Greco held on tight to win his first Expert's Contest

In Week 7 Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) set a 411Fantasy.com record with a 28-point effort, which propelled him into a commanding lead over a field of 50 fellow experts. It was enough to sustain him for the next 10 weeks and Greco held on to win the 2011 411Fantasy.com Expert’s Contest.

Through Week 16, Greco held a tenuous .63 point lead over Matt Schauf (Draft Sharks). Schauf would need to score approximately six more points than Greco in Week 17 to at least tie, but could only manage a four point advantage and Greco edged Schauf 17.38 – 17.23. They were the only two experts to crack the 17-point threshold.

“This year was tougher than ever when it came to predicting games. There was a great group of participants in the 411Fantasy.com challenge and after last season, I wanted to make sure this year I worked harder than ever to get inside the top 10,” said Greco, who finished 13th of 46 in 2010.

Greco has worked in the Fantasy Sports industry since 2007. As a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, Greco made his mark on the industry by teaming up with legendary fantasy baseball analysis Lenny Melnick to help create FantasyPros911 along with Patrick DiCaprio and Tony Cincotta. Greco also is the Associate Editor at BaseballDigest.com and co-owner of Gotham Sports Media Inc. Along with Cincotta, Greco has co-hosted the FantasyPros911 show for the last two years on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports radio. His body of work includes contributing to USA Today’s Sports Weekly, World Championship of Fantasy Football Magazine, Gotham Baseball Magazine, and Baseball Digest.

Greco actually took the lead in Week 6 with a 19-point effort, but it was his 28 points in Week 7 that gave him a one point lead, which is rather large in this format (that’s what she said). He backed it up with two second place finishes in Weeks 10 and 11 and his lead swelled to 1.73 points. But he would average 12.83 points over the last five weeks which allowed several, namely Schauf, Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sportsline), John Paulsen (Fantasy Shrink), Scott Pianowski (Yahoo Sports) and Sam Hendricks (FF Guidebook) to gain ground and threaten to steal the title.

“I was fortunate enough to set a new record this year for points in a week, but every week it seemed like someone new was breathing down my neck,” Greco said. “I would get tweets like “Knock, knock,” from guys wanting to get into that top spot.”

Schauf nearly did with 20 points in Week 17, but it would have taken 22 for him to at least tie Greco. Only Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires), Adam Helbling (411Fantasy) and Tommy Landry (RotoExperts) were able to hit that mark last week, leading the pack for the final week.

Pianowksi, Brad Evans (Yahoo Sports) and Brandon Funston (Yahoo Sports) made it a Yahoo hat-trick with 21 points last week, while Schauf and Jake Ciely (RotoExperts) had 20.

The 2011 “411Fatasy.com Expert’s Contest” included 51 distinguished members from the industry. As we’ve done every week, we’d like to acknowledge those who finished in the upper half and thank everyone again for their participation and support.

Tie breakers were determined by total average score per week. As previously noted, experts who compete in 14-17 weeks are rewarded by having their lowest scores dropped throughout the season. An entire season’s worth of participation earns an expert his/her four lowest scores to be stricken from the record.

The Final Top 25:

