The Monday After: Week 6
I think that it is safe to say that Sidney Rice is Brett Favre's favorite WR on the Vikings and is worth starting nearly every week from here on out. I have always loved his skills and now that he is healthy and playing with someone who resembles a QB, Rice is taking his game to the next level. I really think he could wind up being a top 12 WR when the 2009 season is all said and done.
Donnie Avery's hip injury has turned out to be just a bruise. But, since it is in the same spot as his fracture last season, there is some concern of whether this will always be a problem with him. His status is officially day-to-day so check back later in the week for his status.
It has been confirmed that Jets DT Kris Jenkins is out for the season with a torn ACL. This is a pretty big blow for the Jets rush defense as Jenkins is one of the most notorious run stuffers in the NFL.
I will take the credit for calling Hakeem Nicks performance this week, but I have to admit that I was troubled by his usage in the game yesterday. Nicks wasn't even on the field for the entire first half and only got regular looks while the game was out of hand and Mario Manningham left due to an injured back. Nicks has obviously shown he is the most dangerous weapon the Giants have at WR and he should get more time going forward. But, I am actually scaling my love for him back a notch until I see him get more time earlier on in games.
Percy Harvin's shoulder injury sure looked painful. It is being played off as minor, but anyone who saw him writhing in pain and noticed he was down for an entire commercial break realizes that he may be missing some time.
The Titans will be inserting Vince Young into the QB1 role during the bye week and he'll be getting nearly all first team reps going forward. I think that Young has some real fantasy appeal due to his running ability and the fact that he's had some time to watch a veteran QB play over the last year and a half. Tennessee has some weapons that Young didn't have during his first stint as the starter and the schedule gets a lot easier after the bye week.
The only bright spot in Washington is going to be Clinton Ports and/or LaDell Betts. The team certainly will make a coaching change after next week as they have already stripped Jim Zorn of his play calling duties. With Sherman Smith calling the shots, the Redskins will have an even bigger commitment to the run.
I hope the Mark Sanchez hype dies down a bit now after his 5 interceptions yesterday. The Jets are at their best running the football, period. As long as Thomas Jones is the feature RB there he is an every week fantasy starter no questions asked. Personally, I think that Leon Washington is about to go off as well one of these weeks and I would highly recommend starting him if you have an available Flex or RB3 spot. Shonn Greene is also roster worthy in leagues where you have deeper rosters. One injury to either Jones or Washington and Greene's value would soar.
Hot waiver wire pickup this week should be Laurence Maroney. I know we've all waited forever for him to live up to his strong rookie season but it appears as though the stars are aligning a bit for the braided hair runner. Sammy Morris knee injury looked pretty bad and without Fred Taylor for at least another 4 weeks, Maroney has no real competition for carries in New England.
Don't be surprised if the Ravens trade for a WR by the October 20th deadline. It doesn't appear anything major will get done for them but I wouldn't be surprised to see them go out and get Deion Branch, Chris Chambers, Dwayne Jarrett or Bobby Engram. Stay tuned...
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Donnie Avery's hip injury has turned out to be just a bruise. But, since it is in the same spot as his fracture last season, there is some concern of whether this will always be a problem with him. His status is officially day-to-day so check back later in the week for his status.
It has been confirmed that Jets DT Kris Jenkins is out for the season with a torn ACL. This is a pretty big blow for the Jets rush defense as Jenkins is one of the most notorious run stuffers in the NFL.
I will take the credit for calling Hakeem Nicks performance this week, but I have to admit that I was troubled by his usage in the game yesterday. Nicks wasn't even on the field for the entire first half and only got regular looks while the game was out of hand and Mario Manningham left due to an injured back. Nicks has obviously shown he is the most dangerous weapon the Giants have at WR and he should get more time going forward. But, I am actually scaling my love for him back a notch until I see him get more time earlier on in games.
Percy Harvin's shoulder injury sure looked painful. It is being played off as minor, but anyone who saw him writhing in pain and noticed he was down for an entire commercial break realizes that he may be missing some time.
The Titans will be inserting Vince Young into the QB1 role during the bye week and he'll be getting nearly all first team reps going forward. I think that Young has some real fantasy appeal due to his running ability and the fact that he's had some time to watch a veteran QB play over the last year and a half. Tennessee has some weapons that Young didn't have during his first stint as the starter and the schedule gets a lot easier after the bye week.
The only bright spot in Washington is going to be Clinton Ports and/or LaDell Betts. The team certainly will make a coaching change after next week as they have already stripped Jim Zorn of his play calling duties. With Sherman Smith calling the shots, the Redskins will have an even bigger commitment to the run.
I hope the Mark Sanchez hype dies down a bit now after his 5 interceptions yesterday. The Jets are at their best running the football, period. As long as Thomas Jones is the feature RB there he is an every week fantasy starter no questions asked. Personally, I think that Leon Washington is about to go off as well one of these weeks and I would highly recommend starting him if you have an available Flex or RB3 spot. Shonn Greene is also roster worthy in leagues where you have deeper rosters. One injury to either Jones or Washington and Greene's value would soar.
Hot waiver wire pickup this week should be Laurence Maroney. I know we've all waited forever for him to live up to his strong rookie season but it appears as though the stars are aligning a bit for the braided hair runner. Sammy Morris knee injury looked pretty bad and without Fred Taylor for at least another 4 weeks, Maroney has no real competition for carries in New England.
Don't be surprised if the Ravens trade for a WR by the October 20th deadline. It doesn't appear anything major will get done for them but I wouldn't be surprised to see them go out and get Deion Branch, Chris Chambers, Dwayne Jarrett or Bobby Engram. Stay tuned...
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