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Week 17 NFL Fantasy Football Studs + Duds

A quick look back at week 17 fantasy football STUDS and Duds…

WEEK 17 STUDS AND DUDS

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Going into Week 17, I thought that with the number of great players that were bound to be rested, The Studs list would be a difficult one to compile.  That’s the beauty of the NFL.

Week 17, like any other week, had plenty of amazing performances – most however, were not from the usual sources.

The Duds list is typically made up of disappointing efforts.

Here then is Dave B’s Week 17 edition of the Studs and Duds list.

Stud of the Week

Chris Johnson – Tennessee – To be honest, there were others that had better weeks, but Johnson gets Stud of the Week because of the milestone 2000 yards rushing on the season – only the 6th person in NFL history to achieve the feat.  Oh ya – he had 134 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns against Seattle along with another 3 catches for 20 yards.

Dud of the Week

Brandon Marshall – Denver – Marshall didn’t even play this week but is still Dud of the Week.  Why??  It’s easy – Marshall got himself benched in what was to be the biggest game of the season for the Broncos.  Marshall plays football ONLY for himself and is therefore Dud of the Week.

Other Studs

Brett Favre – Minnesota – The old man can still play.  Coming off a tumultuous week in which his leadership and team play was questioned, Favre delivered 316 yards passing and 4 touchdowns in a total beat down of the Giants.

Jay Cutler – Chicago – It only took 17 weeks, but Cutler finally made it to the Stud column.  Too bad it had to happen so late.  Anyhow, Cutler threw for 276 yards and 4 touchdowns in Week 17, making a worthy candidate for Stud mention.

Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh – Miami didn’t want to go away did they?  Big Ben and his Stud play put the Dolphins away with 220 efficient yards and 3 touchdowns.  The Steelers won’t make the playoffs, but I’ll bet that it was nice to finish strong.

Fred Jackson – Buffalo – “Mr. Up and Down” was definitely Up this week.  He ripped the resting Colts Defense for 212 yards rushing while adding a receiving touchdown.  Jackson appears to have won himself a starting job for next year based on his Stud finale of 2009.

Jamaal Charles – Kansas City – Charles has been lights out in the last month or so, putting him on the radar for next year’s Fantasy drafts.  He carried his Offense again to the tune of 259 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Charles was a very close runner up for Stud of the Week.

Willis McGahee – Baltimore – Where the hell did this performance come from.  In a huge game, McGahee took himself off of his familiar bench position, and rumbled for 167 yards and 3 tds.  I really have no words except – Stud!!

Arian Foster – Houston – Another somewhat unsung player that had a HUGE Week 17.  Foster was not even on the Texans roster at the beginning of the year, but ended their year with 145 combined yards and 2 touchdown.  Things appear to be looking up for Houston – don’t you think?

Jabar Gaffney – Denver – Filled in for the benched Brandon Marshall this week and delivered a Stud performance.  Gaffney caught 14 balls for 213 yards.  Could you imagine what Marshall could have done if he wasn’t such a boob?

Sidney Rice – Minnesota – Rice has been a Stud all year, so its only fitting that he ended the regular season on this list.  Rice had 6 receptions for 112 yards and 2 touchdowns in Week 17 – and he didn’t even play the whole game.

Malcolm Floyd – San Diego – With the Chargers resting most of their starters, Floyd delivered a 9 catch, 140 yards performance with the backup Quarterback throwing him the ball.  Nicely done Malcolm!!

Zach Miller – Jacksonville – Out of nowhere, Miller makes the Stud list.  He was Jacksonville’s only effective player, making 6 catches for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Miller wins the award for this week’s “unlikliest Stud”.

Other Duds

Eli Manning – NY Giants – Ugh!! The $100 million man sure didn’t deliver today – or all season for that matter.  In Week 17, Manning could only muster 141 yards passing with 1 interception and 1 lost fumble.  It was like Manning had his holiday flight already booked.

Donovan McNabb – Philadelphia – Huge game for the Eagles, and Donovan delivers a Dud.  McNabb was 20/36 for 223 yards and NO touchdowns in a game that he was expected to show up and dominate.  Now the Eagles have to travel back to Dallas next week to play the suddenly scary Cowboys.

