WEEK 3 NOLTON AWARDS

Prop of the Week
WR Chad Johnson CINAnti-Ryan

"Who covered 85 in 2005?" checklist. So far... no one.

Feat of the Week
PK David Akers PHIJoey Joe Joe Shabadoo

Definitely has to go to David Akers' foot... After straining his hamstring during the opening kickoff and struggling just to walk throughout the game, Akers calmly (yet painfully) kicked a 23 yard field goal to win the game for the Eagles in overtime.

7-Eleven Player of the Week
(always open)

WR Steve Smith CARJoey Joe Joe Shabadoo

Steve Smith put up 11 catches for 170 yards and 3 TD (24 Fantasy Points). This just in: Steve Smith is now officially over the injury that caused him to miss the entire 2004 season. Ironically, or maybe just coincidentally, both Carolina and Joey Joe Joe lost their respective games this week.

Comeback Player of the Week
QB Daunte Culpepper MIN

Joey Joe Joe Shabadoo

Look who's back... back again. Daute Culpepper had the worst game of his career last week, from a passer rating standpoint. He ended up with 236 yards, TD, and 5 turnovers (2 FP). He answered this week with a solid game with 300 yards, 3 TD, and no turnovers (25 FP). Daunte may not have Moss, but he still has heart.

Rookies of the Week
Auburn Alums
RB Ronnie Brown MIADisposable Heroes

The Dolphins hung in there with the Panthers all day and pulled it out in the end, due in no small part to the stellar running of Ronnie Brown who had 132 yards and a TD (12 FP) for his highest output of the season thus far.

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RB Carnell "Cadillac" Williams TB
Anti-Ryan

Although he had a much softer matchup than his former college teammate, Cadillac Williams did not disappoint. He ran for over one hundred yards for his third straight game (first three games of his big league career) and continues to lead the Rookie of the Year standings.

Manning of the Week
QB Eli Manning NYG
C-Bass Git-R-Done

Originally with the number one pick, Coach C-Bass traded down, but still ended up with a Manning... and to this point, at least from a current fantasy production viewpoint, the better one. Eli [352 yards, 2 TD (19 FP)] outperformed the highly touted #1 overall pick of NOLTON by a whopping 17 points!

NOLTON Coach of the Week
Coach Ryan Demotte
Smackdown

Coach Demotte is a mad genius (just look at the picture)! In a must win game, the 0-2 Smackdown lived up to its name and did just that, dropping triple digits on the hapless (and also winless) Fentons, thanks to 4-count-'em-4 multiple touchdown scoring starters (QB Marc Bulger STL, WR Hines Ward PIT, WR Keenan McCardell SD, and RB Julius Jones DAL).

Al Gore of the Week
Coach Gregory Bauch
Stewie Griffin

Through his "smack talk", Coach Bauch all but conceded his week 3 matchup, only to have his #1 pick (NOLTON #2 overall) Ladainian Tomlinson drop 32 points on Commissioner Kline, including a passing TD to go along with his 3 rushing scores.

NOLTON Franchise Player of the Week
RB Willis McGahee BUF
Fentons

Fentons' franchise player Willis McGahee (13 FP) countered his sluggish start with a solid 140 yard performance vs. the Falcons and added a TD for good measure. Unfortunately for Fenton, he was going up against Smackdown, who recorded the league high score for the year (100 FP).

Start of the Week
WR Steve Smith CAR
Joey Joe Joe Shabadoo

There were lots of great starts this week, but I have to give it to Kline, because Smith destroyed a solid Miami defense who before that game was playing solid defense in this young season.

Start of the Weak
QB Peyton Manning IND
Terry's Titans

I can't fault Coach Terry for starting Manning really. I mean he traded his whole draft to move up to #1 just to draft the elder Manning. He's not playing badly, but the Colts are using a different blueprint than a year ago. Then again, from a strictly statistical standpoint, the breakdown is as follows: Peyton Manning 228 yards, 1 interception (2 FP) as opposed to the Titans' backup QB Drew Bledsoe DAL who had a monster game with 363 yards, 3 TD, 2 interceptions (23 FP).

Clutch Player of the Week
WR Jimmy Smith JAX
C-Bass Git-R-Done

Through 4 quarters of football, Jimmy Smith had just one catch for a mere 6 yards. Overtime was a different story. He scored the game winning, tip-toeing, one-handed, stretching touchdown increasing his total to 41 yards (8 FP). Footwork of the year so far; truly a thing of beauty.

Bench of the Week
WR Deion Branch NE (3 FP), WR Brandon Lloyd SF (19 FP),
WR Donald Driver GB (2 FP), RB Ronnie Brown (12 FP),
QB Jake Delhomme CAR (19 FP), DEF Tampa Bay TB (11 FP)
Disposable Heroes

You know I had to put this one in... Coach Cooper (96 FP among his 9 starters) had 66 points sitting on his bench.