Berry's Week 5 Wrap-Up

Onto the analysis!

Love

Mike Vick - 21 points - 7th best QB in week 5 +

Cam Newton - 22 points - 6th best QB in week 5 +

Matt Ryan - 6 points - Out of the top 10 -

Kevin Kolb - 4 points - Out of the top 10 -

Curtis Painter - 19 points - 9th best QB in week 5 +

Daren Sproles - 11.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Isaac Redman - 6.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Mark Ingram - 11 points - Out of the top 15 -

Dexter McCluster - Not on the first page of scorers -

Desean Jackson - 16.5 points - Tied for 15th best WR in week 5 +

Julio Jones - Not on the first page of scorers -

David Nelson - Out of the top 15 -

Pierre Garcon - 26.5 points - 2nd best WR in week 5 +

Titus Young - Not on the first page of scorers -

Owen Daniels - 11.5 points - 6th best TE in week 5 +

Dallas Clark - 0.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Titans Def -   -2 points - Out of the top 10 -

Giants def - 6 points - Out of the top 10 -

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Wow, he bombed this week in the Love department!

Hate

Matt Schaub - 25 points - 4th best QB in week 5 -

Jay Cutler - 13 points - Out of the top 10 +

Ben Roethlisberger - 27 points - Number 1 QB in week 5 -

Shonne Greene - 15 points - 11th best RB in week 5 -

James Starks - 6 points - Out of the top 15 +

Jordy Nelson - Not on the first page of scorers +

Jacoby Jones - Not on the first page of scorers +

Deion Branch - 16.5 points - 14th best WR in week 5 -

Jared Cook - 7 points - Out of the top 15 +

Arizona Def -    - 2 points - Out of the top 10 +

Bad week for Mr. Roto! He made 28 picks this week. he made 12 good picks, but made 16 bad picks. He also predicted that the number one fantasy QB was going to have a bad game, which he did not. This makes two out of three weeks that he has dipped under the 500 mark for his predictions. UH OH!

Berry's Week 4 Wrap Up

Here we go again!

Love

Phillip Rivers - 17 points - Tied for 10th best QB in week 4 +

Eli Manning - 18 points - 8th best QB in week 4 +

Mike Vick - 34 points - 2nd best QB in week 4 +

Matt Stafford - 15 points - Out of the top 10 -

Cam Newton - 31 points - 3rd best QB in week 4 +

Kevin Kolb - 4 points - Out of the top 10 -

Ryan Matthews - 16.5 points - 10th best RB in week 4 +

Frank Gore - 20 points - 5th best RB in week 4 +

Cedric Benson - 10 points - Out of the top 15 -

Daren Sproles - 14.5 points - 13th best RB in week 4 +

Desean Jackson - 20 points - 6th best WR in week 4 +

Mike Williams (TB) - 8.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

David Nelson - Not on the 1st page of scorers -

Eric Decker - 19.5 points - 8th best WR in week 4 +

Mike Jenkins - Not on the 1st page of scorers -

Greg Olsen - 13.5 points - 7th best TE in week 4 +

Dallas Clark - 5.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Houston Def - 14 points - 6th best Def in week 4 +

Jason Hanson - 13 points - 7th best K in week 4 +

Hate

Matt Ryan - 17 points - Tied for 10th best QB in week 4 -

Ben Roethlisberger - 7 points - Out of the top 10 -

Josh Freeman - 23 points - 4th best QB in  week 4 -

Chris Johnson- 12 points - Out of the top 10 +

Javid Best - 7 points - Out of the top 15 +

Deangelo Williams - 8 points - Out of the top 15 +

Beanie Wells - 31 points - 2nd best RB in week 4 -

Brandon Lloyd - 17 points - 13th best WR in week 4 -

Julio Jones - 17.5 points - 12h best WR in week 4 -

Davone Bess - Out of 1st page of scorers +

Dustin Keller - 2 points - Out of the top 15 +

Tony Gonzalez - 14.5 points - 5th best TE in week 4 -

Kellen Winslow - 5.5 points - Out of the top 15 +

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So yeah, he did fair this week. Matt Berry made a whopping 32 picks this week. I guess he was feeling lucky this go around. He made 18 good calls and 14 bad one this time. This was one of Berry's better days as far as predictions go. However, he did not get any top scorers for any category this week.

