Week nine’s look at you’ve got to be kidding me.

Quarterbacks

Mike Vick
Wow, Vick crossed the 200 yard mark in passing. Could this be a legitimate step forward for Vick? We doubt it. He’ll do this occasionally, but his erratic style isn’t going to go anywhere. It’s the nature of Vick that makes him who he is. With Brian Finneran and developing youngsters as his go to guys, it’ll take Terrell Owens landing in Atlanta for any numbers to accumulate for Vick.

Brooks Bollinger
The fill in job Bollinger did wowed people. Bollinger has a nice command as a Jets signal caller. Each time he has seen action though, it has been in the second half. Teams will now game plan for him and expose his weaknesses.

Kurt Warner
Forget about Warner’s 300 plus yards. He had three interceptions and failed on numerous occasions to punch the football in the end zone. Neil Rackers is loving all the extra kicks he is getting, as he leads the league in that department. Warner can complain about the running backs and his offensive line all he wants. When a team can’t score after driving the football than there is something wrong with the quarterback.

Running Backs

Kevin Jones
The potential 2,000 yard season John Clayton thought could be a possibility with Jones is not going to even come close. The Lions offense is in a stale state. Every week they seem to not have a true game plan, and that’s hurt Jones entirely. Against the Vikings you have to produce in some sort of matter, and Jones failed to do that.

Priest Holmes
He didn’t play but his return looks to be set for 2006. Holmes has been infected with the Fred Taylor syndrome every year now. From this stage on, Holmes will likely never be the featured back in Kansas City. It was only a matter of time, but now the Chiefs have definite reason to lower the carries of Holmes when he is back next season. The way Johnson finishes the season as a starter will predicate that strategy.

Antowain Smith
The Saints will be looking at a top five pick come April. They’re always in games but lack the focus on both sides of the ball to win in the end. Antowain Smith’s days as a viable starting running back have been long gone. New England tried him and it didn’t work out. The role just isn’t his to fill anymore. So don’t expect another 100 yard game from him.

Cadillac Williams
The Cadillac has been downgraded Buick lately. He seems to not have recovered from his injury, or is just struggling to get acclimated. He gave fantasy owners too much of a great taste early on in the season. That wasn’t expected from the outgo, and now that perception is becoming reality. He’ll be a high octane back from a week to week basis, just not this season.

Wide Receivers

Scotty Vines
He received some garbage yards, but did make a heck of a catch against the Vikings. The bad news for Vines is that the Lions have been horrible in passing, and Charles Rogers is due back from suspension.
Michael Clayton
Sophomore woes have continued for Clayton. It’s been awhile since a player has had a reversal of fortune like Clayton. The season is only halfway done though, so don’t give up on him.

Joe Horn
The horn has been silent. Aaron Brooks hasn’t been leaning his way as much as years past. Other receivers are getting open, and Horn has been just another amongst the crowd of Saints. Horn may still be recovering from his injury and playing at eighty percent. Whatever is the problem, Horn is a top ten receiver still and will get his numbers.

Which athletes got under your skin this week with horrible play? Notjustagame breaks it down.

Quarterbacks

Daunte Culpepper
An already horrible year for fantasy owners turned into a knife in the back. All of the owners that drafted Culpepper with their first overall pick are in disbelief. Now owners will have to pick up Brad Johnson; or rely on a backup that they drafted late because they thought they could start Culpepper for fifteen games.

Brett Favre
Five interceptions is not misleading in this scenario. Favre somehow didn’t care about his interceptions, and still played with the same guts. At least any funk Favre will be in won’t have week to week symptoms. He will always give it his all. Even when it looks like he should give up, his drive deep puts Green Bay in range to almost overcome his interceptions.

Josh McCown
Dennis Green never declared McCown starter for the remainder of the season. His last two weeks have been reason enough to bring Kurt Warner back. This past week against Dallas, McCown was off on almost every throw. At one point it seemed like the Cardinals would close the gap of a 24-13 deficit. Then McCown threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, and that was it. McCown is down to one more quarter to prove himself, if that.

Mark Brunell
Just when fantasy owners were deciding to give Brunell a chance, the Redskins and Brunell faltered completely. Brunell only had 65 yards and the offense was on complete inoperative mode. The offense can’t get any worse, but the disappointment of this game will be instilled in the Redskins mind until they get another chance against the Giants.

Running Backs

Clinton Portis
One fantasy point deserves no more attention.

