Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Let's jump right into it. I will color code them in sometime tomorrow.
Denver at Baltimore (-3.5) (41.5)
Knowshon Moreno: Not going to be real easy to find running room this week. The Ravens have lost 3 games in a row and I look for them to come in mad this week. The Ravens allowed Cedric Benson to run for 120 yds and a TD, ADP got 140 and 4 receptions to go with his. Moreno is not where those 2 backs are in terms of experience in the NFL so I believe he will not put up numbers similar to those 2. If I had to project out I would say Moreno is likely in a 15-18 carries, maybe 50-65/75 yds rushing. Denver does not make getting the back involved in the passing game a priority. Buck and Moreno combine for about 3-4 catches a week.
Correll Buckhalter: Does well with the limited number of touches he gets each week but I don’t believe he will tear up Baltimore for a lot this weekend. Deeper leagues you might look at a flex spot here but you would need a lot of bye week issues factored in too.
Ray Rice: 17, 20, 27, 41…that is what Ray Rice has done the past 4 games. As his totals rise the losses have mounted for the Ravens. Pure coincidence I assume but just something to track. Seriously though, Rice is paying off big time for those that invested a 4th or 5th for him in drafts. The Bornocs have not allowed any back to rush for 100 yds but Rice has only topped that mark by a couple yds twice this season. What he excels at is receptions and Denver has allowed 6 to Cin, 5 to Cle, 8 to Oak, 8 to Dal, 5 to NE, 6 to SD…Rice should be good for at least 5-6 receptions if Baltimore wants to try and exploit that. Top10 numbers might be hard for Rice this week but then again he is quickly becoming a regular even against better teams.
Final Score: Baltimore 20…Denver 17
Cleveland at Chicago (-13) (40)
Jamal Lewis: Never a good option this season. You can throw out the Benson game last week against the Bears because otherwise they have been close to lights out for opposing RBs and Lewis is getting old, has no talent surrounding him, has virtually no upside right now.
Matt Forte: He continues to punish the owners that drafted him. If this was your plan I bet it has been a rocky season for you and a lot of WW work just to stay in it. He has all the tools and Chicago is light years ahead of Cleveland, MF should blow up this week against a defense that is rather terrible. Ryan Grant looked like a Pro Bowler last week against the Browns.
Final Score: Chicago 27…Cleveland 13
Houston at Buffalo (+3.5) (41)
Steve Slaton: SS has topped the 20 point mark in 3 of the last 4 weeks. He is starting to gain some momentum and even though he has a poor ypc avg he should see some big running lanes this weekend as Houston will want to establish the run, lean on Slaton as AJ is ailing a bit and their passing game much like NO could get grounded in buffalo this weekend. Slaton is a must start.
Marshawn Lynch: 17, 19, 17…those are his carry totals form the past 3 weeks so he is getting touches, close to 20 each week. His numbers other than 1 week have been pedestrian but owners should keep putting him out there. Now I do want to point out this board known as the Shark Pool made some great observations about the Houston rush defense last week and if you did see them and applied them then you avoided the Gore debacle last week. It might be tough for Lynch to grind out much more than about 65-75 yds and he will need a TD to turn a profit for owners, that’s something Buffalo does not do a lot of, score TDs.
Final Score: Houston 20…Buffalo 10
Minnesota at Green Bay (-3) (47.5)
Adrian Peterson: 21, 18, 22…his scores the last 3 weeks have been more than solid. Owners would like him to do what he did in week 1 every week but he still is very close to being the best in the league.
Ryan Grant: Had a big day last week but I believe Green Bay will try and attack the secondary of the Vikings. This will open up the run lanes in the 2nd half of the football game. Grant is almost a lock for double digits every week, can he shoot pat the 12-15 range again this week? Gonna be tough to do it against the Vikes.
Final Score: Minnesota 24…Green Bay 23
San Fran at INDY (-12) (44)
Frank Gore: Perhaps he came back from his injury to quickly. If you start Gore, it’s a leap of faith and more a product of what he has done in the past. The Colts are playing at a high level on both sides it seems right now.
