September 16th, 2009 9:37pm PST
With week one in the books it’s time to be reminded and take note of some players that should not be taking up any roster space. Your fantasy season has already started and you need playas, boyz that will do some fantasy damage and put points on the board. Players can’t score if they don’t get in the game and these duds are not going to be seeing a whole lot of meaningful playing time;
QB-Daunte Culpepper (Det); The Lions are focusing on the future now. With a young talented arm under center (Stafford), the team is going to give him every opportunity to learn and grow. With that Culpepper’s playing days in Detroit are likely to be very quiet on the sideline. As the rookie quarterback takes his lumps, the only chance Daunte is going to get is some clean-up and meaningless time late in games. If you have him on your roster, it’s time to dump him.
RB-LaMont Jordan (Den); Familiar or not with the Patriot's west (Broncos) offense, Jordan was hardly present on Sunday in week one. Signed in the offseason by the Broncos, it was thought McDaniels was bringing in a player with experience in his offense. With a committee backfield Jordan figured to have an advantage being familiar with the system. Jordan played limited snaps on Sunday and finished with two carries. As the team becomes more accustomed to McDaniels system, expect to see Jordan remain invisible.
WR-Laveranues Coles (Cin); Not a whole lot was made of the signing of Coles in the offseason, although he was given a fairly generous deal. With the Bengals coming off a very disappointing 2008 Coles was brought in to replace the departed TJ Houshmandzadeh (last season's leading receiver). In week one Coles catching just one ball was a forgotten man with Palmer often looking elsewhere in the patterns. Coles has been quiet since his signing and with players like Ochocinco and Caldwell answering the call often, don't expect any sudden turnarounds.
TE-Chris Baker (NE); Even with McDaniels gone, the tightend position remains an unsteady one in the Patriots offense. In the past the tight end has remained relatively quiet, but with the acquisition of Baker the thought was things might be different. And they may very well be different, but it looks like the new plans don't include Baker who caught just one pass for seven yards. It was Ben Watson who was invited to the party with six catches. Watson would appear to be the mainstay, so don’t expect a lot of production from Baker, just maybe some spot work here and there.
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With week one in the books it’s time to be reminded and take note of some players that should not be taking up any roster space. Your fantasy season has already started and you need playas, boyz that will do some fantasy damage and put points on the board. Players can’t score if they don’t get in the game and these duds are not going to be seeing a whole lot of meaningful playing time;
QB-Daunte Culpepper (Det); The Lions are focusing on the future now. With a young talented arm under center (Stafford), the team is going to give him every opportunity to learn and grow. With that Culpepper’s playing days in Detroit are likely to be very quiet on the sideline. As the rookie quarterback takes his lumps, the only chance Daunte is going to get is some clean-up and meaningless time late in games. If you have him on your roster, it’s time to dump him.
RB-LaMont Jordan (Den); Familiar or not with the Patriot's west (Broncos) offense, Jordan was hardly present on Sunday in week one. Signed in the offseason by the Broncos, it was thought McDaniels was bringing in a player with experience in his offense. With a committee backfield Jordan figured to have an advantage being familiar with the system. Jordan played limited snaps on Sunday and finished with two carries. As the team becomes more accustomed to McDaniels system, expect to see Jordan remain invisible.
WR-Laveranues Coles (Cin); Not a whole lot was made of the signing of Coles in the offseason, although he was given a fairly generous deal. With the Bengals coming off a very disappointing 2008 Coles was brought in to replace the departed TJ Houshmandzadeh (last season's leading receiver). In week one Coles catching just one ball was a forgotten man with Palmer often looking elsewhere in the patterns. Coles has been quiet since his signing and with players like Ochocinco and Caldwell answering the call often, don't expect any sudden turnarounds.
TE-Chris Baker (NE); Even with McDaniels gone, the tightend position remains an unsteady one in the Patriots offense. In the past the tight end has remained relatively quiet, but with the acquisition of Baker the thought was things might be different. And they may very well be different, but it looks like the new plans don't include Baker who caught just one pass for seven yards. It was Ben Watson who was invited to the party with six catches. Watson would appear to be the mainstay, so don’t expect a lot of production from Baker, just maybe some spot work here and there.
Check back every Week for more “Fantasy Fallout”
