WEEK #12 WHO TO START AND WHO TO SIT:

Start:

Qb - Matt Hasselbeck

Rb - Brian Westbrook

Wr - Joe Horn

Def - Tennessee Titans


Sit:

Qb - Chris Sims

Rb - Jamal Lewis

Wr - Plaxico Burress

Def - Pittsburgh Steelers


Some different players this week - let's see how my predictions come out.
If anything like last week we are in business - Good luck!!!!!!!


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

WEEK #11 FANTASY STUDS AND DUDS

STUDS:

QB - DREW BREES 339 yards pass, 4 td's

RB - LARRY JOHNSON 211 yards rush, 2 td's

WR - CHAD JOHNSON 189 yards receiving, 1 td

T.E. - DALLAS CLARK 125 yards receiving, 1 td

K - MATT BRYANT 3 fg's, 3 xtra pts, no misses

DEF. - DENVER BRONCOS only 195 yards allowed, 4 sacks, 2 int's,
3 fumble recoveries, shutout



DUDS:

QB - DREW BLEDSOE 110 yards pass, 0 td's

RB - STEVEN JACKSON 6 yards rush, 16 receiving, 0 td's, 1 fumble lost

WR - JOEY GALLOWAY 0 receptions

T.E. - RANDY MCMICHAEL 0 receptions

K - OLINDO MARE 0 attempts

DEF. - CICINNATI BENGALS 451 total yards allowed, 45 points allowed,
1 sack, 1 int, 0 td's, 0 fumble recoveries



Sincerely, Ronnie A. Keesee

Week #11 Who to Start & Who to Sit:

Start:

Qb - Tom Brady

Rb - Larry Johnson

Wr - Donald Driver

K - Jeff Wilkins

Def - Denver Broncos


Sit:

Qb - Brooks Bollinger

Rb - Steven Davis

Wr - Marcus Robinson

K - Robbie Gould

Def - Phily Eagles


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Fantasy Football Question ?????

Question:

Ronnie, with my QB McNabb going down, maybe for the rest of the season, what should my next step be? I have Carson Palmer to play weekly (which is a very good thing), but I could pick up Jake Plummer (or Chris Simms) to play if they have a great matchup. I am inclined to pick up Plummer now, because I feel if I wait, he won’t be available due to someone else in my league picking him up if their QB gets injured. Or should I just hold onto McNabb for now, play Carson Palmer and wait to see what happens? Thanks.

Response:

Dave Spadaro, of PhiladelphiaEagles.com, reports Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb (hernia/groin) will meet with a specialist Thursday, Nov. 17, to go over the results of an MRI that was done Tuesday, Nov. 15. McNabb's status for the rest of the season will likely be determined during or soon after the visit.

If you can pickup Jake Plummer without dropping Mcnabb (alternative drop would be advised) that would be the best thing to do. Saying that, Mcnabb's numbers will be down regardless with both the apparent injury looming over Mcnabb and with the loss of psycho challenged T.O., it will be a different Mcnabb to say the least.

Regardless, if Mcnabb comes back healthy play Carson Palmer anyway. He is an elite qb in the nfl and a fantasy stud each week.


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Playoff Schedule - Who has the easy matchup ??

Question:

Ronnie, in my league the playoffs are NFL weeks 15 and 16. Taking a look ahead arethere any offenses that have favorable defensive matchups both weeks? Are there any players on those teams that look to be studs both weeks?

Response:


First, let's take a look at week #15's & #16's schedule.

WEEK 15

Saturday, Dec. 17

Tampa Bay at New England 1:30 p.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Giants 5:00 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18

Arizona at Houston 1:00 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans 1:00 p.m.
Dallas at Washington 1:00 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami 1:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Minnesota 1:00 p.m.
San Diego at Indianapolis 1:00 p.m.
Seattle at Tennessee 1:00 p.m.
San Francisco at Jacksonville 1:00 p.m.
Cincinnati at Detroit 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Oakland 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at St. Louis 4:15 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19

Green Bay at Baltimore 9:00 p.m.

WEEK 16

Saturday, Dec. 24

Atlanta at Tampa Bay 1:00 p.m.
Buffalo at Cincinnati 1:00 p.m.
Dallas at Carolina 1:00 p.m.
Detroit at New Orleans 1:00 p.m.
Jacksonville at Houston 1:00 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Washington 1:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland 1:00 p.m.
San Diego at Kansas City 1:00 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis 1:00 p.m.
Tennessee at Miami 1:00 p.m.
Philadelphia at Arizona 4:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Seattle 4:15 p.m.
Oakland at Denver 4:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25

Chicago at Green Bay 5:00 p.m.
Minnesota at Baltimore 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26
New England at N.Y. Jets 9:00 p.m.

