Nov 24 2009
Warbirds gets Reggie Wayne, Santonio Holmes, Cadillac Williams:
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Manor Beasts gets Matt Forte, DeSean Jackson, Hakeem Nicks:
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| Reggie Wayne is without question Peyton Manning's number one target and when you're the top receiver for the top QB in football, life is good. Santonio Holmes' career has really taken off since becoming the SB XLIII MVP and is having a career year. Having only played in 10 games since 2006, Cadillac has played in 10 this year for the struggling Bucs. |
This isn't the year Matt Forte was envisioning coming into the season as Jay Cutler and the Bears offensive line isn't very good and Forte has fallen into a sophomore slump. DeSean Jackson is having a strong second year and is quickly turning into the big play threat the Eagles have been craving. Hakeem Nicks is having an outstanding rookie year playing a position that rookies don't usually do well in. |
Trade Analysis:
Great trade for Warbirds. Reggie Wayne is by far the best player in this deal and as an added bonus he gets the Steelers top receiver Santonio Holmes. Yeah, he only has one TD, but he's always around 100 yards and the Steelers have some softies coming up that Holmes can light up. Cadillac Williams was a thrown in player that could be successful in a couple spot starts, but I don't see much value in Bucs players.
Manor Beasts, in my opinion, has made some questionable move this year and this is another one. Matt Forte coming into the year was a top five RB, but 10 games into the season, I don't think he would even be in my top 15. The Bears passing game is bad, the offensive line is bad and Forte isn't showing the explosiveness that he had last year. DeSean Jackson is the best player he got in return and even though he's a young star on the rise, he's nowhere near the level of a Reggie Wayne. Hakeem Nicks will be a great receiver someday but it'll be another year or two before he's up to Santonio Holmes' level.
For both hockey and football, the trades in our leagues have been been pretty even, but this one is all Warbirds. He gets two great receivers in exchange for a first round bust and two WRs that are simply not as good as Wayne and Holmes. Big win for the first place Warbirds.
Let's hear from you guys. What won it?
Nov 23 2009
Stars
Matthew Stafford - In a game that could have been entitled the "Toilet Bowl", rookie QB Matthew Stafford rocked Cleveland for 422 yards through the air and passed for 5 TDs. He may not be available for Detroit's annual Thanksgiving game though as he is questionable with a collarbone injury.
Ricky Williams - While the pain is only beginning for Ronnie Brown owners, Ricky Williams owners can rejoice. The Dolphins have some soft run defenses coming up and Ricky will get all of the carries in those games. He started off with an explosion against the Panthers running for 119 yards and scoring 3 TDs.
Brady Quinn - Going back to the Toilet Bowl game, Brady Quinn showed off his potential throwing for 304 yards and 4 TDs. Unfortunately for him though, the Browns still lost the game, 38-37.
Terrell Owens - Hallelujah!! TO has finally done something this year. Owens was well on his way to a respectable game when he caught a 98 yard TD pass. He recorded more fantasy points on that one play than in recorded in weeks 3 through 7 combined. TO finished with 197 yards and 1 TD.
Brett Favre - When you play only 3 quarters and make it in the top 5 of fantasy performances, you're doing pretty well. Favre did just that, completing 22 of 25 passes for 213 yards and 4 TDs. While his fantasy owners would probably have liked to see him stay in there and "Tom Brady" the other team, staying healthy is probably a little more important at this stage in the season.
Stumblers
Mark Sanchez - The man know as the "Sanchise" is having a very tough rookie season. Sanchez threw 4 more INTs yesterday and lost a fumble. This is getting embarrassing now. I know he's a rookie and all, but he's single handedly killing the Jets chances of winning every week with his turnovers. Under no circumstances should he be in anyone's lineup.
Maurice Jones-Drew - Last week, he was in the Stumblers section as a joke for kneeling on the one yard line. His owners wish this was another joke. With a mouth watering matchup against the Bills, MJD ran for just 66 yards. When I saw how badly the Bills were defending against the run and matched up against Jones-Drew, I was thinking 200 yards easily.
