Bye Week: Buffalo Bills, Pittsburg Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs
Week 6 Sit/Start
Quarterbacks
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Kyle Orton (Bears) vs. Falcons- Orton has thrown for 7 TDS the past three weeks and is facing a Falcons secondary that is 26th in passing yards allowed. Last week against the Packers, the Falcons gave up 24 points and 408 yards of offense. On the season the Falcons defense is allowing 222 passing yards and 1.8 passing touchdowns per game. Orton is coming off his best game of the season completing 24-of-34 passes for 334 yards and 2 TDS. He is 8th in the NFL in passing yards and has completed 62% of his passes on the season.
Jason Campbell (Redskins) vs. Rams- Campbell is the lone QB in the NFL who …
Quarterbacks
Chad Pennington (Dolphins) - Completed 22-of-29 passes for 228 yards and a TD against the Chargers. He has thrown only 10 incomplete passes in his past two games and has a favorable matchup against the Texans in Week 6.
Matt Ryan (Falcons) - The rookie had his first multi-TD game of his career against the Packers in Lambeau field. Ryan also threw for a career high 194 yards. Wide receiver Roddy White caught eight balls for 132 yards and a TD. Ryan is a serviceable play against the Raiders and Broncos in Weeks 9 and 10.
Runningbacks
Kevin Faulk (Pats)- Carried the ball seven times for 32 yards and two TDs. He also caught four passes out of the backfield for 29 yards. Both of his touchdowns came at the goal line. …
Week 5 Start/Sit
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Matt Schaub (Texans) vs. Colts- Coming off his best game of the season where he passed for 307 yards and threw for three TDs against the Jaguars. This week the QB faces a Colts defensive unit that only has one INT and five sacks through 3 games. They have only produced two takeovers to start the season, compared to the seven they forced a season ago. Last season in  Week 3 Schaub completed 81% of his passes against the Colts. Rookie Steve Slaton has emerged as dual-threat runner and receiver out of the backfield. Last week he had 116 total yards and a receiving touchdown. With opposing secondaries concentrating on receiver Andre Johnson, Kevin Walter and Owen Daniels have combined for 249 yards and 2 TDS. Indy is 11-1 lifetime against the Texans but the Colts are not …
Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets have a bye in Week 5
Quarterbacks
Kyle Orton (Bears) - Passed for 199 yards and a career high 3 TDS against an aggressive Eagles defense. Has favorable games coming up against the Lions and Falcons. The Lions only have three sacks in three games and Panther receivers Steve Smith (96 yards a TD) and Muhsin Muhammad (147 yards and a TD) torched the Falcons secondary.
Ryan Fitzpatrick (Bengals)- Starting QB Carson Palmer missed his first game since 2004 due to a sore elbow. Fitzpatrick had not completed a pass in three years before he got the start against the Cleveland Browns yesterday. He passed for 156 yards a TD and rushed for 41 yards. The Havard grad will hold the starting job for as long as Palmer is out. …
Quarterbacks
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Trent Edwards (Bills) vs. Rams- The third year quarterback has led the Bills to a 3-0 record to start the season. Edwards has completed 67 percent of his passes for 744 yards and three TDs. The Rams pass defense has allowed 817 yards which is ranked 30th in the league.
J.T. O’Sullivan (49ers) vs. Saints- Since turning the ball over three times in Week he has been turnover free. Posted 321 passing yards in Week 2 vs. the Seahawks, then threw for two touchdowns while completing 16-23 passes last week. The Saints have allowed 779 passing yards which is 29th in the NFL. He should throw for 250 yards against a bad secondary which could be another shootout for the Saints.
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Derek Anderson (Brows) vs. Bengals- Anderson has been bad awful far this season completing only 46% of his passes. He has 5 INT’s compared to 2 TDS and has thrown for 166 yards or fewer in each of his three games. If he struggles early …
The New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, New England Patriotsand and  Indianapolis Colts all have a bye week in Week 4.
