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09.10.10You Know Who You Should Start?Tim Hightower (RB - AZ) Just in case anyone is curious, the purpose of this space isn’t to be recommending players like Ray Rice, Randy Moss, and Antonio Gates. It doesn’t take Paul the Octopus to predict that you need to start those guys. Paul the Octopus would, however, dig a little deeper and look at guys who are off the radar, and that’s exactly why we’ve hired him as an intern on a trial basis for the next month. He did his thing. He swam around the tank. Eventually he picked up a photo of Tim Hightower with a couple ...
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12.23.09You Know Who You Should Start (and Sit)?Mr. T has decided to get me back from making him write both Start ‘Em and Sit ‘Em columns last week by making me do the same for Week 16. Luckily, thanks to my team’s pathetic performance in the opening round of the playoffs last week, I now find myself with a lot more free time on my hands. Those of you lucky enough to not have been relying on Tom Brady and DeAngelo Williams last week and are now fighting for the championship, here’s for you. You know who you should start? Alex Smith (QB – SF) He had a terrible game ...
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12.17.09You Know Who You Should Start (and Sit)?As The Slow Eater is awash in grad school final exams, the always-opinionated Mr. T has graciously offered to step in to provide both the Week 15 starts and sits. To honor our absent friend, however, here’s a positive review of Avatar from New York Magazine. You know who you should start? Jason Campbell (QB – WAS) As we mentioned yesterday, Campbell has been on fire recently. The Giants’ secondary couldn’t stop a UFL team these days, let alone a budding NFL offense. Continue Reading...
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12.10.09You Know Who You Should Sit?Jeremy Shockey (TE – NO) There was a time in his career when Shockey would complain about not seeing enough of the football, regardless of his team’s record. Putting up 12 total fantasy points’ worth of yardage over a six game stretch would send young Jeremy into a tizzy. But now Shockey’s on the Saints, and you can’t exactly demand the rock when your team is undefeated. It seems as if Shockey’s taking things in stride, though. Stories have been leaking around the clock about Shockey’s transgressions with multiple women. No wait, that’s Tiger Woods – a grad from The U ...
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12.10.09You Know Who You Should Start?We’re in the home stretch this fantasy season, and in almost all leagues this week marks either the final week of the regular season or the first round of the playoffs. Since every year it seems that it’s the unknowns who end up determining fantasy championships, this week’s column is full of options for the especially desperate owner who needs help from an unlikely source. Chris Redman (QB – ATL) So let’s start with Chris Redman, who if Matt Ryan is held out again this week, would get the start against the Saints. Say what you will about Redman’s performance in his ...
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12.03.09You Know Who You Should Sit?Joe Flacco (QB – BAL) After delivering 12 TD passes in the first 7 games of the season, Flacco has only thrown 1 in the past 4 weeks, as he continues to struggle playing on a bad ankle. Look for his struggles to continue this week against a Green Bay defense that allows less than 200 passing yards per game to opposing QBs. Continue Reading...
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12.03.09You Know Who You Should Start?Jamaal Charles (RB – KC) Marble Ryan looks for one thing in his women – size in your face - and the bigger, the better. He could spend hours staring at side boob on a Sunday afternoon at his local bar. When it comes to RBs, however, Marble likes ‘em “slim at the waist” – just like Jamaal Charles. Charles has been using his small waistedness to slide through opposing defenses since the Chiefs sent L.J. on a Greyhound out of town. The former Longhorn has averaged just over 17 points per game since taking the starting job and has provided ...
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11.27.09You Know Who You Should Sit?Donovan McNabb (QB – PHI) As a McNabb owner, it pains me to say that I’m expecting a poor effort from him against the Redskins this weekend. You, the reader, might think it’s because the Redskins have the 5th best defense against fantasy quarterbacks or that McNabb is due for one of his typical yearly stinkers, a sight we’ve yet to witness. But as our site’s Director of Football Operations, I’m here to bring you insight you won’t find anywhere else. Back on Thanksgiving Day 2003, McNabb lost a poker game to his cousin Floyd with higher stakes than you could ...
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11.27.09You Know Who You Should Start?Matt Hasselbeck (QB – SEA) With the number of sacks he's taken this year, Hasselbeck's been understandably jumpy. Those near him have taken note of this and know not to make any sudden movements when close by. But at Thanksgiving this year, tragedy struck when an unsuspecting relative moved too quickly when greeting Matt, causing Hasselbeck to mistake him for a 300 lb. defensive end and dive behind the table to avoid him, accidentally knocking over Grandma Hasselbeck's world-renowned cranberry sauce and ruining what might have otherwise been a lovely meal. Lucky for Matt, this weekend he faces the Rams and ...
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11.19.09You Know Who You Should Sit?Steve Slaton & Ryan Moats and Marshawn Lynch & Fred Jackson (RBs - HOU, BUF) All four of these running backs are in ambiguous timeshare situations coming into this week, and the uncertainty is upsetting more than just their fantasy owners. The stress of not knowing their roles every week has crossed over into other parts of their lives. Steve Slaton, benched for fumbling problems, has been too nervous about his butterfingers to pick up his own baby, and instead has had the more sure-handed Ryan Moats come over to rock the kid to sleep. However, last week Moats went out ...
