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  • Favre's fantasy impact: Everyone's got an opinion

    Matt 9:09 am on 8/19/2009 | 2 Permalink Reply
    Tags: , bobby wade, , chester taylor, , , , vinsanthe shiancoe

    Since so much has already been said, rather than more analysis, here’s the cut of everyone’s jib:

    Jay Clemons, Sports Illustrated: Favre’s not going to be a startable fantasy QB. Adrian Peterson’s a stud no matter what, Chester Taylor improves, TE Visanthe Shiancoe could be the biggest beneficiary of all, Sidney Rice takes a hit because Favre’s no longer the gunslinger we used to know, and Percy Harvin remains a mysterious wildcard.

    Scott Pianowski, Yahoo! Sports: As far as Favre’s value goes, “we [knowledgeable fantasy footballers] washed our hands of this guy a while ago.” Put him at #23 on the fantasy QB list. Because he’s likely to be relatively ineffective, he doesn’t have a lot of impact on his teammates’ fantasy values.

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  • Running Back Handcuff Index

    Brandon 9:46 am on 7/22/2008 | 6 Permalink Reply
    Tags: , chester taylor, , , , , ,

    After participating in a few mock drafts to date, it became apparent that certain backup running backs are held to a higher standard than others. I figured it might be helpful to provide a list of all the starting running backs in the league, along with their primary backup. Also, I wanted to include how important it is to get their backup as a handcuff in your draft, or if you need to draft them at all. Below you can find my “Running back Handcuff Index”, where I’ve grouped running backs into different levels (Very High to Very Low) of importance, in terms of making sure you draft their backup as an insurance policy. Please note that when I say “starter”, I mean the player that is getting drafted earlier and should have the most fantasy impact on the season, not the player who has earned the ceremonial title. So here you go…

    Very High

    Oakland Raiders

    Starter: Darren McFadden
    Handcuff: Justin Fargas
    Concern(s): Rookie / Committee
    Notes: While Fargas might be the starter going into the season (similar to how Chester Taylor was last year), DMC is the guy going early in the draft and should get most of the carries in Oakland before long. However, he IS a rookie and who knows if he’ll live up to his hype. If possible, this is a definite handcuff situation.

    Miami Dolphins

    Starter: Ronnie Brown
    Handcuff: Ricky Williams
    Concern(s): Injury
    Notes: Apparently Ricky Williams has looked great in practice so far and with Brown’s durability questions, this is a “must have” hand-cuff (although if Williams relapses into dope-smoking, you might need a handcuff for your handcuff).

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