Week 2 Matchups
The Cows were sitting pretty late Sunday, but waiver wire treasure Donte Moncrief came through in a big way for the Uprising, who saw last week's G.O.A.T turn into the goat, as Keenan Allen's output dropped from 28.5 in week one, to just .4 in week two. Ryan Shazier was ridiculous for the Cows, along with unstoppable Julio Jones and the return of Carson Palmer. But it was simply not enough.
The Pride outlast the Lead Farmers in a real slobberknocker that went wire to wire. Pawnee may have rated in the preseason as the league's best WR corps, but HCM's trio of Allen Robinson, Anquan Boldin, and Doug Baldwin were even better than Odell Beckham and Emmanuel Sanders. Didn't matter: Blast from the past Deangelo Williams was unstoppable, making up for double goose eggs from Mike Evans and Dwayne Allen. One of those 'lucky is better than good' things, I guess.
Trauma had the lead through to the two minute warning, when New York's Finest did their defending champion thing, and blew the game up. New addition Jamie Collins outshined the marquee name Frank Gore, and Michael Crabtree looked like a capable replacement to the departed Jordan Matthews... which is good, because WR Eric Decker may be on the shelf awhile. Liberal CB Marcus Peters is this week's DPotW in a losing effort, defening four passes, and picking off another and taking it to the house.
Deputy is just over 300 points through two games, easily the worst mark in the league. They lose here to the second worst mark, Hill Valley, as the two teams compared the pieces they exchanged at the end of training camp: DT and Watkins came up big against their old squad, while Hilton, Maclin and Coleman were pedestrian in their efforts. Both teams will need to progress to survive.
The Islanders surge to 2-0, and the veritable 1A at the top of the leader board. Just .05 points behind the Uprising, they'll see Phoenix in week three, in what is the first month's biggest matchup. Oakwood was not bad at all, they just weren't good enough against one of the league's better franchises. Rod White and Roob Randle did nothing and next to nothing for the Drivers, while the Islanders saw Big Ben cowboy up until it was over.
Saskatoon put up the biggest number this week, sort of out of nowhere. Antonio Brown can do that. The entire offense was in gear, and there wasn't a slouch on defense either, as the entire team met of exceeded their projection (basically) leaving their northern brethren the MooseCrew out in the cold. Manitoba was good, but perhaps worse than the loss on their record, is the loss of their quarterback Tony Romo. The team will have to turn to the least interesting man in the world, Joe Flacco, for week three and beyond.
The third Canadian team to be listed, but the first to gain residency in the Larkspur Bowl, Les Tres Petites evened their record with a competitive, but decisive victory over Savannah. Travis Benjamin had the game of his life, a tremendous singular effort that will be one of the biggest days by any player all year. Savannah got a lot of good efforts, but no great ones, so that was the difference between victory and defeat this time around.
OPotW: Antonio Brown, Saskatoon Sasquatch (40.50pts)
By rights, this should be Travis Benjamin, but the PUotW award is a higher measure or managerial prowess, so we're going to bump first round pick Antonio Brown into this slot for week two. Not that he is undeserving: nine catches for over two fields worth of total yardage, seven first downs, a touchdown, and a two point conversion would be a good month for a WR3. Brown continues to show why he is the top WR in the game.
DPotW: CB Marcus Peters, Liberal HT (32.75pts)
The rookie has been a whirlwind of disruption through two games, defending seven passes, picking off two, and scoring the aforementioned TD. Oh yeah, he also has 12 combined tackles. It's early, and QB's won't think they can pick on him anymore, but he's the real deal and he could be a difference makers for a Head Trauma team looking to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2011.
PUotW: Travis Benjamin, Toronto LTP (42.45pts)
The overall points leader in week two, Benjamin found the end zone thrice: Twice via the bomb and once on a return. His low volume passed him through waivers, and remains a concern for his overall output- but when he puts up numbers like this, he is only going to see more looks coming his way in the future. On the season: Six catches, four total TDs. Straight cash homey. Put it through the exchange rate, it's still good.
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