SMG Playoffs - Rd 2

Greg does it again! Despite being a big underdog, he upsets Jimmy's team, almost doubling the Fobsters' total (111 to 65) and cruises to round two of the playoffs. Despite having a 5-8 regular season record, Greg proves that on any given Sunday you have a chance. For Jimmy, it was a crushing loss as no player scored more than 13 points and his receivers totaled 15 points between the three of them. Greg's defense, the Titans, put up 21 points just by themselves. And that was only Greg's second highest player because Matt Schaub had a huge game of 29 (and Thomas Jones had 21 pts). Heck, Randy Moss even got a negative one for his day and Greg still whooped that ass. So, which Goliath is up next for our intrepid David? Well how about Vu's team, the defending champion Battle Angels who had the best record in the league, scored the most points during the regular season, and boasts the best player in the game, QB Drew Brees? Let's take a look at the matchup.

Quarterback: This isn't even a matchup. League MVP Drew Brees is averaging 28 points a game. He's had scores of 49-31-32 in his most recent three games. Matt Schaub has been nice recently but he's not Brees. Edge: Battle Angels

Running Back: Last week, we said that Green Team's Thomas Jones and Brandon Jacobs weren't good enough to win. Well, thirty one combined points later and they prove their worth. Jones' big game came at the perfect time but he'll have to do it again if Greg wants to have a chance this week. Facing off against the New York duo will be Vu's backfield of DeAngelo Williams and Cedric Benson. While DeAngelo was a superstar late last year, churning Vu's team to a championship, he's been good but not great this year. Despite being statistically a top ten back, he's not had a breakout week since WK10, which was a very long time ago. Benson was similarly much better at the beginning of the year too, and has been injured and not scored 20+ since WK7. Edge: Even

Wide Receiver: With plenty of big names, this is a high powered receiver matchup. Vu boasts Andre Johnson, who has quietly been the best WR in all the land this year, averaging 16 points a game. Behind him is Greg Jennings and Vernon Davis, who are big names and capable of big games. Davis has finally emerged as an offensive force and has been over double digits in four straight games and is now the premier TE in the game. Jennings has been erratic and there's even a chance that the other Steve Smith could replace him, but as a third receiver, he's deadly.

The thing is, Greg counters with an even more explosive trio. Vincent Jackson finally got back on track last week, and while Randy Moss suffered a terrible game, he could be huge any time he plays. Sidney Rice has been in double digits for five straight games and is catching a lot of balls even if he's lost some deep play potential to other receivers on the Vikings. Edge: Even

Defense and Kicker: When they say that defense doesn't matter, Greg points to his Titans, who absolutely dominated and threw up a huge game last weekend. Can they do it again? It's doubtful because they seem like a boom or bust proposition. They've had two other twenty point games this year but they've also had low single digits in most other weeks. Vu's Saints Defense has been much steadier, averaging almost twelve points a game, which is good for best fantasy defense of the year. Kickers Nick Folk (Green) and Garrett Hartley (Angels) are both average real life kickers but because Hartley is working in New Orleans, he's got much higher upside. It seems like riding the Saints is going to work out for Vu in more ways than just at quarterback. Edge: Battle Angels

Wow, I never would of thought that Greg and Vu would match up well. I mean, this is a league leader facing off against a team that barely squeaked into the playoffs. But Greg has proven that his team is nothing if not surprising and we predict a good fight. Still, the powers of Drew Brees will just be too much to overcome and he's going to take the Battle Angels back to the Super Bowl for a championship defense.