Freak
of the Week - Week 14
The NFLFreaks Salute the True
NFL Freaks
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The
Sandman - Brian Billick
During
a week when there were many outstanding performances, I have decided to
give my award to Brian Billick. Why? Well, this man has managed to lead
his team into first place despite quarterbacks with no experience,
starting wide receivers who would be 3rd or 4th on most teams and a
defense that is so-so (remember Matt Hasselbeck lit them up for 5
touchdowns only a couple of weeks ago). There is no doubt that the
Ravens have a great running back in Jamal Lewis but that is basically
it. Lots of teams have a great running back and they stink. (i.e. The
San Diego Chargers and LaDainian Tomlinson) Billick has taken a team
that has no business finishing with a better than average record and has
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StingRay
- Clinton Portis
Clinton
Portis is the most dangerous back in football because he can take it the
distance on any given play. In week 14, which is the playoffs for most
of us Portis owners, we jumped for joy while opposing owners screamed in
agony as their fantasy season went good-bye. Portis had two touchdowns
in the first half but he had only 30 yards rushing. Then in the second
half he broke touchdown runs of 59, 28 and 53 yards.
Even with the missed games and games that he left early due to the chest
injury Portis is only 11 yards behind Ahman Green who is the number two
rusher in the league. I have a feeling Portis will pass him before the
season is through.
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Smokin'
Joe - New England Defense
The
Patriots Shut out the Dolphins on Sunday clinching first place in the
AFC East in the process. This was their second shut out of the season
and they are the first team since the 1930's to not allow a touchdown in
four straight home games. An amazing statistic but let’s get down to
fantasy scoring.
It's playoff time in most leagues and I imagine any owner who started
New England's Defense is very happy. The Patriots had the greatest
defensive performance of the year and of recent memory. They posted
points for a shut out, five sacks, two interceptions including one for a
defensive touchdown by linebacker Tedy Bruschi, a safety, a forced
fumble and they held the Dolphins offense to a total of only 134 net
yards. This performance earned them a total of 39 points in one of my
leagues. The only other team to break 30 points for a defense was the
49ers in week 1 when they had 31.
A great game from a true team defense and my "Freak of the
Week".
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Freak
of the Week 2003 Archives
Week 16 : Fred Taylor,
Randy Moss
Week 15 : Curtis
Martin, Joe Horn
Week 14 : Brian Billick,
Clinton Portis, New England Defense
Week 13 : Peyton
Manning, Chris Chambers, Priest Holmes
Week
12 : Matt Hasselbeck, Marcus Robinson, Jon Kitna, Chad Johnson
Week
11 : Deuce McAllister, Kelly Holcomb, Peter Warrick, Edgerrin James
Week
10 : Trent Green, Rudi Johnson, Doug Flutie, Warrick Dunn
Week
9 : Marcel Shipp, Santana Moss, Dwight Freeney
Week
8 : John Kasay, Domanick Davis, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week
7 : Terry Glenn, Steve Smith, Aaron Brooks
Week
6 : Derrick Mason, Torry Holt, Brad Johnson
Week
5 : Dante Hall, Marvin Harrison, David Boston
Week
4 : Peyton Manning, Ahman Green, Randy Moss
Week
3 : The Undrafted Wide Receivers, Jake Plummer,
Michael Pittman, Patrick Ramsey
Week 2
: Carolina Special Teams, Ahman Green, Billy Cundiff,
Jamal Lewis
Week
1 : Craig Hentrich, Buffalo Bills Defense, Joey
Harrington, Anquan Boldin
