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Month: December 2005 (Page 2 of 7)
QUARTERBACKS
Josh McCown, ARI – Kurt Warner is out for the year so that means McCown should start the rest of the way. Combined, the ARI QBs rank as the #4 QB, so McCown is a great option for those desperate for help at the position.
Rex Grossman, CHI – If you are really desperate and can’t get McCown, Grossman was named the Bears starter so you have that going for you.
RUNNING BACKS
Frank Gore, SF – Gore had a nice day filling in for Kevan Barlow and if he gets another start, he should put up decent numbers.
Michael Turner, SD – Keep an eye on LT2’s status this week. If he’s out, Turner immediately becomes a very valuable commodity for Week 16.
Jonathan Wells, HOU – Wells scored twice filling in for the injured Domanick Davis, and if he gets another start, he would be a solid play as he’s scored in every start this season.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Samie Parker, KC – Parker has been playing well lately and if Kennison continues to be hobbled, he should get most of the looks in KC.
Ron Artest is back in the news, saying that he’d like to repair the damaged relationship he has with the Pacers and return to the team:
Some of Artest’s teammates, most notably O’Neal, have been critical. Artest said he doesn’t blame them. “Under the circumstances, I’d be pretty mad at me, too,” he said. “I’m mad at myself anyway. Going about things like I did, it’s not easy to recover. But I’d love to play for the Pacers’ organization right now.”
“I know guys like Sarunas (Jasikevicius) said they’re a better team without me, but I still have guys like Stephen Jackson, who wants me to come back and play,” Artest said. “I don’t know who else. But I would love to come back and play, and any problems I have, prove I can put those problems aside.”
Even when he’s trying to be conciliatory, Artest is divisive, naming Sarunas Jasikevicius as a guy who doesn’t want him back and Stephen Jackson as a guy who does.
It doesn’t look like the Pacers are thrilled about Artest’s turnaround. When asked about Artest returning to the team, Jermaine O’Neal said that the “business relationship is over.”
It had to happen. Didn’t it?
The Chargers beat the Colts Sunday, ending Indy’s run at history while also proving that the Colts aren’t invincible. In hindsight, it’s easy to say “it had to happen,” but most of us became believers during this remarkable run. I can’t say I’m surprised they lost, but I am surprised they lost at home, though the Chargers have been playing very well on the road all season and, when you looked at their remaining schedule, this game and next week’s match-up against the Seahawks looked the most dangerous.
Some argue that this loss may actually help the Colts in their quest to win a Super Bowl, and I’d tend to agree with that. Now the pressure is off. No more questions about if they want the record (of course they wanted it), or if Tony Dungy is going to rest any of his starters. Now he can do what he has to do to get his team ready, and despite the loss they still look like heavy Super Bowl favorites. The Patriots are playing much better (and clinched another division title this weekend), so certainly they loom as a real threat in the AFC, but with the Colts playing at home throughout the playoffs, the advantage clearly belongs to Peyton Manning & Company.
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