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  FFGeekSmackdown Update

  Matt 10:11 am on 12/14/2009 | 7 Permalink Reply
  Tags: bad decision-making, brandon marshall

  As I mentioned last week, Brandon and I wound up squaring off in the first round of both of our biggest leagues. Heading into the Monday night game, a split looks pretty likely. Both matchups are still technically up for grabs, but Brandon’s in better shape than me overall – his lead in our keeper league is pretty much a stranglehold, and it’s certainly within the realm of possibility that he’ll be able to overtake me in the League of Champions matchup as well.

  Keeper league (screenshot): All those years where Brandon kept drafting Brandon Marshall two rounds early just because he had the same name finally paid off. Breaston’s not going to get me anywhere close to the 29 points I need, I think that’s pretty clear. But I’ll probably break the 140-point mark for only the third time this season and still lose.

  League of Champions (screenshot): Andre Johnson came up huge; I just hope that plus the 5-7 points Crabtree will probably get me is enough to hold off Gore and Alex Smith. I’d be feeling a whole lot better if I’d started McNabb over Roethlisberger, that’s for sure. This is exactly the kind of decision that will haunt me for years if I lose this one – what the hell was I thinking starting the QB of a team on a downward spiral in zero-degree conditions?!

   

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  Team of the Week - Week 14: Brandon Marshall Breaking Records

  Brandon 8:42 am on 12/14/2009 | 17 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall, team of the week (9)

  Here is the fantasy football “Team of the Week,” listing the players that scored the most points (using standard scoring) over the course of Sunday’s games. This week’s team is led by the man who shares my name, Denver Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall, who broke the single season record for receptions with 21 in a losing effort to the Colts. Anyways, with the Monday Night Football game yet to take place (Arizona @ San Francisco) this list may be a bit premature, but here is your team of the week nonetheless…

  Pos.	Player	Stats
  QB	Eli Manning (NYG)	391 passing yards, 18 rushing yards, 3 TD, 2 fumbles lost
  RB	Chris Johnson (TEN)	117 rushing yards, 69 receiving yards, 3 TD
  RB	Ray Rice (BAL)	166 rushing yards, 53 receiving yards, 1 TD, 1 fumble lost
  WR	Brandon Marshall (DEN)	21 (!!!) receptions, 200 receiving yards, 2 TD
  WR	Andre Johnson (HOU)	193 receiving yards, 2 TD
  WR	DeSean Jackson (PHI)	178 receiving yards, 1 TD, 1 punt return for TD
  WR/RB	Ryan Grant (GB)	137 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards, 2 TD
  TE	Dallas Clark (IND)	43 receiving yards, 3 TD
  K	Rob Bironas (TEN)	Kicks – 20-29 (1), 30-39 (2), 40-49 (0), 50+ (1), PAT (5)
  DEF	Tennessee	7 points allowed, 1 sack, 5 interceptions, 1 TD

   
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  Team of the Week - Week 10: Fourth and 2...

  Brandon 9:48 am on 11/16/2009 | 4 Permalink Reply
  Tags: adrian peterson (32), brandon marshall, brent celek (3), chris johnson (28), connor barth, Randy Moss (20), reggie wayne (11), team of the week (9), tennessee (2), Tom Brady (23)

  Here is the fantasy football “Team of the Week” for week ten, listing the players that scored the most points (using standard scoring) over the course of Sunday’s games. This is a sad day for Patriots fans, having to witness yet another come from behind victory by Peyton Manning and the Colts, capped off by an “interesting” call on fourth down at the end of the game! Anyways, today’s list had very little surprises (except the kicker) and is basically a “who’s who” list of fantasy football superstars…

  Pos.	Player	Stats
  QB	Tom Brady (NE)	375 passing yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
  RB	Chris Johnson (TEN)	132 rushing yards, 100 receiving yards, 2 TD
  RB	Adrian Peterson (MIN)	133 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 2 TD
  WR	Randy Moss (NE)	179 receiving yards, 2 TD
  WR	Brandon Marshall (DEN)	134 receiving yards, 9 rushing yards, 2 TD
  WR	Reggie Wayne (IND)	126 receiving yards, 2 TD
  TE	Brent Celek (PHI)	47 receiving yards, 1 TD
  K	Connor Barth (TB)	Kicks – 20-29 (0), 30-39 (0), 40-49 (0), 50+ (3), PAT (2) – Who? He made three 50+ yard field goals?
  DEF	Tennessee	17 points allowed, 2 sack, 2 interceptions, 2 TD