Carnell Williams
Returning to action against the 49ers was expected to be a fabulous return for Williams. Instead he was shut down and looks like he isn’t 100 percent just yet. Williams needs to get somewhere back to his previous level but Tampa Bay may continue to limit his carries for the next couple of weeks.

Brian Westbrook
His involvement in the Eagles offense is at an all time low. Last week the Eagles didn’t use him much because they were getting blown out. He did have 100 all purpose yards against the Broncos. Still, he hasn’t been used that much and the grumblings he has done haven’t helped. The Eagles need to get rebalanced with the element of Westbrook getting more touches added.

Wide Receivers

Michael Clayton
Clayton’s disappearance in the Buccaneers offense is the biggest mystery this season. Every week he is missing, and Joey Galloway is the one reaping the benefits. Clayton’s rookie year was definitely overachieving. After this season there will be more of a figure to look at to expect from Clayton.

Lee Evans
Just like his former rookie buddy above, Evans has been overshadowed by veteran Eric Moulds. Evans is not having solid week to week performances but should recoup before the end of the season.

Steve Smith
For Smith to keep up with these career day performances is unbelievable. He has been the best receiver this season, and looks unstoppable. His level of play is reminiscent of what Moss was doing when he first entered the league.

You have to feel bad for Bret Favre. Every week he gives it his all, and his team seems to always fold. The enormous weight of collapsing has to be taking it’s toll on Favre. His priceless expression as Paul Edinger nailed a 56 yard field goal, sealed his disgust of what has been a nightmare season. The superstar athletes around him keep dropping. As Ahman Green’s season has been declared over and Robert Ferguson’s knee will likely keep him out for an extended time. Out of all NFL players Brett Favre deserves to throw his arms in the air, and yell, You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me.

Quarterbacks

Michael Vick
Call it what you want, but his arm is going to be the Falcons downfall in the playoffs. Grabbing close games doesn’t happen in the playoffs if you have a one dimensional quarterback. The Jets were able to slow Vick down after the first quarter from scrambling. The medicine that has helped the Falcons all the time has been Warrick Dunn’s success to offset defenses from gearing down on Vick from the edges. He is truly the secret MVP of their team.

Josh McCown
He lucked out with the defensive support he received. They setup the majority of the Cardinals points, and made up for a horrible day from McCown. McCown only had one solid throw the entire game, and that was the game stretching touchdown throw to Larry Fitzgerald. Besides that McCown missed several open receivers (including twice with receivers in the end zone), and got a gift when a Tennessee linebacker dropped an interception that would have surely been returned for a touchdown. Dennis Green knows that McCown doesn’t deserved to be yanked yet. Another performance like Sunday’s though, and Green will have no choice but to give Warner his job back.

Drew Bledsoe
What was Bledsoe thinking? The drizzle of rain and slight fog couldn’t have caused that bad of a clouded vision to throw a misguided pass to Seattle. Boneheaded plays like that haven’t happened in a long time under circumstances like that. A performance like Bledsoe’s on Sunday could start a string of bad performances his way. Luckily he gets to play the Cardinals this week.

Running Backs

Ladainian Tomlinson
A bad game is inevitable, but the Chargers could have used something from him to break open the game against the Eagles. Credit the Eagles defense though for playing terrific. Often times when an all pro player like Tomlinson struggles, the finger is pointed on the individual. The good thing for Tomlinson is that he should never set a career low for rushing ever again.

Shaun Alexander
He piles up the yardage and touchdowns big time against average defenses. For some reason though he has never been able to show that ability against solid defenses. Dallas attacked him on every play and made Alexander look like a slow cautious back. Before any team decides to fork the mega contract to Alexander, they better look at the scale of yardage and touchdowns Alexander gets against the weaker defenses.

Brian Westbrook
Demanding a new contract can cause two things. A new contract from great play or the delay of an offer from poor play. Westbrook hasn’t been nearly as dominant as he thinks he is worth, and needs to step it up. His digression in play is why the Eagles are a shaky team right now. Shaky enough that they might not be able to compete with their division rivals in the Cowboys, Redskins, and Giants.

Wide Receivers

Anquan Boldin
It wasn’t his fault, but fantasy owners don’t care about that. McCown had a poor day and that affects great receivers. It was the first time in his short career that Boldin went without a catch. Expect a new streak to start, and not end for a long time.

