Thursday, November 22, 2007
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Week 12 Sleepers GURU Style!
Here are the week 12 sleepers. We have plenty of good ones for you. We hope to get at least 7/10 for you guys, but 10/10 would be awesome. Here we go:
Oakland, DEF - This defense is ragged, but has talent. They are facing a rookie QB and RB. Look for some success for Oakland including 3-4 turnovers and a possible TD.
Chris Chambers, SAN (WR) - He hasn't had much success in San Deigo, but we feel that will change this week. Look for 90 yards and a TD.
Anthony Gonzalez, IND (WR) - Its him and Wayne. He hs to get allot of looks and he'll catch some. Check his injury status. He should be good to go, and good for a TD.
Kellen Clemens, NYJ (QB) - The Jets will fall behind the Cowboys and you can throw on them. He will be forced to throw the ball 35-40 times and show get 1-2 TDs and 275 yards.
Vince Young, TEN (QB) - He is facing Cincinnati. That has to be good. If he is going to pull out of his funk, this is the week.
Kolby Smith KAN, (RB) - He's a rookie, but facing a horrible defense. If he can hold onto the ball he should rack up 120 yards and a TD.
Frank Gore, SAN (RB) - He's been mostly bad this season, but we feel he poised for a great game and Arizona is in his sites.
James Jones, Green Bay (WR) - He's facing Detroit, and could find some open looks. Look for a TD.
Ron Dayne , HOU (RB) - He's stepping in for Green and should have a solid game against a weak Cleveland run defense.
David Garrard - We see him having a big game vs Buffalo. Look for 2-3 TDs (Running and Passing), and 300 yards. Buffalo cannot contain anyone.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Week 12 START/BENCH players GURU Style!
Week 12 brings many tough match ups as good defenses are piled up against good offenses. The results are low fantasy points. No fear there are still plenty of good match ups to consider like the Jets at Dallas or Philly at New England. (Sleepers will not appear in this blog. If you do not see a player, read our sleeper blog for this week.)
QUARTERBACKS
1st Tier Quarterbacks MUST Start:
Tom Brady Drew Brees Peyton Manning Eli Manning Ben Roethlisberger Derek Anderson Tony Romo Matt Hasslebeck
Matt Schaub
2nd Tier Quarterbacks You have to Start: Phillip Rivers Jon Kitna Brett Farve
Kurt Warner Carson Palmer Marc Bulger Jay Cutler
3rd Tier Quarterbacks Start At Your Own Risk (Big Payoff or Big Fall):
Duante Culpepper - At this point I wouldn't start or touch this guy. Jeff Garcia - The Washington secondary is tough and will be head hunting after getting burned by Dallas. Not a good match up for Garcia. Rex Grossman - We actually like this match up and he's at home. If you need a desperate QB start, what the heck. Give him a hot.
4th Tier Quarterbacks MUST BENCH: Trent Dilfer Joey Harrington/Byron Leftwich Cleo Lemon
RUNNINGBACKS
1st Tier Runningbacks MUST Start: .
Willie Parker
Joseph Addai Marion Barber Maurice Jones-Drew Ron Grant Reggie Bush Lendal White Maurice Morris
2nd Tier Runningbacks You have to Start: Stephen Jackson Brian Westbrook Willis McGahee LaDainian Tomlinson Ernest Graham Justin Fargas Chester Taylor
Cedric Benson DeShaun Foster
3rd Tier Runningbacks Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall): Edgerrin James - This game has shootout written all over it. He may get 10-12 carries. He can catch some passes, but doubtful. Kevin Jones - This guy is hit or miss. Detroit will have to mix things up to beat Green Bay, so they have to ball control and run allot. We thin he's a great start this week, but again its hit or miss. Rudi Johnson - He's having a terrible year, but at some point this team has to have a good game. Tennessee is not the ideal match up, but he could do well. Selvin Young - His primary risk is how many carries will he give up to Andre Hall. Otherwise he is a solid start this week.
