What to do with Roy Helu and Beanie Wells in Week 10
Co-hosting Big Lead Sports' Wednesday block on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio opens me up to a lot of different opinions and questions about fantasy lineups, so I narrowed down two prevalent themes from last night's show with you.
Our friends at FanDuel.com have set up a fun salary cap fantasy football challenge where you can take me on this weekend. It is free to play and all you have to do is finish higher than me to land $5 in your bankroll. Turn your free entry into $150 ... and more! There is $500 worth of prizes being dished out to the top teams. Do you have what it takes? Try to beat me in Week 10!
Would John Beck the starter have fantasy value?
There has been plenty of speculation surrounding the Washington Redskins' quarterback situation, and John Beck's name has come up quite often. Should he win the job, is there any fantasy value to be found at the position in Washington? Tap your mouse here for more »
The NFL’s Week 1 scheduling conundrum
NFL franchises play the same non-conference division every four seasons, and this year the NFC East will do battle with its AFC counterpart. The first weekend of NFL action means we will have games being played on Sept. 11, the 10th anniversary of the tragic attacks that reshaped our nation. Tap your mouse here for more »
Tiki Barber planning a return to the NFL
Tiki Barber is coming out of retirement, eh? Wait ... that Tiki Barber?!?! You know, the one that played running back for 10 seasons and hasn't been in pads since the 2006 season ended?
Yup, that's the one.
Ronde Barber, Tiki's brother, recently signed a one-year deal to presumably finish his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tiki wants to play for the Bucs, and that marriage may not actually end as poorly as his last one.
Tiki turns 36 years old April 7, and while over the past four seasons his body hasn't taken the beating of an NFL player, he is still 36 years old with 15,632 offensive yards on his odometer.
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Will the Bucs bite? Maybe. They have shown a tremendous amount of loyalty toward Ronde. Barber could mentor LeGarrette Blount, but Antonio Pierce strongly disagrees with that notion.
Can Tiki get back into football shape and be a legitimate contributor again? Probably. He is reportedly 198 pounds (played mostly at 208 pounds) and said he was surprised by how little strength he lost. Of course, he is probably just saying that. Barber's best bet is to return as a change-of-pace and/or third-down back; in other words, he shouldn't bulk up to 208 pounds again.
Regardless of why Barber is returning (he says he has the itch again, others point to his spousal and child support woes), he has a hell of a mountain to climb to even land on an NFL roster and stick into the regular season.
Teams that could be interested in him: Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins.
Denver and the Saints have coaching connections to Barber, while the Redskins like to defy logic. You could probably even make an argument for the Oakland Raiders, strictly based on their history of ridiculous personnel moves.
My vote is he joins the Buccaneers. Optimistically, I want to think Barber can play a small but meaningful role for an NFL team in 2011, but reality outweighs my optimism.
Fantasy owners need not become excited, and if you're drafting now, avoid Barber in all standard formats.
I'll leave you with this: Did you ever expect to see Tiki Barber unretire before Brett Favre?
Where does Donovan McNabb turn next?
What's next for Donovan McNabb? Benched for the remainder of the season, the veteran quarterback finds himself in uncharted territory in his 12-year. The threat had loomed at times in Philadelphia, but it was never handled as awkwardly as the Washington Redskins' coaching staff has chosen to deal with the benching. Tap your mouse here for more »
A few fantasy football shots from the hip
KFFL.com has been working on our 2010 fantasy football season, and we hope to have an initial release available within a month. We'll be adding to the list of projected players throughout the offseason, also adjusting players as situations warrant fine-tuning. Until then, enjoy my random ponderings. Tap your mouse here for more »
NFL Draft Grapevine: NFC winners and losers
Now that we've had a few days to digest the offerings of the 2010 NFL Draft, it is time for our annual draft winners and losers piece. In what is always a controversial analysis, everyone has fun grading the draft or tearing apart the next guy's evaluation. Truth be told, it's unfair to grade anything before a few seasons of football have been played, but who has time for that?
This year there were a lot more winners than losers. Most teams did really well, in general, and only seven come in as having below-average drafts in our eyes.
With the teams listed in no particular order, let's get at it! Tap your mouse here for more »
2010 NFL Draft: Pick 4 – Trent Williams, OT, Washington Redskins
Protecting McNabb's back?
The Washington Redskins have selected Oklahoma OT Trent Williams with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Tap your mouse here for more »
NFL Draft Grapevine: Santonio Holmes trade and the draft
The calm before the storm is upon us, with the 2010 NFL Draft less than two weeks away. With little going on from a prospect standpoint, our focus today is on how the Santonio Holmes trade affects the draft. Tap your mouse here for more »
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