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Tj (29)In case you weren’t aware, the Bears will head to San Francisco to play the 49ers in some Thursday Night Football action tonight. Keep this in mind, as you’ll want to make sure any Bears or 49ers players on your roster are either in or out (depending on who) of your line-up so you don’t get screwed over!
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Week 10 Defenses to Consider
Brandon
Here’s a quick list of teams that are playing some of the lesser offenses in the league this week and who could be available in your league in case you were looking for a plug-in (with the percent owned in parenthesis):
- New Orleans (99%) @ St. Louis
- Minnesota (97%) vs Detroit
- Baltimore (96%) @ Cleveland
- Denver (90%) @ Washington
- New York Jets (71%) vs Jacksonville
- Atlanta (70%) @ Carolina
- San Francisco (70%) vs Chicago
- Miami (53%) vs Tampa Bay
- Tennessee (22%) vs Buffalo
- Oakland (5%) vs Kansas City
- Kansas City (3%) @ Oakland
Unfortunately, most of the defenses matched up against the worst teams in the league are already owned in most leagues out there!
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The Wire - Week 10: The Return of Chris Chambers
Brandon
Here are our waiver wire candidates for week ten. As usual, you’ll find players who are either [Startable], a [Stopgap] to get you past a BYE or injury, [Worth a look] and spot on your bench, or [One-week-wonder]s who don’t warrant a roster spot, so you make your roster moves accordingly. You’ll also see the percent owned in parenthesis (and if you see an asterisk by the players name, it means they’re on a BYE this week.)
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Team of the Week - Week 9: Tampa Bay wins a game...and is the top defense of the week?
Brandon
Here is the fantasy football “Team of the Week” for week nine, listing the players that scored the most points (using standard scoring) over the course of Sunday’s games. Overall, it was the big names that put up big numbers this week, but we had a few wildcards. Greg Olsen finally made an appearance this week with his three touchdowns, but it was the Tampa Bay defense that was the biggest surprise. You have to feel bad for Packers fans at this point, after losing to Favre twice and giving the Bucs their first win of the season…
Pos.
Player
Stats
QB Kurt Warner (ARI) 261 passing yards, 3 rushing yards, 5 TD RB Michael Turner (ATL) 166 rushing yards, 14 receiving yards, 2 TD RB Chris Johnson (TEN) 135 rushing yards, 25 receiving yards, 2 TD WR Larry Fitzgerald (ARI) 123 receiving yards, 2 TD WR Randy Moss (NE) 147 receiving yards, 1 TD, 1 two-pt conversion WR Mike Sims-Walker (JAX) 147 receiving yards, 1 TD TE Greg Olsen (CHI) 71 receiving yards, 3 TD K Stephen Gostkowski (NE) Kicks – 20-29 (0), 30-39 (3), 40-49 (1), PAT (1) DEF Tampa Bay (?!) 28 points allowed, 6 sack, 3 interceptions, 0 fumble recoveries, 2 TD, 1 blocked kick, thousands of depressed Packers fans -
Brandon
In the Blogger League, I just accepted a trade, giving up Peyton Manning (gasp!) and Bernard Berrian for Ben Roethlisberger and Miles Austin. What does everyone think? I also have Matt Ryan as my backup quarterback, so I wasn’t too worried about depth there. My only real good receiver though was Chad Ochocinco, so now I have a solid duo there.
Anyways, good luck everyone this week!
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Ask the Geeks - Week 9: Game-time edition
Brandon
Again, before we get started with the questions, I just wanted to remind everyone that we’re running a contest for a $50 NFL.com gift card, which you can win by simply picking the quarterback who will score the most fantasy points this week. The entries will be cut off soon, so get your pick in quickly!
Anyways, here are our final Ask the Geek questions for week nine. If you have any more questions, you can leave them as comments on the post and hopefully some of our excellent readers can help you out (if we’re not able to get to them.)
Shirley asks…
I have both Slaton & Moats in one league (non-PPR, start 2 RBs, one flex spot). Coach Kubiak announced that Moats would be the starter so should I start Moats and sit Slaton? My other RBs are Frank Gore, Ricky Williams and Beanie Wells.
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Brandon
I was just thinking, with the holiday season coming up, a $50 NFL.com gift card would make a great present for any football fan out there. Coincidentally, we’re still running our contest to win a free one, so make sure to head over and pick the top fantasy quarterback of the week for your chance to win it!
Also, if you’re looking for some additional start/sit advice for this week’s games (maybe FFGeekBlog’s wasn’t enough for some crazy reason?!), try heading over to our friend the Fantasy Football Librarian’s site for some more suggestions.