Quarterbacks-
Brian Griese (Bucs)-Threw for 407 yards against his former team in an overtime victory. With the running game struggling Griese threw the ball 67 times. Has an attractive matchup against the Broncos in Week 5. Later in the season has games against the Saints, Falcons and Lions who each have weak pass defenses. Also has another weapon to throw to with tight end Jerramy Stevens back from a two-game suspension.
Gus Frerotte (Vikings) - Finished 16/28 for 204 yards and a TD replacing Tarvaris Jackson as the starter. His interception was due to receiver Bernard Berrian bobbling the ball. With a strong offensive line and running game could be a serviceable starter in a …
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J.T. O’ Sullivan (49ers) - Passed for 321 yards and one touchdown in an overtime win against the Seattle Seahawks last week. Also had zero turnovers and chipped in with 32 rushing yards on four attempts. In Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons he had three turnovers, but proceted the ball last week. J.T. has an attractive schedule the next two weeks with Detroit in Week 3 and New Orleans in Week 4
Trent Edwards (Bills) - In two games the 24 year-old has gone a combined 38-of-55 for 454 yards, with two touchdowns, zero interceptions and a 107.7. passer rating. Last week vs. Jaguars he completed 8-of-11 passes for 91 yards and a TD ( first road TDÂ of his career) in the fourth quarter. He …
The last 2 weeks in Major League Baseball have been extremely busy. As the trade deadline passed, many deals were made that are going to impact the outcome of playoff races from the American League East, to the National League West. Not only do these moves affect your favorite, or even your least favorite, teams, but they also will have a dramatic effect on the performance of your fantasy baseball teams. Let’s look at some of the trades that took place and how they can either improve, or devalue, your fantasy baseball team.
The Boston Red Sox send OF Manny Ramirez to the Los Angelos Dodgers and OF Brandon Moss and RP Craig Hansen to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates send OF Jason Bay to the Boston Red Sox. The Lost Angelos Dodgers send 3B Andy Laroche and P Bryan Morris to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Obviously, the biggest two players in this deal are Ramirez and Bay. Since both players have been dealt, their production has …
A popular slogan used by coaches and managers throughout history is, “Defense wins championships.” In fantasy football, defense doesn’t make or break your season, but it does play a significant role in helping your team make the playoffs. The better fantasy defenses can be equivalent to even the top RB’s, which shows that they do make an important impact and should not be disregarded. When drafting a defense, there are several things an owner has to be aware of. Schedules, Special Teams Units, and age are 3 things that must be taken into account when drafting a defense.
Here are the top 15 defenses for the 2008 fantasy football season:
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The Tight End position in football is one of the more underrated spots in a fantasy football team. Over the past few years, top tier TE’s have been putting up Wide Receiver type numbers. It may be worth it to draft a top 5 TE over a WR who’s rated in the 20-25 area of his position. It is also important to grab one of the better TE’s because there is a lack of depth at this position. Last year, the number 6 ranked TE had 53 more fantasy points (According to Yahoo! Sports scoring system) than the number 7 ranked TE.
Here are the top 15 TE for the 2008 fantasy season:
As each day goes by, we are getting closer and closer to the rosters expanding and baseball teams calling up players from the minor leagues. August is a crucial month in that teams begin to call up guys with much more potential than their lesser teammates. Josh Hamilton was called up as a member of the Cincinnati Reds and played a big role not only for their team, but for some lucky fantasy owners across the country. Other than guys that I have previously mentioned (Francisco Liriano and David Price), here are 2 guys who should be called up within the month and have a positive fantasy impact.
Gio Gonzalez SP OAK- WIth Oakland seemingly refusing to try and contend this year by trading Joe Blanton and possibly Huston Street, watch Billy Beane call up Gio within the next week or so. In 115 IP, Gio has racked up 119 K’s. While his ERA is a bit high, he struggled at the beginning of the year and has been …
Over the past few football seasons, so many different wide receivers have either come out of nowhere, or had a severe drop in their expected production. While there is a class of wide receivers in the game today that do what they are expected to, there are so many others whose numbers fluctuate from year to year.
Here are the top 50 WR’s in fantasy football …
