Eli gets the job done!

5)Peyton Manning: I'm one of those who think Peyton can't throw the ball properly but for this week it doesn't really matter as the Broncos receive the Raiders!

6)Matt Schaub vs Titans
7)Drew Brees vs Packers
8)Andy Dalton vs Jags
9)Robert Griffin vs Bucs
10)Ryan Fitzpatrick vs Pats
11)Mick Vick vs Giants
12)Tony Romo vs Bears
13)Jake Locker vs Texans
14)Christian Ponder vs Lions
15)Matthew Stafford vs Vikings
16)Cam Newton vs Falcons
17)Jay Cutler vs Cowboys
18)Philip Rivers vs Cheifs
19)Josh Freeman vs Redskins
20)Matt Cassel vs Chargers

RB:

1)Maurice Jones-Drew: Bengals are last vs the run and last week Jones-Drew went off and showed the nation he is ba

2)Arian Foster: Foster is the best RB in the NFL so this is a no brainer!

3)Adrian Peterson: Lions defense does not look hot and AP said it himself that the rust is gone after last week's game vs the niners.

4)Marshwan Lynch: Rams get back their 1st round pick from last april's draft in Michael Brockers but this is not enough to shut down beast mode!!

5)Jamaal Charles: I think it's safe to say that Charles is back to old self after last week and the Cheifs will be without Peyton Hillis so expect big things from Charles vs the chargers on sunday!

6)Doug Martin vs Redskins
7)LeSean McCoy vs Giants
8)Run DMC vs Broncos
9)Cedric Benson vs Saints
10)Frank Gore vs Jets
11)Willis McGhaee vs Raiders
12)Alfred Morris vs Bucs
13)Ryan Matthews vs Cheifs
14)DeMarco Murray vs Bears
15)Ben-Jarvus Green Ellis vs Jags
16)Michael Turner vs Panthers
17)Steven Ridley vs Bills
18)Michael Bush vs Cowboys
19)Andre Brown vs Eagles
20)Ahmad Bradshaw vs Eagles
21)Ben Tate vs Titans
22)Fred Jackson vs Pats
23)Darren Sproles vs Packers
24)Mikel Leshoure vs Vikings
25)Ryan Williams vs Dolphins

WR:

1)Calvin Johnson: Even if Stafford does not play it does not matter. We call him Megatron for a reason!!

2)Andre Johnson: Watch him dominate the Titans secondary this sunday!! ManChild will be going off on sunday!!

3)Larry Fitzgerald: Miami's defense is actually solid but the secondary is their achilles heel! The real Fitz showed up last week and I think Him and Kolb will continue to conncet.

4)AJ Green: If he was still available in your draft in round 3 and you snagged him...Job well done!! HE IS FOR REAL!!!!!

5)Julio Jones: The Panthers secondary is a joke... I see a monster game for Jones!

6)Greg Jennings vs Saints
7)Brandon Lloyd vs Bills
8)Victor Cruz vs Eagles
9)Steve Johnson vs Pats
10)Demaryius Thomas vs Raiders
11)Jordy Nelson vs Saints
12)Roddy White vs Panthers
13)Wes Welker vs Bills
14)Dwayne Bowe vs Chargers
15)Eric Decker vs Raiders
16)Vincent Jackson vs Redskins
17)Miles Austin vs Bears
18)DeSean Jackson vs Giants
19)Percy Harvin vs Lions
20)Dez Bryant vs Bears
21)Steve Smith vs Falcons
22)Leonard Hankerson vs Bucs
23)Brandon Marshall vs Cowboys
24)Jerome Simpson vs Lions
25)Jeremy Maclin vs Giants
26)Marques Colston vs Packers
27)Nate Washington vs Texans
28)Armon Binns vs Jags
29)Lance Moore vs Packers
30)Kendall Wright vs Texans

TE:

1)Tony Gonzalez vs Panthers
2)Jimmy Graham vs Packers
3)Vernon Davis vs Jets
4)Kyle Rudolph vs Lions
5)Rob Gronkowski (questionable) vs Bills
6)Martellus Bennett vs Eagles
7)Jermichael Finley vs Saints
8)Fred Davis vs Bucs
9)Owen Daniels vs Titans
10)Antonio Gates vs Cheifs

Jean-Claude Godin

Who to dress, who to sit

Every thursday I will let all of you fantasy football lovers who to dress and who to sit.

QB's
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LIKES: Cam Newton, NYG vs Carolina ------ First off I love prime time games, always dress guys that are on prime time especially on monday nights!! Newton showed last sunday vs the Saints D what he can do when he uses his legs!! That Giants defence after 2 games looks no where to what it was last year!

- Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions @ Tennessee Titans ------- I think this could be the week where Stafford finally puts up numbers!! The Titans offer no pass rush besides of Kamerion Wimbley plus the Titans D has given up an average of 403 yards and 36 points per game so far this year!!

