Week 12 Target Leaders
1. Dwayne Bowe, KC: 17 2. Steve Johnson, BUF: 15 3. Reggie Wayne, IND: 14 4. Derrick Mason, BAL: 13 5. Andre Johnson, HOU: 11 5. Arian Foster, HOU: 11 7. Jason Witten, DAL: 10 7. Mike Goodson, CAR: 10 7. Jacoby Ford, OAK: 10 7. Early Doucet, ARI: 10 7. Brandon Lloyd, DEN: 10 […]
Week 12 Injury Notes: Marshall Plan
Remember that Vincent Jackson returns for prime time against the Colts this evening. OUT Brandon Marshall at Oakland Ryan Torain and LaRon Landry vs. Minnesota Colt McCoy at Carolina Demaryius Thomas, Andre’ Goodman vs. St. Louis Atari Bigby at Atlanta Austin Collie, Joseph Addai vs. San Diego Eugene Monroe at New York Giants David Diehl, […]
Week 12 Picks Against The Spread
Tennessee at Houston (-6): Tennessee Green Bay at Atlanta (-2): Green Bay Pittsburgh at Buffalo (+ 7):Pittsburgh Carolina at Cleveland (- 10): Carolina Jacksonville at New York Giants (- 7 1/2): New York Giants Minnesota at Washington (+ 1): Minnesota Philadelphia at Chicago (+ 3 1/2): Chicago Tampa Bay at Baltimore (-7 1/2): Tampa Bay […]
Week 12 Picks Straight Up: Will Chargers’ Roll Continue in Indy?
Tennessee at Houston: Houston Green Bay at Atlanta: Green Bay Pittsburgh at Buffalo: Pittsburgh Carolina at Cleveland: Cleveland Jacksonville at New York Giants: New York Giants Minnesota at Washington: Minnesota Philadelphia at Chicago: Chicago Tampa Bay at Baltimore: Baltimore Miami at Oakland: Oakland Kansas City at Seattle: Kansas City St. Louis at Denver: Denver San […]
Thanksgiving Picks: Straight Up and ATS
I’ll roll through the rest of the slate tomorrow, but need to get some picks in now. Straight Up New England at Detroit: New England New Orleans at Dallas: New Orleans Cincinnati at New York Jets: New York Jets Against The Spread New England at Detroit (+ 7): Detroit New Orleans at Dallas (+ 4 […]
The Scoreathon for Norv is Underway
You can smell it in the air. As sure as the smell of burning firewood and the month-long gluttony that is the holiday season, the Chargers are set to begin their late-season push to the playoffs. The Chargers fell behind 7-0 early, as Kyle Orton went to work ahead of a Knowshon Moreno touchdown plunge […]
Sidney Rice: One Bright Spot in Minnesota Debacle
On Monday morning, the Vikings severed ties with Brad Childress. After failed attempted to jumpstart the offense, the courting of Brett Favre back from Mississippi and his brief foray into comedy (you remember that press conference, don’t you?), the Vikings decided that Sunday’s 31-3 loss to the Packers was the final straw. They put Childress […]
Week 11 Target Leaders: Maclin Leads
1. Jeremy Maclin, PHI:14 2. Steve Breaston, ARI:12 3. Santonio Holmes, NYJ:11 4. Marques Colston, NO:11 4. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI:11 4. Steve Johnson, BUF:11 4. Andre Roberts, ARI:11 4. Roddy White, ATL:11 4. Reggie Wayne, IND: 4. Laurent Robinson, STL:11 4. Jacob Tamme, IND: 11 12. Deion Branch, NE: 10 12. Nate Burleson, DET: 10 […]
Week 11 Picks: Against The Spread
Detroit at Dallas (-7): Detroit Washington at Tennessee (-7): Tennessee Arizona at Kansas City (-8): Kansas City Green Bay at Minnesota (+3): Minnesota Buffalo at Cincinnati (-5): Cincinnati Houston at New York Jets (-7): Houston Oakland at Pittsburgh (-7 1/2): Oakland Baltimore at Carolina (-12): Baltimore Cleveland at Jacksonville (-2): Jacksonville Tampa Bay at San […]
Week 11 Picks: Straight Up
With a Chicago pick in the books, we move to the rest of the Sunday slate. Remember, there are NO Bye weeks left. It’s a beautiful thing. Detroit at Dallas: Dallas Washington at Tennessee: Tennessee Arizona at Kansas City: Kansas City Green Bay at Minnesota: Green Bay Buffalo at Cincinnati: Cincinnati Houston at New York […]
FMC: Week 10 Superhero Michael Vick
The Redskins’ pass defense was terrible coming into Monday’s matchup with the Michael Vick-led Eagles squad. They left embarrassed, defeated and injured (Laron Landry and Carlos Rogers may both miss Week 11 against Tennessee). I don’t need to belabor the point. You’ve heard the absurd statistics regarding Vick’s performance and its place in the pantheon […]
Week 10 Target Leaders
1. Dwayne Bowe, KC: 18 2. Mike Williams, SEA: 17 3. Mario Manningham, NYG: 16 4. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI: 15 5. Calvin Johnson, DET: 14 6. Wes Welker, NE: 12 6. Chad Ochocinco, CIN: 12 8. Mike Wallace, PIT: 11 8. Andre Johnson, HOU: 11 10. Early Doucet, ARI: 10 10. Steve Breaston, ARI: 10 […]
Season-to-Date Target Leaders
1. Terrell Owens, CIN: 107 2. Roddy White, ATL: 105 3. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI: 101 4. Reggie Wayne, IND: 99 5. Brandon Marshall, MIA: 93 6. Hakeem Nicks, NYG: 92 7. Brandon Lloyd, DEN: 89 8. Calvin Johnson, DET: 88 8. Chad Ochocinco, CIN: 88 10. Andre Johnson, HOU: 83 11. Mike Williams, SEA: 80 […]
