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      2010 Fantasy Football: Week 7 Rankings

      October 20, 2010 /
      NEW ORLEANS - OCTOBER 03: Quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints passes against the Carolina Panthers at the Louisiana Superdome on October 3, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

      Be sure to check back as Sunday approaches, because these rankings will change.

      QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs updated 10/22/10.

      Quarterbacks

      1. Drew Brees (NO vs. CLE)
      2. Kyle Orton (DEN vs. OAK)
      3. Philip Rivers (SD vs. NE)
      4. Aaron Rodgers (GB vs. MIN)
      5. Tony Romo (DAL vs. NYG)
      6. Tom Brady (NE @ SD)
      7. Joe Flacco (BAL vs. BUF)
      8. Ben Roethlisberger (PIT @ MIA)
      9. Jay Cutler (CHI vs. WAS)
      10. Eli Manning (NYG @ DAL)
      11. Matt Cassel (KC vs. JAC)
      12. Brett Favre (MIN @ GB)
      13. Matt Ryan (ATL vs. CIN)
      14. Kevin Kolb (PHI @ TEN)
      15. Josh Freeman (TB vs. STL)
      16. Matt Hasselbeck (SEA vs. ARI)
      17. Carson Palmer (CIN @ ATL)
      18. Donovan McNabb (WAS @ CHI)
      19. Chad Henne (MIA vs. PIT)
      20. Sam Bradford (STL @ TB)
      21. Alex Smith (SF @ CAR)
      22. Ryan Fitzpatrick (BUF @ BAL)
      23. Max Hall (ARI @ SEA)
      24. Colt McCoy (CLE @ NO)
      25. Kerry Collins (TEN vs. PHI)

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      External Sports, Fantasy Football, NFL

      Dallas Clark to miss the rest of the season?

      October 20, 2010 /
      INDIANAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 19: Dallas Clark of the Indianapolis Colts catches a pass while defended by Kenny Phillips of the New York Giants during the NFL game at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 19, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

      ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Dallas Clark is out indefinitely with a hand/wrist injury. There’s speculation that the tight end could miss the rest of the season whether he opts to have surgery or not.

      The Indianapolis Star has nothing on its website about Clark’s injury, but they did post an article about the team re-signing tight end Gijon Robinson. The paper is likely waiting for more details before reporting on the severity of the situation.

      It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what this (potential) loss means to the Colts’ offense, as Clark has been one of Peyton Manning’s primary weapons over the years. His injury will likely open up more opportunities for receiver Austin Collie, who will likely be counted on to work the seams in the Colts’ offense. Collie has developed into a nice target, but Clark often presented a mismatch from his tight end spot, as he usually lined up against linebackers and defensive backs that couldn’t cover him one-on-one.

      Once something is confirmed, I’ll have an update but this doesn’t look good for Clark and the Colts.

      Update: It’s confirmed: Clark placed on I.R. His season is over.

      If Clark does indeed miss a significant amount of time, the biggest beneficiary will probably be Austin Collie, who is the best of the Colts’ wideouts at working the short stuff and the middle of the field. Reggie Wayne and Pierre Garcon will seem more targets as well, but I think Collie will ultimately see a bigger piece of the pie. I’d say this is a slight downgrade to Peyton Manning, who loses one of his favorite targets, but he’s still a no-brainer Top 3 fantasy QB.

      External Sports, NFL

      Defensive Team By Waiver Wire (DTBWW): Week 7

      October 20, 2010 /
      TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 21: Defenders Tamba Hali and Glenn Dorsey of the Kansas City Chiefs tackle running back Derrick Ward of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during a preseason game at Raymond James Stadium on August 21, 2010 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)

      The strategy behind DTBWW is that each week you pick up a defense that is playing against a bad offense (preferably at home). And each week you get pretty good numbers out of your DT position.

      Last season, my top pick averaged 9.8 fantasy points per game. My second pick averaged 9.1 and my third pick averaged 7.3. On the whole, DTBWW averaged 9.3 fantasy points per game, which equate to DT5 numbers — all for the price of a few waiver wire pickups. In 2008, my top two picks averaged DT6-type numbers. (Note: To calculate fantasy points, I use this scoring system.)

      Unlike Defensive Team By Committee (DTBC), which is for those owners who prefer low maintenance teams, DTBWW strategy allows fantasy owners to virtually ignore DTs on draft day and focus on picking up an extra RB/WR flier instead.

