WEEK #4 FANTASY FOOTBALL QUESTIONS

Question:

Ronnie, who should I start, Priest Holmes (KC) or Stephan Jackson (STL)? Both are playing very good run defenses in Philly and the NY Giants respectively. Also which defense to play, Pats or NY Giants. I am leaning toward Priest and the Pats D.

Response:

Priest Holmes even at this point in his career(with injury history and with Larry Johnson splitting carries) is still a good start each week.
Steven Jackson is listed as questionable this week. He's normally a good start but wait until he shows that the rib injury isn't a hinderance. He'll probably play but start Priest Holmes.

Neither defense has a good matchup. both offenses they play have great potential to
score. With the injuries mounting up for the New England Patriots, i would play the
N.Y.Giants, who at this time is one of the better fantasy football defenses scoring wise.


Question:

Ronnie, Who should I start at WR?Clayton, TB - vs DET, Fitzgerald, AZ - vs SF, Porter,
OAK - vs DAL Glenn, DAL - vs OAK Also, when is KC's bye? Thanks,Bryan

Response:

Kansas City's bye week is week #5.

All your matchups are good. Glenn is very hot and appears to be Bledsoe's favorite target. Fitzgerald has had a nice start to the year but now has Josh McCown throwing to him after the
injury to Kurt Warner.
Clayton's stats are not what i anticipated - appears Griese's main target is Joey Galloway.
Jerry Porter has not lived up to expectations, especially with most of the attention being brought to Randy Moss.

I would select Terry Glenn. He's rated in the top ten of all receivers. He might not be there at the end of the year but ride him until he proves you otherwise.



Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

WEEK #4 WHO TO START & WHO TO BENCH

Start:

Qb - Carson Palmer Cincinnati Bengals

Rb - Willis McGahee Buffalo Bills

Wr - Steve Smith Carolina Panthers

T.e. - Alge Crumpler Atlanta Falcons

K - John Kasay Carolina Panthers

Def - Cincinnati Bengals


Bench:

Qb - David Carr Houston Texans

Rb - Curtis Martin N.Y. Jets

Wr - Charles Rogers Detroit Lions

T.e. - Jeb Putzier Denver

K - Ryan Longwell Green Bay

Def - Green Bay Packers


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Fantasy Football Questions

Question:
From Greg

Ronnie, I just realized that I have a scheduling conflict Week 7. I have S. Smith (CAR) and M. Clayton (TB) both have Week 7 as bye weeks. M. Clayton looks to be the #2 WR in TB. I am not dropping S. Smith. I was going to get Keyshawn Johnson or Terry Glenn to replace M. Clayton. Keyshawn has 3 TD’s, but Glenn has lots of yards and receptions. I guess the main question is can T. Glenn find the end zone and can he keep generating these kinds of numbers? Or is Keyshawn the key to success. My gut feeling is that Keyshawn may be the better pick over the long haul. Can you shed any light on this for me? Thanks, Greg

P.S.: The reason I am looking to make the change now instead of waiting is that Dallas is going to Oakland this week and Oakland has a weak pass defense. TB is hosting Detroit who has a fairly decent pass defense. Also, I think if I wait any longer, both K. Johnson and T. Glenn will be gone.

Response:

Glenn will be the deep threat but keyshawn will be the more consistant player week in and week out. Is there any other position you can drop instead of M.Clayton?
it appears for some reason that Galloway is Griese's favorite target and this has hurt Clayton's statistics.
Bledsoe has appeared to make glenn his favorite target. i would select glenn and hope that the
deep threat continues.


Question:
Greg asks

Ronnie, I was looking to pick up Thomas Jones (CHI) and dropping Stephan Jackson (STL). Jones has put up solid numbers and looks to have the starting job all to himself and Jackson has not lived up to the hype yet, maybe he will next year. (In my league we pick players off of waivers and do not trade between teams, so trading a player is not an option.) By the way, your who to start, who to bench list for Week 3 looked solid once again. Thanks, Greg

Response:

Thomas jones appears to be running the ball extremely well, but he has a history of flamming out just as fast as he gets hot - just be leary.
As for Steven Jackson he's done ok but as you say, has not lived up to expectations.
Perhaps the expectations are a little too Marshallfaulkisk.
It's still early in the season so relax - that offense spreads the ball for all and will be plenty of
scores to go around.


