NFL WEEK 7 “STOCK UP/STOCK DOWN” TEAM OF WEEK (10-22)
NFL STOCK UP TEAM OF WEEK
1). NY JETS DEFENSE: I loved this team’s Draft but I honestly never saw this coming. This Defense is right now loaded and super legit and it’s no fluke. The rush the passer, tackle well, fantastic secondary. Congrats to HC Saleh for getting these new pieces to mesh so quickly with the older pieces. I love LB/DT Q. Williams as he is now becoming the Superstar we all expected out of Alabama. Rookie CB Sauce Gardner is playing like a Pro Bowler and his CB counterpart Reed is playing so well this tandem right now is one of the best CB tandems in the NFL. Veteran LB Mosley is playing fantastic and this Defense has allowed only 8 Pass Td’s and has 7 Interceptions and is now (11th) in Defensive Efficiency and the Defensive Play calling is close to best I’ve watched on tape all season. They are almost always only rushing just 4 Defensive Lineman and using different slants and stunts they are getting crazy good pressure which allows the backend to have 7 Defenders and stopping any big plays from ever happening. And scary part if they stay injury free this will soon be a Top 5 Defense in the league. Hats off to Gang Green D as they have sold me.
STOCK DOWN TEAM OF WEEK
1). DENVER BRONCOS OFFENSE: It’s time to stop giving new QB Russell Wilson the “still new to the team early grace period” as he simply has been atrocious (missing open WR’s over and over), Offensive Line has lost key starters to Injury but so have many teams – they simply are being manhandled and the Center struggles to snap the ball well back to Wilson and (20) sacks is too many and it’s putting the Offense in long 2nd-3rd downs and even with quality WR’s they are staying on the field for long drives. The RB situation is now in shambles thanks to losing the #1 RB Williams for the season, and the #2 RB Gordon now benched and now relying on a older retread L. Murray. Nothing is clicking and the HC/Playcaller Hackett is clearly in way over his head. The Offense has only broken 20 points (a loss) once all season and the two wins they only put up 16 and 11 points. Now even Wilson is banged up and a game time decision vs. Jets and no real back up QB plan either. It’s a really rough time for this Broncos Offense and luckily the Defense is really good or they’d be out of every game they play.
CRASHED AND BURNED TEAM OF WEEK: CAROLINA PANTHERS
At first the Defense looked legit enough to keep them in games as it’s been crystal clear since Day 1 the Offense was going to be challenged. But Dead Last in the league and only averaging 260 total yards per game and rushing for under 100 yards per game (90 to be exact) and look it’s not going to ever get better ahead. Trading C-Mac to the Niners, and injuries piling up and nothing clicking at all, and folks it’s time to pull the plug on the Panthers. NY just called and said “CAROLINA IS NOW ON THE CLOCK” (first pick is almost a sure thing for this bunch of Charlie Browns).