Tag Archives: Eli Manning
NFL Fantasy Start and Sit Week 11: Eli Manning to Take Flight Against Falcons
We had great success in Week 10, making the right call on Brett Favre, Ricky Williams, and nudging you in the right direction on sitting Matt Ryan and Matt Cassel. We also picked some fine sleeper picks, as Matthew Stafford and Josh Freeman dropped in respectable efforts, and Jamaal Charles solidified himself as Kansas City’s [...]
NFL Start & Sit Week 9 Review: Don’t Kill the Messenger
We backed up two straight solid weeks of gutsy start and sit calls with another batch of sensational recommendations. Guys like Alex Smith, Josh Freeman, and Ryan Grant made us look like we know what we’re talking about. And hey, if you look at the picks’ standings for the week, we’d have to argue that [...]
NFL Fantasy Start & Sit Week 9: Keep Eli Manning on the Bench
Last week’s Start/Sit column offered you an average 8-7 record, but also suggested you start Brett Favre, who threw four touchdown passes, and LaDainian Tomlinson, who finally had a big game, and scored two touchdowns. We also wisely suggested you to sit Eli Manning (above), and continue to suggest you to do so. As for [...]
Kevin Roberts’ NFL Power Rankings Week 9: Saints Still on Top
While the Minnesota Vikings certainly impressed with a 38-26 win against Green Bay in Lambeau Field, the fall of the previously undefeated Denver Broncos has now left just two unbeaten teams remaining in the league. The Indianapolis Colts eeked past the San Francisco 49ers, 18-14, while the New Orleans Saints survived a late onside-kick and [...]
Week Eight Fantasy Start/Sit Review: Don’t Kill The Messenger
We nailed it right on the head with Brett Favre, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Miles Austin, giving us a solid record of 8-7 on the week, while struggling with some sleeper picks, and urging you to go the wrong way on Frank Gore and DeAngelo Williams. Start: 4-1 Sit: 2-3 Sleeper: 2-3 Read on for brief [...]
Kevin Roberts’ NFL Week 8 Power Rankings
(The idle Broncos lose their top spot) The unofficial “best team in the league”, the Denver Broncos, sat out week seven’s exciting action, and despite their solid play through a 6-0 record, they won’t be able to hold onto their top spot. If they weren’t already the team to beat in the NFL, the New [...]
NFL Fantasy Football Start & Sit Week 8: Brett Favre Returns to Lambeau
Last week was an average week for Start/Sit calls, but we nailed it right on the head with calls in favor of starting Cedric Benson and sitting Rashard Mendenhall. If you’re feeling lost this week and need bye week help or just can’t decide on how to play from your own roster, allow this week’s [...]
NFL Week 7: Five Things to Watch For
It sounds like a broken record, but every week seems to bring more exciting performances, both individual and team efforts, as well as interesting story-lines. Whether it’s Dante Wesley’s hit on Clifton Smith, Brett Favre torching the Ravens, or Tom Brady and co. getting their mojo back, week six lived-up to it’s billing, and somehow [...]
NFL Week Six: Five Things to Watch For
(Can Brandon Marshall and the Broncos stay undefeated?) I’ve been saying it since week one, and the theme of this article (and this season) hasn’t changed: The NFL started with a bang in the off-season with it’s story-lines, and it hasn’t stopped. Brett Favre and Michael Vick were just two of the many interesting stories [...]
Winners and Losers: Matt Gentile’s Week 5 NFL Awards
We all think we’re right. Yes. It’s true. We bloggers, the experts on television and radio, and all the sports writers want to be right. So, we all give predictions before the season. Prior to the NFL season, many of us slighted the Denver Broncos and their head coach Josh McDaniels. Heck, we thought that [...]
