You Can Get With This or You Can Get With That Week 9

Get with Chad Henne not with Matthew Stafford

Matthew Stafford had a big game last week coming back from his injury with a 4 TD performance. While the TD’s were great, his other numbers weren’t. He completed less than 60% of his passes and averaged less than 5 yards per pass attempt. This week Stafford goes against the Jets. Revis is finally healthy and they made top QB Aaron Rodgers look terrible last week. The Jets will bounce back from last week’s embarrassment, and shutting down Stafford will be a focus of their gameplan.

Last time the Ravens played, they gave up 380 yards and 4 TD’s to Ryan Fitzpatrick. No disrespect to the Harvard grad, who’s actually playing pretty well this year, but the Ravens are vulnerable in their secondary. Brandon Marshal and Davone Bess are an excellent WR combination and now they go against a Ravens secondary that couldn’t stop Lee Evans and Steve Johnson. The Dolphins are slowly becoming a passing team with Ronnie Brown not giving them much on the ground. I see Henne following in Fitzpatrick’s footsteps this week.

Get with Jonathan Stewart not with Marshawn Lynch

I thought Marshawn Lynch’s move to Seattle would lead to a resurgence for the much maligned rusher. However, Lynch has not been able to take advantage of the opportunity. Last week he gained 7 yards on 9 carries against the Raiders. He can blame it on a banged up O-line, but I don’t see things improving much against the G-Men this week who are 3rd in the league against the run and have shut down the likes of Arian Fost, Jahvid Best, and DeAngelo Williams. If Hasselbeck can’t go, Lynch will get more opportunities but even less room to run.

Jonathan Stewart again gets the backfield all to himself this week after not doing much last week with DeAngelo Williams ailing. When Stewart played the Saints earlier this year, he had 76 total yards and a TD. I can only see those numbers improving as he will undoubtedly get more than 8 touches this week. Carolina always plays the Saints close, especially at home. After a big win against the Steelers last week, I think the Saints are poised for a let down. Last year Stewart was great when Williams was out, and I think he gets back to that this week.

Get with Patrick Crayton not with Marques Colston

The last handful of games Colston has started to play better as Brees has been looking his way more often. The Panthers might seem like a pushover team with their 1-6 record, but they are actually 4th in the league against the pass. Earlier this year when Colston played the Panthers and was matched up against Chris Gamble, he only had 36 yards on 4 receptions. Gamble has also shut down Michael Crabtree and T.O. this year. I think the Saints will rely more on the run this week, and when they do pass it won’t be in Gamble’s direction.

Patrick Crayton disappointed last week with less than 50 yards receiving, but with Gates hurt this week, Crayton is without a doubt River’s best target. The Texans have the worst pass defense in the league. If Crayton is ever to have a big week, the time is now. Rivers is one of those special talents at QB who puts up numbers regardless of who he’s throwing it too. Floyd replaced and Jackson and I think Crayton can replace Floyd.