Week 4: Things Get Muddled

With another crazy week in the books, we look back to the madness that ensued. Droney again ran into an absurd point total, as Higgins busted out with 105.32 points, and managed to utilize his optimal lineup. Droney falls to 0-4, and now takes sole possession of last place at 0-4. Jon and Tyler's teams managed their first wins of the season, as Jon took down undefeated Team Sean thanks to a decent Tony Romo performance. Sean now has a full-blown QB controversy, as Big Ben and Flacco have both been horrendous as of late. Tyler's team took down heavyweight Boulter, as Brady posted a season low point total, and Josh Freeman came up huge for Team TP on Monday night.
Brett's Nasty Bunch fell to 2-2, despite putting up a league-leading 385 points. He fell to Kevin due to sub-1 point performances by Nate Burleson and Mario Manningham. Calvin Johnson again bailed out Kevin, with another 2-TD performance and a team high 16.80 points. The key to the season has been with player matchups, as teams with low point totals have managed to win against even lower points.
Below is this weeks totals, with the parity displayed via the color coded system. With another win by Manifest Destiny, a playoff spot could be clinched quite early. On the other side, another loss by Droney's team could lead to an extremely early elimination.

Tyler	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS		Brett	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS
QB	Josh Freeman vs IND	19.09	Josh Freeman vs IND	19.09		QB	Matthew Stafford vs DAL	14.75	Kyle Orton vs GB	17.81
RB1	Chris Johnson vs CLE	5.60	Chris Johnson vs CLE	5.60		RB1	LeSean McCoy vs SF	8.60	LeSean McCoy vs SF	8.60
RB2	Peyton Hillis vs TEN	3.45	Willis McGahee vs GB	5.65		RB2	Ray Rice vs NYJ	12.50	Ray Rice vs NYJ	12.50
WR1	Eric Decker vs GB	14.85	Eric Decker vs GB	14.85		WR1	Mike Williams vs IND	3.45	Mike Williams vs IND	3.45
WR2	Steve Smith vs CHI	9.05	Steve Smith vs CHI	9.05		WR2	Nate Burleson vs DAL	0.80	Laurent Robinson vs DET	5.80
WR3	DeSean Jackson vs SF	8.55	DeSean Jackson vs SF	8.55		WR3	Mario Manningham vs ARI	0.50	Dexter McCluster vs MIN	1.90
TE	Jason Witten vs DET	10.70	Jason Witten vs DET	10.70		TE	Greg Olsen vs CHI	8.50	Greg Olsen vs CHI	8.50
K	Jason Hanson vs DAL	12.00	Jason Hanson vs DAL	12.00		K	Neil Rackers vs PIT	5.00	Neil Rackers vs PIT	5.00
DEF	Washington vs STL	13.00	Washington vs STL	13.00		DEF	New York Jets vs BAL	15.00	New York Jets vs BAL	15.00
TOTAL	--------	96.29	--------	98.49		TOTAL	--------	69.10	--------	78.56
VERSUS						VERSUS
Boulter	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS		Kevin	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS
QB	Tom Brady vs OAK	16.47	Tom Brady vs OAK	16.47		QB	Drew Brees vs JAX	9.52	Cam Newton vs CHI	25.43
RB1	Matt Forte vs CAR	17.40	Matt Forte vs CAR	17.40		RB1	Knowshon Moreno vs GB	0.55	Marshawn Lynch vs ATL	8.85
