Peon's Place

Who is going to be the hottest free agency pickup on the market this week? Yeah, the guy to my right, Torrey Smith, the Baltimore Ravens rookie wide receiver taking the place of Lee Evans for the week. This is shocking because not only did he tie Wes Welker for the top receiver position of this past weekend, but they both led all other fantasy players in points for their owners. Surprise? Yeah, a bit.

Another wideout makes the list this week in New York, Victor Cruz replacing Mario Manningham. Those two make the shock factor surreal.

As I only do Quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers on this list, I want to make a special shout-out to two players. One of my all-time favorites, Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, grabbing 85 yards and 3 touchdowns from Aaron Rodgers (26 points) and… yes, the Dallas Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey for scoring 6-for-6 on field goals last night, netting him 21 fantasy points.

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One of my up-and-coming football players this year, Jermichael Finley (Twitter / Facebook) has a website, I found out. He’s also selling T-shirts with his slogan “Thank Goodness It’s Finley” on them.

He’s pretty awesome to watch fly across Twitter on a daily basis. I’ve been picking him up in every Fantasy Football league this year, because I know he’s going to be that awesome, and he’s a sleeper behind the likes of Dallas Clark, Vernon Davis, etc.

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