West Conf Early Look: The Knights Who Say Ni

It's four weeks in but not too early to get in a quick review of how everyone's doing. As pointed out, there's parity everywhere with no undefeated teams, no winless teams, and half the league at 2-2. But not every 2-2 is made equally, as we look at the Knights Who Say Ni division, where everyone is dead even! Last year's four game in review is here.

Jedi Knights (2-2)
With one of the top keeper cores in the league, it's no mystery who sits atop this division...just like last season. Chris' team has the second most Points For and has been led by the insanity that is Peyton Manning. Mr. Manning blasted out of the gates with 46 points in WK1 and is averaging 29.8 points for the season, far and away the best fantasy player so far this year. The Knights lost a 93-97 game to MoRRie's Pogiboys this past week or they would have secured three wins. With Wes Welker proving that he is just as good without Tom Brady -- six TDs so far -- the one-two punch here is spectacular. Who was worried Welker would fall? He's been super steady with 16, 9, 14, and 19 points.

Behind those two is some depth issues though since there's a big dropoff to Steve Smith and steady but unremarkable Marques Colston. Step it up guys, Chris needs you to go undefeated the rest of the way! Also, running back Alfred Morris is dinged up and he's been middling at best. It looks like Robert Turbin, he of the three games with three carries each is going to get a swing this weekend. That's pretty much playing seven on eight. Still, with Peyton around this team can afford a few misfires. Ahem, here's looking at you Jason Witten. I mean, even kicker Blair Walsh has been playing inspired, posting three double digit games. Strangely, Blaine Gabbert is on this team with his five interceptions to no touchdowns ratio. Is he good at applying Peyton's BenGay or something?

Original Salt (2-2)
Trailing not that far behind in PF is the surprising Original Salt, who ended last season on a five game losing streak but is now an even 0.500 and scoring consistently each week. For a team that we semi-mocked in the keeper rankings, it looks like Reno could be just fine. Philip Rivers is back as a fantasy standout, Matt Forte is a very steady top five running back, and Larry Fitzgerald is revived, if still a bit boom/bust when he doesn't nab a touchdown.

Oh right, and then there's must-be-all-caps JORDAN CAMERON!!! The 2013 RD3.02 pick has emerged as the second best tight end around. Is it too early to call him the new Ben Coates? Shannon Sharpe? Rob Gronkowski?! It looks like Cleveland's entire offense is gearing around tossing Cameron the ball as he's had thirty catches and four touchdowns this season on the way to averaging 16 points a week. With Blake Griffin endorsing him, Reno was the only of us smart enough to actually select Cameron Jordan. Er, Jordan Cameron. With a huge WK5 matchup against Jedi Knights coming up, this could be a chance for Original Salt to break away from the crowded division pack.

Another Bad Creation (2-2)
Oliver's team has faced a slightly less difficult schedule than the two teams above him, but his squad has also scored less. After last year's Superbowl loss, ABC opened this season with two delicious wins but then scored only 45 and 65 points in their two subsequent games, both losses. Aaron Rodgers has still been all world but his early bye likely cost Oliver a win in WK4. Andre Johnson has been catching a lot of passes but hasn't hit the end zone yet this season, and Vincent Jackson has been suffering from the same malady.

Three tight ends will have already started games for ABC -- Fred Davis, Scott Chandler, Zach Ertz -- and that's a definite position of need. What Oliver does have is a stable of running backs that are all in the top ten of total scoring so far. While erratic and injury prone across the board, Marshawn Lynch, Reggie Bush, and Joique Bell have all had their moments this season. With the just injured, but steady, Darren McFadden also on board, it's a bit of a juggling act to see which RB will do the best each week. Still, with Rodgers back, this team is ready to pull into mid-season on a positive swing.

P Funk All Stars (2-2)
We gave Paolo's team the worst keeper scores (again) before the season for featuring two quarterbacks and a defense so we'll be quick to admit that these All Stars have already done well in equaling their wins total from all of last season. However, that keeper worthy 49ers Defense is ranked near the bottom of the league and started off the season scoring 2, 3, 0 points before righting the ship with a 13 point showing in WK4 against the putrid St. Louis Rams. Sidenote: That Giants defense kept by Original Salt has been even worse, scoring -7 points on the season and literally being the worst D/ST in the league. The lesson is to never keep defenses!

As for the two headed giant of Joe Flacco and Sam Bradford? P Funk added Matt Schaub through the draft and he's been the high scorer for this team. The rest of the roster has been disappointing throughout, with nobody averaging over eight points a game aside from Rams TE Jared Cook. The problem is, Paolo's up-and-comer might be Coby Fleener, who plays the exact same position. We want to applaud the All Star's early season success but we're not entirely sure how sustainable that will be. Can we call for a roster doctor? This team has three QBs, two D/ST, and two starting caliber TEs… At least kicker Stephen Gostkowski has been as good as advertised...