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Blitzkrieg Week 13: The Chunky version

Every week during the season, I will throw out some observations of the previous NFL week. With the invention of the DVR and Directv’s ”Quick Bits”, I am able to watch almost every snap of selected games and give you a lightning “blitz” war “krieg” to bring to your fantasy league for domination. Bring on the games!

I am starting with my beloved Steelers against the Bengals.  The Bengals defense started off playing well as they held the Steelers to a three and out on the first and second series.  The Bengals offense was aggressive to start.  In the first big play of the day, Ike Taylor had blown coverage against AJ Green.  Green glided across the field and Taylor couldn’t keep up which resulted in a 43 yard gain. The AJ Green (6 catches for 87 yards and a TD) vs. Taylor (6 tackles, 3 passes defended and an interception) battle ended up to be the most exciting part of the game.  The Steelers front seven did not get any pressure on Andy Dalton early, but that changed in time.  For the rest click here: http://draftbreakdown.com/week-13-fantasy-blitzkrieg

Week 10 Blitzkrieg

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Every week during the season, I will throw out some quick observations of the previous NFL week. With the invention of the DVR and Directv’s ”Quick Bits”, I am able to watch almost every snap of every game and give you a lightning “blitz” war “krieg” to bring to your fantasy league for domination. Bring on the games!

In the battle of the AFC North, the Steelers took on the Bengals.  The Steelers jumped to a quick 14 point advantage and held on to win 24 to 17.  Super rookie AJ Green had a single catch, a 36 yard TD, before leaving due to a lower leg injury.  It was another amazing catch as he caught it in between the Steelers starting safeties.  Andy Dalton looked efficient throwing the short passes, but only completed 50% of his passes for 170 yards with 2 TDs and 2 interceptions.  Andrew Hawkins filled in for Green by hauling in 5 balls out of 6 targets.  The Bengals defensive line got to Ben Roethlisberger as he was sacked 5 times.  Ben’s numbers look worse than what they were mostly due to an interception caused by Heath Miller (3-31 yards) bumbling the ball.  Roethlisberger completed 21 out of 33 for 245 yards with a TD and the previously mentioned interception.  Antonio Brown was his safety valve by catching 5 for 86 out of 6 targets.  Mike Wallace had an up and down day with 5 receptions for 47 yards and 2 reverses for 31 yards.  Wallace did have several drops.  Rashard Mendenhall had a productive day with 2 short yardage TDs and 70 total yards.  CB William Gay sealed the game for the Steelers with a steal of a Dalton pass with 2:30 to play.

It was Seattle’s “12th man” and Marshawn Lynch that made the difference for the Seahawks at home.  Tavaris Jackson was an adequate QB completing 63% of his passes for 217 yards and when I write adequate, I mean he didn’t lose the game with turnovers or bad decisions.  Lynch was the workhorse as he touched the ball 37 times for 167 yards combined and had a short TD run.  For more click here: http://draftbreakdown.com/week-10-fantasy-blitzkrieg

Week 9 Blitzkrieg

Airial ArianEvery week during the season, I will throw out some quick observations of the previous NFL week. With the invention of the DVR and Directv’s ”Quick Bits”, I am able to watch almost every snap of every game and give you a lightning “blitz” war “krieg” to bring to your fantasy league for domination. Bring on the games!

The Falcons game against the Colts was hardly a game.  Atlanta jumped to a 14-0 advantage early on and never looked back.  The Colts only score was a short interception return by CB Jerraud Powers.  Delone Carter had the first 2 carries of the game, the second which he fumbled and then he didn’t come back until the 4th quarter.  Donald Brown took advantage of the rookie as he had 16 carries for 70 yards of which most were on draws and designed to get the ball carrier in space.  Austin Collie had a team high 4 catches for 32 yards which isn’t saying much.   Curtis Painter had a miserable day with just under a 50% completion rate, 98 yards, and 1 pick.  The Falcons established the run game early with Michael Turner running for 71 yards and a short TD.  Rookie Jaquizz Rodgers also added 60 yards on 11 touches.  Fellow rookie Julio Jones had his best game as a pro finishing with 3 receptions for 131 yards on 4 targets.  The first catch was a contested 50 yard TD catch that was originally ruled a trap and Jones hauled in another 80 yard TD (this one he took a short pass and ran away from everyone).  Jones was solid in the reverse game as well with 2 carries for 33 yards.  Matt Ryan threw for a 58% completion rate with 275 yards and 3 TDs and the interception previously mentioned.  This was the first game that the Falcons offense could do whatever they wished and made the Colts problems extremely clear. For the rest, click here: http://draftbreakdown.com/week-9-fantasy-blitzkrieg

 

Week 6 Blitzkrieg

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Every week during the season, I will throw out some quick observations of the previous NFL week. With the invention of the DVR and Directv’s ”Quick Bits”, I am able to watch almost every snap of every game and give you a lightning “blitz” war “krieg” to bring to your fantasy league for domination. Bring on the games!

