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      Seahawks light up winless Rams 37-13

      September 21, 2008 /

      The Seattle Seahawks rebounded from their 33-30 overtime loss last week to beat NFC West rival St. Louis 37-13 on Sunday.

      It was over when…
      T.J. Duckett scored on a 1-yard run with 8:39 left in the fourth quarter. The touchdown capped a 15-play, 86-yard drive to give the Seahawks a 21-point lead.

      Game ball
      Running back Julius Jones’ 29-yard touchdown run in the first quarter gave the Seahawks a 17-0 lead. Jones finished with 140 yards rushing.

      Key stat
      The Seahawks rushed for 240 yards, while holding The Rams to just 65 yards on the ground.

      Noteworthy
      Seahawks running back Duckett had his first two-touchdown rushing day in four years. … St. Louis lost for the 16th time in 19 games, and have lost seven consecutive games to Seattle. … The Seahawks avoided starting 0-3 for the first time since 2002.

      I know it was against the Rams’ defense, but how good did Julius Jones (22 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD) look? Maurice Morris’s injury has opened the door for Jones to be the feature back and he hasn’t disappointed. Amazing how productive Mike Holmgren’s offense can be with a running game. Matt Hasselbeck even looked good for the first time this season, completing 12 of 20 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown.

      There isn’t much you can say about the Rams. They easily rival the Chiefs as the worst team in the NFL and at least KC has an excuse as to why they’re so bad; Tyler Thigpen is starting at quarterback for Larry Johnson’s sake. St. Louis is this bad with a healthy Marc Bulger, Steven Jackson and Torry Holt. Amazing.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      For QBs, it’s boom or bust in the middle rounds

      September 15, 2008 /

      Take a look at this list of fantasy QBs, in order of Average Draft Position. The ADP is from Antsports’ 12-team league drafts from 8/1-9/1, and the last number on each line is the player’s average points per game in Antsports’ High Performance scoring system.

      QB7 (5.09) Derek Anderson, 9.5
      QB8 (5.11) Donovan McNabb, 30.4*
      QB9 (7.04) Jay Cutler, 28.5
      QB10 (7.05) Matt Hasselbeck, 10.6
      QB11 (8.04) Brett Favre, 15.3
      QB12 (8.07) Marc Bulger, 10.3
      QB13 (8.08) Eli Manning, 20.4
      QB14 (8.09) David Garrard, 11.7
      QB15 (9.04) Matt Schaub, 18.5*
      QB16 (9.07) Phillip Rivers, 26.4
      QB17 (9.11) Jake Delhomme, 13.0
      QB18 (10.04) Jon Kitna 19.8
      QB19 (10.05) Aaron Rodgers, 26.7
      QB20 (10.12) Vince Young, 7.9*

      * only one game of data is included

      Save for Favre, Delhomme and maybe Schaub, each of these quarterbacks is either greatly outperforming or severely underperforming in relation to their preseason expectations. I see two distinct groups: Boom and Bust.

      Boom: McNabb, Cutler, E. Manning, Rivers, Kitna and Rodgers

      Bust: Anderson, Hasselbeck, Bulger, Garrard and Young

      Sure, it’s early, but think about it this way – if you had a QB in the Bust group, is there any possible trade for a player in the Boom group (i.e. Anderson-McNabb, Hasselbeck-Cutler, etc.) where you wouldn’t pull the trigger? I was high on Garrard before the season, but after two weeks of watching the Jaguars disappointing pass offense in action, I’d be more than willing to make a Garrard-for-Kitna swap if the opportunity presented itself (although Kitna is a little dicey because his job isn’t that secure). Likewise, if you have a Boom player, would you trade him for any of the players in the Bust group? I wouldn’t.

      Chances are that a few quarterbacks in each group will return to the mean. Some in the Boom group will cool off while some in the Bust group will heat up. But right now, there is a big disparity within this group of quarterbacks.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Eli Manning, Giants torch Rams

      September 14, 2008 /

      Eli ManningEli Manning was 20 of 29 passing for three touchdowns as the New York Giants romped the St. Louis Rams 41-13 on Sunday.

      • Giants are 2-0 for the first time since 2005 (they started 0-2 last season).
      • Rams managed only 201 yards of total offense with Marc Bulger passing for 177 and a TD.
      • Giants have won four straight in the series with St. Louis.

      Anyone (me) who thought he Giants would take a step back this year after losing Michael Strahan, Jeremy Shockey, Gibril Wilson and Osi Umenyiora was dead wrong. Manning looks fantastic, Brandon Jacobs (93 yards rushing) is a beast and the defense has shown no ill effects of losing their top two defensive ends. And with Cincinnati and Seattle coming up the next two weeks, the G-Men could easily be 4-0 heading into their bye week.

      The Chiefs and Dolphins deserve mention, but the Rams might be the worst team in the NFL. Getting Marc Bulger and Orlando Pace back in the offense should have helped them this year, but so far they haven’t meant much. But hey, at least rookie Chris Long recorded his first career sack.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

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