October 10th, 2010, Sunday
My Weekly Fantasy
Sunday’s Fantasy Lineup
Some quick notes for today’s lineups….
My Quarterbacks:
With Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers available, I will be starting both in several of my leagues today. Rodgers (8-touchdown passes) has a great matchup against the Redskins 31st ranked defense and should be primed for a break out game…….Brees (1,131 yards passing) on the other hand is on the road, but playing will be playing indoors so I am expecting a solid performance.
My Runningbacks:
With Steven Jackson on a couple of my rosters, he will be in the lineup today with a great matchup against the Lions run defense (4.8 yards allowed per carry)……with Clinton Portis OUT for the Redskins, I will be inserting running back Ryan Torain today. Last week Torain carried the ball 18 times for 70 yards and a score. This week against the Pack he’s likely to see as many touches and should be just as productive…..another noteworthy mention is running back Arian Foster, a must-start every week. Last week the Texans running back was held out of the first quarter, but once he got into the game it did not take long for the kid to bust loose. Foster (537-yards rushing leads the league) finished the game with 187-total yards of offense and two scores.
My Wide Receivers:
There are a lot of matchups I like today and fortunately for my fantasy teams, one is Calvin Johnson against the Rams. The Rams have played decent against the pass this season ranked 21st, but since Hill and Megatron have started to gel (two scores last week) I don’t see the Rams slowly down Calvin today……a couple of other notables in the line-up today include Roddy White (versus the Browns 24th ranked pass defense), Lance Moore (versus the Cardinals 22nd ranked pass defense) and Mark Clayton (versus the Lions 26th ranked pass defense)…..I will be starting Bandon Lloyd against the Ravens today. The Broncos receiver is averaging over 18-yards per catch and he will test the Ravens secondary downfield……I also have Terrell Owens playing today against the Falcons 18 ranked defense. As often as he has been targeted, he should haul in a couple of passes and find his way to the end-zone.
My Tight Ends:
I don’t have a lot of options at tightend, but one is Jermichael Finley (21 receptions) who is a must-start week in and week out. Against the Redskins today Finley could have a big day; the Redskins have allowed the tightend to score in each of their last two games…….a big noteworthy move today will be starting the Jaguars tightend Marcedes Lewis. The Jags tightend has not seen a lot of throws his direction this season (just 12), but it seems when the team reaches the redzone his number gets called often; Lewis has three touchdown receptions this season. Today’s matchup with the Bills is a great matchup for Lewis; expect score number four.
October 9th, 2010, Saturday
My Weekly Survivors
Last week our team took a bit of a tumble with a couple of players going M.I.A. in week four. Wide receiver Brandon Marshall had a quiet effort on Monday night against the Patriots catching just five passes for 50-yards, while Mark Clayton only registered seven catches of his own for 72-yards. Against the Chicago Bears, Eli Manning did not need to do much as his Giants defense was dominant with 10 sacks. Manning passed for a buck ninety-five with no touchdowns. Our tight end (John Carlson, one catch) and place kicker (Jeff Reed, two extra points) were not much to speak of, but fortunately a solid effort from our backfield running back Frank Gore (13 points) and Maurice Jones-Drew (23 points) was able to salvage the week.
As a result of our lack-luster picks a week ago, our team dropped to 15th place overall. With week five set to kick off in just a few hours, we are going to pull out some of the big guns this week and see if we can get this thing turned around.....
QB-Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
You have to like the Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees just about every week, because his arsenal of weaponry and his big game potential. This week looks to be no different with the Saints traveling to Arizona. Brees will matchup against the leagues 7th ranked pass defense that has already surrendered seven touchdowns through the air. (Projected points-25 points/330-yards passing, 2-touchdowns)
RB-Steven Jackson, St. Louis Rams
Last week the Rams stud running back showed his toughness by playing at less than 100 percent; still effective Jackson totaled more than 100 yards of offense on 25 touches. This week Jackson is feeling better (practiced fully Friday) and primed to have another productive Sunday against the Lions 25th ranked run defense that is allowing almost five yards a carry. (Projected points-20 points/110-yards rushing, 30-yards receiving, one touchdown)
RB-Thomas Jones, Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs will have to lean heavily on the run game today if they hope to keep pace with the Indy Colts. One of their keys will be the legs of running back Thomas Jones. Fortunately for Jones and the Chiefs, the Colts (ranked 29th) struggle to stop the ground game. As long as the Chiefs can keep this competitive Jones (217-yards rushing this season) should see plenty of touches and have a great shot at finding the end-zone. (Projected points-14 points/85-yards rushing, one touchdown)
WR-Donald Driver, Green Bay Packers
With the opposing defense focusing a lot of their attention towards wide receiver Greg Jennings, even at the spry age of 35 the Packers other wide receiver Donald Driver can still produce. Last week Driver found the endzone for the third time this season (leads team) and his 21 catches is tied for the team lead. This week he’ll matchup against the Redskins 31st ranked pass defense; it could be a very good day. (Projected points-15 points/95 receiving yards, one touchdown)
WR-Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions
It finally looks like Megatron is starting to show signs of life with two touchdowns last week. Johnson has just 237 yards receiving this season, but his three touchdowns make him a scoring threat week in and week out. Against the Rams 21st ranked pass defense expect Lions’ quarterback Shaun Hill to target Megatron often. (Projected Points-18 points/120 yards receiving, one touchdown)
TE-Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars passing offense has not been much to get excited about this season, but Lewis could change some of that today. Lewis has only 12 catches this season, but he has already found the endzone three times. Thus far this season the Bills (today’s opponent) have allowed 21 receptions, 292-yards receiving, and three touchdowns to the tight end spot; play Lewis today! (Projected points-14 points/80 yards receiving, one touchdown)
K -Mike Nugent, Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals offense is ranked 13th in scoring this season and Nugent has already made 10 field goals through four weeks. The Bengals should be able to move the ball against the Tampa defense today, so the kicking game should get a couple of opportunities to add a few more kicks. (Projected points-11 points/three field-goals, two extra points)
My Previous starts
Week 1 (Total points-77)
QB Donovan McNabb (WAS)
RB Matt Forte (CHI)
RB Carnell Williams (TB)
WR Jeremy Maclin (PHI)
WR Jabar Gaffney (DEN)
TE Zach Miller (OAK)
K Joe Nedney (SF)
Week 2 (Total points-68)
QB Michael Vick (PHI)
RB Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG)
RB Rashard Mendenhall (PIT)
WR Nate Washington (TEN)
WR Greg Jennings (GB)
TE Chris Cooley (WAS)
K Nick Folk (NYJ)
Week 3 (Total points-87)
QB Tony Romo (DAL)
RB Darren McFadden
RB Ray Rice (BAL)
WR Austin Collie (IND)
WR Dez Bryant (DAL)
TE Brent Celek (PHI)
K Lawrence Tynes (NYG)
Week 4 (Total points-58)
QB Eli Manning (NYG)
RB Maurice Jones-Drew (JAX)
RB Frank Gore (SF)
WR Mark Clayton (STL)
WR Brandon Marshall (MIA)
TE John Carlson (SEA)
K Jeff Reed (PIT)
