Week 1 Breakdown

Week 1 Breakdown

Week 1 in the NFL has been loaded with big plays, top ten highlight and a very controversial call that cost the Lions what would have been their first road victory in 3 seasons! but lets leave that for the analysts at ESPN to discuss endlessly for a week and lets talk fantasy! At the end of each week i will post a brief summary of the week followed by in-depth analysis on the top 3 fantasy perdormers at the Running Back, Wide Reciever and Quarterback position and to finish i will post my sleeper of the week!

Since my draft was the day after my first post, check out my winning squad that put together with the 5th pick of a 10 team, 14 round draft.. Team Nostradamus. Hopefully all if not most of you are pretty confident with your draft selections as my first post was pre-draft.

Week 1 so far has been interesting as some first round picks exceeded expectations while others flopped!

Running Backs (RB's):
While first rounder and fantasy superstar Chris Johnson ran for over 140 yards and 2 touchdowns, other managers may have found a steal in Houston Texan's RB Arian Foster, who outprefrormed all running backs, rushing for 231 yards and 3 TD's!! Even though Johnson is expected to produce similar numbers throughout the season, he faced an extremely week defence in the the Raiders who's depleted defence was eminent on Sunday as the Titan's rolled through week 1 with a 38-13 victory! Foster on the other hand was not expected to do so well as the Texans have given themselves the reputation of having a pass oriented offense since quarterback Matt Schaub took over as starting QB in 2007. Another surprise performance at RB came from Chicago's Matt Forte who seems to have found a strong connection with QB Jay Cutler and is looking to make up for last year, after he was a complete bust as a first round pick. Although its only week 1 in a long and grueling 16 week season, look out for these three running backs as they are all on pace for record seasons!

Look Out for Frank Gore to have a breakout game in week 2 against the Saint's after a disappointing week 1 in Seattle.

Wide Recievers (WR's): 
The always exciting Chad OChocinco did not disappoint in week 1, despite his Bengals being routed by Tom Brady and the Patriots, Ochocinco put together the best numbers amongst WR's catching 12 passes for 159 yards and a TD. This is a sign of great things to come for Chad and the Bengals as the addition of wide receiver Terrel Owens has proven to take some of the pressure of of Ochocinco and will likely allow him to face more single coverage than he grown accustomed to. Another top reciever Miles Austin of the Cowboys proved himself worthy of his high draft position, recording 10 catches for 146 yards in a tough 13-7 loss to the rejuvenated Redskins who recorder their first win under their new coach Mike Shanahan and recently acquired QB Donavan Mcnabb. The last top performance was certainly an unexpected surprise as Hakeem Nicks recorded 4 completions for 74 yards and a league leading 3 TDS!! in the giants dominating 31-18 performance over the Carolina Panthers.

Look Out for Hakeem Nicks because Eli Manning seems to have found his new #1 receiver!

Quarterback (QB):
It is to no ones surprise that future hall of famer and Superbowl champion Peyton Manning sits on top of the QB leader board, throwing for a league best 433 yards and 3 TD's in what was the Colts first season opening loss in 7 years. In a sloppy performance by the Bears, QB Jay Cutler managed to throw for 370 yards and 2 touchdowns. Despite being sacked 4 times and losing a fumble, Jay is 2nd on the QB leader board. Lastly we have Carson Palmer who got off to a slow start against the Patriots, he found his rhythm in the second half connecting with Ochocinco and Terell owens and threw for 345 yards and 2 TD's, Palmer could be a great pickup if he is still available in your league because of the threat of both Ochocinco and Terell Owens.

Look Out for Drew Brees next week against a week secondary in San Fransisco, hell be looking to make up for a lackluster performance in the season opener.