1.  Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) 17.38

2. Matt Schauf (Draft Sharks) 17.23

3. Scott Pianowski (Yahoo Sports) 16.92

4. John Paulsen (Fantasy Shrink) 16.85

5. Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sportsline) 16.77

6. Sam Hendricks (FF Guidebook) 16.77

7. Brad Evans (Yahoo Sports) 16.69

8. Adam Conn (411Fantasy) 16.62

9. Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) 16.54

10. Adam Helbling (411Fantasy) 16.23

11. Jake Ciely (RotoExperts) 16.23

12. Andrew Feingold (RotoExperts) 16.15

13. Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible) 15.92

14.  Ken Zalis (Fans FF) 15.77

15. Brandon Funston (Yahoo Sports) 15.77

t16.  Jeff Thitoff (97.1 The Fan) and Dave Richard (CBS Sportsline) 15.54

18.  Jason Sarney (Fantasy Phenoms) 15.54

19. Tristan Cockroft (ESPN) 15.38

20. Tommy Landry (RotoExperts) 15.31

21. Eric Karabell (ESPN) 15.23

22. Andy Behrens (Yahoo Sports) 15.23

23. Jody Smith (Gridiron Experts) 15.08

24. Mike Gilbert (RotoExperts) 15.08

25. Chris Morgan (RotoWire) 15.0

The 411

In 2010 Greco placed 13th out of 46. This year he bested 51 participants…. John Paulsen finished fourth this season a year after coming in second. Eisenberg came in fifth after coming in ninth in 2010 – Last season FSWA’s Mike Jones won it a year after his runner-up finish…. Jeff Boggis now has three Top 10 finishes in a row. This year he placed ninth, last year he finished third and in 2009 he came in eighth. Jared Smola (Draft Sharks) is the only other expert to bag three consecutive Top 10 spots (2008-2010)…. In 2008 Roto Experts dominated the top ten with five representatives; In 2009 Fantasy Phenoms held the majority of reps; In 2010 CBS gurus Eisenberg and Richard were the only repeat representatives, placing ninth and tied for 10th respectively. This year it was Yahoo Sports’ Pianowski and Evans holding fort in third and seventh place and 411’s Conn and Helbling in eighth and 10th (shameless plug). RotoExperts had four place in the top half with Jake Ciely leading the way in 11th…. Here are the results of the previous three years: 2010; 2009;  2008…. Once again we thank all of our esteemed colleagues for their participation and support. We hope the contest continues to grow and look forward to another fun and competitive season in 2012.

Patrick Welsh (Fantasy Pros 911) was Week 16’s co-winner with 23 points. He was joined by CBS Sports guru CBS Sports guru Dave Richard as each expert eclipsed his season high by three points (both in Week 7).

Welsh was hot out of the gate with seven points at QB (Brees, Newton+1, Brady+1 and Stafford+1), then tallied four at RB (Foster+1, Rice, MJD), three at WR (Megatron, Marshall+1), a point for TE Graham, two points for the Bengals DST (+1) and six points for three multiple choice questions including a rare expert selection for the N.Y. Giants defense.

Richard racked up six points at QB by naming all five correctly plus a bonus for Brady at No. 3. He then scored four at RB (Foster+1, Rice, MJD), two at WR (Megatron, Marshall), a point for Graham, two points for PK (Akers and the only one to pick Bironas) along with eight points for answering four multiple choice questions correctly.

Perhaps the focus on Welsh this week will take a little heat off of Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911), who has been limping towards the finish line of late. He still leads the pack with an adjusted score of 17.15, but on his trail is Matt Schauf (Draft Sharks), who recorded a 22 in Week 16, with a 16.62 average. Schauf is followed closely behind by Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sportsline) and 411 Fantasy’s Adam Conn (16.54). Sam Hendricks (FF Guidebook) is at 16.46 and John Paulsen (Fantasy Shrink) jumped to 16.31.

The red-hot Eisenberg scored 20 points last week as did Paulsen. They were followed by Jake Ciely (RotoExperts), Jared Smola (Draft Sharks), Jody Smith (Gridiron Experts), Russ Bliss (Fantasy Football Starters) and Scott Pianowski (Yahoo Sports), all with 19 points.

Ken Zalis (Fans FF), Brandon Funston (Yahoo Sports) and Mike Gilbert (RotoExperts) posted 18 points apiece. Gilbert was the only expert to rank PK Graham Gano at all, let alone correctly at the top. He also was one of two to rank Brent Celek in his Top 5.

Andrew Feingold (RotoExperts), Jeff Thitoff (97.1 The Fan)and Conn rounded out the Top 15 last week with 17 points each.

As previously stated, experts who compete in 14-17 weeks are rewarded by having their lowest scores dropped throughout the season. An entire season’s worth of participation earns an expert his/her four lowest scores to be stricken from the record. Below are the adjusted scores leaderboard. In parenthesis you will see each experts average weekly score.

