Here are some injury updates of players that could affect your fantasy football lineups.
1. Steven Jackson (St. Louis Rams) - Upgraded from questionable to probable. - Jackson hasn't had the season thus far that most people expected, mostly because the Rams won't commit to the run. There is some speculation that he may share some carries with Marshall Faulk this week because of the chest injury.
2. Darrell Jackson (Seattle Seahawks) - Listed as probable with a sore knee. This story didn't appear until later in the week, so it was somewhat of a suprise. Coach Holmgren is "pretty sure" that Jackson will play on Sunday in a tough matchup against the Redskins.
3. Joe Horn (New Orleans Saints) - Horn is suffering from a hamstring injury and is currently listed as a game time decision. These things can go either way so its usually best to check your sources before you start a player like this. Chris Mortensen of ESPN always gives injury updates on the Sunday morning show before the game. This is always a good place to check.
4. Isaac Bruce (St. Louis Rams) - Bruce is suffering from turf toe and is iffy for Sunday. Look for Kevin Curtis to have nice numbers if Bruce is unable to play.
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Friday, September 30, 2005
Yahoo 4 star players: Torry Holt will score big in week 4
If you have St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt, or quarterback Mark Bulger, expect a big week against the week NY Giants secondary, according to Yahoo Sports. Check out these guys and other four star players for week 4.
SI Fantasy Projections: Manning will break out this week against the Titans in week 4
Is this the week that Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning finally rewards those fantasy football teams that were willing to draft him in the first round? CNN SI thinks so. They project Manning throwing for 325 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Jeff Fischer and the Titans always have something interesting up their sleeves against the Colts (remember the flurry of on-side kicks last year), so it will be interesting to see what they throw at the Colts this year. I would expect at least 2-3 touchdowns for Manning, but expect Edgerrin James to steal touchdowns again this week from Manning at the goal line.
Jeff Fischer and the Titans always have something interesting up their sleeves against the Colts (remember the flurry of on-side kicks last year), so it will be interesting to see what they throw at the Colts this year. I would expect at least 2-3 touchdowns for Manning, but expect Edgerrin James to steal touchdowns again this week from Manning at the goal line.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Fantasy Football - Carnell Williams gets the most touches week 3; Steve Smith gets the most looks
Mike Harmon from Yahoo Sports has posted a list of the running backs and wide receivers who had the most touches and looks during week 3, respectively.
Some players I expected to be at the top of the list, like Julius Jones and Terrell Owens. But who would have thought Fred Taylor would be #2 in touches for week 3. Other running backs at the top of the list include Tampa Bay Bucs rookie Carnell Williams, Chicago Bears RB Thomas Jones, and the Indianapolis Colts RB Edgerrin James.
Carolina Panthers wideout Steve Smith tops the list at wide receiver, followed by T.O, Plaxico Burress, and Darrell Jackson.
Take a look at the list and see where your players rank.
Some players I expected to be at the top of the list, like Julius Jones and Terrell Owens. But who would have thought Fred Taylor would be #2 in touches for week 3. Other running backs at the top of the list include Tampa Bay Bucs rookie Carnell Williams, Chicago Bears RB Thomas Jones, and the Indianapolis Colts RB Edgerrin James.
Carolina Panthers wideout Steve Smith tops the list at wide receiver, followed by T.O, Plaxico Burress, and Darrell Jackson.
Take a look at the list and see where your players rank.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Fantasy Football - Week 4 Injury Notes
Injuries and Bye weeks are beginning to take a toll on a lot of fantasy football teams. Here are a few of this weeks most significant injury notes.
1. Joe Horn (Saints): Currently listed as day to day with a hamstring injury. - Horn has been known to catch the injury bug in the past. Let's hope this doesn't turn into anything serious.
2. Chad Pennington (Jets): Torn rotator cuff, most likely done for the year. - Pennintgon owners need to start shopping for a new QB if they don't already have one. This may also make it harder for Curtis Martin to pick up yards. Major blow for the Jets offense.
3. Rodney Harrison (Patriots): Out for the year with torn ligaments in his left knee. - Can New England continue to overcome the loss of so many key players?
