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Jene Bramel

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Thought I'd bring this back again this year at the midway point of the fantasy season. Much of our weekly podcast agenda stems from what we write about for our weekly subscriber columns, so I expect that we'll discuss some of these items in multiple places. I'd prefer the questions not be team or league specific advice requests to keep the answers relevant to as many as possible, but pretty much anything (stat/trend/scouting/strategy/situational/etc) is welcome.

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What is going on with Patrick Chung this year? I'm sure some of it has to do with injury, but just watching some of the games, he doesn't seem to be around the ball as much as he used to be and not playing in the box as much as he used to either. Keep hoping for more 6,7,8 solo tackle games but they are just not happening. Any insights, reasons or theories are much appreciated.

 
Kevin Burnett seems to be in a nice position, but even with Dansby nursing a groin injury he still didn't make an impact in the boxscore.

What gives?

 
Do you think Kyle Williams will ever return to form? After they drafted Darius I thought things might open up for him a bit. I know he was injured during yesterday game, but a few games into the season he's been pretty invisible on the box score, at least compared to last year.

 
A. Is Carlos Dunlap doomed to going off on my bench for the rest of the year, since I don't have the balls to start him given that @#%#$% rotation Cincy employs?

B. Is Michael Bennett in TB "for real?"

C. K.J Wright/Leroy Hill: Anything to see here with Curry out of the picture?

 
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Who are the Sean Lee and Kam Chancellor of 2012 ? :=) (players with no production yet but a nice situation combined with some talent)

 
I am pretty sure it was the Reading the Defense column, but I miss the play breakdowns of the X and Os and showing why certain plays worked. There would be a little diagram of the play and an explanation of what happened and why.

It seems this has gone by the wayside for whatever reason, and I miss reading those. In the prior seasons I always read the column specifically for that reason.

 
1) Do you expect Justin Tuck and Trent Cole to return to DL1 status once back from injury? Or are their injuries likely to limit their effectiveness the rest of the season?

2) Can Navorro Bowman sustain his top 5 LB1 tackle pace playing alongside Patrick Willis? Or is he destined to fall off with Willis taking more of his share of the tackles the rest of the way?

 
Bernard Pollard had a nice fantasy game on Sunday (he also had a decent game in real terms, although I think the deep Jacoby Jones TD was his fault). Is the SS job his to lose now and can fantasy players roll with him every week going forward?

I'd like to hear an update about Jamar Chaney and David Hawthorne, two guys who had a lot of preseason hype around here and got some hopes up (mine included). Neither has produced big numbers so far, but it still seems possible that each of them could break out. What can we expect for the rest of the year?

Finally, can DeAndre Levy possibly keep putting up the big tackle numbers he's put up the past few weeks?

 
I am pretty sure it was the Reading the Defense column, but I miss the play breakdowns of the X and Os and showing why certain plays worked. There would be a little diagram of the play and an explanation of what happened and why.It seems this has gone by the wayside for whatever reason, and I miss reading those. In the prior seasons I always read the column specifically for that reason.
I miss them, too. :( You're probably thinking of a column I started writing last season called Sight Adjustments, though I think a few playbook diagrams worked their way into the RTD on occasion last year, too.Unfortunately, though I tried last season, to give everything -- the Forum, writing the RTD, Matchups column, the podcast, Second Opinion, Sight Adjustments, rankings/tiers and the Sunday AM stuff -- the due I think each deserves to be done well would amount to a full time job. As much as I'd like to devote that amount of time and energy to FBG, my other nearly full time duties (stay-at-home dad, family responsibilities, and other work) made it impossible to continue that pace.I haven't completely closed the door on Sight Adjustments, but the prep time just isn't there this year.
 
Pats D...Mayos numbers were down. Carters numbers are going up...what can we expect from that D after the bye when Mayo returns.

 
Couldn't imagine having one of these without a serious fish or cut bait recommendation on Lawrence Timmons. He is the IDP equivalent of selecting Ray Rice in the first round (not that I did this since I know it's against Jene's get-a-bunch-of-less-expensive-LB2s-with upside-strategy) and seeing him turn into a Reggie Bush COP back.

The key question is if/when he goes back to the middle, will he still be elite or just replacement level. The reasoning earlier in the season for his dropoff was because the D-line was sucking. But that didn't seem to hinder James Farrior. On the outside he appears to be just chasing and containing and doesn't have the speed/moves to make any Woodley/Harrison type big plays.

Please discuss.

 
A few questions... Is it time to cut bait on DT Henry Melton? Is S Michael Griffin still a decent hold for the 2nd half? Any cbs you like to step it up in the 2nd half?

 
Is Quinten Mikell back to his old role or was this past week an aberration? Was he playing up in the box enough to warrant trusting him?

Any thoughts on Urlacher? He has now put up 3 absolute stinker performances in tackle heavy leagues.

 
Thought I'd bring this back again this year at the midway point of the fantasy season. Much of our weekly podcast agenda stems from what we write about for our weekly subscriber columns, so I expect that we'll discuss some of these items in multiple places. I'd prefer the questions not be team or league specific advice requests to keep the answers relevant to as many as possible, but pretty much anything (stat/trend/scouting/strategy/situational/etc) is welcome. :popcorn:
Are there any deep league sleepers that will breakout in the second half of the year?
 
You had Charles Johnson & Greg Hardy highly ranked in your tiered ranking couple of weeks ago. If Carolina is moving from 4-3 to 3-4, how much of a hit do they take?

 

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