Joseph Addai: Looks like Donald Brown is OUT this week, it could make for a big game or he might be asked to do too much. 16, 22, 24, 13 last week…he is almost a lock for double digits, just a matter if it will be a 2 or a 3 as the 1st digit.
Final Score: Indy 27…San Fran 17
Miami at NY Jets (-3) (40.5)
Ronnie Brown: Was held in check a bit last week and was not able to make the Wildcat work for him. I look for the Jets to do the same exact thing, crash the DBs and OLBs to attack the RB until Miami can throw or do something else besides run it up the middle every time which is what they had done until this past week. Brown will get plenty of touches and Kris Jenkins is done for the season, look for a solid game this week.
Ricky Williams: That will be his high score of the year last week, don’t chase points. Still, he is coming off 4 weeks in a row of double digits that look like this…18, 16, 16, and 29…for me to tell you to sit him flys in the face of what he is doing. Solid flex play every week right now, slowly working his way to an every week starter but don’t forget that he is likely to only touch the ball about 10-12 times…sometimes a little more but he is not the primary back in the offense.
Thomas Jones: Weekly starter for sure right now. Miami is pretty good at stopping the run but Jones will be fed a lot as New York tries to pull together and jump back into the playoff race. He’s on pace for about 1,300-1,400 yds and almost 16 TDs…sure is turning in a great performance for a 4th-5th round pick. Those rounds seem to be a real sweet spot this year for finding RB gold.
Leon Washington: Sustained a severe broken leg last week against Oakland and is OUT for the remainder of the season, and he will likely have a very long recovery and his 2010 season is not a surefire bet for him to be 100%. Feel especially bad for Dynasty Owners that have him.
Shonn Greene: Burst onto the scene last week with and racked up 19/144/2TDs. I really don’t know if he has good hands or not. I thought he was billed as the future replacement for Thomas Jones, now he will likely see somewhere around 30-40% of the carries, depending on the match up and the score week to week. I picked him up off waivers in one of my redraft leagues this week and he was a hot buy in most of my others. You can be sure he will see touches, the Jets must keep Jones fresh if they are to make a serious run for the playoffs this year.
Final Score: Miami 21…NY Jets 20
St Louis at Detroit (-4) (44)
Steven Jackson: Should be one of his better games of the year. Most backs have had solid days against Detroit, even though the Rams are pathetic right now, still should be able to compete with the Lions who are not world beaters just yet.
Kevin Smith: 20, 11, 14, 21, 12, and then last week he had a stinker with only 6. But I think Smith is fine, the return of Stafford and Calvin assuming they can go, that will only help him and his ceiling. He should rack up a lot of yds against the Rams.
Final Score: Detroit 28…St Louis 17
Seattle at Dallas (-10) (46)
Julius Jones: Had 2 good weeks the 1st 3 weeks of the season, and since then has done diddly poo,, surprise surprise surprise. The Seadogs are not very good and they have sustained major injuries on both sides of the ball, I look for the team to really come undone over the next several weeks. The running game is almost non-existent and it would not surprise me if we saw more of Forsett at some point. Edge is toast and there is no reason to even roster him at this point.
Justin Forsett: Keep him on your radar. Hasn’t done a whole lot but he does have a 5.7 ypc avg on limited touches.
Let’s break down the drive charts.
1st drive: 3 n out, 1 carry for MB III
2nd drive: 6 plays, 1 carry for both MBIII and Felix
3rd drive: 8 plays resulting in a FG, 1 carry for Felix.
4th drive: 2 plays both to Felix and he fumbles on the 2nd carry, turned the ball over.
5th drive: Big pass play to Austin
6th drive: 11 plays, 2 minute warning for most of it, MBIII had 1 carry.
In the 2nd half Barber started, then Felix and Dallas scored a TD with him on the drive. Barber came back on the next drive and the Cowboys scored again, this time a FG. When it went inside 5 minutes Barber carried the ball to close the game out.