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

2005 FANTASY FOOTBALL STUDS YEAR TO DATE

Qb - Donovan Mcnabb (Phily) & Carson Palmer(Cinci)

Rb - Willie Parker(Pitts.) & Carnell Williams(T.B.)

Wr - T.O.(Phily) & Randy Moss(Oak.)

T.E. - Steve Heiden (Cleveland)

K - John Kasay Carolina

Def - Indianapolis Colts



Sincerely, Ronnie keesee

2005 FANTASY FOOTBALL DUDS YEAR TO DATE

Qb - Duante Culpepper Minnesota

Rb - Jamal Lewis Baltimore

Wr - Andre Johnson Houston

T.e. - Doug Jolley N.Y.Jets

K - Matt Stover Baltimore

Def - Baltimore Ravens



Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Week #3 FANTASY FOOTBALL QUESTIONS???

Phillip writes:

Question:
which 2 rb's do i start? D.Mcallister, S.Davis or B.Westbrook

Answer:
my choice is Westbrook and Mcallister. they both play average at
best rush defenses. S.Davis plays a decent defense in the dolphins.
if you are in a yardage based scoring system these 2 are the best choices.
although davis saw the endzone 3 times last week, don't expect the same
results in miami.

Question:
phillip asks who do i start from the following ? Lee Evans, Marcus Robinson
or Braylon Edwards

Answer:
none of these are great options. Braylon had a 3 catch 107 yard performance
in week #2 vs a poor packers defense but this week finds another matchup
altogether with the newly formed indy colts (Dwight Freeney meet Trent
Dilfer). neither robinson or evans have been worthy of a start.
having said that i would start M.Robinson. Robinson
is due for a td score especially against a poor saints defense and with nate
burleson banged up with a minor knee sprain, culpepper will look towards
the veteran.

Beck, Greg wrote:

I am looking to pick up 1 or 2 WR’s, so far the ones I have are not
producing.
In my league we are not allowed to trade between teams, so we
can only pick up players that are not on a team. I am going to try
to get P. Burress (NYG) and dump M. Clayton (TB). My question
is should I also try to get K. Johnson (DAL) and dump
L. Fitzgerald (ARI). I really would like to get more points from
my WR’s, Fitzgerald has been the most consistent so far, but I
don’t know how many TD’s he will produce this season.
I also have A. Johnson (HOU) and S. Smith (CAR) but would
to hold onto these 2 for now.
Thanks, Greg

My advice was to wait a couple of weeks(the season is still young).
hold onto these widereceivers until then to see if their performance
continues to falter.
M.clayton had a decent week #2 and S.Smith will put up comparable
stats to that of which mushin muhammad put up in 2004.
Andre Johnson's performance and Houston's offense so far is a major
concern. perhaps the recent firing of o'coordinator palmer will be
beneficial to johnson(guess it couldn't hurt at this point). Fitzgerald
seems to be Warners main target.
To me the core of widereceivers Greg has are legitimate #1 starters.

Beck, Greg also asks

Ronnie, I want to replace Kicker M. Nugent (NYJ).
The choices I have available are J. Kasay (CAR), J. Scobee (JAX),
Tynes (KC), or J. Carney (NO).
I am leaning toward Kasay, but Scobee might get more attempts.
Can you provide some insight? Thanks. Greg

Response:
J.Kasay, handsdown.
he's perfect so far and has connected on fieldgoals of 51 & 52 yards.
no questioning his leg strength.

Question:
which defense should i pickup? N.Y.Giants, St.Louis Rams, S.F.49ers.


Answer:
N.Y.Giants.
p.s. avoid S.F.49er's defense until they play st.louis again.