   
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  Hits & Misses - Week 10: Thursday Night Football Edition

  Brandon 4:13 pm on 11/12/2009 | 26 Permalink Reply
  Tags: antonio gates (9), brandon marshall, brett favre (33), cedric benson (15), chris johnson (28), david garrard (13), derrick mason (8), devin hester (11), donovan mcnabb (26), drew brees (25), dustin keller (14), hits and misses (9), joseph addai (15), knowshon moreno (4), kyle orton (24), mark sanchez (11), pierre thomas (20), ray rice (8), roddy white (22), santana moss (11), sidney rice (7)

  As I mentioned in an earlier post, make sure to check your rosters before the game tonight so that you don’t get screwed with a starter on your bench (or even worse if there are leagues out there that lock rosters after the first game of the week starts!) Anyways, I wanted to get this post out with time to spare before game-time tonight in case any of the 49ers or Bears players made the list. Here are our “Hits” and “Misses” for week ten, 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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  Hits & Misses - Week 8: Happy Halloween!

  Brandon 11:07 am on 10/29/2009 | 39 Permalink Reply
  Tags: adrian peterson (32), alex smith (12), andre johnson (19), brandon marshall, brett favre (33), david garrard (13), deangelo williams (17), derrick mason (8), devin hester (11), donovan mcnabb (26), jeremy shockey (7), Matt Forte (23), matt ryan (19), michael crabtree (9), mike sims-walker (12), ryan grant (21), steve slaton (18), steven jackson (13), tony gonzalez (13), tony romo (26)

  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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  Receivers gone wild!

  Brandon 10:14 pm on 10/11/2009 | 11 Permalink Reply
  Tags: andre johnson (19), brandon marshall, jeremy maclin (5), Larry Fitzgerald (18), miles austin (5), nate burleson (4), roddy white (22), t.j. houshmandzadeh (8), wide receivers (11)

  Amazing numbers put up by some wide receivers today, including a bunch of them who managed multiple touchdowns…

  • Miles Austin, DAL – 250 yards, 2 TD
  • Roddy White, ATL – 210 yards, 2 TD
  • Jeremy Maclin, PHI – 142 yards, 2 TD
  • Andre Johnson, HOU – 101 yards, 2 TD
  • Nate Burleson, SEA – 98 yards, 2 TD
  • Austin Collie, IND – 97 yards, 2 TD
  • Larry Fitzgerald, ARI – 79 yards, 2 TD
  • T.J. Houshmandzadeh, SEA – 77 yards, 2 TD
  • Brandon Marshall, DEN – 64 yards, 2 TD
   
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  Hits & Misses - Week 5: Pierre Garcon makes the list

  Brandon 4:50 pm on 10/08/2009 | 57 Permalink Reply
  Tags: ben roethlisberger (21), brandon jacobs (20), brandon marshall, clinton portis (22), dallas clark (5), desean jackson (12), donald brown (4), fred jackson (8), kerry collins (10), kevin smith (9), matt ryan (19), matt schaub (19), pierre garcon (7), Randy Moss (20), santonio holmes (9), steven jackson (13), ted ginn (7), Tom Brady (23), tony gonzalez (13), tony romo (26)

  Here are our “Hits” and “Misses” for week five, 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!) As always, I’ve tried to leave the most obvious picks off the list, such as Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne’s scheduled abuse of the Titans secondary on Sunday night, so that I can save space for players that might have you scratching your head a little more. Anyways, here is your hits and misses for the week… (More …)

   
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  Brandon 9:20 am on 10/05/2009 | 4 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall

  In case you missed it, here’s the video of my boy Brandon Marshall’s spectacular game winning catch and run (compliments of NFL.com) to beat the Dallas Cowboys yesterday. It’s quite amazing to see the Broncos sitting there at 4-0.

