In/Out and GTD for Sunday Week 9

New Starters
Isaac Redman
Matt Hasselbeck again
John Skelton again

Expected to Play
Dez Bryant ---some issues here
Ahmad Bradshaw-
Laurant Robinson
Marshawn Lynch


Probable
Felix Jones
Trent Richardson (chest, rib)
Jermichael Finley
Brandon Gibson
Titus Young
Victor Cruz
Marshawn Lynch (back injury)
Darren McFadden (shoulder)
Rob Housler AZ TE
Brandon Weeden (groin)
Blaine Gabbert (shoulder)
Luck, P. Manning, Ponder,

Questionable
Kevin Olgetree
Dez Bryant
Calvin Johnson
Ryan Tannehill (knee)
Ahmad Bradshaw (DNP Friday but this is typical for him)
Jordy Nelson DNP Fri
Brian Hartline
Donald Brown (downgraded from P to Q)

Doubtful
Brandon LaFell

Game-Time-Decision
Donald Brown
Calvin Johnson***** (DNP W, TH and Fri)
Jordy Nelson
Brian Hartline
Not Expected To Play
Rashard Mendenhall
Jonathan Dwyer -DNP Friday
Brandon LaFell


OUT
Darren Sproles-RB NO surgery on hand out 6-8 weeks (Look for more Pierre Thomas, Mark Ingram and even Chris Ivory)
Jahvid Best DET RB Out for season
Jake Locker
Greg Jennings (not till Wk 13)
John Kuhn
Coby Fleener
Ben Tate
Kevin Kolb
DeMarco Murray
MJD
Alshon Jeffrey
Braylon Edwards


Watch
-Phiilip Tanner if Felix Jones and Demarco Murray are out
-Ronnie Hillman-he gets more and more touches each week
-Greg Olsen TE CAR (with Lafell likely out look for a big day from Olsen)
-Justin Forsett as the #2 RB behind Arian Foster with Ben Tate out
-James Starks GB RB-big week?
-Isaac Redman
-Dwayne Allen IND TE
-Vick Ballard IND RB if D Brown does not start

Books from Extra Point Press:

Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070

Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635097

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Who is in and out or just questionable for Week 9?

New Starter
Isaac Redman
Matt Hasselbeck again
John Skelton again

Expected to Play
Dez Bryant 
Ahmad Bradshaw-
Laurant Robinson
Marshawn Lynch

Probable
Felix Jones
Trent Richardson (chest, rib)
Jermichael Finley
Brandon Gibson
Titus Young
Donald Brown  (RBBC with V Ballard though)
Victor Cruz
Marshawn Lynch (back injury)
Darren McFadden (shoulder)
Brandon Weeden (groin)
Blaine Gabbert (shoulder)
Luck, P. Manning, Ponder,

Questionable
Kevin Olgetree
Dez Bryant
Calvin Johnson
Ryan Tannehill (knee)
Ahmad Bradshaw (DNP Friday but this is typical for him)
Jordy Nelson DNP Fri
Brian Hartline

Doubtful
Brandon LaFell

Game-Time-Decision


Not Expected To Play
Rashard Mendenhall
Jonathan Dwyer -DNP Friday

Brandon LaFell



OUT
Darren Sproles-RB NO surgery on hand out a few weeks (Look for more Pierre Thomas, Mark Ingram and even Chris Ivory)
Jahvid Best DET RB Out for season
Jake Locker
Greg Jennings (not till Wk 13)
John Kuhn
Coby Fleener
Ben Tate
Kevin Kolb
DeMarco Murray
MJD
Alshon Jeffrey
Braylon Edwards


Watch
Phiilip Tanner if Felix Jones and Demarco Murray are out
Ronnie Hillman-he gets more and more touches each week
Greg Olsen TE CAR (with Lafell likely out look for a big day from Olsen)
Justin Forsett as the #2 RB behind Arian Foster with Ben Tate out
James Starks GB RB-big week?
Isaac Redman
Dwayne Allen IND TE

Books from Extra Point Press:

Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070

Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635097

Ask the Expert Question: How big of a factor do you allow weather (rain, wind, snow) to play in your weekly lineup decisions?