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

WEEK #3 FRIDAYS FABULOUS FANTASY FIVE

Qb - Peyton Manning

Rb - Carnell Williams

Wr - Darrell Jackson

T.E. - Jason Witten

Def - Buffalo Bills

Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

WEEK #3 WHO TO START & WHO TO BENCH

WEEK #3 STUDS:

Qb - Donovan Mcnabb Philadelphia
Rb - Shaun Alexander Seattle
Wr - Torry Holt St.Louis
T.E. - Randy McMichael Miami
K - Jeff Reed Pittsburgh
Def - Jacksonville Jags

Who to bench:

Qb - Michael Vick Atlanta
Rb - Curtis Martin N.Y. Jets
Wr - ANY ATLANTA RECEIVER
T.E. - Steve Heiden Cleveland
K - Sebastian Janikowski Oakland
Def - Denver Broncos

Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

WEEK #2 WHO TO START & WHO TO BENCH

Week #2

Who to start:

Qb - Trent Green K.C. vs Oakland Raiders
Rb - Willie Parker Pittsburgh vs Houston Texans
Wr - Derrick Mason baltimore vs Tenneseee Titans
T.E. - Tony Gonzalez K.C. vs Oakland Raiders
K - John Kasay Carolina vs N.e.
Def - Philadelphia Eagles vs S.F 49er's @ home

Who to bench:

Qb - J.P. Losman Buffalo Bills vs Tampa Bay Bucs
Rb - Kevan Barlow S.F.49er's vs Phily Eagles
Wr - Michael Claton Tampa Bay Bucs vs Buffalo Bills
T.e. - Chris Baker N.Y.Jets vs Miami Dolphins
K - Jason Hason Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears
Def - San Francisco 49er's vs Phily Eagles


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

FANTASY FOOTBALL LINEUP QUESTION

Question:
FROM PAUL: Which 2 out of the 3 runningbacks should I start in week #2?

note: scoring system is based on 1 point for every 20 yards and
6pts for a td.
Willis Mcgahee, Tiki Barber or Cory dillon

Answer:
most people wish that had this so called dilemma. when selecting
runningbacks of this close or equal distinction, you can determine who to
select by comparing a couple of factors. any disparagies involving home
field advantage or an opponants rush defense in this instance should be
included.

player opponant defense rush yards allowed (2004)
Willis Mcgahee @ Tampa Bay (rush yards allowed 123.3)
Tiki Barber vs New Orleans (140.8 yds)
Cory Dillon @ Carolina (119.0 yds)

as you can see Tiki has both the best matchup and playing on his own
homefield. the next 2 can be as simple as a flip of the coin or the
old gut feeling (LAST RESORT).
Carolina might have an edge in defense but with the loss of pro-bowler
Kris Jenkins for the season (torn a.c.l.) that slight advantage is lost.
By assessing something this close i would select the best overall offense.
with Brady's ability to move the ball over J.P Losman's inability to do
such would make the ultimate decision a lot easier.

choice: Tiki Barber & Cory Dillon


SINCERELY, RONNIE KEESEE

FRIDAY'S FABULOUS FANTASY FIVE

The top fantasy five for week #2:

I will list 5 fantasy football stud's/player's for the upcoming week #2 at 5
different positions: Qb, Rb, Wr, T.e., & a defensive team.

I will try and make a concerted effort not to pick the peyton's, l.t's and moss's
each week with an occasional pick that leaves the question, WHAT or REALLY ??????

Qb - Marc Bulger ST.Louis Rams
comments: he might not throw for 362 yards against Arizona, but he will throw
in the neighborhood of 250 plus and should find the endzone a couple of times.

Rb - Priest Holmes K.C. Chiefs
comments: with the impending domestic violence charge loooming over the head
of quality backup Larry Johnson, (Dick Vermiel a stickler on, off the field issues)
might make a statement by playing Priest most of the game against a very suspect
defense in the Oakland Raiders.

Wr - Chad Johnson Cincinnati Bengals
comments: if joey galloway can amass just under a hundred yards against the vikings,
i believe that Chad (pepto bismol) Johnson can eclipse the century mark without a
problem.

T.e. - Antonio Gates San Diego Chargers
comments: after the holdout. after the 3 game suspension. and now against a very
average at best defense, think Gates has something to prove.

