Get with Donovan McNabb not with Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer has had an inconsistent year thus far. He’s thrown for a lot of yards and has a decent amount of touchdowns, but if you’ve watched him play, you can tell that he’s still not the old Carson Palmer. He’s yet to face a top notch pass defense, and while Miami is middle of the pack, I think they will give Palmer a tough time. Cameron Wake has been a revelation this year rushing from the outside linebacker spot and he’ll be terrorizing Palmer all day. Miami’s young corners are also underrated.
Donovan McNabb has also been inconsistent this year, but he’s going against a Detroit Defense that hasn’t given up less than 19 points, and is 20th in the league against the pass. McNabb has yet to throw more than 1 TD in a game this year, but now that the Skins have developed a more consistent running game, I think things will finally open up in the secondary for him as he continues to build chemistry with his new team.
Get with Beanie Wells not with Darren McFadden
Those wise or desperate enough to play the banged up McFadden last week scored big with a 4 touchdown day for the Razorback speedster. Oakland has proven they can run the ball this year, despite the production they’ve gotten from the quarterback position. However, this week they go against the 2nd best run stoppers in the league in the form of the surprising Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks are young and talented at the linebacker position and they’ve shut down some of the top runners in the league already, namely Frank Gore and Steven Jackson.
Every week that Beanie Wells has been healthy, he’s entrenched himself more and more as the lead back in Arizona. Against Tampa, the 2nd to last worst run defense in the league, Beanie has his breakout week. The Cardinals will be committed to running the ball with Max Hall at quarterback, who is coming back after a concussion last week. Not that he was very good pre-concussion. The way to score against Tampa is on the ground, and I think Arizona will figure that out.
Get with Patrick Crayton not with Mike Williams (West)
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
You Can Get With This Or You Can Get With That: Week 5
We interrupt your baseball playoffs coverage for our weekly fantasy football column. Ben P is back again with some great advice of who to start and who to sit in Week 5 of the National...Football...League:
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Get with Carson Palmer not with Brett Favre
I know, I know, Minnesota just stole the disgruntled Randy Moss from the Pats. This is good news for Brett Favre who has struggled without a healthy Sydney Rice. However, there are two reasons why I don’t like his match-up this week. Numero Uno being that this is Moss’s first week with the team. Moss will have had very little time to develop a little chemistry with Favre and to learn the Vikings playbook. I think Favre will force a few too many balls to his new toy. Numero Dos is of course the Jets Defense. They haven’t been playing up to the lofty standards they set for themselves last year, but they’re still very good. Even if Revis doesn’t play again or is limited, Cromartie has played well for the Jets and matches up well against Moss. I think the Jets get their licks on Favre and he doesn’t get away with a couple of the balls he throws up for grabs.
Carson Palmer makes a much more intriguing option. He has looked fairly inconsistent this year and he’s going against a surprising Tampa team that is off to a good start. However, Tampa hasn’t really been tested (they’ve face Delhomme, Moore/Clausen, and Batch) and I think Ronde Barber has lost a step (he looked very slow returning an interception earlier this year). Palmer and T.O. are coming off of a big week making beautiful passing music together. Palmer has a lot of weapons in the passing game and the Bengals are not afraid to give him lots of opportunities to use them. Palmer is no longer elite, but I think he has a solid game this week.
Get with Beanie Wells not with Ryan Mathews
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| Sit Favre out this Sunday (Yahoo) |
Get with Carson Palmer not with Brett Favre
I know, I know, Minnesota just stole the disgruntled Randy Moss from the Pats. This is good news for Brett Favre who has struggled without a healthy Sydney Rice. However, there are two reasons why I don’t like his match-up this week. Numero Uno being that this is Moss’s first week with the team. Moss will have had very little time to develop a little chemistry with Favre and to learn the Vikings playbook. I think Favre will force a few too many balls to his new toy. Numero Dos is of course the Jets Defense. They haven’t been playing up to the lofty standards they set for themselves last year, but they’re still very good. Even if Revis doesn’t play again or is limited, Cromartie has played well for the Jets and matches up well against Moss. I think the Jets get their licks on Favre and he doesn’t get away with a couple of the balls he throws up for grabs.
Carson Palmer makes a much more intriguing option. He has looked fairly inconsistent this year and he’s going against a surprising Tampa team that is off to a good start. However, Tampa hasn’t really been tested (they’ve face Delhomme, Moore/Clausen, and Batch) and I think Ronde Barber has lost a step (he looked very slow returning an interception earlier this year). Palmer and T.O. are coming off of a big week making beautiful passing music together. Palmer has a lot of weapons in the passing game and the Bengals are not afraid to give him lots of opportunities to use them. Palmer is no longer elite, but I think he has a solid game this week.