DeAngelo Williams to Injured Reserve
The Panthers stopped the speculation about the status of free agent-to-be DeAngelo Williams. On Wednesday, the bruised and battered Panthers placed Williams on injured reserve. Will he return? Jonathan Stewart and Tyrell Sutton did not practice Wednesday, thereby leaving Week 10 sleeper special Mike Goodson in the driver’s seat … against Haloti Ngata, Terrence Cody […]
Michael Vick Says Thank You to Donovan McNabb with HUGE Day
I’ll ramble on this more in tomorrow’s edition of the “Fantasy 15” with John Halpin on BlogTalkRadio.com. But, for now, let me say that Michael Vick’s embrace of Donovan McNabb clearly included a giddy “thank you … thank you … thank you!” Before fans had even gotten back from the fridge or cracked open a […]
Injuries Week 10
OUT for Week 10 — Sidney Rice, Steve Smith (NYG), DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart, Mike Hart, Joseph Addai, Blair White, Austin Collie, Kenny Britt, Matthew Stafford ACTIVE – Carson Palmer, Vince Young (second-string w/ Kerry Collins to start), Percy Harvin, Bernard Berrian UNKNOWN BUT UNLIKELY – Beanie Wells Likely to play – Ryan Torain on […]
Week 10 Picks: Against The Spread
BYE: Green Bay, Oakland, New Orleans, San Diego Cincinnati at Indianapolis (- 7): Indianapolis New York Jets at Cleveland (+3): New York Jets Minnesota at Chicago (+ 1 1/2): Chicago Tennessee at Miami (+1): Tennessee Houston at Jacksonville (- 1): Jacksonville Detroit at Buffalo (- 3): Detroit Carolina at Tampa Bay (-7):Tampa Bay Kansas City […]
Week 10 Picks: Straight Up
BYE: Green Bay, Oakland, New Orleans, San Diego Cincinnati at Indianapolis: Indianapolis New York Jets at Cleveland: New York Jets Minnesota at Chicago: Chicago Tennessee at Miami: Tennessee Houston at Jacksonville: Jacksonville Detroit at Buffalo: Detroit Carolina at Tampa Bay:Tampa Bay Kansas City at Denver:Denver St. Louis at San Francisco: San Francisco Dallas at New […]
Looking Ahead with Playoff Schedules
The following playoff scheduling list considers yardage totals. I will be examining touchdown totals for a post later this weekend. Just in case you’re on the trading floor and trying to look ahead. The listings will be updated weekly going forward. AFC Best for Runners – Raiders, Jaguars, Broncos, Browns, Dolphins NFC Best for Runners […]
Thursday Night: Atlanta Hosts Baltimore
This is a game that will be won through the air. Will Roddy White be healthy enough to make it through the game? Can Tony Gonzalez or Michael Jenkins offer support to Matt Ryan, thereby opening up some space for Michael Turner on the ground? Will Ray Rice ever score again? How much will we […]
Week 9 Target Leaders: Tamme
1. Jacob Tamme, IND: 17 2. Reggie Wayne, IND: 16 3. Steve Johnson, BUF: 14 3. Terrell Owens, CIN: 14 5. Hakeem Nicks, NYG: 13 6. Percy Harvin, MIN: 12 6. Dwayne Bowe, KC: 12 8. Roscoe Parrish, BUF: 11 8. Tony Gonzalez, ATL: 11 8. Bernard Berrian, MIN: 11 11. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI: 10 […]
Target Leaders Through Week 9: Owens Rules
After nine weeks of play, fans and fantasy owners still toss their hands up with great frequency and wonder “What was that?” aloud. Some of our would-be heroes and sleepers never answered the bell, and more than a few has-beens, never-were or dismissed options have become the most frequently-targeted receivers in the game. Who’s the […]
FMC Week 9: Terrell Owens of the Bengals
I banged the drum this offseason for myriad teams to take a shot at veteran receiver Terrell Owens. Ultimately, he teamed with Chad Ochocinco to form one of the finest media-savvy duos ever. Unfortunately, Ochocinco has been relegated to the role of decoy right now (he was nearly shut out in Monday’s loss to Pittsburgh). […]
Matthew Stafford: Shoulder II
Reports out of Detroit are starting to come in about the status of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. As feared in the immediate aftermath of the hit, Stafford’s shoulder injury appears to be serious. The report from MLive.com indicates that Stafford sustained torn ligaments and shoulder joint damage. Jim Schwartz would not comment on Stafford’s […]
I Missed That Brad Childress Was Doing Stand-Up
I shan’t write a lengthy analysis here. Those who watched Brad Childress’ press conference (check my earlier post for a link) couldn’t understand the lack of energy, enthusiasm or anything resembling positivity from the Vikings’ coach. Much has been written about this comeback and Favre’s effort to put Minnesota back into the win column. And, […]