The Steelers vs. the Jaguars started off like it was going to be a butt-kicking, but ended up a close game.  The Jaguars defense slowed down the Steelers in the second half, but MJD was the key cog for the offense.  Jones-Drew had 24 touches for 104 total yards and almost willed the Jags back into the game.  Early on the Steelers were very effective blending the run and passing games. Rashard Mendenhall looked to be healthy and he had over 100 yards on the ground in the first 19 minutes of the game.  Mendenhall finished with 23 carries for 146 yards and a TD.  Mike Wallace was targeted 6 times and only caught 2 of them for 76 yards and a TD.  Ben Roethlisberger did a good job spreading the ball around, not so good for fantasy, and finished with12-23 attempts for 200 yards and the TD to Wallace. Steelers LB LaMarr Woodley and DE Brett Keisel both finished with 2 sacks each.  Blaine Gabbert is not a good #2 QB now and has very little help other than MJD.

The Patriots game against the Cowboys was a very up and down game to watch.  Tony Romo started with an early interception, then began to use play action effectively to help set up the defense.  Romo finished with 27-41 attempts with 317 yards with a TD and an interception.  Neither team’s running games were effective, and both defenses played a very physical, knockout game.  Both teams had a sack specialist as Dallas’ LB Demarcus Ware had 2 sacks as did Patriot’s DE Andre Carter.  Dez Bryant (4-78) made plays while trying to deal with a wardrobe malfunction and Miles Austin also pitched in with 7 catches for 74 yards.  For Wes Welker, he had a quiet day with 4 catches for 45 yards and a TD on 10 targets.  Tom Brady used his tight ends well, hitting Aaron Hernandez with 22 seconds left in the end zone.  Hernandez had 8 receptions for 68 yards and Rob Gronkowski had 7-74 yards receiving on as many targets.  Brady had the same completions and attempts as Romo, 27-41, but had 289 yards passing with 2 TD passes, and 2 interceptions. To read the rest, click here: http://draftbreakdown.com/week-6-fantasy-blitzkrieg

 

Week 5: Blitzkrieg

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Every week during the season, I will throw out some quick observations of the previous NFL week. With the invention of the DVR and Directv’s ”Quick Bits”, I am able to watch almost every snap of every game and give you a lightning “blitz” war “krieg” to bring to your fantasy league for domination. Bring on the games!

Momentum is very important and when this game started the Titans were on the way up and when the game finished, it was the Steelers that had found their way.  Chris Johnson ran well early, but the Steelers ended up locking him down after the second series.  CJ250 finished with 51 yards on the ground and a TD.  Matt Hasselbeck did all he could dinking and dunking down the field.  Hasselbeck threw 49 times and completed 29 of them for 262 yards and threw a TD to Damien Williams.  Williams finished with 6 catches for 66 yards and may very well be the #2 WR in town.  The Steelers shifted momentum on special teams with the arm of a punter and the hands of a reserve safety as the fake punt generated excitement and sparked the Steelers offense.  Ben Roethlisberger was limping around the entire game, but that didn’t stop him from throwing 5 TDs for 228 yards.  New old OT Max Starks held his own after 9 months away from football.  Mike Wallace didn’t get back to his 100 yards, but he did chip in 6 catches for 82 yards and a TD.  Hines Ward showed the youngsters Antoinio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders how to play with 2 TD catches!  Issac Redman ran like he was Rudi Johnson (no-nonsense), but got banged up.  Jonathan Dwyer ran for 107 yards on 11 carries, but please remember 76 yards came on one run.  Rashard Mendenhall owners should be happy as well, because the o-line is running blocking better.

The next game, the hoodie vs. the mouth, was everything we weren’t expecting: a ground game was featured by both sides, Welker still got over 100 yards, Sanchez didn’t throw for 300?   The Jets committed to running the ball behind Shonn Greene who finished with 92 combined yards and a TD, as Tomlinson does not look to be a fantasy factor any more.  Mark Sanchez had a 61% completion rate and threw for 166 yards with 2 TDs.  Darrelle Revis spent a lot of time on Wes Welker, but Welker managed to get 5 catches for 125 yards.  Yes 77 yards of that was on a broken play, but he did find a way to keep the ball moving.  BJGE helped the Patriots power their way over the Jets with 27-136 yards and 2 TDs.  The Patriots tight ends spent some significant time blocking, much of that had to do with the health of Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski. I expect them to be used more next week and beyond. Tom Brady once again threw for over 300 yards and a TD pass to Deon Branch. For the rest of the story, click here: http://bit.ly/oLCdUz

Week 4: Blitzkrieg

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Every week during the season, I will throw out some quick observations of the previous NFL week. With the invention of the DVR and Directv’s ”Quick Bits”, I am able to watch almost every snap of every game and give you a lightning “blitz” war “krieg” to bring to your fantasy league for domination. Bring on the games!

