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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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Greg Camarillo WR, Miami Dolphins 11/20/08, Time: 6:27 am |
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The Dolphins signed Camarillo to a three-year extension worth $6 million on Wednesday. |
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Camarillo is leading the Dolphins in receptions (49) and yards (538). (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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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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Chad Pennington QB, Miami Dolphins 11/16/08, Time: 11:16 am |
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As expected, Chad Pennington is active and will start today. (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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Chad Pennington QB, Miami Dolphins 11/16/08, Time: 8:56 am |
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Chad Pennington has a sore foot but will be in the lineup today. That shouldn't hamper him too much, as the Raiders don't sport a strong enough pass rush to make him move around a ton. He's just an average fantasy option, though, against an Oakland defense that picked Jake Delhomme four time last week and invites opponents to run. (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. |
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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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Ted Ginn WR, Miami Dolphins 11/11/08, Time: 10:37 am |
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Ginn caught four passes for 67 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's victory. |
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This looks more like the upside for Ginn than that aberration of a performance against the Bills. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ronnie Brown RB, Miami Dolphins 11/11/08, Time: 10:35 am |
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Cold |
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Brown's touchdown in Sunday's win over the Seahawks masked an otherwise unexciting day. He carried 10 times for 39 yards, though he did catch four passes. |
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Brown hasn't managed 4 yards per carry in a game since Week 5, but he has found the end zone in four of the past six games. His owners should probably keep him in the lineup most weeks. Just beware that he could offer little if he doesn't happen to find the goal line. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ricky Williams RB, Miami Dolphins 11/11/08, Time: 10:32 am |
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Williams made his fantasy day with a 51-yard touchdown scamper in Sunday's victory over Seattle. He finished with 105 yards on 12 carries overall. |
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Williams figures to split the load pretty evenly with Ronnie Brown, but he took the ball seven times or fewer in the three games before Sunday's. Don't get too excited. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Chad Pennington QB, Miami Dolphins 11/11/08, Time: 10:30 am |
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Steady |
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Pennington threw for 209 yards, a touchdown and an interception in Sunday's victory over Seattle. |
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Pennington continues to be solid, but the Week 11 matchup with Oakland could be trouble. Jake Delhomme and Brett Favre each struggled while throwing multiple interceptions in recent contests against the Raiders. (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. |
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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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Ted Ginn WR, Miami Dolphins 11/03/08, Time: 10:55 am |
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Ginn came back to Earth with a three-catch, 38-yard outing in Denver on Sunday. |
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Please treat his big day against Buffalo as an aberration, if you weren't already. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Greg Camarillo WR, Miami Dolphins 11/03/08, Time: 10:54 am |
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Hot |
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Camarillo caught 11 passes for 111 yards in Miami's win at Denver on Sunday. |
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The 11 catches were more than three times what any of his teammates got. Camarillo has turned himself into a weekly PPR play and a decent option in all formats. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ricky Williams RB, Miami Dolphins 11/03/08, Time: 10:52 am |
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Cold |
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Williams carried just six times for 16 yards in Denver on Sunday. |
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Coach Tony Sparano had said that he wanted to get Williams some more work, and Sunday's game against one of the league's weakest run defenses seems like it would have been a prime opportunity. As it is, we can't trust Williams as a fantasy option. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ronnie Brown RB, Miami Dolphins 11/03/08, Time: 10:50 am |
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Cold |
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Brown picked up just 59 yards on his 20 carries against one of the league's worst run defenses in Denver on Sunday. He did save his fantasy value with a touchdown, though. |
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Since beating the Chargers for 125 yards in Week 5, Brown has averaged just less than 3 yards per carry. It wouldn't be a bad idea to sell now if you can find a buyer clinging to Brown's big games against New England and San Diego. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Chad Pennington QB, Miami Dolphins 11/03/08, Time: 10:46 am |
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Despite the silly gushing of the CBS announcers, Pennington managed to complete just 23 of 40 passes for no touchdowns and an interception against a Broncos defense that was without Champ Bailey. He did compile 281 yards, though. |
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Pennington remains a solid fantasy play, though he isn't going to blow anyone away with numbers. He has a pretty favorable matchup in Week 10 with Seattle. (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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Hot |
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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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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. |
