- The big news of the day that broke early this morning, the Browns have traded WR Braylon Edwards to the Jets in exchange for WR Chansi Stuckey, LB Jason Trusnick, and two draft picks. Great trade for the Jets and for Edwards in the long term, but for this year, it really hurts his fantasy value for the time being. This means he'll have to learn a whole new playbook and midseason trades rarely workout well in the same season.
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- Hold out Michael Crabtree has finally come to his senses and signed with the San Francisco 49ers. Its already Week 5 in the NFL, so I don't expect much out of Crabtree until Week 12 at the earliest.
- The Broncos backfield will be a little more clear over the next couple weeks as Correll Buckhalter could miss the next couple weeks with a high ankle sprain. This is the opening Knowshon Moreno was looking for.
- With Issac Redman being sent back to the practice squad, this can only mean that Willie Parker is suiting up this Sunday. How much he'll play is the question though. Parker may cut into Rashard Mendenhall's numbers a bit, but Mendenhall should still see the majority of the carries on Sunday against Detroit.
- Marion Barber missed almost the entire second half after his quad tightened up on him against the Broncos, however he is expected to play Sunday against the Chiefs. Have Tashard Choice ready just in case as you'll want whomever carries the ball for Dallas this week.
- The Seahawks are hoping to have Matt Hasselbeck back this week although head coach Jim Mora is making "no promises". Seattle needs Hasselbeck back as Seneca Wallace is playing like he doesn't even belong in the NFL. On a somewhat related not, the Seahawks take on the Jaguars this Sunday and they have the worst pass defense in the league.
- I know that rookie receivers don't traditionally do well in their rookie season, however Hakeem Nicks may be one of the few exceptions. The Giants want Nicks to have a bigger role in the offense and with Mario Manningham coming off a sub par performance, this could be his opportunity.
- Giants QB Eli Manning is getting a second opinion on his injured foot. The G-Men are playing at home against the Raiders this week, so Eli shouldn't try to force anything, but his owners would love to see him in the lineup against Oakland.
- The Browns were impressed with Derek Anderson's performance against the Bengals last week and will once again get the nod as the Browns head to Buffalo. If you're desperate for a fill-in QB this week, Anderson isn't a bad option although if anyone is capable of producing a clunker against the Bills, its him.
- Lions TE Brandon Pettigrew was targeted 10 times against the Bears on Sunday. The Steelers haven't exactly been tough on TE's either this season since Troy Polamalu went down so he could quietly have a solid game this Sunday although there is a possibility that Troy could be back this week.
Posted
Oct 07 2009, 09:00 AM
by
Nick Fruscello