1. Joe Horn (Saints): Currently listed as day to day with a hamstring injury. - Horn has been known to catch the injury bug in the past. Let's hope this doesn't turn into anything serious.
2. Chad Pennington (Jets): Torn rotator cuff, most likely done for the year. - Pennintgon owners need to start shopping for a new QB if they don't already have one. This may also make it harder for Curtis Martin to pick up yards. Major blow for the Jets offense.
3. Rodney Harrison (Patriots): Out for the year with torn ligaments in his left knee. - Can New England continue to overcome the loss of so many key players?
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Fantasy Football - Email Bag: Help at Wide Receiver
If you lost Javon Walker this year, you may want to check out this post.
Brian wrote:
I've been struggling with WR's all year.
I had Javon Walker as an anchor to an otherwise weak WR core.
After him i had:
Lelie
C. Chambers
TJ Houshmanzadah
Travis Taylor
After week 1, I made a trade to get Burleson. So two weeks in a row, I
suffer a knee injury.
Last week a trade was worked on that I decided to sit on for the
weekend.
I would trade away:
Payton Manning
Clinton Porits
Burleson (i think i could get him to drop this player from the
trade)
I would get:
Torry Holt
Lamont Jordan
Matt Hasselback
My RB's are Duece McAllister, Tiki Barber, and the duo in Carolina.
My other QB is Favre (had Bulger but lost him in the trade for Burleson)
Holt would definately be perfect for my WR problems. But breaking the
trade down I value Portis as much, if not more, than Jordan. So do I
trade Payton for Holt and Hasselback. Hassleback doesn't add a whole
lot of value to the trade, because he would platoon with Favre. I just
didn't like the idea of trading Payton for Holt. There's a reason I
drafted one before the other. But should my needs force me to accept a
trade that isn't as fair, value wise, as I'd like?
The slower Paytong starts the more stuborn I am about keeping him.
He'll come out of this slump and I'll be the one that had to suffer and
pay for his bad games.
I know this is long and maybe too involved, but, any thoughts?
Brian:
The Javon Walker injury is definitely a bummer. I think its important to have an elite receiver on your team. After the top 5 of 6 wide receivers, fantasy production can be very inconsistent from week to week. Torry Holt would definitely fill the role of elite receiver for your squad. He's going to give you a lot of good games. Your other receivers will vary in points week to week, including Burleson, who has yet to live up to the lofty expectations (and you may not be able to use him again until week 6 because of his injury and the bye in week 5).
I think your running backs are strong enough to allow you to let go of Clinton Portis.
The real tough decision is whether or not to let go of Peyton Manning. He hasn't thrown a touchdown since week 1 and defenses are playing the Colts differently this year. Also, because the Colts defense is playing so well, they haven't had to put up as many points on offense to win games.
I'm sure that Manning will pick it up as the season continues, but he probably won't be the same quarterback as last year. He stated before the season that he wasn't concerned about scoring as many touchdowns, and that he was more concerned with winning.
I would be tempted to take the trade and go with Favre and Hasselback for the rest of the year. Its risky, and if Manning breaks out of his slump you'll kick yourself, but after next week the season will be almost 25% complete, and Torry Holt will help your team immediately.
If you're not willing to let go of Manning, then you may want to keep shopping for receivers and see if you can pull another trade off.
Good luck.
Brian wrote:
I've been struggling with WR's all year.
I had Javon Walker as an anchor to an otherwise weak WR core.
After him i had:
Lelie
C. Chambers
TJ Houshmanzadah
Travis Taylor
After week 1, I made a trade to get Burleson. So two weeks in a row, I
suffer a knee injury.
Last week a trade was worked on that I decided to sit on for the
weekend.
I would trade away:
Payton Manning
Clinton Porits
Burleson (i think i could get him to drop this player from the
trade)
I would get:
Torry Holt
Lamont Jordan
Matt Hasselback
My RB's are Duece McAllister, Tiki Barber, and the duo in Carolina.
