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Fantasy Football: Week 2 Studs and Duds

Posted by fantasyfurnace on September 18, 2012
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There were many outstanding performances in week #2, some were even record-breaking. Some with names that you probably don’t even have on your roster. And then there were those that disappointed the owners who drafted them so soon (and in most cases so high) on draft day. Here is a list of both studs and duds that stood out last week:

  • STUDS

Eli Manning-QB-Giants- Against a pretty good defense that had given up only 10 points to Cam Newton and the Panthers a week earlier, Eli and the Giants teed off for quadruple that amount on Sunday at Met Life Stadium. Down by as many as 14 at one point, Eli threw the rock 51 times for 520 yards eclipsing the previous record held by Phil Simms who set it in 1985 with 513 passing yards. The only other Giants QB to pass for 500 or more yards in a game was Y.A. Tittle; 505 yards in 1962.

#10 Eli Manning joined the 500 yard club in Giants Franchise history with his come-from-behind win over Tampa Bay. Photo: celebs101.com

Donte Rosario-TE-Chargers- How many of you had him on your roster? QB Philip Rivers has his number in the red zone several times on Sunday as Rosario had four receptions for 48 yards and three touchdowns. Here’s a guy that hadn’t scored a touchdown since he was with the Panthers in 2009! In fact he had never scored more than 2 TDs in one season in his five-year career! Antonio Gates (sore ribs) is expected back this week so don’t go & grab Rosario up off of waivers just yet.

Reggie Bush-RB-Dolphins- The former 1st round second overall pick of the Saints in 2006, lit it up yesterday with 26 carries for 172 yards and two touchdowns. After that performance Bush became the second leading rusher in the league behind C.J. Spiller.  Bush rushed for 71 yards with one fumble in a 24-6 loss to the N.Y. Jets in week 5 last year. He’ll face the Jets at home next week.

Hakeem Nicks/Victor Cruz-WRs-Giants- These two receivers were the recipient of the majority of Eli Manning’s passes collecting a combined 371 receiving yards between them and two touchdowns. Nicks (199 yards) was targeted a team high 15 times while Cruz (179 yards)  caught 11 passes and then acknowledged his Grandmother after scoring his lone TD as she was the one responsible for him learning his now famous Salsa endzone dance.

  • DUDS

Chris Johnson-RB-Titans- Another lackluster day for the former 1st rounder. The Titans had to play catch-up for most of the game once again but C J’s 8 rushes for 17 yards brought his two-week total to 19 carries for just 21 yards; a 1.1 YPC average. At this point most of Johnson’s owners are scratching their heads as his numbers continue to slide. In his 1st two weeks of the season last year he had 77 rushing yards, 2010 176 yards & 2 TDs, and 2009 254 yards & 2 TDs. Not a good sign.

#28 RB Chris Johnson’s numbers have been plummeting for the past 4 seasons and owners are growing impatient. Photo: sportsillustrated.com

Tim Tebow-QB-Jets- The talk around the Jets camp before the season started was that Tebow was to be in 15-20 plays per game. He came in for 9 plays in week 1 and just 3 on Sunday, all in the 3rd quarter. He has 33 rushing yards in the 2 games and has no completions. It would be hard to believe that he will be back next season if this trend continues, especially if Sanchez stays healthy.

Jamaal Charles-RB-Chiefs- Charles, who blew out his knee (torn ACL) on Sept. 18th last season re-injured his surgically repaired knee during Sunday’s game but prior to that his 6 attempts for 7 yards were nothing to write home about. For the season he has 22 carries for 90 yards and no touchdowns. Another reason why we always are a little leery of drafting players coming off major injuries.

Kevin Ogletree-WR-Cowboys- Feel bad for the over 2 million owners who ran to the waiver wire to grab this potential stud after his amazing first game vs the Giants when he caught 8 passes for 114 yards and 2 TDs. Week two was a completely different story. Tony Romo threw 40 passes but only one to Ogletree for 26 yards. We would recommend that you keep him on the bench for another week until or unless he proves his worth.