What does this tell us? Tashard Choice got basically nothing. Barber and Felix will be split a lot of drives or 1 on and 1 off it seems. If Dallas is ahead, barber will get more carries as they trust him to grind it out for the win.
MBIII: Should be good to go. See no reason not to start him although there are reports that he has a nagging wrist injury and has to wear a cast right now. Seattle is a terrible road team and I don’t see anyway they put up a fight.
Felix Jones: Interesting flex play but he does not gat enough touches.
Final Score: Dallas 31…Seattle 20
Oakland at San Diego (-17) (41.5)
DMac: Reports are all over the place but I did read where Cable said they were going to work with him more next week, which to me means he is not playing this week.
Justin Fargas: Not flashy, not sexy, but he gets touches and he has 10 and 12 points the past 2 weeks so he is a borderline RB2 in many leagues. With bye week issues you might as well play him. San Diego is coming off a blow out and is probably still fuming but Oakland can run the ball at times. Chargers rush defense is OK, and remember they have Jamal Williams out for the season too.
Michael Bush: Just doesn’t get enough touches.
L.Tomlinson: Has been running better, maybe he can feast on the Raiders this week but we keep waiting for him to snap out of this funk. Last season wasn’t this bad. 100 yds and 2 scores this week, he’s majorly due .
Darren Sproles: Did really well against a terrible defense last week, look for him to have some shots this week as well. He is no threat to take away carries form LT, but he can and is the guy they want to go to OOTB, look for him to be a likely double digit contributor this week.
Final Score: San Diego 35…Oakland 14
Jacksonville at Tennessee (-3) (45)
Maurice Jones Drew: Lucky you that gets the luxury of playing this guy every week. The Titans have done well at shutting down the run until they gave up in NE. Hopefully they show a little backbone(can you tell I am not a MJD owner) and get back to where they were prior. But even if they shut him down in the running game, they are so awful against the pass that MJD will find a way to hurt them no matter what. Each season MJD has 1 good game and 1 pretty bad game against TN…they played a couple weeks ago , Drew put up 13 points, pretty average.
Chris Johnson: All or nothing with this guy it seems this season. Outside of the 55 he pasted up week 2 he is avg below 10 points a week all other weeks of the season. It’s going to be interesting to see if Vince Young helps or hinders the running game. Titans are a mess but they are coming out of the bye week, hopefully they realize that Johnson is about their best playmaker and get him in space if they can.
Final Score: Jacksonville 24…Tennessee 21
Carolina at Arizona (-10) (41)
DeAngelo Williams: Best thing for DWill owners will be either a change of scenery or a new HC for the Panthers. Whenever this guy really is handed the lead and fed the ball he typically responds with a huge performance. He is coming off 31 and 24 point performances so he is running top5-top10 the past 2 weeks. The Cards look pretty good against the run. Jacobs was held to about 70 last week and that is the most on the ground to any one back so far this season. I wouldn’t expect more than about 12-15 from DWill this weekend. The Panthers are not a good football team right now.
JStewart: Has only had more than 11 carries once this season. Not more than a flex option at best. He practiced fully Thursday so the injured hand he sustained last week seems to be a non factor.
Tim Hightower: Seems like Beanie Wells is getting more carries but Tim has totls of 25, 17, 11, 15, 15, and 10. He has less than 200 yds rushing for the season but he also has 31 receptions and 4 TDs including 3 games in a row. I believe you continue to start Hightower for now. Carolina is not a great run defense so the Cards may find some success on the ground this week.
Beanie Wells: Had 12 carries week6, 14 for 67 and a TD last week, 3 receptions to boot. Again, Wells makes a decent bye week or perhaps flex option in deeper leagues.
