Owners of Both Adrian Peterson and Aaron Rodgers
Adrian Peterson entered the 2014 season with about as much fantasy skepticism as he’s had in his career, with the exception of the unbelievable post-ACL season. While many owners probably weren’t expecting 1,500 yards and 15 TDs, they at least needed 1,250 and double-digit scores along with a handful of receiving yards per game.
Fantasy football remains irrelevant compared to the people he actually hurt by whipping his 4-year-old son. However, it doesn’t make his owners any less pissed and those that also drafted his NFC North QB counterpart Aaron Rodgers were especially fuming in Week 3.
Rodgers appeared set for an utter destruction of a depleted Lions secondary after dissecting the Jets for 28.64 points in Week 2. The Lions frustrated the Packers signal-caller all afternoon in yielding only 162 passing yards and one score, good enough for 10.48 points. Owners of either Peterson and Rodgers were equally furious Sunday, but owners that spent their top two picks were ready to smash through a cinder block wall with sledgehammers.
Owners of LeSean McCoy
Owners of elite players at all positions have absurdly unrealistic expectations every week. The likes of LeSean McCoy, Calvin Johnson and Peyton Manning are not putting up 16 massive games during the season therefore you should expect duds every now and again. However, McCoy’s effort against Washington on Sunday was a dud of epic proportions.
The top three pick received 21 touches, meaning the opportunities were there and owners should expect at at least 65-70 total yards bare minimum. Nope.
McCoy, who left the game briefly to be checked for a concussion, managed a paltry 22 yards on those 21 touches, good enough for 2.2 points and a heavy blow to victory chances in Week 3.
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