Leaderboard through Week 16:

1.  Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) 17.15 (15.56)

2. Matt Schauf (Draft Sharks) 16.62 (15.38)

3. Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sportsline) 16.54 (15.63)

4. Adam Conn (411Fantasy) 16.54 (15.0)

5. Sam Hendricks (FF Guidebook) 16.46 (15.0)

6. John Paulsen (Fantasy Shrink) 16.31 (15.0)

7. Andrew Feingold (RotoExperts) 16.15 (15.06)

8. Brad Evans (Yahoo Sports) 16.08 (14.94)

9. Scott Pianowski (Yahoo Sports) 15.92 (14.94)

10.  Ken Zalis (Fans FF) 15.77 (14.75)

11. Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) 15.77 (14.69)

12.  Jason Sarney (Fantasy Phenoms) 15.77 (14.56)

13. Jake Ciely (RotoExperts) 15.62 (14.69)

t14.  Jeff Thitoff (97.1 The Fan) 15.54 (15.0)

t14. Dave Richard (CBS Sportsline) 15.54 (15.0)

16. Adam Helbling (411Fantasy) 15.54 (14.63)

17. Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible) 15.38 (14.38)

18. Brandon Funston (Yahoo Sports) 15.15 (14.31)

19. Eric Karabell (ESPN) 14.85 (14.33)

20. Jared Smola (Draft Sharks) 14.85 (14.31)

21.  Jody Smith (Gridiron Experts) 14.85 (14.29)

22. Tristan Cockroft (ESPN) 14.85 (13.88)

23. Robb Perkins (FF Trader) 14.62 (13.88)

24. Mike Gilbert (RotoExperts) 14.54 (13.88)

At this time last year 411fantasy was a one-third Jewish. Due to structural changes Mr. Conn is pleased to announce that we are now half Jewish. This, of course, has me (Helbling) worried about my job security as I am sure that there is some federal grant money someplace that Jewish fantasy football sits are eligible for. Regardless, we here at 411fantasy wish all the goy and non-goy a happy festival of lights.

411 All-Bupkes Team

If you made the playoffs with any of the following players it wasn’t likely because of them, but in spite of them. As it is the holiday season and we are a forgiving lot, players who suffered serious injuries have been given a pass (Charles, Jamal). The rest of this sorry lot deserve all the scorn and ridicule we can heap at them.

Quarterback

San Diego Chargers Philip Rivers – Rivers is only a handful of points out of a top five place in scoring in most standard leagues since week 8, but if Rivers was your No. 1 quarterback this season your season was probably already over by then. Over the first eight weeks of the season Rivers led the league in INTs with 11 and had just as many touchdown passes as Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman (7). As the fourth quarterback taken in most leagues, this just doesn’t cut it.

Running Back

Tennessee Titans Chris Johnson – For the season Johnson has 130 more touches than New Orleans Saints Running Back Darren Sproles and is being outscored by Sproles by 8 points in ESPN standard scoring. Johnson was the fourth player taken in most drafts while Sproles was the 44th running back taken in most leagues. Need we say more? It does hurt to put Johnson on this list though as he is kind of a hero of mine. Sign a big fat contract that sets you up for life and then blame everybody else around you for your ineptness. I plan on doing the same thing here at 411 once the major sponsors come calling as Mr. Conn keeps promising they will.

Wide Receiver

Philadelphia Eagles DeSean Jackson – Jackson has pulled the reverse Chris Johnson by doing next to nothing will trying to get a big contract. Jackson has just two 100-yard receiving games for the season, his last one being Week 4, and has just one touchdown over the last eight weeks. Jackson currently has the same number of fantasy points as Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Early Doucet.

Tight End

Green Bay Packers Jermichael Finley – It might be a stretch to put Finely on this list as he is currently scoring as a top five tight end in most leagues. Finley earns a spot on this board due in large part to his ADP. Finley was a mid-fourth round pick in most leagues. Considering New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker was taken in the same places, owners who selected Finely over Welker missed out on a good deal of value. When you add that New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who has played in four less games and went undrafted in most leagues, is just two points behind Finley in scoring you can’t be happy with your Finley selection.