Final Score: Arizona 24…Carolina 17
NY Giants as Philly (Pk Em) (44)
Brandon Jacobs: Started to come out of it last week with 70 yds and a score. The Eagles have not allowed a single 100 yd rusher all season and they haven’t given up a rushing TD since week 2 against the Saints. Jacobs is going to be a tough start this week as will Bradshaw. Will it surprise anyone if they score? Probably not but they will have their work cut out for them. Jacobs has 1 good game against Philly in his whole career and that was in 2008 with 120 yds and 2 TDs, but outside of that he has been very quiet against Philly.
Brian Westbrook: I hope Philly does the right thing and sits him down another week. I believe Andy Reid will do what is right, he has never struck me a HC who forces his players out there if they are hurt or in danger.
LeSean McCoy: If he is named the starter you might have an option here. I am not the biggest McCoy fan to be honest and I haven’t seen anything yet that he has done that made me go WOW!!! Not saying he won’t or that he isn’t the future in Philly, but right now he seems just OK.
Final Score: Philly 23…NY Giants 20
Atlanta at New Orleans (-10) (54)
Michael Turner: While I was not big on him last week, I do believe he will be fine this week in a big showdown in the NFC South. The Falcons might need 40 points this week and while Ryan will pass a lot, they tend to bring it in the end zone from close range via the ground. Tirner should be good for at least 1-2 scores this week.
Pierre Thomas: Is the starter although Mike Bell really kicked the offense up a notch when he entered the game this past weekend. Until Bell takes the field with the 1st team on the 1st drive, I still believe Thomas is the better play most weeks. Bell should be on rosters in all leagues though because it seems pretty much anyone can be in the back field for right now for the Saints and that player whoever they are is likely to get some good stats.
Mike Bell: 27 carries the past 2 weeks but hasn’t turned a profit for owners, he is still a bench player IMO.
Reggie Bush: Thomas is avg over 5.5 ypc, the 3rd stringer is avg almost 5 ypc, and Bush is avg 3.9 ypc…so obvious this guy just can’t do it as a runner. He gets about 7-8 carries a week, but he only has 18 receptions this season…31 targets. He has back to back TDs the past 2 weeks and he still is almost unstartable except in TD only leagues.
Final Score: New Orleans 34…Atlanta 30
Denver at Baltimore (-3.5) (41.5)
Knowshon Moreno: Not going to be real easy to find running room this week. The Ravens have lost 3 games in a row and I look for them to come in mad this week. The Ravens allowed Cedric Benson to run for 120 yds and a TD, ADP got 140 and 4 receptions to go with his. Moreno is not where those 2 backs are in terms of experience in the NFL so I believe he will not put up numbers similar to those 2. If I had to project out I would say Moreno is likely in a 15-18 carries, maybe 50-65/75 yds rushing. Denver does not make getting the back involved in the passing game a priority. Buck and Moreno combine for about 3-4 catches a week.
Correll Buckhalter: Does well with the limited number of touches he gets each week but I don’t believe he will tear up Baltimore for a lot this weekend. Deeper leagues you might look at a flex spot here but you would need a lot of bye week issues factored in too.
Ray Rice: 17, 20, 27, 41…that is what Ray Rice has done the past 4 games. As his totals rise the losses have mounted for the Ravens. Pure coincidence I assume but just something to track. Seriously though, Rice is paying off big time for those that invested a 4th or 5th for him in drafts. The Bornocs have not allowed any back to rush for 100 yds but Rice has only topped that mark by a couple yds twice this season. What he excels at is receptions and Denver has allowed 6 to Cin, 5 to Cle, 8 to Oak, 8 to Dal, 5 to NE, 6 to SD…Rice should be good for at least 5-6 receptions if Baltimore wants to try and exploit that. Top10 numbers might be hard for Rice this week but then again he is quickly becoming a regular even against better teams.
Final Score: Baltimore 20…Denver 17
Cleveland at Chicago (-13) (40)
Jamal Lewis: Never a good option this season. You can throw out the Benson game last week against the Bears because otherwise they have been close to lights out for opposing RBs and Lewis is getting old, has no talent surrounding him, has virtually no upside right now.
