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Fantasy Football Hints and Tips #1 – Good Value Picks
Aug 5th
Well, it’s that time of the year again. Yes, Fantasy Football is almost upon us. In the first of a short series, I’m taking a look at good value picks. Later on I’ll look at people to avoid and for those in deep drafts, those who could be a good sleeper pick.
Well, obvious choices aside (AKA the Yahoo! Rankings Top 25) I see the following as good value picks you should be able to get after the first 2 rounds:
Anquan Boldin – The guy just loves getting yards and touchdowns. He moved to the Baltimore Ravens this year where no doubt he will be the main guy. After so many years in Arizona basically playing second fiddle to Larry Fitzgerald we finally get to see what he can do as a No. 1. Boldin and QB Joe Flacco have been practising together all off-season to get their chemistry right so expect big things from Anquan, and you can get this player as a 3rd round or 4th round pick.
Santana Moss – Santana has been the Redskins number 1 guy for going on four years. His numbers have always been solid, and yet he never really seems to stand out from a lot of other number 1 wide receivers. Andre Johnson, Randy Moss, Greg Jennings, Braylon Edwards, Brandon Marshall, Larry Fitzgerald… These are the names you hear banded around all the time. That’s great for us Fantasy players though. Santana will be available at round 5, possibly 6 and will provide you with a good load of points. He did well with Campbell throwing to him, now he has Donovan McNabb who will greatly improve the passing game.
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Brett Favre… Might Be Coming Back This Time
Aug 5th
Seriously, is there anyone who is not completely fed up with him at this point?
Here at Mac, we certainly are. If he’s there on the 9th in New Orleans then great. If he’s not, then great.
Miami Sharks’ New Homepage
Aug 4th
Nearly a year ago I posted a review of the Oliver Stone classic Any Given Sunday and needless to say, it’s remained a popular post. As I’ve commented before, it sees some very strange searches that find there way here.
But beyond wanting to see The Snake, a lot of people are looking for Terrell Owens and other roster information about the fictional Sharks. To this end, I’ve created a homepage for the Sharks that should hopefully answer questions that people have about it.
Check it out here: www.miamisharks.info
Brett Favre… Not Coming Back This Time
Aug 3rd
It was the beginning of June when I took my First Look at the NFC North and said this about Favre:
…that’s all I’ll talk about him until we get a “Yes” or “No” from the man. Sometime in late July, I guess.
So he’s a week late, but it does sound pretty final and I’m sticking with that assumption for now. Of course, I won’t be at all surprised to see him turning out in September.
The Vikes will have to go forward with Tavaris Jackson now, and as harsh as this seems based on a single player change, I’m moving the Vikings behind the Packers in the North. They were close in my mind, and Favre was the difference based on his 2009 play. Without him they will struggle, and nothing against T-Jack, but he’s younger and less experienced and won’t make things happen in the same way. It is still close though, and the Vikes still have a great defense and one of the best running games in the league. I’m still watching…
Predictions (made 3rd August 2010)
| # | Team |
| 1 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 3 | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | Detroit Lions |
Image Credit: shgmom56
NFL International Series 2010: Wembley Watch – 13 Weeks to Go
Aug 2nd
The 49ers
John York (the team owner) with Mike Singletary, Alex Smith and Vernon Davis have been doing the publicity tour for the NFL UK game. Tickets were snapped up again and York had this tantalising statement:
“There is easily enough of a fan base over here to stage two games a season. I couldn’t tell you when that would be. I can see it both ways. I’m not sure what will be first, a Super Bowl over here or an NFL team, but they both seem likely to happen.”
Wembley Memories...
Great stuff! The prospect of a London based NFL team is not only possible, but would seem to be inevitable (eventually, and when the league sorts out the CBA). For now, this is the last game booked for Wembley and the UK, so I’d settle for another 4 years being agreed first. Walk, then run.
Smith and Davis are in the final years of their contracts. I want Alex Smith to do well – that’s no secret here, so I’m wishing the best for him. And more selfishly, if one QB is going to light up Wembley, I fancy Smith over Kyle Orton. Sorry Kyle.
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Welcome To The Greatest Show On Reality TV
Jul 30th
Ego Number One
So I’m sure you’d have heard about this, but on the off-chance… Terrell Owens has agreed terms with the Cincinnati Bengals and has joined up with them for training. He’s signed a one-year deal and Antonio Bryant has handed him his favoured #81 shirt (in exchange for a donation to one of little leagues) so the Chad and Terrell (and Antonio!) era begins. The CO/TO show.
Owens is 36 now, and not the number 1 option that he was, but he won’t be asked to be. He’ll need to contribute when called on, and be a good team member. You can’t really use last year’s stats as an indicator of his performance as the Bills were pretty bad. What you can look at is that he was a good soldier – the model of a quiet (for him) professional who just got on with it. If he can bring that attitude in, then he should do fine. And it’s difficult to imagine him taking verbal pops at Carson Palmer and have the team stand for it – their QB has proved himself again and again and is a popular leader there.
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Thirteen, Forty-five, Ninety-Seven…
Jul 26th
No, that’s not a snapcount. It’s a countdown to some key dates in the forthcoming NFL season.
In thirteen days the Bengals face the Cowboys in the Hall of Fame game. It’ll be the first chance to get a look at Dez Bryant, Jermaine Gresham and the other rookies. Antonio Bryant in a Bengals uniform and the always entertaining Chad Ochocinco.
In forty-five days, the mouth-watering matchup of the Minnesota Vikings at the New Orleans Saints. That’s a heck of a way to open the regular season and a game I suspect we’ll be staying up for it.
And in ninety-seven days we’ll be at Wembley (for the forth year running!) as the NFL comes again to the UK. This year the Broncos visit the 49ers. We get to see Alex Smith, Frank Gore and the rest of Mike Singletary’s 49ers as well as the Broncos. We’ll be keeping an eye on both of these teams in the build-up to October 31st.
Coming up in the next few weeks we’ll gear up for our in-season mode, which features predictions on every match as well as in-depth looks at three matches a week. Before then we’ll make our predictions on the post-season and keep our eyes on the big stories and how they’ll affect our predictions.
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First Look 2010… AFC West
Jul 23rd
So with our final part of this year’s First Look series, we turn our gaze towards the AFC West. As well as the Chargers, who were part of the great entertainment at Wembley Stadium in 2008, NFL UK fans will also keep an eye on this division for the Broncos who will be visiting these shores at the end of October this year.
This was the division that I most accurately predicted last season, correcting stating that the Chargers would win and that the Broncos in second would not make the play-offs. I’d take some credit but really, who saw it any differently?
Let’s see if it’s as straight-forward this year…
First look 2010… AFC South
Jul 14th
Two divisions left to go, both in the AFC. The West, but first let’s take a look at the South. Things didn’t happen in quite the way they were predicted last season. Judging by the number of Colts and Titans shirts we saw at Wembley last year, UK NFL fans would love to see some of these teams in London soon. But they’ll probably just have to hope for serious post-season runs for now…
JaMarcus Russell … Bust Again
Jul 6th
Honestly, I don’t like having continual goes at this guy but he really does make it very easy. And images like this one will not help any chance he has of getting his career on track any good at all.
If he has problems, then I hope he gets help. If there was ever a man that needed good advice – JMR is the one. This may be a wake-up call for him and though I’ve been mean in the past, I wouldn’t wish him harm or trouble. And not just because he’s bigger than me. He’s done as a footballer, but hopefully not as a person.