The Texans vs the Steelers game was to be a great battle of offenses.  Too bad a sloppy game broke out.  Andre Johnson was having a good day with 4 catches for 36 yards, but on his last reception, he ran a few steps then fell to the ground in a heap without even being touched.  The Texans offense didn’t suffer as Arian Foster did a fantastic job running and found the lanes available as Pittsburgh had no answer to the same zone blocking scheme that the Ravens brought them in Week 1.  Foster had 30 carries for 155 yards including a 43 yard TD run.  Owen Daniels was used well as he found holes in the defense and finished with 5 catches for 69 yards and a TD.   The Texans penalties kept the Steelers in the game.  The Steeler defense looked especially slow in the first half.  Two WRs were the Steelers only bright spots as Mike Wallace had 4 catches for 77 yards and Antonio Brown pulled in 5 for 67 yards.  It took a committee of three Steeler backs to get 19 carries, 99 rushing yards, and a TD.  I know Rashard Mendenhall hurt his hamstring, but he hasn’t run well all year, and as a fantasy owner I am very concerned.

It might be me, but was Richard Seymour secretly working for the Patriots?  His two personal fouls led New England to their 1st score.  The Pats ran the ball well with BJGE to start, 16 carries for 75 yards and a TD, and then gave the rookie Stevan Ridley a few carries as well, 10 for 97 yards.  Ridley initially was dancing around, but decided to get serious and stuck his foot in the ground and ran in for a 33 yard TD. Wes Welker continued his amazing pace, catching 9 for 158 yards and a TD.  He made a wonderful sideline catch that two refs couldn’t decide on for a while.   Darren McFadden paced the Raiders with 18 touches for 123 yards, but had trouble getting going in between the tackles.  TE Kevin Boss did what he could with 4 catches for 78 yards, while rookie sensation Denarius Moore was invisible for most of the game, but had a last-minute TD to finish with 3-19 receiving.  Jason Campbell looked calm in the first half lobbing the ball up, but made a bad decision that resulted in a pick in the end zone towards the end of the first half that changed momentum.  Campbell finished with 344 yards passing and the TD to Moore to help out the silly owners that started him (yes, I am one of them).  For the rest of the story:http://draftbreakdown.com/week-4-blitzkrieg

Preseason Week 3 Blitzkrieg Part 1 (maybe ?)

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Every week during the preseason and season, I will throw out some quick observations of the previous NFL week.  With the invention of the DVR and Directv’s ”Quick Bits”, I am able to watch every snap of every game and give you a lightning “blitz” war “krieg” to bring to your fantasy league for domination.  Now, some of you may take issue to my “maybe” in the title of the article.  The truth is Hurricane ”Irene” may cause me to be unable to watch the remaining games on satellite, but I will do my best to get Part 2 out.  And on with our show:

Washington’s Tim Hightower looks amazing and his value is going through the roof. Don’t buy him high.  If I already owned him, I would hold him for the first month and trade him to the highest bidder.  R-Rated aka Ray Rice looks awesome.  Lee Evans is working well with Joe Flacco and Torrey Smith is not ready for prime time just yet.  Smith is a dynasty stash wait and see guy now.

The Eagles may be held in check by their o-line this year.  Vick looked out of sorts.  The people who are saying get Vick in the first 5 picks in your draft need to look at his last two NFL games and last two preseason games.  Ronnie Brown is a decent handcuff, but McCoy is the #1 PPR weapon in Philly, especially after his 7 catches for 69 yards vs. the Browns.  Speaking of the Browns, other than Peyton Hillis, the rest of the team looked mediocre against the Eagles.  Colt McCoy and the rest of the passing offense looked out of sorts. Draft the Browns skill players for depth, not as starters.  For the rest of the article:  http://bit.ly/obTQXa

Preseason Week 2 Blitzkrieg Part 1

The new NFL logo went into use at the 2008 draft.

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Every week during the preseason and season, I will throw out some quick observations of the previous NFL week.  With the invention of the DVR and Directv’s ”Quick Bits”, I am able to watch every snap of every game and give you a lightning “blitz” war “krieg” to bring to your fantasy league for domination.

The Patriots 3-TE set was very effective against the Bucs.  It is typically a run formation, but used to perfection as a passing formation.  Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski owners rejoice.

Legarrette Blount isn’t being used as a three down running back.  Please use caution in moving him up your draft boards.

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@RealFreemanCBS reporting the CBA is officially done

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Finally some of the best news football fans have wanted to hear for quite some time: “CBA officially done.”

Mike Freeman, NFL Insider for CBSSports.com, reported on his blog just now that the players and owners have agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.  He also is reporting that the players are flying to the nation’s capital to vote on it and that it will pass.

So, we are going to have a fantasy football season after all.  That is the best news of all.

Editors Note: This is the first entry in our new blog category, click here for more.