Category: FOOTBALL

By Jeff Chudnofsky – Staff Writer Byes- Atlanta, Cincinnati, Houston, Seattle Quarterbacks 1. Peyton Manning vs Tenn 2. Donovan McNabb vs Dal 3. Marc Bulger @ GB 4. Drew Bledsoe @ Phi 5. Eli Manning vs Wash 6. Tom Brady vs Mia 7. Jake Delhomme vs Clev 8. Brett Favre vs Stl 9. Drew Brees…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer With four weeks in the books, preseason ranks can be thrown out, as we have to constantly readjust our perceptions of players’ values. Here are my top 60 players from here on out, listed in a draft format. Standard scoring (1 point per 10 yards rushing/receiving, 1 per 20…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Ironic that Denny Green chose Warner after “sleeping on it,” after all, Leinart is the dreamy one…If any team truly deserves a mulligan, it’s last week’s Falcons…I know Shaun Alexander is known for his slow starts and all, but owning him this year hasn’t been easy…I still say…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Quarterbacks 1. Peyton Manning 2. Carson Palmer 3. Donovan McNabb 4. Michael Vick 5. Tom Brady 6. Marc Bulger 7. Kurt Warner 8. Brett Favre 9. Drew Bledsoe 10. Jon Kitna 11. Jake Delhomme 12. Chad Pennington 13. Daunte Culpepper 14. Drew Brees 15. Matt Hasselbeck 16. Alex…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer I don’t love any bets this week but I do like a Colts (-9) and Falcons (-7) 6.5-point teaser. First off, as long as the Colts continue to be favored by fewer than 10 points against inferior opponents, I will continue to tease them. They’re still the best (regular…

By Jeff Chudnofsky – Staff Writer Three weeks into the 2006 season, no one should be surprised by Julius Peppers’ four sacks or the 28 tackles from Derrick Brooks. Performances from the elite defensive players are to be expected. While they fly under the radar, lesser known defensive players like Bart Scott are putting up…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer What I learned from the weekend, in no particular order: The Bengals are good and have three very talented receivers, which means Chad Johnson will no longer put up top-5 receiver numbers. Carson Palmer, on the other hand, is clearly the second best fantasy quarterback in the NFL. You…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Shaun Alexander, tell me you didn’t take the money and get even more soft…Sorry Tom Brady owners, New England is officially a run-team this year…I knew it would happen eventually, but it’s only Week 3 and DeAngelo Williams, Laurence Maroney and Joseph Addai are all already more valuable…

By Jeff Chudnofsky – Staff Writer Quarterbacks 1. Peyton Manning 2. Marc Bulger 3. Donovan McNabb Although the Niners are tougher at home, look for McNabb to post 250-plus with a couple TD tosses. 4. Carson Palmer 5. Kurt Warner 6. Matt Hasselbeck 7. Eli Manning 8. Michael Vick The Ron Mexico Experience never disappoints…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer Here are some bets I like this week: The Eagles were 6-point favorites at San Francisco. It’s now at 6.5 but is still a great game to tease. I would be shocked to see the Eagles lose, as they’ll be extra motivated after Sunday’s embarrassing loss. Atlanta was favored…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer After two weeks of NFL action, trends have developed and players’ stocks have changed drastically from their preseason and draft day values. Of note. . . Running Backs Denver, New England and New Orleans all look like even backfield time shares, with all six players having decent value as…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Quarterbacks 1. Peyton Manning 2. Carson Palmer 3. Marc Bulger 4. Matt Hasselbeck 5. Kurt Warner 6. Donovan McNabb 7. Tom Brady 8. Eli Manning 9. Drew Bledsoe 10. Jake Plummer 11. Daunte Culpepper 12. Jake Delhomme 13. Brett Favre 14. Drew Brees 15. Steve McNair 16. Michael…

Bets of the week Dalton Says: No straight up bet jumps out at me, so I’ll suggest going with teasers this week. On a side note, my picks happen to be very similar to Robby’s this week: 1. Teasing 6.5 points w/ Seattle, New England, and Chicago. 2. While the payout isn’t big, I also…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer People shouldn’t overreact to week one action; after all, with so little preseason playing time by most of the sports’ stars, reality won’t even kick in for a few weeks (and thus, we are left with some truly ugly football, e.g. Seahawks/Lions). Also, matchups played a big role…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer With all the hoopla surrounding fantasy drafts and first week starting rankings, I nearly forgot my first love as a pro football fan, which along with Madden ’96, consumed me throughout my formative and fragile year as a 110-pound high school freshman. I am talking about, of course, the…

Robby’s Rankings Fantasy football is all about matchups. No good team starts the same lineup every week, as there will be an incredible amount of fluctuation from week to week based on opponent. That said, week one is always wacky and is the hardest week of the season to predict both team and individual results.…

Dalton’s Outlook AFC EAST 1. New England Patriots 11-5 2. *Miami Dolphins 10-6 3. New York Jets 5-11 4. Buffalo Bills 4-12 AFC NORTH 1. Cincinnati Bengals 11-5 2. *Pittsburgh Steelers 10-6 3. Baltimore Ravens 7-9 4. Cleveland Browns 6-10 AFC SOUTH 1. Indianapolis Colts 12-4 2. Jacksonville Jaguars 8-8 3. Houston Texans 5-11 4.…

Dalton’s Tight End Rankings 1. Antonio Gates I wouldn’t overly concern myself about Philip Rivers. Sure, he’ll make mistakes common with first year starters that will hurt the Chargers, but that doesn’t mean he won’t target Gates 150 times. 2. Todd Heap 3. Jeremy Shockey 4. Tony Gonzalez Not much separation in this group. Steve…

Dalton’s Wide Receiver Rankings 1. Torry Holt 2. Steve Smith 3. Chad Johnson 4. Anquan Boldin 5. Larry Fitzgerald 6. Terrell Owens 7. Randy Moss Owens drops because of hamstring issues and his disproportionate media coverage really annoys me. Matt Leinart’s impressive preseason makes the Arizona wideouts even better bets this year. 8. Marvin Harrison…

Dalton’s Running Back Rankings 1. Larry Johnson 2. LaDainian Tomlinson 3. Shaun Alexander All three have question marks, yet I still think it’s a huge advantage to have an early pick this year. I also don’t see a huge difference among the big-three. 4. Ronnie Brown 5. Lamont Jordan 6. Tiki Barber 7. Carnell Williams…