{"id":16838,"date":"2009-12-14T14:50:06","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T19:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=16838"},"modified":"2009-12-14T14:50:06","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T19:50:06","slug":"wk14-ff-studs-duds-141209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/fantasy-football\/wk14-ff-studs-duds-141209\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 14 NFL Fantasy Football Studs + Duds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>WEEK 14 STUDS AND DUDS<\/h2>\n<p>Each week, the CappersPicks.com fantasy football guru Dave B brings you players you need to be paying attention to &#8211; Remember \u2013 fantasy football championships are often won by those who live eat and breath <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/fantasy-football\/\"><strong>fantasy football<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After all of the weekly games are finished be sure to check our <strong>waiver wire column<\/strong>, cheatsheets, a <strong>who\u2019s hot, and who\u2019s not<\/strong> report plus more in our fantasy football guide. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>FANTASY FOOTBALLERS!! Looking to bet on Football? We&#8217;ve got The Winners! Click Here!!!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Week 14 of the NFL &#8211; who was going to show up in the Fantasy playoffs?\u00a0 There were some monster individual performances this week and unfortunately, there were some turds.\u00a0 I, unfortunately started 2 Duds this week in my Fantasy pool and will therefore taste Fantasy defeat.\u00a0 Apologies to Eli Manning, Donovan McNabb, Thomas Jones, Darren McFadden, Vincent Jackson, and Haseem Nicks for not making the list &#8211; your efforts didn\u2019t go unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>Here then, is Dave B\u2019s Week 14 edition of Studs and Duds.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Stud of the Week<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Brandon Marshall &#8211; Denver<\/strong> &#8211; Insane numbers for Marshall in Week 14!\u00a0 21 catches &#8211; that\u2019s right &#8211; 21 for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns in a losing effort against Indianapolis.\u00a0 It\u2019s one for the record books folks, and certainly worthy of Stud of the Week honors.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dud of the Week<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Aaron Rodgers &#8211; Green Bay<\/strong> &#8211; Those of you hoping for a BIG game this week from the #2 Fantasy points producer are probably drowning their sorrows right now.\u00a0 16\/24 passing for 180 yards and NO touchdowns represents Rodgers worst Fantasy week of the year &#8211; a terrible time for it to happen for those wishing to advance in their Fantasy playoffs.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t think that we\u2019d see Rodgers in the Dud column, but here he is &#8211; Dud of the Week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other Studs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drew Brees &#8211; New Orleans<\/strong> &#8211; He just keeps on plugging away.\u00a0 Another 3 touchdowns on 296 yards passing has his team smelling a perfect season.\u00a0 Brees is money in the bank, and for that reason is a Week 14 Stud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Schaub &#8211; Houston<\/strong> &#8211; Matt had over 300 yards passing in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> half of his game against the hopeless Seahawks.\u00a0 He ended up with 365 yards and 2 tds. as he wasn\u2019t called upon too much in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> half.\u00a0 All of this with a separated shoulder (non-throwing shoulder).\u00a0 To deliver with such a painful injury can only mean 1 thing &#8211; Schaub is a Stud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Johnson &#8211; Tennessee<\/strong> &#8211; It was pretty hard to not call this guy Stud of the Week but I thought I\u2019d give someone else a chance.<strong> <\/strong>117 yards rushing with 2 tds. and 3 catches for 69 yards with a td.