Week 8 Power Rankings

Hello again everyone!  Our season is now officially more than half over.  There are a few teams that have been weak the first half of the year, who look poised for greatness in the second half.  I did my rankings this week on much more that just stats, I also took momentum and whose players are the hottest right now.  There are six NFL teams on byes in week 8 so make sure you get your lineups set before the games.

1. Dan

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 Dan reclaimed top dog status by beating my number one team the last two weeks.  In my opinion Roddy White has been the best fantasy player this year.  Dan is still searching for a second running back and Tony Romo went down with a broken collarbone.  Dan’s season now rests in the hands of the very talented but unproven Matt Stafford. 

2. Pat

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Pat is on fire!  He has had the high week two weeks in a row now.  It seems he has two or three players that go off every week.  Right now Pat can do no wrong and if you play him, expect to get a loss.

3. Garret

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Garret has been hovering around this spot all year.  His team is incredibly talented and his running backs are finally getting healthy.  If he can get consistent production out of Moss he should continue to put wins. 

4. Chris

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Chris again played the low score of the week.  It seems that if you play Chris you are going to have your worst performance of the season.  Chris is putting up just enough points to win.  This isn’t the BCS, it doesn’t matter how much you beat your opponent by.  Right now Chris has the best record in our league and sees the playoffs in his future. 

5. Logan

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Logan takes this week’s Frontier Airlines Flight of the week.  I know that Logan has the lowest point total in the league, but the trade for McFadden and Lloyd have really sparked this team.  His starting nine are as good as anybody in the league.  Look for this team to make a second half charge and get into the playoffs. 

6. Kristen

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Kristen is on a losing streak and desperately needs a win.  Unfortunately in week eight her three top players are on a bye.  If Kristen drops to 4-4, her playoff chances will start to fade.

7. Alex

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Wow! Alex won last week by less than a point.  He is on a roll and has somehow improved his record to 4-3.  I have to say, I am very impressed with this team’s performance.  I wrote them off after week 3 and they are defiantly proving me wrong.     

8. Jeff

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Jeff lost in the absolute worst way in week 7.  He thought he had won, but a scoring error by CBS gave Alex a fumble on a kick return.  We of course don’t count fumbles lost on returns so the two points was credited back to Alex and Jeff got the loss.  It will be interesting to see how Jeff responds in week 8 after such a disappointing loss. 

9. Pop

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Pops team really let him down as three of his players failed to record a point.  His running back situation is horrific with Addai hurt.  I don’t see how Pop is going to stay competitive unless he can find some running backs in the immediate future. 

10. Clay

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Clay has been looking to add quality players on his team and he did that in a trade this week.  Clay gave up Reggie Wayne for four players that give his team depth.  I love that Clay was able to get Dez Bryant in the trade.  He seemed to be Kitna’s favorite target on Sunday.  I think the trade will spark Clay’s team to a second half run.

11. Shawn

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Shawn outlasted Mike in a week seven shootout.  Michael Turner had his best game of the year and Thomas Jones continued to run well.  I think it’s officially time for this team to look another direction at running back.  Ronnie Brown just simply isn’t getting the job done.

12. Mike

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This is probably too low to rank Mike, but it’s where he fits in this week.  He was a tough luck loser putting up 132 points.  Eli Manning has been fantastic and the depth at running back for this team is a nice strength.  Mike has lost a few close ones this year, but you can always count on him to compete and give you a tough game. 

13. Gill

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Gill again made the wrong lineup decisions in week 7.  Gill traded all his depth this week for Reggie Wayne.  If one guy gets hurt on his roster, Gill is going to be in a lot of trouble.  I don’t like endorsing teams that are just one concussion away from a miserable season. 

14. Anton

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I decided to interview Anton this week about his team.  All he had to say was “Team Trash.”