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Boldin To Miss Sunday's Game??

ESPN's John Clayton reports that there is a "good chance" Anquan Boldin will miss Sunday's game at New England.

 

Clayton says the Cardinals' staff wants to give Boldin a week off.   They had Boldin playing QB in the Wildcat in addition to his normal receiver duties, and it may have impacted his focus. Boldin then banged his shoulder in last Sunday's loss to Minnesota. Expect Steve Breaston to start against the Patriots.

 

According the Boston Globe, Boldin did make the trip with the team to New England, but is a long shot to play.

Garcia and Brooks To Play??

Tampa Bay Coach Jon Gruden said linebacker Derrick Brooks is likely to play despite a rib injury, and quarterback Jeff Garcia will start despite a calf injury.

Brooks has been limited in practice this week, and there was concern that he’d have to miss a game for the first time in his 14-year career.

Wide receiver Joey Galloway is also expected to be active Sunday. Galloway hasn’t played in two weeks and hasn’t caught a pass in almost two months.

Brandon Jacobs To Play??

The New York Giants are planning to have running back Brandon Jacobs for the Giants’ Sunday night game with the Panthers.  Jacobs is officially listed as questionable with a knee injury.

“Jacobs has practiced, really, all three days,” head coach Tom Coughlin said Friday. “Barring something that would be a setback –- which means we have to see tomorrow morning, basically –- and hopefully he will go.”

 

Frank Gore Game-Time Decision

The San Francisco Chronicle is calling 49ers running back Frank Gore an official game-time decision for Sunday in St. Louis.

Doctors have told him that he would not risk further injury by playing.

Colts Studs To Play

Colts players Joseph Addai, Dallas Clark and Bob Sanders will play tonite according to Adam Schefter of NFL Network.

Dominic Rhodes will start for Addai tonight.

 

Marion Barber Game-Time Decision

Cowboys RB Marion Barber missed his second consecutive practice Thursday due to his toe injury.  Barber will be a game-time decision for Saturday night.

Bigby Done For Year

Packers.com reports that the Packers have placed S Atari Bigby  on injured reserve, ending his season.

 

Players I Love - by Brian (Bum #2)

Peyton Manning/Reggie Wayne/Dallas Clark
Jags have given up 4th most passing TDs this season

Maurice Jones-Drew
Colts are 25th against the run and MJD is hot

Drew Brees/Marques Colston
Against the Lions?? Hell yeah!!

Pierre Thomas
No Reggie Bush. Facing the Lions. Playing hot. Thomas might be the safest bet of all this week.

Ronnie Brown
He's up agains the Chiefs who have allowed 22 rushing TDs this season. Bit day's a comin'!!

Matt Cassell
Arizona has allowed the most passing TDs of any team this season. Too good a matchup to pass up.

Frank Gore
If he plays, and it is IF, the matchup will be provide monster numbers for Frank Gore

Antonio Bryant
He may be the hottest WR right now. The Chargers are the 2nd worst team against the pass. I'd love Garcia too, if I knew he was going to play.

Thomas Jones
He might be the best player in fantasy football this season. The Seahawks stink, and Jones is the best of the Jets

All Texans - especially Steve Slaton
Up against the Raiders. I wish I had a Texan or 2 on my team.

Marshawn Lynch
He's had a decent season, and now he gets the Broncos D, which is 27th against the run.

Adrian Peterson
An obvious love every week.

DeAngelo Williams
He's as hot as it gets right now, plus the Giants are struggling a bit against the run lately.   I don't expect much out our of the passing game for the Panthers, which means even more DeAngelo

Greg Jennings
The Bears pass D stinks.   I mean really stinks.   Jenning is gonna go off.

Matt Forte
Green Bay is 26th agains the run.   Plus, Forte excells in the passing game.   Forte is gonna be huge

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Players I Like

LaRon McClain
I want to love him, but the Cowboys haven't allowed a rushing TD in 5 games

Calvin Johnson
A monster talent, who has played well no matter who is throwing him the ball. Kitna, Henson, Culpepper, Orlovsky, or Stanton. And the Saints D isn't all that.

Davone Bess
Great Matchup against the Chiefs ranked 30th against the pass. He's getting a ton of targets too.

Dewayne Bowe/Tony Gonzalez
Miami seems to struggle a bit against the pass, and Thigpen seems to throw to just Bowe and Gonzalez.

Kurt Warner/Larry Fitzgerald/Anquan Boldin
It'd be easy to love these guys every week, but in New England, the weather could be a factor and hamper thier overall performance

Sammy Morris
He's scored in 3 straight games, and the Cards can be ran on.

Shaun Hill/Isaac Bruce
Bruce is up against his old team. Plus these 2 have developed a nice chemistry. The Rams stink, so the matchup is nice

Torry Holt
I normally don't like Rams, but the 49ers are 25th against the pass. Holt still has ability and will have a decent day

Phillip Rivers
He's hot right now. He's had 10 muti-TD games. But agains the Bucs, who are 3rd against the pass, I can't love him. Just like.