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Ask the Geeks - Week 9: What's the deal with Steve Slaton?
Brandon
Before we get started with the questions, I just wanted to remind everyone that we’re running a contest for a $50 NFL.com gift card, which you can win by simply picking the quarterback who will score the most fantasy points this week. Make sure to head over and make your pick before the games start this weekend!
Anyways, here is our first round of Ask the Geek questions for week nine. Remember, you can ask the geeks here or simply leave your questions as comments on our posts and we’ll try our best to respond to them as soon as possible. Our first question focuses on a common topic of this week…what is the deal with Steve Slaton?
Will asks…
Like many I was victimized by the Steve Slaton benching (Thanks Gary Kubiak!). Should I stick with Slaton this week against the Colts or should I try Julius Jones against the Lions?
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Hits & Misses - Week 9: Baseball is finally over!
Brandon
Now that baseball is finally over, we can focus on the sport that should have a spotlight at this point in the year…football. Before we get to the players though, remember to enter in our contest to win a $50 NFL.com gift card simply by predicting the top fantasy quarterback of the week (my QB “hits” might help you out!) Also, if you’re feeling generous, head over to the Fantasy Football Librarian’s site and vote for FFGeekBlog.com in her first annual Readers’ Choice Poll.
Anyways, that’s enough self-promotion…here are our “Hits” and “Misses” for week nine, listing players you want to make sure are in your lineup, as well as those you might consider shelving for the week (or at least lowering your expectations!) (More …)
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Vote for FFGeekBlog.com in the FFLibrarian Readers' Choice Poll
Brandon
While we’re running our own contest/promotion (for a $50 NFL.com gift card!), we figured it would be nice to plug a fellow blogger’s own promotion…the 1st Annual FFLibrarian Readers’ Choice Poll. Now it’d be a lie if we told you we were advertising her survey purely out of the kindness of our hearts, as we’re hoping that our awesome readers might be able to notch a few votes for FFGeekBlog.com there! We’re in the running for our waiver wire (The Wire) and start/sit (Hits & Misses) advice, as well as favorite fantasy football blog and some other stuff I believe, so head on over to the Fantasy Football Librarian’s site and vote away!
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Week 9 Defenses to Consider
Brandon
Here’s a quick list of teams that are playing some of the lesser offenses in the league this week and who could be available in your league in case you were looking for a plug-in (with the percent owned in parenthesis):
- Green Bay (96%) @ Tampa Bay
- New England (84%) vs Miami – You’ll have to cross your fingers that the Patriots can slow down the Wildcat and the rest of the Dolphins running game if you go this direction though.
- San Francisco (58%) vs Tennessee
- Atlanta (51%) vs Washington
- Seattle (43%) vs Detroit
- Jacksonville (14%) vs Kansas City
Also, remember to send in your entry for the top fantasy quarterback of week nine for your chance to win a $50 NFL.com gift card!
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The Wire - Week 9: Desperate Times
Brandon
Here are our waiver wire candidates for week nine. As usual, you’ll find players who are either [Startable], a [Stopgap] to get you past a BYE or injury, [Worth a look] and spot on your bench, or [One-week-wonder]s who don’t warrant a roster spot, so you make your roster moves accordingly. You’ll also see the percent owned in parenthesis (and if you see an asterisk by the players name, it means they’re on a BYE this week.)
Before we start, don’t forget to enter in our contest to win a $50 NFL.com gift card!
This week the talent is really starting to fall off the cliff, with the only real interesting additions to the list being Texans’ running back Ryan Moats and Chargers’ receiver Malcom Floyd…but even they don’t raise all that much excitement. Anyways, here’s the guys that are still available out there in case you’re in desperate need of help at a position. Hopefully you don’t have to rely on these guys too much!
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Team of the Week - Week 8: Ryan Moats?
Brandon
Here is the fantasy football “Team of the Week” for week eight, listing the players that scored the most points (using standard scoring) over the course of Sunday’s games. This week was pretty slow for most of the positions, but there were some huge performances by running backs (and not the one’s you might have expected!)
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Stats
QB Aaron Rodgers (GB) 287 passing yards, 52 rushing yards, 3 TD RB Chris Johnson (TEN) 228 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, 2 TD RB Ryan Moats (HOU) 126 rushing yards, 25 receiving yards, 3 TD WR Reggie Wayne (IND) 147 receiving yards, 1 TD WR Vincent Jackson (SD) 103 receiving yards, 1 TD WR Greg Jennings (GB) 88 receiving yards, 1 TD TE Dustin Keller (NYJ) 76 receiving yards, 1 TD K Rob Bironas (TEN) Kicks – 20-29 (1), 30-39 (0), 40-49 (2), PAT (3) DEF Chicago 6 points allowed, 1 sack, 2 interceptions, 3 fumble recoveries, 1 TD, 1 Blocked Kick -
Brandon
I’m heading out to a 5.5 mile road race right now, so I won’t be able to respond to any more last minute line-up questions. If Matt signs on before game-time, maybe he can respond to some, but otherwise good luck and hopefully everyone makes the right choices!