Defense - Baltimore Ravens
comments: after the spanking they received at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts,
look for the ravens to strike back at what appeared to be an anemic offense in the
Tennessee Titans.

Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

WEEK #1 FANTASY STUDS AND DUDS

Fantasy studs & duds at each positions:

Studs

Qb - Marc Bulger St.Louis: yards pass = 362, td's = 2, 1 int

Rb - Willie Parker Pittsburgh: rush yards = 161, rec yards = 48, 1td

Wr - Jimmy Smith jacksonville: rec yards = 130, 2 tds

T.e. - Chris Baker N.Y.Jets: rec yards = 124, 1td

K - Jeff Wilkins ST.Louis: fg's = 4, 1 xtra pt, no misses

Defense - Indianapolis colts: opponant scored only 7 points, 3 sacks, 3 int's,
1 fumble recovery, 1 defensive td.


Duds:

Qb - Duante Culpepper Minnesota: 233 yards pass, 3 ints, 2 fumbles lost, 12 yds rush,
0 tds.

Rb - Domanick Davis Houston: 48 yards rush, 1 fumble, 0 tds

Wr - Andre Johnson Houston: 18 yards rec, o tds

T.e. - Daniel Graham N.E. Patriots: 1 rec 17 yards, 0 tds

K - Matt Stover Balt : 3 missed fg's, 1 xtra pt.

Def - Baltimore Ravens: 24 points allowed, 0 int's, 0 fumble recoveries, 0 sacks,
0 td's.


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Who To Start & Who To Bench - Week #1

In the upcoming weeks, i will at random select 3 NFL games.
From these games, i will select players to start and others to bench.
note: The lions will appear more frequently then others.

Week#1

New England Patriots vs Oakland Raiders

Start:
Tom Brady - Raiders defense allowed 251.4 passing yards a game.
Corey Dillon - Raiders defense allowed 128.2 rushing yards a game.
Adam Vinatieri - should see some field goal opportunities.

Kerry Collins - won't put up huge numbers against the patriots defense
but should manage to find the endzone once or twice.
Randy Moss - when the lights come on, so does Randy. Against the defending
Superbowl champs, Moss will turn it up a notch and find the endzone at least once
but not surprised if he finds it again and again.
Sebastian Janikowski - some stalled drives by a good defense might allow
for some field goal chances.

Bench:

Lamont Jordon - New England Patriots defense is stout against the run.
losing Bruschi will hurt but not a great day for Jordon. will be a new role for
Jordon. carrying the rock for an entire game will probably tire in the fourth.
Oakland Raiders defense - Patriots make few mistakes.
Any New England widereceiver - Brady will spread the ball to several receivers.




Saint Louis Rams vs San Francisco 49er's

Start:
Marc Bulger - S.F. defense allowed 246 yards pass per game.
Any ST.Louis receiver especially named holt, torry that is.
Steven Jackson - (158.5 yards) that's the amount of yards per game the 49er's
defense allowed per game.
Rams defense - not known for their great defense but against the 49er's every
defense looks good.
Jeff wilkins -although he might only get field goals, there might me a lot of them.

bench:
All S.F. 49er's players/defense.




Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Start:
Kevin Jones - Packers allowed a miserable 142 yards a game.
Brett Favre - always seems to put up good numbers against an average
Lions secondary.
Javon walker & Donald Driver - should both put up a td and 80 plus yards.
Ahman Green - Lions defense always seems to give up the big numbers against Green.
Joey Harrington - although Packers defense has allowed an average of only
a 160 yards per game, joey will put up good numbers against a depleated secondary.
Ryan Longwell - one of the league's best kickers. should see at least 2-3 field goals
from this sure legged kicker.

Bench:
Jason Hason - has recorded double-digit points in just one of his past six contest
against the Packers and has averaged a mere seven points in that timeframe.
Any lions Receiver - joey will spread the ball but no one receiver should amount
over 100 yards. decent day for Roy and Charles but nothing great.

