David’s Daily Digest
FAVRE AND COMPANY GROUNDED AGAIN
Through the first two weeks of the season quarterback Brett Favre and the Vikings passing game have barely left the ground. The Vikings passing game ranks 24th overall and Favre has already committed five turnovers. The absence of wide receiver Sidney Rice, injuries to wideout Percy Harvin, and the lack of any sort of playmaker at the wideout spot has left the passing game something to be greatly desired. On Sunday the Dolphins did a number on Minnesota at home limiting the Vikings to just 10 points and just 73 receiving yards to their receivers.
My Fantasy Read:
Until the Vikings make some big changes and adjustments, or add a big time receiver, or get healthy in a hurry, this offense and Brett Favre could struggle greatly in the coming weeks. It was about this time last year that Favre started to play like a three-time NFL MVP, but he just doesn’t have the horses this time around to recapture quite the same magic.
BUSH SUFFERS LEG INJURY MONDAY NIGHT
The Saints pulled off a nail-biter Monday night with a late game-winning field goal, but the victory came at a great expense. The Saint’s running back Reggie Bush who double-duties as the team’s primary punt returner, suffered a leg injury that will have him sidelined for a significant amount of time. The injury is a fracture of his upper fibula and could have the Saints tailback on the sidelines for as long as six weeks.
My Fantasy Read:
With Reggie on the shelf for a while expect to see more Pierre Thomas who hasn’t exactly shone, but has been dependable averaging nearly 60 yards on the ground and about five catches per game. He’ll become more of a featured back in the Saints attack, especially in the red-zone.
KOLB WAS EXPECTED TO START SUNDAY
So hold that thought, because it has already been announced earlier today Mike Vick will get the start this Sunday. Against the Lions Vick was vintage passing for 284 yards, rushing for another 37 yards on the ground, and tossing two scores.
My Fantasy Read:
Vick look very sharp, throwing some very tight spirals and long balls leading to scores. He seems to have his quickness and throwing arm back and a more mature Vick seems poised to succeed. He’s not quite elite, but in deep leagues right now he appears to be a viable option especially in Andy Reid’s west coast offense. Kolb is downgraded to a nice hand-cuff for Vick.
JACOBS ASKS TO BE TRADED?
There’s not a lot more you can say about what took place Sunday night on the Giant’s sideline other than ridiculous. In a heated tantrum, Giant’s running back Brandon Jacobs flung his helmet in frustration. That’s nothing too shocking or surprising as some player will from time to time display such emotion, the difference here is Jacob’s helmet ended up 10 rows into the stands filled with hostile Indy fans. Nevertheless the incident was quite the spectacle and as a result it now appears Jacobs could find himself heading out of town or at least in head coach Tom Coughlin’s doghouse for the time being.
My Fantasy Read:
It certainly doesn’t look good for Jacobs in New York if he is looking for a trade (which he denies). With his recent antics, he won’t be earning any more consideration for playing time and will remain the back up behind Ahmad Bradshaw. Until the Jacob’s ship gets righted, Bradshaw looks like a dependable RB2 option averaging 4.5 yards per carry and over 90 yards of offense per game.
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