My other QB is Favre (had Bulger but lost him in the trade for Burleson)
Holt would definately be perfect for my WR problems. But breaking the
trade down I value Portis as much, if not more, than Jordan. So do I
trade Payton for Holt and Hasselback. Hassleback doesn't add a whole
lot of value to the trade, because he would platoon with Favre. I just
didn't like the idea of trading Payton for Holt. There's a reason I
drafted one before the other. But should my needs force me to accept a
trade that isn't as fair, value wise, as I'd like?
The slower Paytong starts the more stuborn I am about keeping him.
He'll come out of this slump and I'll be the one that had to suffer and
pay for his bad games.
I know this is long and maybe too involved, but, any thoughts?
Brian:
The Javon Walker injury is definitely a bummer. I think its important to have an elite receiver on your team. After the top 5 of 6 wide receivers, fantasy production can be very inconsistent from week to week. Torry Holt would definitely fill the role of elite receiver for your squad. He's going to give you a lot of good games. Your other receivers will vary in points week to week, including Burleson, who has yet to live up to the lofty expectations (and you may not be able to use him again until week 6 because of his injury and the bye in week 5).
I think your running backs are strong enough to allow you to let go of Clinton Portis.
The real tough decision is whether or not to let go of Peyton Manning. He hasn't thrown a touchdown since week 1 and defenses are playing the Colts differently this year. Also, because the Colts defense is playing so well, they haven't had to put up as many points on offense to win games.
I'm sure that Manning will pick it up as the season continues, but he probably won't be the same quarterback as last year. He stated before the season that he wasn't concerned about scoring as many touchdowns, and that he was more concerned with winning.
I would be tempted to take the trade and go with Favre and Hasselback for the rest of the year. Its risky, and if Manning breaks out of his slump you'll kick yourself, but after next week the season will be almost 25% complete, and Torry Holt will help your team immediately.
If you're not willing to let go of Manning, then you may want to keep shopping for receivers and see if you can pull another trade off.
Good luck.
Fantasy Football - Email Bag: Week 4 Bye Issues
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Sunday, September 25, 2005
Fantasy Football - Tomlinson puts up a monster game against the NY Giants
LaDainian Tomlinson absolutely lit up San Diego on Sunday night football. Check out these numbers.
1 pass for 26 yards and a touchdown, 192 yards rushing for 3 touchdowns, 6 receptions for 28 yards, 1 fumble
This is probably the top fantasy football performance of the season thus far. Congratulations to all L.T. owners, because you probably won your fantasy football matchup this week.
1 pass for 26 yards and a touchdown, 192 yards rushing for 3 touchdowns, 6 receptions for 28 yards, 1 fumble
This is probably the top fantasy football performance of the season thus far. Congratulations to all L.T. owners, because you probably won your fantasy football matchup this week.
Fantasy Football - Top Performers from NFL week 3
Week 3 saw some big performances - here are a few of the highlights.
Quarterback
1. Dante Culpepper - 21/29 for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns - This should quiet the critics for a while.
2. Drew Bledsoe - 24/38 for 363 yards and 2 touchdowns, 2 int, 1 rushing touchdowns - Bledsoe continues to perform well in the Cowboys offense.
3. Mark Bulger - 21/28 for 292 yards and 3 touchdowns, 1 int - The greatest show on turf pulls out a nice win against the Titans.
Wide Receiver
1. Steve Smith - 11 receptions for 170 yards and 3 touchdowns - Steve Smith is back this year in a big way.
2. Torry Holt - 9 receptions for 163 yards and 1 touchdown - Still one of the best in the game.
3. Brandon Lloyd - 4 receptions for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns - Lloyd is emerging as a consistent threat this season.
Running Back
1. Shaun Alexander - 140 rushing and 4 touchdowns - Showed why he's a top pick every year.
2. Brian Westbrook - 68 yards rushing for 1 touchdown, 6 catches for 140 yards and 1 touchdown - This guy can put up points in so many different ways.
3. Julius Jones - 85 yards rushing for 2 touchdowns, 4 catches for 28 yards - He hasn't put up huge yardage yet, but he's making up for that with touchdowns.
Tight End
1. Jason Witten - 6 receptions for 85 yards and 1 touchdown - Witten returns to last years form to help Dallas beat the 49ers.