Get with Beanie Wells not with Ryan Mathews
Friday, October 1, 2010
You Can Get With This Or You Can Get With That: Week 4
Last week Ben, our resident fantasy football expert, predicted you go with Joe Flacco at QB and he delivered with 262 yards passing, three touchdowns and no interceptions. This week Flacco's back on his list...but on the other side. Let's check out who you should start and who you should sit Week 4 in the National...Football...League:
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Get with Chad Henne, not with Joe Flacco
Joe Flacco, who came through for us last week, is not the guy you want in your corner in week 4. Flacco goes against the consensus number one D in the league, the Steelers of Pittsburgh. Plus, Ray Rice is hobbled with a banged up knee and might not even play this week. Rice is one of Flacco’s favorite safety valves, so if he’s not on the field when Harrison and Woodley start coming after him, there are going to be some throws that go places they shouldn’t. I think this will be a low scoring battle of the trenches, where both teams will play the field position game and rely on their defenses. Flacco won’t rack up the yards and will probably turn it over a couple times.
Chad Henne is the superior option. He goes against the young New England D, which surrendered 3 TD’s to Mark Sanchez and almost 250 to Ryan Fitzpatrick. Translation: you can throw against the Pats. Henne is starting to build a nice connection with Brandon Marshall, as evidenced by Marshall’s 10 catches last week. The Pats have nobody that can match up with Marshall’s physicality and I think he goes off for another big game. Chad Henne is sure to benefit.
Get with Shonn Greene, not with Peyton Hillis
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| Flacco was huge last week, but this week he'll run into a Steel wall (Reuters) |
Get with Chad Henne, not with Joe Flacco
Joe Flacco, who came through for us last week, is not the guy you want in your corner in week 4. Flacco goes against the consensus number one D in the league, the Steelers of Pittsburgh. Plus, Ray Rice is hobbled with a banged up knee and might not even play this week. Rice is one of Flacco’s favorite safety valves, so if he’s not on the field when Harrison and Woodley start coming after him, there are going to be some throws that go places they shouldn’t. I think this will be a low scoring battle of the trenches, where both teams will play the field position game and rely on their defenses. Flacco won’t rack up the yards and will probably turn it over a couple times.
Chad Henne is the superior option. He goes against the young New England D, which surrendered 3 TD’s to Mark Sanchez and almost 250 to Ryan Fitzpatrick. Translation: you can throw against the Pats. Henne is starting to build a nice connection with Brandon Marshall, as evidenced by Marshall’s 10 catches last week. The Pats have nobody that can match up with Marshall’s physicality and I think he goes off for another big game. Chad Henne is sure to benefit.
Get with Shonn Greene, not with Peyton Hillis
Thursday, September 23, 2010
You Can Get With This Or You Can Get With That: Week 3
Last week we had our first guest post from our Fantasy Football expert, Ben. We're going to try to make this a weekly occurrence so here is post #2. Ben was mostly dead on last week (save for Jay Cutler) nailing LeSean McCoy, Donovan McNabb, Ahmad Bradshaw and Louis Murphy. Here's what he says for your fantasy team in Week 3:
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Get with Joe Flacco not with Jay Cutler.
I know I got burned on my Cutler blast week, but I’m happy to go double or nothing. Cutler and the Bears have another stiff test with the capable Green Bay Defense. The Pack has only given up 270 passing yards over the first two games and played a big part in the highly touted Kevin Kolb losing his starting gig. Clay Matthews has emerged as one of the premier pass rushing outside line backers and Jay Cutler will be fighting for his life again this week. The Packers also have the ball-hawking Woodson at cornerback, and while he’s getting up there in years, he still has some game left. There are going to be ups and downs for Cutler in Mike Martz’s high risk offense, and this week I think we are poised for a down.
Joe Flacco is coming off of a very bad game against a tough Bengals secondary. This week, however, he gets what should be an easier opponent with the Cleveland Browns. The Browns have not given up many passing yards either, but their two opponents (Tampa Bay and Kansas City) have not exactly tested the Brown’s young secondary. Flacco is still building chemistry with his new passing weapons, and I think he will get better as the season goes on. Last year, Baltimore was one of the best teams at using the screen pass. I think this week they get back to it to build Flacco’s confidence after last week, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Ray Rice take one of those to the house.
Get with Clinton Portis not with Jahvid Best.
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| Flacco is no longer playing the Jets or Bengals so get with him in Week 3 (FOX News) |
Get with Joe Flacco not with Jay Cutler.
I know I got burned on my Cutler blast week, but I’m happy to go double or nothing. Cutler and the Bears have another stiff test with the capable Green Bay Defense. The Pack has only given up 270 passing yards over the first two games and played a big part in the highly touted Kevin Kolb losing his starting gig. Clay Matthews has emerged as one of the premier pass rushing outside line backers and Jay Cutler will be fighting for his life again this week. The Packers also have the ball-hawking Woodson at cornerback, and while he’s getting up there in years, he still has some game left. There are going to be ups and downs for Cutler in Mike Martz’s high risk offense, and this week I think we are poised for a down.
Joe Flacco is coming off of a very bad game against a tough Bengals secondary. This week, however, he gets what should be an easier opponent with the Cleveland Browns. The Browns have not given up many passing yards either, but their two opponents (Tampa Bay and Kansas City) have not exactly tested the Brown’s young secondary. Flacco is still building chemistry with his new passing weapons, and I think he will get better as the season goes on. Last year, Baltimore was one of the best teams at using the screen pass. I think this week they get back to it to build Flacco’s confidence after last week, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Ray Rice take one of those to the house.
