Picks for Week 14

Posted: December 8, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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Last week I came out on top at 10-5. Mr. Fantasy was 9-6 and Dan the Man was 8-7. For the season I’m in the lead at 118-61-1. Mr. Fantasy is in second at 112-67-1 and Dan the Man is third at 105-74-1.

Week 14

Here are the games we agree on.

Atlanta over Carolina

Cleveland; yes you read that right we all took Cleveland over Kansas City

Pittsburgh over San Diego

Indianapolis over Tennessee

Chicago over Minnesota

The 49ers over Miami

Seattle over Arizona

The Giants over The Saints

Green Bay over Detroit

Here are the games we split on.

Mr. Fantasy took Baltimore, Dan the Man and I have Washington

Dan the Man took Dallas, Mr. Fantasy and I have Cincinnati

Mr. Fantasy took St. Louis, Dan the Man and I took Buffalo

Dan the Man took Philadelphia, Mr. Fantasy and I took Tampa Bay

Mr. Fantasy took Jacksonville, Dan the Man and I took The  Jets

On Monday Night; Dan the Man took Houston, Mr. Fantasy and I have New England

Week 14 Start’em and Sit’em

Posted: December 8, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in Uncategorized
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Week 14 has a lot of great story lines.

Who will separate themselves in the Rookie of the year race?  I see it as a three horse race between Luck, RGIII and Wilson.

Is this the AFC championship preview?  New England hosts the Texans in what should be a great game.

Can the Steelers keep their playoff dreams alive?  The last spot comes down to Bengals and Steelers.

Now Which is the better division, all year everyone proclaimed the NFC as the better division, but I don’t see it that way anymore.

Let’s get into this week’s Fantasy Start’em and Sit’em

Quarterbacks Start’ems.

  • Eli Manning – Big day against a bad Tampa Defense and it is December.  Look for the Gaints to get really hot down the stretch.
  • Joe Flacco-Washington has a bad pass defense.  Ranked 31st against the pass, Flacco has a great afternoon.
  • Andrew Luck- Will be rookie of the year and we are watching something special developing this season in Indy, add in a bad Tennessee team=big afternoon.
  • Matthew Stafford –Has the best receiver in the NFL and Green Bay gives up yards thru the air.

Quarterback Sit’em

  • Phillip Rivers –Nothing left to play for and faces best defense in the NFL.
  • Jay Cutler-Great QB, bad system faces decent defense means bad numbers
  • Tony Romo- Bengals pass defense is under rated.  Romo will have trouble moving the ball.
  •  Russell Wilson-Is now in the Rookie of the year conversation after beating the Bears.  He will have a tough night against the Cardinals.

Running Back Start’em

  • Steven Jackson-87 rushes/369 yds/1 TD over the last 4 games.  This includes 2 games against the 49ers.  Buffalo is 30th against the rush, expect his production to be high.
  • Jamaal Charles-K.C has found its rushing attack. Charles has Averaged 105 yds a game over the last 4.  Lokk for this to continue this week.
  •  Chris Johnson- He has struggle the last 2 weeks, but he a colts defense that is not very good against the rush.  He gets things back on track this week.
  • Ben Jarvus Green-Elis– Faces a middle of the road rush defense and they will be keying in on A.J. Green and the pass defense.

Running Back Sit’ems

  • Bryce Brown-I know he has been putting up BIG numbers since starting, but this week he faces the best run defense.
  • Reggie Bush Faces 3rd rank rush defense
  • Ryan Mathews– he has been struggling on posting 53 yds a game and 0 TDs over the past 5 games.  Now he faces the number defense in the NFL.
  • Steven Ridley Has scored in his last 4 games.  Houston is stout against the run and Ridley will have a tough night.

Wide Receiver Start’em

  • Hakeem Nicks-Faces the 30th rank pass defense.
  • Jeremy Maclin- Faces worst Pass Defense in the NFL.
  •  Chris Givens-20 targets/16 Rec/207 yds/1 TD over the last 2 games.  This continues against Buffalo’s middle of the road pass Defense.
  • Torrey Smith-He is being targeted a minimum of 8 times a game over the last 4 games combined with the NFL’s worst pass defense.  He should put up good numbers this week.

Wide Receiver Sit’em

  • Larry Fitzgerald-He is one of the best receivers in the NFL, but no QB and a tough physical Seattle defense means another bad night.
  • Stevie Johnson-His production has been up over the last 4 games, but the Rams defense is better than they get credit for.  It will be tough game for him.
  • Brian Hartline-Faces 2nd best pass Defense
  • Steve Smith(Car)- 6 for 52 YDs when he faced Atlanta in September.  Atlanta is looking to clinch the number 1 seed.  His numbers will be similar to last time.