2. Ernie Conwell - 3 catches for 65 yards and a touchdown - Nice game for Ernie.
3. Courtney Anderson - 5 catches for 100 yards - 2 good games out of 3 for Anderson, he may still be available in your league.
Quarterback
1. Dante Culpepper - 21/29 for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns - This should quiet the critics for a while.
2. Drew Bledsoe - 24/38 for 363 yards and 2 touchdowns, 2 int, 1 rushing touchdowns - Bledsoe continues to perform well in the Cowboys offense.
3. Mark Bulger - 21/28 for 292 yards and 3 touchdowns, 1 int - The greatest show on turf pulls out a nice win against the Titans.
Wide Receiver
1. Steve Smith - 11 receptions for 170 yards and 3 touchdowns - Steve Smith is back this year in a big way.
2. Torry Holt - 9 receptions for 163 yards and 1 touchdown - Still one of the best in the game.
3. Brandon Lloyd - 4 receptions for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns - Lloyd is emerging as a consistent threat this season.
Running Back
1. Shaun Alexander - 140 rushing and 4 touchdowns - Showed why he's a top pick every year.
2. Brian Westbrook - 68 yards rushing for 1 touchdown, 6 catches for 140 yards and 1 touchdown - This guy can put up points in so many different ways.
3. Julius Jones - 85 yards rushing for 2 touchdowns, 4 catches for 28 yards - He hasn't put up huge yardage yet, but he's making up for that with touchdowns.
Tight End
1. Jason Witten - 6 receptions for 85 yards and 1 touchdown - Witten returns to last years form to help Dallas beat the 49ers.
2. Ernie Conwell - 3 catches for 65 yards and a touchdown - Nice game for Ernie.
3. Courtney Anderson - 5 catches for 100 yards - 2 good games out of 3 for Anderson, he may still be available in your league.
Fantasy Football - Nate Burleson out; Stephen Davis in...more Sunday morning news
Kickoff starts in thirty minutes: here are the latest fantasy football developments.
1. Nate Burleson will not play today.
2. Stephen Davis will start.
3. Mewelde Moore will start at running back for the Vikings.
4. Brian Westbrook is good to go for the Philadelphia Eagles.
5. Chris Brown will start against the Rams.
6. Byron Leftwich will play today for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Good luck to everyone.
1. Nate Burleson will not play today.
2. Stephen Davis will start.
3. Mewelde Moore will start at running back for the Vikings.
4. Brian Westbrook is good to go for the Philadelphia Eagles.
5. Chris Brown will start against the Rams.
6. Byron Leftwich will play today for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Good luck to everyone.
Fantasy Football - Last Minute Week 3 Injury Updates.
Here are some last minute week 3 injury updates from around the league.
1. ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that New York Jets running back Curtis Martin is still hurting and backup Derrick Blaylock could see more carries. If you have a good 3rd running back, this may be a good week to use him. Even if Martin plays, he may not see a full workload.
2. FOXSports.com's John Czarnecki is reporting that Green Bay Packers TE Bubba Franks will not play in the team's Week 3 game.
1. ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that New York Jets running back Curtis Martin is still hurting and backup Derrick Blaylock could see more carries. If you have a good 3rd running back, this may be a good week to use him. Even if Martin plays, he may not see a full workload.
2. FOXSports.com's John Czarnecki is reporting that Green Bay Packers TE Bubba Franks will not play in the team's Week 3 game.
Fantasy Football - Marvin Harrison expected to play in week 3
ESPN is reporting that Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison will play Sunday and shouldn't be slowed down by a wrist injury thats been bothering him all week.
Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning have been quiet this season thus far, hooking up 9 times for only one touchdown. The Colts have faced 2 tough defenses so far this year. Look for them to break it open against a Cleveland defense that has allowed a lot of points in the first 2 weeks. I expect big fantasy football numbers.
Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning have been quiet this season thus far, hooking up 9 times for only one touchdown. The Colts have faced 2 tough defenses so far this year. Look for them to break it open against a Cleveland defense that has allowed a lot of points in the first 2 weeks. I expect big fantasy football numbers.
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