4th Tier Runningbacks MUST BENCH:
Jessie Chatman Jamal Lewis Clinton Portis Warrick Dunn Thomas Jones
WIDE RECEIVERS
1st Tier Wide Receivers MUST Start:
Larry Fitzgerald Hines Ward Terrell Owens Reggie Wayne Torry Holt Greg Jennings Andre Johnson
T.J. Houshmandzadeh Plaxico Burress Braylon Edwards Marques Colston Anquin Boldin Wes Welker Randy Moss
2nd Tier Wide Receivers You have to Start: Roy Williams Joey Galloway Chad Johnson Amani Toomer Ronald Curry Lavernues Coles Santana Moss Chris Henry DJ Hackett Patrick Crayton Deion Branch - (Check his injury status) Shaun McDonald Isaac Bruce Jerricho Cotchery Brandon Stokley Steve Smith Benard Berrian Donte Stallworth
3rd Tier Wide Receivers Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall): Lee Evans - He's good and can burn New England. I think Buffalo will give them a run for their money. Donald Driver - We think Farve will have a hard time in Detroit. When he throws TDs it will likely b Lee or Jennings getting the TDs. Dwayne Bowe - He's got the rookie throwing to him, but a soft defense. Its a hard call. We like the match up, just worry about the QB. Brandon Marshall - On the road against the Bears. We see lots of hand-offs. Bench. Bobby Engram - If Branch is back and with the emergence of Hackett, Engram's looks will fall off quite a bit. Derrick Mason - I have no idea what Baltimore is doing, but its not good for Mason. David Patten - For NOW he's fallen off the map. Calvin Johnson - Has potential for a good game, but can be over matched by the aggressive Green Bay defense. Lee Evans - Loseman will be running for his life the whole game. That doesn't bode well for Evans, buthe can still catch a bomb or 2.
4th Tier Wide Receivers MUST BENCH: Arnez Battle Marty Booker Antwaan Randle El M. Muhammad
Jerry Porter Vincent Jackson Roydell Williams Roddey White
TIGHT ENDS
1st Tier Tight Ends MUST Start:
Chris Cooley Dallas Clark Bo Scaife
Jason Whitten Donald Lee Heath Miller Kevin Winslow Jeremy Shockey
2nd Tier Tight Ends You have to Start: Tony Gonzalez Antonio Gates LJ Smith Tony Scheffler Eric Johnson
3rd Tier Tight Ends Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall): Todd Heap - Big risk. His quarterback isn't there and he's rusty. Leonard Pope - He can catch TD passes, but nothing else. BIG RISK.
4th Tier Tight Ends MUST BENCH:Vernon Davis Alge Crumpler Desmond Clark
1st Tier Defenses MUST Start: Seattle New England Dallas Arizona Chicago
Pittsburgh San Diego
Jacksonville Indianapolis
2nd Tier Defenses You have to Start: Tennessee Kansas City Denver Tampa Bay
Green Bay Baltimore Washington
3rd Tier Defenses Start At Your Own Risk: New Orleans - Another risky week for New Orleans, but they can over-match Carolina. Philadelphia
4th Tier Defenses MUST BENCH: San Francisco Philadelphia Miami Minnesota
Carolina Cleveland Atlanta
Cincinnati St. Louis Buffalo NY Jets
We are no longer going to do kickers. They are way to hard to predict. and most teams only have one anyway. If you need to find a kicker cause of a BYE week base your decisions on 3 factors:
1. Is the kicker kicking in a Dome? (that's good) 2. Is the Defense the kicker facing a tough defense?
3. Is the kicker's offense very good?
Watch for our sleepers coming next!
Listen at 6:30 pm PST every Wendsday on Blogtalkradio.com for the Fantasy Football GURU Show with AJ Pelletier, Mike Bowser, RC, and weekly guests. This Wednsday we will be discussing a overview of last weeks games, give you advice on who to start THIS week, and go over rumors and injuries. As always we will discuss our weekly sleeper picks. Join us! Call in for questions at (646) 716-9203 or email us at guru@fantasyfootballsearch.com . To logon to our radio show or listen to a replay of the show goto The Fantasy Football Guru Show!. Click on the Click to Listen button and you are all set
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
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The True GURU Goes 2-1 in Week 11 for a 28-5 overall season!