   
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  Brandon 3:07 pm on 9/28/2009 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall, byron leftwich (2), Randy Moss (20)

  Some more quick thoughts of my own…

  • Is Brandon Marshall back?! He’s apparently happy about the teams 3-0 start and seems to be getting better each week. For all of those who took the risk on him on draft day, you have to be feeling a little better these days.
  • ProFootballTalk is trying to start some crazy “Brett Favre wants Randy Moss to come to Minnesota to finish his career with him, so Moss is starting to take plays off for the Patriots so they’ll get sick of him” rumor…pretty far fetched to me.
  • So much for the thoughts of Byron Leftwich being a suitable backup quarterback for your fantasy team. He’s not even the backup for his own team now.
   
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  Brandon 7:53 pm on 9/22/2009 | 5 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall, felix jones (9), marion barber (19), Matt Hasselbeck (11), seneca wallace (2)

  Some quick player news:

  • The Seahawks are preparing this week as if quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will NOT be the starter, so if you have him on your team, you might consider picking up his backup, Seneca Wallace. Wallace usually puts up some decent numbers when given the chance and should fill in for Hasselbeck pretty well.
  • Looks like there is a good chance that Marion Barber won’t be running the ball for the Cowboys the next few games, so if you have Felix Jones, he’d make a great start in the Barbarian’s absence.
  • It might be smart to bench my boy, Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall, for a little while until he can prove that he’s getting the system down. As his numbers through two games prove, the chemistry just isn’t there yet with quarterback Kyle Orton and there isn’t much to make you believe it’ll change anytime soon.
   
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  Matt 9:16 am on 9/10/2009 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall

  The rumors that the Broncos were offering Brandon Marshall a contract extension appear to have been premature. Or were they? Something’s going on, but it’s unclear what exactly.

   
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  Brandon 9:14 am on 9/02/2009 | 3 Permalink Reply
  Tags: anquan boldin (15), brandon marshall, matt leinart (6)

  Always fun to wake up and see a tweet like this (by Adam Schefter) in the morning, especially if you skip the “Bogus…” introduction:

  “Bogus…RT @dylansprague: can u confirm? On den radio: Possible 3 way deal sending boldin to kc, marshall to az, leinart to denver.”

   
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  Brandon 12:11 pm on 8/28/2009 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall, brandon stokley (5), denver broncos (11), eddie royal (13), wide receivers (11)

  Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall has been suspended by the team, although the duration has not been specified yet, reports Mike Florio from ProFootballTalk. The maximum length of the suspension can be up to four games and if that is the case, his fantasy football stock takes a major hit. However, Eddie Royal and Brandon Stokley’s stock should be boosted quite a bit. Our wide receiver cheat sheet has been updated accordingly.

  Update: Looks like his suspension is only for the remainder of the preseason, but I’m not quite sure how that benefits the team at all unless they simply want to prevent him from distracting the rest of the team. He’s just going to know less of the playbook and have ZERO chemistry with Kyle Orton. Maybe he’ll get traded? I can’t move him up our rankings until some positive news comes out regarding Mr. Marshall.

   
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  Brandon 10:13 pm on 8/27/2009 | 2 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall, denver broncos (11)

  When I read Mike Florio’s (from PFT) headline, “Brandon Marshall officially is an idiot”, I was slightly offended. I never like someone mentioning my name and being “an idiot” in the same sentence…even if it’s not actually me being referred to. However, after watching the video he linked to on TheDenverChannel.com, I might have to agree with his statement about the disgruntled Broncos wide receiver. If you were considering drafting Brandon Marshall as your top receiver, you better have a good backup plan for when that blows up in your face.