Berry's week 3 wrap up

You know the drill.

Love

Matt Stafford - 23 points - 7th best QB in week 3 +

Ryan Fitzpatrick - 18 points - 10th best QB in week 3 +

Rex Grossman - 10 points - Out of the top ten -

Kevin Kolb - 11 points - Out of the top ten -

Chad Henne - 14 points - Out of the top ten -

Rashard Mendenhall - 4.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Fred Jackson - 23.5 points - 3rd best RB in week 3 +

Mike Tolbert - 4.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Brandon Jacobs - 14 points - 15th best RB in week 3 +

Roy Helu - 3 points - Out of the top 15 -

Steve Smith - Not on the 1st page or scorers -

Santana Moss - 9.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Chad Ochocinco - Not on the 1st page of scorers -

Malcolm Floyd - Not on the 1st page of scorers -

David Nelson - 11 points - Out of the top 15 -

Tony Scheffler - 0.5 points - Gimme a break! -

Evan Moore - 2 points - Out of the top 15 -

Bengals Def - 14 points - 3rd best Def in week 3 +

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Wow that was a lot of bad calls, lets see if he redeems himself in the hate sections!

Hate

Ben Rothlisberger - 13 points - Out of the top 10 +

Joe Flacco - 27 points - Number 1 QB in week 3 -

Eli Manning - 26 points - Tied for 2nd best QB in week 3 -

Kyle Orton - 10 points - Out of the top 10 +

Cendric Benson - 6 points - Out of the top 15 +

Beanie Wells - DNP +

Thomas Jones - 3.5 points - Out of the top 15 +

Hakeem Nicks - Off the 1st page of scorers +

Plaxico Burress - 12.5 points - Out of the top 15 +

Devery Henderson - 7.5 points - Out of the top 15 +

Kellen Winslow - 3 points - Out of the top 15 +

The hate section saved his ass this week!

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Matt Berry made 29 guesses again this week. He made 14 good or correct calls, but made 15 bad ones as well. He also flubbed up a little and said that the top two scoring QBs of week 3 were bad plays so if anyone listened to him and benched them...well I'm sure they were sour about taking his advice. His average dropped under 500 for the first time this season. Is that a sign of things to come? Only week 4 will answer that!

Berry's week 2 wrap up.

Here we go again! Another edition of, "Just how talented is Mr. Roto?"

In week 1, Matt berry did not impress me with his mediocre correct picks, so how will he fare in week 2 of fantasy football?

Love

Matt Stafford - 25 points - 3rd best QB in week 2 +

Rex Grossman - 15 points - Out of the top ten -

Jay Cutler - 12 points - Out of the top ten -

Ryan Fitzpatrick - 22 points -6th best QB i week 2 +

Tim Hightower - 10.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Mike Tolber - 10 points - Out of the top 15 -

LeGarrette Blount - 19 points - 10th best RB in week 2 +

Joseph Addai - 11 points - Out of the top 15 -

Danny Woodhead - 5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Darren Sproles - 13th best RB in week 2 +

Miles Austin - 36.5 points - Number 1 WR in week 2 +

Dez Bryant - 0 points - Not on the 1st page of scorers -

Santana Moss - 14.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Mario Manningham - 6.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Owen Daniels - 9.5 points - 13 best TE in week 2 +

Rob Gronkowski - 22 points - 2nd best TE in week 2 +

Lance Kendricks - 2.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Lions Def - 22 points - Number 1 Defense in week 2 +

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More bad picks here, but he did get some number one players in their respected categories this go around at least.

Hate

Eli Manning - 14 points - Out of the top 10 +

Matt Ryan - 19 points - 10th best QB in week 2 -

Kyle Orton - 13 points - Out of the top 10 +

Cendric Benson - 7.5 points - Out of the top 15 +

Javid Best - 26 points - 4th best RB in week 2 -

James Starks - 12.5 points - Out of the top 15 +

Mike Williams - Not many points +

Plaxico Burress - same here +

Devery Henderson - 17.5 points - 14th best WR in week 2 -

Mercedes Lewis - Out of the top 15 +

Saints Def - 13 points - 6th best def in week 2 -

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and there you have it.

