The 2008 fantasy football is Here! As always, I will be conducting at least a weekly blog update to which players are good starts and sleepers for the effective week. Your comments are highly desired to make this better for everyone.
The 2007 fantasy football is fast approaching. If you have not thought about who your first round pick will or could be you are already behind the curve. In the next few weeks, I will be posting my first round mock draft picks and why they are deservant at the applicable pick. As always, I will be conducting atleast a weekly blog update to which players are good starts and sleepers for the effective week. Your comments are highly desired to make this better for everyone.
QB
Kitna- with Kevin Jones out, they will pass more than usual and the Pack secondary is not good.
RB
B. Jacobs- Phillr run defense is not good and jacobs gets the goal line carries and more. Good chance to score a TD.
WR
M. Booker- Bufalo's number 1 CB will most likely be covering Chambers as usual. Booker has been playing well lately.
TE
J Stevens- He usually gets look at in the Endzone.
DEF
Buf- Has a good chance to make Harrington make mistakes.
QB-
Favre- Last time these two teams met, Favre threw for 340 yards and 3 TDs. don't expect numbers that high but about 250 and 2 TDs should be close.
T. Brady- Last week was a tough game for Brady, Miami cheated their way to victory. Expect brady to come out throwing against this terible Defense.
McNair- Cleveland is average against the pass, but McNair has been pretty steady with 225 and a TD or 2.
RB
J. Lewis- Jamal usually runs tough against this team and cleveland can't stop the run. Expect lewis to hit the century mark.
D. McAllister- Washington does not allow many rushing TDs so lower your expectations on a TD, but the yardage will be there.
M. Jones-Drew- With Fragile fred having hamstring issues, Jones-Drew should run all over Tenn. Don't expect him to match last weeks results, but he should play very well.
WR
Driver- Driver has scored in 5 of the last 6 games. I think Favre might like him. I think Driver will score more than once in this game.
Branch- With D-Jax out, branch becomes the number 1 guy. Should have a good chance against SF.
Burress- He has a four game streak of scoring. Last time these teams met he had 2.
TE
H. Miller- Carolina forgets about the TE. I like his chances of scoring.
V. Davis- This guy is a stud. After calling out Alex Smith, I think Smith will make it a point get the ball to this guy.
B. Watson- Make sure he is playing, but if he does, he should have a good game.
DEF
STL- Normally I would not recommend this defense, but Oaklands offense is just BAD.
N.E.- This is the Pats last home game, I think they will go out strong and make Carr make some mistakes.
QB-
Chad Pennington- Bufalo defense is pretty stingy, but Pennington is playing good enough and needs to win. In last meeting he had 183 and a TD in a win. I think he will do a little better.
RB-
L. Betts- Eagle defense is still very weak against the run and he will get the carries
WR-
J. Galloway- Went for 9/161 in the first meeting.
TE-
Bo Scaife- Solid matchup if you need him
Def-
Tenn- Good chance to surprise vs struggling offense
QB-
V. Young- Houston is 27th against the Pass. Young has gained confidence after upsetting Indy. There may be a little let down after such a high last week but expect about 195 passing yards, 50 rushing yards and 1-2 TDs.
M. Vick- Tampa bay is allowing almost 2 TD through the air per game and 130 yards on teh ground. Last time these 2 teams met, Vick only threw for 95 yds, but ran for 127 and a TD. Don't expect to see those same results but maybe 200 Passing, 60 rushing and 2 TDs.
J -Harrington- He is consistently good for atleast 250 yards and 1-2 TDs. Also expect about 2 Ints.
RB-
M. Jones-Drew/Fred Taylor- Maybe both, but I am leaning towrds Jones-Drew having the better game of the 2 of them. Indy is still dead last in rushing defense at 160 yards per game. Expect Jacksonville to rely heavily on the run.
C. Benson- STL is terrible against the run (31st) Expect Benson to steal carries from Jones this week.
R. Johnson- Oak has the best pass defense in the league, while they are not going to shutdown Palmer, expect Cinci to rely on the run more than they normally would. Espect close to 100 and a TD is very possible.
WR-
A. Bryant- He has had a disappointing year thus far, but anyone can get yards on Green Bay's secondary. Expect atleast 70 yards.
L. Evans- evans has 496 yards and 4 TDs in the last 5 games (265 and 2Tds against Houston).
Evans should have a big game.
P. Burress- Carolina defense is known to give up big plays, they have allowed 12 passing plays of over 30 this year. Burress is a good candidate to make it 13.