Frank Gore - He ran for 42 yards on his first carry of the game. It should be a good day, right? He finished with 59 yards. No, he wasn't hurt. Gore finished the game with a 8.4 ypc average but for some reason only carried it 7 times. Gore's owners must have felt like Vince Lombardi.
Jay Cutler - Franchise QB eh? The city of Chicago may riot if they have to watch Cutler for the next 4 years. In addition to throwing picks, his accuracy has fallen way off and at this point I tempted to say Cutler should be on everyone's waiver wire. Cutler was 24 for 43, for 171 yards and 1 TD and 1 INT.
Cincinnati Bengals - Ohhh Cincy... You beat the Steelers and Ravens twice then lose to the Raiders? This is why no one takes you seriously as a Super Bowl contender. Not only was it the loss, but it was HOW you lost. You're winning the game by 7 with 33 seconds left and manage to give away 10 points in that span to a team that is just terrible.
Nov 20 2009
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs
Steelers: Coming off a bad loss to a bad team (I don't care what their record is the Bengals are NOT a good football team) I expect the Steelers to come out with guns blazing in Arrowhead Stadium. Start all your Steeler players with confidence.
Chiefs: Its been a bad season and it just got worse. Top WR Dwayne Bowe will miss the next four games due to a suspension, so that suddenly makes Chris Chambers the top dawg in KC. If/When the Chiefs fall way behind, Chambers will get plenty of passes his way.
Fantasy Factors: Rashard Mendenhall (9), Chris Chambers (7)
Indianapolis Colts vs Baltimore Ravens
Colts: They're headed back to Baltimore for at least one week. Peyton Manning is simply unbenchable no matter who he's up against. He destroyed the Ravens last season and I can't think of a reason why it won't happen this year either.
Ravens: Maybe they were saving him for this game, but Ray Rice's game last week was disappointing considering it was the Browns. The Colts are pretty bad against the run as well, so as Peyton is racking up points on this defense, I expect to see the ball in Ray Ray's hands quite a bit this weekend.
Fantasy Factors: Peyton Manning (8), Ray Rice (9)
San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers
49ers: The NEW 49ers offense takes its show to Lambeau field this Sunday. The Packers defense has been up and down all year, but usually up at home. I wouldn't recommend starting any Niners with the exception of Frank Gore, of course.
Packers: The Pack's offense has been just as unpredictable as their defense this season. The Niners are tough on receivers, so Aaron Rodgers will have to look elsewhere if he plans on having a big day.
Fantasy Factors: Frank Gore (7), Ryan Grant (7)
Buffalo Bills vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Bills: So the Bills are going to Ryan Fitzpatrick and that is actually a step up. That's pretty sad. Terrell Owens and Lee Evans showed signs of life last week and will have another softy with Jacksonville's secondary. Hopefully Fitzpatrick will be able to get them the ball.
Jaguars: The Bills are a disaster against the run right now and Maurice Jones-Drew is looking to make it up to his fantasy owners after kneeling down on the one yard line last week.
Fantasy Factors: Terrell Owens (7), Maurice Jones-Drew (10)
Atlanta Falcons vs New York Giants
Falcons: Atlanta is going to see what life is like without Michael Turner. Jason Snelling will be his replacement, but I don't see him making an impact this week against the G-Men, who are coming off a bye week. Matt Ryan will need to air it out if the Falcons are going to have a chance.
Giants: The more and more I look at this matchup, the more I see an explosion of points from the Giants offense. New York has a huge offensive line and a huge RB. The Falcons has defensive line that's a little on the small side.
Fantasy Factors: Roddy White (9), Brandon Jacobs (9)
New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Saints: Brees didn't have the explosion of points I thought he would last week in St Louis. I'd be very surprised if he doesn't have an explosion this week against the lowly Bucs. All Saints weapons are a go for this week.