T.J. Houschmanzadah
He's a bit banged up, so that's why it's only a like. The matchup is awesome for him. Housh gets tons of targets, and should do well against Cleveland

Brett Favre/Laverneous Coles/Jericho Cotchery
The Seahawks have the worst pass D in the league. The Jets passing game should take advantage

Lee Evans
Usually plays well in December, he has struggled with Losman at QB. But Trent Edwards is back, and Evans will be rewarded.

Jay Cutler/Brandon Marshall/Eddie Royal
Saying they are a pass first team, is like saying the media was in the tank for Obama.  Very obvious.

Roddy White
I want to love him agains the Vikings.   The Vikes are the best in the game at stopping the run, so I expect the Falcons to throw more.    I'd love him, but Roddy hasn't scored in the past 5 games.

Brian Westbrook/Donovan McNabb
Both are playing extremely well right now.   But the Skins do have a decent D

Aaron Rodgers
The Bears pass D is 28th in the league.   The Pack might be losing a lot, but Rodgers is still performing

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Players I Hate

David Garrard
Colts are 7th against the pass and have allowed only 5 passing TDs all season

Joe Flacco
Cowboys D is hot right now. The Ravens need this one, and I don't think the rookie will be up to it

Ben Roethlisberger
He hasn't been lighting it up from a fantasy standpoint anyway, and now he's up against the Titans, ranked 5 against the pass

Chris Chambers
He is, at best, the 3rd option in San Diego now. And the Bucs pass D is 3rd best in the league. Chambers is the Bolt that takes the hit

Warrick Dunn
This is just a minor hate. He'll get decent yardage, but once in the red zone, he disappears for Cadillac Williams.

All Bengals not named Houshmanzadah
For obvious reasons

All Browns not named Jamal Lewis or Braylon Edwards. See above.

Leon Washington
I want to like him. He is very talented and does a lot for the Jets. Problem is, he is averaging about 1 carry a game

Jamarcus Russell
Maybe the worst QB in the game, and now it sounds like he won't have his tope 2 WRs.

Jason Campbell
His O-line is banged up and the Eagles are gonna come at him all day long.    Gonna be a long day for Campbell

All Panthers not named Steve Smith and DeAngelo Williams
The Giants D is very solid.  And I'm not sold on Jonathan Stewart, especially with Williams playing so well

Eli Manning
The Panther pass D is good.   The Panther pass rush is good.   Plus, since Plaxico is gone, the Giants don't have a guy who can get open deep

The Bears passing game
It's just really ugly

Raiders Passing Game

Raiders WRs Ronald Curry and Ashley Lelie have been "all but ruled out" for Week 16, according to ESPN's John Clayton.

 

Just another reason not to start any Raiders

Winslow Out

Browns TE Kellen Winslow has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

More Room To Run For Giants Sunday??

CarolinaGrowl.com reports that defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu, the Panthers top run stuffer is unlikely to play against the Giants because of an ankle injury.

Kemoeatu missed practice Wednesday and was on crutches earlier this week.

That's very good news for whoever runs the ball for the Giants on Sunday night.

The winner of the Giants-Panthers game will have home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

Week 16 Podcasts

Colts at Jags - Thursday Night

Dolphins at Chiefs

Saints at Lions

Jets at Seahawks

Eagles at Redskins

Steelers at Titans

Chargers at Bucs

49'ers at Rams

Week 16 Podcasts

Brian (Bum #2) gives fantasy advice on every game with Darin Swenson of KDEC Radio.

 

Cardinals at Pats

Falcons at Vikings

Ravens at Cowboys - Saturday Night

Bills at Broncos

Panthers at Giants

Bengals at Browns

Packers at Bears  - Monday Night

Texans at Raiders

Sammy Baugh Passes Away At 94

Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh, one of the greatest quarterbacks and all around players of all time, has died at the age of 94.

On my list of greatest QBs of all time, I rate Baugh at #5.

Click below to read on his incredible career.   He may have been the best player ever.

Addai Game-Time Decision

Colts running back Joseph Addai is listed as questionable and he made the flight to Jacksonville for Thursday nights game, but still isn't certain to play.    Head coach Tony Dungy expects him to.   Addai will be a game-time decision.   Check your injury updates.

Marvin Harrison Out Thursday Night

Colts WR Marvin Harrison did not make the team trip to Jacksonville for Thursday night's game according to the Indianapolis Star.

Harrison underwent an MRI earlier in the week and the results evidently were not what the Colts were looking for. 

Anthony Gonzalez will start in Harrison's place.

Adrian Peterson Hurt??

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has an ankle injury, and he was limited in practice on Wednesday.   No word on how serious the injury is.

Pacman Jones To Play??

The Dallas Morning News reports that Pacman Jones practiced today and it looks like Jones will play this week.

 

Trent Edwards To Start Sunday

After missing three weeks with a groin injury,  Bills quarterback Trent Edwards is expected to start Sunday.

And what about QB J.P. Losman??   He has been demoted to third string.

Marvin Harrison Hurt??

Colts coach Tony Dungy revealed Wednesday that Marvin Harrison underwent an MRI on his injured hamstring.

 

Harrison was thought to have hurt his knee last week, but Dungy says he "actually has a hamstring issue."

 

The Colts play Thursday night so pay attention to the injury reports