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Running Back Backups You Should Roster…

Posted by fantasyfurnace on July 17, 2012
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One need only look at the injury riddled year it was for running backs in 2011 to see how handcuffing a backup could save your season. Just look at the names of some of the backs that suffered an injury which in most cases required surgery:

#25 RB Jamaal Charles is carted off the field after blowing out his knee vs the Lions in Detroit on Sept. 18, 2011. Photographer: Dave Reginek/Getty Images

  1. Jamaal Charles-Chiefs- Torn left ACL
  2. Adrian Peterson-Vikings- Torn left ACL; Meniscus Damage
  3. Rashard Mendenhall-Steelers- Torn right ACL
  4. Jahvid Best-Lions- Multiple concussions (missed 10 games in 2011)
  5. Beanie Wells-Cardinals- Right knee surgery
  6. Knowshon Moreno-Broncos- Torn right ACL
  7. Mark Ingram-Saints- Turf toe; Knee injury (played in only 10 games in 2011)

Consider this; how many times does a QB get hit or sacked in a game? How many times does a wideout get tackled in a game? And then, how many times does a featured back get tackled in a game? Clearly the RB gets the most hits because he controls the ball longer and gets the most carries of anyone on the team. The QB, of course handles the ball on every play but he has protection from his linemen and does not hold  it for any length of time. So with this scenario it’s logical that the RB will suffer the most injuries of any player on the field.

What we’re recommending is that you handcuff a featured back with his backup at some point during the season if you see that they’re available on waivers. Or if your league offers a greater amount of bench players, then you would benefit greatly if you can stash one safely in case your back misses any time. Production lost when you lose a RB to injury can have a tremendous impact on your team.

  • We’ve put together eight backups to the top featured backs for you to consider and at least have with you when you draft. (We did not list RB Toby Gerhart, Adrian Peterson’s backup because he is coming off of a knee injury (sprained MCL) suffered in week 17 last season and although he’ll fill in for Peterson should he start the season on the PUP, we’re not that high on him)

#44 RB Ben Tate ran for just under 1,000 yards last season and scored 4 TD’s. He’s a proven backup to stud Arian Foster. Photo: zimbio.com

            Featured Back                    Backup

  • Arian Foster                            Ben Tate
  • LeSean McCoy                        Dion Lewis
  • Maurice Jones-Drew           Rashad Jennings
  • Chris Johnson                        Javon Ringer
  • Marshawn Lynch                  Robert Turbin
  • Darren McFadden                Taiwan Jones*
  • Ray Rice                               Bernard Pierce
  • Steven Jackson                      Isaiah Pead

*There have been some reports that Mike Goodson would be McFadden’s backup but Jones is more likely to get the nod.

Hopefully you won’t have the need to employ the services of these backups, but isn’t it nice to know that they’re there  in case you do? Consider them as an insurance policy…

JAMAAL CHARLES’ DEVASTATING INJURY

Posted by fantasyfurnace on September 18, 2011
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To say that the Kansas City Chiefs have had a season’s worth of bad luck in their first two games would be a gross understatement. Jamaal Charles was carted off the field in the first quarter of today’s game vs the Detriot Lions. His knee buckled as he lost his balance trying to reach for a 1st down. Eric Berry, the first round draft pick in 2010 out of Tennessee, had a season ending torn ACL in the Chief’s first game vs Buffalo. The safety had played every play in every game last year. Like Charles, his knee injury was also to his left knee, and in the first quarter (of last week’s game). Another knee injury to TE Tony Moeaki who is currently on IR, completes the unfortunate trifecta.

Although the extent of Charles’ injury is not yet known (he didn’t return to today’s game), his loss would be the most devastating. He rushed for 1,467 yards last season and has rushed for over 1,100 yards in each of the last two. The 24-year-old who signed a six-year $27.97 million contract last December, also had 8 touchdowns last year, 5 rushing-3 passing.

 

If Charles would miss any significant time, Thomas Jones and Dexter McCluster would increase in fantasy value, with Thomas Jones probably getting the bulk of the load. McCluster at 5′-8″ 170 lbs., would yield the majority of rushes to Jones who had more carries than Charles last season, rushing for almost 900 yards. Meantime, the Chiefs need to find a way to change their luck as they have been outscored 89-10 in their first two games.