Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants

Monday Night Football probably thought this would be a fabulous game when they put it on the schedule back before the season started.  Now, well, consider this a nice time to evaluate talent.

This week, we made some gut calls on Victor Cruz, Brandon Jacobs, Hakeem Nicks, Rueben Randle and Eli Manning.

Here is an example of what you can find over at Cover32.com, by Her Fantasy Football:

Gut Calls

Brandon Jacobs
#17 Ranked RB

He’s the RB pickup of the week. He had a great game against Chicago with 106 rushing yards, two TDs and even eight receiving yards. Yes, he’s a more mature back. And yes, he’s not the sexy player he was in 2009, but he’s effective on an otherwise ineffective team. Coughlin likes to reward performance. The Giants signed Peyton Hillis this week, but that’s just to keep Jacobs fresh. Look for Jacobs to be a nice fill in for the remainder of the bye weeks.

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Only a week and a half ago NY Giants’ team chairman, Steve Tisch,  told USA Today, “We’re talking.  I’m personally confident that Victor wants to be a Giant, will be a Giant.”  Even though Victor Cruz has the skill set to thrive outside, he’s absolutely fabulous in the slot.  And, unfortunately for him, the guys who play inside traditionally don’t make the big money like the outside guys.  Cruz believes his skills are worth top dollar, and from a fantasy perspective he’s right.

But let’s not forget the other part of this WR tandem, Hakeem Nicks.  He still hasn’t shown up for the NY Giants’ OTAs either.  Reports have gone back and forth about whether or not his absence is a contract protest.  Some reports say he’s not happy going into the final year of his rookie deal and other reports claim he’s perfectly content waiting for a new deal, hoping that this year won’t be plagued with injuries like the last and he’ll be able to ask for more money.  Some even claim his “patience” is an effort to be the anti-Cruz.

Hakeem Nicks is the anti-Cruz, if by that you mean that Cruz had a rockin’ year last year proving he’s not a one hit wonder and Nick got hurt and needs to prove he’s rehabbed and can be the big-time contributor he was in the past.

Either way, the NY Giants need to figure it out because as we speak Rueben Randle is taking the first team snaps… as the main guy.  And no offense to Randle, but our fantasy teams are in need of a Cruz/Nicks return.

In the mean time, TE Brandon Myers (a recent acquisition from the Oakland Raiders) should be on everyone’s radar.  He’s getting a lot more reps with Eli Manning since the two star wideouts haven’t shown up.  The TE position always lacks in the way of quality fantasy options, but I think Brandon Meyers should be considered by those who miss the opportunity to draft the top 4 TEs.

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