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Kellen Winslow TE, Cleveland Browns 11/20/08, Time: 5:54 pm |
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Questionable |
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Winslow missed practiced on Thursday as he continues to rest his sprained right shoulder. |
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He has not been ruled out for Sunday but at this point, it appears unlikely that Winslow will be healthy enough to play in Week 12 against the Texans. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Derrick Mason WR, Baltimore Ravens 11/20/08, Time: 5:28 pm |
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Questionable |
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Mason was unable to practice on Wednesday and was limited in practice on Thursday with a left shoulder injury.
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Mason will be a game-time decision against the Eagles on Sunday and is a risky start. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Brady Quinn QB, Cleveland Browns 11/20/08, Time: 5:25 pm |
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Probable |
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Quinn has a small fracture in his right index finger.
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Quinn is still expected to start on Sunday against Houston and will wear a splint on the finger. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Derrick Mason WR, Baltimore Ravens 11/19/08, Time: 9:08 pm |
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Questionable |
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Mason missed practice Wednesday because of the separated shoulder he suffered in Week 10 at Houston. He played and caught seven passes against the Giants last week, but his status is uncertain for Sunday. |
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Mason is a solid PPR option if healthy, so we'll have to see how things go this week. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Kellen Winslow TE, Cleveland Browns 11/19/08, Time: 8:38 pm |
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Questionable |
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Winslow has a sprained shoulder and is considered questionable for Sunday's game. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Coach Romeo Crennel says that if Winslow can raise his arms over his head without limitation, he'll play. |
| Analysis: |
This looks like a decision that will probably go into the weekend, unless Winslow shows definitively before then that he's healthy enough. He's worth waiting on, if you can, because of the excellent matchup with the weak Houston pass defense. (SportsBuff.com) |
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D'Qwell Jackson LB, Cleveland Browns 11/18/08, Time: 6:17 am |
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Hot |
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Jackson had 11 total tackles, five solo in the Browns' victory over the Bills on Monday. |
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Jackson has recorded 11 total tackles in three straight games. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Phil Dawson K, Cleveland Browns 11/18/08, Time: 6:09 am |
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Dawson connected on all five field goal attempts and added two extra points on Monday against Buffalo. |
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Dawson had a great game for the Browns', hitting the eventual game winning field goal from 56-yards with only 1:39 left in the game. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Jerome Harrison RB, Cleveland Browns 11/18/08, Time: 6:06 am |
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Harrison had three carries for 80 yards and a touchdown in the Browns' 29-27 win over Buffalo on Monday.
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Harrison scored his first rushing touchdown of the season on a 72-yard run in the fourth quarter. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Kellen Winslow TE, Cleveland Browns 11/18/08, Time: 6:04 am |
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Winslow caught three passes for 40 yards in Cleveland's 29-27 win over Buffalo on Monday. |
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Winslow was coming off his best game of the season, a ten catch, 111-yard performance last week but the Browns' offense did not play well. Look for Winslow to bounce back strong in Week 12 against the Texans. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Jamal Lewis RB, Cleveland Browns 11/17/08, Time: 11:14 pm |
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Lewis carried the ball 18 times for 65 yards against Buffalo on Monday. |
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It has only been an okay year for Lewis so far this season, as has yet to record over 100 rushing yards after doing it five times last season. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Braylon Edwards WR, Cleveland Browns 11/17/08, Time: 11:10 pm |
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Edwards had eight catches for 104 yards in Cleveland's 29-27 win over Buffalo on Monday. |
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Edwards recorded his second 100-yard receiving game of the season, both of which have come during a Monday Night Football game. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Brady Quinn QB, Cleveland Browns 11/17/08, Time: 11:08 pm |
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Quinn was 14-of-36 for 185 yards and no touchdowns in a 29-27 win over Buffalo on Monday. He also rushed four times for 18 yards. |
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In his second career start, Quinn clearly struggled on the road in Buffalo, completing only 38.9 percent of his passes. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Derrick Mason WR, Baltimore Ravens 11/16/08, Time: 11:29 am |
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Derrick Mason is active for the Ravens today. The Baltimore offense draws a tough matchup, though, and his iffy shoulder makes him a big risk at best as a fantasy starter. Mason caught just three balls last week when he hurt his shoulder. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Derrick Mason WR, Baltimore Ravens 11/16/08, Time: 9:36 am |