Matt Forte: He continues to punish the owners that drafted him. If this was your plan I bet it has been a rocky season for you and a lot of WW work just to stay in it. He has all the tools and Chicago is light years ahead of Cleveland, MF should blow up this week against a defense that is rather terrible. Ryan Grant looked like a Pro Bowler last week against the Browns.
Final Score: Chicago 27…Cleveland 13
Houston at Buffalo (+3.5) (41)
Steve Slaton: SS has topped the 20 point mark in 3 of the last 4 weeks. He is starting to gain some momentum and even though he has a poor ypc avg he should see some big running lanes this weekend as Houston will want to establish the run, lean on Slaton as AJ is ailing a bit and their passing game much like NO could get grounded in buffalo this weekend. Slaton is a must start.
Marshawn Lynch: 17, 19, 17…those are his carry totals form the past 3 weeks so he is getting touches, close to 20 each week. His numbers other than 1 week have been pedestrian but owners should keep putting him out there. Now I do want to point out this board known as the Shark Pool made some great observations about the Houston rush defense last week and if you did see them and applied them then you avoided the Gore debacle last week. It might be tough for Lynch to grind out much more than about 65-75 yds and he will need a TD to turn a profit for owners, that’s something Buffalo does not do a lot of, score TDs.
Final Score: Houston 20…Buffalo 10
Minnesota at Green Bay (-3) (47.5)
Adrian Peterson: 21, 18, 22…his scores the last 3 weeks have been more than solid. Owners would like him to do what he did in week 1 every week but he still is very close to being the best in the league.
Ryan Grant: Had a big day last week but I believe Green Bay will try and attack the secondary of the Vikings. This will open up the run lanes in the 2nd half of the football game. Grant is almost a lock for double digits every week, can he shoot pat the 12-15 range again this week? Gonna be tough to do it against the Vikes.
Final Score: Minnesota 24…Green Bay 23
San Fran at INDY (-12) (44)
Frank Gore: Perhaps he came back from his injury to quickly. If you start Gore, it’s a leap of faith and more a product of what he has done in the past. The Colts are playing at a high level on both sides it seems right now.
Joseph Addai: Looks like Donald Brown is OUT this week, it could make for a big game or he might be asked to do too much. 16, 22, 24, 13 last week…he is almost a lock for double digits, just a matter if it will be a 2 or a 3 as the 1st digit.
Final Score: Indy 27…San Fran 17
Miami at NY Jets (-3) (40.5)
Ronnie Brown: Was held in check a bit last week and was not able to make the Wildcat work for him. I look for the Jets to do the same exact thing, crash the DBs and OLBs to attack the RB until Miami can throw or do something else besides run it up the middle every time which is what they had done until this past week. Brown will get plenty of touches and Kris Jenkins is done for the season, look for a solid game this week.
Ricky Williams: That will be his high score of the year last week, don’t chase points. Still, he is coming off 4 weeks in a row of double digits that look like this…18, 16, 16, and 29…for me to tell you to sit him flys in the face of what he is doing. Solid flex play every week right now, slowly working his way to an every week starter but don’t forget that he is likely to only touch the ball about 10-12 times…sometimes a little more but he is not the primary back in the offense.
Thomas Jones: Weekly starter for sure right now. Miami is pretty good at stopping the run but Jones will be fed a lot as New York tries to pull together and jump back into the playoff race. He’s on pace for about 1,300-1,400 yds and almost 16 TDs…sure is turning in a great performance for a 4th-5th round pick. Those rounds seem to be a real sweet spot this year for finding RB gold.
Leon Washington: Sustained a severe broken leg last week against Oakland and is OUT for the remainder of the season, and he will likely have a very long recovery and his 2010 season is not a surefire bet for him to be 100%. Feel especially bad for Dynasty Owners that have him.
Shonn Greene: Burst onto the scene last week with and racked up 19/144/2TDs. I really don’t know if he has good hands or not. I thought he was billed as the future replacement for Thomas Jones, now he will likely see somewhere around 30-40% of the carries, depending on the match up and the score week to week. I picked him up off waivers in one of my redraft leagues this week and he was a hot buy in most of my others. You can be sure he will see touches, the Jets must keep Jones fresh if they are to make a serious run for the playoffs this year.
