Fantasy Football: Week 14
The playoffs are a few weeks away in the NFL, but they are front and center in Fantasy Football!
Hopefully your team made it to post-season play in your Fantasy Football League.
Lets break it down!
STUDS OF WEEK 13
QBs: Jason Campbell, Bruce Gradkowski, Tony Romo, Kurt Warner, Drew Brees
RBs: Jerome Harrison, Joseph Addai, Knowshown Moreno, Jonathan Stewart, Brandon Jacobs
WRs: Louis Murphy, Devin Thomas, Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald, Santonio Holmes, Robert Meachem
TEs: Jermichael Finley, Vernon Davis, Antonio Gates, Jason Witten
Ds: Broncos, Bengals, Eagles, Panthers, Packers
DUDS OF WEEK 13
QBs: Joe Flacco, Matt Schaub, Jay Cutler, Matt Cassel, Carson Palmer
RBs: Adrian Peterson, Frank Gore, Marion Barber, LeSean McCoy, Pierre Thomas
WRs: TJ Houshmandzadeh, Derrick Mason, Terrell Owens, Reggie Wayne, Vincent Jackson
TEs: Dallas Clark, Heath Miller, Greg Olsen, Kevin Boss, Jeremy Shockey
Ds: Vikings, Patriots, Chargers, Redskins, Steelers,
ROSTER TRENDS/TOP STORIES
Possible Free Agents
-Bruce Gradkowski
-Alex Smith
-Brady Quinn
-Chad Henne
-Jerome Harrison
-Larry Johnson
-Quinton Ganther
-Chris Brown
-Davone Bess
-Devin Thomas
-Louis Murphy
-Mike Wallace
-James Jones
-Kelly Washington
-Bo Scaife
-Garrett Hartley
-Titans defense
Top Stories
-Fantasy scoring for Robert Meachem, some leagues still have not finalized their scoring for that game.
-Who has the higher value now, Meachem or Marques Colston
-Tony Romo, good start in December for a change also for Roy Williams and Jason Witten, is this a trend.
-Is Vince Young a viable low end starter in single quarterback leagues
-Same with Alex Smith, good match ups for playoff weeks
-Is there any fantasy value with the Cowboy backfield based on their match ups
-Will Steven Jackson be able to keep playing, should owners get Ken Darby or Samkon Gado to be safe for the playoffs
-When are the Colts going to rest Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark , and Joseph Addai, reports are they will but if San Diego keeps winning, the Colts would not clinch home field to a win in Jacksonville week fifteen, owners could be with out their Colts for championship week
-The Saints have reported they will try for the undefeated season, and with the Vikings having just one conference loss it appears that the Saints will play their starters.
- Jay Cutler, should he be benched for the year.
-Texans place Steve Slaton on I-R, coach Gary Kubiak says Arian Foster will take over Slaton's role, not Ryan Moats.
-Redskins promote Quinton Ganther to starting role, move Rock Cartwright back to special teams.
-Jets to start Kellen Clemens, Lions to start Daunte Culpepper.
-Jamaal Charles has been a fantasy star, faces the Bills and Browns in the next two games.
Injury Report
-Steven Jackson, back, supposed to play but are they taking a chance for next season with him
-Jake Delhomme, finger, not ruled out for week 14 yet
-Matt Ryan, toe, not sure for this week
-Mark Sanchez, knee, Coach Ryan optimistic he will play vs Buccaneers
-Matt Schaub, no throwing shoulder, should play this week
-Jim Sorgi, shoulder, JP Losman worked out for Colts
-Matthew Stafford, shoulder, having a MRI, Duante Culpepper could some snaps this week
-Doanld Brown, chest, inactive last week, will be evaluated
-Clinton Portis, put on IR, Rock Cartwight starts
-Bernard Scott, foot, inactive last week, and out again this week
-Steve Slaton, arm, inactive last week, seeing a specialist in Dallas, day to day
-Kolby Smith, ankle, put on IR, Jamaal Charles becomes that much more valuable
-Fred Taylor, ankle, had ligament surgery after week 4, could come back this week
-Michael Turner, low ankle sprain, feeling here is he plays this week
-Brian Westbrook, concussion, has been cleared to practice, could play this week vs Giants, but would be limited at best
-DeAngelo Williams, ankle, not much news yet, will evaluated day to day
-Donnie Avery, shoulder, is playing but it is sore, one slid hit from missing games
-Kevin Curtis, knee, is working with the scout team, but they are not rushing him back with Jeremy Maclin playing well
-Julian Edleman, forearm, missed last 2 games, day to day
-Anthony Gonzalez, out since week one, and not practicing, could though see the field the last 2 weeks when they rest Reggie Wayne
-Devin Hester, calf, this is not serious, and should play this week
-Darrius Heywood-Bey, foot, inactive last week, day to day
-DeSean Jackson, concussion, told local reporters he is playing against the Giants this week