Jerry Porter
He can’t even outperform Moss on a day where Moss played in a handful of snaps. Out of all athletes to sign a big contract, Porter looks to be taking the least advantage of a new deal. He dropped a touchdown on a bomb from Collins. Even though he was drilled on the play, there was no excuse. There have been receivers that have been hurt in mid air that catch passes like that. Doug Gabriel is the better receiver now, and may be for next season as well.

Shaun McDonald
It was his chance to shine without Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt playing. He failed to show he can be a dependable starter, as Kevin Curtis stole the show once again. McDonald has the talent to turn from a special teams returnee into a regular starter. Squandering chances like Sunday won’t help though.

If there were fantasy football police, the lineup of athletes would be ridiculous. Week Six involved a gargantuan overflow of athletes that had you screaming, YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!

Quarterbacks

Jake Delhomme
We’re starting to think there was a reason he was a backup for as long as he was. Delhomme has fallen into a zone of making horrible passes. Instead of handing the football off to Stephen Davis, he was handing the game to the Detroit Lions. He took an unfortunate hit late in the game, but for Panther fans that may have been a good thing. If he would have stayed in, he likely would have made yet another game ending interception to the other team.

Vinny Testaverde
He should force the Jets to go out and find a quarterback. To do that he would have to end his career, but it’s a decision he should make. Every time he steps out he adds a more of a darkening look to his career. The Jets try to use him more as a shield, knowing that he knows the game and not to make mistakes. The problem is that the NFL can’t revolve every week with a quarterback being safe guarded. Vinny tried to get the Jets back in the game against the Bills, but didn’t have the tools. He threw a disastrous interception that would have positioned the Jets back to their game plan. Instead it ended it.

Tommy Maddox
Oh, did he make Bill Cowher and the entire Steelers team pissed. Vince McMahon may want to try to recruit him for the XFL2, because that’s Maddox level of play right now.

Running Backs

Lamont Jordan
The plus was that he got your fantasy team two scores. The negatives though continue to outweigh the sleeper expectations of Jordan. He doesn’t get enough carries to know if his yards per carry are truthful. The image we get will continue until he gets twenty plus carries in one game. Knowing the Raiders that’ll never happen.

Thomas Jones
He wasn’t even expected to play, but did that and much more. Jones was underrated last year when he played, and continues to be. He has been a top ten fantasy back this year, and may be for years to come if he can land on a different team. The unclearness of his status against Minnesota, forced a lot of owners not to start him. His two touchdowns and decent yardage, sure made plenty of owners grumble more than the words, you’ve got to be kidding me.

Domanick Davis
He did get a touchdown reception, but owners didn’t draft him for that. They drafted him to be worthy of a first round fantasy football running back. The offense has sputtered all year. Furthermore their terrible offensive line has finally caught up with hurting the overall functioning of the team. Davis can no longer be looked as a top ten back until that gets resolved.

Wide Receivers

Randy Moss
Nothing is worse than getting hurt when the game has barely started. The seriousness of Moss’s injury is unknown, but we all know his prior histories with nagging injuries. At least Doug Gabriel and Joey Porter may finally step up in the statistical department.

Amani Toomer
The emergence and presence of Plaxico Burress along with Jeremy Shockey has not changed the tune for Toomer. Toomer will need to pick it up soon, or the Giants will be spending their first round pick on a receiver. People complained last year so much on Eli Manning, but maybe it was actually his cast of receivers starring Toomer and Ike Hilliard.

Lavernues Coles
Each week that Santana Moss blows out Coles statistically just points out how much the Redskins have won in their trade. Coles can’t catch a break this season, and needs to bring life to the Jets passing game.

Tis the season for making week five’s list of, you’ve got to be kidding me.

Quarterbacks

Aaron Brooks
It was time for the Packers to win a game. Brooks and the Saints showed exactly why they’ll always be the definition of mediocrity. The Saints will always lose the typical easy game, and play well against teams they shouldn’t. It has been going on since 2000, where they’ve finished at or near 8-8 every year.

Anthony Wright and Joey Harrington
Both were as horrible as can be, Sunday. Wright should adjust and add the following letters to his name after Wr, with the tabulation of “ong”. He is far from his days of looking as an okay quarterback back in 2003. There won’t be any teams that will give him an offer. Joey Harrington won without throwing over 100 yards. His story is growing old, fast.