   
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  Brandon 9:25 am on 8/26/2009 | 1 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall, buffalo bills (11), cleveland browns (6), denver broncos (11), dominic rhodes (8), fred jackson (8), jamal lewis (21), james davis (7), marshawn lynch (19)

  Some quick notes from the past day or so…

  • Looks like Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall may have had a good conversation with his agent or something, because he’s wisely returned to practice with the team’s offense (he previously was running with the scout team, mimicking opposing team’s star receivers.) The team has moved him back to the number one spot on the depth chart as well and as long as he can get some reps during one of these final preseason games, it’s probably safe to move him back up a few notches on your cheat sheet.
  • Given the fact that Browns’ running back Jamal Lewis isn’t getting any younger and rookie James Davis has been outstanding this preseason, we could see more of a committee situation in Cleveland than at first expected.
  • If you were hand-cuffing Bills running back Fred Jackson to Marshawn Lynch (out with a suspension for first three games), unfortunately he’s suffering from finger/wrist pain and there is now some question as to how much he’ll be able to play in the first game of the season. If he can’t play, Dominic Rhodes would get the bulk of the carries for the team. Just in case this situation wasn’t messy enough…
   
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  Brandon 9:33 am on 8/20/2009 | 3 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall, denver broncos (11), wide receivers (11)

  This Brandon Marshall vs Denver Broncos situation just seems to keep getting worse. One day he wants a trade, the next day he wants more money. He still doesn’t know the playbook and is practicing with the scout team. How much more can this guy tarnish the Brandon Marshall name?! Naturally, I’ve dropped him down slightly on the wide receiver cheat sheet.

   
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  Brandon 8:44 am on 8/03/2009 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall, derrick mason (8)

  Derrick Mason has ended his brief retirement stint, which makes me wonder if the Ravens are still going to look at trading for disgruntled Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall? Probably not.

   
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  Brandon 8:49 am on 7/30/2009 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall, ravens (3)

  Looks like the Ravens might be gunnin’ for disgruntled Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall. While Joe Flacco hasn’t yet proven himself to be a dominant quarterback (at least in terms of fantasy football), I like him throwing Marshall the ball a heck of a lot more than Kyle Orton! However, it will obsolete my Brandon Marshall Bronco’s jersey I already have…so maybe he should stay in Denver.

   
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  Brandon Marshall: Strike Three. Er, ten. Whatever, you're out.

  Matt 6:13 pm on 3/02/2009 | 1 Permalink Reply
  Tags: brandon marshall, dumbass (2)

  Has Brandon Marshall officially become the Ron Artest of the NFL, in that even when he stays out of trouble for a year or two, there’s still something unsettling about that look in his eyes? I mean, given that he’s definitely facing a suspension in ‘09, he’s wayyyy down on everyone’s cheat sheet this season, but what if he keeps the crazy under wraps for the rest of the season and has some monster games? Will you trust him enough to make him your WR1 in 2010?

  (As an aside, given that my co-blogger Brandon’s last name is also Marshall, I love the way this guy’s career is heading. Keep it coming, man. May Plaxico be your guide.)

   
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  Week 14 Wrap-Up: Reggie Bush is back

  Brandon 10:47 pm on 12/08/2008 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: adrian peterson (32), brandon marshall, brett favre (33), brian westbrook (13), chris johnson (28), clinton portis (22), darren sproles (6), deion branch (11), ladainian tomlinson (30), lendale white (17), Matt Forte (23), matt schaub (19), maurice jones-drew (23), Peyton Manning (28), philip rivers (17), pierre thomas (20), plaxico burress (5), reggie bush (14), roddy white (22), ryan grant (21), senaca wallace, steve smith (26), Tim Hightower (15), vincent jackson (11)

  With the playoffs in action in many of the fantasy leagues out there, let’s just jump into the action that took place this weekend, starting with the Saints and their resurgent ground game…

  • New Orleans 29, Atlanta 25: This is supposed to be the year that the Falcons win the division (after ending up in last place last season), but with a loss to the Saints, they now find themselves in third place and will be two games behind whoever wins tonight’s game between the Panthers and Buccaneers. For Atlanta, Roddy White put up another big effort with 10 receptions for 164 yards, but it wasn’t enough to counter the Saints dominant passing rushing game (?) Pierre Thomas broke the century mark and scored two touchdowns, while Reggie Bush (106 combined yards, TD) seems to be back in action, which can only mean good things for the Saints. (More …)