Week 1 nuggets from Mike Vili on our NFL beat
On THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER show on SportsTalkCleveland.com (Thursday nights from 8-10 EDT), we are bringing you analysis from FantasyDrafthelp.com football analyst Mike Vili. And here, on the blog, we will deliver his observations about each matchup in the NFL each week. We will link to the CBS Sportsline previews for each game -- warning: we are unsure if these links will still be valid after the games take place.
On the Miami-Pittsburgh tilt, Mike did correctly note that sometimes games that are projected to be closer to the vest because of an injured quarterback are sometimes surprisingly wide-open. He is 1-for-1 so far!
Denver-St. Louis: A high-scoring affair that will especially benefit Bronco wide receivers. Beware the Bell-Bell situation at running back right now if you have the option of benching them both.
New York Jets-Tennessee: Jet players look to be marginally more valuable in this game, but do not go out of your way to start anyone.
Buffalo-New England: This may be a surprisingly high-scoring game, especially with the transitional state of the Patriot defense.
Baltimore-Tampa Bay: This matchup of the underachieving Claytons will be an early indicator of whether Jamal Lewis can come back strong and whether Chris Simms can break out this year.
Cincinnati-Kansas City: Play your marginal Bengal and Chief starters here along with the automatic ones, because this will be a track meet.
Seattle-Detroit: Much like the previous one, play your marginal Seahawk starters such as Bobby Engram.
Atlanta-Carolina: A better "real" game than a fantasy one, with two very good defenses here. The Falcon "D" was much improved in the offseason.
Philadelphia-Houston: Again, not a compelling "real" game, but one in which David Carr may do surprisingly well.
New Orleans-Cleveland: Another game that will not be a huge fantasy matchup, as Reggie Bush takes on an improved and underrated Brown defense.
Dallas-Jacksonville: A game in which the kickers will do very well.
Chicago-Green Bay: Brett Favre has been undervalued on many fantasy boards this year, but he is a bad pick to start against this awesome defense.
San Francisco-Arizona: There are few marginal Cardinal starters, but throw them in against Frisco, and give thought to a few Niners like Frank Gore and Antonio Bryant as well.
Indianapolis-New York Giants: Play your marginal Colts and Giants starters in this shootout.
Minnesota-Washington: A poor fantasy matchup, but one likely to yield the usual 2 TDs from Brad Johnson if you are willing to take a modest sure thing.
San Diego-Oakland: Phillip Rivers, who should have a very nice year, could struggle here, while Aaron Brooks may have one of his few good games of the year in this rivalry game at home in prime time.
Enjoy Week One. It's great to have the NFL back!
On the Miami-Pittsburgh tilt, Mike did correctly note that sometimes games that are projected to be closer to the vest because of an injured quarterback are sometimes surprisingly wide-open. He is 1-for-1 so far!
Denver-St. Louis: A high-scoring affair that will especially benefit Bronco wide receivers. Beware the Bell-Bell situation at running back right now if you have the option of benching them both.
New York Jets-Tennessee: Jet players look to be marginally more valuable in this game, but do not go out of your way to start anyone.
Buffalo-New England: This may be a surprisingly high-scoring game, especially with the transitional state of the Patriot defense.
Baltimore-Tampa Bay: This matchup of the underachieving Claytons will be an early indicator of whether Jamal Lewis can come back strong and whether Chris Simms can break out this year.
Cincinnati-Kansas City: Play your marginal Bengal and Chief starters here along with the automatic ones, because this will be a track meet.
Seattle-Detroit: Much like the previous one, play your marginal Seahawk starters such as Bobby Engram.
Atlanta-Carolina: A better "real" game than a fantasy one, with two very good defenses here. The Falcon "D" was much improved in the offseason.
Philadelphia-Houston: Again, not a compelling "real" game, but one in which David Carr may do surprisingly well.
New Orleans-Cleveland: Another game that will not be a huge fantasy matchup, as Reggie Bush takes on an improved and underrated Brown defense.
Dallas-Jacksonville: A game in which the kickers will do very well.
Chicago-Green Bay: Brett Favre has been undervalued on many fantasy boards this year, but he is a bad pick to start against this awesome defense.
San Francisco-Arizona: There are few marginal Cardinal starters, but throw them in against Frisco, and give thought to a few Niners like Frank Gore and Antonio Bryant as well.
Indianapolis-New York Giants: Play your marginal Colts and Giants starters in this shootout.
Minnesota-Washington: A poor fantasy matchup, but one likely to yield the usual 2 TDs from Brad Johnson if you are willing to take a modest sure thing.
San Diego-Oakland: Phillip Rivers, who should have a very nice year, could struggle here, while Aaron Brooks may have one of his few good games of the year in this rivalry game at home in prime time.
Enjoy Week One. It's great to have the NFL back!
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