Berry made 29 predictions this week. He made 15 correct or good guesses and 14 bad ones. He also picked two of the six positions best players for that week. The average slightly dipped this week, but he once again stayed in the positive side of the average. He is quickly slipping though. I wonder how he will do in week 3?

Berry's Week 1 wrap up.

This should be simply enough.

Now we get to the nitty-gritty. I will see how talented this guy really is.

The evidence is in the archives. I will use my own fantasy football league to see how well his Love/hate article stands up to the real, fake thing.

I will write the player he loved or hated for that week and then post the corresponding fantasy points they accumulated. I will put a plus ( + ) by the picks he got more or less right and a minus ( - ) by the ones he got flat out wrong. By right or wrong I mean if for the QB he guessed right and they scored in the top 10 of their category and for RB, WR and TE if they scored in the top 15.

So without further ado.

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Love

Mike Vick - 22 points - Tied for 7th best QB in week 1 +

Matthew Stafford - 22 points - Tied for 7th best QB in week 1 +

Tony Romo - 17 points - Tied for 13 best QB in week 1 - 

Rex Grossman - 18 points - Tied for 10th best QB in week 1 + 

Benjarvis Green-Ellis - 9 points - No where near the top 15 -

Tim Hightower - 16.5 points - Tied for 8th in RBs in week 1 + 

Willis Mcgahee - 5.5 points - Yep. -

Wes Welker -32 points - 2nd best WR in week 1 +

Dez Bryant - 14.5 points - Out of the top 15 -

Aaron Hernandez - 19.5 points - 2nd best TE in week 1 +

Lance Kendricks - 1.5 points - Self-explanatory -

Broncos D - 7 points - 13th best Def in week 1 -

Houston - 18 points - 5th best Def in week 1+

Titans Def - 6 points - Tied with a lot of bottom half Defenses in week 1 -

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Got some studs in there, no doubt. Week one he got a lot of picks correct, though some were just bad.

Hate

Josh Freeman - 14 points - Out of the top 15 in week 1 +

Eli Manning - 14 points - Same as above +

Kyle Orton - 13 points - Here too +

Reggie Bush - 18.5 points - 6th best Rb in week 1 -

Javid Best - 13 points - 15th best Rb in week 1 -

Jonathan Stewart - 4 points - Way out of the top 15 +

Daniel Thomas - 0 points - Inactive, but I guess that's something to hate! +

Mike Thomas - 9 points - Out of the top 15 +

Mario Manningham - Not on page one of the top WR scorers! +

Braylon Edwards - same as above. +

Mercedes Lewis - 3 points - Out of the top 15 +

Tony Gonzales - 9.5 points - 15th best TE in week 1 -

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So there you have it.

Mr. Roto, however he got that nickname, made 26 picks in week 1. He got 16 picks right and 10 picks flat out wrong. He did not predict one single number one player in any position this week also. C'mon man, you can do better then that! I thought you were talented!

The "Talented" Mr. Roto?

I've seen enough. Who is this guy again? Why does anyone think this guy knows a lick about football enough to listen to his fantasy advice?

Ok, let me give you a back story for anyone that is not familiar with fantasy football and the sort.

Matthew Berry is a columnist at ESPN. He has a website dedicated to fantasy football advice. He also makes weekly columns giving eager readers much needed pointers for the players they might or might not have on their team.

One of his more famous topics is his Love/Hate thread he writes every week. In this article, Berry goes off spouting about junk people skip just to get to the goods stuff. He does not rate players, he just warns people if he thinks people will do well or not so well. The players he loves usually have favorable match ups, while the players he hates have bad ones or are hurt or he has some gut feeling they will stink it up in their upcoming game.

This guy is as useful as a Floridian Meteorologist. He makes some guesses right, but he seems to make WAY more guesses wrong.

Well I've had enough. It's time to put this guy in his place. I am going to go back into his archives and see exactly how smart this supposed fantasy guru is.

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Pre-season

Love

Ryan Williams - Tore his ACL before the season started. Not really his fault. IR

Roddy White - He said he was the number one WR this year...

Anquan Boldin - Eh...

Fred Jackson - Nailed this one.