Buccaneers: Josh Freeman came a little more down to Earth last week against th Dolphins. His descent will continue this week as well. It should be noted however the Kellen Winslow has become a big weapon in this offense since Freeman took over.
Fantasy Factors: Drew Brees (10), Kellen Winslow (8)
Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions
Browns: This should be a good one. Somebody HAS to win. As pathetic as the Lions are on defense, I don't see Brady Quinn or Jamal Lewis being good enough to take advantage. Quinn has zero confidence and Lewis is just running out the clock in his career.
Lions: Believe it or not, I like the Lions this week. Matthew Stafford, Kevin Smith and Calvin Johnson all look to have strong fantasy performances this week as the Browns can't stop anyone on defense.
Fantasy Factors: Brady Quinn (6), Calvin Johnson (9)
Washington Redskins vs Dallas Cowboys
Redskins: With Clinton Portis out for another week, Ladell Betts will get all of the carries. He's looked pretty impressive in recent weeks, but I'm not too hopeful this week in Dallas.
Cowboys: After almost getting shutout last week, the Cowboys will be firing. The Broncos jumped on the Skins quick last week with some deep passes. I expect the Cowboys to do the same. Tony Romo will not be shutdown two weeks in a row.
Fantasy Factors: Ladell Betts (7), Tony Romo (9)
Seattle Seahawks vs Minnesota Vikings
Seahawks: Matt Hasselbeck feels the healthiest he's felt since the beginning of the season. Unfortunately, the Vikings lead the league in sacks, so his good health probably won't last long. TJ Houshmandzadeh finally became a factor last week, he should be able to do the same this week as the Seahawks will probably need to pass a lot.
Vikings: The Seattle defense is bad all over, but they're especially bad against the pass. Another 300 yard day for Favre is well within reach and Sidney Rice could have back to back 200 yard receiving weeks.
Fantasy Factors: TJ Houshmandzadeh (8), Brett Favre (8)
Arizona Cardinals vs St. Louis Rams
Cardinals: Like the Colts, the Cards are going back home for this week. Arizona has finally figured out their running game, which is bad news for opposing defenses everywhere. With the running game humming along behind Beanie Wells and Anquan Boldin at 100%, the Cardinals are looking very deadly.
Rams: The bye week did the Rams wonders as they almost upset the Saints last week. Bulger was 2 yards shy of 300, Donnie Avery showed up, and Steven Jackson was his usual unstoppable self. If the Rams have righted the ship, those three could have a big ending to the season, but I'm willing to bet that Jackson is the only one that will have fantasy value when its all said and done.
Fantasy Factors: Kurt Warner (9), Steven Jackson (9)
New York Jets vs New England Patriots
Jets: A lot has changed since Week 2 and not in a good way for the Jets. Unless Mark Sanchez remembers how to throw the ball to his own players again, we'll see a heavy dose of Thomas Jones and Shonn Greene.
Patriots: Dumb coaching decisions aside, this team is rolling right now and even though Darrelle Revis will most likely shutdown Randy Moss again, Tom Brady will have a big day using his other weapons like Wes Welker who was injured in their last encounter.
Fantasy Factors: Thomas Jones (6), Tom Brady (9)
San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos
Chargers: Stop me if you heard this before, the Broncos got off to this really fast start only to fall apart at the end and get caught from behind by the Chargers. The Chargers have won 4 in a row with their last loss being to the Broncos in a game that was dominated by two returns by Eddie Royal. The Broncos defense isn't as tough as everyone thought and is getting ripped up pretty good right now. Don't be afraid to start your Chargers this week, especially LT who finally had a great game last week.
Broncos: I never thought I'd say this, but the Broncos hopes all hinge on Kyle Orton. He's questionable going into Sunday's game and without him they are awful. Chris Simms doesn't even look like he belongs in the NFL. Knowshon Moreno could have a solid game running the ball with Orton under center.