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Derrick Mason will test out his injured shoulder before the team decides if he'll play. We'll keep an eye on his status. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ed Reed DB, Baltimore Ravens 11/16/08, Time: 9:30 am |
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Ed Reed will be on the field for the Ravens today after missing last week's game. That can only help a tattered Ravens backfield. He hasn't done much to carry IDP value this season, though. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Shaun Rogers DT, Cleveland Browns 11/15/08, Time: 1:03 pm |
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Questionable |
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Rogers practiced on only a limited basis this week after hurting his neck against the Broncos last time out. He is listed as questionable but expected to play. |
| Analysis: |
Rogers is a good IDP lineman against the Bills and their ailing interior. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Derrick Mason WR, Baltimore Ravens 11/13/08, Time: 7:44 am |
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Probable |
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Despite separating his shoulder last week, Mason is expected to play this Sunday against the Giants. |
| Analysis: |
Mason faces the Giants' number two pass defense in the NFL so even if he plays, you should not rely on him to have a big game. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Derrick Mason WR, Baltimore Ravens 11/11/08, Time: 10:18 am |
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Questionable |
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Mason caught three passes for 41 yards in Sunday's victory but suffered a separated left shoulder in the process. |
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Although he played through the injury on Sunday, his status for Week 11 is unknown. Combine that with a matchup against the Giants, and you're probably better off looking elsewhere. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Todd Heap TE, Baltimore Ravens 11/11/08, Time: 10:16 am |
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Heap caught five passes for 58 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's win. |
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Finally. The overall weakness of tight end scoring makes it OK to consider starting Heap if you have a marginal player in place currently. Don't expect a huge finish to the season, though. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ray Rice RB, Baltimore Ravens 11/11/08, Time: 10:15 am |
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Cold |
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A week after busting out for 154 yards against the Browns, Rice garnered just seven carries and picked up a mere 17 yards. |
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The Ravens just might be the most infuriating team for fantasy owners this season. Rice is not a safe fantasy option the rest of the way, though he could emerge again if Willis McGahee suffers yet another injury setback. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Le'Ron McClain RB, Baltimore Ravens 11/11/08, Time: 10:13 am |
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McClain carried just four times for 19 yards against the Texans. |
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He's a short-yardage back who gets his fantasy value from goal-line carries. That kind of player is always a threat for an empty performance. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Willis McGahee RB, Baltimore Ravens 11/11/08, Time: 10:12 am |
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Hot |
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The Ravens continued to show that they hate fantasy owners by giving McGahee 25 carries against the Texans, which he took for 112 yards and two touchdowns. That came a week after he was active but never got on the field against Cleveland. |
| Analysis: |
McGahee should probably be benched again this week at the Giants, but who the heck knows at this point? We should assume that he'll be a viable fantasy starter the rest of the way, but we'll have to pay close attention to injury reports. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Joe Flacco QB, Baltimore Ravens 11/11/08, Time: 10:09 am |
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Hot |
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Flacco threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's win at Houston. The rookie also enjoyed his fourth straight game without an interception. |
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He might have had a third if Troy Smith hadn't snuck into the game to toss one. Flacco is emerging as a fantasy option already, though he doesn't look like a strong starter this week against the Giants. (SportsBuff.com)
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Willis McGahee RB, Baltimore Ravens 11/09/08, Time: 11:47 am |
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Willis McGahee is active today, but Ray Rice will apparently get the first share of carries. Le'Ron McClain and his goal-line duties look like the only relatively safe fantasy starter among the Ravens backs this week. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Dawan Landry DB, Baltimore Ravens 11/09/08, Time: 11:38 am |
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Not only will S Dawan Landry and CB Chris McAlister miss another game today, but NFL Network's Adam Schefter reports that they will be place on injured reserve. The depletion of the Ravens' defensive backfield today is good news for owners of Owen Daniels and Andre Johnson. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Le'Ron McClain RB, Baltimore Ravens 11/09/08, Time: 8:47 am |
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Ray Rice and Willis McGahee are both expected to play, setting up a situation that is bound to hurt a fair number of fantasy owners this week unless everyone finds the end zone. The team seems to be expecting more from McGahee this week, so he?s probably a better option than Rice. Both will limit each other, though. Le?Ron McClain, by way of his goal-line use, looks like the strongest fantasy starter of the three against a Houston defense that has allowed at least one rushing touchdown in every game but one. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Braylon Edwards WR, Cleveland Browns 11/07/08, Time: 7:51 am |
