Targets - Week 5-  10/13/11

TARGETS - WEEK 5

Alright PYROMANIACS, put your bibs on and let’s take a look at who indulged in a run for the week five targets prize!

If you’re a first timer just checking in for this weekly report, here’s how we break it down…

The Gravy Train…

The Gravy Train showcase is to “target” the guys who will be regulars at the top of the list throughout the season.  Rain or shine, this crew will find a way to be here most weeks.  These are your work horses that can you can ride to your league’s playoff door.

Eating with the Big Dogs…

This section showcases guys who had a great feeding by their offensive coordinators this week but who will see the top of the list infrequently.  Or, a fresh face on the rise that has shown he just may belong with the Big Dogs.

Dude, Where’s my Pizza…

Here’s where we highlight this week’s batch of players that normally should be fed but we’re starved out over the weekend.

RUNNING BACK CARRIES + TARGETS 

The Gravy Train… When the season leader for carries lands the one spot, it’s a no brainer; AP treated his owners to solid helping with 3 tuddies melted over the top.

Eating with the Big Dogs…  Belichick finally gave Brady a little break and NE went off on the ground.  The Lawfirm took his clients out for an all you can eat with 27 helpings this weekend.  That’s just delicious work BenJarvus.

Dude, Where’s my Pizza?...  When the kid throws down a buck sixty-three on a measly 12 attempts, you know he’s hungry.  Jahvid Best was in Jahvid Beast mode Monday night and this should help convince Detroit brass to feed the Beast!

WIDE RECEIVER TARGETS

The Gravy Train…  Um, nobody?  Out of the top 10 players this week, only one is in the season’s top 10 - Dwayne Bowe, and he can only claim this season’s 10 spot.  This should set the table for a real nice week 6 on the wide out front.   

Eating with the Big Dogs… Um, a lot of guys!  We’ll give this week’s fat and happy Wide award to Victor Cruz since he did the most with the gorging opportunity.  11 targets are good for 3^rd in the league and good enough for the one spot in yards with 161.  This kid is starting to shine.  It may too late, but make sure to check out the waiver wire this week.

Dude, Where’s my Pizza?...  There is something very wrong in the Fantasy world when an Arizona QB is 4^th overall in pass attempts for a week, and a healthy Larry Fitzgerald does not even make the top 50 in targets.  How does this happen you ask?  Early Doucet gets 16 targets.  Larry is demanding double and triple teams but so what.  He can fight for the ball better than anyone in the league.  Kolb, newsflash - you’re throwing it to the wrong guy!  

TIGHT END TARGETS  

The Gravy Train…  Here is last week’s entry for the TE Gravy Train pick and you can apply it this week again… 

Its official, Jimmy Graham is going to have a monster season and he’ll be riding first class on the Targets Gravy Train in New Orleans the rest of the year.  Drew Brees is lovin’ his large target, and Graham is rewarding him with big production. 

He is leading the season with TE targets at 48.  Have you ever seen a dog eat a steak before? 

Eating with the Big Dogs…  Owen Daniels and Joel Dreessen combined for 20 targets and 200+ yards for Houston this weekend.  I guess we get an idea of what this offense would be without Andre Johnson.  Plug those two into your lineups until he returns. 

Dude, Where’s my Pizza?... Vernon Davis has snagged 22 of the 26 balls thrown his way and is averaging almost 12 yards a catch.  This weekend he turned his 3 targets into 3 catches and 2 TD’s.  This dude is getting hungrier by the week.  Delivery anyone?

QUARTERBACK THROWING ATTEMPTS + CARRIES 

The Gravy Train…  Drew Brees is making another run at the top spot on this season’s leader board for pass attempts (currently in 1^st place).  He is outpacing the competition by 23 attempts.  That’s a landslide considering the gap between 2^nd and 15^th place is only 27 attempts.  He crushed it again this week with 45.

Eating with the Big Dogs…  Matt Schaub finally got his eat on this week with 51 attempts – first place.  Figures he’d finally get pass happy with Andre on the pines! 

Dude, Where’s my Pizza…  Matt Stafford didn’t need a full plate to dismantle the Bears with big plays out of Megatron and Best, but 26 attempts was his weakest outing and left his owners out to dry at the beggar’s banquet.

by Mike Spike Jønes

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- 10/13/11