Tight End Start’em

  • Owen Daniels-Great situation against New England.
  • Jason Witten-Romo will be looking for his check down all night.
  • Jermaine Gresham-Who be open a lot
  • Heath Miller – Big Ben returns

Tight End Sit’em

  • Brandon Pettigrew– Not the main Tight end anymore.
  • Antonio Gates– They’ve packed it in
  • Jermichael Finley-Over rated
  • Brent Celek-not been productive

Let me know how you like this and if you agree.  You can always get me @mrfanofsports or Email the show.

NFL picks; week 13

Posted: December 1, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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Last week was Mr. Fantasy’s week as he went 11-5. Dan the Man was 2nd at 10-6 and I was bringing up the rear at 9-7. For the season I’m in the lead at 108-56-1. Mr. Fantasy is in 2nd at 103-61-1 and Dan the Man is 3rd at 97-67-1.

Here’s what we got for week 13.

Here are the game we all agreed on.

Chicago over Seattle

Houston over Tennessee

Indianapolis over Detroit

New England over Miami

San Francisco over St. Louis

Denver over Tampa Bay

Baltimore over Pittsburgh

Cincinnati over San Diego

Dallas over Philadelphia

Now the games we split on.

Dan the Man and I have Buffalo, Mr. Fantasy went with Jacksonville

Mr. Fantasy and I have Carolina, Dan the man has Kansas City

Mr. Fantasy and I have Green Bay, Dan the Man has Minnesota

Mr. Fantasy and I have the Jets, Dan the Man has Arizona

Dan the Man and I have Oakland, Mr. Fantasy has Cleveland

On Monday night; Mr. Fantasy and Dan the Man have the Giants, I went with Washington

Heisman Trophy; who ya got?

Posted: November 29, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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If you’ve listened to the show you know Dan the Man and I don’t talk much college football. That doesn’t mean that I haven’t been paying attention to what goes on in the sport. It’s the time of year when all the talk turns to the Heisman Trophy and who should win it. It might as well be my turn; so who ya got?

The award is supposed to go to the best player in college football. Not the best offensive player in college football, but the best PLAYER in college football. I’m sure you can see where I’m going with this as the best player in college football this season has been Manti Te’o. I know defensive players don’t win this award. The last defensive player to win the award was Charles Woodson in 1997; so I think it’s time for this to happen again. Manti Te’o would get my vote for the Heisman Trophy.

Johnny Manziel would be the second name I’d put on my ballot. He put up huge numbers, but you have to wonder if it’s the system he’s in. He did break records set by Cam Newton and Tim Tebow; so that’s an impressive feat in itself. They call Manziel; Johnny Football and with good reason. He’s second in NCAA total offensive stats; he’s only behind Nick Florence of Baylor. There will be a lot of voters who won’t cast a vote for Manziel because he’s a freshman. I believe he belongs on the ballot, but in the second spot.

Marqise Lee from The University of Southern California (USC) is third on my ballot. 112 receptions and 1680 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. USC didn’t have the kind of season they were predicted to have, but Lee still put up great offensive numbers for them. Lee also averaged a little over 28 yards a kick return and took 1 in for a touchdown. Only a sophomore Lee and Manzell could battle for this award for the next couple of seasons if they stay in school.

Ka”Deem Carey running back University of Arizona is in the fourth spot on my ballot. He’s the leading rusher in the NCAA with 1757 rushing yards and averaged almost 6.4 yards per carry. I believe if you’re the best running back in college football you should get a vote for the Heisman Trophy. Okay maybe he’s not considered the best running back in college football, but he’s put up the numbers to deserve a vote. He also scored 20 rushing touchdowns this season.

Let’s have some fun with the last spot on my ballot. I’m going to go with Rakeem Cato the sophomore quarterback from Marshall University.He threw for 37 touchdowns and 4201 yards this season. This is just me, but I always try to find guy no one will think of who deserves he award and this season for me it’s Cato. In 584 passing attempts he threw 11 interceptions and completed passes at almost 70%.

There you are my five; so who ya got?

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Heisman Trophy; who ya got?

Posted: November 29, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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If you’ve listened to the show you know Dan the Man and I don’t talk much college football. That doesn’t mean that I haven’t been paying attention to what goes on in the sport. It’s the time of year when all the talk turns to the Heisman Trophy and who should win it. It might as well be my turn; so who ya got?

The award is supposed to go to the best player in college football. Not the best offensive player in college football, but the best PLAYER in college football. I’m sure you can see where I’m going with this as the best player in college football this season has been Manti Te’o. I know defensive players don’t win this award. The last defensive player to win the award was Charles Woodson in 1997; so I think it’s time for this to happen again. Manti Te’o would get my vote for the Heisman Trophy.