LINE-UP SUBMISSION ADVICE

If you are in need or just like a second opinion about your weekly line-ups,
injury, trade or general information regarding fantasy football please contact
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www.ronnie@lionbacker.com

When posting please note whether your league scoring system is a yardage
and/or td's orientated scoring system.
Also note your starting line-up requirements.

Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

MY 2005 FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT

We drafted Saturday, august 27th (not too early to draft) .
Remember, do not draft too early. This avoids drafting elite players whom fall to injuries before or during the preseason.

How did my fantasy football draft go, you be the judge.

The draft started off on a high note.
By winning lasts years championship, i had the very last draw from 10 lottery balls.
Luck appeared on my side and i pulled the #1 lottery ball, the only remaining ball left.

My strategy from the start was to select 3 runningbacks in the first 3 rounds, then wait on a quarterback as long as i could. I also wanted to select a kicker and defense late.
Lets see how i did.

With the choice of any pick 1 thru 10, i decided to select the #1 pick overall.
All additional rounds would snake.


Pick/Round player position Team

#1 / (#1 overall) Ladainian Tomlinson rb San Diego Chargers
#2 / (20th overall) Jamal Lewis rb Baltimore ravens
#3 / (21st overall) Ahman Green rb Green Bay Packers
#4 / (40th overall) Steve Smith wr Carolina Panthers
#5 / (41st overall) Michael Clayton wr Tampa Bay Bucs
#6 / (60th overall) Derrick Mason wr Baltimore ravens
#7 / (61st overall) Pittsburgh's D def Pittsburgh Steelers
#8 / (80th overall) Chris Chambers wr Miami Dolphins
#9 / (100th overall) Aaron Brooks qb New Orleans Saints
#10 / (101st overall) Jake Delhomme qb Carolina Panthers
#11 / (120th overall) Ryan Longwell k Green Bay Packers
#12 / (121st overall) Dallas's D def Dallas Cowboys
#13 / (140th overall) Jeff Wilkins k St. Louis Rams
#14 / (141st overall) Brandon Stokley wr Indianapolis Colts
#15 / (160th overall) Nick Goings rb Carolina Panthers
#16 / (161st overall) Trent Dilfer qb Cleveland Browns

Comments:

As you can see, i was able to get 3 premium runningbacks from the first 3 rounds.

I was then able to pick 3 widereceivers in the next 3 rounds (4th thru 6th).
By doing this i was able to strengthen my overall team for obvious trade bait and
depth issues on the bench in case of injuries.

I was still able to select Pittsburgh's defense in the 7th round (not too early) and in my opinion
second only to the Baltimore Ravens in overall total defense rating .

I didn't select a qb until the 9th & 10th rounds when i got both Aaron Brooks and Jake Delhomme.
From the start i have preached that after selecting Peyton Manning, Donovan Mcnabb &
Daunte Culpepper the drop off between quarterbacks #4 thru #15 isn't worth selecting one any earlier and for the most part the statistics are very similar if not better.

Jake Delhomme qb
passing yards - 3886 (rated #6 overall) pass tds - 29 (rated #5) int's - 15 rush tds - 1
As you can see by selecting Jake Delhomme in the 10th round (101st overall) i was still able to
draft a top ten qb in such a late round.

They only thing you need to know about my kickers is that, i selected both a strong legged
kicker in Longwell and an inside (dome) kicker in Jeff Wilkins. By selecting a dome kicker i assured myself that inclimate weather would be a non factor.

I also made sure that positions where only 2-3 players/teams (defense/kicker and also quarterback) existed that, i had not linked the 2 or 3 on the same bye week.

No draft is ever perfect.
I feel as though i had a very strong draft.
I wanted to select backups for my runningbacks but it seemed as if everytime i approached that strategy, that player was selected just picks before my selection.

I feel that i don't need to do a blockbuster deal but, i will look to provide my starting runningbacks with their backups in small type transactions.

The regular season is fast approaching and the greatest sport in the world begins with a classic
confrontation between the defending superbowl champions New England Patroits and the Oakland Raiders with newly acquired Randy Moss.

Are you ready for some football, i certainly am.

SINCERELY, RONNIE KEESEE