RB2	Darren Sproles vs JAX	6.55	Darren Sproles vs JAX	6.55		RB2	Steven Jackson vs WAS	9.20	Steven Jackson vs WAS	9.20
WR1	Mike Wallace vs HOU	3.85	Mike Wallace vs HOU	3.85		WR1	Calvin Johnson vs DAL	16.80	Calvin Johnson vs DAL	16.80
WR2	Brandon Lloyd vs GB	6.80	Brandon Lloyd vs GB	6.80		WR2	Santana Moss vs STL	7.95	Santana Moss vs STL	7.95
WR3	Mohamed Massaquoi vs TEN	2.30	Josh Morgan vs PHI	9.25		WR3	Roy Williams vs CAR	0.75	Victor Cruz vs ARI	4.90
TE	Jermichael Finley vs DEN	1.40	Jermichael Finley vs DEN	1.40		TE	Vernon Davis vs PHI	8.25	Vernon Davis vs PHI	8.25
K	Josh Brown vs WAS	4.00	Josh Brown vs WAS	4.00		K	Robbie Gould vs CAR	10.00	Robbie Gould vs CAR	10.00
DEF	Baltimore vs NYJ	32.00	Baltimore vs NYJ	32.00		DEF	Green Bay vs DEN	15.00	Green Bay vs DEN	15.00
TOTAL	--------	90.77	--------	97.72		TOTAL	--------	78.02	--------	106.38
Sean	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS		Pat	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS
QB	Ben Roethlisberger vs HOU	2.67	Ben Roethlisberger vs HOU	2.67		QB	Jason Campbell vs NE	10.33	Jason Campbell vs NE	10.33
RB1	Adrian Peterson vs KC	4.15	Adrian Peterson vs KC	4.15		RB1	Fred Jackson vs CIN	10.90	Fred Jackson vs CIN	10.90
RB2	Ryan Mathews vs MIA	7.45	Ryan Mathews vs MIA	7.45		RB2	Daniel Thomas vs SD	0.00	Jonathan Stewart vs CHI	4.25
WR1	Greg Jennings vs DEN	11.15	Greg Jennings vs DEN	11.15		WR1	Vincent Jackson vs MIA	11.40	Vincent Jackson vs MIA	11.40
WR2	Jeremy Maclin vs SF	1.70	Jeremy Maclin vs SF	1.70		WR2	Andre Johnson vs PIT	1.80	Deion Branch vs OAK	6.20
WR3	Anquan Boldin vs NYJ	1.40	Michael Crabtree vs PHI	3.40		WR3	Roddy White vs SEA	3.90	Roddy White vs SEA	3.90
TE	James Casey vs PIT	0.40	James Casey vs PIT	0.40		TE	Dustin Keller vs BAL	0.60	Dustin Keller vs BAL	0.60
K	Sebastian Janikowski vs NE	7.00	Sebastian Janikowski vs NE	7.00		K	Dan Bailey vs DET	13.00	Dan Bailey vs DET	13.00
DEF	San Diego vs MIA	8.00	Chicago vs CAR	9.00		DEF	Philadelphia vs SF	7.00	Philadelphia vs SF	7.00
TOTAL	--------	43.92	--------	46.92		TOTAL	--------	58.93	--------	67.58
VERSUS						VERSUS
Jon	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS		Graham	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS
QB	Tony Romo vs DET	18.62	Tony Romo vs DET	18.62		QB	Aaron Rodgers vs DEN	43.96	Aaron Rodgers vs DEN	43.96
RB1	Rashard Mendenhall vs HOU	7.25	Rashard Mendenhall vs HOU	7.25		RB1	Darren McFadden vs NE	6.15	BenJarvus Green-Ellis vs OAK
RB2	Jahvid Best vs DAL	3.50	Jahvid Best vs DAL	3.50		RB2	Ahmad Bradshaw vs ARI	6.50	Ahmad Bradshaw vs ARI	6.50
WR1	Brandon Marshall vs SD	2.60	Reggie Wayne vs TB	2.95		WR1	Stevie Johnson vs CIN	2.90	Stevie Johnson vs CIN	2.90
WR2	Robert Meachem vs JAX	2.95	Robert Meachem vs JAX	2.95		WR2	Nate Washington vs CLE	3.10	Nate Washington vs CLE	3.10
