Ask the Expert: Which struggling star do you believe will NOT turn things around, and should be shipped out this week for whatever value fantasy coaches can get for him?

Which struggling star do you believe will NOT turn things around, and should be shipped out this week for whatever value fantasy coaches can get for him?

Maurice Jones-Drew for multiple reasons. The Jacksonville QB situation is in constant transition this year and that never helps the running game. The Jaguars have one of the worst defenses, if not the worst, in the league (my apologies to WAS if you were trying for that title this year) so MJD will not get too many rushes in garbage time. And  finally, I do not know if MJD had fully recovered from his 2012 injury and now he has "ankle looseness" whatever the heck that is. Move on and forget about him.

 

ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly at http://www.fantasyindex.com/ with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.


Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips and Fantasy Football Basics , 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), Fantasy Football World Championship (FFWC) 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 2

Leagues:
-Wins in Bold
-Ranking in Total Points (TP)

-Fantasy Football Pro Forecast PPR Experts League- Loss, 1-1

-Fantasy Football Index Auction- Loss, 8th in TP

-Fantasy Football Pro Forecast Mock Experts League (Non-PPR) Loss 0-2, 2nd in TP though

-Fantasy Football World Championship (FFWC) Qualifier- Win, 1-1, 4th TP

-Pros vs Joes (Sponsored by the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC)) Mutant Division- Loss, 5th place TP

-FFPC $77- Loss, 6th place TP

-Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA) Bob Harris League- Loss 1-1, 2nd in TP

-National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC)- Win, 2-0, 2nd in TP

-FootballGuys.com Players Championship (FPC)-Loss 1-1, 9th in TP

-FFPC $250 Auction League- Win, 1st place TP (not a H2H league but Total Points (TP) only)

-Local League- Loss 0-2, 9th of 14 in TP

-USAFE League- Win 1-1. 5th out of 10 teams in Total Points.

Overall this week a dismal 4-8. And with with 2 games left on Sunday and Monday night I felt pretty good...SF and PIT and CIN did not do well for me FFwise.

For the year I am 11-13.

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/

Thoughts on the new Sunday Night Football Introduction

First let me be perfectly clear I am a big Carrie Underwood fan.
Her accomplishments are well known and would require several blog posts to even begin to adequately cover them all. Just to name a few though: Winner of 4th season (2005) of American Idol, six Grammy Awards, multi platinum country music albums and in general the queen of country music. 

But... I do want to express my displeasure with the new "Intro" to Sunday Night Football. I saw it last week and wanted to jot something down about it but in the post Week 1 NFL football let down I forgot. So here it is before Carrie kicks off the SF vs SEA Sunday Night Football game tonight. 

When Faith Hill did the song I felt like I was right there with her as she performed. Now with Carrie (I love her version of the song) I feel like I am in the 39th row of one of her concerts watching her sing in a concert performance and from a distance. It is a little impersonal when compared to Faiths "close to you" edition. 

I really felt like it was just Faith and I when she sang. Now I feel like I am a concert goer when Carrie sings. 

Just calling them how I see them. 
Enjoy the game!

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/

Sunday In/Out info

Week 2 2013


SNF: SF @ SEA
MNF: PIT @ CIN

WX Issues:
MIN @ CHI --Showers
WAS @ GB --Rain

PLAYING

New Starter
Pryor-OAK QB
Geno Smith-NYJ QB
Chad Henne-JAX QB
Ben Tate/Arian Foster-HOU RB sharing
Isaac Redman PIT RB (Felix Jones/ J Dwyer)

In
Julio Jones
Roddy White
Larry Fitzgerald

O Daniels HOU TE
J Finley GB TE

Probable
S Janokowski OAK K
Shaun Suisham PIT K







Doubtful
Mercedes Lewis JAX TE

Not Expected To Play
Mercedes Lewis JAX TE

OUT
Vick Ballard-OFS
La Rod Stephen Howling PIT RB-OFS
Blane Gabbert JAX QB
Marques Goodwin BUF WR 4-6 wks
James Jones BAL WR 4-6 wks
Rob Housler AZ TE
Mark Sanchez IR designated to return (week 11)
Kenjon Barner CAR RB
Jacoby Jones 
Dustin Hopkins BUF K
Heath Miller PIT TE
D Allen IND TE
Le Von Bell PIT RB (week 6 rtn?)
Shonn Greene TEN RB

