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  The Wire - Week 8: What Can Greene Do for You?

  Brandon 9:00 am on 10/27/2009 | 42 Permalink Reply
  Tags: alex smith (12), antonio bryant (18), beanie wells (5), brian hartline, chad henne (4), chad simpson (2), correll buckhalter (8), daunte culpepper (6), david clowney, earl bennett (6), gary barnidge, hakeem nicks (6), jamaal charles (7), jamal lewis (21), jeremy maclin (5), justin vargas, kyle orton (24), lance moore (9), laveranues coles (9), lee evans (8), lesean mccoy (5), michael crabtree (9), mike bell (9), mike thomas (2), mike wallace (6), mohamed massaquoi (5), ryan fitzpatrick (5), sam aiken (3), shonn greene (5), todd heap (4), tony scheffler (7), torry holt, zach miller (10)

  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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  Ask the Geeks - Week 9

  Brandon 2:34 pm on 10/29/2008 | 5 Permalink Reply
  Tags: antonio bryant (18), ask the geeks (37), jamarcus russell (12), jay cutler (32), jonathan stewart (8), ladainian tomlinson (31), Larry Fitzgerald (18), santonio holmes (9), steve smith (26), torry holt

  Here are our responses to the first couple of questions for the week. Remember, you can always ask us questions by clicking the Ask the Geeks logo on the left sidebar (or this link).

  Scott asks: I have been offered Jay Cutler for Steve Smith. I am allowed to play 2 QB’s in my league.  One of them can fill the open offensive position. My current WR’s are Smith, A. Johnson, Holt, A. Bryant, S. Holmes. My QB’s are Rivers and Russel.  RB’s are L. White, Slaton, Fargas, J.Stewart.  Right now I’ve been alternating between Stewart and Russel in the OP position.  Do you think I should make this trade knowing that QB’s predominantly score more or am I losing too much of a stronghold on my WRs?

  Brandon’s take: Scott, I was curious how many wide receivers you start in your league (not counting the OP position)? If you only start two, then I would definitely go for this trade. Jay Cutler is a HUGE improvement over JaMarcus Russel and he’s a guy you could leave in the OP position for the rest of the season. In that case, Andre Johnson and one of your other receivers should suffice to hold down the WR position. Even if you start three wide receivers, due to the fact that you get more points from quarterbacks than other positions, I’m still leaning towards you making the deal. Cutler should return from the bye week with his finger back in working condition and he should resume his regular destruction of opposing defenses. Steve Smith will continue to get tons of looks from Jake Delhomme, but in math terms:

  (Jay Cutler – JaMarcus Russell) > (Steve Smith – Torry Holt)

  Matt’s take: *shakes fist at Brandon for making him do math* I’d make the trade. I count no fewer than five weak secondaries on the Broncos’ upcoming schedule, which means the fearsome Cutler-to-Marshall machine will have lots of opportunities to do some serious damage. Especially in a two-QB league, a guy like Cutler is a game-changer who can singlehandedly win your matchup for you any given week. Can you say the same thing about Steve Smith?
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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 (5), ocho cinco (8), torry holt

  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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  Sunday Wrap-up: Brandon Marshall is back!

  Brandon 4:28 pm on 9/15/2008 | 0 Permalink Reply
  Tags: adrian peterson (32), ahmad bradshaw (10), brandon jacobs (20), brandon marshall (35), braylon edwards (10), brett favre (33), chris johnson (28), darren mcfadden (10), darren sproles (6), derek anderson (9), eddie royal (13), isaac bruce (3), jay cutler (32), Justin Fargas (17), ladainian tomlinson (31), lendale white (17), matt cassel (26), Michael Bush (10), Randy Moss (20), robert meachem (15), tarvaris jackson (6), tony scheffler (7), torry holt

