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Fantasy Football 2013: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week #12

Posted by fantasyfurnace on November 19, 2013
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Depending on the league you’re in you either have two or three weeks to go before the fantasy playoffs begin. Use these final weeks to insure you are in the best possible position not only to make the playoffs but to do well once your team gets there. The waiver wire can be your ‘spare tire’ on the road to fantasy victory…

Marlon Brown-WR Ravens- 12% Owned- Brown had his best game of the season on November 3rd before re-injuring his knee. Against Cleveland he was targeted 9 times and scored two touchdowns on 5 receptions for 54 yards. not counting the Bengals game a week later on the 10th, Brown has scored in four of the seven games he’s played in this season. His biggest enemy is the injury bug and in particular the knee he hurt back in college. He will start this Sunday vs the Jets who give up the 10th most fantasy points to wide receivers.

#14 Marlon Brown eludes #21 CB Chris Owens of the Browns in a game earlier in the season. Photo: Associated Press

#14 Marlon Brown eludes #21 CB Chris Owens of the Browns in a game earlier in the season. Photo: Associated Press

Donald Brown-RB-Colts- 26% Owned- It seems that mid-season pickup Trent Richardson has failed to impress coach Chuck Pagano and Donald Brown has proved more than capable when given the opportunity. Against the Colts last week, the former UCONN Husky and first round pick rushed 14 times for 80 yards and two touchdowns. As it was a breakout game we do not suggest you trip over each other on your way to the waiver wire unless you are in a deep league and are desperate for a RB. Brown will face the Cardinals this week who are very stingy in giving up yards to running backs.

Garrett Graham-TE-Texans-25% Owned- A major disappointment so far this season, Graham is another one who had a breakout game last week  catching seven passes for 136 yards and a touchdown albeit after fumbling on his first possession. The whole Texans team is in disarray and here too, if you are in need of a TE2 in deeper leagues you might give Graham a try as the Jaguars, the Texans next opponent, yield the 2nd most fantasy points to tight ends in the league.

Matt McGloin- QB-Raiders- 1% Owned- Although Terrelle Pryor has not been ‘officially’ ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Titans, in two QB leagues he is worth the wait and see by week’s end. McGloin is coming off a three touchdown performance (no interceptions) and a quarterback rating of 105.9 although admittedly against an inept Texans team. Tennessee is not a favorable matchup but in deeper leagues beggars can’t be choosy.

Bobby Rainey-RB-Bucs- 29% Owned- Those who were lucky enough to grab Rainey off of waivers prior to last week’s game against the imploding Falcons, were rewarded with an outstanding fantasy day as the 26 year old posted 163 yards on 30 carries and three touchdowns(2 rushing and 1 receiving). After Doug Martin gave way to Mike James, it appears that Rainey will have another shot this week to impress. He might get more opportunities catching the ball against the pass happy Lions this Sunday so those in PPR leagues take notice.

#43 RB Bobby Rainey celebrates one of his multiple touchdowns vs the Falcons last week. He could be a bright spot for the Bucs the Brian Blanco/AP) of the way. Photo:

#43 RB Bobby Rainey celebrates one of his multiple touchdowns vs the Falcons last week. He could be a bright spot for the Bucs the rest of the way. Photo: Brian Blanco/AP

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NFL Week #3: The Week’s Best Bets

Posted by fantasyfurnace on September 21, 2012
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This should be the week that trends begin to take shape, separating the future contenders from the pretenders. Did you know that five teams remain undefeated while six are winless? And that one team has given just 17 points in their two games while another holds the league high at 79?

We went a disappointing 3-2 last week bringing our season total to 7-3. Here’s this weeks picks:

*Home team in CAPS

COWBOYS over the Buccaneers- Notwithstanding Dallas’ loss to the Seahawks last week, (a lot of teams have a difficult time in Seattle with that crowd noise), we believe that the ‘Boys home opener will result in their second win of the season. The Bucs exposed their weak defense last week when they gave up over 600 yards to the N.Y. Giants. Tampa Bay simply does not have the firepower to keep up with Dallas who would like to dispose of the Bucs before welcoming the Bears next Monday Night.

BROWNS over the Bills- Cleveland is one of the best or at least the most unluckiest 0-2 teams in the league losing both their games by a total of 8 points. If you remember thanks to some late heroics, the Eagles pulled out a one point victory over the Browns who showed they can play some D. Last week, QB Brandon Weeden and #1 pick RB Trent Richardson started to exhibit their talent and we got a taste of what they are capable of doing. Still not impressed with Buffalo although Cleveland will see plenty of C.J. Spiller this Sunday. If he can be contained the way LeSean McCoy was, then Cleveland should garner their first win of the season.

#33 Trent Richardson ran for 109 yrars last week vs the Bengals and will need another solid week vs the Bills. Photo: therepublic.com

COLTS over the Jaguars- QB Andrew Luck led the Colts to their first win 23-20 over the Vikings at Lucas Oil Stadium last week. He’ll be home again and will bring his 533 season passing yards with him. He does need to lower his INTs but he showed great poise in the victory. WR Reggie Wayne, TE Colby Fleener and RB Donald Brown will take care of the Jaguars anemic offense who has averaged a mere 236 yards a game while their defense has given up 400 per game. The Jags, we think, will go to 0-3 after this week.

