Who to dress, who to sit

Every thursday I will let all of you fantasy football lovers who to dress and who to sit.

QB's
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LIKES: Cam Newton, NYG vs Carolina ------ First off I love prime time games, always dress guys that are on prime time especially on monday nights!! Newton showed last sunday vs the Saints D what he can do when he uses his legs!! That Giants defence after 2 games looks no where to what it was last year!

- Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions @ Tennessee Titans ------- I think this could be the week where Stafford finally puts up numbers!! The Titans offer no pass rush besides of Kamerion Wimbley plus the Titans D has given up an average of 403 yards and 36 points per game so far this year!!

- Robert Griffin III, Cincinnati vs Washington ------- Griffin is hot, Im not ready to crown him after 2 games but so far he looks REAL good so keep dressing him!! The Redskins have installed a form of the option in their playbook and it's confusing the defence, which gives RG3 a major advantage!

- Drew Brees, Kansas City vs N.O. ------ There is no way the Saints will lose 3 in a row and 2 in a row in the superdome, even if they do, who cares??? Drew Brees is a fantasy MONSTER!!! The fact that the Saints defence is weak, works out to all Drew Brees fantasy owners!!

Matt Ryan, Atlanta vs San Diego ------- After 2 games this season its safe to say Dirk Koetter's plan to open up the offence is working. Michael Turner is DONE and with Roddy White, Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez to throw the ball too, why not air it out?

Philip Rivers, Atlanta vs San Diego ------ This game will be an aerial show! San Diego might be in position to play catch up football thus means Rivers will have to sling the rock!!

Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh vs Oakland ------ Plain and simple, the Raiders secondary is without their #1 and #2 cornerbacks!!Steelers will put up points!!!!!

DISLIKES: Jay Cutler of the bears and Mike Vick of the eagles are boom or busts this week!! Cutler is going up against the Rams defence and Jeff Fisher has already made the Rams into a respectable team!! As for Vick, the eagles go out west in the desert to play the Cards and I think the Cards defence is one underated squad!! Vick has a tendency to turnover the ball and that trend may continue.

RB's
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LIKES: Andre Brown, NYG vs Carolina ------ With Bradshaw and Hakeem Nicks out, the Giants might go to the running game a bit more tonight!

Michael Bush, St Louis vs Chicago ------ With Matt Forte out, Bush will be the starting RB. He might not run for 100 yards and more but Bush knows how to punch it in the end zone!!

Frank Gore, San Francisco vs Minnesota ------- The Vikings are playing without Erin Henderson, which gives Gore a fantastic boost and Brendon Jacobs is still out nursing an injury so Gore will still get goal line looks!

CJ Spiller, Buffalo vs Clevland ------- Spiller is leading the NFL in rushing yards!! Do I really need to say more?? Oh and he once was part of the track team at the university of Clemson, so he's a burner!!

Arian Foster and Ben Tate, Houston vs Denver ------ Houston are gonna want to control the ball to keep Peyton off the field and what better way with the Foster and Tate 1-2 punch!!

Ray Rice, New England vs Baltimore ----- Ray Rice is the focal point of the Ravens attack and in most fantasy drafts he was a top 3 pick therefore you must dress him every week.

Marshawn Lynch, Green Bay vs Seatle ------- Lynch and Tom Cable's zone blocking scheme go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly!!! If Lynch ran for the century mark vs the cowboys defence then I see the same episode hapenning on monday night against the Packers!

DISLIKES:Steven Jackson (STL) hes on the downhill side of his career.

Adrian Peterson (Min) You should still dress him if you got nobody else but going up against the niners D...... The 49ers only gave up one 100 yard game to a RB since 2009!!!! WOW

Chris Johnson (Ten) CJ?K has become a fantasy Nightmare!!!! If you drafted him in the 1st round of your draft, you made a huge mistake thinking you were playing it safe!!! Sorry!!!


WR's and TE's
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LIKES: Victor Cruz and Martellus Bennett (NYG) With Nicks out, those 2 will get looks from Eli ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!

Calvin Johnson (Det) Megatron should be back to his old self this week!

Vernon Davis (SF) You need to dress this Monster every week!

Jimmy Graham (NO) He is Brees 1st read on Offence and he's 6 foot 8!!!

Steve Johnson and Scott Chandler (Buf) With Joe Haden of the Browns out serving a suspension, it opens things up in the passing attack!! As for Cahndler, he has became Fitzpatrick first look in the red zone with David Nelson gone with an injury.