The Great Eight

We celebrate these eight players, otherwise known as the Maccabees, who are a cut above the rest in recognition of Hannukkah’s eight great nights.

Quarterbacks

Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers – Of the top five quarterback, according to ESPN standard scoring, Rodgers has the fewest passing attempts but is still outscoring the No. 2 quarterback by 30 points. Rodgers’ worst fantasy week was Week 14 where he threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns. If you drafted Rodgers, there is a good chance you not only made your league’s playoffs, but are looking at a possible championship.

Carolina Panthers Cam Newton – Newton, the No. 2 scoring quarterback according to ESPN, only has 17 touchdown passes. However, his 13 rushing touchdowns would rank him second among running backs. His 3,722 yards passing and 609 yards rushing shouldn’t be ignored either. As the 24th quarterback taken off most draft boards, Newton might hold the most fantasy value of any player this year.

Detroit Lions Matthew Stafford – Stafford has averaged 236 yards passing and two passing touchdowns per game so far this season. Stafford is a top five scoring quarterback that was the 11th quarterback taken in most leagues.

Running Backs

Philadelphia Eagles LeSean McCoy – McCoy currently leads the league in touchdowns scored and is second in rushing yards. The Eagles running back has scored two touchdowns in six games and has just one contest where he failed to find the end zone.

Buffalo Bills Fred Jackson -  Prior to being injured in Week 11 Jackson was the No. 2 scoring running back in fantasy football. Over the first 10 weeks of the season the Bills back was averaging 145 total offensive yards per game and had a 5.6 yards per carry average. While he isn’t helping any owners during their playoff runs, he is likely a pretty big reason they got there to begin with.

Wide Receivers

Carolina Panthers Steve Smith – There were 34 wide receivers who were taken before Steve Smith in most leagues. At this point in the season, only two wide receivers are currently out scoring him. Smith has averaged 93 yards receiving and 0.4 touchdowns per game with a rookie quarterback and with one of the weakest wide receiving corps in the league.

New York Giants Victor Cruz – Cruz ranked 44th in targets over the first eight weeks of the season as he started out the year as the team’s No. 3 wide receiver and an afterthought in the Giants passing game. Since Week 9, Cruz ranks third in targets amongst wide recievers. With Cruz currently tied for fifth in scoring at the position, it would be interesting to see his totals if he had been targeted as often in the first eight weeks as he has been since.

Tight Ends

New England Patriots Rob Gronkowski – If you are looking for a fantasy player of the year, look no further than Gronkowski. Gronkowski has 42 more points than the No. 2 tight end and among wide receivers only Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson has scored more. Not too shabby for an early ninth round pick.

411’s Crystal Ball

If the only leagues you have ever participated in are redraft leagues do yourself a favor and make playing in a keeper or dynasty league a top priority for next season. Nothing against redraft leagues, we play in several ourselves, but the true test of a fantasy owner’s skills isn’t just drafting for the current season but also for the seasons to come. The following three players are for dynasty or keeper league owners looking to strengthen their teams next season. We liken these players to the oil in the menorah that lasted eight days, instead of its projected one.

Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver Antonio Brown – Few people had a bigger man crush on Mike Wallace than myself during the preseason. In fact, I predicted Wallace would end the season as a top five fantasy wide receiver (he is currently fifth). I still am pretty high on Wallace, but if I drafted today I would pick Antonio Brown first. It wasn’t until Week 7 that Brown asserted himself as the team’s No. 2 wide receiver, but since then he leads the team in targets, receptions and receiving yards. The two players will cut into each others value, but I think both are great options as low end No. 1 wide receivers.

Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver Percy Harvin -Migraines and poor play calling have stalled Harvin’s pro career and fantasy value. During the early part of 2011 there were several games were Harvin appeared in less than 50 percent of the team’s offensive snaps. However, over the last eight weeks of the season Harvin currently ranks third in scoring at his position. The best stat that Harvin has going for him over the last nine weeks is that he is averaging 10 touches per game. Next on that list is Wes Welker with seven.

Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Matt Ryan – Ryan’s name is always going to get lost in the shuffle of top fantasy quarterbacks and for good reason, he isn’t one. However, he is a consistent top 10 scorer that will seldom post a goose-egg. Give Ryan and rookie wide receiver Julio Jones a full offseason to work with each other and we see Ryan’s numbers improving. There are certainly better quarterback prospects out there, but you will have a hard time find a top 10 fantasy quarterback that you can get cheaper than Ryan.

For the record, we had Ryan Matthews in this section last year who is currently the No. 8 fantasy running back.

Four Things To Appreciate During Hanukkah We Can All Appreciate

As anybody who has bothered to read my Tuesday Hangovers can attest to this – I’m a pretty grumpy guy. My parents tell me that I was sitting on our front porch yelling at the kids to get off the damned yard when I was eight. As much as I love the NFL and fantasy football, there are a lot of things that drive me nuts. None reviewable plays on helmet-to-helmet contact. Tim Tebow. Tim Tebow fans. Norv Turner. The Worthington Area Fantasy Football League…. seriously, your league scoring is stupid. Non-skimpy NFL Cheerleader outfits. Tim Tebow. Mario Manningham screwing me in a lot of leagues this year. Mike Shanahan. Coaches who abandon the run when they go down by a field goal and Tim Tebow….. Conversely, here are five things I love about the 2011 NFL season and this year in fantasy football.

No. 5

Fat guys refusing to be tackled.

No. 4

Brett Keisel’s beard. This is a repeat from last year, but as long as Keisel grows it I’ll keep putting it on here.

No. 3
Daily/Weekly Fantasy football. I just started playing last year, but I’m hooked. If you are a fantasy fan and not playing in any of the Daily/Weekly leagues you are seriously missing out.

No. 2

NFL eye candy.

No. 1

Brett Favre stayed retired.

In closing, we give a shout out to Mr. Conn’s bretheren around the league… So here’s to you,

Greg Camarillo – Minnesota Vikings – WR

Julian Edelman - New England Patriots – WR

Antonio Garay – San Diego Chargers – DT

Adam Goldberg – St. Louis Rams – T/G

Kyle Kosier – Dallas Cowboys – G

Taylor Mays – San Francisco 49ers – SS

Igor Olshansky – Dallas Cowboys – DT

Adam Podlesh – Jacksonville Jaguars – K

Sage Rosenfels – New York Giants- QB

Geoff Schwartz – Carolina Panthers – G

Happy Hanukkah to all and to all a good yom tov!

DST: Houston #5

Pichan got off to a hot start by being the only expert to earn seven points at QB (Brees+1, Brady+1, Stafford and Romo+1). He then picked up two points for WR Calvin Johnson, one for TE Jimmy Graham, two for PK Janikowski +1, and closed with six points by answering three multiple choice questions correctly (Cars0n Palmer, Demariyus Thomas and Anthony Fasano).

In second place last week was Jason Sarney (Fantasy Phenoms) with 17 points. Jim Day (GoAheadScore.com), Matthew Berry (ESPN), Christopher Harris (ESPN) and Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sportsline) each had 16 points. Eisenberg has been steadily climbing the ladder and has now closed the weekly average gap to .4 points behind overall leader Paul Greco. However, he trails in the overall adjusted scoring average by exactly one point.

Tied for seventh last week with 15 points were John Paulsen (Fantasy Shrink), Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires), Adam Helbling (411Fantasy), Brad Evans (Yahoo) and Andy Behrens (Yahoo).

They were followed by Tommy Landry (RotoExperts, Robb Perkins (FF Trader), Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible), Brandon Funston (Yahoo Sports) and Jake Ciely (RotoExperts) who had 14 points apiece.

