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Mike Peterson starting this weekend? (1 Viewer)
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Otter
Footballguy
obviously, Peterson is a must-start every week. However, because he is questionable this week, I may elect to bench him until he is healthy. BTW, how the hell did you get of of those IDPs?
i'd start pierce... he could do as good anyway, & you would be taking a big chance if peterson can go at all he aggravates it after a play, quarter, etc...
unless you hear late reports that he looks & feels great, i wouldn't risk it... you certainly have a deep enough bench to sit him for a week or two without much of an appreciable dropoff...
unless you hear late reports that he looks & feels great, i wouldn't risk it... you certainly have a deep enough bench to sit him for a week or two without much of an appreciable dropoff...
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Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Biabreakable
Footballguy
FWIW I am starting Julian Peterson against the Lions this week and leaving Mike Peterson on the bench.
I just want to see Mike playing well and healthy before I start him again.
And I like Julians ops to make a big play against the lowly Lions. I also think Julian will o\/\/n Kevin Jones along with the rest of the Seahawk defense..
I just want to see Mike playing well and healthy before I start him again.
And I like Julians ops to make a big play against the lowly Lions. I also think Julian will o\/\/n Kevin Jones along with the rest of the Seahawk defense..
sholditch
Footballguy
it was a kinda mixed shark/guppie draft, and I just traded Tatupu+KJ for Peterson+Feely after I dropped my kicker for Lundy. Also it was on yahoo, custom league, but if you don't know what you're doing the rankingsn are really skewed. Plus, return yardage counts so guys like McGee and Pacmann went before the guys I got at DB. But basically I went heavy and used RB depth to trade up.
If someone hears anything remotely interesting about Peterson's health, can they please report it here?
I am currently playing him over D. Ware...thanks for getting suspend Mr. O. Thurman...but think this could be a smokescreen on the Jags behalf.
I would appreciate any info from you Jags or M. Peterson homers. Thanks.
I am currently playing him over D. Ware...thanks for getting suspend Mr. O. Thurman...but think this could be a smokescreen on the Jags behalf.
I would appreciate any info from you Jags or M. Peterson homers. Thanks.
ATC1
Footballguy
He did not practice again yesterday and if he is out today. I would make a change.
Thanks. Look at that turn around time! Is there a better place for timely, football information?
Warpig
Footballguy
Peterson practiced w/o the brace yesterday but is still questionable. I'm hoping he plays to make up for the loss of Stroud this week.
Here's the link: http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stor...g_4906745.shtml
Here's the link: http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stor...g_4906745.shtml
Biabreakable
Footballguy
Mike Peterson not having Stroud eating up blockers in front of him is not a good thing.This only adds to issues about Petersons effectivness playing through this injury.
Dallas looks to be more of a passing team to me than a running team.
Jax offense may have a lot of problems moving the ball against the Cowgurls D. I think TOP goes to the gurls in this game.
All things considered Mike Peterson is a GREAT Lber and I could see him overcoming these problems and still having a great game.
If you have another option though you might want to sit him and see how well he does. I am worried about him agrivating the injury and only playing part of the game. Stroud being out and blockers getting to Mike gives me more concern about this. Although the Cowgurls Oline is still not very good and will probobly be overmatched they can double Henderson because Stroud will most likely not play.
Maelstrom
Footballguy
I in a dynasty with-IDP league and am trying to figure out whether to start MPeterson as well. I have on the bench:
Lawson (want to see what he does first)
AHodge (same as Lawson)
DWare (?)
Porter (too late now
)
Normally it wouldn't be a question first week, but with Peterson hurtin, I'm flailing.
Lawson (want to see what he does first)
AHodge (same as Lawson)
DWare (?)
Porter (too late now
)Normally it wouldn't be a question first week, but with Peterson hurtin, I'm flailing.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
We're very unlikely to get any new informaton on Peterson before the 1pm games. He's essentially said that he's a game time decision and the Jags play at 415 ET.
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Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Take a breath... 
You've actually got a fair amount of information. Peterson seemed pretty candid all week long about his prospects.
For now, it looks like Peterson is active. Whether that means he'll play and be effective is still unclear. If there's an option as attractive as Morrison out there, it's probably worth taking.
