{"id":46430,"date":"2011-12-12T10:51:10","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T18:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=46430"},"modified":"2011-12-12T10:51:10","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T18:51:10","slug":"wk14-ff-studs-duds-121211","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/fantasy-football\/wk14-ff-studs-duds-121211\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 14 Studs and Duds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 14 Studs and Duds<\/h2>\n

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Week 14 is almost in the books – Fantasy Playoff Week 1 is winding down. There were some tremendous efforts this week to help owners get to the next round. Unfortunately, there were some brutal performances that may have sent owners packing!<\/p>\n

Dave B breaks down all such performances in the Week 14 edition of Studs and Duds.<\/p>\n

Studs of the Week:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Maurice Jones-Drew \u2013<\/strong> Jacksonville Jaguars \u2013 No doubt about this one! MJD was an absolute beast on Sunday rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns while racking up 51 receiving yards and two scores. Four touchdowns in a game will make you Stud of the Week any time!<\/p>\n

Matt Ryan \u2013<\/strong> Atlanta Falcons \u2013 Ryan was the man against Carolina, guiding his team back for an absolutely crucial win. Ryan threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns in his Stud of the Week performance.<\/p>\n

Other Studs:<\/strong><\/p>\n

QBs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom Brady \u2013<\/strong> New England Patriots \u2013 Ho hum \u2013 Brady makes the list again! He had 357 yards and three touchdowns in a shootout against Washington. Brady is a Stud \u2013no doubt about it!<\/p>\n

Drew Brees<\/strong> \u2013 New Orleans Saints \u2013 Brees continues his assault on the yardage record and passed for 300 yards for the 10th time this season \u2013 337 yards and two touchdowns in a road win in Tennessee \u2013 Stud!<\/p>\n

Philip Rivers<\/strong> \u2013 San Diego Chargers \u2013 Rivers was effective and efficient on Sunday \u2013 2 words that haven\u2019t been part of his r\u00e9sum\u00e9 lately. He tossed three touchdowns on 240 yards passing to barely become a Stud.<\/p>\n

Honourable Mention:<\/strong> Eli Manning, Tony Romo<\/p>\n

RBs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ray Rice \u2013<\/strong> Baltimore Ravens \u2013 Rice was a monster for the second straight week on Sunday. He had 103 yards rushing and a touchdown while adding 6 catches for 46 yards in a win over Indianapolis. Rice is a Stud no doubt for sure!<\/p>\n

Shonn Greene<\/strong> \u2013 NY Giants \u2013 Greene is coming alive at the right time for his owners and was a Stud for the second straight week. Greene had 129 yards and a touchdown on the ground while adding 58 yards receiving.<\/p>\n

Ryan Grant<\/strong> \u2013 Green Bay Packers \u2013 Grant is the only healthy running back in Green Bay and looks like he doesn\u2019t want to give up the starting gig. He had 85 yards on just 10 carries with two touchdowns and one catch for 13 yards \u2013 an unlikely Stud performance<\/p>\n

Honourable Mention:<\/strong> Ryan Matthews, Roy Helu, Brandon Jacobs<\/p>\n

WRs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rob Gronkowski<\/strong> \u2013 New England Patriots \u2013 Gronk set the NFL record for touchdowns by a TE on Sunday \u2013 reason enough to call him a Stud. The dude had 6 catches, 160 yard and 2 touchdowns this week! Gronkowski was very nearly a Stud of the Week but he\u2019ll have to settle for plain old Stud status.<\/p>\n

Marques Colston \u2013<\/strong> New Orleans Saints \u2013 Colston was huge in a road win for the Saints on Sunday. He had 7 catches, 105 yards and two scores to become a Week 14 Stud.<\/p>\n

Julio Jones \u2013<\/strong> Atlanta Falcons – It seems to be all or nothing for Julio Jones this season but thankfully for his owners he was a Stud in Week 14. On Sunday Jones hauled in three balls for 104 yards and two scores \u2013 Stud!<\/p>\n

Honourable Mention:<\/strong> Antonio Brown, Steve Smith (Car.), Nate Washington, Laurent Robinson [ad-8469823]<\/p>\n

Duds of the Week:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Plaxico Burress –<\/strong>NY Jets \u2013 Zero catches, zero points \u2013 Mega-Dud!<\/p>\n

Jermichael Finley \u2013<\/strong> Green Bay Packers \u2013 ditto!<\/p>\n

Ahmad Bradshaw –<\/strong>NY Giants \u2013 You call yourself a pro and you violate a team rule. Bradshaw was benched for the entire first half of the game and ended up with 8 carries for 12 yards. Welcome back to the lineup Dud!<\/p>\n

Other Duds:<\/strong><\/p>\n

QBs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josh Freeman<\/strong> \u2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers \u2013 Freeman had a very juicy matchup against a brutal Jacksonville pass defense. He managed just 181 yards passing, ZERO touchdowns and two interceptions in a truly Dud performance.<\/p>\n

Carson Palmer<\/strong> \u2013 Oakland Raiders \u2013 Everyone has been lighting up the Packers pass defense lately. Sunday was Carson\u2019s turn- right? Wrong! Palmer had 245 yards passing (mostly in garbage time), one touchdown and four huge interceptions. Palmer has been going downhill for weeks and it culminated with a thud in Week 14.<\/p>\n

RBs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Willis McGahee<\/strong> \u2013 Denver Broncos \u2013 17 carries for 34 yards? I know that Chicago\u2019s defense is good but C\u2019mon! I am sorry if you were depending on Willis this week!<\/p>\n

Chris Johnson<\/strong> \u2013 Tennessee Titans \u2013 Wow, way to come back down to earth Chris. After two straight 150+ yards effort, Johnson was held to 23 yards on Sunday. His 43 yards receiving was nice but not enough to keep Johnson off the Dud list!<\/p>\n

Arian Foster \u2013<\/strong> Houston Texans \u2013 Foster was a Top 5 RB play this week and was supposed to be the only thing going for the Texans. He managed only 41 yards rushing and a fumble on Sunday in one of the more disappointing Week 14 efforts.<\/p>\n

WRs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calvin Johnson<\/strong> \u2013 Detroit Lions \u2013 Has anyone seen the REAL Megatron? Johnson has tailed off in a big way this season and on Sunday he was a Dave B Dud for the first time. 3 catches for 29 yards made it easy to add him to the Duds!<\/p>\n

Mike Williams<\/strong> \u2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers \u2013 Williams had a dream matchup against an injury riddled Jaguars team but had only 3 catches for 35 yards. I am getting used to Williams being a Dud!<\/p>\n

Jeremy Maclin<\/strong> \u2013 Philadelphia Eagles \u2013 When Maclin was declared good to go for Week 14 his owners were ecstatic! How did he reward his patient owners? 1 catch for 13 yards \u2013 Dud!<\/p>\n

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