Patriots vs. Colts can't come soon enough!
Am I the only one getting sick of the following things?
Am I the only one getting sick of the following things?
First things first: I'm changing Kenton Keith's name to Keith Kenton. See? Doesn't that just make so much more sense?
Well, my picks last week didn't turn out all that spectacular, due to sub-par games from Najeh Davenport and Shaun Alexander, as well unexpectedly big games from Jay Cutler, Ben Roethlisberger and Marion Barber III. Using my un-biased scoring system, I finished the week 12-10-4, only slightly above 50%. This week though, I plan to return to my Nostradamus-like abilities and give you some solid suggestions of who might be worth starting and who might be worth sitting this week...
The most injury-laden NFL season in recent memory just kept on rolling in week 7, with top rusher Ronnie Brown going down for the remainder. That's an adequately depressing way to introduce the week 8 edition of our most depressing weekly column, Cut Your Losses - the players you really need to let go of, especially if you're clinging to them due to misguided hope or a disturbingly persistent man-crush.
The biggest prize of this week's waiver-wire will obviously be Jesse Chatman of the Miami Dolphins. With Ronnie Brown out for the year, Chatman becomes the teams number one running back, and figures to put up some decent fantasy stats for the remainder of the season. However, there are a few other players that may be able to help your team overcome those bye week and injury troubles, so here are your pickups of the week.
The news that Ronnie Brown is done for the season sucked pretty hard for me, as he was the lynchpin of the best fantasy squad I've got going this year. But Yahoo isn't making the loss any easier to take, as Brown's still on their no-cut list, so I can't even drop him. His name is just sitting there on my roster, mocking me. I need a beer.
This afternoon, Ronnie Brown's agent announced that the Dolphins star running back will miss the remainder of the season due to the knee injury he sustained against the Patriots this weekend. This is a severe blow to Brown owners, as he was the top fantasy running back at this point in the season. If you own Ronnie Brown in any leagues, you should immediately target backup Jesse Chatman, who will become the starter in Miami. Don't expect Chatman to equal Brown's stats though.
Stat line of the week...
That's right, you heard it here first. Laurence Maroney will get the start for the New England Patriots today against the Miami Dolphins and makes a great play against a terrible run defense. If you were thinking about starting a Brian Leonard or Najeh Davenport instead of Maroney, time to make the swap. With no true backup, as Sammy Morris is out for a few games, Maroney should get the bulk of the carries.