Johnny Manziel would be the second name I’d put on my ballot. He put up huge numbers, but you have to wonder if it’s the system he’s in. He did break records set by Cam Newton and Tim Tebow; so that’s an impressive feat in itself. They call Manziel; Johnny Football and with good reason. He’s second in NCAA total offensive stats; he’s only behind Nick Florence of Baylor. There will be a lot of voters who won’t cast a vote for Manziel because he’s a freshman. I believe he belongs on the ballot, but in the second spot.

Marqise Lee from The University of Southern California (USC) is third on my ballot. 112 receptions and 1680 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. USC didn’t have the kind of season they were predicted to have, but Lee still put up great offensive numbers for them. Lee also averaged a little over 28 yards a kick return and took 1 in for a touchdown. Only a sophomore Lee and Manzell could battle for this award for the next couple of seasons if they stay in school.

Ka”Deem Carey running back University of Arizona is in the fourth spot on my ballot. He’s the leading rusher in the NCAA with 1757 rushing yards and averaged almost 6.4 yards per carry. I believe if you’re the best running back in college football you should get a vote for the Heisman Trophy. Okay maybe he’s not considered the best running back in college football, but he’s put up the numbers to deserve a vote. He also scored 20 rushing touchdowns this season.

Let’s have some fun with the last spot on my ballot. I’m going to go with Rakeem Cato the sophomore quarterback from Marshall University.He threw for 37 touchdowns and 4201 yards this season. This is just me, but I always try to find guy no one will think of who deserves he award and this season for me it’s Cato. In 584 passing attempts he threw 11 interceptions and completed passes at almost 70%.

There you are my five; so who ya got?

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Heisman Trophy; who ya got?

Posted: November 28, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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If you’ve listened to the show you know Dan the Man and I don’t talk much college football. That doesn’t mean that I haven’t been paying attention to what goes on in the sport. It’s the time of year when all the talk turns to the Heisman Trophy and who should win it. It might as well be my turn; so who ya got?

The award is supposed to go to the best player in college football. Not the best offensive player in college football, but the best PLAYER in college football. I’m sure you can see where I’m going with this as the best player in college football this season has been Manti Te’o. I know defensive players don’t win this award. The last defensive player to win the award was Charles Woodson in 1997; so I think it’s time for this to happen again. Manti Te’o would get my vote for the Heisman Trophy.

Johnny Manziel would be the second name I’d put on my ballot. He put up huge numbers, but you have to wonder if it’s the system he’s in. He did break records set by Cam Newton and Tim Tebow; so that’s an impressive feat in itself. They call Manziel; Johnny Football and with good reason. He’s second in NCAA total offensive stats; he’s only behind Nick Florence of Baylor. There will be a lot of voters who won’t cast a vote for Manziel because he’s a freshman. I believe he belongs on the ballot, but in the second spot.

Marqise Lee from The University of Southern California (USC) is third on my ballot. 112 receptions and 1680 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. USC didn’t have the kind of season they were predicted to have, but Lee still put up great offensive numbers for them. Lee also averaged a little over 28 yards a kick return and took 1 in for a touchdown. Only a sophomore Lee and Manzell could battle for this award for the next couple of seasons if they stay in school.

Ka”Deem Carey running back University of Arizona is in the fourth spot on my ballot. He’s the leading rusher in the NCAA with 1757 rushing yards and averaged almost 6.4 yards per carry. I believe if you’re the best running back in college football you should get a vote for the Heisman Trophy. Okay maybe he’s not considered the best running back in college football, but he’s put up the numbers to deserve a vote. He also scored 20 rushing touchdowns this season.

Let’s have some fun with the last spot on my ballot. I’m going to go with Rakeem Cato the sophomore quarterback from Marshall University.He threw for 37 touchdowns and 4201 yards this season. This is just me, but I always try to find guy no one will think of who deserves he award and this season for me it’s Cato. In 584 passing attempts he threw 11 interceptions and completed passes at almost 70%.

There you are my five; so who ya got?

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Picks; the rest of week 12

Posted: November 24, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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Mr. Fantasy went 3-0 for the Thanksgiving day games. Dan the Man and I went 2-1. Here’s the way we picked the rest of week 12.

These are the games we agreed on.

Indianapolis over Buffalo

Pittsburgh over Cleveland

Cincinnati over Oakland

Denver over Kansas City

Seattle over Miami

Atlanta over Tampa Bay

Chicago over Minnesota

Arizona over St. Louis

Baltimore over San Diego

Green Bay over The Giants

Not much difference this week, but here’s where we split.

Mr. Fantasy and Dan the Man have Jacksonville, I have Tennessee

Mr. Fantasy and I have New Orleans, Dan the Man has San Francisco

Mr. Fantasy and I have Carolina, Dan the Man has Philadelphia

Thanksgiving NFL picks

Posted: November 22, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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Only three games to pick today; so here goes.