TE-
J. Shockey- Carolina was able to prove me wrong last week, but they can't do it 2 weeks in a row. Add Shockey to the list of TEs who have scored against them.
R. McMichael- He posted 84 yards last game against NE. This time it is in Miami. The yards may be lower, but TD possible.
J. Stevens- Look for Seattle to use this guy in the red zone as all 3 of his TDs have come from less than 4 yards out.
DEF-
Cincinati- Oakland has only averaged 11.2 points per game in the last 5 and 5 Ints in the last 3 games.
ATL- TB is having a QB contraversy and has only averaged 10 points per game in the last 6 games and only scored 3 points last time they played ATL. Expect a huge defense game from ATL.
New England- The Pats are very good against the run. Expect some yardage from harrington, but also expect some INTs.
QB
Aaron Brooks- I think it might be a little out of the question for Brooks to match the 347 yards that Houstons def has allowed, but I do think that 225 and a TD or two is possible.
RB
Sammy Morris- With Ronnie Brown out for at least week 13, Morris will be get the bulk of the carries. Expect him to take advantage of this opportunity and get 95 yards. Maybe a TD although Jacksonville has a good run defense.
D. Williams (CAR)- If Foster is unable to play, Williams will be a good number 2 RB, Phi is ranked 28th against the run.
WR
Nate Washington- TB is allowing almost 2 passing TDs per game and Ward is out.
Jerricho Cotchery- GB ironically is allowing the same amount of Passing TDs per game as TB, Cotchery has a good chance of catching one of those.
TE
C. Baker- See above.
Fletcher- Tenn has allowed 19 passing TDs this year and 5 have been to TEs
Def
Pit- Tampa Bay is only scoring 11.4 points per game over the last 5 games and 12.9 on the season.
In this post, I try to stay away from the easy pick. No brainer picks (LT, LJ,etc.) can be made by anyone. These players although not sleepers, may not be easy decisions to start and also may not be relied on on a weekly basis. Make sure to check back daily as I update the players based on injuries.
QB
D. Brees- San Fran is allowing 337 yds a game and 2.8 TDs. Brees has a 5 game steak of 300+ passing yards.
C. Pennington- Last meeting was 2002- NYJ won 42-17. Expect a closer game, but the Jets are in the hunt for the Wild Card. Chad is playing well enough to win.
T. Brady- Detroit is in the lower half the the league in all defensive aspects. Brady is looking to play better than last week against an easier opponent. not to mention I am going to this game and a little wishful thinking may be involved in this decision.
S. McNair (BAL)- Cinci is scoring a lot of points lately. Baltimore might have to try and air the ball out to keep up with the high octane of ocho cinco. Cinci also is dead last in passing yards defisively.
RB
S. Jackson- Jackson is the only constant on the Rams right now, if Bulger's injury is serious, Jackson may be even more involved.
J. Addai- Seems like a trendy pick, but Indy seems to have finally picked Addai as the outright starter and not to mention that Ten is ranked 30Th against the run. Don't expect this game to be as close as the last meeting.
A. Green- Believe it or not. The Jets are the2nd worst defense against the run. green is averaging 89 yds and .333 TD against the AFC east this season.
L. Maroney/ C. Dillon- Expect the Pats to control the game and clock. One of these guys will go for 80 and a TD.
WR
M. Muhammad- Expect the yardage, but limit your expectations on scoring a TD.
D. Henderson (N.O.) - Ride the arm of D. Brees. With Colston out, Henderson has become his favorite target and oh yeah, they are playing SF.
L. Coles- it was a coin flip that decided who to pick in this one. Cotchery lost, but both may play well in this shoot out.
TE
T. Heap- Heap has 51 rec for 535 yds this year 84 of those yards came in the last match up. Both teams are playing well, so expect similar results from Heap in this game.
C. Cooley- QB J Campbell only had 118 yds last week, but 89 of them were to Cooley. It seems that Cooley is his favorite target so far.
LJ Smith- Let me list the number TEs have posted against Carolina this year. Crumpler, Heap, Cooley, Colston, Witten, Richard Owens (Min), Reggie Kelley (CIN) have all scored TDs this season against Carolina and Alex Smith (TB) had 72 yards.
DEF
KC- Kansas City Def is playing well right now and Cleveland's offense just got shut out. While another shut may not happen, expect KC to control the clock and limit the time Clev. has the ball.
NE- Playing Detroit and as I mentioned above I will be at this game. I think the fan factor will play a huge role in the outcome of this game.
Oak- Oak def is actually ranked 8th! Houston has not played well since beating Jax and that was the defense that beat them. Expect a low scoring game.