<strong> <\/strong>is crazy!!!!\u00a0 He\u2019s the biggest Stud in the league right now &#8211; hands down!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ray Rice &#8211; Baltimore<\/strong> &#8211; Unstoppable in Week 13, Rice had 219 combined yards and a touchdown on his way to serious consideration for Stud of the Week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Grant &#8211; Green Bay<\/strong> &#8211; The real Ryan Grant showed up this week and was the only Packer that lived up to expectation.\u00a0 Grant rumbled for 137 yards on only 20 carries and added 2 touchdowns along the way.\u00a0 He was the reason the Packers won this week, and stole the Stud mojo from Aaron Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamaal Charles &#8211; Kansas City<\/strong> &#8211; Charles has given the Chiefs something to be excited about for next year.\u00a0 He has carried that team since the departure of Larry Johnson.\u00a0 171 combined yards and a touchdown made Charles look like a man amongst boys in the Kansas City Offense.\u00a0 He rushed the ball with excellence and he also caught the ball with great efficiency &#8211; Stud!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adrian Peterson &#8211; Minnesota<\/strong> &#8211; AP seemed unspectacular, but his numbers certainly don\u2019t lie.\u00a0 137 combined yards and 2 touchdowns gives Peterson new life after a disappointing outing last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andre Johnson &#8211; Houston<\/strong> &#8211; What a beast\u00a0 Johnson did whatever he wanted in Week 14, and the Seattle Defense couldn\u2019t do a thing about it.\u00a0\u00a0 11 catches, 193 yards and 2 touchdowns (most of which in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> half) proves that Johnson is among the best 2 or 3 Wide Receivers in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DeSean Jackson &#8211; Philadelphia<\/strong> &#8211; Stud &#8211; that\u2019s all I gotta say!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wes Welker &#8211; New England<\/strong> &#8211; Ho hum!!\u00a0 Only another 10 catch game for 105 yards in Week 14 for Welker.\u00a0 He started off slowly, but proved that you can\u2019t keep a Stud down for too long.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fred Davis &#8211; Washington<\/strong> &#8211; Tight End with 2 touchdowns\u00a0 &#8211; Stud performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other Duds<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Roethlisberger &#8211; Pittsburgh<\/strong> &#8211; Ugh!\u00a0 201 yards passing and NO tds. against a terrible Cleveland team lands Big Ben on the Dud list.\u00a0 To be fair, the whole Steelers team could be on this list.\u00a0 The passing game was predictable, the running game was poor, and the Offensive Line had as bad a performance as I\u2019ve seen in a long time.\u00a0 Make no mistake about it folks, Roethlisberger was a Week 14 Dud.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oddsmaker.com\/refer.php?ID=capperspicks\" target=\"_blank\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.referincome.com\/graphics\/banners\/om\/nfl_5million_fantasy_300x250.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carson Palmer &#8211; Cincinnati<\/strong> &#8211; Thank God for Cedric Benson huh?\u00a0 The once prolific passer, Palmer\u00a0 has turned into a mere game manager before our very eyes.\u00a0 Palmer passed for only 94 yards (1 td. though) against Minnesota.\u00a0 Brutal!<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Gerrard\u00a0 -Jacksonville<\/strong> &#8211; 11\/26 passing for 139 yards in what should have been a statement game for the Jags is simply not good enough.\u00a0 Jacksonville had a chance to cement their Wildcard standing with a win against a very beatable Miami secondary.\u00a0 Instead, Gerrard laid an egg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rashard Mendenhall &#8211; Pittsburgh<\/strong> &#8211; Pittsburgh PA might be renamed Dudsville after Thursday night\u2019s performance by their beloved Steelers.\u00a0 53 yards rushing against the worst rushing Defense in the NFL spelled the end of the Steeler\u2019s playoff hopes &#8211; too bad!!!