Get with Clinton Portis not with Jahvid Best.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Guest Post: You Can Get With This, Or You Can Get With That
"Who the heck is Arian Foster?" was a question I asked during my first fantasy football draft this season. I'm probably going to finish in the Top 3 of each of my five fantasy baseball leagues, but when it comes to fantasy football, I'm behind the curve. Thankfully, we have a guest post of someone who is a lot more skilled. Ben is a Cornell graduate, Yankees and Giants fan, and was a contributor on the hilarious The Ultimate Hatelist. He also is my cousin so the gene pool is correct for fantasy sports. Here's Ben with some great advice on who to go with (and who to go without) this weekend in fantasy football:
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Get with Donovan McNabb not Jay Cutler
It’s going to be a long Sunday for Jay and the Bears against a talented Cowboys team looking to recover from a tough Week 1 loss. The Cowboys are a very good pass rushing team. They have probably the best pass rushing linebacker in the league in Demarcus Ware who will be attacking Cutler’s blind side and Spencer is no slouch coming from the other end. Jay Ratliff is also a disruptive force coming up the middle from the nose tackle with his quick jumps off the snap. The Cowboys’ corners, Newman and Jenkins, are talented and physical. On the other side of the ball, the Bears passing game is still adjusting to the Mike Martz system and their best weapon (Arashmahoweveryousayhislastname) had a little case of the dropsies last week. Matt Forte had 150 yards receiving last week, most of which came on an 89 yard score. I doubt that happens in consecutive weeks. Cutler will get some yards, but he will also throw some of his patented interceptions under pressure.
McNabb, on the other hand, will have more success. Houston’s one man pass rush of Super Mario Williams was effective against Peyton Manning in week one, but look for the more mobile and physical Mcnabb to move in and out of the pocket to give himself time to make plays down the field. The Texans lost their best cover corner, Dunta Robinson, to free agency last year, and with Brian Cushing’s suspension the Redskins’ talented tight end combo will have an easier time getting open.
Get with LeSean McCoy not Ahmad Bradshaw
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Get with Donovan McNabb not Jay Cutler
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| Expect some dazed looks from Cutler on Sunday (ChicagoBreakingSports) |
It’s going to be a long Sunday for Jay and the Bears against a talented Cowboys team looking to recover from a tough Week 1 loss. The Cowboys are a very good pass rushing team. They have probably the best pass rushing linebacker in the league in Demarcus Ware who will be attacking Cutler’s blind side and Spencer is no slouch coming from the other end. Jay Ratliff is also a disruptive force coming up the middle from the nose tackle with his quick jumps off the snap. The Cowboys’ corners, Newman and Jenkins, are talented and physical. On the other side of the ball, the Bears passing game is still adjusting to the Mike Martz system and their best weapon (Arashmahoweveryousayhislastname) had a little case of the dropsies last week. Matt Forte had 150 yards receiving last week, most of which came on an 89 yard score. I doubt that happens in consecutive weeks. Cutler will get some yards, but he will also throw some of his patented interceptions under pressure.
McNabb, on the other hand, will have more success. Houston’s one man pass rush of Super Mario Williams was effective against Peyton Manning in week one, but look for the more mobile and physical Mcnabb to move in and out of the pocket to give himself time to make plays down the field. The Texans lost their best cover corner, Dunta Robinson, to free agency last year, and with Brian Cushing’s suspension the Redskins’ talented tight end combo will have an easier time getting open.
Get with LeSean McCoy not Ahmad Bradshaw
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Reminder About the NYaT Survivor League
Come one, come all!
I decided to start a suicide football league on Yahoo! for all the readers of No, You're a Towel. Just go to Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, click on Survival Football (or just follow this link), click on "join a group", and enter the following information
Group ID#: 28269
Password: nyat
The group name is "No You're a Towel". It is a double elimination league so we should have plenty of people in until the end. The winner will get bragging rights on the blog. Good luck!
I decided to start a suicide football league on Yahoo! for all the readers of No, You're a Towel. Just go to Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, click on Survival Football (or just follow this link), click on "join a group", and enter the following information
Group ID#: 28269
Password: nyat
The group name is "No You're a Towel". It is a double elimination league so we should have plenty of people in until the end. The winner will get bragging rights on the blog. Good luck!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
NYaT Reader Suicide Football League
Decided to start a suicide football league on Yahoo! for all the readers of No, You're a Towel. Just go to Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, click on Survival Football (or just follow this link), click on "join a group", and enter the following information
Group ID#: 28269
Password: nyat
The group name is "No You're a Towel". It is a double elimination league so we should have plenty of people in until the end. The winner will get bragging rights on the blog. Good luck!
Group ID#: 28269
Password: nyat
The group name is "No You're a Towel". It is a double elimination league so we should have plenty of people in until the end. The winner will get bragging rights on the blog. Good luck!
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