Take It To The Bank - Week 9 By Jeremy Miller/Brandon Anderson
10/31/08 With week eight in the books, Jeremy Miller and Brandon
Anderson are back with their wild and crazy predictions they feel are as
good as gold. Of course, they don’t always agree on these and there is sure
to be some disagreements along the way. So where are they going with their
predictions this week? Read on to see the issues that these two feel you can
take to the bank for week four and beyond. From Jeremy Miller: Watch out for Moss….yeah, Randy! Cassel is learning how
to use him and the numbers are coming around.
After the Brady injury I stated that while Moss was not the Elite WR he was
with Brady, he was still a top 10 WR. Well after a slow start with Cassel,
Moss and Cassel have started to pick up steam and is headed for the top 10
by the end of the season. I expect him to keep this up and be a consistent
threat for your fantasy team as you head into the stretch run for the
playoffs. Clinton Portis is an injury waiting to happen.
Portis has been absolutely money this season and is currently the number one
RB in the league. However, how long can you expect this to last? Well last
year he carried the ball 325 times and so far this eason he is on pace for a
career high 374! The issues that 300 carry RB’s have the following season is
well documented and his heavy work load so far this season would make me
very nervous as a Portis owner. I’m not telling you to rush out and trade
your workhorse, but I’m sure not telling you not to either. Dallas is a mess, yet they still find a way to knock of
the Giants on the road.
I’m willing to finally back off the Giants missing the playoffs stance, but
I’m not going to say it will be an easy road for them to get there. All
signs point to a Dallas beat down in the Meadowlands, which is exactly why I
am going in the other direction on this one. This one will be ugly, and the
Cowboys D steps up and finds a way to get the win. Greg Jennings has been amazingly consistent so far, but
he will stumble out of the top 10 WR’s by year end.
Jennings numbers are very good so far this season, but it’s been three games
since he has cracked 100 yards. With some of the receivers behind him
picking up speed Jennings needs to get it going or he will be quickly behind
them. I just don’t see enough explosive games from him to keep him up here.
Jennings will be a nice number two receiver the rest of the way, but not the
number one he’s been during the first half. This will drop him out of the
top 10 for the year. If you can get good value for him, may be a wise move
to trade him now. -
Bounced Check - Greg
Jennings looks to me like he is becoming the next Torry Holt. He catches a
long pass just about every game, and he’s had 84 yards or more in every game
but his most recent one. Come on Miller, just because the guy has one bad
game and a bye week, you’re giving up on him? Jennings is on pace for close
to 1600 yards and he’s a proven TD threat who should get his scores in
bunches. Even if he slows way down, he’s going to end up with 1300+ yards
and close to double digit scores. He’s got a couple tough matchups, but
there are only a couple WRs I’d rather have than him the rest of the way.
-Brandon Anderson From Brandon Anderson: Daunte Culpepper is going to return to the NFL this
season and be a fantasy factor down the stretch.
It looks pretty clear that Culpepper is going to be making a return sometime
soon. He had a potential workout with the Chiefs this year week and did work
out for the Lions, and there are enough awful QBs in the league right now
that he will be on a team soon. Don’t forget that this guy is a monster to
tackle and has a cannon for an arm, and he will be playing with nothing to
lose on an awful team down the stretch. I’m not saying he’ll be a winner by
any means, but 200+ yards passing, a bonus 3-5 points on the ground, and a
sprinkling of TDs will do you well, especially if your league does not have
major negatives for turnovers. Also, don’t underestimate the impact that
Culpepper could have on someone like Calvin Johnson or Dwayne Bowe with a
guy that can finally throw the long ball. Be ready. -
Bounced Check – Man, I
knew you always had a soft spot for Culpepper, but I thought even you would
have given up on that ship by now. Let’s just face the facts; Culpepper has
not had a relevant fantasy season since 2004! He can’t read a defense, and
is not as mobile as he once was. Culpepper was a creation of a motivated and
young Randy Moss. He is not that player he once was, not even close. If he
can’t read a defense when he understood the offense he was in can you
imagine the results if he would be tossed into a train wreck of a team with
a limited understanding of the offense? Culpepper left the Lions facilities
without a contract and it appears that may have broken down. Even on the off
chance he does sign somewhere in the upcoming weeks we are already in week
9, week 10 before he sniffs a facility, that leaves you 4 weeks of the
regular fantasy season (I doubt playoff teams will need Culpepper to come
save the day). Two of those weeks will likely be swallowed up by bench time
and learning the offense. So that leaves two weeks….on a very bad football
team! Sorry, this is a pipe dream of some guy you remember playing four
years ago when he was worth something….. This is finally the week that Cincinnati gets their first
win, at home against Jacksonville.
Every Jaguars game this season has ended with a one score W or L, and this
team is simply a bland team that plays down to its competition. Their
leading rusher MJD is averaging under 50 yards a game, and they still
haven’t had a passing game since Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell left. Now
let’s be real, the Bengals are not good no matter how you slice it. Cincy
has played every team tough this season other than the turdfest in Houston
last week, and they are bad but not 0-8 bad. They finally get a W this week. The Rams beat the Cardinals at home this week and pull
within a game of the division lead.
I’m finally convinced that the Cards are a pretty good team… at home. But
Arizona is 1-3 on the road and hasn’t shown the ability to close. Meanwhile
the Rams are really coming around and almost won on the road in New England
last week without Steven Jackson. Expect SJax back this week, and expect a
Rams win as put themselves into position for possibly the biggest week 6
playoff long shot in playoff history. Texas Tech takes down Texas Saturday night for their
biggest win in school history.
Alright, not exactly an NFL pick, but there are plenty of guys on both of
those rosters who will be playing on Sundays very soon. Texas’s pass defense
is banged up, and Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree are hungry and ready.
#1 Texas goes down on the road this weekend and sends the BCS into a mess
and a half.
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