We all took Houston over Detroit.

We also all liked New England over The Jets.

The one game we where different on. Dan and I liked Dallas, Mr. Fantasy took Washington.

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Picks Week 11

Posted: November 17, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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Last week I went 9-3-1, Mr. Fantasy went 8-4-1 and Dan the Man went 6-6-1. Overall I’m 87-48-1, Mr. Fantasy is 83-52-1 and Dan the man is 78-57-1.

This week we’ve all agreed on:

Green Bay over Detroit

Atlanta over Arizona

Washington over Philadelphia

Cincinnati over Kansas City

Houston over Jacksonville

Denver over San Diego

Where we split:

Mr. Fantasy picked Cleveland, Dan and I have Dallas.

Dan has the Jets, Mr. fantasy and I have St. Louis

Dan has Oakland, Mr. Fantasy and I have New Orleans

I have New England, Dan and Mr. Fantasy have Indianapolis

Dan has Pittsburgh, Mr. Fantasy and I have Baltimore

Mr. Fantasy has Chicago (Homer), Dan and I have The 49ers.

 

Week 11 Start’em and Sit’em

Posted: November 17, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in Uncategorized
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Week 11 shapes up to have some high scores put up by fantasy players.

Trade deadlines in most leagues have come and gone.  Hope you improved your team for the stretch run.

Quarterbacks Start’ems.

  • Robert Griffin III – Eagles defense has been struggling since firing their Defensive coordinator.
  • Matt Schaub has a favorable match up this week.
  • Andrew Luck- look for a shoot out this week.
  • Carson Palmer – has thrown for 300 yds 4 of the last 5 weeks.  This week he gets the Saints and his success continues.

Quarterback Sit’em

  • Phillip Rivers – has only topped 300 yds 2 times this year.  Last time he faced Denver he threw 4 picks.
  • Joe Flacco Faces number one defense in the NFL.
  • Alex Smith Bears are tough thru the air.  The 49ers will ride Gore all night.
  •  Sam Bradford Jets do one thing good.  Bradford will have tough night.

Running Back Start’em

  • Steven Ridley– The colts have their hands full stopping this New England offense.  Ridley will be very productive against a Colts rushing D that is in the bottom third of the league.
  • Jamaal Charles and the chiefs running attack looked impressive last week against a tough Steelers defense.  This week against an average Bengals rushing defense he has another good week.
  • Alfred Morris faces a bad Eagles team.  He will see lots of carries and rack up yds.  Just wish he found the end zone more often.
  • Frank Gore– Bears faced the best rushing attack of the year last week and gave up over 100 yds.  This week Frank Gore will repeat this feat.

Running Back Sit’ems

  • Ray Rice is always a must start, but Steelers defense will slow him down.  Look for his production to be below average for him.
  • Shonn Greene The rams are middle of the road against the rush, but since the Jets are 1 dimensional they will stop the run and force Sanchez to beat them with his arm.
  • Rashard Jennings has not rushed for more than 60 yds this year.
  • Vick Ballard has been ineffective this year.  It continues this week in a shoot out against New England.

Wide Receiver Start’em

  • James Jones Has 8 TDs in 9 games.  He seems to find the end zone, look for this to continue.
  • Andrea Johnson faces the Jaguars.  They will struggle to stop the run and look for the pass game and Johnson to benefit.
  •  Steve Smith (Car) – should see lots of targets against the worst pass defense in the NFL.
  • Denarius Moore Great opportunity against a soft Saints Defense.

Wide Receiver Sit’em

  • Vincent Jackson seems to disappear.  He is averaging 3 Receptions a game in the last 5 games.
  • Mike Wallace No big Ben = offensive issues this week.
  • Danny Amendola Jets do one thing good, stop the pass.  Look for him to have a tough night.
  • Torrey Smith has averaged 3 receptions a game this year, but TDs has kept him relevant.  Don’t expect him to see the end zone this week.

Tight End Start’em

  • Antonio Gates is not getting a lot of receptions, but he is getting TDs.  He has 4 over the last 4 weeks.  Look for this to continue.
  • Jason Witten Continues to get lots of targets.
  • Jermaine Gresham continues to be a big part of the Bengals offense.
  • Heath Miller – Will be the safety net for Byron Leftwich.

Tight End Sit’em

  • Dwayne Allen only 2 TDs this year, not very productive
  • Dustin Keller Jets can’t move the ball thru the air.
  • Jermichael Finley continues to be irrelevant.
  • Brent Celek Part of a bad offense.

Let me know how you like this and if you agree.  You can always get me @mrfanofsports or Email the show.

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