Sneaky Plays Scorecard

Another subpar week - back to the drawing board.....

Jason Campbell
Prediction: 300+ yards, 3 TDs.
Play instead of: Schaub, Flacco, Romo, Ryan
Actual: 344 yards, 1 garbage-time TD.
The closing score made his line at least respectable. He wasn't far off of Romo and Ryan, and was indeed better than Schaub and Flacco.

Alex Green
Prediction: 70+ all-purpose yards, 1 TD.
Play instead of: McGahee, Moreno, Tate, Green-Ellis.
Actual: 3 carries for 12 yards.
Major miss. Even with the game in hand, the Packers stuck with Starks, probably to see if he can do the job full-time. Starks' performance was more than serviceable in this offense, but hardly explosive or intimidating like I believe Green might be. We'll just have to wait, probably until next year if Starks and Grant stay healthy the whole year. Moreno and Tate were equally valueless, but McGahee and Green-Ellis had very strong games.

Jacoby Ford
Prediction: 75+ yards, 1 TD.
Play instead of: any Saints WR.
Actual: 0 receptions on only 2 targets, but avoided a zero with a nice 30-yard run. That put him in the same neighborhood as the Saints' leading WRs, Lance Moore and Robert Meachem, who had 5 fantasy points each, while Henderson and Colston finished below Ford. Disappointing given the hype and the opponent, but he probably still has a little rust.

Tampa Bay DST
Prediction: 3 turnovers, 1 TD. Low-scoring affair.
Play instead of: Pittsburgh DST.
Actual: 1 turnover, 4 sacks
Well at least I was right on not playing Pittsburgh. The Colts played conservatively, but managed two big scoring plays to Pierre Garcon, making the Bucs a middling at best DST this week.