As previously stated, experts who compete in 14-17 weeks are rewarded by having their lowest scores dropped throughout the season. An entire season’s worth of participation earns an expert his/her four lowest scores to be stricken from the record. Below are the adjusted scores leaderboard. In parenthesis you will see each experts average weekly score.  The race is getting tighter, although Greco maintains a lead he’s held since Week 7.

Leaderboard through Week 15:

1.  Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) 16.85 (15.73)

2. Sam Hendricks (FF Guidebook) 16.0 (14.93)

3. Adam Conn (411Fantasy) 16.0 (14.87)

4. Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sportsline) 15.85 (15.33)

5. Matt Schauf (Draft Sharks) 15.85 (14.93)

6. Brad Evans (Yahoo Sports) 15.85 (14.87)

7. Andrew Feingold (RotoExperts) 15.77 (14.93)

8. Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) 15.54 (14.73)

t9. John Paulsen (Fantasy Shrink) 15.54 (14.67)

t9. Scott Pianowski (Yahoo Sports) 15.54 (14.67)

11. Adam Helbling (411Fantasy) 15.31 (14.67)

12.  Jason Sarney (Fantasy Phenoms) 15.31 (14.47)

13.  Jeff Thitoff (97.1 The Fan) 15.15 (14.87)

14.  Ken Zalis (Fans FF) 15.08 (14.53)

15. Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible) 15.0 (14.27)

16. Jake Ciely (RotoExperts) 14.92 (14.4)

17. Eric Karabell (ESPN) 14.69 (14.36)

18. Brandon Funston (Yahoo Sports) 14.62 (14.07)

19.  Eric Dell (BabyBlueMonkey) 14.46 (14.0)

20. Dave Richard (CBS Sportsline) 14.38 (14.38)

21. Tristan Cockroft (ESPN) 14.38 (13.73)

22. Jared Smola (Draft Sharks) 14.31 (14.0)

23. Robb Perkins (FF Trader) 14.31 (13.8)

24. Tommy Landry (RotoExperts) 14.31 (13.53)

25. Alessandro Miglio (Pro Football Focus) 14.23 (13.67)

Example No. 1
Giants Vs QB – 1
No other team has given up more points per game to the quarterback position than the New York Giants over the last five weeks.

Example No. 2
Steelers Vs QB – 32
No other team has given up fewer points per game to the quarterback position then the Pittsburgh Steelers over the last five weeks.

Houston Texans Vs. Indianapolis Colts

Texans Vs. Position
QB – 28
RB – 29
WR – 29

Colts Vs. Position
QB – 16
RB – 9
WR – 28

Cleveland Browns Vs. Baltimore Ravens

Browns Vs. Position
QB – 24
RB – 4
WR – 23

Ravens Vs. Position
QB – 29
RB – 18
WR – 26

Denver Broncos Vs. Buffalo Bills

Broncos Vs. Position
QB – 17
RB – 5
WR – 27

Bills Vs. Position
QB – 8
RB – 2
WR – 16

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vs. Carolina Panthers

Buccaneers Vs. Posiiton
QB – 5
RB – 1
WR – 12

Panthers Vs. Posiiton
QB – 9
RB – 3
WR – 8

Arizona Cardinals Vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Cardinals Vs. Position
QB – 22
RB – 27
WR – 17

Bengals Vs. Position
QB – 12
RB – 12
WR – 7

Oakland Raiders Vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Raiders Vs. Position
QB – 6
RB – 21
WR – 3

Chiefs Vs. Position
QB – 13
RB – 16
WR – 31

Miami Dolphins Vs. New England Patriots

Dolphins Vs. Position
QB – 26
RB – 24
WR – 21

Patriots Vs. Position
QB – 7
RB – 22
WR – 1

New York Giants Vs. New York Jets

Giants Vs. Position
QB – 2
RB – 20
WR – 2

Jets Vs. Position
QB – 20
RB – 30
WR – 24

St. Louis Rams Vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Rams Vs. Position
QB – 30
RB – 7
WR – 15