Week 11 was a solid week for me with some very tough match ups. I lost in the FOX Sports league to a division foe who was 5-5 and fighting for a playoff spot. I managed to pull out a huge win in my CBS league, and clinched a playoff berth with the win. IN the Yahoo! league, my dream season at 11-0 continues. Lets checkout the results. Overall for the season I'm 28-5.
FOX Sports League - CHI TOWN (6-5) 87.9 - LV Cowboys (9-2) 61.8
My FOX league team had the chance to clinch a playoff berth this week and failed miserably. Hardly anyone on my team performed well or at all. My busts this week are (its a long list) Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Marion Barber, Chicago defense, and Nick Folk. To leave a a positive note, I got Anquan Boldin back in my starting lineup and he performed well. Other honorable mentions go to Cooley and Colston. I should clinch next week.
 CBS Sportsline - Lv Cowboys (8-3) 199.42 - LV Ravens (4-7) 198.47This was a extremely close match that went down to the wire. I clinched a playoff berth with this win cementing that I will be in the playoffs in all three leagues. This match wasn't even close until Romo threw 2 TDs to TO in the 4 th quarter and Gould added points with a BS field goal at the end of the Chicago game. I owe this game to great performance from Larry Fitzgerald, Braylon Edwards, Janikowski, and Green Bay defense. Gates and Westbrook also did well. I did pick up Kurt Warner for a spot start and he performed good as well.  Yahoo! League - LV Cowboys (11-0) 96.1 - Sassy Raiders (6-4) 83.80This was a tough match up and I was bailed out by my QB Romo who almost cost me the game in the CBS league. I also grabbed DJ Hackett off of free agency and played him. he was great. Outside of Romo and Hacket, Jacobs and Jones-Drew did very well for me. Chad Johnson, Winslow, and Gore did not. 
Listen at 6:30 pm PST every Thursday on Blogtalkradio.com for the Fantasy Football GURU Show with AJ Pelletier, Mike Bowser, RC, and weekly guests. This Thursday we will be discussing a overview of last weeks games, give you advice on who to start THIS week, and go over rumors and injuries. As always we will discuss our weekly sleeper picks. Join us! Call in for questions at (646) 716-9203 or email us at guru@fantasyfootballsearch.com . To logon to our radio show goto The Fantasy Football Guru Show!. Click on the Click to Listen button and you are all set.
Monday, November 19, 2007
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Week 11 The True GURU Picks & Sleepers In Review
Week 11 was a good week for us. With 112 picks, we were correct on 64% of them. We have been hovering around the 65% range, which is good, but I'd like to break back into the 70% range. We were again great with 76% accuracy with QBs, but performed somewhat poorly on RBs and for the first time defenses. There were allot of mis-matches and poor performances this week the helped to skew the results. Our sleepers were solid again with 6 successful calls out of 10. We are very pleases getting 60% of our sleepers correct. Here is a rundown for week 10 with all the numbers:
QB's 16/21 Correct ( 76%)
RB's 13/22 Correct (59%)
WR's 23/35 Correct ( 66%)
TE's 9/14 Correct (64%)
DEF's 11/20 Correct (55%)
OVERALL THIS WEEK: 72/112 Correct (64%) Last week 66/105 Correct (63%) "Start at your own risk "calls or players that did not play due to injuries were not counted.
Here is the review of our picks and how they stacked up:
QUARTERBACKS (16/21 76%)
1st Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED AS MUST Start:
We had another great week with QB's, but not as well in the 1st tier. Big Ben and the Manning brothers were terrible this week. All that said, our other 5 picks were not only easy, but came through.
2nd Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
We had great success here with 6 out of 8 QB's getting the job done. We dropped Romo because of the tough Redskin secondary, who was in the end banged up. He came through along with Hasslebeck, Garcia, Kitna, and even Rivers with 300+ yards and a TD. The let downs were McNabb and Bulger.
4th Tier Quaterbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
We recommended benching 5 QB's and all were correct. Clemens came close, but was worthy of a bench.
RUNNINGBACKS (13/22 59%)
1st Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:Out of the 8 RB's we selected in this tier, 75% of them had great games. This wasn't a particularly great week for RB's in general. Willie Parker and Stephen Jackson stunk it up. McGahee, LT, Westbrook, and Jacobs all had solid performances in a weak RB week.