Fantasy Factors: LaDainian Tomlinson (8), Knowshon Moreno (8)
Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders
Bengals: Cedric Benson seems doubtful to play this Sunday in a juicy matchup with the Raiders. If he can't go, Bernard Scott will take his place and he could be a fantastic one week waiver wire pickup.
Raiders: Right now the Raiders have a three pronged attack (Darren McFadden, Justin Fargas, Michael Bush) on the ground, making it almost impossible to start any of their backs. Any one of them could take the reigns this week and run with it. On the plus side, JaMarcus Russell will be benched. WOO HOOO!!
Fantasy Factors: Bernard Scott (8), Darren McFadden (6)
Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears
Eagles: Last week, Donovan McNabb threw for over 400 yards and lost. While, I don't think he'll pass for another 400 this week, he'll probably hit the 300 yard mark and get the win as the Bears have been bad on both sides of the ball. Brian Westbrook is out again with another concussion leaving the door open for Pitt product, Shady McCoy.
Bears: Its funny how fast someone can go from "franchise QB savior" to "just another lousy Bears QB". Jay Cutler is an interception machine this year and it'll get worse (Philly week 11 and Minnesota Week 12) before it gets better (St Louis Week 13). The Eagles have been awful against TEs lately and Greg Olsen has been getting the ball a ton in recent weeks.
Fantasy Factors: Donovan McNabb (8), Greg Olsen (8)
Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans
Titans: Completing our "This is where they used to play" week, the franchise that used to be the Oilers is playing in Houston. The Titans have been a much better football team under Vince Young and he'll look to put on a show in his home state this Monday. Chris Johnson had a monster game last time in which he nearly had 300 total yards from the line of scrimmage.
Texans: Coming off the bye week, the Texans are rested, healthy and are coming into a matchup that favors them. Schaub and Johnson torched the Titans secondary all afternoon and the Titans are still very bad against the pass.
Fantasy Factors: Chris Johnson (10), Andre Johnson (9)
Nov 19 2009
Miami Dolphins vs Carolina Panthers
Dolphins: The big news of the week in Miami is the injury to star RB Ronnie Brown who will be out for the remainder of the year with Lisfranc fracture in his right foot. Taking over all of the running duties will be Ricky Williams. This is HUGE news for owners of the Pineapple Express. The Dolphins are one of the top rushing teams in the league and they have a very runner friendly schedule coming up, including this matchup.
Panthers: DeAngelo Williams was rested during practice the other day, but is expected to carry most of the load tonight. This matchup however, isn't very favorable. Miami is weak at defending the pass, so this could be the game Steve Smith owners have been waiting for all year.
Fantasy Factors: Ricky Williams (9), Steve Smith (8)
Nov 19 2009
- If you're holding onto Jean-Sebastien Giguere thinking he's going to get traded to the Detroit Red Wings, think again. There are a lot of rumors floating around about Giggy getting dealt to Detroit, but unless Brian Rafalski is part of that deal, its simply not possible due to the salary cap. Detroit's front office has also come out and said that they are not interested in Giguere and are happy with what they have in Chris Osgood and Jimmy Howard. However, I do believe that Giguere will get traded at some point this season and be the starter. Jonas Hiller is out playing him right now, putting Giguere on the bench and a $6 mil player can't sit on the bench all season.
(Photo by Reuters Pictures)
- The Caps gained one Alexander and lost another. Alexander Ovechkin made his return Tuesday night against the Rangers and scored a goal, while Alexander Semin was placed on IR with a injured wrist. Its been a bad year for injuries and its only November.
- Habs winger Brian Gionta will be out of the lineup indefinitely with a broken foot. Its a tough loss for the Montreal and a tough loss for Scott Gomez owners too that were hoping these two would recreate some of their magic from NJ.
- Finally some good news for the Bruins, they'll get their top line center Marc Savard back in the lineup in the very near future. Possibly as early as tonight.
