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
widely debated last week and it appears the hype might have been too high. Josh More (@4for4_Josh) delivered this tweet about the
Carolina backfield, “JStew came up small (10-51-0) in gravy matchup. Hope you
sold on the hype. DAW still in mix. Snaps increasing L3 (5, 14, 18).” Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) also offered this point you may not have
realized, “Zero rushing touchdowns for Jonathan Stewart this season.” Stewart seems destined to be entangled within
the backfield mess that is the Panthers.
At this time he barely is flex worthy.
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars – I worried
before the season that if MJD had any type of injury he might not be so quick
to get back into the lineup. Adam
Levitan (@adamlevitan)
shares those same concerns when he tweeted, “Maurice Jones-Drew (foot) is still
using a cart to get around. Jags are 1-7. He feels he's underpaid. Not a good
spot.” Jennings likely will be starting
a few more weeks at least and then it might not even matter anymore for the
Jags to bring MJD back.
Saints RBs – With Sproles out everyone
wondered who would benefit most from his absence. Not sure anyone predicted Ivory to have the
biggest fantasy increase and as Brad Evans (@YahooNoise) displayed, there might not be much
value to depend on from any RB. “Snap count among NO RBs in last night's game:
PT 21, Ingram 17, Ivory 15, Cadet 6. Please Joe Vitt, let the PT Bruiser go.”
Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals –
Fitzgerald was the consensus #2 WR drafted this season, most likely in the 2nd
round. Unfortunately Fitz is turning out
to be a wasted draft pick as Chris Wesseling (@ChrisWesseling) commented, “Perhaps nothing more
surprising after 9 weeks than seeing Andre Roberts with more fantasy points
than Fitzgerald." At this point nothing more you can do but start him and hope Kurt Warner suits up next week.
Jamaal Charles, Chiefs – It appears the
neck injury is not serious and Charles will play in week 10, the question is
how much. Josh Moore (@4for4_Josh)
tweeted the “#Chiefs RB snaps were Charles (30), Hillis (28) and Draugn only 6.
CAR, @CLE, @OAK, IND to finish out #fantasyfootball season.” So while it appears Charles is at his
complete worst, Josh went on to offer this, “Trading for Charles at this point
takes some serious cahones... but should come at a steep discount w/high reward
potential." If you are on the outside looking in at the playoffs I suggest making the bold move, trade for Jamaal and hope for Charles to be unleashed.
AJ Green, Bengals – Green is making a
case for the number one fantasy WR this season.
Evan Silva (@evansilva)
offered an amazing stat that shows that AJ may be a dynasty favorite and yearly
stud when he tweeted, “AJ Green's TD Sunday was the first Champ Bailey has
allowed since Wk 13 of 2011. Including playoffs, a 14-game stretch.”
Andre Johnson, Texans – Johnson sits
just within the top 30 at WR in terms of fantasy points after 9 weeks. Chris Wesseling (@ChrisWesseling) offered an interesting breakdown
on why Johnson could be a good trade target and a solid WR option moving
forward, “Andre Johnson's 4-game stretch from Weeks 2-5 averaged 2.25 catches
and 41 yards. His other 4 games have averaged 8.25 catches, 99.5 yards.”
Daniel Thomas & Reggie Bush, Dolphins
– Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL)
highlights the Dolphins’ RB situation on Sunday stating, “36:28 snap edge for
Daniel Thomas over Reggie Bush yesterday. Thomas in on 27 pass plays to Bush's
14.” SetMyRoster (@SetMyRoster)
also noted, “Daniel Thomas continued his ascend up as a RB. He's been
outplaying Bush for weeks now. Coaches are getting more comfortable w/him.” If you still own Bush this is likely the last
week to trade for any value since he still scored versus the Colts. Thomas should also be owned as he continues to
take a larger role in the offense.
Calvin Johnson, Lions – Calvin did not
practice last week but as Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) pointed out, “Calvin Johnson on his
bad knee played 60 of 72 plays, 83 percent.”
Josh Moore (@4for4_Josh)
also tweeted this fantasy forecast for Megatron, “Calvin Johnson on-pace #s:
96-1532-2 on 166 targets.” 1,500 yards
is fantastic and should be nothing to complain about, but where are the TDs? Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) provides some insight on the lack of
touchdowns for Calvin stating, “Why doesn't Calvin Johnson have more TD's? He's been tackled at or inside the 2-yard line
5 times, including four at the 1-yard line.”
4 at the 1 yard line?! If Calvin
had gotten those 4 TDs he would be tied for 4th overall at the WR
position. Sell your house to get him and
hope the knee holds up.
Chicago Bears Defense – The Bears
defense remains the MVP for the season in my mind. Here are some ridiculous stats and
observations from some favorite fantasy analysts. Brad Evans (@YahooNoise) tweeted, “The Bears D/ST's 125 total
points in standard Y! leagues is higher than all WRs (Green 123.2), 4th among
RBs and 15th among QBs. RE-DONK.” Chris
Wesseling (@ChrisWesseling)
noted, “Another interesting stat via @MoveTheSticks: The #Bears pass defense
has scored as many TDs as they've allowed.”
Finally Chet Gresham (@Chet_G)
provides even more detail with, “Opposing quarterbacks have thrown more
touchdown passes to the Bears defense than they have to their own receivers.” Drafted as the 6th or 7th
overall defense in 2012 drafts and likely will be selected before the 5th
round in 2013 drafts I have now decided to completely remove defenses from my
fantasy rosters. If you own the Bears
you are most likely guaranteed a spot in the playoffs under most formats.
Kickers – After this tweet from Josh
Moore (@4for4_Josh) “Lawrence
Tynes was terrible last year. Leads all kickers by 20 points with 102 scored
through 9 weeks. #fantasyfootball” I have also decided to remove kickers as well
from fantasy rosters next season. I own
Tynes in a couple leagues but that does not make me any better about predicting
the position.
Eli Manning, Giants / Complete Hilarity
& Amusement – Hopefully you have seen the crazy look on Eli’s face
while lying on the ground after being pounded by the Steelers. Yesterday ScreamPukingUnicorn (@BestFantasyName)
and RumfordJohnny (@RumfordJohnny)
took photoshop work to new heights by placing the image of Eli in multiple
hysterical positions and scenes. I cried
laughing most of the day and they even had their worked compiled here on Juan
Elway http://www.juanelway.com/the-ultimate-eli-manning-photoshops/
Check out
the link or scroll through the timeline of @BestFantasyName if you
missed any of these. My favorites are
the Indiana Jones remake and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man! 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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