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tampa Bay RBS<\/strong> &#8211; I just don\u2019t know what to say about this one.\u00a0 It seems that the Bucs Backs are on the Duds list every week.\u00a0 It seems that with so much talent, there\u2019s not much excuse for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jerricho Cotchery &#8211; NY Jets<\/strong> &#8211; Kellen Clemens started at Quarterback for the Jets, so a huge game was not expected, but 1 catch for 26 yards is still very ungood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Randy Moss &#8211; New England<\/strong> &#8211; Oh boy!\u00a0 Didn\u2019t see this one coming.\u00a0 The Patriots seem to be a team in decline right now.\u00a0 Although they won their Week 14 game, Moss\u2019s 1 catch, 16 yards effort proves that the team just isn\u2019t the one that was expected to challenge for a title this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donald Driver &#8211; Green Bay<\/strong> &#8211; 2 catches, 11 yards &#8211; that\u2019s it!\u00a0 Driver is runner up for Dud of the Week &#8211; 2<sup>nd<\/sup> only to his teammate that should have gotten him the ball.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Sims-Walker &#8211; Jacksonville<\/strong> &#8211; Sims-Walker was on the injury report all week, but gave his owners life when he was declared active for the Week 14 game.\u00a0 How did he repay his loyal Fantasy owners &#8211; 1 catch for 6 yards.\u00a0 Thanks Mike.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Top Performers Week 14<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Quarterbacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E. Manning, NYG\t 391 yds, 3 TD, 0 Int<br \/>\nD. Brees, NOR\t 296 yds, 3 TD, 0 Int<br \/>\nM. Schaub, HOU\t 365 yds, 2 TD, 1 Int<br \/>\nP. Manning, IND\t 220 yds, 4 TD, 3 Int<br \/>\nC. Redman, ATL\t 303 yds, 1 TD, 1 Int<\/p>\n<p><strong>Running Backs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>C. Johnson, TEN\t 186 yds, 3 TD<br \/>\nR. Grant, GNB\t 144 yds, 2 TD<br \/>\nA. Peterson, MIN\t 137 yds, 2 TD<br \/>\nR. Rice, BAL\t 219 yds, 1 TD<br \/>\nJ. Charles, KAN\t 181 yds, 1 TD<br \/>\nT. Jones, NYJ\t 97 yds, 2 TD<br \/>\nQ. Ganther, WAS\t 93 yds, 2 TD<br \/>\nW. McGahee, BAL\t 78 yds, 2 TD<br \/>\nR. Bush, NOR\t 79 yds, 2 TD<br \/>\nA. Bradshaw, NYG\t 101 yds, 1 TD<br \/>\nJ. Snelling, ATL\t 102 yds, 1 TD<br \/>\nR. Williams, MIA\t 115 yds, 1 TD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wide Receivers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B. Marshall, DEN\t 200 yds, 2 TD<br \/>\nA. Johnson, HOU\t 196 yds, 2 TD<br \/>\nD. Jackson, PHI\t 178 yds, 2 TD<br \/>\nH. Nicks, NYG\t 110 yds, 1 TD<br \/>\nS. Smith, CAR\t 90 yds, 1 TD<br \/>\nD. Mason, BAL\t 94 yds, 1 TD<br \/>\nV. Jackson, SDG\t 120 yds, 0 TD<br \/>\nG. Camarillo, MIA\t 110 yds, 0 TD<br \/>\nW. Welker, NWE\t 105 yds, 0 TD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tight Ends<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>D. Clark, IND\t 43 yds, 3 TD<br \/>\nF. Davis, WAS\t 50 yds, 2 TD<br \/>\nK. Boss, NYG\t 70 yds, 1 TD<br \/>\nB. Celek, PHI\t 64 yds, 1 TD<br \/>\nA. Gates, SDG\t 44 yds, 1 TD\t<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick look back at week 14 fantasy football STUDS and Duds&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[299,2349,66494,1540,1538,2348,1539,18370,1537,1536,2346,1535,2347,5209,21124],"class_list":["post-16838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fantasy-football","tag-cheatsheets","tag-fantasy-duds","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fantasy-football-news","tag-fantasy-stats","tag-fantasy-studs","tag-player-point-totals","tag-player-statistics","tag-projections","tag-start-bench-list","tag-studs-duds","tag-studs-and-duds","tag-studsduds","tag-week-14","tag-week-14-fantasy-stats"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16838"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16841,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16838\/revisions\/16841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}