WR3	Sidney Rice vs ATL	9.95	Sidney Rice vs ATL	9.95		WR3	David Nelson vs CIN	0.90	Pierre Garcon vs TB	19.30
TE	Tony Gonzalez vs SEA	8.80	Owen Daniels vs PIT	9.45		TE	Brandon Pettigrew vs DAL	3.20	Brandon Pettigrew vs DAL	3.20
K	Stephen Gostkowski vs OAK	8.00	Stephen Gostkowski vs OAK	8.00		K	Billy Cundiff vs NYJ	10.00	Billy Cundiff vs NYJ	10.00
DEF	New York Giants vs ARI	8.00	New York Giants vs ARI	8.00		DEF	New Orleans vs JAX	9.00	New Orleans vs JAX	9.00
TOTAL	--------	69.67	--------	70.67		TOTAL	--------	85.71	--------	97.96
Hopkins	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS		Droney	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS
QB	Matt Ryan vs SEA	13.12	Matt Ryan vs SEA	13.12		QB	Eli Manning vs ARI	16.27	Eli Manning vs ARI	16.27
RB1	Tim Hightower vs STL	1.40	Brandon Jacobs vs ARI	6.90		RB1	Maurice Jones-Drew vs NO	4.35	Michael Bush vs NE	10.05
RB2	Beanie Wells vs NYG	24.90	Beanie Wells vs NYG	24.90		RB2	Arian Foster vs PIT	14.30	Arian Foster vs PIT	14.30
WR1	Larry Fitzgerald vs NYG	5.10	Larry Fitzgerald vs NYG	5.10		WR1	Jordy Nelson vs DEN	10.55	Jordy Nelson vs DEN	10.55
WR2	Hakeem Nicks vs ARI	14.10	Hakeem Nicks vs ARI	14.10		WR2	Dez Bryant vs DET	14.10	Dez Bryant vs DET	14.10
WR3	Julio Jones vs SEA	6.35	Julio Jones vs SEA	6.35		WR3	Lance Moore vs JAX	2.50	Lance Moore vs JAX	2.50
TE	Randy McMichael vs MIA	1.25	Randy McMichael vs MIA	1.25		TE	Dallas Clark vs TB	2.30	Dallas Clark vs TB	2.30
K	Alex Henery vs SF	11.00	Alex Henery vs SF	11.00		K	Rob Bironas vs CLE	7.00	Rob Bironas vs CLE	7.00
DEF	Detroit vs DAL	18.00	Detroit vs DAL	18.00		DEF	Atlanta vs SEA	3.00	Atlanta vs SEA	3.00
TOTAL	--------	95.22	--------	100.72		TOTAL	--------	74.37	--------	80.07
VERSUS						VERSUS
Holmes	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS		Higgins	STARTER	POINTS	OPTIMAL STARTER	POINTS
QB	Philip Rivers vs MIA	13.04	Philip Rivers vs MIA	13.04		QB	Mike Vick vs SF	22.07	Mike Vick vs SF	22.07
RB1	Michael Turner vs SEA	16.40	Michael Turner vs SEA	16.40		RB1	LeGarrette Blount vs IND	13.05	LeGarrette Blount vs IND	13.05
RB2	James Starks vs DEN	5.05	Frank Gore vs PHI	12.95		RB2	Joseph Addai vs TB	2.40	Joseph Addai vs TB	2.40
WR1	Santonio Holmes vs BAL	1.65	Santonio Holmes vs BAL	1.65		WR1	Dwayne Bowe vs MIN	11.35	Dwayne Bowe vs MIN	11.35
WR2	Devery Henderson vs JAX	0.00	Donald Driver vs DEN	7.00		WR2	Wes Welker vs OAK	13.90	Wes Welker vs OAK	13.90
WR3	AJ Green vs BUF	6.20	AJ Green vs BUF	6.20		WR3	Denarius Moore vs NE	6.95	Denarius Moore vs NE	6.95
TE	Rob Gronkowski vs OAK	0.75	Rob Gronkowski vs OAK	0.75		TE	Jimmy Graham vs JAX	12.60	Jimmy Graham vs JAX	12.60
K	Mason Crosby vs DEN	7.00	Mason Crosby vs DEN	7.00		K	Matt Bryant vs SEA	16.00	Matt Bryant vs SEA	16.00
DEF	Pittsburgh vs HOU	1.00	Pittsburgh vs HOU	1.00		DEF	Tampa Bay vs IND	7.00	Tampa Bay vs IND	7.00
TOTAL	--------	51.09	--------	65.99		TOTAL	--------	105.32	--------	105.32