Desean Jackson and Brent Celek (Phi) Maclin is out so Vick will be looking D-Jax all game long!

Roddy White, Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez (ATL) All 3 will be busy sunday afternoon.

Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown (PIT) Those 2 are my locks of the week at the wide out position! The Raiders secondary is a mess!!!

Dennis Pitta (BAL) Flacco loves going his way!!

Rob Gronkowski (NE) With Hernandez out, the Gronk will get more targets.

DISLIKES:Larry Fitzgerald (ARI) Kevin Kolb has no protection, holds on to the ball way too long and Fitzgerald will have Nnamdi Asomugha all over him!

Brandon Marshall (CHI) We all know what an instigator Courtland Finnegan is and we all know how easy Marshall throws himself off his game!! Marshall should be no more then your 3rd WR in your lineup!! Be crative and dress someone who is a sleeper off your bench!

Brian Hartline (MIA) Darrelle Revis is back from his injury so this is BAD NEWS for Miami's number wide out!

Robert Meachem (SD) I like Meachem as a receiver but so far his mariage with River in SD is nothing but a failure!!

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5 Things That The 2011-2012 NFL Season Taught Us

To the hardcore NFL fan, the 2011-12 season ends Sunday night with the NFC Championship game. I tend to agree with TSN Radio host, Simon Tsalikis, The Super Bowl is for the masses and watched by everyone who claim to be a football fan but can't name the two conferences that the two teams represent. As a result, I would like to list 5 things that happened this season and what we should learn from them. Although you may not agree with some, they will serve as "food for thought" going into the 2012-13 NFL season.

1. Defense Wins Championships. In a season where Drew Brees and Tom Brady each threw for 5000 + yards, defense will be the key to winning the two conference championships and the Super Bowl. The Giants were able to stop the Packers with a solid defensive effort and should be able to keep the 49ers in check. As for the Patriots, it is too early to tell if their defense is worthy of a championship. If they have their hands full with the Ravens offense, the Pats will not win the Super Bowl regardless if the Pats wins the AFC Championship.

2. After Further Review, Move The Replay Booth. Isn't the point of the replaying questionable calls on the field is to get the calls right?



After the blown call on the field and in the booth by Bill Leavy regarding the Greg Jennings' fumble, the league has to start thinking about moving the booth upstairs; especially for games in the playoffs.

3. Pass Happiness. It will be interesting to see how many teams will model themselves after the Saints, Patriots, Packers and Lions in terms of passing on every down. Yes, the passing game is sexy and sells tickets but does it ultimately lead to hoisting the Super Bowl? Time will tell.

4. Know Your Role and Shut Your Mouth, Rex. If Rex Ryan is going to run his mouth about winning the Super Bowl, he should have a team that can win games on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Ryan is suppose to be a defensive guru; however, the New York Jets defense was ranked 5th in the league. Hey Rex, get a defense that will win some games regardless of your offence and then start talking about contending about a championship.

5. Tebow Time Was Great But... Tim Tebow's season made for a sweet story; however, it has to be put into perspective. He was a quarterback for a team that played .500 football in an awful AFC West and struggled moving his offence down the field. Granted, he had an awesome day versus the Pittsburgh Steelers but that was one game. If the Broncos played the Steelers 9 of 10 games, Tebow would not have that type of game again. Will Tebow be able to improve for the 2012-13 season to be a NFL quarterback to the liking to the stakeholders of the Denver Broncos, especially John Elway.

Final Taughts:

• If The Price Is Right. Rumour has it that the Habs wants to sign Carey Price for $7 million for 7 years. $7 million? Really? Most people are going to use Pekka Rinne as a benchmark to begin attaching a value to Price. I rather use Cam Ward as a measuring stick. If I'm the general manager of the Habs, Ward's $6.3 million cap hit is the maximum amount that I'm willing to offer Carey Price for 7 years. Remember, Ward has a Stanley Cup ring and both Rinne and Price has not reached a conference final yet.
• Lebron Haters Waiting To Pounce. It seems that Lebron can't win with the NBA pundits and fans. James is truly dominating lately without Dwayne Wade but the haters out there are simply ignoring his efforts. They are waiting for fourth quarters in the playoffs to say, "You see, you see Lebron can't play with his teammates. The Heat can't come together when it counts. It's not Lebron's team". While I'll admit that the Heat is Wade's team, Lebron will be a better a 4th quarter player this post season. He has to. He has no other choice.

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• The Epic Story Tim Tebow is Writing
  
• Tebow passes first tough test - turning it over and STILL winning

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