Steelers Vs. Position
QB – 32
RB – 31
WR – 32

Jacksonville Jaguars Vs. Tennessee Titans

Jaguars Vs. Posiiton
QB – 21
RB – 17
WR – 14

Titans Vs. Position
QB – 25
RB – 19
WR – 20

Minnesota Vikings Vs. Washington Redskins

Vikings Vs. Position
QB – 1
RB – 8
WR – 5

Redskins Vs. Position
QB – 19
RB – 14
WR – 25

San Diego Chargers Vs. Detroit Lions

Chargers Vs. Position
QB – 15
RB – 15
WR – 18

Lions Vs. Position
QB – 3
RB – 13
WR – 4

Philadelphia Eagles Vs. Dallas Cowboys

Eagles Vs. Position
QB – 11
RB – 25
WR – 6

Cowboys Vs. Position
QB – 10
RB – 26
WR – 9

San Francisco 49ers Vs. Seattle Seahawks

49ers Vs. Position
QB – 27
RB – 32
WR – 10

Seahawks Vs. Position
QB – 31
RB – 11
WR – 30

Chicago Bears Vs. Green Bay Packers

Bears Vs. Position
QB – 23
RB – 23
WR – 22

Packers Vs. Position
QB – 18
RB – 10
WR – 13

Atlanta Falcons Vs. New Orleans Saints

Falcons Vs. Position
QB – 14
RB – 28
WR – 19

Saints Vs. Position
QB – 4
RB – 6
WR – 11

10:58 – Kyle Orton gets the start for the Chiefs this week giving Bowe a bump in value.

11:04 – For you IDPers…Justin Tuck is expected to be active this week.

11:05 – For those trying to decide if they should wait on Roethlisberger, he was able to participate in some of the last two practices and remains questionable. Personally, I think he plays but I would make sure there aren’t better options on my roster. It isn’t a good matchup and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Steelers go run heavy if he does play. I see him as a mid level tier 2 QB this week.

11:08 – No Bradford for the Rams this week. I like the Bengals defense as a bit of a sneaky play.

11:08 – Reports are that Brian Dawkins didn’t participate in the Broncos walkthrough on Saturday and is expected to be inactive. Give a bump to your Pats skill players.

11:12 – Despite an injury Matt Hasselbeck is expected to start this week for the Titans.

11:24 – For those still waiting for McFadden to return, all reports are that you will be waiting till next season.

11:33 – Adrian Peterson is active and starting for the Vikings today.

11:35 – James Starks is inactive for the Packers today, give Grant a small bump in value. I don’t think Grant is a great option to find the end zone unless he breaks a long one like last week.

11:46 – Dallas Clark is out for the Colts. Tamme will start in his place.

11:48 – Matt Moore gets the start for the Dolphins this week. Marshall gets a small boost in value.

11:56 – With Jake Long inactive for the Dolphins downgrade all your Dolphins.

11:56 – Just to make it official….Justin Tuck is active and will start.

12:03 – Brandon Saine is also listed as inactive for the Packers. With both Starks and Saine inactive, Grant could get a season high in carries. I like Grant as a No. 2 running back.

12:08 – Mark Ingram is inactive for the Saints. Give bumps in value to both Ivory and Thomas. I like Thomas as the most likely for a TD and Ivory for most yards for what its worth. Both are flex plays this week with upside.

12:11 – Reports are that Kevin Smith is expected to play, but will be a game time decision. Smith still isn’t 100 percent and is a risky play with upside especially in PPR leagues.

12:16 – The No. 1 thing that annoys me about Tebowmania is that all of the coverage is the same thing over and over and over. Nothing new gets said and a lot of other coverage gets ignored. Tebow sucks for three quarters and is good for the last, he is a great guy…..I GET IT ALREADY! Move the eff on.

12:27 – The new Tebow mashup on ESPN has me running for the hills for the week. My picks for the week that are for recreational purposes only legal mumbo jumbo blah blah blah…..Ravens -2.5, Seahawks +3.5.

QB: Romo (3)

RB: F.Jones (4)

PK: Bailey (5)

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JAX @ ATL

WR: White (5)

TE: Gonzalez (5)