-Michael Jenkins, ankle, was inactive last week, veteran Brian Finneran played for him and had one reception, he is day to day for this week
-Lance Moore, high ankle, this injury is lingering, they will not rush him back, would like him healthy for the playoffs
-Antwaan Randle El, shoulder, injured it late in the game Sunday, should play this week
-Hines Ward, hamstring, with a Thursday game this week, he might miss the Browns game, Mike Wallace would get the start
-Desmond Clark, neck, has missed the last few games, will try and practice this week
-Justin Peelle, concussion, injured last week, doubtful to play this week
Tough week to call for quarterbacks and wide receivers, and with just 4 divisional games and not a ton of history with match ups
START 'EM
Quarterbacks
Philip Rivers vs. Cowboys
Matt Schaub vs. Seahawks
David Garrard vs. Dolphins
Donovan McNabb vs. Giants
Joe Flacco vs. Lions
Kurt Warner vs. 49ers
The Obvious Drew Brees vs. Falcons
Running Backs
Jamaal Charles vs. Bills
Rashard Mendenhall vs. Browns
Ray Rice vs. Lions
Thomas Jones vs. Buccaneers
Pierre Thomas vs. Falcons
Laurence Maroney vs. Panthers
The Obvious Chris Johnson vs. Rams
Wide Receivers
Robert Meachem vs. Falcons
Anquan Boldin vs. 49ers
Andre Johnson vs. Seahawks
Terrell Owens vs. Chiefs
Derrick Mason vs. Lions
Greg Jennings vs. Bears
The obvious: Andre Johnson vs. Seahawks
Tight Ends
Brent Celek vs. Giants
Jason Witten vs. San Diego
Vernon Davis vs. Cardinals
Kevin Boss vs. Eagles
The obvious Antonio Gates vs. Cowboys
Defenses
Packers vs. Bears
Titans vs. Rams
Jets vs. Buccaneers
Bills vs. Chiefs
The obvious: Ravens vs. Lions
SIT 'EM
Quarterbacks
Eli Manning vs. Eagles
Jay Cutler vs. Packers
Jason Campbell vs. Raiders
Kyle Orton vs. Colts
The obvious: Bruce Gradkowski vs. Redskins
Running Backs
Cedric Benson vs. Vikings
Matt Forte vs. Packers
LeSean McCoy vs. Giants
Tom Hightower/Chris Wells vs. San Francisco
Ricky Williams vs. Jaguars
Marion Barber vs. San Diego
The obvious: Kevin Smith vs. Ravens
Wide Receivers
T.J. Houshmandzadeh vs. Texans
Antonio Bryant vs. Jets
Brandon Marshall vs. Colts
Chris Chambers vs. Bills
Steve Smith vs. Patriots
The obvious: Santana Moss vs. Raiders
Tight Ends
Greg Olsen vs. Packers
Kellen Winslow vs. Jets
Benjamin Watson vs. Panthers
Jeremy Shockey vs. Falcons
The obvious: John Carlson vs. Texans
Defenses
Cowboys vs. Chargers
Bengals vs. Vikings
Broncos vs. Colts
49ers vs. Cardinals
The obvious: Falcons vs. Saints
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Categories (click for archive)Anita Marks | MASNblogs |
HELLO ANITA,
QUICKLY I FAITHFULLY WATCH YOU AS OFTEN AS YOU ARE ON TV IN RICHMOND,VA.I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR ADVICE ON PLAYING MILES AUSTIN IN PLACE OF DESEAN JACKSON.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?I ALSO PLAN ON STARTING TENN. DEF RATHER THAN THE SAINTS.GOOD HUH?
THANK YOU ANITA AND THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE.
DEBBIE QUESENBERRY
Worst fantasy adviser ever. Never, ever, ever sit Brandon Marshall. I can't believe I just read this. It's not because he nabbed 21 recs last wk - hes a top 5 receiver in the game. PLAY HIM!
Anita I'm a commishioner of 2 fantasy leagues and our playoffs don't start till week 18 the teams that make it in 5 out of 12 we re-draft teams from the nfl teams that make it and all 16 roster spots play and the winner is the most points thru the super bowl. Don't know if you ever heard of this or not.
I was watching a little of the showtonight with anita marks Don't know the other other person who made the comment about bert jones only throwing to Lydel Mitchel.he must have been on a another world during that Time and never heard of Roger carr Banbi was one of his favorite receiver.
What do you mean no show in week 17? In our league we learned a long time ago that the playoff system sucks because the owner who drafted the best team does not always win because players like Petyon Manning sit down the last two weeks. FFL is all about points so in our league all teams get to play all 17 weeks and the team with the most points at the end of the season wins the league. Second place team with the next amount of points gets their entry fee back as does the team with the best win/loss record but only once in the last ten years has the team with the most points not also had the best win/loss record. You are leaving the leagues that play all 17 weeks with out your advice for the last week.