Matt Forte - And this one too.

Colt McCoy - Average at best.

Tony Romo - Not sold on him....if ever.

Dez Bryant - Both the Dallas Wrs are studs...

Miles Austin - But Miles has been hurt and Dez is not getting enough targets right now.

Felix Jones - Supremely busting it wide open right now. That's a bad thing.

Knowshon Moreno - I thought he'd be good too. It has not happened yet, and it's not looking too likely to change anytime soon.

Calvin Johsnon - Megatron!!!!!!!!!!!

Matthew Stafford - Good pick.

Brandon Pettigrew - Decent TE. Looks to be getting more involved in the offense now too.

Ryan Grant - Uhm, no.

Owen Daniels - Good TE.

Ben Tate - He rated him high before Foster's injury. Tate is never going to supplant Foster.

Joseph Addai - Hahaha. Blame Manning I s'pose.

Delonte Carter - Not gonna happen.

Rashad Jennings - Hurt before the season started. IR

Jamaal Charles - Shredded his knee in week two. IR

Daniel Thomas - Has potential, but is still a rookie learning the game.

Percy Harvin - No receiving TD yet this year. That might change with McNabb gone...

Donovan McNabb - Benched in week 7. Horrible since the start.

Chad Ochocinco - Bust.

Jimmy Graham - Best TE in the game right now.

Mario Manningham - Not playing to hot.

Shonn Greene - Garbage

Ladainian Tomlinson - Not getting enough carries to be that relevant.

Santonio Holmes - Good, but with a bad QB throwing him the ball. he is the clear best target Sanchez has to throw to.

Jason Campbell - Pretty solid up until he got hurt and is not out for the year. IR

Jacoby Ford - Has done nothing. Works as a good kick returner though!

Mike Vick - Good, but not as good as people wanted this year.

LeSean McCoy - Shady is a Stud.

Jeremy Maclin - Seems to have a stronghold on the number 1 WR gig in Philly.

Mike Wallace - He is a speed demon. He's really good.

Emmanuel Sanders - Not that good.

Antonio Gates - Is that foot ever going to be completely healed?

Mike Tolbert - TD vulture.

Phillip Rivers - Consistently inconsistent.

Marshawn Lynch - Hahaha, really? Wait he has had one good game...

Anthony Dixon - Bust.

Sam Bradford - Bust so far.

Legarrette Blount - Hurt, but he was starting to pick up his game up until the injury.

Josh Freeman - Not playing nearly as good as he showed last year.

Arrelious Ben - Sleeper potential here, but still so very raw.

Kenny Britt - He was killing it until he tore his ACL and MCL. Ouch! IR

Jared Cook - One good game so far. Otherwise he has been very invisible.

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Hate

Man it has to suck if you are a player in the NFL and you see your name in the Hate section. Haha

Kevin Kolb - I could have guessed this.

Matt Ryan - Interesting.

Tony Gonzales - He is actually playing very well for his age and shaky QB.

Lee Evans - Been a bust so far.

Jonathan Stewart - The daily show is averaging more points then fellow RB Deangelo Williams.

Jay Cutler - TBD

The Bengals - All of them, he writes. he says they won't score 8 Tds this season. They have more then 8.

Peyton Hillis - The Madden Curse strikes again?

Javid Best - He is a lil concussed right now, but he has not been a bust at all this year.

Arian Foster - Hahahaha. Really?

Peyton Manning - Nailed this one. Not on IR yet, but might as well should be with the way the Colts are playing.

Reggie Wayne - Yup.

Maurice-Jones Drew - Well, he might not be a top ten back this year, MJD is playing very well for a team that only has himself as a threat.

Matt Cassell - I guess.

Dwayne Bowe - No.

Derick Mason - Duh.

Benjarvis Green-Ellis - He is still the lead back.

Reggie Bush - Has has shone some flashes, but just can't stay consistent or healthy.

Marques Colston - Started out hurt, but has come back healthy and as good as new.

Ryan Matthews - Is making Mike Tolbert lose some rushes. He looks good this year.

The eagles Defense - Yeah, they were extremely overrated.

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So there you have it. He got some picks right before the season started to be fair, but a lot of his picks are huge disappointments or all-around busts.