Each week I
have been walking through the Twitterverse extracting some of the best
commentary from trusted fantasy football minds and delivering to the general
public. Twitter can be overwhelming with
the amount of information that streams live, but it also proves to be one of
the fastest and easiest ways to communicate.
In 140 characters or less you can learn something about a player you
would have never thought to analyze.
Trends, stats, analysis and simple suggestions pour out weekly after the
NFL action is completed and below are some of the highlights to consider when
hitting the waiver wire or seeking trades to win your fantasy championships.
Jonathan Stewart, Panthers – Stewart
was one of most talked about players on Monday.
Chris Wesseling (@ChrisWesseling)
stated, “Although Jonathan Stewart rushed for just 42 yards, @PFF
tells us 29 came after contact and he forced 3 missed tackles. I'm still
buying.” On the other side of the coin
Josh Moore (@4for4_Josh) commented, “The schedule is
mediocre for Stewart w/4 worse than average matchups ahead. I'd personally sell
on the buzz. Situation just not good for
JStew & I'm not buying the RB1 upside despite increased
"featured" workload. Also, no stranger to injury report.” With DeAngelo, Tolbert and Cam still in the
mix and the team struggling I tend to lean more towards Josh’s side. If you own him I would hold, but I also would
not overpay for him in a trade.
Calvin Johnson, Lions – Calvin has been
a fantasy “disappointment” this season, but Dave Richard (@daverichard)
points out “Calvin Johnson has as many catches thru 7 gms this season (41) as
he had last yr. Also has just 41 fewer yds. Don't look at the TDs though.” 16 TDs were unlikely this year, but only 1 in
7 games is too low. Buy now before the
touchdowns pick back up.
Jonathan
Dwyer, Steelers – Dwyer has done well with injuries to Mendenhall and
Redman. Chris Wesseling (@ChrisWesseling) details just how well when stating,
“Jonathan Dwyer has accomplished something in 2 starts that Mendenhall hasn't
done in 5 years with #Steelers: back-to-back 100-yard games.” Dwyer likely deserves to remain the starter,
but this could become a backfield to avoid in the coming weeks.
Jermichael
Finley, Packers – “It's also quite obvious Rodgers has no faith in Finley
at this point. If he can't get targeted when Jennings/Nelson both out, it's
hopeless.” Tom Kessenich (@TomKessenich) summed up the tight end pretty
well and there is no reason to be starting Finley in fantasy football.
Shonn
Greene, Jets – Allie Fontana (@AllieFontana)
provided this interesting note on the Jet’s rusher, “Amid the #Jets
embarrassing 30-9 loss to the #Dolphins, Shonn Greene posted 106 combo yds,
incl. 77 rushing on 15 carries (5.13 YPC).”
Greene has a Bye and the Seattle the next two weeks, but the remaining
schedule plays out pretty nice. Buying
low today could provide solid RB2 or Flex down the stretch.
Josh
Gordon, Browns – Gordon may finally be taking on the #1 WR role in
Cleveland as Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) points
out, “Josh Gordon played more snaps and ran more routes than Greg Little
yesterday.”
Denarius
Moore, Raiders – Evan Silva (@evansilva) reminded
us that “Not enough ppl talk about Denarius Moore. Has at least 70 yds and/or
TD in 5 straight gms. #Raiders best player right now & every-week WR2.” Could be an easy trade target, particularly
in multiple player deals.
Dez
Bryant, Cowboys – Another WR observation from Rotoworld’s Evan Silva (@evansilva),
“Recommended early-season buy-low Dez Bryant has 95+ yds in 3 of last 4 gms. On
pace for 94 catches; would be most by #Cowboys WR since 1995.”
Reggie
Bush, Dolphins – Bush may prove to no longer be a weekly start as Josh
Moore (@4for4_Josh) breaks down the Dolphins RB
situation, “Reggie Bush has rushed for over 70 yards exactly once this season,
in W2. Daniel Thomas out-touched him 16-15 Sunday.”
Kenny
Britt, Titans – Mike Bradue (@BraudeM) may be
raining on the Britt parade a little with this tweet, “Wouldn't advise starting
Britt till he breaks out. Played just 39 of 62 Titans offensive snaps and now
concerns about knee are arrising.” Heed
his advice and stash Britt for the short term.
Alex
Green, Packers – Adam Levitan (@adamlevitan) notes why Green should no longer be closer
to your starting lineups with this statistical breakdown, “Alex Green rushed 64
times in last 3 weeks. He's generated 154 yards, a 2.40 YPC avg. How is he
still the feature back?” It sounds as
though Starks should get more looks, but the Green Bay RBs should be avoided
all together.
Stevan
Ridley, Patriots – Ridley is fantasy’s #4 RB and Josh Moore (@4for4_Josh) highlights how his schedule
might be worth one or two more starts and then a trade before the fantasy
playoffs. “Stevan Ridley has had at
least 15 carries every week except W3. Two money matchups after the BYE (BUF
IND) but HOU & SF W14-15.”
All of the above information and tweets came across the News page of my website, Fantasy Football Aggregator. Twitter can be overwhelming for most, but the FFGator News feeds take out much of the noise and provides the ability to search on specific players as well. News from top sources and fantasy football analysts are aggregated in one place, so if you enjoyed the above breakdowns, check out the site for even more. If you are on Twitter I also suggest following all of the above for great fantasy football analysis and commentary.
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