  While the Bronco’s should definitely have lost their game with the Chargers (I have no clue what the officials where thinking when they blew that ball dead!), the most important thing to take away from the game for all of us non-Broncos/Chargers fans is that Brandon Marshall is back…and he’s very pissed at anyone who discounted him in their league’s draft. Marshall finished the game with the second most receptions for a game in NFL history with 18 (two shy of T.O.’s record of 20) and racked up 166 yards and a touchdown in the process. If you were in a PPR league that awards bonus points for breaking the 100 yard or 150 yard mark…and you had Marshall in your starting roster…you are very, very happy right now. Anyways, here are some other notes from the games this past weekend that you may find interesting…

  • Broncos 39, Chargers 38: Besides being happy to be a Brandon Marshall owner, those of you who had faith that Cutler would be a top notch talent after getting his diabetes under control are being rewarded nicely…to the tune of 650 yards and six touchdowns through the first two games of the season. Looking at the Broncos schedule, I wouldn’t expect too much of a drop off in production either (if any). For all of you who took him late in the draft…it’s time to start laughing at the guys who drafted Derek Anderson and Carson Palmer five rounds earlier. In other news, LT owners should have a waiver claim in for Darren Sproles (317 all purpose yards and two touchdowns) immediately (at the cost of dropping Jacob Hester if necessary). Philip Rivers (21 of 33 for 377 yards and three TD, two INT), Chris Chambers (four catches for 83 yards and two TD), and Tony Scheffler (six catches for 64 yards, 2 TD) didn’t look too bad in this one either. If you picked up Eddie Royal after his first week outburst…keep him around. Cutler has confidence in him and you can expect a ton of chances to put up quality numbers all season long as defenses try to contain Marshall. (More …)
   
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  Studs and Duds - Week 2: Ryan Grant ready to roll!

  Brandon 11:10 pm on 9/10/2008 | 5 Permalink Reply
  Tags: adrian peterson (32), ben roethlisberger (21), bernard berrian (10), brandon marshall (35), braylon edwards (10), chris johnson (28), chris perry (3), derek anderson (9), dwayne bowe (8), eli manning (19), fred taylor (4), hines ward (3), jamal lewis (21), jay cutler (32), Laurence Maroney (9), lendale white (17), marc bulger (13), matt schaub (19), plaxico burress (5), ray rice (8), roddy white (22), ryan grant (21), santonio holmes (9), tarvaris jackson (6), thomas jones (20), torry holt, willie parker (9)

  After all the dust has settled and the injury count has been tallied (bye bye Brady, Burleson, Alex Smith and for a little while, Colston), it’s time to recount my predictions for the previous weekend and give you a few more for week two of the season. According to my slightly-biased count, I finished last week 13-7-6, which isn’t all that bad I guess. Some of my better picks included Thomas Jones, who re-assumed his spot in fantasy football relevance with a strong showing against the Dolphins and Chris Perry, who did very little with his first chance to shine as the Bengals new starting running back, as expected. On the flip-side, I did miss a few picks, including Ricky Williams, who returned to his role as a deadbeat (in fantasy production that is) against the Jets, while Brandon “The Bruiser” Jacobs taught me (and LaRon Landry) never to doubt him again. Anyways, it’s time for your week two studs and duds, so hopefully I can provide a little insight that can help your team this upcoming weekend…

  Studs

  Ryan Grant, RB, Packers: Unless Michael Turner is one of the greatest running backs of all time, I see no reason why Grant shouldn’t be able to exploit the same gaping weakness in the Lions defense that the Falcons did when they obliterated (for some reason the word seems like an understatement) them for 318 rushing yards in week one!

  LenDale White, RB / Chris Johnson, RB, Titans: If the Ravens, minus an injured Willis McGahee, could pound it out for 229 yards last weekend against the Cincinnati Bungholes, I have to believe a more talented duo can at least do the same. You should expect LenDale White (thunder) and Chris Johnson (lightning) to run the ball non-stop while the quarterback position for the Titans is currently going through somewhat of a a rough patch. (More …)