Joe Flacco – Baltimore – We all know that Baltimore is a running team, but 102 yards passing is just ridiculous.  Flacco didn’t really need to do anything special in this game – AND HE TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

St. Louis QBS – 11/28 for 80 yards that’s it for Boller and Null.  Tragic.

Cadillac Williams – Tampa Bay – Cadillac was on the Stud list last week, so expectation might have been a little out of whack.  But 19 touches for 40 yards against a vulnerable Atlanta Defense is surely a Dud effort.

Ricky Williams – Miami -Ran hard, but could only muster 35 combined yards.  Miami kept their game close despite Ricky’s effort – I don’t know how.

Maurice Jones-Drew – Jacksonville – MJD was supposed to rip it up this week against a weak Cleveland Defense.  He was one of a few sure things.  86 combined yards and no tds. was a Dud performance.

Philadelphia RBS – This was the week that Brian Westbrook returned.  Between he and LeSean McCoy, they were supposed to have a good game.  7 rushing attempts only for 23 whole yards.  Can you say……..Dud?

NY Giants RBS – Ahmad Bradshaw and Danny Ware combined for a total of 12 carries, 35 yards and a touchdown.  And the disaster known as the Giants 2009 running game concludes.

Santonio Holmes – Pittsburgh – This was his type of game and yet all he got was 1 catch for 5 yards and a score.

Roy Williams – Dallas – Another goosegg. Williams might get cut in the off-season – he’s that much of a Dud.

DeSean Jackson – Philadelphia – I was one of many that thought that DeSean Jackson would be huge in Week 17.   3 catches for 47 yards prove myself and a lot of other people wrong.

Antonio Bryant – Tampa Bay – 2 catches for 15 yards, just when you thought that he could sting together a few good games.  Ungood.

Top Performers Week 16

Quarterbacks

B. Favre, MIN 316 yds, 4 TD, 0 Int
J. Cutler, CHI 276 yds, 4 TD, 0 Int
B. Roethlisberger, PIT 220 yds, 3 TD, 0 Int
T. Romo, DAL 311 yds, 2 TD, 1 Int
M. Schaub, HOU 303 yds, 2 TD, 1 Int
K. Orton, DEN 431 yds, 1 TD, 3 Int

Running Backs

J. Charles, KAN 262 yds, 2 TD
W. McGahee, BAL 167 yds, 3 TD
F. Jackson, BUF 227 yds, 1 TD
A. Foster, HOU 145 yds, 2 TD
F. Gore, SFO 132 yds, 2 TD
C. Johnson, TEN 154 yds, 2 TD
K. Moreno, DEN 98 yds, 2 TD
J. Harrison, CLE 147 yds, 1 TD
T. Jones, NYJ 78 yds, 2 TD
J. Stewart, CAR 125 yds, 1 TD
J. Snelling, ATL 168 yds, 0 TD
F. Jones, DAL 94 yds, 1 TD
F. Taylor, NWE 33 yds, 2 TD
R. Mendenhall, PIT 120 yds, 0 TD

Wide Receivers

S. Rice, MIN 112 yds, 2 TD
J. Gaffney, DEN 213 yds, 0 TD
D. Aromashodu, CHI 46 yds, 2 TD
B. Smith, NYJ 92 yds, 1 TD
P. Crayton, DAL 99 yds, 1 TD
C. Johnson, DET 90 yds, 1 TD
D. Bess, MIA 85 yds, 1 TD
M. Floyd, SDG 140 yds, 0 TD

Tight Ends

Z. Miller, JAC 69 yds, 2 TD
G. Olsen, CHI 94 yds, 1 TD
V. Shiancoe, MIN 94 yds, 1 TD
J. Dreessen, HOU 81 yds, 1 TD
V. Davis, SFO 89 yds, 1 TD

By DaveB

Dave B has been a Fantasy Football writer for us for 10 years. A couch potato wannabe, Dave’s insights have been read by 10’s of people for years. He hope’s for world peace + global relaxation. Enjoy and remember only smoke things that are completely natural.