Final Score: Miami 21…NY Jets 20
St Louis at Detroit (-4) (44)
Steven Jackson: Should be one of his better games of the year. Most backs have had solid days against Detroit, even though the Rams are pathetic right now, still should be able to compete with the Lions who are not world beaters just yet.
Kevin Smith: 20, 11, 14, 21, 12, and then last week he had a stinker with only 6. But I think Smith is fine, the return of Stafford and Calvin assuming they can go, that will only help him and his ceiling. He should rack up a lot of yds against the Rams.
Final Score: Detroit 28…St Louis 17
Seattle at Dallas (-10) (46)
Julius Jones: Had 2 good weeks the 1st 3 weeks of the season, and since then has done diddly poo,, surprise surprise surprise. The Seadogs are not very good and they have sustained major injuries on both sides of the ball, I look for the team to really come undone over the next several weeks. The running game is almost non-existent and it would not surprise me if we saw more of Forsett at some point. Edge is toast and there is no reason to even roster him at this point.
Justin Forsett: Keep him on your radar. Hasn’t done a whole lot but he does have a 5.7 ypc avg on limited touches.
Let’s break down the drive charts.
1st drive: 3 n out, 1 carry for MB III
2nd drive: 6 plays, 1 carry for both MBIII and Felix
3rd drive: 8 plays resulting in a FG, 1 carry for Felix.
4th drive: 2 plays both to Felix and he fumbles on the 2nd carry, turned the ball over.
5th drive: Big pass play to Austin
6th drive: 11 plays, 2 minute warning for most of it, MBIII had 1 carry.
In the 2nd half Barber started, then Felix and Dallas scored a TD with him on the drive. Barber came back on the next drive and the Cowboys scored again, this time a FG. When it went inside 5 minutes Barber carried the ball to close the game out.
What does this tell us? Tashard Choice got basically nothing. Barber and Felix will be split a lot of drives or 1 on and 1 off it seems. If Dallas is ahead, barber will get more carries as they trust him to grind it out for the win.
MBIII: Should be good to go. See no reason not to start him although there are reports that he has a nagging wrist injury and has to wear a cast right now. Seattle is a terrible road team and I don’t see anyway they put up a fight.
Felix Jones: Interesting flex play but he does not gat enough touches.
Final Score: Dallas 31…Seattle 20
Oakland at San Diego (-17) (41.5)
DMac: Reports are all over the place but I did read where Cable said they were going to work with him more next week, which to me means he is not playing this week.
Justin Fargas: Not flashy, not sexy, but he gets touches and he has 10 and 12 points the past 2 weeks so he is a borderline RB2 in many leagues. With bye week issues you might as well play him. San Diego is coming off a blow out and is probably still fuming but Oakland can run the ball at times. Chargers rush defense is OK, and remember they have Jamal Williams out for the season too.
Michael Bush: Just doesn’t get enough touches.
L.Tomlinson: Has been running better, maybe he can feast on the Raiders this week but we keep waiting for him to snap out of this funk. Last season wasn’t this bad. 100 yds and 2 scores this week, he’s majorly due .
Darren Sproles: Did really well against a terrible defense last week, look for him to have some shots this week as well. He is no threat to take away carries form LT, but he can and is the guy they want to go to OOTB, look for him to be a likely double digit contributor this week.
Final Score: San Diego 35…Oakland 14
Jacksonville at Tennessee (-3) (45)
Maurice Jones Drew: Lucky you that gets the luxury of playing this guy every week. The Titans have done well at shutting down the run until they gave up in NE. Hopefully they show a little backbone(can you tell I am not a MJD owner) and get back to where they were prior. But even if they shut him down in the running game, they are so awful against the pass that MJD will find a way to hurt them no matter what. Each season MJD has 1 good game and 1 pretty bad game against TN…they played a couple weeks ago , Drew put up 13 points, pretty average.
