Posts Tagged Fantasy Football News
The Injury Update with Doc Sawbones
Posted by Fantasy Football Ninja in Injury Update with Doc Sawbones on June 8th, 2009
Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening. There was some interesting injury news this week and we’ll cover it all now.
Brian Westbrook (RB PHI) — Westbrook underwent surgery early last week to clean out bone spurs in his ankle. [Rotowire.com]
Fantasy Impact: The true extent of the injury, and the surgery, are unknown. The Eagles claim that it was a minor procedure, but information from unnamed sources is trickling out indicating that the surgery may have been more serious that then team is letting on.
We won’t know the impact this has on Westbrook’s performance for a while, but it is expected that he will be out until Week 1 of the season. While Westbrook may not need many reps in the preseason to get ready, until he is able to return to normal activity, he will be hard-pressed to keep up his fitness.
If you plan on drafting Westbrook, who is now available in Round 2 of many drafts, make sure you get his backup, LeSean McCoy, a round earlier than his ADP.
Joseph Addai (RB IND) — It was revealed this week that Addai had arthroscopic knee surgery in the off season. He has not participated in OTAs to this point during his recovery. [Rotowire.com]
Fantasy Impact: Addai is already teetering on the edge of receiving the “permanently injured” tag, and this knee surgery does not help matters. Until Addai returns to the practice field, which should occur no later than training camp and likely earlier, we won’t know how the surgery has affected his rapidly diminishing skills.
This news will likely drop Addai’s ADP to the late 4th or early 5th rounds. While the news is damaging to Addai’s draft stock, it should cause a rapid rise in Donald Brown’s ADP. Addai is approaching fantasy irrelevance.
Weekend Link Love
Posted by Fantasy Football Ninja in Weekend Link Love on June 5th, 2009
Welcome to the weekend. Read the following links over the next couple of days and you’ll be a fantasy football genius in no time. Well, only if you stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.
When you’re looking for an emerging undervalued wide receiver, you should target players entering their third year in the league, right? Before you get burned by that strategy, you might want to head over to the Fantasy Football Cafe and check out some advice on drafting first and second year wide receivers.
Are you in a dynasty league? Do you have a roster spot collecting dust? Then fill it with one of these sleeper running back candidates, brought to you by the good folks over at Fantasy Football Fools.
Hey you. Ya, you. The guy that’s about to draft Michael Crabtree as his WR3 in the fifth round. Go read the report on Rookie Wide Receiver Production over at Ultimate Fantasy Football Strategy. You might change your mind.
Are you starting a new dynasty league? Or maybe your league not yet drafted rookies. Well you’re in luck. The Hazean has just released updated Rookie Rankings. It’s your lucky day.
You’re probably not going to believe me, but there exists, in a far away land, a librarian who plays fantasy football. I know! I couldn’t believe it either. Go check out her site. Yes, I said her. Some of the best fantasy football links on the interwebs.
In last week’s edition of Weekend Link Love, you were given a link to some early auction values. Well, why stop there. Here are some more auction values brought to you by our friends over at the Fantasy Football Toolbox. Variety. The spice of life.
Is it the top 10 underrated players you’re looking for? The Fantasy Football Maniaxs have you covered.
The Injury Update with Doc Sawbones
Posted by Fantasy Football Ninja in Injury Update with Doc Sawbones on June 1st, 2009
Not too much going on the world of NFL injuries this week, but there are a couple of nuggets that you should be aware of.
Derrick Mason (WR, BAL) – Mason is coming off of a shoulder injury and it was previously assumed that he would likely miss training camp. However, it now appears that Mason will be ready for contact drills in late July. [Rotowire.com]
Ninjanalysis: Mason appears to be ahead of schedule. The Ravens know that to rush him back would be detrimental to his recovery, so we can only assume that therapy is going very well. Getting the Ravens’ leading ball grabber back on the field is imperative for the proper development of Joe Flacco. So the more time Mason gets to spend working with Flacco in the off season, the better. If Mason’s recovery continues to go well, you can start drafting him as your WR4, particularly in PPR formats.