- Now that he's no longer wasting away on the third line, Alex Tanguay is making a big impact for the Lightning. He has 3 goals and 5 assists in 7 games this month and is fitting in nicely next to Steve Stamkos and Martin St Louis.
- Sticking with Tampa Bay, they have an interesting goalie controversy on their hands now. Mike Smith was expected to be the starter, but came out of the gates slow and Antero Niittymaki came in and played fantastic. Smith has just recently started playing well and it'll be interesting to see if coach Tocchet sticks with Nitty or goes back to the guy with the better track record, Smitty.
- Colorado goalie Craig Anderson slumped for a bit earlier this month, but had a strong performance against the Flames on Tuesday night. No one will consider Anderson an elite goalie, but nobody considers Tim Thomas to be an elite goalie either but I'll take the numbers he's put up over the last couple years in a heartbeat.
- Devin Setoguchi is out again with a lower body injury. This lower body injury is said to be different from the one he suffered earlier.
Nov 17 2009
Kevin Zuk gets Andre Johnson, Tim Hightower, Brent Celek:
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Torn Meniscus gets DeAngelo Williams and Percy Harvin:
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| Andre Johnson is a monster, plain and simple. He is arguably the best receiver in the game today and has been shredding defenses at an incredible rate. Tim Hightower is a pretty good,hard running all around back, but is slowly losing carries to Beanie Wells. Brent Celek has come out of nowhere and become one of the Eagles top receivers. |
Last years' top fantasy performer, DeAngelo Williams has just recently started to find his stride again and is beginning to look as dominating as he was last year. You never know what you're going to get with a rookie receiver, but his explosiveness and big play ability has made him worth owning in fantasy football. |
Trade Analysis:
Games have been played since this trade occurred, so I'll give my take as it was before Week 10. KevinZuk gets an extraordinary receiver with Andre Johnson and he has a bunch of favorable games coming up after the bye. Tim Hightower is a good handcuff for Beanie Wells. Brent Celek fixes his TE problem. Lots of areas addressed here for KZ. The strong play of Beanie Wells made DeAngelo expendable and he gave his WR corps a big upgrade.
As for TornMeniscus, he has probably the strongest groups of WR in our league, but is really lacking at RB. So trading away a WR for a RB was a no brainer. He got DeAngelo Williams at a great time as he's been playing a lot better lately and Percy Harvin is a good plug and play WR for certain weeks.
In terms of talent, I think its pretty even. In terms of who helped their team the most, I would have to give a slight edge to KevinZuk. He gains an elite WR and a pretty good TE for DeAngelo Williams who will be replaced by Beanie Wells. Now Beanie Wells isn't DeAngelo Williams, but with the schedule Wells has ahead of him, their numbers won't be that different. Factoring in Week 10, I think this trade is favors KevinZuk a little more. DeAngelo Williams is dealing with a knee problem and Panthers tackle Jordan Gross is out for the year with a broken ankle, which will impact the Panthers running game greatly.
What do you guys think? Who came out on top here?
Nov 16 2009
Stars
Chris Johnson - Ladies and gentlemen, you may be looking at next year's number one overall draft pick. For the second time in three weeks Johnson has racked up over 200 total yards and for the third week in a row scored 2 TDs. CJ is an unstoppable monster and he'll have a few more of these kind of weeks before its all said and done.
(Photo by AP)
Randy Moss - In a game featuring two of the best QBs in the game, somebody had to catch the passes. Moss was one of those guys. He caught 9 passes for 179 yards and 2 TDs, including a 63 yarder. Next week, he'll get matched up against Mr Shutdown Darrelle Revis.
Donovan McNabb - When you're losing by a lot and you throw the ball 55 times, you're going to get a lot of garbage points. But points are points and McNabb got a ton this week. He threw for 450 yards and 2 TDs, but the Eagles fell short, 31-23 to the Chargers.
Peyton Manning - With an assist from Bill Belicheat Manning threw his 4th TD of the game with just 13 seconds left in a thrilling win over the Patriots. Peyton had 327 yards to go along with his 4 TDs.
