Ted Ginn Jr. gets his chance to show what he's capable of doing for the Dolphins' final eight games.
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Halloween has come and gone, and
even the NBA season is upon us.
Hopefully, you can use this opportunity to take advantage of your
sleeping league mates to pull ahead over the next few weeks. Another week brings us a few new additions
to the list, and we may actually get to put some stats in for John Beck come
this time next week. What do the
Dolphins really have to lose? On to
this week’s report…
Quarterbacks
Trent Edwards, Buffalo Bills
Season Stats: 80-121, 790 yds., 1
TD, 5 INT, 69.9 PR
Last Week: 14-21, 130 yds., 0 TD,
1 INT, 63.6 PR
The injury suffered by Edwards may have been the best thing to happen to the fantasy value of Lee Evans. Edwards’ sprained writs will keep him out this week – and maybe more if Losman can at least have a respectable afternoon. Don’t forget that the Bills have deemed Edwards their quarterback of the future just a couple weeks back,
so he may be in and out for the duration of this season. Neither quarterback should be thought of as
a long term answer at this point.
John Beck, Miami Dolphins
Season Stats: N/A
Last Week: N/A
Miami has a bye this week, but it
may be time for the rookie to take over the starting role when they
return. With a winless season long
underway, what do they have to lose?
Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns
Season Stats: N/A
Last Week: N/A
On the complete opposite side of
the spectrum, Derek Anderson is currently second in the NFL in touchdown passes (behind Tom Brady), rendering Quinn as chief of the headset. As it is Cleveland, there’s still a chance that
things can spiral completely out of control, but for now, we wouldn’t count on Quinn suiting up any time soon.
Running Backs
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
Season Stats: 128 car., 740 yds.,
5 TD; 11 rec., 187 yds., 1 TD
Last Week: 20 car., 70 yds., 0 TD;
0 rec., 0 yds., 0 TD
After owners hollered for more carries all week long, Peterson was finally given the ball 20 times. It just so happens that the Eagles were geared up for stopping the rookie as that has been the only way that Minnesota has been able to move the ball all season long. While he may see more carries from here on out, defenses will force the Vikings to beat them with the pass and AP could be seeing a lot of eight-in-the-box type formations. He’s
still a must-start in all formats, but temper your expectations if you’re
hoping for Tomlinson-type games each time out.
Marshawn Lynch, Buffalo Bills
Season Stats: 148 car., 537 yds.,
4 TD; 11 rec., 89 yds., 0 TD
Last Week: 21 car., 80 yds., 0 TD; 1 rec., 7 yds., 0 TD
Another week, another solid game
for the Buffalo rookie. Lynch has been
one of the more consistent running back options of the season. While he has still to break through the
100-yard ceiling, his ability to rack up four yards per carry against each
offense makes him that much more valuable.
What’s even better is that despite a minor hip injury last week, he gets rewarded by facing the Bengals defense that is 28th in the league against the run. If he doesn’t break the 100-yard mark this week, he may never; but as long as Lynch is getting 20
carries a week, you can expect at least 80 yards with a splash of pay dirt.
Chris Henry, Tennessee Titans
Season Stats: 15 car., 105 yds., 2
TD; 2 rec., 12 yds., 0 TD
Last Week: 4 car., 48 yds., 1 TD;
0 rec., 0 yds., 0 TD
The Tennessee Titans appear to be
fully in the camp of LenDale White. However, on limited carries, the damage that rookie Chris Henry has done
cannot be overlooked. He’s averaging
seven yards a carry in limited action, even becoming a part of the passing
game. Henry has scored once in each of
the last two weeks and is worth a look in deeper formats simply due to the
potential if White were to go down.
Selvin Young, Denver Broncos
Season Stats: 36 car., 210 yds., 0 TD; 16 rec., 142 yds., 0 TD
Last Week: 18 car., 71 yds., 0 TD; 6 rec., 49 yds., 0 TD
Many did not know that Selvin Young would be starting until right before game time this past Monday, but the rookie responded well with 120 total yards, including six receptions. His day would have been even better had it
not been for a few select holding penalties, but owners have to like what they
see. It’s not “if” as much as “when” regarding Young taking the reigns for good (barring Travis Henry’s drug-related suspension). If you’re a Henry owner
and you didn’t handcuff him, you can only blame yourself.
DeShawn Wynn, Green Bay Packers
Season Stats: 50 car., 203 yds., 4 TD; 9 rec., 73 yds., 0 TD
Last Week: 1 car., 1 yd., 0 TD; 0 rec., 0 yds., 0 TD
This will be Wynn’s last mention given that he was recently placed on the Injured Reserve list, ending his season. Ryan Grant will take over in his place. Fellow rookie Brandon Jackson will figure to see some time down the road.
Wide Receivers
Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City Chiefs
Season Stats: 29 rec., 499 yds., 3 TD
Last Week: 3 rec., 84 yds., 0 TD
A modestly successful afternoon
for Bowe on week eight. His Chiefs will
host the Green Bay Packers this week, who have given up their share of passing touchdowns this season. Last week, the Pack gave up a TD to Tony Scheffler, so you can bet that Tony Gonzalez will get his share of targets. However, when
Kansas City needs to go deep, Bowe will be the first option.
Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions
Season Stats: 15 rec., 273 yds., 3 TD (1 Rush)
Last Week: 2 rec., 44 yds., 0 TD
The Lions came out firing on all passing-game cylinders early in the year, but have mixed in a lot more of the run now that Kevin Jones is healthy. While Cal Johnson has gotten a few hand-offs himself over the past two weeks, he’s simply not getting enough targets to warrant anything but a WR3 consideration. If you have a better option, or at least a better match-up, you’re likely better suited taking that
route.
Ted Ginn, Jr., Miami Dolphins
Season Stats: 7 rec., 141 yds., 1 TD
Last Week: 1 rec., 21 yds., 1 TD
It took eight weeks, but Ted Ginn Jr caught his first career touchdown pass in London, England. Many thought that his value would increase given the Chris Chambers trade, but the TD was his sole reception of the game. If John Beck gets the starting nod any time soon, things may actually get worse for the rookie wide receiver. The Dolphins did
take him over Brady Quinn, right?
James Jones, Green Bay Packers
Season Stats: 26 rec., 400 yds., 2 TD
Last Week: 3 rec., 107 yds., 1 TD
We had felt that he may have been out of favor in Green Bay after a few fumbles followed up with a zero-catcher performance a few weeks ago. Well, all it took was a Monday night game to get Jones back on the radar as he toasted the Denver vaunted secondary for his touchdown reception that featured about 35 yards after the catch. He’ll still be sharing the ball with Donald Driver and Greg Jennings, but if the match-up affords
it, Jones is a decent WR3 play.
Tight End
Greg Olsen, Chicago Bears
Season Stats: 21 rec., 255 yds., 2
TD
Last Week: 6 rec., 59 yds., 1 TD
Olsen is officially a
must-start against any match-up. Brian
Griese simply cannot be counted on to throw deep balls, so Olsen has earned
several targets during each of the last few weeks. While the Bears may look to evolve the role of Adrian Peterson in
the near future, Olsen may be the only sure bet on the team – except this week,
as they’re on a bye.