Kai Forbath WAS K


Waiver Wire Pickups

QB
P Rivers
T Pryor
EJ Manuel
Geno Smith

RB
J. Bell DET
Fred Jackson BUF 
Vick Ballard IND
Knowhson Moreno DEN
Jackie Battle KC
Brandon Jacobs NYG
Dai Rei Scott NYG
CJ Anderson DEN
Lance Dunbar DAL
Donald Brown IND

WR

Reuben Randle NYG
Andre Roberts AZ
Eddie Royal SD
TJ Graham BUF
Brandon Gibson STL
Jerome Simpson MIN
Rod Streater OAK
Doug Baldwin SEA
Harry Douglas ATL ****
J Kearse
M Brown
Ace Sanders JAX

TE
Julian Thomas DEN
B Celek
Dallas Clark BAL
T Eifert CIN
Jermaine Gresham-CIN
C. Clay MIA

K
Shane Graham PIT


DEF

Sleepers for Week 

QB

Eli Manning
Sam Bradford
RB

Joique Bell
Fred Jackson
Mike Tolbert


WR

Brian Hartline
Cecil Shorts
Andre Roberts
Michael Floyd
Harry Douglas


TE

Tyler Eifert


K

Dan Bailey
Greg Zuerlein
Def

AZ
MIA

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/

In/Out for Week 2 (saturday update)

Week 2 2013

TNF: NYJ @ NE (Played)
SNF: SF @ SEA
MNF: PIT @ CIN

WX Issues:
MIN @ CHI --Showers
WAS @ GB --Rain

PLAYING

New Starter
Pryor-OAK QB
Geno Smith-NYJ QB
Chad Henne-JAX QB
Ben Tate/Arian Foster-HOU RB sharing
Isaac Redman PIT RB (Felix Jones/ J Dwyer)

Expected to Play

Julio Jones ATL WR

Probable
S Janokowski OAK K
Shaun Suisham PIT K
O Daniels HOU TE
J Finley GB TE
Romo
S Rice
Andre Roberts
Mendenhall (among others-lots of RB are probable)
Ben Tate


Questionable
T Kelce KC TE
D Allen IND TE
Larry Fitzgerald AZ WR
Julio Jones ATL WR
Roddy White ATL WR
Bernard Pierce BAL RB
Kai Forbath WAS K
Shonn Greene TEN RB







Doubtful
Mercedes Lewis JAX TE
Dwayne Allen IND TE


Game Time Decision
Larry Fitzgerald

Not Expected To Play


Le Von Bell PIT RB (week 6 rtn?)
Dwayne Allen IND TE
Mercedes Lewis JAX TE

OUT
Vick Ballard-OFS
La Rod Stephen Howling PIT RB-OFS
Blane Gabbert JAX QB
Marques Goodwin BUF WR 4-6 wks
James Jones BAL WR 4-6 wks
Rob Housler AZ TE
Mark Sanchez IR designated to return (week 11)
Kenjon Barner CAR RB
Jacoby Jones 
Dustin Hopkins BUF K
Heath Miller PIT TE

Watch
Julio Jones-DNP Wed Knee
Roddy White-decoy with injury
Jamaal Charles-Quad injury
Dez Bryant-foot (full practice WED)
M Lewis JAX TE
Shonn Greene TEN RB
Owen Daniels HOU TE LP Wed
S Janokowski OAK K DNP W
Isaiah Peed STL RB return from suspension



Waiver Wire Pickups

QB
P Rivers
T Pryor
EJ Manuel
Geno Smith

RB
J. Bell DET
Fred Jackson BUF 
Vick Ballard IND
Knowhson Moreno DEN
Jackie Battle KC
Brandon Jacobs NYG
Dai Rei Scott NYG
CJ Anderson DEN
Lance Dunbar DAL
Donald Brown IND

WR

Reuben Randle NYG
Andre Roberts AZ
Eddie Royal SD
TJ Graham BUF
Brandon Gibson STL
Jerome Simpson MIN
Rod Streater OAK
Doug Baldwin SEA
Harry Douglas ATL ****
J Kearse
M Brown
Ace Sanders JAX

TE
Julian Thomas DEN
B Celek
Dallas Clark BAL
T Eifert CIN
Jermaine Gresham-CIN
C. Clay MIA

K
Shane Graham PIT


DEF

Sleepers for Week 

QB

Eli Manning
Sam Bradford
RB

Joique Bell
Fred Jackson
Mike Tolbert


WR

Brian Hartline
Cecil Shorts
Andre Roberts
Michael Floyd
Harry Douglas


TE

Tyler Eifert


K

Dan Bailey
Greg Zuerlein
Def

AZ
MIA

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/

Ask the Experts: Several big-name players had disastrous opening weeks -- struggling, underutilized, or benched. Pick one of these players you are confident will turn things around the rest of the way, and say why.