2nd Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
We did awful with our 2nd tier of RB's getting 2 out of 7 correct. Nearly all were a bust Ernest Graham and Maurice Jones-Drew . Marion Barber has been a dud for 3 weeks now.
4th Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
We recommended benching 7 RB's, and 2 burned us. Thomas Jones had his first good game of the year, and so did Cedric Benson. Go figure. Next week, they will still be on the Bench list.
WIDE RECEIVERS (23/35 66%)
1st Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:
In this tier we gave you 13 WR's to start and 5 let us down. Those 5 were Hines Ward, Roy Williams, Reggie Wayne, Amani Toomer, and Bobby Engram. TO, Randy Moss, and Larry Fitzgerald did very well.
2nd Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
We did a little better in the 2nd tier leading the way was Anquin Boldin and DJ Hackett. After Crayton was shutout last week, we knew he was due. Edwards only had one catch, but he made it count. Chambers, Randle El, and Chad Johnson were some of the busts.
4th Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
We recommended benching 8 WRs, and we were on target all, but two. Calvin Johnson got a great TD pass.
TIGHT ENDS (9/14 64%)
Tight Ends To Start:
We did poorly for top tier TE's. this week We chose 7, and only 4 did well for us. Cooley, Gates, Lee, and Winslow has great games.
2nd Tier Tight Ends You have to Start:
We did better in this tier picking 5/8 correct. No real stars just solid TE performances.
Tight Ends To BENCH:
We recommended benching Vernon Davis, Desmond Clark, and Alge Crumpler this week. They all did poorly.
DEFENSES (11/20 55%)
1st Tier Defenses MUST Start:
It was tough to be a defense this week. Lots of scoring. We gave you 6 top tier defenses, and 3 came through. New England, Green Bay, and Tampa Bay did well. Pittsburgh was a bust.
2nd Tier Defenses You have to Start:
We recommended 6 defenses in the 2nd tier. They all did average or below average. Not much success here.
4th Tier Defenses MUST BENCH:
We told you to bench 11 defenses in fear of heavy scoring. 4 burned us and had good performances. San Francisco, St. Louis, Arizona and Cleveland all did well.
SLEEPERS 67/10 60%)
Jason Campbell, WAS (QB) - Did great. 348 yards and 2 TDs. This was one of his best games in his young career.
Neil Rackers, K (ARI) - 5 PATs, and nothing else. Chester Taylor, RB (MIN) - Huge day. 200 total yards and three TDs. Beautiful. Rudi Johnson, RB (CIN) - Very poor again. We thought that the Bengals would attempt to revive the running game, but no. Guess what, they lost. Ronald Curry, WR (OAK) Joe Jurevicius, WR (CLE) - We expected much more from Jurevicius, but we still got a decent game, especially in a point per reception league with 4 catches and 82 yards. Julius Jones, RB (DAL) - Again a bust. We expected him to run more against the Redskins. Denver, DEF - Excellent call here. The Denver defense showed up to the tune of 5 (forced fumbles) turnovers and a sack. Add in the Special teams TD. Owen Daniels, TE (HOU) - We expected him to find the end zone, but he still had a great day considering TE standards. 5 catches, 74 yards. Minnesota, DEF - I really thought they would show up against a terrible team like the Raiders, but they were a bust.
Friday, November 16, 2007
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Week 11 Sleepers GURU Style!
We have some very nice sleepers for you this week. Since there are no more BYE weeks, but plenty of injuries and tough match ups, here are a few sleepers that should do well.
Jason Campbell, QB (WAS) - Campbell will have to throw as the Cowboy defense will stop Portis. The Cowboy secondary is suspect when it comes to the long bomb, so look Randle El to catch one. He should get no less than 2 TDs and 250 yards.
Neil Rackers, K (ARI) - He will be kicking all day, and should get enough opportunities to make it worth your while. We see 2-3 FGs and 3-4 extra points at the least.
Chester Taylor, RB (MIN) - Oakland has very little run defense and Chester can run. He's not Adrian Peterson, but we see 130 total yards and 1-2 TDs. Start him if you got him.
