Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings

Suggestion box, anyone?  Anyone?  Both Carolina and Minnesota have only tasted victory one time this season.  Someone has to win, right?  Good for them.  But let’s focus on you fantasy victory!

This week, we made some gut calls on Cam Newton, DeAngelo Williams, Graham Gano, Greg Olsen and the receiving corps.

A Penny’s Worth of Thoughts:

Cam Newton

#12 Ranked QB

We simply cannot in good faith continue to tell people that Cam Newton is a must start. His stats are all over the map. We think there is a possibility that he has a nice game, but this is a gut call. Last week Newton went back to that odd sideline behavior and lacked the vigor necessary to win a football game. And remember: in fantasy, we’re not as into winning the game so much as we are about yards and TDs. He couldn’t get that done either. He was sacked 7 times and never fell into a rhythm because of the sneakily good Arizona defense. Perhaps the coaching staff will go back to designed runs like in his Week 3, 30-fantasy-point outing. Too many unknowns to play without consideration. If you have a better option, don’t be afraid to play the other guy.

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Fantasy Foreplay: Panthers vs. VikingsCarolina Panthers (1-3) at Minnesota Vikings (1-3) CAROLINA PANTHERS Play ‘Em If You Got ‘Em No one is a must start after the disappointing game last week coming off the bye, but there are a lot of bubble players that you might want to consider if you’re in a bye week predicament.

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New Orleans Saints vs New England Patriots

This week, we made some gut calls on Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, Marques Colston, Garrett Hartley, Pierre Thomas, and Darren Sproles.

Play ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

Drew Brees
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If you own Drew Brees, you don’t bench him. He might not have a record-breaking game against New England’s defense, but he will not disappoint. Brees had 288 yards and two TDs last week against Chicago. We expect him to have similar numbers. Good news for Brees owners is that even his RBs have more receiving yards then rushing. Lots of targets for Brees.

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Fantasy Foreplay: Saints vs. PatriotsNew Orleans Saints (5-0) at New England Patriots (4-1) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Play ‘Em If You Got ‘Em Drew Brees #4 Ranked QB If you own Drew Brees, you don’t bench him. He might not have a record-breaking game against New England’s defense, but he will not disappoint.

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New York Giants at Chicago Bears

Our tagline for this game: “There will be blood.”  This game could get ugly, fast.  But we have our money on this also being a fantasy gold mine for the Bears players and your fantasy team.

This week, we made some gut calls on Matt Forte, Brandon Marshall, the Chicago Defense, Alshon Jeffery, Jay Cutler and even Robbie Gould.

One of our calls:

Play ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

Brandon Marshall

#3 Ranked WR

Giants give up the 9^th most fantasy points to WRs.  Brandon Marshall had a tough game last week with only 30 yards receiving. Luckily for fantasy owners, he did also get a TD. Jay Cutler isn’t going to let him feel bad for two weeks in a row. Look for Marshall to pick apart a Giants secondary that MUST also defend the emerging Alshon Jeffery. We smell a bounce back.

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Fantasy Foreplay: Bears vs. GiantsNew York Giants (0-5) at Chicago Bears (3-2) NEW YORK GIANTS Play ‘Em If You Got ‘Em Gut Calls Bench Warmers CHICAGO BEARS Play ‘Em If You Got ‘Em Gut Calls Bench Warmers Play everyone. Chicago wants to embarrass the already terrible Giants.

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We have some answers.  Check out the rankings and play the top player.  Make sure to track injuries up until kickoff because, as evidenced by Calvin Johnson last week, injuries can ruin your week.

BYE WEEKS: Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins

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And unlike the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Jacksonville Jaguars, if you are 0-4 you can still make it into the playoffs.  But you need to make some changes, now.

This is a more aggressive week in regards to bye week fill-in needs.  The next few weeks will take some strategy.  Check it out.

BYE WEEKS: Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins

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Three weeks are in the books and we have a better idea as to how these teams are shaping up.  The game plans continue to dictate who’s studs and who’s duds.  We’re making the adjustments in our rankings and keep you ladies up to date.

We start bye weeks, and we have some possible fill ins for your Packer and Panther studs.  Check it out.

BYE WEEKS: Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers

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What?!?!

We had to go back and look at our rankings that usually come out on Wednesday.  I’m sure you could understand the upheaval.  That trade was… insane.

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Did you buy the David Wilson hype?  Oops.

Did you listen to the podcast and played Julius Thomas, Jared Cook or Jordan Cameron?  You’re welcome.

Here are the rankings for the second week of the season.  Week One was a tough one for a lot of the studs (especially at RB), but look for some bounce back.  Make sure to check on the Probable and Questionable players before you set your line up.

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The first game is this Thursday, and it is a goodie.  The Super Bowl champs, Baltimore Ravens, will travel to Denver to face off against the Broncos.  This game (unlike many of the Thursday night games) should prove fantasy football gold.

Set your line up and play with confidence.  Make sure to check out our podcast every Thursday.  You can listen to it right here on the site, on Stitcher, SoundCloud, and iTunes.

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On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed Kicker Lawrence Tynes on non-football injury reserve due to the fact that Tynes is suffering from a nasty MRSA infection and will be unable to play for some time.  The Bucs agreed to pay Tynes the entirety of this contract, as well.

As a regular gal, this sounded great.  It felt like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were admitting to being accountable for the terrible MRSA outbreak in their facilities.  But, I guess it was the exact opposite.

By not putting Tynes on the regular Injured Reserve, Tynes will be denied benefits including his salary as long as he stays on the team, an accrued season, full benefits and another season towards his pension.

In an exclusive interview with FOX Sports on Saturday, Tynes got a lot off his chest, and I have to agree with him.  He said, “If I drop a 45-pound plate on my foot while lifting weights in the weight room a the facility, it’s IR.  So I just don’t understand how my situation is any different.  I went to work, I kicked, I practiced, I cold-tubbed, I hot-tubbed, I showered for all those days there.  I come up with MRSA and it’s a non-football injury?  They’re basically trying to exonerate themselves of this and I’m not going to allow it to happen.”

So, the veteran Kicker filed a grievance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the backing of the NFL Players Association.  As far as I can tell, the Bucs knew about the outbreak in their facilities, they had all of the grounds fumigated, so I’m not sure how they can even attempt to not take responsibility for Tynes’ MRSA infection.  The Buccaneers Guard, Carl Nicks, also got the infection.  It seems pretty obvious to me.

Tynes fighting Bucs over MRSA messThere’s a fight coming between Lawrence Tynes and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it’s going to make his wife Amanda’s tweets seem tame. Lawrence Tynes was informed Saturday he’ll be placed on the non-football-injury list by the Bucs, which is their way of saying he has no proof the MRSA infection that began in his foot was contracted at their facility.

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