Category: Fantasy Football (Page 239 of 324)

      Defensive Team By Committee: Home Sweet Home

      August 12, 2008 /

      I just posted a DTBC article that named the Seahawks/Bills as my favorite DT combination for 2008. But what about those fantasy owners that utilize a week-to-week DTBC approach? (Each week, they pick up a mediocre defense that has a great matchup instead of carrying the same defense all year.) Back in January, just as the playoffs were in full swing, I explored the effect of home vs. away for mediocre fantasy defenses.

      So what’s the bottom line? Well, if you’re going to pick up a new defense each week to take advantage of a great matchup, go for one that is playing at home. A defense playing at home is going to post, on average (at least for 2007), 54% more fantasy points against the worst 10 offenses than a similar defense playing on the road. Intuitively, this makes sense. Mediocre defenses are likely to play better in front of their home fans and bad offenses are likely to play worse on the road. And the numbers back it up.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Antonio Gates still feeling the pain

      August 12, 2008 /

      All-Pro tight end and fantasy stud Antonio Gates is coming off toe surgery, and he’s not recovering as quickly as he’d like.

      Before the rest of the team practiced in the afternoon, Gates ran routes in the morning – taking off and stopping and catching passes and appearing to be close to his All-Pro form.

      “It looks better than it feels,” Gates said later. “ . . . It’s not as comfortable as it looks. I got through it. The pain is tolerable.”

      Gates is still feeling a high level of discomfort in his left big toe. And even though he’s been told by the medical staff that setbacks and stalling is normal, he is extremely frustrated with his level of improvement.

      “It’s about the same as it was last week,” he said. “My whole thing is I want to see progress, and I want to see it fast.”

      He went as far as to say if the Chargers had a game that counted this week, he “would dress and try to play.” He still believes he will play in the Sept. 7 season opener.

      But he reiterated his earlier vow not to return before he is entirely ready.

      Gates is still a top 4 TE (Witten, Winslow and Gonzo are the other three) but right now, he has the most question marks surrounding him. Will he be ready for the opener? Will his toe heal completely at some point in the season? Is this something that is going to bother or limit his production?

      I love Gates and I’m an advocate of having a weapon at the TE spot, but if I’m drafting right now, I’d rather have Chris Cooley in the 7th (or Todd Heap/Vernon Davis in the 8th/9th) than Gates in the 4th/5th.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      J.T. O’Sullivan in, Alex Smith out as 49ers’ QB?

      August 12, 2008 /

      According to the San Francisco Chronicle, J.T. O’Sullivan appears to have the edge over Alex Smith in the battle for the 49ers’ starting quarterback job.

      J.T. O’Sullivan, who has taken more than double the first-team snaps than Shaun Hill and Alex Smith since his elevation into team drills on July 30, completed 10-of-18 with two picks. However, one of them resulted when Arnaz Battle slipped and safety Mark Roman easily picked him off. He was also dogged by a pair of drops, one by tight end Vernon Davis and another by fullback Zak Keasey. Smith ended the first session by tossing an interception on a shovel pass to rookie defensive end Louis Holmes while completing 8-of-13.

      Given that O’Sullivan played for Martz in Detroit, this isn’t entirely surprising. O’Sullivan already knows the system and therefore has Martz’ trust. But still, this has to be blow to Smith – a former first overall pick that is steamrolling towards bustville.

      Maybe Aaron Rodgers will have the last laugh after all. Imagine if he produces a solid season in Green Bay after years after bidding time behind Brett Favre. And then Smith gets benched in San Fran after years of having the opportunity to start.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Bobby Engram to miss 6-8 weeks

      August 11, 2008 /

      Just when I start touting him as a nice sleeper pick at wide receiver in PPR leagues, Bobby Engram goes and injures his shoulder.

      The Seahawks’ injury situation has gone from aggravating to roster altering, because leading receiver Bobby Engram will miss six to eight weeks with a cracked bone in his shoulder…

      Engram, who caught a franchise-record 94 passes last season, was injured after making the first catch of the game in the team’s 34-17 victory against the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night. The injury will force the club to carry Engram on its 53-man roster even though he isn’t expected to play until the after the bye week Sept. 28.

      I still like Engram, but instead of looking for him in the 8th or 9th round, start looking to draft him in the 10th-12th. He’s a pro, so he should settle back in as Matt Hasselbeck’s favorite target once he returns to action.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Bullz-Eye’s 2008 Fantasy Football Preview

      August 11, 2008 /

      “It’s the most wonderful time of the year….”

      Andy Williams first sung those words back in 1963, and he was talking about Christmastime. For football fans, specifically fantasy football fans, August is Christmas. Instead of snow falling from the sky, fantasy football owners are trying to digest all the little bits of information that flitter past them. (No two are the same, by the way.) Instead of presents under the tree, they’re hoping to unwrap that one late-round flier who will turn into a top 10 performer (without finding any first-round busts in their stockings, of course). If they don’t get what they want, they can always go to the returns desk (a.k.a. the waiver wire) and try to find something better.

      See the entire preview after the jump.

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