Month: August 2007 (Page 7 of 16)

      Chris Brown to be the starter in Tenn?

      August 21, 2007 /

      Titans’ running back coach Sherman Smith is set to name Chris Brown the starter in Tennessee, not LenDale White like the team initially hoped at the beginning of OTAs months ago.

      Brown is a quality back, but two things scare me as far as fantasy value goes. The first thing that would cause me to pass is how much the Titans were dying for White to be the starter this offseason. If and when White becomes healthy again, will he steal Brown’s carries or flat out take his starting job in general? Secondly, White has always been viewed as the goal line back, so I’d have to assume that role is still his. Obviously if that’s the case, Brown’s value decreases big time.

      I’d probably stay away from both of them on draft day, but the value of White in a touchdown-heavy league is still appealing. Plus, the Titans line is above average and should only get better while Michael Roos and Jacob Bell continue to develop.

      Fantasy Football

      Larry Johnson signs extension

      August 21, 2007 /

      (sigh)

      Larry Johnson signed a six-year deal with the Chiefs and is expected to join his teammates at the team’s training camp in River Falls, WI sometime this week.

      Fantasy owners can comfortably take Johnson with the third pick overall, though in PPR leagues, Frank Gore, Joseph Addai, Brian Westbrook and Reggie Bush are still attractive options. Now that he’s in camp, LJ should project to 1400-1500 rushing yards and 12-14 TD, along with 40 receptions for 350 yards and a couple of scores.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Team USA’s final cut

      August 21, 2007 /

      Managing director Jerry Colangelo and head coach Mike Krzyzewski have made the final cuts to form the squad that will compete in the Olympic qualifying tournament that starts Wednesday.

      The U.S. roster includes: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, Dwight Howard, Jason Kidd, Chauncey Billups, [Michael] Redd, [Mike] Miller, Tyson Chandler, Tayshaun Prince and Deron Williams.

      Redd and Miller were added for their unquestioned ability to shoot from the perimeter. Over the past few tourneys, Team USA has been lacking in this area and it has cost them dearly. The team also wanted to add defensive toughness to the squad, which is why Chandler and Prince made the cut.

      Kevin Durant and Nick Collison were the last two cuts. Durant made a splash by scoring 22 points in a recent intrasquad scrimmage, but the team wanted to go with experience over youth. Durant will certainly appear in a Team USA uniform at some point in his career.

      It’s about time that Redd made the team. Year after year, we’ve watched Team USA clunk shot after shot from the perimeter as their opponent sits in a zone. The presence of Redd (and Miller) should hopefully open up the lane for LeBron and Kobe to penetrate. The team needs to be mindful of the fact that international officials don’t call the game the same way that NBA officials do. (No Tim Donaghy jokes, please.) In the World Championships last summer, there were several players looking for fouls as they attacked the rim, yet they weren’t getting the kind of favoritism that they saw in the NBA.

      It is critical that Team USA has a good showing in the 2008 Olympics, and that means winning the whole damn thing.

      Fantasy Basketball, NBA

      Vick to plead guilty…finally

      August 20, 2007 /

      According the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Falcons quarterback Michael Vick finally decided to accept a plead agreement in the charges of illegal gambling and dog fighting.

      “Mr. Vick has agreed to enter a plea of guilty to these charges and to accept full responsibility for those actions and for the mistakes he has made. Michael wishes to apologize to everyone who has been hurt by this matter. The legal team and Mr. Vick will appear in Court in Richmond on Aug. 27.”

      My only question – and Da Bear mentioned it in the comments section of another post – is why did Vick get the opportunity to do this today? Didn’t he have a strict 9 p.m. deadline on Friday? Or is something like that only strict if a non-celebrity was involved?

      Either way, this was the right decision. And after all the boneheaded, idiotic, insensitive things Vick has done over the past couple months and years, at least he finally fesses up to something everyone already knew he did. There are no winners in this whole ugly mess, but at least this a-hole didn’t drag it out any further when he knew he was guilty.

      It’s going to be interesting to see what the actual plea agreement entails and how much jail time he sees.

      NFL

      Vick must be trying to eclipse Pacman status

      August 20, 2007 /

      As if federal charges for illegal gambling and dog fighting weren’t enough, Michael Vick was cited for not wearing a seat belt during a routine traffic stop in Virginia over the weekend. The original reason he was pulled over, however, was because the tint on his windows was too dark.

      Forget the tint on the windows – teenagers get pulled over hourly for that – but not wearing a seat belt when you’re already a marked man is extremely smart. Writing about something like this is nitpicking at this point I know, but it’s the same stupidity that already has gotten this fool into the current trouble he’s facing.

      It’s like Pacman riding around without registration and insurance in, no less, a bright orange Lamborghini, which by the way didn’t have the right plates.

      NFL

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