Sidney Rice - He may not be a TD monster, but Sidney Rice is emerging as one of the top WRs in the game today with a little help from one of the games best, Brett Favre. Rice added to his dream season with a 7 catch 201 yard performance against the Lions.
Stumblers
Ben Roethlisberger - In a season like this, nothing is impossible. Ben only completed 50% of his passes and was picked off once and threw zero TDs. The Bengals are not that good. Ben stopped himself this week. Next week, he should bounce back nicely against the Chiefs.
Rashard Mendenhall - There's plenty of blame to go around for this disaster. Mendenhall, who was benched in their last encounter with Cincy, didn't do much better this time around. He gained 36 yards on 13 carries and didn't score a TD. Look at the bright side, he didn't fumble.
Chris Simms - Things were humming along smoothly for the Broncos, then Phil's joke of a son, Chris, stepped in for the injured Kyle Orton and they fell apart. Chris was 3 for 13 for 13 yards and an INT. I realize nobody had him on their fantasy team, but his presence as the Denver QB killed everyone else's fantasy value. No word on when Orton will be back, but if Simms is the guy going forward, I don't feel good about the Broncos chances.
Darren McFadden - Playing in his first game since Week 4, Run DMC only carried the ball 4 times for 11 yards against the Chiefs. It was pretty disappointing to see their franchise RB back in the lineup, 100% and only get the ball 4 times against the Chiefs.
Maurice Jones-Drew - 123 rushing yards, 22 receiving yards, 1 TD, zero fumbles... one kneel down at the one yard line. MJD did his best Brian Westbrook imitation and passed up an easy TD to kneel down at the one yard line. The Jags were then able to run out the clock and then kick the winning field goal. As smart as that seems, what happens if they fumble the field goal snap or its blocked? Next time, MJD, get the sure thing, score the TD and let the defense worry about the end of the game.
Nov 14 2009
Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers
Falcons: The Burner is back and the Panthers are dreadful against the run. Combine that with the fact that Carolina is very good against the pass, Turner should see the ball plenty of times.
Panthers: DeAngelo Williams was dealing with a knee problems earlier in the week and is officially listed as questionable for Sunday. This could be a big break for Jonathan Stewart owners. Either way the Panthers should have no problems running on the under sized Atlanta defense.
Fantasy Factors: Michael Turner (9), DeAngelo Williams (8)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins
Buccaneers: Don't get too excited Buc fans (assuming you exist). Josh Freeman had a great debut, but he'll face a tougher challenge this week. Despite Derrick Ward's solid outing last week, he's too inconsistent to rely on.
Dolphins: The Phins have been stacked up against some tough run defenses the last couple weeks. That will change this week. Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams should both have great games.
Fantasy Factors: Derrick Ward (5), Ronnie Brown (9)
Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings
Lions: Calving Johnson has been in practice all week and should start against the Vikes this weekend. With Minnesota having trouble against the pass, this could get him back on track quickly. However, they have lousy pass protection and that could prevent passes from ever leaving Matthew Stafford's hand.
Vikings: Last time these two met up, AP ran for less than 100 yards (although he did have a 6.1 ypc). It won't happen again. Peterson will go bananas on the hapless Lions.
Fantasy Factors: Calvin Johnson (7), Adrian Peterson (10)
Jacksonville Jaguars vs New York Jets
Jaguars: The Jets defense is hurting on the front line and nearly impossible to pass against. Maurice Jones-Drew will be the offense this week. Unfortunately, Rex Ryan's defense knows that too.
Jets: Coming off a bye week, the Jets should be strong at home. If Mark Sanchez can get his head on straight again, he should have no problem exploiting this secondary.
Fantasy Factors: Maurice Jones-Drew (6), Braylon Edwards (7)
Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Bengals: The biggest key to the Bengals success this year is the emergence of RB Cedric Benson. He's not coming into Pittsburgh and rushing for 100 yards. You can forget about that. Chad Ochocinco is running his mouth, as if the Steelers needed another reason to get fired up, so I don't see that much happening in the pass department either. Poor Cincinnati. They're unfortunately making enough noise right now that the Steelers won't look past them like they did last time.