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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. |
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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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Ted Ginn WR, Miami Dolphins 10/27/08, Time: 10:16 am |
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Ted Ginn Jr had a huge day against Buffalo, he caught 7 catches for 175 yards, unfortunately he was unable to haul in a touchdown catch. |
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Ginn broke out in this game against the Bills. He still has the talent to make Miami happy they took him as high as they did. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ronnie Brown RB, Miami Dolphins 10/27/08, Time: 10:14 am |
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Brown was slowed down by the Bills on Sunday, only 43 yards rushing and catching 1 pass for 5 yards. |
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Brown had a down day but he still remains a top fantasy choice at halfback. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Chad Pennington QB, Miami Dolphins 10/27/08, Time: 10:08 am |
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Chad Pennington had a huge day against the Bills on Sunday, throwing for 314 yards and 1 td. |
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Pennington continues to surprise everyone in Miami. He is one of the most consistent options at this point as Miami continues to show they will not go away. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Todd Heap TE, Baltimore Ravens 10/26/08, Time: 7:15 am |
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Sporting News Today reports that the Ravens have been trying to get Todd Heap more involved on offense. He caught three passes in last week's victory at Miami and four in the Week 5 meeting with Tennessee. Heap still has yet to reach the end zone, though, and remains a less-than-stellar fantasy option in a run-first offense. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Derrick Mason WR, Baltimore Ravens 10/25/08, Time: 7:49 pm |
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Questionable |
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Mason missed practice on Thursday with flu-like symptoms but was back on a limited basis Friday. He's officially listed as questionable. |
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It's tough to imagine this keeping Mason out of Sunday's game. He's an OK option in PPR leagues. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Mark Clayton WR, Baltimore Ravens 10/25/08, Time: 7:46 pm |
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Questionable |
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Clayton missed practice Friday and is listed as questionable with an injured thigh. |
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It doesn't really matter to the fantasy realm whether he plays. Clayton is not worth considering. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ricky Williams RB, Miami Dolphins 10/24/08, Time: 11:40 am |
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Dolphins Coach Tony Sparano has vowed to get Ricky more involved in the Phins offense. |
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With the way Miami has run their offense this year it is anybody's guess as to how Ricky will be more involved. He could line up at FB, WR, HB, QB, or maybe return kicks. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Greg Camarillo WR, Miami Dolphins 10/20/08, Time: 12:47 pm |
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Camarillo continued his breakout year on Sunday going for 6 catches for 74 yards. |
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Camarillo has been a pleasant surprise for anyone who managed to grab him late or in FA. His game against the Ravens continues to show that in deeper leagues or if you're thin at WR he is a must start. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Chad Pennington QB, Miami Dolphins 10/20/08, Time: 12:24 pm |
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Pennington completed 24 of 35 passes for 295 yards and one touchdown against the Ravens. |
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Good news for Pennington owners as he was able to approach the 300 yard mark against a tough D with his run game struggling. Pennington continues to put up solid numbers for a QB who was taken late or not at all in most drafts, expect him to continue the success. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ronnie Brown RB, Miami Dolphins 10/20/08, Time: 12:17 pm |
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The Dolphins used the Wildcat formation seven times on Sunday gaining a lowly 24 yards. The Ravens did a good job stopping Brown and the Dolphins. |
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Thankfully for Brown owners they won't see the Ravens every week. Brown will still have plenty of opportunities against weaker D's the rest of the year. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Le'Ron McClain RB, Baltimore Ravens 10/12/08, Time: 9:18 pm |
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Cold |
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McClain carried just two times for minus-2 yards and fumbled against the Colts on Sunday. |
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He got surprisingly little work even after Willis McGahee left with an injury, but that could have been because the Ravens quickly fell way behind. Consider McClain around the same level you have been. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Ray Rice RB, Baltimore Ravens 10/12/08, Time: 9:15 pm |
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Rice caught seven passes for 64 yards and carried six times for 23 more in Sunday's loss to the Colts. The rookie entered after Willis McGahee left with a knee injury. |
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Rice likely won't make for a strong play at Miami next week, even if McGahee is out. A matchup with Oakland the following week, however, could be interesting. (SportsBuff.com) |
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Willis McGahee RB, Baltimore Ravens 10/12/08, Time: 9:12 pm |
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Cold |
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McGahee carried eight times for 18 yards Sunday before leaving with a knee injury. There's no word yet on the severity. |
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Shocking. It might be unfair to look back at his reporting to camp out of shape when these injuries come up, but it's tough not to. McGahee will be hard to trust the rest of the way and hasn't accomplished a whole lot when he has been on the field anyway. (SportsBuff.com) |
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