Fantasy Football Tonight 7/13
THE BIRTHDAY EDITION
Yeah that's right today I am celebrating (hardly!) my 32nd year on the planet by exchanging texts messages and playing phone tag with several of my fellow football allies trying to get more information about the Derrick Mason retirement story and some updates on unsigned draft picks and so on. I appreciate all of you who have hit me up today to wish me a happy birthday. The best part about this job is forming and sustaining a relationship with the readers and I appreciate that very much. Thank you.
NOW FOR REAL NEWS
My sources are saying that Derrick Mason's abrupt retirement announcement has come as a direct result of Steve McNair's murder on the fourth of July. Those close to Mason say that the veteran receiver was crushed upon hearing the news and hasn't been quite right ever since. There is a strong possibility that Mason will rescind his retirement in the weeks ahead as he learns to deal with his grief. But this puts the Ravens in a tough spot. With Mason retired, the team will look to add a veteran WR with Plaxico Burress being at the top of that list I hear. Baltimore tried to make a deal for Anquan Boldin just before the NFL Draft in April but that never got off the ground. Mason departure leaves the Ravens enough cap room to make a deal for Plaxico or another impact WR but if Mason decides to unretire (otherwise known as Favring), a deal may not be possible.
SPEAKING OF DISGRUNTLED WR'S
Brandon Marshall is now saying that he doesn't intend to holdout if he is not traded by the time camp starts. It appears that Marshall's stance has softened of late and he seems resigned to coming back to the Broncos this season after he fully recovers from offseason hip surgery. As good as Marshall is, coming off of that injury and having Kyle Orton throw you the ball definitely hurts your fantasy value. However, the Broncos will be running a more pass heavy offense this season so his overall numbers shouldn't fall that far. Isn't it great when everybody gets along?
MORE WR NEWS
My favorite football writer, John Clayton of ESPN says that Koren Robinson has been working out and keeping in shape in hopes of landing another NFL job this summer. I saw Robinson play last season in Seattle and think he looked surprisingly good. He showed good burst, steady hands and most importantly, he carried himself like a pro and seemed far more mature than he had at any point in his career. Clayton says that Seattle and Green Bay are his best chances of getting a tryout but I would add Washington, Chicago and Oakland to that list as well.
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Yeah that's right today I am celebrating (hardly!) my 32nd year on the planet by exchanging texts messages and playing phone tag with several of my fellow football allies trying to get more information about the Derrick Mason retirement story and some updates on unsigned draft picks and so on. I appreciate all of you who have hit me up today to wish me a happy birthday. The best part about this job is forming and sustaining a relationship with the readers and I appreciate that very much. Thank you.
NOW FOR REAL NEWS
My sources are saying that Derrick Mason's abrupt retirement announcement has come as a direct result of Steve McNair's murder on the fourth of July. Those close to Mason say that the veteran receiver was crushed upon hearing the news and hasn't been quite right ever since. There is a strong possibility that Mason will rescind his retirement in the weeks ahead as he learns to deal with his grief. But this puts the Ravens in a tough spot. With Mason retired, the team will look to add a veteran WR with Plaxico Burress being at the top of that list I hear. Baltimore tried to make a deal for Anquan Boldin just before the NFL Draft in April but that never got off the ground. Mason departure leaves the Ravens enough cap room to make a deal for Plaxico or another impact WR but if Mason decides to unretire (otherwise known as Favring), a deal may not be possible.
SPEAKING OF DISGRUNTLED WR'S
Brandon Marshall is now saying that he doesn't intend to holdout if he is not traded by the time camp starts. It appears that Marshall's stance has softened of late and he seems resigned to coming back to the Broncos this season after he fully recovers from offseason hip surgery. As good as Marshall is, coming off of that injury and having Kyle Orton throw you the ball definitely hurts your fantasy value. However, the Broncos will be running a more pass heavy offense this season so his overall numbers shouldn't fall that far. Isn't it great when everybody gets along?
MORE WR NEWS
My favorite football writer, John Clayton of ESPN says that Koren Robinson has been working out and keeping in shape in hopes of landing another NFL job this summer. I saw Robinson play last season in Seattle and think he looked surprisingly good. He showed good burst, steady hands and most importantly, he carried himself like a pro and seemed far more mature than he had at any point in his career. Clayton says that Seattle and Green Bay are his best chances of getting a tryout but I would add Washington, Chicago and Oakland to that list as well.
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