David’s Daily Digest
My Fantasy Notes:
BRANDON PETTIGREW WARRANTS SOME ATTENTION
The Lions rookie tight end turned in a superb performance last Sunday against the Cowboys catching 8 balls for 75 yards in the loss. Detroit stayed close into the second half, but once they fell behind big they went almost exclusively to the pass. Pettigrew started quick with five catches in the first half off of six targets, but only managed three grabs down the stretch.
My Fantasy Read:
Pettigrew was targeted a total of 10 times on the day. Over the past three weeks he is the third most targeted tight end and looks to remain a solid fantasy play going forward. This week he’ll have a shot at the Patriots 31st ranked pass defense. The Pats defense has been victimized by the tight end position over the past two games for 12 receptions and 120 yards; play Pettigrew.
MIKE WALLACE IS THE BIG PLAY IN STEELTOWN
Despite only making three grabs last Sunday, the Steeler’s wide receiver Mike Wallace managed to make a huge impact. His three grabs averaged 38.7 yards, including a 52 yard catch and score to help bury the Raiders. Wallace also added a 19 yard scamper. For the year the wide out is averaging 23 yards per catch and has 8 touchdowns to his credit.
My Fantasy Read:
Wallace will draw a tough matchup this week when he faces the Bills 7th ranked pass defense, but then again maybe not. With 24 targets in the last three weeks Wallace has emerged into Big Ben’s deep threat this season. And with the Bills in their last three games allowing 9 pass play of 20 yards or more, including two over 35 yards expect Ben to chuck the deep ball. Wallace should be good for a couple of grabs and a score.
Whenever you lose you always have to try and find some good to build from. For the depleted 3-7 Broncos, one good that can be easily spotted is their second year running back Knowshon Moreno. Over the past several weeks Moreno has been healthy and starting to show a lot of that versatility that head coach Josh McDaniels was hoping for. In his last two games Moreno has not only carried the ball 35 times, but he has also caught 10 passes; this includes Monday’s seven grabs for62 yards and 13 carry for 58 yards with a rushing touchdown.
My Fantasy Read:
As long as Moreno remains healthy he looks like he can be as good as back in this league. His 276 yards of total offense (inclues two touchdowns) over the past two weeks ranks third behind Maurice Jones-Drew (333 yards) and Fred Jackson (299 yards). Moreno is a must start in every format.
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