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      Thinking Defensively: Week 10

      November 9, 2007 /

      Defensive Team By Committee (DTBC) can be an effective approach in fantasy football. While other teams spend middle round draft picks on the Ravens or Bears, an owner going DTBC will wait until the final rounds to grab a mediocre defense with a good matchup in week 1. As the season wears on, they’ll pickup defenses week to week depending on the matchup, because a mediocre defense with a great matchup is as good of a play as a great defense with a mediocre matchup.

      Last week, my top three picks (HOU, WAS and ATL) were a mixed bag. Houston and Atlanta played well, but the Redskins had a pretty tough outing against the Jets. Here are a few defenses that have nice matchups this week and are available in at least 40% of ESPN leagues (in order of strength of play):

      NO (vs. STL), ARI (vs. DET), KC (vs. DEN) and OAK (vs. CHI)

      Good luck!

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Sleeper of the Week: Week 10

      November 9, 2007 /

      Last week’s sleeper, J.P. Losman, had a pretty nice game against the Bengals, throwing for 295 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. He also rushed for 21 yards on four carries. That’s 19.9 points in a high performance scoring system. Not bad for a guy who was readily available on most waiver wires heading into the weekend.

      This week’s sleeper is…

      Justin Fargas, Raiders
      Fargas appears to have overtaken LaMont Jordan as the feature back in Oakland. He has played well in the last few games, but this week he has a sneaky good matchup against the Bears, who are 26th in the league against the run. Expect 70-100 total yards and a score.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Week 10 Preview

      November 8, 2007 /

      Every week, I highlight a few players to start and a few players to sit at each position. I’m a firm believer in starting your studs, so I won’t tell you about how Carson Palmer or LaDainian Tomlinson has a tough matchup – just go ahead and start them. I’ll focus on the borderline guys – players you’ll only start under the right circumstances. It’s important to note that depending on your roster and situation, you may not be able to follow these recommendations. For example, if I suggest you bench a solid starter like Ben Roethlisberger, only do so if you have a clearly better option on your bench.

      START ‘EM

      QB: J.P. Losman and Damon Huard both have nice matchups this week against the Dolphins and Broncos, respectively. Each defense is fairly stingy in yards allowed, but they’ve both given up 15 pass TD this season…Ben Roethlisbeger is a must start against a Browns defense that has allowed a staggering 277 yards and 2.5 TD to opposing QBs this season…Kurt Warner (vs. DET), Steve McNair (vs. CIN) and Vince Young (vs. JAX) also have good matchups.

      RB: Cedric Benson has been suspect, but he has a great matchup against the Raiders this week. Oakland has yielded an average of 153 yards and 1.5 TD on the ground thus far this season…Edgerrin James has a nice matchup against the Lions. They aren’t bad against the run, but opposing RBs have been able to have success catching the ball out of the backfield against Detroit…DeShaun Foster has a pretty good matchup against the Falcons, who have allowed 125 rushing yards per game thus far.

      WR: Derrick Mason is a must start against the Bengals, who are tied for last in the league in pass TD allowed (20)…Santonio Holmes and Hines Ward are both worth a start against the Browns, who just can’t stop the pass…Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin face the Lions, who despite a good showing against the Bears last week, have been unable to defend the pass consistently this season…Donald Driver and Greg Jennings are both worth a start as they face a Vikings defense that is great against the run but pretty bad against the pass.

      SIT ‘EM

      QB: Phillip Rivers has a tough matchup against the Colts and should be benched if there is a better option available…Brian Griese faces a stingy Oakland defense that has only given up 179 yards and 0.9 pass TD this season…David Garrard (@ TEN) and Alex Smith (@ SEA) should also be avoided.

      RB: Jamal Lewis may find the going tough against the Steelers who have the league’s fourth best run defense and have allowed a league low two rushing TD this season…Rudi Johnson and Kenny Watson look like bad starts against the Ravens, who are much more vulnerable to the pass than they are the run…Expect a quiet game out of Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor as they face the Titans, who have the league’s best run defense.

      WR: It would probably be wise to shy away from Chris Chambers and Vincent Jackson this week as the Colts defense is quite tough against the pass…Bernard Berrian and Muhsin Muhammad should be benched against the Raiders…Roddy White doesn’t have a very good matchup against the Panthers, who have allowed just 0.9 pass TD per game this season.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Whitlock on Reid

      November 8, 2007 /

      In one of his recent articles for FOXSports.com, Jason Whitlock wrote that Eagles head coach Andy Reid is getting a pass from the media with concern to his troubled sons. For those unaware, Andy’s two sons were sentenced up to 23 months in jail for housing what one judge referred to as, “a drug emporium” within the Reid household.

      In his article, Whitlock suggested that the media isn’t being harsh enough on Reid.

      But let me tell you what’s most troubling about all of this: Andy Reid’s cowardice and the fact that we’re letting him get away with it.

      We, the media, particularly black members of the media, are always crying when athletes won’t speak out on important issues. We want 22-year-old LeBron James to have a position on Darfur, a place he’s probably never been. We scolded Michael Jordan for not having a social conscience. We’re mad Tiger Woods won’t lend his name to the plight of six black cowards who stomped and kicked one white boy in Louisiana.

      But white sports figures aren’t required to have a social conscience. They can satisfy themselves chasing supermodels and filming cute commercials.

      Although his supermodels comment was a reach, Whitlock may have a point when it comes to the media giving white sports figures a free pass when it comes to answering questions about social matters. However, I disagree with him in this specific case concerning Reid, because I don’t think race has anything to do with the issue. Personally, I think Reid should do whatever he feels is right for him and his family, and the media should stay out of it. Reid doesn’t owe anybody an explanation for why his kids are a bunch of drug dealers, and neither does any white, black, brown or red coach for that matter. This is part of the problem with the media – they think personal information should be public information when it comes to celebrities.

      Maybe Whitlock is right in that Reid is spending too much time on his job and not enough on his family. Whether that’s the case, however, is not Whitlock or any other member of the media’s decision to make. It’s Reid’s decision and everyone should let the man deal with his personal issues in the privacy of his own family. This isn’t the same as demanding LeBron James answer a question on the situation in Darfur.

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