Fantasy football: 5 changes ahead of Week 8 you need to know about

We can't talk about football if we don't acknowledge the changes from week to week. It is always something in the NFL. Truly, no team looks the same on every Sunday. We lose a start like Patrick Mahomes and gain one in Chase Edmonds all in one week. We witness records, earth shattering and abysmal, on both ends of the spectrum from Aaron Rodgers and Sam Darnold. 

We even saw the Dolphins put together a semblance of an offense last week. 

There are always changes in football and there will be more in each week to come. Here are five changes from Week 7 you need to know about.

Ryan Tannehill looked…good?

The Titans benched their former franchise quarterback for the Dolphins' former franchise quarterback, and it was the best we have seen this team look all season. Corey Davis turned a season-high seven targets into six receptions, 80 yards and a score, much to the delight of those who have best ball exposure to him. Let's face it, no one was starting Davis last week.

With Tannehill set to take the helm after coming off a big win against the Chargers, Davis now enters the flex conversation. This week, the Titans host the Buccaneers, who roll out a secondary that I could possibly score a touchdown on.

The quarterback change breathed life into a lifeless team, and Tannehill didn't look half bad in his new role as the starting quarterback for the Titans.

Lamar Jackson entered the MVP race

At this point, we can't even say the letters "MVP" without considering Jackson. "Quarterback wins" is not a stat, but he is the reason the Ravens are a 5-2 team right now, no question.

Jackson hasn't thrown for 300 yards since Week 1, hasn't thrown a touchdown in two weeks, and had a season-low nine completions against the Seahawks last week.

He has also had at least 14 rushing attempts in three straight games, 338 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns over that span. The quarterback putting up running back stats is clearly the most valuable player on his team. The question is whether he is the most valuable player to any team in this league, and he continues to make a case for it despite the limited quarterbacking, in the traditional sense.

Aaron Rodgers reminded everyone he is the best quarterback in football

Five passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown, and a perfect passer rating sum up Week 7 for Rodgers. He was, to put it lightly, spectacular.

The title of "best quarterback in football" is debatable. You could argue it is Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, or Russell Wilson.

Or, you could argue that there is a guy with an arm like Mahomes, brain like Brady, and legs like Wilson. That guy would be Rodgers, who reminded us that he can really do it all.

Rodgers is the best quarterback in football, and that take is not nearly as hot as some would make it out to be.

The Cardinals trolled us

The Fantasy community had karma bite them a little bit last week, and the Cardinals did the biting. We are guilty of complaining about players failing us, some are even guilty of complaining to these players on social media which is a disgrace.

The organization declared David Johnson good to go and made no indication that he would be limited, let alone non-existent after the first series. Three touchdowns and 126 rushing yards later, Chase Edmonds led all running backs in PPR scoring with 35 points.

We think that professional football teams do not even think about Fantasy, but the Cardinals proved us wrong there last week. Whoever runs their social media account trolled us in epic fashion, with this gem of a Tweet:

|￣￣￣￣￣￣ |

|         YOU        |

|  SHOULD'VE  | 

|     STARTED   |

|       CHASE     |

|    EDMONDS  |

|           IN          |

|     FANTASY   |

| ＿＿＿＿＿__ | 

(\__/)  || 

(•ㅅ•) || 

/ 　 づ

They got us pretty good there.

The Falcons proved they are one of the worst teams in the league

The Falcons are, by record and anyone with a pair of eyes, a terrible football team. They either get blown out by at least two scores or keep it close enough to completely let you down. Of their six losses, half of them were by a combined eight points while the other half were by a combined 83 points.

This team has the same quarterback, stud receiver, and running back they had when they went to the Super Bowl in 2016. It is almost as if they have not been the same team since that infamous collapse in Super Bowl LI.

The implosion of this team hit an all-time high last week with Freeman getting ejected for punching a man four times his size and Ryan going down with what could be a multi-week injury. Mohamed Sanu has been saved by Bill Belichick, but it is simply an injustice that Julio Jones and his rare talent must suffer.

The Falcons truly are one of the worst teams in football.