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  Studs and Duds - Week 5: Don't pass on the Lions

  Brandon 10:07 pm on 10/01/2008 | 2 Permalink Reply
  Tags: adrian peterson (32), andre johnson (19), brian griese (3), calvin johnson (16), chad pennington (11), clinton portis (22), deuce mcallister (4), jon kitna, kerry collins (10), lendale white (17), Matt Forte (23), matt schaub (19), michael turner (24), roy williams (9)

  Well after a good set of predictions for week two, maybe I should have taken another week off before putting up my next Studs/Duds post. In week four I ended up with only a 9-6-7 (correct-incorrect-push) record as the non-existent Jacksonville rushing attack and Selvin Young did their best to sabotage me. David Garrard’s solid day didn’t help either, but luckily a huge day from Greg Jennings and a good game from Earnest Graham helped me stay above water. As always, I’m hoping to do much better this week, so here you go with your “studs” and “duds” for week five:

  Studs

  • Jon Kitna, QB, DET: Coming into this season, I had big hopes for Jon Kitna and his dynamic receiving duo, Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson. However, the first few games didn’t quite live up to my expectations. Luckily the team had a bye week to think about their game play and I expect to see them come out in a big way at home against a Chicago Bears defense that is allowing nearly 250 passing yards a game. A touchdown to each of his favorite targets and 275 yards doesn’t seem out of reach.
  • Roy Williams / Calvin Johnson, WR, DET: See above. (More …)
   

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  Ask the Geeks - Week 4

  Brandon 10:16 pm on 9/24/2008 | 2 Permalink Reply
  Tags: antonio bryant (18), ben roethlisberger (21), brandon lloyd (2), chad johnson (7), derek anderson (9), donald driver, jon kitna, ocho cinco (8), torry holt (5)

  Well it’s week four and many of you are probably feeling the effect of poor planning when you took three starters that all had the same bye week (don’t worry…you’re not alone!) Anyways, hopefully we can offer you some advice to get you past the bye week blues and maintain your first place spot in the standings…

  Wendy asks: Hey Geeks, I need help picking my #2 wr for week 4. I am playing Cotchery. I can pick up one of these guys off waivers. Who is the best option?

  Chad Johnson vs. Cleveland (huge game vs. them last year, but is injury keeping him from breaking out?)
  Torry Holt vs. Buffalo  (is he worth a shot with trent green the new qb?)
  Donald Driver vs. TB
  Antonio Bryant vs. GB
  Brandon Lloyd vs. Philadelphia

  Thanks!

  Brandon’s take: Hey Wendy, although the stats go against what I’m saying, I have to believe that Mr. Cinco is ready for a break out week. Cleveland hasn’t been known as a defensive powerhouse and Ocho Cinco (the man formerly known as Chad Johnson) is apparently feeling good enough to ditch the shoulder support he was wearing in previous weeks. I think Antonio Bryant is more of a one hit wonder, while Brandon Lloyd and Donald Driver are going against tough defenses. Torry Holt could be in for a long day with Bulger now out of the lineup. Go with Ocho Cinco…the ultimate high risk, high reward play. (More …)

   
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  Power rankings updated: Look at all the pretty colors

  Brandon 9:05 am on 8/27/2008 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: chad johnson (7), dustin keller (14), jon kitna, jonathan stewart (8), michael turner (24), rashard mendenhall (8), robert meachem (15)

  The FFGeekBlog power rankings have again been adjusted to reflect the current state of the NFL; however, I have to apologize that I didn’t have the new tier color-coding set up earlier in the preseason. Hopefully they can still be helpful for a few of your drafts (I know at least one person to whom it will be helpful to!) If you head over to our power rankings page and check them out, you can see that all of the lists have been broken down into logical tiers that players can be grouped into, showing where drop offs in value are at each position.

  Some of the players on the move in the latest round of updates include Jon Kitna, Michael Turner, Jonathan Stewart, Rashard Mendenhall, Chad Johnson, Robert Meachem, Dustin Keller and the New York Giants defense.

   
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  Best of the Rest: Leinart back in the doghouse

  Brandon 10:55 am on 8/25/2008 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: carson palmer (9), chad pennington (11), deangelo williams (17), dustin keller (14), james hardy, jon kitna, jonathan stewart (8), kevin smith (9), kurt warner (31), marc bulger (13), matt leinart (6), rashard mendenhall (8), ricky williams (16), tatum bell (3)

  Continuing my previous article “Rising and Falling: The Barbarian Unleashed!”, here is a list of some of the players who saw the field over the weekend and how their play may or may not have affected their draft status…

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  Matt Leinart (QB-ARI): 4 of 12 for 24 yards, 3 INT -  ESPN is reporting that Kurt Warner will be named the starter for Arizona on opening day after Leinart had another poor outing in preseason. Completing 25% of your passes and nearly having as many interceptions as completions is not the way to earn the coach’s trust. On the plus side, maybe Leinart can spend more time partying with all his celebrity friends now, while Warner studies game tape. At this point, Leinart should be no where near one of your cheat sheets going into draft day. (More …)

   
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  Chad Johnson hurt and other updates from the weekend

  Brandon 9:00 am on 8/18/2008 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: aaron rodgers (28), adrian peterson (32), andre hall (2), brandon marshall (35), calvin johnson (16), chad johnson (7), chad pennington (11), chris johnson (28), darren mcfadden (10), deshaun foster, earnest graham (10), Edgerrin James (4), frank gore (13), jacob hester (3), jay cutler (32), jon kitna, Justin Fargas (17), Larry Fitzgerald (18), lendale white (17), marc bulger (13), Matt Forte (23), Matt Hasselbeck (11), matt leinart (6), matt ryan (19), michael turner (24), ocho cinco (8), preseason (5), ray rice (8), ricky williams (16), selvin young (5), sidney rice (7), tarvaris jackson (6), Tim Hightower (15), tony romo (26), week 2, willis mcgahee (13), zach miller (10)

  Tonight’s game between the Browns and Giants will wrap up week two of the preseason, but before we jump into week 3, here are some reactions to the games that took place over the weekend…

  • Detroit 27, Cincinnati 10: While the Bengals might be a tiny bit upset that they lost a preseason game, the most painful outcome of this game was that their star wide receiver, Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson, sprained his shoulder while trying to make a catch early in the game. Right now coach Marvin Lewis is saying that he believes Johnson should be ready for the start of the season, but we’ll keep an eye on the situation. Right now I’m probably dropping him down a few spots on my rankings until I know more about the injury.

    As for the rest of the game, the poor play of the Bengals added insult to injury, with quarterback Carson Palmer playing badly (6 of 13 for 50 yards and an INT) and no one of fantasy relevance doing anything great for Cinci. There was one guy on the team though that took advantage of the Johnson injury, plus a hamstring injury to T.J. Houshmandzadeh that kept him out of this game. The Bengals second round pick in this years draft, receiver Jerome Simpson, finished the game with five receptions for 114 yards. As with many preseason one-hit-wonders though, make this guy become a repeat performer before even considering him on draft day.

    As much as this game sucked for the Bengals, it was a great game for the Lions, especially their passing game, which seems to have hit the ground running since the beginning of this preseason. Jon Kitna completed all three of his pass attempts for 76 yards, including a 27 yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson (who finished with three catches for 76 yards). The Lions running game is still a bit mysterious, but rookie Kevin Smith looked good in limited action (four carries for 19 yards) and should still be considered the front runner to win the starting job come opening day. (More …)