Sources are reporting that Terrell Owens and head coach Andy Reid exchanged words at a team meeting Wednesday and the wide receiver was asked to leave. Apparently, Owens gathered his belongings and left camp. The receiver has missed several days of practice due to a strained hamstring after threatening to hold out of camp due to the unwillingness of the Eagles to re-work his seven year/48 M deal. It is doubtful that the Eagles are going to trade the troublesome receiver, so the holdout may be back on. Fantasy implications: On average, Owens has been the #2 WR (after Randy Moss) off the fantasy board – Rams WR Torry Holt will likely take his place. If Owens returns to camp in the next week or two, expect him to go in the Top 5, but conservative fantasy owners will be leery of this combustible situation and take players like Holt, Chad Johnson, Marvin Harrison and even Javon Walker ahead of him.
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Pathetic. An arbitrator ruled that Kenny Rogers be reinstated, knocking his 20-game suspension down to 13 games, or “time served.” Basically, Bud Selig gets slapped on the wrist for a penalty that, frankly, was a slap on the wrist for Rogers. I have no doubt that if you were to look at Donald Fehr’s cell phone, you would find Selig’s number under the name “My Bitch.”
If I’m Selig right now, I’m pissed. It’s bad enough that the players’ union basically kicks the owners around like a stray dog, but the message this ruling sends to players is loud and clear: do whatever the hell you want. You want to assault a photographer? Have at it. You want to squeeze Sam Ryan’s tits on camera while she’s interviewing you? Great, let us know what they feel like. Did Peter Gammons say something you didn’t like? Slit his throat, then sell his head on eBay.
It’s open season now, kids. You think players were only beginning to act like complete idiots? Just wait. The gloves are off now. Next time Oliver Perez wants to kick someone, he won’t bother with a laundry cart, not when he can kick Joe Buck or a beat writer with no fear of reprisal. The Steroids Era may be coming to an end, but the Jackass Era has just begun.
Pittsburgh RB Duce Staley is out a month after arthroscopic surgery revealed a torn meniscus in his right knee. The scope was conducted Monday after a MRI on Sunday was inconclusive. Missing a month will certainly hurt Staley’s fantasy value heading into the season, but since he’s slated to be back for the opener, it is unclear if this will have a major impact on the Steeler running game. Jerome Bettis will be penciled in as the starter, with Verron Haynes and Willie Parker vying for backup duties. In the six games that Staley missed last season, Bettis put up Top 10 numbers, so he may be a nice middle round pick if Staley’s problems linger on.
We had some great questions and even better discussions on our first preseason Q&A thread but, with week one getting closer, it’s time to amp up the draft prep. Go ahead and post your questions on draft strategy, rankings and player analysis and we’ll post our responses within 24 hours.
Remember, we’ll post a new Q&A thread each week so if you’re looking for answers, you’ve come to the right place.
PLUS: We’ll also be running weekly Q&A threads during the regular season to take your questions on match-ups, lineup decisions, trades and free-agent pickups.
In addition to the weekly Q&A threads we’ll be running (find the first one here) throughout the preseason and regular season, you can also find helpful columns and up-to-the-minute player updates and injury reports on our Fantasy Football and Fantasy Baseball homepages, courtesy of Rotoworld.com
And look for our next Q&A thread Sunday morning.
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