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Cold |
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Edwards caught just one pass for 15 yards on Thursday night in Brady Quinn's first start at quarterback. Quinn threw in Edwards' direction several other times but couldn't connect. |
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It'd be nice to chalk the lack of action up as an aberration, but we'll have to see what kind of connection Quinn and Edwards have and/or can develop. The return to health of Donte' Stallworth and Quinn's apparent comfort with Kellen Winslow II probably won't help Edwards' numbers. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Kellen Winslow TE, Cleveland Browns 11/07/08, Time: 7:49 am |
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Hot |
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Winslow caught 10 balls for 111 yards and two touchdowns in Thursday night's loss. |
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He also made a couple of key mistakes, but those don't matter much in the fantasy sense. Brady Quinn hit the tight end more than twice as often as any other passing target, which bodes well for Winslow's value going forward. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Jamal Lewis RB, Cleveland Browns 11/07/08, Time: 7:47 am |
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Lewis carried 19 times for just 60 yards and a touchdown in the Thursday night loss to the Broncos. |
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The fact that he didn't manage more yards against one of the league's weakest run defenses could be indicative of Lewis' lack of fantasy potential and the team's unimpressive use of him. Cleveland ran a disturbing number of plays to the outside, when staying between the tackles would have taken better advantage of Lewis' attributes and attacked the Broncos' vulnerability. Lewis is a marginal fantasy starter the rest of the way. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Brady Quinn QB, Cleveland Browns 11/07/08, Time: 7:43 am |
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Hot |
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Quinn completed 23 of 35 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns in his debut as a starter Thursday night. |
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Although the Browns lost, it was tough to find anything to dislike about Quinn's performance. By the time Week 11 games start, he'll likely be owned in nearly all fantasy leagues. Don't get overaggressive in starting him, though, as Denver carries one of the league's worst defenses, especially with several key starters injured. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Derek Anderson QB, Cleveland Browns 11/03/08, Time: 7:07 pm |
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Cold |
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Anderson has been benched by the Browns, in favor of Brady Quinn. |
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This move isn't exactly shocking, but it does come at a strange time. Anderson has tossed six touchdown passes and just one interception over his past four games and has all three of his 200-yard games within that span. If Quinn struggles, Anderson could see the field again. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Brady Quinn QB, Cleveland Browns 11/03/08, Time: 7:03 pm |
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Quinn will start Thursday night against the Broncos, as the team has decided to bench Derek Anderson. |
| Analysis: |
The move seems to come at a strange time, as Anderson has posted decent numbers over his past four games. Nevertheless, Quinn gets a nice matchup to start against a Denver defense that has yielded the second highest passer rating and highest completion percentage to opposing quarterbacks. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Kellen Winslow TE, Cleveland Browns 11/03/08, Time: 8:38 am |
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Winslow caught five passes for 64 yards in Sunday's loss. |
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It's nothing special, but his owners should be happy to see that line compared with Steve Heiden's two receptions for 25 yards. Winslow remains one of the team's main targets in the passing game. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Braylon Edwards WR, Cleveland Browns 11/03/08, Time: 8:36 am |
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Steady |
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Edwards caught four passes for 86 yards and a touchdown against the Ravens on Sunday. |
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He still isn't exciting fantasy owners, but Edwards has generally done enough over the past few weeks to maintain starter consideration after a terrible start. He should get a Champ Bailey-less Denver backfield on Thursday night. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Jamal Lewis RB, Cleveland Browns 11/03/08, Time: 8:34 am |
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Lewis carried 19 times for just 49 yards in Sunday's loss to Baltimore. |
| Analysis: |
Meager fantasy option, very tough matchup -- this result was to be expected. Thursday night's meeting with Denver looks much more favorable. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Derek Anderson QB, Cleveland Browns 11/03/08, Time: 8:32 am |
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Anderson managed to complete just more than 50 percent of his passes but put up 219 yards and two touchdowns to go with an interception in Sunday's loss to Baltimore. |
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It was a far sight better than his first performance against the Ravens this season and another indication that fantasy owners can get back to at least considering Anderson on a regular basis. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Mark Clayton WR, Baltimore Ravens 11/03/08, Time: 8:28 am |
