MOTW - Week 8

What happened last week? I feel like (without exaggerating) 10% of the NFL suffered injuries last week. From Cutler to Wayne to Martin to Foster to Bradford to Foles to Finley to Briggs to Manning, the list goes on and on. What a sad week of football.

To add to that sadness, the loser of this week's MOTW will probably be lose their hope for the rest of the season as well.

MOTW
11. The Powerhouse (Nelson) vs. 12. Kaep'n Crunch (Jon)
QB: Kaepernick has to be one of the most disappointing QBs this year. He took his team to the Super Bowl but it's looking more like the team around him carried them and not the guy under center. He does get a soft Jaguars defense to boost his stats but I'll take Rodgers over a Minnesota defense that's been one of the worst against the pass. Edge: Nelson
WR: Boykin was huge last week in the absence of Cobb and Jones and will get a chance to feast on this terrible Vikings secondary. He's my GAMECHANGER as he'll likely score at least 1 TD with 100+ yards. Even with the GAMECHANGER on his side, no Andre Johnson, no DeAndre Hopkins, a struggling Hakeem Nicks, and having to face Decker, Blackmon, and Fitzgerald means that Jon will still be projected to lose this battle. Edge: Nelson
RB: Nelson's RBs have gotten so bad that he's resorting to starting both of the Oakland tailbacks. But Jon's RB situation has been awful. Jacobs might not play again this week and MJD has just been one of the biggest busts this year. I can't say anything more about this awful backfield matchup... Edge: Even
TE: Finley, out. Gates, bye. What is Jon doing? I hope he picks someone up soon... Edge: Nelson
K/DEF: Hmmm the Titans are on bye too? C'mon Jon, you're slacking here. At least he picked up Hartley who should put up some points when the Saints stall on offense without Graham. Edge: Nelson.

Winner: The Powerhouse (Nelson)
Jon amazingly has 6 players on bye, 2 TEs that won't be playing this week, and a team where almost every position is under-performing. I'm going to put my money on Jon's season being over. Sorry, Jon. Better luck next year.

GAMECHANGER record through week 7: 4-6

MOTW record through week 7: 4-6

Good luck to all!

Simon Kim