Hey there again, fellow fantasy dorks! We are now fully all up in week 12, which means for many of you that playoffs are right around the corner, and for others, well, I dunno, go outside and do something productive. I myself have a few teams that aren't going to be around much longer, so I have been trying to pay more attention to my 5-5ish teams, making last minute desperation moves in order to make the final cut. For example, I was severely lacking at RB for one team a couple of weeks ago, so I took a chance on Pats RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis while Sammy Morris was out, and it paid off, until last week, when my benched and forgotten Kevin Faulk got most of the run work. Very annoying. Anyway, I've dropped 'em both now in favor of Bucs RB Warrick Dunn, being that Earnest Graham is done for the season. Also, I can finally start Detroit RB Kevin Smith to fill in some voids as well. It only took 10 weeks for him to get going. Luckily, patience is one of my better virtues.
Whether you're way ahead and starting to look at the fantasy playoffs or if you're struggling just to make them, this article is for you! We'll show you who to target for the stretch run and who to target for the fantasy playoffs. We'll also let you know who's going to have a tough time. It's never too soon to be looking at the playoffs, unless you're not quite there and you need everything you can get to make it in.
Week 9 is over and many of us are finding ourselves half-crazy, halfway to gone, half-drunk on the drama that has been the 2008 NFL season. Ah, it seems like just yesterday that the Heartbreak Kid Tom Brady broke the hearts of many a fantasy owner that took him with their oh-so important first pick, going down in the first game with a season-ending injury. Then there was Willie Parker looking like this year's LT right out of the gates, only to fall to injury for most of the first half. Some of you thought that this would be the breakout year for Vince Young and the Titans. Well, you were half right. Then, there were those of us that took the Lions' 4-0 preseason start as a sign of a fantastic year. I believe I actually said to someone, "Our road to the Super Bowl starts in Atlanta!" Sigh. My delusions aside, there have been some really incredible and incredibly dreadful performances that warrant some recognition, an award if you will. Being that I think each player is unique, I have named these awards to personally match the players themselves. I have no actual trophies to hand out, but being mentioned on the pages of a website of such high repute as the FFC is a fine prize in itself. So congrats to those of you savvy owners who found success in the first half, and to those who didn't: There is still time to draft a fantasy basketball team.
Mark Sanchez, perhaps the most likable guy on an otherwise hateable
team, is this year's installment of The USC Quarterback. Sanchez is also
currently listed in the top five on most NFL QB draft boards, often
behind Georgia's Matt Stafford, Florida's Tim Tebow, Oklahoma's Sam
Bradford, and Purdue's Curtis Painter (for some reason). Astute
observers of this short list will note that none of these QBs save for
Painter are seniors. In addition, neither Tebow nor Bradford will
probably go anywhere after this season, and Painter's senior season has
been vastly underwhelming, leaving Sanchez to battle with Stafford for
the coveted role of First Quarterback Taken in 2009.
For me living in Kentucky, is an awaking experience when football season comes up. This year its even more fun. In the state of Kentucky since we don't have a pro football team everyone you see is a Titan fan (Which I am myself now converted. I live 30 miles from Nashville.) In North Kentucky you see an insane amount of Bengals fans due to Cincinnati being right across the river, well probably not anymore I think I would be embarrassed to wear something out in public. As a football fan this season is great for me my Titans are 6-0. My northern Kentucky friends, I have told them every time I see them "I am so sorry for your luck this season. Chin up maybe next year they will make the ROSE BOWL Muhahaha!" Needless to say my list of surprises starts with my Tennessee Titans.
The title is more of a 15 year old's text message to their friend in History Class(not that I am saying history is boring by any means, or maybe I am.) It is something I thought I would include in my surprises and disappointments piece, which according to the boss I am going to alternate between. Guess he assumed that when the Lions, Chiefs, or Falcons play a good offensive team my information was going to be a no brainer. Ha Ha No I like the boss and I have to say he does a damn fine job of making sure you fans and regulars of the site get a plethora of information at your fingertips every week. This column this week is an OMG, LOL Did u C the w2w4 column @ FFC that m8(mate) is just w8tin 4 us 2 comment, and nao he is trying 2 tell us how 2 watch football. No I am not trying to tell you how to watch football, what I am trying to do with this column is to give you some fantasy studs or teams to look at to determine where to go from week to week. These are things I will be watching and it is possible in the comments section to discuss these each week. Really trying to get more feedback, If your happy with my directions let me know, If your pissed off damn well let me know.
In a down year for the Big Ten publicity-wise - thanks to early,
high-profile non-conference losses by Michigan to Utah, Ohio State to
USC, Michigan State to Cal, and Illinois to Mizzou - there isn't much
buzz about several of the better Big Ten players entering the draft
this year (as long as you leave out the misplaced enthusiasm for Purdue
QB Curtis Painter, who just this week got replaced in the fourth
quarter after hacking it up against the Nittany Lions).
However, NFL Eye For The College Guy would like to highlight the
efforts of Spartan running back Javon Ringer, as he fits the prototype
of an emerging hot commodity in the NFL - the speedy, undersized
tailback who plays excellently in space.
This is a list of the players who are banged up this
week and actually matter in fantasy football. Check back daily as I will be
updating this list as teams practice and as any new word on players starts
coming in. Last updated: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008.
Like
countless other fantasy football players who thought they were making
the right choice benching or trading him, I was sorely dismayed to see
the game Ronnie Brown had last week against the Patriots. I let Ronnie
go before the season started, along with Kellen Winslow, Peyton, and
Patrick Crayton, in exchange for Jay Cutler, Todd Heap, Torry
Holt, and Adrian Peterson (the Minnesota one, naturally). I think
history will bear the trade out as one of the most dead-even in FF
history - as long as Brown can stop scoring five touchdowns a
game, for crying out loud.
