Another week, another injury that will affect quite a few players on our fantasy teams. Week 7’s sacrificial lamb to the cruel fantasy football gods was Carson Palmer, who we’ve warned might get injured soon in our fantasy column, considering he’s been among the most-hit quarterbacks in the league. But with Palmer’s injury comes a massive dropoff in production for Larry Fitzgerald, Adrian Peterson, JJ Nelson, John Brown and now, maybe the Cardinals won’t bring back David Johnson.
A dark season gets darker. The knife has been twisted so often it doesn’t even hurt anymore. Like many fantasy football managers, Carson Palmer was picked up to replace Aaron Rodgers, and all is lost. As we head deeper into the second half of the fantasy season, this is when you need wins, and for many people, the wins are extremely hard to come by.
Between the production switcheroo by the Vikings RBs, to the Packers receivers unable to do anything of note, this week was a fresh hell for a specific sect of fantasy owner. Imagine if you owned Melvin Gordon, Damaryius Thomas, T.Y. Hilton or Keenan Allen? The studs have fallen, and fallen hard. Considering Alex Smith, Jared Goff and Dak Prescott’s performances, maybe the changing of the guard is taking place? Who knows. Nothing matters. Terrible. Terrible.
I knew I shouldn't have played Jordan Howard vs Carolina today…i need to start trusting my gut and not my brain smh
— The 8th Heauxkage (@ohhDee__) October 22, 2017
Latavius Murray is having a day. Meanwhile Jerick McKinnon owners be like… pic.twitter.com/fTw4JzSzNa
— Fantasy Fan Files (@FantasyFanFiles) October 22, 2017
This is the week I give up. Jordan Howard and CJ Anderson are making me real sad.
— Zachari (@Zachari) October 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/j3pgh/status/922204709527670785
I flip back over to football and the first thing i hear is "Dalton has to find a way to get AJ Green the ball". Going to bed
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) October 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/popularffwriter/status/922175066766434304
https://twitter.com/a__butter/status/922298843210719232
Just noticed how much TY Hilton is enjoying the Jacoby Brissett era. #Colts pic.twitter.com/Hi6dp1JlC3
— Jim Gavin (@jimgavin) October 22, 2017
MRW I took Matt Ryan out of my starting lineup, but realized I replaced him with Cam Newton… #SNF #FantasyFootball pic.twitter.com/FqXSPzbyxf
— adam (@rolyasmada) October 23, 2017
Highest scoring QBs so far today:
Josh McCown: 20.6
Blake Bortles: 14
Jared Goff: 12.9
Brett Hundley: 11.8
Jay Cutler: 11It's too lit.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 22, 2017
Where is Melvin Gordon?
Needing some fantasy points here…#Chargers pic.twitter.com/KpUxeIfDP5— Judy (@jkaystars) October 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/J_southside2321/status/922210774587793409
Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams in the first half: 4 targets, 0 catches.
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) October 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/orangeeyumm/status/922304634584256512
When Jordy Nelson, John Brown, & Eric Decker COMBINE for 2 catches for 19 yards. WTF #FantasyFootball #Packers #AZCardinals #TitanUp pic.twitter.com/9dreS3SpVh
— Katz (@markjkatz76) October 22, 2017
#CARvsCHI
QB Rating
Cam Newton 54.9
Mitch Trubisky 101.8 pic.twitter.com/iOX1JH9gaA— Barroom Network – Aldo Gandia (@BarroomNetwork) October 22, 2017
Jordy Nelson doesn’t have a single point for me in fantasy.. I went from having the best Rodgers to Nelson combo, to no Rodgers, no Nelson😕
— Stephen (@1Juice1) October 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/michael_walkup/status/922173864423108608
https://twitter.com/AmySorlie/status/922227379275169794
They also have 3 first downs. https://t.co/WzrVzqcutE
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) October 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/ClaudiaMRussell/status/922168508905115648
https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/922175527355641856