Steelers over the RAIDERS-Oakland is averaging just under 2 touchdowns per game in their two losses; their last one a 35-13 blowout to the Miami Dolphins. They just cannot seem to get a balanced attack going while RB Darren McFadden continues to struggle. He’s rushed for 54 total yards which equates to a 2.2 YPC average, while QB Carson Palmer has aired it out for 570 passing yards over the first two games. If you can’t rush the ball successfully then you just won’t beat a finesse team like the Steelers.

#20 Darren McFadden is off to rough start with his 2.2 YPC average and will need to revert back to his usual form for his Raiders to overcome the Steelers. Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images

Packers over the SEAHAWKS-  In what figures to be a close contest as Seattle has only given up 13.5 points per game, there is no way that the ‘Hawks are in the same league as the Packers. QB Aaron Rodgers won’t be intimidated the way Tony Romo was last week and (has been in the past) even with the raucous crowd. The Seahawks only scored 16 points vs the Cardinals in week one. They’ll need more than to beat the Packers who are still one of the NFL’s elite teams.

NFL WEEK #2-This Week’s Five Best Bets

Posted by fantasyfurnace on September 14, 2012
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We finished the first week of the season going a respectable 4-1. Our only loss coming in the Bucs 16-10 win over the disappointing Carolina Panthers. No one figured on QB Cam Newton’s total of 10 rushing yards for the game and that Tampa’s defense  would prove too much for the visiting Panthers. Here are our picks for week #2:

*Home team in CAPS:

Ravens over the EAGLES: If coach Andy Reid needs to finish the season at better than 8-8 in order to return next year, then he’s going to be off to an inauspicious 0-2 start if we’re right. Watching veterans Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and company on defense even without Terrell Suggs, is a lot for any team to handle. QB Joe Flacco looked more like Joe Montana passing for 299 yards,( no INTs) and 2 touchdowns. The 44-13 rout made the Ravens only the fifth team in NFL history to score 40 or more points in a season opener. The Eagles just barely beat the lowly Browns 17-16 in a game that saw Michael Vick throw 4 picks. They’ll need more than 17 points to defeat Baltimore this Sunday.

Even without LB Terrell Suggs, the Ravens defense is still one of the best in the league & will be after Michael Vick all day. Photo: Baltimoreravens.com

CHARGERS over the Titans: San Diego, who usually starts the season off very slowly out of the gate, might be finally bucking that trend . In 2011 they won 4 out of their first 5 and we think they’ll go 2-0 after this week’s contest vs the Titans. RB Chris Johnson had a poor showing  vs the Patriots last week rushing 11 times for a net of only 4 yards! He said before the season began that we would see the 2010 version of C.J. but it didn’t look like it in week 1. QB Jake Locker who injured his shoulder on opening day practiced this week and said he felt no pain. Besides the Chargers, history goes against Tennessee as the Bolts have beaten the Titans/Oilers franchise six straight times by 17 or more points. Do you believe in history?

GIANTS over Buccaneers: The Dallas Cowboys simply outplayed the G-Men in East Rutherford in their first meeting of the season. The Giants will not be outplayed by Tampa Bay in their building this week. The defensive tandem of Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, and JPP didn’t record a sack or knockdown of QB Tony Romo and we don’t think that will happen on Sunday vs QB Josh Freeman. Nor do we think that WR Victor Cruz drops three passes again this week. They will need to run the ball successfully against a very stout Tampa defense and the 10 days that the Giants had to prepare for this one should help to do that. Big Blue will ruin coach Greg Schiano’s return to N.J. with a convincing win but will have only four days rest before they face the Panthers on Thursday night.

The big three on ‘D’: JPP, Osi Umenyiora, and Justin Tuck will not go another week without a sack or two vs QB Josh Freeman. Photo: corner.bigblueinteractive.com

Redskins over the RAMS: Although the ‘Skins gave up a ton of points to the Saints last week, they still managed to do some great things on defense like picking off stud QB Drew Brees twice and sacking him a couple of times as well. But the most impressive part of the Redskins game  was the play of the two rookies; QB Robert Griffin (320 yards and 2 touchdowns-10 rushes -42 yards) and RB Albert Morris (96 rushing yards and 2 TDs). The Rams defense will not be able to keep them both in check and we expect another two amazing performances by the first year duo. The Rams could only manage 251 total net yards and 14 first downs vs the Lions in week one and they’ll need more than that to topple Washington who put up 40 points vs the Saints a week ago.

COLTS over the Vikings: Indianapolis, our second underdog pick this week, features rookie QB Andrew Luck in his home opener. In his debut last week against the Bears at Chicago, Luck made some rookie mistakes (3 interceptions-2 fumbles) but that wasn’t too shocking considering he was going up vs one of the premier defenses in the NFL. However it wasn’t all bad for the Colts. They had 11 less minutes in time of possession and still were able to amass almost as many 1st downs as the Bears  (22 vs 26) so they did move the ball. Luck threw for 309 yards and a TD and RB Donald Brown out of UCONN had a rushing TD and averaged 5.3 yards per carry. The Vikings just pulled out an OT win over the Jaguars at home last week which is no great feat because if you can barely win at home you’ll probably lose on the road.

We think that #12 QB Andrew Luck’s homecoming will result in his first win in the Pros vs the Vikings. Photo: wibc.com