Several big-name players had disastrous opening weeks -- struggling, underutilized, or benched. Pick one of these players you are confident will turn things around the rest of the way, and say why.

Marshawn Lynch faced an incredibly tough Carolina front seven in week 1. Now he gets to return home. Unfortunately it is against SF. But in both games versus the 49ers last year Lynch ran for over 100 yards. Plan on the same in week 2 and a TD to boot. Others nominated but not selected in the "disastrous but set to turn things around category" are C.J Spiller and Trent Richardson. C.J. seems destined for a RBBC with Fred Jackson and Richardson needs RG Jason Pinkston to return from IR in week 9 but more likely 11 after the Brown bye in week 10.



ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly at http://www.fantasyindex.com/ with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.


Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips and Fantasy Football Basics , 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), Fantasy Football World Championship (FFWC) 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

Early In/Out/Waiver Wire pickups for Week 2

Week 2 2013

TNF: NYJ @ NE
SNF: SF @ SEA
MNF: PIT @ CIN

WX Issues:

TNF NYJ @ NE Heavy Rain

PLAYING

New Starter
Pryor-OAK QB
Geno Smith-NYJ QB
Chad Henne-JAX QB
Ben Tate/Arian Foster-HOU RB sharing

Expected to Play

Probable
Kellen Winslow NYJ TE


Questionable
Zach Sudfeld NE TE
Brandon Bolden NE RB
Aaron Dobson
Leon Washington



Doubtful



Game Time Decision

Not Expected To Play
Rob Gronkowski NE TE
Heath Miller PIT TE
Le Von Bell PIT RB (week 6 rtn?)
Danny Amendola NE WR
Mercedes Lewis JAX TE

OUT
Shane Vereen NE RB til week 11
Mark Sanchez NYJ QB
La Rod Stephen Howling PIT RB-OFS
Blane Gabbert JAX QB
Marques Goodwin BUF WR 4-6 wks
James Jones BAL WR 4-6 wks
Jeremy Kerley NYJ WR

Watch
Julio Jones-DNP Wed Knee
Z Sudfeld-doghouse
Roddy White-decoy with injury
Dez Bryant-foot (full practice WED)
M Lewis JAX TE
Danny Amendola-LP Tues
Santonio Holmes
J Kerkely NYJ WR
Shonn Greene TEN RB
Aaron Dobson NE WR  LP Tues
Owen Daniels HOU TE LP Wed
S Janokowski OAK K DNP W
Daryl Richardson STL RB DNP Wed
Isaiah Peed STL RB return from suspension



Waiver Wire Pickups

QB
P Rivers
T Pryor
EJ Manuel
Geno Smith

RB
J. Bell DET
Fred Jackson BUF 
Vick Ballard IND
Bilal Powell NYJ
Knowhson Moreno DEN
Jackie Battle KC
Leon Washington NE
Brandon Jacobs NYG
L Blount NE
Brandon Bolden NE (Q)
Dai Rei Scott
CJ Anderson DEN
Lance Dunbar DAL

WR
Julian Edelman NE
Reuben Randle NYG
Andre Roberts AZ
Kenbrell Thompkins NE 
Eddie Royal SD
S Hill NYJ
TJ Graham BUF
Brandon Gibson STL
Jerome Simpson MIN
Rod Streater OAK
Doug Baldwin SEA
Harry Douglas ATL
J Kearse
M Brown
Ace Sanders JAX

TE
Julian Thomas DEN
B Celek
Kellen Winslow NYJ
T Eifert CIN
Jermaine Gresham-CIN
C. Clay MIA

K
Shane Graham PIT


DEF

Sleepers for Week 

QB


RB




WR
Stephen Hill NYJ



TE




K



Def

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/