Fantasy Football Tonight 8/31
BRONCOS/JETS TALKING MARSHALL
Just got an email from a well known Jets reporter who tells me that the Jets are in discussions right now involving WR Brandon Marshall. It is no secret that the Jets are salivating over acquiring Marshall and have no problems with his latest outbursts. The current offer is only a 3rd round draft pick, which I doubt would be enough to get a deal done. However, my source is hearing that the Broncos are now interested in a Jets WR in return though he is not clear which receiver it would be. I am thinking that David Clowney would be a nice fit in Denver in that system but it may wind up being Chansi Stuckey they seek. If the Jets offer up a 2nd round pick and the WR the Broncos seek, I feel very strongly that this deal gets done. Stay tuned...
DEEP SLEEPERS TAKE A HIT
A couple of my deep sleeper picks have taken hits to their value latel. Cardinals WR Early Doucet broke a rib in Friday's preseason game against the Packers and will miss at least the first 2 regular season games. Considering that this is Doucet's second injury of the camp and happened just as he was starting an upward swing in his development, his fantasy value now plummets once again. Doucet may one day see the field for the Cardinals, and when that day comes he will produce. But until that time, he only deserves back of the mind consideration when looking for roster moves each week.
My deepest sleeper of all this summer has been Patriots WR Brandon Tate. Tate was a superstar at North Carolina before tearing up his knee pretty bad and missing nearly all of his senior season. He was a steal in the draft for a team that makes championships out of hitting on late round draft picks. But for now, Tate will begin the season on the PUP list, meaning he will miss at least the first 8 weeks of the regular season. He will practice with the team at that point and may deserve big time consideration in free agency at that time. Check my Hot 8 for that around week 6.
CULPEPPER STUMBLES
Before he injured his toe on some sort of strange household accident, Daunte Culpepper was on his way to winning the starting QB job for the Lions. But he wasn't very far in front of the impressive rookie Matthew Stafford. Thus, this injury that is being labeled "turf toe" may wind up being the tiebreaker that gives Stafford the start of season nod. The team will put Culpepper through a battery of tests to determine what exactly he can and can't do with this toe and whether or not he can play to the level he had been at previously.
JAMAL LEWIS ON THIN ICE
Be careful of drafting Jamal Lewis no matter how late it is in your draft or how bad your RB situation might be. There is a good chance according to several reports that Lewis will be cut from the 53 man roster very soon leaving James Davis as the starting RB on day one. Lewis then would find it very hard to even get a job and thus his career may be finished at that time.
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Just got an email from a well known Jets reporter who tells me that the Jets are in discussions right now involving WR Brandon Marshall. It is no secret that the Jets are salivating over acquiring Marshall and have no problems with his latest outbursts. The current offer is only a 3rd round draft pick, which I doubt would be enough to get a deal done. However, my source is hearing that the Broncos are now interested in a Jets WR in return though he is not clear which receiver it would be. I am thinking that David Clowney would be a nice fit in Denver in that system but it may wind up being Chansi Stuckey they seek. If the Jets offer up a 2nd round pick and the WR the Broncos seek, I feel very strongly that this deal gets done. Stay tuned...
DEEP SLEEPERS TAKE A HIT
A couple of my deep sleeper picks have taken hits to their value latel. Cardinals WR Early Doucet broke a rib in Friday's preseason game against the Packers and will miss at least the first 2 regular season games. Considering that this is Doucet's second injury of the camp and happened just as he was starting an upward swing in his development, his fantasy value now plummets once again. Doucet may one day see the field for the Cardinals, and when that day comes he will produce. But until that time, he only deserves back of the mind consideration when looking for roster moves each week.
My deepest sleeper of all this summer has been Patriots WR Brandon Tate. Tate was a superstar at North Carolina before tearing up his knee pretty bad and missing nearly all of his senior season. He was a steal in the draft for a team that makes championships out of hitting on late round draft picks. But for now, Tate will begin the season on the PUP list, meaning he will miss at least the first 8 weeks of the regular season. He will practice with the team at that point and may deserve big time consideration in free agency at that time. Check my Hot 8 for that around week 6.
CULPEPPER STUMBLES
Before he injured his toe on some sort of strange household accident, Daunte Culpepper was on his way to winning the starting QB job for the Lions. But he wasn't very far in front of the impressive rookie Matthew Stafford. Thus, this injury that is being labeled "turf toe" may wind up being the tiebreaker that gives Stafford the start of season nod. The team will put Culpepper through a battery of tests to determine what exactly he can and can't do with this toe and whether or not he can play to the level he had been at previously.
JAMAL LEWIS ON THIN ICE
Be careful of drafting Jamal Lewis no matter how late it is in your draft or how bad your RB situation might be. There is a good chance according to several reports that Lewis will be cut from the 53 man roster very soon leaving James Davis as the starting RB on day one. Lewis then would find it very hard to even get a job and thus his career may be finished at that time.
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