Sunday Night FF Headlines
Who’s making Fantasy News this Past Week?
Easy come and easy go in Baltimore. Only three days after signing with the Ravens has wide receiver Drew Bennett announced his retirement. Bennett had become a regular injury casualty over the past couple of season and it appears an old knee injury is what has ended his eight year career.
We’re Picking Steven Jackson to reach the top:
After looking at the numbers over the past couple of seasons, we like a healthy Jackson in 2009 to out-duel all running backs in fantasy. Jackson will be the featured runner in St. Louis and with no threat in the backfield to steal carries he could see upwards towards 300 carries this season. Just three season ago Jackson turned in a monster fantasy season with over 2,300 total yards and 16 total touchdowns.
Michael Turner will be a big favorite on draft day:
There’s little doubt after his solid debut with nearly 1,700-yards on the ground as the Falcons featured runner in 2008, turner is going to be high on everyone’s fantasy draft-list. Perhaps the most compelling factors that owners’ should consider if they are going to draft Turner, is his 17 rushing touchdowns and 376 rushing attempts in 2008. He won’t likely top that many in 2009, but he should come close to 330-plus.
LT to be the featured back in San Diego:
According to head coach Norv Turner, the Chargers are planning to make L.T. their guy once again in San Diego and back-up Darren Sproles will focus on special teams. Give Tomlinson’s current track record that all sounds well in good, but the safe approach seems to make the better sense. Fantasy owners should be cautious not to read too deep, because the importance of a healthy L.T. heading into the playoffs will outweigh everything else.
Warner not expected to throw more in 2009:
According to head coach Whisenhunt the plan in 2009 will be to have a more balanced attack. And that may just be the case, but still expect to see Warner to post solid fantasy numbers this season. With perhaps the leagues best set of receivers in Fitzgerald, Boldin, and Breaston, it will be real difficult for the Cardinals to play away from their strength.
Rice expected to open camp as starter:
Not that this is stop the presses kind of news, but the word across the wire, running back Ray Rice will likely open camp as the starter. With veteran running back Willis McGahee and fullback Leron McClain figuring in the mix, this could be a fantasy mess worth avoiding. If one must pick a poison, McClain could figure to be the lesser of all evils.
The Injury bug follows Westbrook:
Fantasy owners should be cautious when drafting running back Brian Westbrook who is expected to return in mid-August from off-season surgery. Last season Westy was slowed by leg injuries that limited his performance and he’s already starting the 2009 season as a question mark. It’s expected he’ll be ready for the opening kick-off, but the aging veteran could see less work this season and at 30 he’s going to be an injury risk.
By David Ortega
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