- Robert Griffin III, Cincinnati vs Washington ------- Griffin is hot, Im not ready to crown him after 2 games but so far he looks REAL good so keep dressing him!! The Redskins have installed a form of the option in their playbook and it's confusing the defence, which gives RG3 a major advantage!

- Drew Brees, Kansas City vs N.O. ------ There is no way the Saints will lose 3 in a row and 2 in a row in the superdome, even if they do, who cares??? Drew Brees is a fantasy MONSTER!!! The fact that the Saints defence is weak, works out to all Drew Brees fantasy owners!!

Matt Ryan, Atlanta vs San Diego ------- After 2 games this season its safe to say Dirk Koetter's plan to open up the offence is working. Michael Turner is DONE and with Roddy White, Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez to throw the ball too, why not air it out?

Philip Rivers, Atlanta vs San Diego ------ This game will be an aerial show! San Diego might be in position to play catch up football thus means Rivers will have to sling the rock!!

Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh vs Oakland ------ Plain and simple, the Raiders secondary is without their #1 and #2 cornerbacks!!Steelers will put up points!!!!!

DISLIKES: Jay Cutler of the bears and Mike Vick of the eagles are boom or busts this week!! Cutler is going up against the Rams defence and Jeff Fisher has already made the Rams into a respectable team!! As for Vick, the eagles go out west in the desert to play the Cards and I think the Cards defence is one underated squad!! Vick has a tendency to turnover the ball and that trend may continue.

RB's
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LIKES: Andre Brown, NYG vs Carolina ------ With Bradshaw and Hakeem Nicks out, the Giants might go to the running game a bit more tonight!

Michael Bush, St Louis vs Chicago ------ With Matt Forte out, Bush will be the starting RB. He might not run for 100 yards and more but Bush knows how to punch it in the end zone!!

Frank Gore, San Francisco vs Minnesota ------- The Vikings are playing without Erin Henderson, which gives Gore a fantastic boost and Brendon Jacobs is still out nursing an injury so Gore will still get goal line looks!

CJ Spiller, Buffalo vs Clevland ------- Spiller is leading the NFL in rushing yards!! Do I really need to say more?? Oh and he once was part of the track team at the university of Clemson, so he's a burner!!

Arian Foster and Ben Tate, Houston vs Denver ------ Houston are gonna want to control the ball to keep Peyton off the field and what better way with the Foster and Tate 1-2 punch!!

Ray Rice, New England vs Baltimore ----- Ray Rice is the focal point of the Ravens attack and in most fantasy drafts he was a top 3 pick therefore you must dress him every week.

Marshawn Lynch, Green Bay vs Seatle ------- Lynch and Tom Cable's zone blocking scheme go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly!!! If Lynch ran for the century mark vs the cowboys defence then I see the same episode hapenning on monday night against the Packers!

DISLIKES:Steven Jackson (STL) hes on the downhill side of his career.

Adrian Peterson (Min) You should still dress him if you got nobody else but going up against the niners D...... The 49ers only gave up one 100 yard game to a RB since 2009!!!! WOW

Chris Johnson (Ten) CJ?K has become a fantasy Nightmare!!!! If you drafted him in the 1st round of your draft, you made a huge mistake thinking you were playing it safe!!! Sorry!!!


WR's and TE's
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LIKES: Victor Cruz and Martellus Bennett (NYG) With Nicks out, those 2 will get looks from Eli ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!

Calvin Johnson (Det) Megatron should be back to his old self this week!

Vernon Davis (SF) You need to dress this Monster every week!

Jimmy Graham (NO) He is Brees 1st read on Offence and he's 6 foot 8!!!

Steve Johnson and Scott Chandler (Buf) With Joe Haden of the Browns out serving a suspension, it opens things up in the passing attack!! As for Cahndler, he has became Fitzpatrick first look in the red zone with David Nelson gone with an injury.

Desean Jackson and Brent Celek (Phi) Maclin is out so Vick will be looking D-Jax all game long!

Roddy White, Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez (ATL) All 3 will be busy sunday afternoon.

Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown (PIT) Those 2 are my locks of the week at the wide out position! The Raiders secondary is a mess!!!

Dennis Pitta (BAL) Flacco loves going his way!!

Rob Gronkowski (NE) With Hernandez out, the Gronk will get more targets.

DISLIKES:Larry Fitzgerald (ARI) Kevin Kolb has no protection, holds on to the ball way too long and Fitzgerald will have Nnamdi Asomugha all over him!

Brandon Marshall (CHI) We all know what an instigator Courtland Finnegan is and we all know how easy Marshall throws himself off his game!! Marshall should be no more then your 3rd WR in your lineup!! Be crative and dress someone who is a sleeper off your bench!

Brian Hartline (MIA) Darrelle Revis is back from his injury so this is BAD NEWS for Miami's number wide out!

Robert Meachem (SD) I like Meachem as a receiver but so far his mariage with River in SD is nothing but a failure!!

Jean-Claude Godin