2023 - Week 4 Recap

Week 4

Well the Garbage Man CAN.  As long as he has Josh Jacobs and Mark Andrews manning the truck, anyways.

Kent got his first win of the season over Ramsey this week.  As I mentioned last week, maybe Josh Jacobs just doesn't turn it on until Week 4 every year.  And that appears to be the case.  Jacobs not only ran for 58 and a score, but more importantly had 11 targets and 8 receptions for 81 yards.  That sort of usage bodes well going forward for sure.

Mark Andrews found the endzone twice this week, and allowed all Andrews owners to finally exhale.

Kent also threw out a "land mine" by dropping Joshua Kelley and letting Brice do the suffering going forward.  A bold move, but looks to be a pretty good one based on yet another lackluster performance out of Kelley.

Kent actually faces off against Brice this upcoming week, but the Chargers are on Bye, so I'm fairly certain Kelley won't be in Brice's lineup.  Probably a blessing.

Ramsey had to deal with a couple rough RB performances.  Aaron Jones was apparently on a snap count on his return, notching only 5 carries, and Raheem Mostert (who has essentially been doubling his point total every week), went from nearly 42 points last week, to just 4 fantasy points this week.

On the positive side though, David Montgomery is clearly still a focal point of the Lions offense, as he had a ridiculous 32 carries, totaling 121 yards and 3 scores.  With Breece Hall's usage still a bit confusing, Ramsey will have some decisions on who to start at RB this week vs. Luke.

Zach's point total has been increasing every week so far, and he really put an exclamation point on that statistic, tallying 144 points in Week 4 with his win over Tom.

A.J. Brown finally found the endzone (a couple times), and now has back-to-back games with at least 13 targets.  Dallas' defense is AVERAGING 20 points a week by the way...yeah, I'd say that's pretty helpful.  

Zach has cruised to 4-0 and plays me this week.  So the good news is, one of us has to lose.

Tom slides to 0-4, but in his defense, he's had some rough matchups, especially the last couple of weeks.  He has the most points scored against him by a fairly wide margin, which never helps.  

Joe Burrow and the Bengals have been...frankly, pretty abysmal.  He is the lowest scoring QB in the NFL this year that has played in all 4 games.  Yikes...

He did get a huge game out of Diggs, which saw him find the endzone three times.  Isiah Pacheco also wound up with a ton of work, totaling over 150 yards and a TD.

Tom will lick his wounds and look to get his first win of the season vs Kyle in Week 5.

In a super tight matchup, Jordan outpaced Luke this week to move back to .500

Kyren Williams led the way with nearly 30 touches and 2 scores.  He might very well end up being the waiver wire pickup of the year.  He did get a little banged up in his game on Sunday, so he'll be one to monitor going into the weekend.  Brandon Aiyuk came back this week and broke off several long catches for 148 yards in total.  Davante Adams failed to find the endzone, but he is still a target monster and a focal point of that Raiders offense.

Jordan will try to get a winning streak going vs Dan this week.

Luke came out on the short side of a close one this week.  Talented WR Chris Olave almost pulled a complete disappearing act.  I blame most of that on Derek Carr, so hopefully just an outlier game.

Derrick Henry returned to form with 22 carries for 122 yards and a score.  His yardage totals have left a little to be desired so far, but Henry has a tendency to get stronger as the season goes on and defenses get banged up.  Tyreek Hill also failed to find the endzone for the first time this year.  

Luke will look to get back on track when he faces Ramsey in Week 5.

Brice got the better of Kyle this week, in another close matchup.

Josh Allen went nuclear for 4 passing TDs and 1 rushing score.  Bijan Robinson had a solid bounce-back game with 105 rushing yards and another 32 through the air.  The aforementioned Joshua Kelley STILL isn't Austin Ekeler.  But hey, maybe roll him out again when he's off Bye in week 6?

The clip above can also be used for Kyle Pitts.  He is like a walking, talking, shoulder-pad wearing disappointment.

The GOOD news is, Saquon is gonna be back (maybe this week?), and Khalil Herbert is emerging as maybe the only bright spot on an awful Bears team.  So there are some RB options at least.

Brice heads to the dump to face the Garbage Man in week 5.

Kyle got another solid performance out of Jalen Hurts, and a massive game out of waiver-wire wonder Nico Collins...but when nobody else in the lineup finds the endzone, it tends to make for a rough week.  Tony Pollard was pretty quiet in game where Dallas stomped New England, but I guess that happens when your defense is scoring half the points.

Kyle did get Kamara back in action, and it looks like he'll be a solid start rest-of-season.  Cooper Kupp is apparently going to be back at practice, but hell if I know what's going on with Jonathan Taylor.  Is he playing?  Is he getting traded?  Is he going on a long vacation with Le'Veon Bell?  Nobody seems to know.

Kyle will try to get back in the win column vs Tom this week.

Last but not least, Christian McCaffrey beat Dan this week.  The rest of my team didn't really matter.  

Dan did get a multi-TD game out of Mr. Justin Jefferson, although what's the deal with him not being able to get 150 yards?  Does he suck now, or what?  I'm sure he'll just double it this week, and put up 300 to stay on-pace.

Speaking of sucking, Tee Higgins...no, scratch that.. the BENGALS.  They suck.  It's full-blown panic mode in Cincinnati right now.  If they lose to the Cardinals this week, which is actually possible in this world we live in now, they might as well just pack it up.

One more note... I can't believe old man Thielen has returned to relevance and is a Top 10 WR on the season right now.

Dan faces Jordan this week, to try to get back to a winning record.

Alright boys, that's all I've got for now.  Best of luck on the waiver wire and in Week 5!

Cheers,

- Eric