Welcome to The Lowdown for Week 2. This is my little corner of the fantasy football universe--feel free to pull up a chair and stay a while! Delusional in Detroit Ndamukong Suh once again was involved in a dirty play, when he nailed Vikings' OL John Sullivan during an interception return with an illegal low block. The league handed down a $100,000 fine to Suh, who was then quoted as saying: "Really, you just play football, that's all I can do," Suh told reporters. "... I don't change, I'm going to always play tough, hard, that's the way I was brought up at Nebraska, where I really learned football from the Pelinis and that staff and continue to play hard, play blue-collar football." Early in Suh's career, I resisted calling him a dirty player because I felt he was just playing a tough, aggressive brand of football; however, I have now changed my opinion. After repeated infractions, combined with Suh's inability to understand why he's being fined and inability to change his style of play, I now regard Suh as a dirty player--as well as a huge jerk. While just about everyone is quick to point out that Suh is a nice guy off the field, that is of little comfort to all his on-field victims. Frankly, Suh should be progressively suspended with each future infraction. For Safety's Sake This past weekend saw a ridiculous number of safeties in the NFL; four, to be exact. The Chiefs, Bucs, Titans and Redskins all gave up deuces--in the Chiefs' case, it was the only points they gave up the entire game. I'm not some degenerate Vegas gambler, but it seems to me that the odds of four safeties occurring in one week must be pretty huge. And when something that rare happens in the NFL, I'm sure we're all thinking the same thing: How did those safeties benefit the mob? Bring Back the Replacements There were a couple of bad calls this weekend, but three were egregious enough to warrant the NFL issuing apologies for the errors: two mea culpas went to the 49ers and Packers and one to the Chargers. In the 49ers-Packers game, after a third down play, Packers LB Clay Mathews was assessed a dead-pall penalty for unnecessary roughness after he launched himself at an out-of-bounds Colin Kaepernick . This was followed by OL Joe Staley running in to protect his QB, which drew an unnecessary roughness flag. The zebras then ruled off-setting penalties and replayed third down. The Niners scored on the next play. Even at home, I was screaming at the TV: "Off-setting dead-ball penalties do not result in a repeat of the down!" but the refs didn't seem to hear me. So... apology from the league to (a) the Niners, since it was determined that Staley really didn't deserve to get flagged and (b) the Packers, for giving the Niners an extra down to score the TD. On Wednesday, the League offered an apology to the Chargers for calling a penalty on DL Cam Thomas, who was called for unnecessary roughness after making contact with Texans long snapper Jon Weeks during a successful FG attempt. The penalty gave the Texans a first down and led to a TD pass from Matt Schaub to Owen Daniels. Apparently, the refs were a bit overzealous in their interpretation of "roughness." Can't help but think what the general reaction would have been had the replacement refs made the same mistakes... and while I'm thinking (rare event that it is): What good does it do for the League to apologize to the aggrieved teams? I mean, besides easing Roger Goodell's guilty conscience? Maybe the teams that get screwed by the refs can get some sort of compensation, like not having Cris Collinsworth call their games for one year. Primetime Performance Broncos LB Danny Trevathan made a great play in last week's season opener, picking off an errant Joe Flacco pass and taking it back to the house. Or at least he thought he had taken back to the house... apparently, Trevathan must've been dreaming of making it onto Let's Go Primetime, because he was so focused on acting like an idiot that he dropped the ball before crossing the goal line. As a result, Ravens WR Brandon Stokly not only got back possession of the ball for a touchback, he also inadvertently rolled up Broncos LB Wesley Woodyard's leg. But have no fear, Trevathan obliviously danced and mimed for the fans like some sort of deranged Miley Cyrus; the only thing missing from the performance was any semblance of shame. Keep it up Danny boy--I'm sure you've endeared yourself to the entire Broncos' coaching staff. Interesting Players for Week 2 Not necessarily the players in line for the biggest games this week, but rather some players that caught my interest and upon whom I shall cast my gaze... Marlon Brown, WR -- Ravens (vs. Browns): With Jacoby Jones sustaining a freak injury against the Broncos, Flacco's options are very limited beyond Torrey Smith--and that includes the TE position, where Dennis Pitta is also out, Ed Dickson is ineffective and Dallas Clark is old and fragile. Enter Brown, who went for 4/65/1 in his first NFL regular season game. I think Brown will get more targets in Week 2, so I look for similar to slightly increased production from the rookie. Charles Clay, TE -- Dolphins (vs. Colts): Ryan Tannehill looks for the TE on occasion--even Anthony Fasano hauled in 41 passes and five TDs lasts season. With Dustin Keller on IR, I was just waiting to see how Clay would fare in Week 1 as a full-time TE (as opposed to an H-back). Clay has always been a good receiver, which is a good thing since it doesn't seem like the Dolphins plan on running the ball much (between Lamar Miller and Daniel Thomas, Miami average less than a yard per carry last week), rendering his blocking a non-factor. I see Clay as a solid TE2 going forward. Ben Tate, RB -- Texans (vs. Titans): This is based on Gary Kubiak's comments that the plan is to ease Arian Foster's workload--the dreaded RBBC appears to have found a home in Houston. Tate seemed to have the fresher legs against the Chargers last week, so it looks like he's taking advantage of the increased playing time. I see the carries being split roughly 60-40 in Foster's favor for the foreseeable future, which means that Tate should have some solid weeks. Geno Smith, QB -- Jets (vs. Patriots): As if it wasn't obvious to everyone after the Jets-Bucs contest, Mark Sanchez' torn labrum ensures that Smith will remain the starter for New York. Smith showed good poise and mobility against the Bucs, and as I predicted in this space last week, found Kellen Winslow several times during the game. As Santonio Holmes play his way back into football shape, I can see Smith morphing into a potential bye-week fill--in. This might be a good week to pick Smith up off the waiver wire and keep him on your bench as an investment. Nate Burleson, WR -- Lions (vs. Cardinals): Burleson is probably available in most leagues while Ryan Broyles is languishing on someone's bench. Truth of the matter is that Burleson is a trusted, productive veteran that Matt Stafford has no problem throwing the ball to. Calvin Johnson will get his, but TE Brandon Pettigrew has been producing less and less every year he's been in the NFL. Right now, Burleson is the third option in the Lions' passing game (behind Johnson and Reggie Bush)--but that's a solid proposition in Detroit's aerial circus. Six, seven catches a game is something most of us could use on our fantasy roster, so go out and grab this grizzled veteran. John T. Georgopoulos is an 18-year veteran of fantasy sports journalism. John's Fantasy Forecast series has won the prestigious Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA) award for Best Series, and he's been nominated as an FSWA Award finalist on eight occasions. You can also listen to his weekly non-sports opinions here and on Twitter @ThatRiotShow.