Rudi Johnson, RB (CIN) - He's been bad lately, but with the offense whole again look for them to set up the pass with the run. We expect Rudi to get 20 carries, and find the end zone.
Ronald Curry, WR (OAK) - If Oakland is to score it will have to be through the air. Culpepper has some chemistry with Curry. Curry should pull in 100 yards and a TD, but more could happen.
Joe Jurevicius, WR (CLE) - Baltimore will force Cleveland to throw and they will. Anderson should have another great game. We see Jurevicius getting into this mix up with 1-2 TDs and 100 yards.
Julius Jones, RB (DAL) - Julius hasn't done much, but a team he matches up well with is Washington. We see 95 total yards and a TD.
Denver, DEF - Denver is playing Tennessee. Young looks terrible and the run game is inconsistent. Add in its in Denver and on Monday Night. If you need a 1 week defense, try Denver.
Owen Daniels, TE (HOU) - Schaub is back, and so is Andre Johnson. That should open things up for Daniels. He should get several looks and pull down 5-6 catches and a TD.
Minnesota, DEF - The Raiders are in town and Culpepper is leading the way. Start them!
Two others that nearly made the list, Priest Holmes and Randy McMicheals.
There you have our sleepers for week 11!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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Week 11 START/BENCH players GURU Style!
Week 11 brings sunshine and no more BYE teams. All teams are playing and all players are in the bowl. Lets see who you should start and who you should bench. (Hint Tom Brady is a Must Start) (Sleepers will not appear in this blog. If you do not see a player, read our sleeper blog for this week.)
QUARTERBACKS
1st Tier Quarterbacks MUST Start:
Tom Brady Peyton Manning Eli Manning Carson Palmer Ben Roethlisberger Brett Farve Kurt Warner Derek Anderson
2nd Tier Quarterbacks You have to Start: Jon Kitna Drew Brees Tony Romo Phillip Rivers Marc Bulger Jeff Garcia Donovan McNabb Matt Hasslebeck 3rd Tier Quarterbacks Start At Your Own Risk (Big Payoff or Big Fall):
David Garrard - It looks like he's playing and he can score points. He's a risk coming off injury and might be rusty. Jay Cutler - Tennessee can be tough, but its Monday Night Football in Denver and good things happen. Duante Culpepper - At this point I wouldn't start or touch this guy. Damon Huard - He looked terrible last week. This week he has the Colts and no Dwight Freeny. He might do something.
4th Tier Quarterbacks MUST BENCH: Kellen Clemons David Carr Alex Smith Byron Leftywich Cleo Lemon
RUNNINGBACKS
1st Tier Runningbacks MUST Start: .
Willie Parker
Brian Westbrook Joseph Addai LaDainian Tomlinson Willis McGahee Reggie Bush Lendal White Stephen Jackson Brandon Jacobs
2nd Tier Runningbacks You have to Start: Kevin Jones - Check injury status. Marion Barber Ernest Graham Edgerrin James Maurice Jones-Drew Frank Gore Ron Grant Jessie Chatman
3rd Tier Runningbacks Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall): Edgerrin James - This game has shootout written all over it. He may get 10-12 carries. He can catch some passes, but doubtful. Selvin Young - His primary risk is whether Travis Henry will start. If he starts it s tough defense, and we don't expect much. Jamal Lewis - Pittsburgh will be tough to run on. Yea he had 4 TDs last week, but this week is just too hard. Bench him.
4th Tier Runningbacks MUST BENCH: DeShaun Foster Clinton Portis Warrick Dunn Ahman Green Justin Fargas Thomas Jones Cedric Benson
WIDE RECEIVERS
1st Tier Wide Receivers MUST Start:
Larry Fitzgerald Hines Ward Terrell Owens Reggie Wayne Roy Williams Torry Holt
T.J. Houshmandzadeh Plaxico Burress Braylon Edwards Marques Colston Wes Welker Randy Moss
2nd Tier Wide Receivers You have to Start: Derrick Mason Joey Galloway Chad Johnson Bobby Engram
Santonio Holmes Brandon Marshall Chris Henry Anquin Boldin Dwayne Bowe Amani Toomer DJ Hackett Deion Branch - (Check his injury status) Chris Chambers Shaun McDonald Antwaan Randle El Greg Jennings
3rd Tier Wide Receivers Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall): Lee Evans - He's good and can burn New England. I think Buffalo will give them a run for their money. David Patten - After Colston the ball is spread around. He can get some catches and a TD. M. Muhammad - This guy has all the skills, but never gets the ball. Grossman might find him. Jerry Porter - Culpepper is throwing, and most likely Porter won't see much, but you never know.