Steelers: Last time these two hooked up, the Steelers did pretty much whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted before they quit playing in the 4th quarter. They won't make the same mistake twice. I don't think they can score enough points in this game to make me happy... but I'm sure they'll try. Big day for Ben Roethlisberger, Santonio Holmes and Rashard Mendenhall this Sunday.
Fantasy Factors: Cedric Benson (6), Rashard Mendenhall (10)
New Orleans Saints vs St. Louis Rams
Saints: This almost isn't fair. Unless the Rams go back in time and show up with their 1999 team, the Saints will roll. The final score may look like one of those 77-3 college scores.
Rams: Coming off the bye week, the Rams had two weeks to prepare for this one. I really hope they did, for their sake. The Saints have been run on lately, so this gives hope to Mr Everything Steven Jackson.
Fantasy Factors: Drew Brees (10), Steven Jackson (7)
Buffalo Bills vs Houston Oilers
Bills: Finally the Bills get a nice matchup and of course, Terrell Owens is questionable. Buffalo's most talented yet least productive receiver missed practice with a strained hip. The Titans are terrible against the pass, so this should be a great matchup for Owens and Lee Evans.
Titans: Sitting at 2-0 in the VY era, they'll most likely go 3 for 3 on Sunday. The Bills have just completely fallen apart on defense and Chris Johnson is the hottest back in football right now. It doesn't take a fantasy sports expert to predict what will happen here.
Fantasy Factors: Lee Evans (8), Chris Johnson (10)
Denver Broncos vs Washington Redskins
Broncos: While the Redskins are great against the pass, Kyle Orton never throws beyond 15 yards. That's pretty tough to defend against. Washington has been pretty bad against the run lately too and this could be Knowshon Moreno's coming out party.
Redskins: Clinton Portis will not suit up against his old team this Sunday. Ladell Betts will take his place but I don't see much hope for the Skins fantasy players this week.
Fantasy Factors: Knowshon Moreno (8), Ladell Betts (4)
Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders
Chiefs: Jamaal Charles looks to be in line to receive most, if not all carries, against this porous Oakland defense. Chris Chambers had a very successful debut last week catching a couple late TD passes, however, I don't expect it to continue against a tough Raiders secondary. But he's someone to keep an eye on.
Raiders: For what its worth, Darren McFadden is returning to the lineup this week, but he'll be rusty and will probably lose some carries to Justin Fargas.
Fantasy Factors: Jamaal Charles (7), Darren McFadden (6)
Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals
Seahawks: Last time these two played, it was a dreadful peformance for the Seattle offense. I don't see why things would be different this time around either. Matt Hasselbeck is a shaky play each week because of the o-line.
Cardinals: The Dessert Storm offense opened up a can on the Bears last week. With Anquan Boldin back in the lineup at full speed, you can expect another one to get cracked open this week. This won't be a bad game for Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower either as I imagine they'll get lots of carries while Arizona runs out the clock with their blowout lead.
Fantasy Factors: Matt Hasselbeck (6), Anquan Boldin (8)
Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers
Cowboys: The Dallas offfense is humming along smoothly these days unfortunately in fantasy world, its not one person. Tony Romo is benefitting the most from this offense followed by Miles Austin. The Packers were sliced up by a rookie in a creamsicle uniform last week.
Packers: The troubles they're having on the offensive line are getting worse and worse and its starting to affect the rest of the offense. Aaron Rodgers was picked off 3 times last week and this week he'll face a Cowboys defense that puts a ton of pressure on the QB.
Fantasy Factors: Tony Romo (9), Ryan Grant (6)
Philadelphia Eagles vs San Diego Chargers
Eagles: Brian Westbrook is expected to be back in the lineup against the Chargers this week. Good thing too for B-West owners. The Chargers are not very good against the run.