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Hot |
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Clayton caught four passes for 87 yards in Sunday's victory, including a 47-yard touchdown. |
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Clayton will have to do it another time or two before becoming a regularly trustworthy option, but he could see more downfield work thanks to Joe Flacco's improvement and Demetrius Williams' season-ending injury. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Derrick Mason WR, Baltimore Ravens 11/03/08, Time: 8:25 am |
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Hot |
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Mason had a huge day against the Browns, catching nine passes for 136 yards and a touchdown. |
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The recent success of Joe Flacco can only help his No. 1 receiver, who is a decent weekly option at this point. He has a favorable matchup with Houston in Week 10. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Le'Ron McClain RB, Baltimore Ravens 11/03/08, Time: 8:23 am |
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McClain carried 14 times for 34 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's victory. |
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McClain is an OK flex option, but you have to be ready for an empty day if he doesn't happen to get into the end zone. Sunday's score was his first in four weeks. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ray Rice RB, Baltimore Ravens 11/03/08, Time: 7:58 am |
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Hot |
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Despite Willis McGahee being active, it was Rice who started against the Browns on Sunday and carried 21 times for 154 yards. |
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We'll see who will be featured at Houston in Week 10. It's getting tough to trust the Baltimore ground game, though. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Willis McGahee RB, Baltimore Ravens 11/03/08, Time: 7:56 am |
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Ravens coach John Harbaugh declared war on fantasy owners this week by keeping his top running back active against the Browns but not starting him or giving him any carries. McGahee watched from the sideline as both Ray Rice and Le'Ron McClain produced good fantasy outings. |
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What can you say? Let's just hope the team is a bit more forthright with McGahee's status heading into next week with another favorable matchup in Houston. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Joe Flacco QB, Baltimore Ravens 11/03/08, Time: 7:52 am |
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Flacco threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's win at Cleveland. The rookie also produced his third straight game without an interception. |
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Flacco has actually gone interception-free in five of his eight games so far, with all seven of his total picks coming in the other three. Look to him as a sleeper option against the Texans this week. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Willis McGahee RB, Baltimore Ravens 11/02/08, Time: 11:16 am |
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The Ravens will rotate three backs today, but Willis McGahee still easily makes for the strongest fantasy play among them. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Donte Stallworth WR, Cleveland Browns 11/02/08, Time: 11:03 am |
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Donte' Stallworth is inactive today after reportedly aggravating the quad injury that kept him out of the season's first six games. Syndric Steptoe will start in his place but is certainly no fantasy starter. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Willis McGahee RB, Baltimore Ravens 11/02/08, Time: 8:36 am |
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Despite his limited practice status this week and his "questionable" designation, Willis McGahee should be ready to go today against the Browns. He's a good fantasy option against a defense that got run over by the Giants and Washington in recent week. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Willis McGahee RB, Baltimore Ravens 10/31/08, Time: 7:56 pm |
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Questionable |
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McGahee continued to be limited by an ankle injury on Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Browns. |
| Analysis: |
Cleveland got run over by the Giants and Washington before last week's win over the Jaguars. McGahee makes for a decent play, as long as he plays. We'll keep an eye on his status on Sunday morning. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Demetrius Williams WR, Baltimore Ravens 10/30/08, Time: 4:46 am |
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Out |
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Williams has been placed on injured reserve in advance of surgery to remove a bone spur under an Achilles' tendon. |
| Analysis: |
No big loss for fantasy owners, fortunately, though losing the team's best deep threat won't help the running game at all. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Donte Stallworth WR, Cleveland Browns 10/28/08, Time: 10:35 am |
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Stallworth aggravated his quad injury during practice. |
| Analysis: |
Should come to no surprise for any owner who picked up Stallworth. Everyone knew the risk going in. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Steve Heiden TE, Cleveland Browns 10/26/08, Time: 1:36 pm |
| News: |
TE Steve Heiden will start in place of Kellen Winslow II this afternoon at Jacksonville. He makes for a decent fantasy option, particularly if you're a Winslow owner in search of a replacement. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Kellen Winslow TE, Cleveland Browns 10/26/08, Time: 1:35 pm |
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As expected, TE Kellen Winslow II has been deactivated for today's game at Jacksonville. Steve Heiden will start in his place. (SportsBuff.com) |
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