4th Tier Wide Receivers MUST BENCH: Arnez Battle Steve Smith Patrick Crayton Vincent Jackson Roydell Williams Benard Berrian Roddey White Calvin Johnson
TIGHT ENDS
1st Tier Tight Ends MUST Start:
Chris Cooley Dallas Clark - (Check his injury status) Antonio Gates Donald Lee Heath Miller Kevin Winslow Jeremy Shockey
2nd Tier Tight Ends You have to Start: Bo Scaife Jason Whitten
Tony Gonzalez LJ Smith
Leonard Pope Tony Scheffler Eric Johnson
3rd Tier Tight Ends Start At Your Own Risk(Big Payoff or Big Fall): Todd Heap - Big risk. His quarterback isn't there and he's rusty.
4th Tier Tight Ends MUST BENCH:Vernon Davis Alge Crumpler Desmond Clark
1st Tier Defenses MUST Start: Seattle New England Tampa Bay Green Bay Pittsburgh
2nd Tier Defenses You have to Start: Tennessee Dallas Chicago San Diego Oakland Jacksonville 3rd Tier Defenses Start At Your Own Risk: New Orleans - New Orleans really has a shotty secondary, but so is the Houston offense. Its a worthy risk. Philadelphia - Miami. Anyone can stop Miami and they are at home. START THEM. Indianapolis - No Dwight Freeny, no pressure. This could be bad for the Colts. 4th Tier Defenses MUST BENCH: Washington Baltimore Detroit San Francisco Arizona
Carolina Cleveland Atlanta
Cincinnati St. Louis Buffalo
We are no longer going to do kickers. They are way to hard to predict. and most teams only have one anyway. If you need to find a kicker cause of a BYE week base your decisions on 3 factors:
1. Is the kicker kicking in a Dome? (that's good) 2. Is the Defense the kicker facing a tough defense?
3. Is the kicker's offense very good?
Watch for our week 11 sleepers coming next!
Listen at 6:30 pm PST every Thursday on Blogtalkradio.com for the Fantasy Football GURU Show with AJ Pelletier, Mike Bowser, RC, and weekly guests. This Thursday we will be discussing a overview of last weeks games, give you advice on who to start THIS week, and go over rumors and injuries. As always we will discuss our weekly sleeper picks. Join us! Call in for questions at (646) 716-9203 or email us at guru@fantasyfootballsearch.com . To logon to our radio show goto The Fantasy Football Guru Show!. Click on the Click to Listen button and you are all set
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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The True GURU is back to a 3-0 week in the leagues!
Week 10 was a great week for me with some very tough match ups. In every league I had to face top teams including a division leading team, a 3rd place overall team, and a second place division team. In all three leagues I managed to pull out dominating victories. Lets checkout the results. Overall for the season I'm 26-4.
FOX Sports League - LV Cowboys (9-1) 85.2 - Team B (6-4) 38.5
Playing the closest team to me in my division I took the second to last step before clinching a playoff berth. I routed Team B with tremendous performances form players like Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Colston, and Chicago defense.
 CBS Sportsline - Lv Cowboys (7-3) 180.47 - Manning2Harrison (6-4) 107.07This was a rematch of last years Superbowl that I lost to M2H. As you can see by the score I pounded him into the ground and got my revenge for the Superbowl upset. The key to this game was my decision to start Bulger over Kitna or Anderson, and starting Larry Fitzgerald and benching Chad Johnson. Also, picking up Green Bay's defense and benching the Colts defense helped.  Yahoo! League - LV Cowboys (10-0) 86.3 - Sassy Raiders (6-4) 66.10I'm 10-0 and just beat the top scoring team in our league and took over that title as well by 1 point. I got lucky cause she had Tom Brady on the BYE week. I have a feeling I'll see her again in the Playoffs. I got great performances in this league from Tony Romo and Marshan Lynch. I benched Jones-Drew or I would have done better. I clinched a playoff berth in this league last week. 
