Albert Einstein is quoted as saying (though maybe he never said it?), “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” With all due respect to Al, that’s not insanity. At best, that’s watered-down, low-carb Insanity Light.
The word “insanity” can be difficult to define, but you know it when you see it. And boy did Week 9 up the insanity ante, delivering an all-you-can-eat buffet of crazy. Week 9 included, among other chaotic developments, Niners unknown Richie James taking a blowtorch to Green Bay’s secondary (career-high 184 yards), Jakobi Meyers, of all people, delivering a Monday night performance for the ages (12-169-0 on 14 targets), the most decorated quarterback in NFL history Tom Brady turning into a pumpkin on national TV, Cowboys millionth-stringer Garrett Gilbert pushing undefeated Pittsburgh to the brink, sixth-round rookie Jake Luton putting on a clinic in his starting debut for Jacksonville (304 passing yards against Houston), and, if that tidal wave of mayhem wasn’t enough to knock you off your feet, Panthers bedrock Christian McCaffrey taking the field for the first time in weeks and instantly succumbing to another injury. Also, Philly ran out of alcohol.
Week 9 was, as Einstein might describe it, completely lit. Will the football gods take their foot off the crazy pedal in Week 10 or keep the bonkers train going? Stephen Andress, Jordan Cohn and I tried to sort that out on this week’s episode of the RADIO.COM Fantasy Football Show, highlighting our favorite waiver adds (Duke Johnson earned my seal of approval), streaming considerations and stealth starts. With crunch time upon us, it’s more important than ever to grind waivers, monitor the sport’s ever-evolving injury landscape and push those trades across before your league’s deadline. Here’s to another week of full-fledged fantasy insanity.
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