You've actually got a fair amount of information. Peterson seemed pretty candid all week long about his prospects.For now, it looks like Peterson is active. Whether that means he'll play and be effective is still unclear. If there's an option as attractive as Morrison out there, it's probably worth taking.
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Jene Bramel
Footballguy
He's playing.
We'll see how it goes. I'm hoping he's not trying to do too much.
We'll see how it goes. I'm hoping he's not trying to do too much.
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mektarus
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Does anyone know if Mike started today? He only had 6 tackles (and an interception), which for him is an off game. I know I'm being reactionary, but I'm thinking of dropping Peterson and picking up D Ryans. Ok, I need to calm down, it's only one game and Ryans is a rookie afterall.
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Jiggyonthehut
Footballguy
Hes also comming off an injury. Dont drop him. Incredible game today.
The_Hunchback
Footballguy
You consider that to be an off day? It isn't lights out but it isn't an off day either. With you only having two LBs on the roster there are plenty out there to be had and I am willing to bet next week if you start Ryans then he has an off game while Peterson does well.
Markus P Dub
Footballguy
I noticed Mike P is on the injury list still as Q with the knee. Has he practiced this week JAX homers? Is it safe to assume he will be active for Monday night? He could rack up the tackles against Pitt.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
I've not heard anything to suggest he had a setback last week. He certainly allayed my fears this weekend. He's back in my lineups.
Biabreakable
Footballguy
I watched quite a bit of the Dallas/Jax game last week.
I thought Peterson looked as good as ever. He was making tackles or pressuring in the backfield a lot. And he looked plenty fast to me making punishing tackles that had offensive players wishing they had a different job.
He still might not be 100% but he is playing great and I am not concerned about him missing part of the game now after watching him play. He goes back to being my 1st Lber again and honestly I probobly should not have doubted him and played conservativly benching him last week.
I thought Peterson looked as good as ever. He was making tackles or pressuring in the backfield a lot. And he looked plenty fast to me making punishing tackles that had offensive players wishing they had a different job.
He still might not be 100% but he is playing great and I am not concerned about him missing part of the game now after watching him play. He goes back to being my 1st Lber again and honestly I probobly should not have doubted him and played conservativly benching him last week.
Markus P Dub
Footballguy
So he hasn’t practiced this week and is still questionable. He had ice wrapped around his knee and per cbs there is a good chance he might not play. Frustrating. I need to plan accordingly and either pick up another IDP to play for Sunday or find a Monday night guy to swap just in case he doesn’t play.
My thinking:
Pick up T. Suggs or A. Thomas to play Sunday vs OAK
Or
Pick up C. Haggans or Ike Taylor to play last second if M. Peterson doesn’t play.
Any suggestions? Also it’s a concern that he could be limited regardless if he plays.
My thinking:
Pick up T. Suggs or A. Thomas to play Sunday vs OAK
Or
Pick up C. Haggans or Ike Taylor to play last second if M. Peterson doesn’t play.
Any suggestions? Also it’s a concern that he could be limited regardless if he plays.
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Mr. Know-It-All
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Same thing I am doing. I am benching him in favor of Kawika Mitchell, Ryans and Witherspoon...leaving Peterson and Marshall on the bench. Which means those guys will go off and my starters will fizzle. Happens every stinking week.jpeace121 said:
The_Hunchback
Footballguy
The joy of being in small leagues or small rosters makes things so tough 
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Just in:ESPN.com reports Jacksonville Jaguars LB Mike Peterson (knee) returned to practice Friday, Sept. 15, and he is expected to play in Week 2.
Biabreakable
Footballguy
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?sectio...&id=2590519Mike Peterson is going to be very busy against Pittsburgh.
Warpig
Footballguy
I thought Peterson was supposed to be a stud? 2 tackles and and few assists this week, 6 tackles and 1 int last week. Where are the gawdy tackle numbers? I gave up a 1st round rookie draft pick for him this year and so far have been disappointed.
After watching the game last night, he looks slow and is ineffective as a blitzer. He's easily blocked and doesn't seem able to fight through it.
Can someone tell me why he is considered a top 10 LB?
After watching the game last night, he looks slow and is ineffective as a blitzer. He's easily blocked and doesn't seem able to fight through it.
