2010 NFL Draft: Pick 21 – Jermaine Gresham, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
Too bad they don't use a tight end...
The Cincinnati Bengals have selected Oklahoma TE Jermaine Gresham with the No. 21 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.
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Miles Austin will win the Super Bowl
Everybody's talking about who they think is going to win the Super Bowl.
The indefatigable Indianapolis Colts? The go-getting Green Bay Packers? The soaring San Diego Chargers? What about the new wave New Orleans Saints?
Will Brett Favre maintain this magical mojo and mobilize the meteoric Minnesota Vikings in a march to the max? Can you really count out the nerveless New England Patriots?
Do the battle-tested Baltimore Ravens have the brass ones to bring back a brass ring? The assured Arizona Cardinals showed us something last year, right? The New York Jets? The Philadelphia Eagles? The Cincinnati Bengals?
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Fantasy football: Jerome Harrison got your PPR ticket to ride
Jamal Lewis has endured nearly two miserable seasons with the Cleveland Browns. It's a shame the way his career is coming to a close.
Another travesty: Two-thirds of the fantasy football universe - particularly those in the point-per-reception solar system - hasn't gone sniffin' around one of the Dawgs who'll help to replace him. Tap your mouse here for more »
Fantasy football: What to do with Brian Westbrook, Clinton Portis, Dwayne Bowe
We have hit a crucial period in the fantasy football season. The trade deadline in many leagues has passed, so the waiver wire is your surreal squad's sole source of sustenance. Recent developments have you pining for players in the pool.
Philadelphia Eagles halfback Brian Westbrook has absorbed two concussions in the span of three weeks. The Washington Redskins' Clinton Portis said he's in no hurry to suit up after suffering a concussion in Week 9. Dwayne Bowe (Kansas City Chiefs) has been suspended for four weeks because he tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Tap your mouse here for more »
The obvious Choice, and other fantasy football notes
Is the Choice yours?
Furthering the need for Tashard Choice to be an integral part of the Ghidorah in the Dallas Cowboys'Â backfield: Wade Phillips said an MRI revealed that Marion Barber III sustained a fractured thumb against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5.
Don't panic; Phillips said Barber will start against the Atlanta Falcons this week, and it's not expected to hamper his ability to carry or catch the football. But Barber is periodically dinged, nicked up, limited. Felix Jones (knee) has yet to prove that he can stay healthy for more than three weeks in a row. Tap your mouse here for more »
PPR fantasy football matchups: Planning for Week 8 (WRs and TEs)
Bye, bye, bye, baby, bye bye. Bye weeks are almost through. Well, if you live in the future, like I have recently. As I've been saying, you can never be too prepared.
Week 8 could hit you right where it counts. Clubs with recliners fully extended: Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins.
I brought you replacements for your QBs and RBs as well as wideouts and tight ends for Week 7. I've given you the game plan for Week 8 quarterbacks and running backs. It's time to hit on the receivers and tight ends who might ease your mind in Week 8; it's a fine time to be missing one of the latter. Tap your mouse here for more »
PPR fantasy football matchups: Planning for Week 8 (QBs and RBs)
Bye weeks can take the wind out of a fantasy football team's sails faster than you can sing "Legedu Naanee." Sing, you say? Try it some time, trust me. Rolls off the tongue like a lullaby.
I already detailed some ways to prepare for the absences of your quarterbacks and running backs as well as wide receivers and tight ends in Week 7. Week 8's role call may leave you a bit more stunned. Teams taking breaks: Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. Tap your mouse here for more »
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