Chargers: The Chargers running game is awful, which means it'll be another air it out all day long kind of game for Philip Rivers. Unfortunately, the Eagles have a pretty good secondary and that should lead to a couple picks this week.
Fantasy Factors: Brian Westbrook (7), Philip Rivers (7)
New England Patriots vs Indianapolis Colts
Patriots: This week the Patriots will need to rely a little more on Laurence Maroney than usual. The strength of the Colts defense is their pass defense and Brady should not be airing it out 50 times this weekend. Having said that though, in a game between Brady and Manning we should see some fireworks.
Colts: Leave the past where it belongs, in the past. This Patriots defense isn't the one the tortured Peyton Manning in the early part of the decade. Not even close. I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict a 40 point game for the Colts and a lot of it will be Manning TD passes.
Fantasy Factors: Laurence Maroney (8), Peyton Manning (9)
Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns
Ravens: I'm not really sure who picked this game to be the Monday Nighter, but oh well. Baltimore blew out the Browns earlier in the year and we should see a repeat performance. Start all your Ravens fantasy players with confidence.
Browns: So Brady Quinn is being given the starting role again. Interesting move. He should never have been benched in the first place. I think this move gives the Browns offense a little bit of hope, but its a very small little bit of hope. The Ravens defense should man handle the Browns easily.
Fantasy Factors: Ray Rice (10), Brady Quinn (5)
Bye Week: New York Giants, Houston Texans
Nov 12 2009
Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers
Bears: After getting embarrassed on their home field just a few days ago, the Bears will be back at it again. The 49ers defense has been hot and cold all season, so its unclear which defense will show up for this one. Matt Forte has been invisible for most of the year, but he's turned in a couple solid weeks recently. San Francisco is pretty tough against WRs, but at the same time, has a tough time against other teams top targets. Devin Hester and Greg Olsen should see plenty of passes tonight.
49ers: Since Alex Smith has become the starter, this offense looks much deadlier than it did. Frank Gore isn't the only offensive weapon anymore. Vernon Davis is finally having that breakout year we've been expecting and Michael Crabtree is looking better and better each week. Chicago's defense has been shaky this season and is reeling after giving up 41 points at home. Meanwhile, the San Francisco offense is looking stronger and stronger. I wouldn't hesitate to start any of my Niners players.
Fantasy Factors: Devin Hester (8), Frank Gore (8)
Nov 10 2009
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Xtreme Machine gets Brett Favre:
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Warbirds gets Steven Jackson:
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| Not only is Brett Favre playing well, he's playing like the guy he was 15 years ago. Playing behind the best offensive line in football, with the best RB in football behind, Favre is setup for success and it taking advantage of it. He's an MVP candidate with 16 TDs and 3 INTs at the mid way point of the season. Favre also has a very favorable schedule the rest of the way and most of those games will be played in the friendly confines of the Metrodome. |
You can't talk about the Rams offense without talking about Steven Jackson. Simply because he IS the whole offense. The Rams have gone from the "Greatest Show on Turf" to the a "One Man Show". Despite having a poor QB, no WRs and a poor offensive line, S-Jax still finds ways to make things happen whether its rushing or receiving and contribute at least 10 fantasy points each week. |
Trade Analysis:
This is a pretty even trade. My team has been a mess at QB all season. Donovan McNabb was injured for the easy part of his schedule and now is facing the tough part. I can't trust Matt Hasselbeck due to the lack of protection he's getting in Seattle and Vince Young was a gamble. I'm already loaded at RB (Ray Rice, Ronnie Brown, Frank Gore) and acquiring an MVP caliber QB like Favre is a big step in the right direction.
Warbirds has Drew Brees at QB, so Favre was trade bait that could be used to acquire whatever he needed. He saw RB as a weakness and solidified that position with Steven Jackson.
What do you guys think? Did someone get a steal or was this pretty even?
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