Can someone tell me why he is considered a top 10 LB?
The_Hunchback
Footballguy
Based on past history and the defense he is in, is why he is a top 10 LB. Nobody on the defense got much in the way of numbers for people playing them. The Pitt offense was terrible and as such the defense numbers will usually suffer. I mean there were only 31 tackle opportunities, what do you expect of the guy? He also had 5 assists showing that he was around in on 23% of the tackles. If you expect much more than that from a player then they will never meet your expectations.Farrior - 18%Ray Lewis - 19%Carlos Emmons - 19% and this guy had 11 solo tacklesI counted solo and assisted tackles. These guys can't make every single tackle possible. I won't check all the numbers but I am willing to bet if you count solo and assisted tackles that most of the top tackle guys won't have gotten more than 16%-19% of the tackles on his team, took the low end and high end.But by all means please panic.
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Warpig
Footballguy
This doesn't explain his ineffectiveness as a blitzer. So I guess sacks are out of the question with him. He also looks small. If it weren't for his hair, I was getting him confused with some of the DB's out there. From the two Washington games I've seen, it looks like Marcus Washington is much more of a ball hawk. That guy is a SLB and it seems like he is always in on the tackle...even more so than Lemar Marshall.If I could get something as far as a young up and coming LB I'd be willing to trade Peterson for that.The_Hunchback said:
The_Hunchback
Footballguy
I understand, you won't be pleased unless your LB can do everything perfectly.Lets see, 11 sacks the past two years is pretty crappy from a MLB I agree. The guy is only 6'1 235lbs or so I believe, more of a WLB build than MLB. Oh wait he was a WLB for the Colts and signed to be the MLB in Jax because of his speed and quickness which I see, but not you so I'm mistaken. The only DB I could see you confusing him with is perhaps Darius who is a big SS.It may seem like Washington is more of a ball hawk but I wouldn't look at the numbers if you want something to back up your arguement. I would agree that Washington is around the ball a lot, but not anymore than Peterson or Marshall are.We see things different, thats cool.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
A few points to be made here.Those of you who may be new to IDP need to realize that defensive football is the ultimate team sport. There are huge numbers of variables involved in how an individual player scores in a given week. Matchups, schemes, surrounding cast, offensive gameplans and so on. While I get fussy when people say that predicting IDPs are a crapshoot, you need to realize that the top performers are every bit as volatile as their offensive counterparts. Anybody dropping Torry Holt because he's only scored one TD? Throwing Carson Palmer off the bus after week one? Of course not. So too IDPs. You cannot judge an IDP by one or two games else you'd have 15 Cortland Finnegans and Andre Dysons on your team.Mike Peterson is small. So are London Fletcher and Zach Thomas. Size can be overcome by good fundamental and instinctive play. Not everyone will have the skill set of a 25 year old Ray Lewis. As to Peterson's ineffective blitzing, the Steelers have one of the best third down blocking backs in the game in Verron Haynes and all their TEs can block well. Peterson's explosiveness may still be limited with that MCL issue, but running headlong into blitz pickups isn't helping. Delayed blitzes, stunting into gaps, etc are much more effective. Witness the last play of last night's game when Peterson executed well and made Ben wish he hadn't played 10 days after an appendectomy.This is not to say that there isn't a time to bail on a stud. But studs are so few and far between that you have to have an ironclad case to do it. Dropping a guy like Peterson for a one week wonder will kill your team.I'll say it every week until nobody cares any longer. Look deeper than the single stat line for the player in question. Try to understand why the stat line reads the way it does.The Jags have faced fewer offensive plays than the Chargers thus far. That's not a typo. Opportunities have been limited and Peterson is playing through a difficult injury. It certainly isn't because Peterson is over-the-hill, a poor blitzer, too small, or was a fluke in the past. The Jacksonville defense isn't a stud defense because of guys like Hayward, Spicer, McCray, Meier, Griesen, Grant, etal. It's a stud defense because of their DTs and Peterson. Those three make the game one-dimensional.Marcus Washington is a fine player and maybe you start a guy like him until Peterson settles into his usual groove. But don't panic on Peterson -- the guy is easily one of the best linebackers in the league.