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Ask the Geeks - Week 8: Boo!
Brandon
Here are the rest of the Ask the Geek questions for the week. With the organization of a Halloween party in the works, I most likely won’t be getting to any more questions today (maybe Matt will), so in advance I wish everyone the best of luck! Anyways, let’s get to your inquiries…
AO asks…
I can start 2 recievers in addition to Andre Johnson and to pick from I have:
Sidney Rice
Mario Manningham
Micheal Crabtree
Devin HesterI am feeling Hester against the Browns and Sidney Rice as a more consistent producer with the long ball likely. Thoughts?
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Hits & Misses - Week 8: Happy Halloween!
Brandon
With Halloween right around the corner, hopefully your fantasy teams are in for more treats than tricks! While there is no game on Sunday night due to the World Series, I’m excited for the treat we’ll all get on Monday night when we actually get to see a good football game (Falcons @ Saints), instead of what we were forced to witness last week. Make sure to set your rosters early on Saturday so that you don’t forget while you’re nursing that post-party hangover on Sunday!Anyways, here are our “Hits” and “Misses” for week eight, listing players you want to make sure are in your lineup, as well as those you might consider shelving for the week (or at least lowering your expectations!) We start it off with a few big name running backs that you may be concerned about… (More …)
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Week 8 Defenses to Consider
Brandon
Here’s a quick list of teams that are playing some of the lesser offenses in the league this week and who could be available in your league in case you were looking for a plug-in (with the percent owned in parenthesis):
- Indianapolis (87%) vs San Francisco
- San Diego (74%) vs Oakland
- Chicago (74%) vs Cleveland
- Arizona (44%) vs Carolina
- Miami (29%) @ New York Jets
- Houston (13%) @ Buffalo
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The Wire - Week 8: What Can Greene Do for You?
Brandon
Here are our waiver wire candidates for week eight. As usual, you’ll find players who are either [Startable], a [Stopgap] to get you past a BYE or injury, [Worth a look] and spot on your bench, or [One-week-wonder]s who don’t warrant a roster spot, so you make your roster moves accordingly. You’ll also see the percent owned in parenthesis (and if you see an asterisk by the players name, it means they’re on a BYE this week.)
We’re finally starting to narrow down the list, with only a few new additions this week and a bunch taken off. The biggest additions by far will be Jets running back Shonn Greene, who is replacing the injured Leon Washington as the backup to Thomas Jones, along with the newly anointed 49ers quarterback, Alex Smith. If you counted on Leon Washington or Shaun Hill (probably less people counting on him), you better take a shot at the waiver wire and see what you can do. Anyways, let’s get to The Wire for this coming week…
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Brandon
More bad news for those who have Terrell Owens on their fantasy teams. Not only is he complaining that he “banged his knee a little bit” in the game this past weekend, but Ryan Fitzpatrick, who has stated, “Lee (Evan)’s been my guy when I’ve been in there,” will be the quarterback again this weekend when the team plays the Texans.
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Team of the Week - Week 7: Not Your Ordinary Bengals
Brandon
Here is the fantasy football “Team of the Week” for week seven, listing the players that scored the most points (using standard scoring) for the current week. In our innagural post last week, it was the New England Patriots that dominated the list, but this week it was definitely the Cincinnatti Bengals time to shine. (Oh yeah, in case I forgot to mention, Miles Austin is for real!)
Pos.
Player
Stats
QB Carson Palmer (CIN) 233 passing yards, 5 TD RB Shonn Greene (NYJ) 144 rushing yards, 2 TD RB Cedric Benson (CIN) 189 rushing yards, 1 TD WR Miles Austin (DAL) 171 receiving yards, 2 TD WR Chad Ochocinco (CIN) 118 receiving yards, 2 TD WR Vincent Jackson (SD) 142 receiving yards, 1 TD TE Vernon Davis (SF) 93 receiving yards, 3 TD K Nick Folk (DAL) Kicks – 20-29 (0), 30-39 (2), 40-49 (1), PAT (4) DEF San Diego 7 points allowed, 5 sacks, 3 inteceptions, 1 TD, 1 Blocked Kick
