Don’t Kill the Messenger: Week 4 Start and Sit Review

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, October 6th 2009. Under Fantasy Football Tags: Brett Favre Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Cedric Benson, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Darren Sproles, Detroit Lions, Glen Coffee, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jay Cutler, Johnny Knox, Julius Jones, Kevin Smith, Kevin Walter, Lee Evans, LenDale White, New England Patriots, Pierre Garcon, Roy Williams, Ryan Grant, San Diego Chargers, Santana Moss, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Tom Brady

(Coffee wasn't loaded with fantasy caffeine, but he did the job.) After two straight weeks of tripping over my own suggestions, we finally saw some Start and Sit success in week four. If you check out the week four preview column, hopefully you took heed of some of the suggestions. After going ... Continue Reading

NFL Quick Hits (September 30): Barber in, Jones out vs. Denver, Anderson to start at QB for Browns, Saints OT Brown out for season, and more

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, September 30th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Brady Quinn, Chad Pennington, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Derek Anderson, Eric Mangini, Felix Jones, Frank Gore, Glen Coffee, Jammal Brown, Marion Barber, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Tashard Choice

Marion Barber Expected to Face Denver Considering how badly he wanted to play on Monday night, this isn't very surprising. Throw in the fact that Felix Jones is hurt, and it's downright predictable. ESPN's Michael Smith reports that Barber may be "eased" back in, and may not actually start Sunday's contest with ... Continue Reading

NFL Fantasy Football Start & Sit Week 4: In a slump? A little Coffee can help

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, September 29th 2009. Under Fantasy Football, NFL Tags: Cedric Benson, Darren Sproles, Glen Coffee, Jay Cutler, Johnny Knox, Julius Jones, Kevin Smith, Kevin Walter, Lee Evans, LenDale White, Pierre Garcon, Roy Williams, Ryan Grant, Santana Moss, Tom Brady

Brett Favre and Mark Sanchez further established themselves as, at the very worst, fantasy roster candidates. While normally "sure-fire" performers like Clinton Portis and Thomas Jones bombed. And what was with Willie Parker finally playing well and scoring a touchdown the very week I tell you to sit him? I swear, ... Continue Reading

NFL Quick Hits (September 29): Colts’ Freeney out 2-3 weeks, knee to sideline Cowboys RB Jones, San Fran’s Gore out for three weeks, and more

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, September 29th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Buffalo Bills, Chad Henne, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Dwayne Bowe, Dwight Freeney, Felix Jones, Frank Gore, Fred Jackson, Glen Coffee, Indianapolis Colts, Jeremiah Trotter, Kansas City Chiefs, Kevin Smith, Marion Barber, Marshawn Lynch, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Tashard Choice, Tyler Thigpen

Dwight Freeney Out 2-3 Weeks For Colts Freeney hurt his quad in Sunday night's win over the Cardinals, and will almost surely miss the next two games, but should make it back for week seven after Indianpolis's bye. This puts added pressure on Robert Mathis, as the Colts had already been dealing ... Continue Reading

Fantasy Football: Week Three Risers and Fallers

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, September 28th 2009. Under Fantasy Football Tags: Donovan McNabb, Frank Gore, Glen Coffee, Kevin Kolb, Leon Washington, mark sanchez, Mike Bell, Pierre Garcon, Pierre Thomas, Terrell Owens, Vernon Davis

(Coffee will benefit from Gore's absence.) It took one carry to change Glen Coffee's fortunes, sending him from solid back-up to fantasy riser status. Read on for analysis on Coffee and other risers, as well as some players who are dropping in value, and are strong candidates to also be dropped from ... Continue Reading

NFL Quick Hits (September 28): Ankle to sideline 49ers’ Gore?, which Chad will start at QB in Miami?, McNabb back for Eagles after bye, and more

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, September 28th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Buffalo Bills, Byron Leftwich, Chad Henne, Chad Pennington, Donovan McNabb, Frank Gore, Glen Coffee, Jim Zorn, Josh Freeman, Josh Johnson, Kevin Kolb, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Terrell Owens, Washington Redskins

Frank Gore Expected Out For "at least" Two Weeks NFL Network's Jason La Canfora is reporting that Gore will miss about two weeks with what seems to be a high ankle sprain. There are conflicting reports, but the fact that Gore only had one carry in a very close and heated battle ... Continue Reading

2009 NFL Draft Team Grades – NFC West

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Friday, May 1st 2009. Under NFL, NFL Draft Tags: 2009 NFL Draft, Aaron Curry, Alabama, Arizona Cardinals, Ball State, Baylor, Beanie Wells, Brian Leonard, Brooks Foster, California, Cameron Morrah, Chris Ogbonnaya, Chris Wells, Deon Butler, Donnie Avery, Edgerrin James, Glen Coffee, Greg Toler, james laurinaitis, Jason Smith, Jim Mora, Julian Peterson, Keith Null, LSU, Matt Hasselbeck, Max Unger, Michael Crabtree, Mike Singletary, Mike Teel, Nate Davis, NFC West, North Carolina, Ohio State, Orlando Pace, Penn State, Rashad Johnson, Ricky Jean-Francois, Rutgers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, St. Paul's College, Super Bowl, Texas, Texas Tech, Torry Holt, Wake Forest

We round out our 2009 NFL Draft team grades by taking a look at the NFC West. Last season, the Arizona Cardinals won the West without much of a serious fight from the rest of the division, and they went on to make a surprise run to the Super ... Continue Reading

2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings – Running Backs (4/20)

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, April 20th 2009. Under Tags: Abilene Christian, Alabama, Andre Brown, Bernard Scott, Boise State, Chris "Beanie" Wells, Chris Wells, Connecticut, Donald Brown, Georgia, Glen Coffee, Ian Johnson, Iowa, Javon Ringer, Jeremiah Johnson, Knowshon Moreno, kory sheets, lesean mccoy, Liberty, Michigan State, Mike Goodson, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Oregon, p.j. hill, Pittsburgh, purdue, Rashad Jennings, Shonn Greene, Texas A&M, UConn, Wisconsin

1. Chris "Beanie" Wells (Ohio State) Has near perfect size and strength, with great vision and a solid burst. Breaks a ton of tackles and runs hard, but doesn't have elite speed or quickness. Not a very good receiver, and has durability concerns. 2. Knowshon Moreno (Georgia) Very productive runner who has great ... Continue Reading

Score one for the little guy? Utah proves they’re worthy of the big time

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, January 4th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: Aaron Rodgers, ACC, Alabama, Alex Smith, Andre Smith, BCS, Boise State, Braden Godfrey, Brian Johnson, Fiesta Bowl, Freddie Brown, Glen Coffee, Heisman Trophy, John-Parker Wilson, Mark Ingram, Miami, NFL, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rose Bowl, SEC, Sugar Bowl, Texas, USC, Utah, Virginia Tech

Four years ago, Utah was a team led by a hotshot young coach, with a cute gimmicky offense and a future #1 pick in the shotgun. The Utes rolled through their schedule and slid up the polls through the season, and when all was said and done, they became ... Continue Reading

Alabama suspends Outland winner Smith for Sugar Bowl

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, December 29th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2009 NFL Draft, Alabama, Andre Smith, Florida, Glen Coffee, Nick Saban, Paul Kruger, SEC Championship Game, Utah

Nothing like a little bowl season suspension news to spice things up, right? Alabama takes on 12-0 Utah in the Sugar Bowl on Friday, but the Crimson Tide will be taking the field in the Big Easy without one of their biggest players, as award-winning offensive lineman Andre Smith has ... Continue Reading

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