Week 4 Recap- What Went Right, What Went Wrong

Week 4 was one that was up and down. Cam Newton leaving early in the game with a concussion really hurt. Also, I posted two lineups last week, one which was my optimal lineup had four players from the Chargers vs Saints game, and I should have listened to my projections, as I swapped Hunter Henry and Travis Benjamin (20.9 FanDuel points) for Dennis Pitta and Quincy Enunwa (12.2 FanDuel points). This was the difference between a great day and a mediocre day. This was the second week in a row that I was just slightly negative. Hopefully next week we get back on track.

Starting Bankroll- $10,087
Cash Games Entered-1,400
Cash Game Return- $1,512
Total Cash Game Return- $112

GPP Invested- $150
GPP Return- $0

Total Week 4 Return on Investment (38)
New Bankroll- $10,049

What went right?
Le'Veon Bell-
He's back, and it paid off if you started him in his first week back from suspension. The Steelers got Le'Veon the ball early and often in this game, and he looked great. Bell had 178 total yards in this game, and while he was unable to find the end zone he added five receptions for a total of 20.3 FanDuel points. Bell is one of if not the most versatile backs in the league and should be considered in every format every week. There was some concern heading into the week regarding Deangelo Williams taking snaps away from Bell, however, Bell was able on the field for 52 of 59 snaps for the Steelers while Williams was only out there for 17 snaps last week.

Melvin Gordon-This is a situation where it is hard to say that I got it right, but the end result was a running back who reached 2.75x his value. It might be time to come to reality and just realize that Melvin Gordon as a running back is the same guy as he was last year, he is just scoring touchdowns at an unsustainable rate as he is on pace for 24 touchdowns this year. This was a premiere matchup, and while Gordon had 79 total yards, he only had 36 yards rushing on 19 carries which is scary going forward for the former first round pick.

Antonio Brown-Antonio Brown could have had a monster game, but the game script just didn't go his way, as he only had five targets all of which were in the first half of this game. However, he scored two touchdowns early and that was enough to get to 2x his value.

What went wrong?
Cam Newton celebrating while going for a two-point conversion early in the fourth quarter. To make matters worse, this would have been an unbelievable garbage time situation and Derek Anderson took advantage of this as he threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns in just a quarter of play.

Cole Beasley ended up ok, but only due to a long reception at the end of the

Washington Defense-The Browns offense maybe better than I have been giving them credit for being. This is the second straight week I have tried to pick on Cody Kessler, and they have scored 20+ in each of these two games.

My GPP core-
Kirk Cousins started the game off hot with two touchdowns on his first two drives and looked like he was going to have a great game. The team took a 14-0 lead and then shifted to running the ball on Cleveland and allowed the Browns to climb back into it in a game that the Browns should have won. This was disappointing, as it looked as if the Redskins kept their foot on the gas, Cousins had the making of a huge game.

Deandre Hopkins had his worst statistical game since his rookie season in 2013. This is a Titans team that allowed a receiver to go for over 100 yards in each of their previous three games, and Hopkins was only able to have one reception for four yards.