Kyle Orton
The Bears had their game against the Browns, and self destructed in the fourth quarter. Kyle Orton needs to raise his level of play, as the Bears should be the division leaders of the horrible NFC North. Orton’s fumbled exchange late in the fourth quarter, showed that he can’t catch a break on or off the field.

Alex Smith
It got so pathetic, it looked like Smith was acting like he was playing a friendly neighborhood game in a park. He was just throwing it up for grabs like he didn’t have a care in the world. Another week like this and Rattay deserves another chance.

Running Backs

Ronnie Brown
He had an effective game, but fumbling the ball in a pivotal situation is going to be in Nick Saban’s head in the near future. The fact that Ricky Williams is returning, is hindsight, to expect Williams to get some rotation in the offense. Brown is steadily improving, and will be a great player soon.

Michael Pittman
The Buccaneers are going to look back at their loss against the Jets, as one of those games. Meaning what they could have had in better positioning for playoffs. What was missing was the rushing game with Carnell Williams. Pittman is more of a receiving back, and Griese showed once again that he can’t have the burden on his shoulders.

Tatum Bell
That’ll never happen again. Bell rolled up a couple of nice runs, to show that he is still alive. He only had 12 carries, so his overall day was definitely flooded by those two long runs. Don’t let the mirage fool you, until he shows some back to back capability. He has dotted the charts before.

JJ Arrington and Marcel Shipp
It’s officially bad, when the starting quarterback in Josh McCown is your team’s leading rusher for the game.

Wide Receivers

Marvin Harrison
It is official to say the Colts offense is more attentive to Edgerrin James? They’ve matured offensively because they can. The defense has been stout, and it’s made the offense more conventional. That could change in the growing months, but for now Harrison has been a disappointment.

Joe Jurevicious
Yes, the Rams secondary is that bad. The over the hill Jurevicious had one of those last veteran moments. He is a tall target, and somehow got wide open on almost every play. Darrell Jackson is going to be out for at least four weeks, and this may be the time to pickup a 30 day Jurevicious contract for your fantasy football team.

Terrell Owens
Guess he can’t match Moss as being a Cowboy killer every time out.

Which names fill the board on this week’s installment of, you’ve got to be kidding me?

Quarterbacks

Aaron Brooks
Qualifying as a fantasy starter will always be the term used for Brooks. That’s all Brooks will ever be is a qualifier, and never a full time starter. The Saints offense is back and forth with the way it presents itself on the field. Sunday they got a win thanks to a Bills offense that can’t score points. When the matchup presents itself, Brooks is an okay starter.

Brooks Bollinger
He looked afraid to do anything. Zero touchdowns and zero interceptions would back that up. Breaking out of his shell has to happen or Vinny will be in asap.

David Carr
A little bit better this week, but his body can’t take the pace of sacks he has been getting. For the offensive line to be the problem of the offense for this long, is ridiculous. No one will know Carr or this offenses ability until that gets resolved.

Joey Harrington
His failed attempt at the end of the Buccaneers game is just adding to the ever growing saga of Harrington’s losing career with the Lions. Summing up the game by saying, I’m tired of it, shows Harrington’s patience and confidence is drowning.

Running Backs

Carnell Williams
He was obviously slowed down by injury, as he was ineffective. The Buccaneers may want to rest him fully before they bring him back. His outstanding start to the year will allow him room for a full week off.

Fred Taylor
Eight carries for fourteen yards. Denver has erased thoughts of a bad season forming, after the opening week loss to Miami.

Julius Jones
The Raiders actually did a phenomenal job in shutting the running game down. Jones didn’t get on track until the second part of last season. He needs to break away from that trend, by starting now.

Chris Brown
With Travis Henry out of the equation, Brown’s opening of carries was expected. Instead he only carried the ball ten times for minimal yardage. Funny how things can turn for a back. Just a year ago Brown was crushing defenses.

Wide Receivers

Andre Johnson
You don’t want to blame him, but in fantasy football all that’s cared about is individual performances. His team is holding him back, but he needs to demand and get some throws his way.

Drew Bennett
Maybe Bennett and McNair just aren’t the right combination.

Michael Clayton
His great rookie year is being followed by the second year woes. Joey Galloway has been stealing the show entirely.

Lavernues Coles
Another poor week. One catch this time.

Donte Stallworth
Expecting Stallworth to step up like he did without Joe Horn was one of the most shocking stories of the weekend. Especially facing the Bills defense.