Chris Johnson: All or nothing with this guy it seems this season. Outside of the 55 he pasted up week 2 he is avg below 10 points a week all other weeks of the season. It’s going to be interesting to see if Vince Young helps or hinders the running game. Titans are a mess but they are coming out of the bye week, hopefully they realize that Johnson is about their best playmaker and get him in space if they can.
Final Score: Jacksonville 24…Tennessee 21
Carolina at Arizona (-10) (41)
DeAngelo Williams: Best thing for DWill owners will be either a change of scenery or a new HC for the Panthers. Whenever this guy really is handed the lead and fed the ball he typically responds with a huge performance. He is coming off 31 and 24 point performances so he is running top5-top10 the past 2 weeks. The Cards look pretty good against the run. Jacobs was held to about 70 last week and that is the most on the ground to any one back so far this season. I wouldn’t expect more than about 12-15 from DWill this weekend. The Panthers are not a good football team right now.
JStewart: Has only had more than 11 carries once this season. Not more than a flex option at best. He practiced fully Thursday so the injured hand he sustained last week seems to be a non factor.
Tim Hightower: Seems like Beanie Wells is getting more carries but Tim has totls of 25, 17, 11, 15, 15, and 10. He has less than 200 yds rushing for the season but he also has 31 receptions and 4 TDs including 3 games in a row. I believe you continue to start Hightower for now. Carolina is not a great run defense so the Cards may find some success on the ground this week.
Beanie Wells: Had 12 carries week6, 14 for 67 and a TD last week, 3 receptions to boot. Again, Wells makes a decent bye week or perhaps flex option in deeper leagues.
Final Score: Arizona 24…Carolina 17
NY Giants as Philly (Pk Em) (44)
Brandon Jacobs: Started to come out of it last week with 70 yds and a score. The Eagles have not allowed a single 100 yd rusher all season and they haven’t given up a rushing TD since week 2 against the Saints. Jacobs is going to be a tough start this week as will Bradshaw. Will it surprise anyone if they score? Probably not but they will have their work cut out for them. Jacobs has 1 good game against Philly in his whole career and that was in 2008 with 120 yds and 2 TDs, but outside of that he has been very quiet against Philly.
Brian Westbrook: I hope Philly does the right thing and sits him down another week. I believe Andy Reid will do what is right, he has never struck me a HC who forces his players out there if they are hurt or in danger.
LeSean McCoy: If he is named the starter you might have an option here. I am not the biggest McCoy fan to be honest and I haven’t seen anything yet that he has done that made me go WOW!!! Not saying he won’t or that he isn’t the future in Philly, but right now he seems just OK.
Final Score: Philly 23…NY Giants 20
Atlanta at New Orleans (-10) (54)
Michael Turner: While I was not big on him last week, I do believe he will be fine this week in a big showdown in the NFC South. The Falcons might need 40 points this week and while Ryan will pass a lot, they tend to bring it in the end zone from close range via the ground. Tirner should be good for at least 1-2 scores this week.
Pierre Thomas: Is the starter although Mike Bell really kicked the offense up a notch when he entered the game this past weekend. Until Bell takes the field with the 1st team on the 1st drive, I still believe Thomas is the better play most weeks. Bell should be on rosters in all leagues though because it seems pretty much anyone can be in the back field for right now for the Saints and that player whoever they are is likely to get some good stats.
Mike Bell: 27 carries the past 2 weeks but hasn’t turned a profit for owners, he is still a bench player IMO.
Reggie Bush: Thomas is avg over 5.5 ypc, the 3rd stringer is avg almost 5 ypc, and Bush is avg 3.9 ypc…so obvious this guy just can’t do it as a runner. He gets about 7-8 carries a week, but he only has 18 receptions this season…31 targets. He has back to back TDs the past 2 weeks and he still is almost unstartable except in TD only leagues.
Final Score: New Orleans 34…Atlanta 30
Last edited by a moderator:
without colors.
without colors.
