Category: Fantasy Football (Page 169 of 324)

      Jason Witten probable vs. Giants

      October 29, 2008 /

      He has a fractured rib, but that’s not going to stop Jason Witten from playing in a crucial NFC East showdown against the New York Giants.

      With the Cowboys facing the prospect of having more talent sidelined by injuries than they have competing on the field against the defending Super Bowl champions, Witten seems determined to underscore his reputation as one of Dallas’ toughest players.

      Whether Witten is able to play will depend upon not only his pain tolerance, but his ability to protect the football while wearing additional equipment over the injured area.

      Fantasy owners will love to have Witten in the lineup, but one has to wonder if it would be better to sit him down and let him heal for three weeks (since the Cowboys have a Week 10 bye). If he aggravates or worsens the injury against the G-Men, the Cowboys will wish that they had rested their star tight end.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Fantasy Football Podcast: Week 9

      October 29, 2008 /

      Listen in as Anthony Stalter and I discuss the Tennessee Titans, Jason Witten’s rib, J.T. O’Sullivan’s benching, Larry Johnson’s suspension and the Giants/Cowboys tilt, as well as a couple of defensive matchups to exploit this week on your waiver wire.

      Click here to listen to the podcast.

      (The opening and closing music is ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky.“)

      Fantasy Football, NFL, Podcasts

      Jerry Jones backs Bad Brad…for now.

      October 29, 2008 /

      Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is showing support in sticking with Brad Johnson at quarterback over Brooks Bollinger.

      Brad JohnsonBut Jones suggested on his weekly radio show that Johnson’s ability to protect the ball and manage the game trumps Bollinger’s mobility.

      “Even in this day and time, you can win games with field position and no turnovers,” Jones said. “You trade that off against being really limited in what you can do downfield, being maybe limited in your accuracy and certainly limited in your mobility. Then you’ve got to pick your poison.

      “So I think the real question here is what is our best way to win. My gut is our best way to win is to not turn the ball over, as opposed to go out there and try to create more offense. While Brooks has got some real skill mobility-wise and can throw the ball, you’ve got to look at his track record and look at the limited time he’s been under center this year, and you’ve got a serious chance of turnovers.”

      Although his weak arm limits the offense, Johnson is a 17-year veteran with a Super Bowl ring. Bollinger, 28, has started only 10 NFL games and has been limited in practice to scout-team duty.

      Jones is saying all the right things now in Johnson’s favor, but Jerry looked like he was going to throw up at any minute watching that game last Sunday. Johnson might be the better “game manager” but at some point he needs to make throws, too. He missed open receivers all game against the Bucs and will need to do a little more than manage the game against the Giants this Sunday.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Chargers unload defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell

      October 29, 2008 /

      The San Diego Chargers have fired defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell and replaced him with former Chicago Bears’ DC Ron Rivera.

      Ron Rivera“There are a lot of things that went into the decision,” Turner said. “There are areas that we just have to play better and we have to improve. Over the next 10 days those are the areas that we are going to address. Hopefully we can not only show improvement right away but continue to improve over the next eight games.”

      Through eight games this season, the Chargers rank 28th in the NFL in total defense and last against the pass. At this point last season, the Bolts had forced 21 turnovers but have only 10 takeaways this season. The Chargers have also gone the last nine quarters without recording a sack.

      “It’s probably the things that we have needed to improve at are the same things that effected us in Week 2 and so on,” Turner said. “The same things have been an issue throughout the first eight games at different times.”

      Rivera has enjoyed 21 seasons in the NFL as a player and a coach. He joined the Bolts in February of 2008 after spending three seasons as the defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears, the team he also played nine seasons with.

      A change needed to happen; the Chargers have been absolutely brutal defensively this year, which is surprising because they played so well last season. Rivera isn’t a bad guy to fall back on considering he was the Bears’ DC when they went to the Super Bowl a couple years ago. I always wondered why he wasn’t a coordinator after he was getting looks as a head coach following the Super Bowl.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Fantasy Football Update: 10/28

      October 28, 2008 /

      Jason Witten has a broken rib but wants to play through it this week in a big game against the Giants. Conventional wisdom states that the Cowboys should rest Witten this week because they have a bye in Week 10, so that would give him 2-3 weeks of rest. If Witten can’t go, Martellus Bennett wouldn’t be a bad fill in. Visanthe Shiancoe or Zach Miller would be good spot starters as well…Santonio Holmes will play Monday night, which means that Nate Washington will be relegated back to WR3 duties…Matt Hasselbeck is likely out for Week 9 with a bulging disk in his back. He apparently doesn’t have pain in his back or leg, but he has a ‘dead leg’ feeling. Not good…The 49ers named Shaun Hill their starting QB. He’s an interesting pickup in fantasy leagues since he’s playing in Mike Martz’s offense…Steven Jackson should be ready to go in Week 9, according to Jim Haslett.

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