      To be eligible, defenses have to be available on the waiver wire in at least 50% of ESPN fantasy leagues.

      Let’s see how my Week 6 picks fared:

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      Steelers’ Harrison contemplating retirement after receiving latest fine

      October 20, 2010 /
      DENVER - AUGUST 29: Linebacker James Harrison and defensive end Brett Keisel of the Pittsburgh Steelers lead the defense against the Denver Broncos during preseason NFL action at INVESCO Field at Mile High on August 29, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Steelers 34-17. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

      In a recent radio interview, Steelers’ linebacker James Harrison said that he would rather retire than be hamstrung by the kinds of rules that the NFL is now levying on players. He was fired $75,000 on Tuesday for hits on Browns’ receivers’ Mohammad Massaquoi and Joshua Cribbs, yet he wasn’t flagged for either play on Sunday.

      From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

      “How can I continue to play this game the way that I’ve been taught to play this game since I was 10 years old?” Harrison said on Sirius XM Radio this morning. “And now you’re telling me that everything that they’ve taught me from that time on, for the last 20-plus years, is not the way you’re supposed to play the game anymore. If that’s the case I can’t play by those rules. You’re handicapping me.”

      Bill Parise, Harrison’s agent, confirmed that the linebacker is contemplating retirement, which is why he met with Tomlin this morning.

      “That’s exactly true,” Parise said. “He met with the coach and left for today. He’s in the process of contemplating is it possible to play football under these new rules . . . ‘if I go to work and tackle somebody and get a fine.'”

      In some respects, I feel for Harrison. Football has always been a survival-of-the-fittest game and a defender’s job is to ensure that the offense doesn’t pick up first downs (which are only 10 yards apart, mind you). You’re supposed to be punished when you go over the middle and with how fast the players are these days, concussions could happen whether they’re of the helmet-to-helmet variety or not.

      It’s football – it’s supposed to hurt. And I don’t blame any defender for being upset that the league is punishing them for handing out big hits, as long as they’re not cheap shots.

      But one thing Harrison and his agent need to realize is that the NFL is trying to figure out a way to keep their players as safe as possible. Football is a violent game and it’ll always be a violent game, but the league is trying to find answers to its growing concussion problems.

      Unfortunately, they haven’t found a reasonable solution and they don’t appear to be close to finding one either. I don’t think fining players is the answer, but Harrison can’t take this personally – this isn’t about him. This is about the league trying to keep its players as healthy and as safe as possible (even if that’s a daunting task).

      External Sports, NFL

      Colt McCoy likely to start again this week

      October 20, 2010 /
      Aug. 02, 2010 - Berea, Ohio, United States of America - 02 August 2010: Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy.

      For a rookie quarterback making his first ever start in the NFL, playing a hot Steelers team in Pittsburgh isn’t exactly a dream scenario. But for all intents and purposes, Browns’ rookie Colt McCoy held his own last Sunday.

      Unless Seneca Wallace (ankle) or Jake Delhomme (ankle) make significant progress over the next few days, McCoy will start against the Saints this weekend in New Orleans. While the Saints aren’t the Steelers, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams’ game plans are usually aggressive – especially when he smells blood in the water (i.e. a rookie QB making only his second career start). So McCoy better be up for the task again this Sunday.

      That said, if he plays as well as he did last week against the Steelers, McCoy should be fine. He made a couple of rookie mistakes, which was to be expected, but for the most part it was an impressive debut. He completed 23-of-33 passes for 281 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions – one of which wasn’t his fault (Ben Watson should have caught the pass). What was more impressive than the numbers was the way he took command of the huddle, displayed accuracy on his throws and was poised in the pocket. He wasn’t overmatched in the slightest.

      Even if Wallace and Delhomme were healthy, the Browns have nothing to lose by starting McCoy again. Wallace arguably gives Cleveland its best chance of winning because he’s mobile and he’s been around the game for a long time, but there’s no reason to play Delhomme over McCoy. Delhomme isn’t part of the Browns’ long-term future, nor should he be. McCoy, on the other hand, could be Cleveland’s starter for years to come.

      Even if McCoy struggles this week, as long as he shows signs of progressing there’s an argument to be made that he should continue to start – even over Wallace.

      External Sports, NFL

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