How big of a factor do you allow weather (rain, wind, snow) to play in your weekly lineup decisions?

Tip #120 from my second book, Fantasy Football Tips: Treat Mother Nature with respect, i.e do not ignore the weather. I refer to www.NFLweather.com weekly. Winds affect the QB, WR and K. Swirling winds are the worst, a steady wind can be compensated for with their passes or kicks. I do not worry too much about snow. ManyRBs and WRs love snow because they know where they are going and can use the snow to their advantage.  Heavy snow is a problem (think blizzard) which affects visibility (anyone remember Kurt Warner in Foxboro week 16 of 2008?). Kickers do not like heavy snow either since it reduces the distance a ball can travel. Rain affects players differently; so it is not that big of a factor to me. Cold can hurt the warm weather/dome teams especially in mid to late November and December. Really cold weather is good for RBs especially those that get to carry the ball in the second half of the game. Those defenders are cold and tired and the RB is just warming up! Night games late in the season generally favour RBs as the sun goes down. To summarise, there are certain weather situations which I do take into account when ranking players for the week, but most (like rain or a steady, windy day) are not that big.



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Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips, Fantasy Football Basics and Fantasy Football Almanac 2012, all available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/. He is a 20+ year fantasy football veteran who regularly participates in the National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

Books from Extra Point Press:

Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070

Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635097

FFGuidebook.com results from Week 8

Absolutely terrible week as I go 4-7 and below .500 for the season, but to be fair my total points rankings are not that bad. That indicates tough losses against high scoring teams.

Bye weeks teams this week: STL, NE, NYJ and SF

Summary:
Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC Team 1): Win, 11th overall
Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC Team 2): Loss, 10th overall
Football Guys Players Championship (FPC): Win, 4-4, 4th in H2H and 4th Total Points

Local League: Loss, 4-4, 6th overall
Fantasy Sports Writer Association (FSWA) Loss, 4-4, 6th H2H and 3rd Total Points
Pro Football Fantasy Football Magazine PPR Experts Win, 4-4,
Pro Football Fantasy Football Magazine Experts Loss, 3-5,

Draft Master Leagues
Pros vs Joes:    Win, 2nd in league, 21st overall/132 teams
FFPC $77      Loss, 2nd place total points
Fantasy Index Magazine Experts League:  Loss, 9th overall
Fantasy Index Magazine Experts Auction League:  Loss, 5th

For the week                                                          4-7
For the year.......                                                   43-45

Books from Extra Point Press:

Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070

Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635097

NFL Picks for Week 9

Last week I was 9-5 (30-11 for the season) annoucing them

SD
DEN
CLE (one of 4 upsets)
GB
TEN (upset)
MIA
CAR (Upset)

DET
HOU
OAK
SEA
PIT (upset)
ATL 
NO

Survivor GB, HOU and SD although I am scared of that one.

Books from Extra Point Press:

Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070

Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635097

Week 9 Potential Adds for Fantasy Football

RB

Danny Woodhead (on a bye thsi week but if available a good flex player worth 6-10 pts a week in a PPR league)

Cedric Benson (back from injury week 13-14?)

Chris Wells (back from injury sometime)

Ronnie Hillman (looked better on SNF)

Peyton Hillis (healthy and stealing touches)

Shane Vereen

Chris Rainey

James Starks-(GB may look to change RBs soon)

 

WR

Golden Tate

Cecil Shorts

Alshon Jeffrey (should be back off injury soon)

Chris Givens

Michael Floyd (looked good on MNF)

 

TE

Dwayne Allen IND (with Fleener hurt could be nice add)

Tony Moeaki (deep sleeper)

Dallas Clark

 

K

Conner Barth

Matt Praeter

Books from Sam Hendricks from Extra Point Press:

Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070

Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635097