FSH: SUNDAY MORNING GAMETIME

October 3rd, 2010, Sunday

Sunday Morning Gametime

It was another fun-filled Sunday of NFL excitement last weekend and Monday night was no disappointment either. Some fantasy newsmakers included a few old names like WR-Lance Moore (2-touchdowns), WR-Brandon Lloyd (166 yards receiving), WR-Roy Williams (2-touchdowns) and a few new ones owners will need to get to know soon; Chad Henne (363-yards passing), Kyle Orton (476-yards passing), Peyton Hillis (144 yards rushing), and Jabar Gaffney (12 receptions). With this week being the start of the bye weeks, with only 14 games on the slate fantasy owners will now put their drafting skills to the test. Did you cover your byes with reliable bench support, were you able to find sufficient talent through waivers?

With the kick off to week four just a few short hours from now, these are the players I will be keeping my eye on today (the question is will you be starting any of these?)….

Sunday Games:

The Bills are always a tough matchup for their divisional rivals, but with a struggling offense the Jets should be able to loosen the play-calling belt some today. I will be keeping my eye on several of the gang-green; quarterback Mark Sanchez (Can he make it three straight solid performances), Braylon Edwards (Can he show some humility and just make plays), and Shonn Greene (Against a suspect run defense today, can Green finally show some of last year’s post season magic?).

Speaking of the Bills, even with all this trade talk I will be watching running back Marshawn Lynch. I would expect the team to try and showcase their talent up for trade, but I am not expecting to see a whole lot against a very stingy Jets runs defense ranked 4th in the league.

Tonight when the G-men play host to Da’Bears, I will be keeping a close watch on quarterback Eli Manning. In three weeks he has passed for a truckload of yards (810-yards, 270-yds/game), but also has six interceptions. Against the Bears secondary, he should have some success if his line can do a good job of protecting him.

The Niner’s have not been a favorite this season at 0-3 and looking every bit the part of a winless team, but against the Falcons Alex Smith and company could find some hope. The Falcons defense is ranked 22nd against the pass and with Frank Gore pounding the middle, wide receiver Michael Crabtree could be an interesting play today. Crabtree has been dormant all season, but at some point he’s got to awake.

In Seattle there has been a lot of recent talk about running back Justin Forsett separating himself as the team’s number one back. Today he’ll have a chance to prove the rumors true against a weak Rams 25th ranked run defense. I will definitely be watching closely today.

Another interesting development I will be watching with great interest is the running back situation in Washington. I heard the rumors and made the move this week to pick up running back Ryan Torain, but I won’t be starting him today. I will be keeping an eye on this development to see if he will actually carry more of the running load for the Redskins on the early downs (which is what I am hearing).