Freak of the Week - Week 4

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StingRay - Laurence Maroney

All preseason the hype was around Reggie Bush but after 4 weeks of the NFL season it’s clear to everyone who the best rookie running back is in fantasy football and that’s Laurence Maroney.

His first carry in the NFL was a 27 yard run. In game 2 he scored his first touchdown. Week 3 against Denver he had a 31 yard screen in which he made some unbelievable moves. In week 4 Maroney turned in his best performance of the season. He had 15 carries for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also added another 15 yards receiving.

While ESPN continues to tell us how great Bush is those of us who actually understand fantasy football would not even think about trading Maroney for Bush. Not only is Maroney bigger and stronger but he’s explosive with great hands. He’s everything you want in a back and if you have him in a keeper league he will keep you smiling for years to come.

 

CrunchTime - Marc Bulger

This week the Rams squared off against the coordinator that made their offense one of the most feared in the league. Many thought his departure would significantly slow their productivity, so it must have felt good to really light up the Lions this week.

Bulger had a phenomenal outing with 26 completions for 328 yards and 3 scores. Most importantly that last touchdown pass to Bruce gave them the win. It's also nice to see someone putting up gaudy numbers without all of the interceptions to go with it.

The Sandman - Mike Martz

I believe that when a player and/or coach get a chance to stick it to their former team they try harder. That was the case the past week when Martz faced the Rams, the team he coached last year. Martz showed that he was still an offensive genius as the Lions put up almost 400 yards in offense.

The Lions looked like they couldn't get out of their own way last year but Martz has totally changed the Lions offense. His presence finally makes all of their key players worth owning.

 

Freak of the Week 2006 Archives

Week 1:  Jeff Wilkins, Donovan McNabb, Santana Moss

Week 2:  Peyton Manning, Rex Grossman

Week 3: Matt Hasselbeck, Brian Westbrook, Redskins Offensive Line

Freak of the Week 2005 Archives

Week 1: The Old Guys, Larry Fitzgerald, Chris Baker, Willie Parker

Week 2: Stephen Davis Owners, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Trent Dilfer

Week 3: Ladanian Tomlinson, Brian Westbrook, Shaun Alexander

Week 4: Payton Manning, Plaxico Burress, Eli Manning, Josh McCown

Week 5: Drew Bledsoe, Tom Brady, Terry Glenn, Tatum Bell

Week 6: Shaun Alexander, Santana Moss, LaDanian Tomlinson

Week 7: Mark Brunell, Daunte Culpepper, Clinton Portis, Lamont Jordan

Week 8: Antonio Gates, Tiki Barber, Mike Anderson / Tatum Bell

Week 9: Neil Rackers, Antonio Gates, Shaun Alexander, LaDanaian

Week 10: Roy Williams, Ryan Longwell, Chris Simms, Shaun Alexander

Week 11: Steve Smith, Peyton Manning, Kurt Warner

Week 12: LaMont Jordan, Jeremy Shockey

Week 13: Larry Johnson, Chris Chambers

Week 14: Marvin Harrison, Terry Glenn, Drew Bledsoe

Week 15: Chris Cooley, Rudi Johnson

Week 16: Kyle Boller, Santana Moss

Freak of the Week 2004 Archives

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9

Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17

Freak of the Week 2003 Archives

Week 16 | Week 15 | Week 14 | Week 13 | Week 12 | Week 11 | Week 10 | Week 9 | Week 8

Week 7 | Week 6 | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1

 

 

  

 

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