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Week 10 The True GURU Picks & Sleepers In Review
Week 10 was a solid week for us. With 105 picks, we were correct on 67 of them. We were great with 79% accuracy with QBs, but performed poorly on RBs and TEs. We don't think too many people did well on either of those positions this week. Our sleepers were also solid with our best calls being Isaac Bruce and Maurice Morris. Here is a rundown for week 10 with all the numbers:
QB's 15/19 Correct ( 79%)
RB's 9/20 Correct (45%)
WR's 19/30 Correct ( 63%)
TE's 8/16 Correct (50%)
DEF's 14/20 Correct (70%)
OVERALL THIS WEEK: 66/105 Correct (63%) Last week 74/110 Correct (67%)
"Start at your own risk "calls or players that did not play due to injuries were not counted.
Here is the review of our picks and how they stacked up:
QUARTERBACKS (15/19 79%)
1st Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED AS MUST Start:
We recommended 7 QB's as must starts. All but one had great games and that one was Carson Palmer. Derek Anderson through for Romo and Farve were amazing, and Big Ben did fabulous.
2nd Tier Quarterbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
We had great success here as well. Rivers was a bust, along with Loseman and McNair, but Anderson threw 3 TDs, Bulger and Hasslebeck had 2 each.
4th Tier Quaterbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
We recommended benching 4 QB's and all were correct. We weren't sure who would get the call on the Atlanta and Oakland Quarterback Carousel, but either way we knew they'd be busts.
RUNNINGBACKS (9/20 45%)
1st Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start:d 8 Top tier RB's selected. We called Stephen Jackson correct, who was suspect. We also Marshan Lynch and Willis McGahee. We got burned by Barber and Kevin Jones.
2nd Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
Here we did poorly. We will start with the good picks cause there ain't many. Brian Westbrook was a one man wrecking crew against a solid defense. Reggie Bush and Fargas has solid games. Now for the bad, Jacobs, Foster, White, James, and more burned us and did it badly. This truly was a terrible week for RB's. Overall only 1 RB (Westbrook) got more than 1 TD rushing and receiving. The next was Stephen Jackson with 1 rushing and 1 throwing.
4th Tier Runningbacks WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
We normally do well in telling you who to bench, but here we were awful. Portis and Grant burned us. We admit it, and move on.
WIDE RECEIVERS (19/30 63%)
1st Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST Start: In this tier we had solid success with our 12 picks. 6 of the picks did very well including Roy Williams, Larry Fitzgerald, and Hines Ward. Though great receivers, not your typical 2007 #1 tier guys.
2nd Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED You have to Start:
We did much better in the 2nd tier leading the way was Berrian and Crayton. After Crayton was shutout last week, we knew he was due. Edwards only had one catch, but he made it count. Chambers, Randle El, and Chad Johnson were some of the busts.
4th Tier Wide Receivers WE RECOMMENDED MUST BENCH:
We recommended benching 7 WRs, and we were on target with all of them.
We don't consider Justin Gage saving the Tennessee WR's. They are awful.
TIGHT ENDS (8/16 50%)
Tight Ends To Start:
Wow, terrible week for top tier TE's. We chose 5, and only Heath Miller did well. If Dallas Clark had played, he'd have done bad as well.
2nd Tier Tight Ends You have to Start:
We did much better in this tier. Donald Lee and Kevin Winslow had great games along with Shockey and Eric Johnson.
Tight Ends To BENCH:
We recommended benching Bubba Franks and Alge Crumpler this week. We hope you did!, but we also told you to bench LJ Smith and Leonard Pope, and they burned us bad.
DEFENSES (14/20 70%)
1st Tier Defenses MUST Start:
Tennessee and Washington failed us, but Chicago was stellar.
2nd Tier Defenses You have to Start:
Green Bay and Seattle are stand outs here with shutouts, but Pittsburgh and Detroit got lit up.
