Tag Archives: Maurice Jones-Drew
CJ2K Watch (Week 16): History well within Johnson’s reach
Christmas was anything but kind to the Tennessee Titans, as their playoff hopes were crushed by the visiting San Diego Chargers, who won their 10th straight with Friday night’s 42-17 rout in Nashville. However, even though the Titans don’t have more to play for besides a .500 finish (which is an astounding feat in itself), [...]
Thursday Night Fantasy Football Preview: Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
We know it’s hard to prepare your fantasy starting line-ups for the playoffs, which is why we do our best to give you the heads up on players going into Thursday night games, feeding you the information you need to make the right decisions. The following guys are must-starts for Week 15 in fantasy football: [...]
Kevin Roberts’ Week 10 NFL Power Rankings: Saints the Cream of the Crop
Two close games, same old ending. The league’s two undefeated teams, the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints, both survived late-game defecits to reach their 8-0 record, and remain unbeaten. For the rest of the teams and where they rank, read on: 1. New Orleans Saints (8-0) Make that three straight games the Saints did [...]
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 [...]
NFL Quick Hits (Oct. 15th) Maurice Jones-Drew goes off, Correll Buckhalter back at practice, and more
(Has Willie Parker officially lost his job?) Willie Parker and Troy Polamalu Back to Full Practices This doesn’t mean they’ll play for sure this week, but it’s a good sign. The Steelers are likely to stick with the hot hand and give Rashard Mendenhall the majority of the carries, while it wouldn’t be a bad [...]
Winners and Losers: Matt Gentile’s Week 3 NFL Awards
Don’t you just hate it when you can’t separate the contenders from the pretenders after week three? Of course, it’s too early. But you always feel like 15 teams have a shot to make a deep playoff run. Maybe 10 have a chance to get back into the playoff picture, and the rest should just [...]
NFL Quick Hits (September 4) – Another offensive coordinator gets the boot, Vick to play in Week 3, Stafford to start for Lions, and more
NFL Quick Hits isn’t a new title or a new theme, as it’s a universal concept taken up by hundreds of writers across the nation. However, my version brings you updated information on injuries, position battles, and position battles, the kind of info that you can only find if you dig around for. Don’t waste [...]
Who should you take #1 in your fantasy football draft?
So, you’re in one of those last-minute leagues, or the type that waits about a week before the season starts. Good for you. Not just because you had the patience and will-power to keep yourself from joining 15 leagues, but because now you know everything you need to know to draft the best possible team. [...]
Top 10 NFL Fantasy Football Steals in 2009
If you were lucky enough to draft Steve Slaton, Matt Forte, or Chris Johnson last year, my friend, you were lucky enough to get a steal. Ah, yes, the wonderful word that shows your luck and intelligence are, at least for a moment, dancing the night away. Together. It’s one thing to pick up a [...]
Fantasy Football Tier Rankings: Running Backs
As with the receivers and quarterbacks, this list is here to split up the A’s from the B’s, and let you know where to draft guys, roughly. Okay, so Adrian Peterson is your running back with the first pick. That was easy. Hell, Yahoo suggested it, right? But now what? The second round rolls around, [...]
