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Aaron Aloysius and I will be talking about week 3 preseason, rookies to like, rookies to avoid, young players to acquire, about using youtube to scout, and players to trade away. We might even talk a little HBO Oz, who knows? Join us live! http://tobtr.com/s/2233787
I took some time this week to sit down with Ken Moody of Dynasty League Football and Jene Bramel of Footballguys.com to talk about some long-term dynasty and keeper buys as well as undervalued players in the 2011 season.
With less than two weeks until the season opener, it is time to do some final preparation for your dynasty teams.
Here are the Slants in this edition:
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The era of “Air Coryell” seems to be back in San Diego. QB Phillip Rivers has attempted at least 478 passes, thrown for over 4000 yards, and, at least, passed for 28 TDs in each of the past three years. Rivers does not slow down for receivers’ injuries or holdouts (thanks for that Vincent Jackson). Out of the past four years, Vincent Jackson lead Chargers receiver for two years and the other two years “Mr. Super Charger” himself, Antonio Gates, lead the team. During the 2011 NFL Draft, the future of the Chargers WRs was much in doubt. Vincent Jackson had filed a lawsuit against the NFL. Every NFL organization had no idea who would be free agents, but it was very possible that both starting WRs Jackson and Malcolm Floyd could leave with little on the roster to replace them. The Chargers decided bolster their receiving core by spending their 3rd round pick on local WR Vincent Brown, who played down the street at San Diego State.
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If you take nothing else out of this rookie report, remember Bill Belichick is not to be trusted in life or with running backs. Once again the New England backfield is up for grabs and as usual, there are many moving parts: BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Danny Woodhead, Shane Vereen, Stevan Ridley (huge first pre-season game), Sammy Morris, and Kevin Faulk. The Belichick way tells me that he wants everyone to guess the role of every RB on the New England roster. The best part of being a Patriot RB is the opposing defense keying on Brady first. This helps open up running lanes and New England returns with their o-line mostly intact.
To read the rest click here: http://www.fantasyalarm.com/2011-fantasy-football-rookie-report-shane-vereen-rb-new-england/
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Dez Bryant burst on to the fantasy football scene last year as Dallas’ No. 3 wide receiver. He scored six touchdowns over a six game stretch before missing the last four games of his rookie season due to a fractured ankle. A closer look at our premium data not only shows that Bryant could be the top receiving option in Dallas before the end of the season, but also that he could be a legitimate top five dynasty wide receiver at this time next year.
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Last year when Mike Holmgren came in to take over the decimated Cleveland team, the Browns fans got excited. Peyton Hillis’ fantasy value went from the outhouse to the penthouse, equally caused by his efforts and the powerful offensive line that he ran behind. Rookie QB Colt McCoy did not lose many games for Cleveland last year, but he didn’t have much help other than castaway TE Ben Watson and Hillis. The team lost enough games last year so HC Eric Mangini was fired and replaced in the offseason by former Rams OC Pat Shurmur. HC Shurmur brought a more pass friendly scheme to Cleveland and in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Browns added Greg Little in the second round to give McCoy a talented, yet sometimes troubled, target.
To read more click here: http://www.fantasyalarm.com/2011-fantasy-football-rookie-report-greg-little-wr-cleveland-browns/
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How much turmoil can a team take in a nine month period? Brett Favre retires supposedly for good, WR Sidney Rice and second/third string QB Tavaris Jackson take off to Seattle, and big DE Ray Edwards takes his services to Atlanta. The Minnesota front office starts replacing by these wholes by drafting QB Christian Ponder and trading for QB Donovan McNabb, then signing WRs Michael Jenkins and Devin Aromashodu to bolster their WR core which only had Percy Harvin and Bernard Berrian. Thank the maker for Adrian Peterson or this team would look worse. The Vikings already have a solid TE in Visanthe Shiancoe; however, they drafted Kyle Rudolph in the second round as he can help in both the running and passing games.
To read the rest of the story click here: http://www.fantasyalarm.com/2011-fantasy-football-rookie-report-kyle-rudolph-te-minnesota-vikings/
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The Jags, finally, decided to make a move towards a quarterback of the future in the 2011 NFL Draft. David Garrard continues to be a fighter, but he is an adequate leader putting up mediocre numbers. Maurice Jones-Drew’s efforts to keep on playing on one good leg (showing tremendous heart) could not bring Jacksonville a division title. If not for MJD and the huge year from TE Marcedes Lewis (rewarded with a new contract worth $35 million over 5 years), I doubt if the Jags would have been so close to defeating the Indianapolis Colts for the AFC South Division crown. Gabbert is already being compared to Ben Roethlisberger in the media, let’s slow that down a bit.
For the rest of the story: http://www.fantasyalarm.com/2011-fantasy-football-rookie-report-blaine-gabbert-qb-jacksonville-jaguars/