4th Tier Defenses MUST BENCH:
Can you believe Denver and Cincinnati burned us? Outside of those 2 picks, the rest were correct and most were easy picks.
SLEEPERS (6/10 60%)
Buffalo, DEF - 10 points and a sack. Not bad for a sleeper. Especially if your defense had the BYE. Donald Lee, GB (TE) - We said Martin, but had sleepy on the brain. We meant Donald Lee. 2 TD's. Great pick! Damon Huard KAN (QB) - Horrible let down. Bad Pick! Isaac Bruce, STL (WR) - This is what we said last week: Bruce will look to light up Arizona and get a first win. We see him getting 5-6 catches and 1 TD) Were we right or were we right? Warrick Dunn, ATL (WR) - 89 yards and a TD. SUCCESS! Priest Holmes KAN (RB)- Nothing much, bad pick. Chris Henry, CIN (WR) - 4 catches and 99 yards. In a receptions league not bad. GOOD PICK! Maurice Morris, SEA (RB) - Great week. A ton of yards and a touchdown. GOOD PICK! Amani Toomer, NYG (WR) - We expected more, and got less. BAD PICK! Devery Henderson, NOR (WR) - Never again Devery, you stink. BAD PICK!
Thursday, November 08, 2007
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Week 10 Sleepers GURU Style!
We have some solid yet risky sleepers coming this week. There are allot of great match ups and many of them should yield lots of fantasy points. This week we focused on sleepers who can come up big against weak defenses or players replacing injured ones, along with some coming off suspension. Check it out.
Buffalo, DEF - The Buffalo defense plays the weak and almost anemic Miami offense. That alone would be worth a start. Also consider that the Bills will pound Lynch, and hit Lee Evans and control the ball. This game won't be a shutout, but we don't see Miami getting more than 10 points and the Bills getting a defense TD.
Donald Lee, GB (TE) - Farve will be throwing often against Minnesota's defense and we see Martin picking up 6-7 catches and a TD. Minnesota does not like to give up the big play, but lots of little plays.
Damon Huard KAN (QB) - Damon will be without Larry Johnson against a suspect Denver secondary. They may have Champ Bailey, but it stops there. Plus, they are at home.
Isaac Bruce, STL (WR) - Bruce will look to light up Arizona and get a first win. We see him getting 5-6 catches and 1 TD.
Warrick Dunn, ATL (WR) - Norwood is hurting and Dunn is playing a defense he can run against in Carolina. He very well could be in free agency. Get him, and start him.
Priest Holmes KAN (RB)- He won't get all the carries, but he will get the goal line. Look for 50 yards, and 1-2 TDs at best.
Chris Henry, CIN (WR) - The missing link to the Cincinnati Bengals offense. Look for Henry to make an immediate impact. We see him catching 4 passes, 60 yards, and a TD.
Maurice Morris, SEA (RB) - Its no secret that Morris is starting for Alexander. He's playing a soft San Francisco defense on Monday night. Look for 125 total yards and at least 1 TD.
Amani Toomer, NYG (WR) - Toomer always puts up solid numbers against Dallas. We think he'll get a TD, and 5 catches for 45 yards in this game. Maybe more.
Devery Henderson, NOR (WR) - He's loss his fame, his job, yet he's still a threat. We see him catching a bomb and scoring against the Rams defense. Expect 3 catches, 70-80 yards, and 1 TD.
There you have our sleepers for week 10!
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Week 10 START/BENCH players GURU Style!
Week 10 brings the last BYE week of the season and it carries some pop. Top fantasy players not playing include Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Patriots DEF, L. Coles, Earnest Graham, Joey Galloway, and Jeff Garcia.
Automatically bench any players on the following teams:
New England Patriots, Houston Texans, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Sleepers will not appear in this blog. If you do not see a player, read our sleeper blog for this week.)
QUARTERBACKS
1st Tier Quarterbacks MUST Start:
Jon Kitna Peyton Manning Tony Romo Carson Palmer Ben Roethlisberger Drew Brees Brett Farve
2nd Tier Quarterbacks You have to Start: Phillip Rivers Marc Bulger JP Loseman Eli Manning | |