Most Fantasy Football playoffs start in week #15 and #16. The point here is to not play any playoff games in week #17 as to eliminate the possibility of any player sitting.

Here are some teams with good matchups both weeks:

Carolina Panthers - Jake Delhomme and Steve Smith

Jacksonville Jags - Byron Leftwich, Jimmy Smith and fraud Taylor (if healthy).

Pittsburgh Steelers - Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, Steelers Defense

St. Louis Rams - Marc Bulger, Steven Jackson, Tory Holt

Cincinnati Bengals - Carson Palmer, Rudi and Chad Johnson

Denver Broncos - Jake Plummer, Bell or Anderson

Miami Dolphins - Ronnie Brown (if Ricky Williams isn't sharing too many carries)


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Shaun Alexander or Ladainian Tomlinson

The discussion will be, who is the better fantasy football player?

Let's discuss the makeup of the players and their teammates.

Better quarterback - Seattle (Matt Hasselbeck)
Better O'line - Seattle
Better fullback - San Diego (L. Neal)


It is my opinion that Ladainian Tomlinson is the better overall fantasy football player. He's better out of the backfield receiving. He's definitely a more elusive back. Alexander is all but non-existant out of the backfield in terms of receiving. Their total offensive numbers will mirror each other closely.

Saying that, i believe that Alexander will have slightly better numbers just because of the better o'line and the cupcake city schedule an elite runningback like Alexander drools over.

Knowing all this i still selected L.T. first and would still select him first next year.


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Week #10 Who to Start & Who to Bench

Start:

Qb - Matt Hasselbeck

Rb - Edgerrin James

Wr - Steve Smith

Def - Chicago Bears



Bench:

Qb - David Carr

Rb - Jamal Lewis

Wr - Antonio Bryant

Def - Houston Texans



Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Week #9 Studs & Duds

Studs:

Qb - Peyton Manning 321 Yards pass, 3 td's, 24 yards rush

Rb - Ladainian Tomlinson 107 yards rush, 46 receiving, 4 td's total

Wr - Marvin Harrison 128 yards rec., 2 td's

T.e. - Antonio Gates 132 yards rec.

K - Neil Rackers 4 fg's, 1 xtra pt, no misses

Def - Carolins Panthers only 14 pts allowed, 5 sacks, 2 int's,
2 fumble recoveries, 1 special teams td


Duds:

Qb - Brett Favre = 214 yards pass, 1 int, 1 fumble lost, no td's

Rb - Willie Parker = 13 yards rush, 10 rec., 0 td's

Wr - Hines Ward = 1 catch 12 yards, 0 td's

T.e. - Todd Heap = 28 yards rec., 0 td's, 1 fumble lost

K - Jason Hanson = 0 fg's, 2 xtra pts, 1 miss fg

Def - Tampa Bay bucs = allowed 34 points, 1 sack, 0 td's , 0 fumble
recoveries, 0 int's

Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Week #9 Who to Start & Who to Sit

Start:

Qb - Eli Manning

Rb - Thomas Jones

Wr - Jimmy Smith

K - Josh Brown

DEF - Jacksonville Jags



Sit:

Qb - Brett Favre

Rb - Rudi Johnson

Wr - T.O.

K - Ryan Longwell

DEf - New England Patriots


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Fantasy Football Question ????

Question:


Ronnie, I was wondering which defense to play this weekend, Jacksonville or the NY Giants. Jacksonville has a great matchup against the Texans, but the NY Giants are matched up against the 49ers who are playing a warm body at QB. I’m still inclined to play Jacksonville against a horrible Texans team, but can’t ignore the defensive smackdown the Giants put on the Redskins (the Giants gave up about 1800 yards passing so far this year and Brunnell has been on fire, so who could have saw that coming?). Any thoughts? Thanks.

Response:

Apples and oranges between the 2 of those. If Washington with Brunell, Portis, and Santana Moss cannot score a single point, what will that mighty offense of the San Francisco 49er's do against the Giants. Jacksonville jags defense is also a good start but i'd put the edge to the Giants.


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Week #9 bye week

Don't play these guys,
not this week that is!!!!!!!!!!

Buffalo Bills - Mcgahee

Dallas Cowboys - Bledsoe, Glenn, Witten

Denver Broncos - Plummer, M.Anderson, Tatum Bell, Rod Smith, Elam

ST.Louis Rams - Steven Jackson (everyone else is hurt anyway)


Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

Fantasy Football Question ?????

Question:

Ronnie, I was wondering about what the second half of the season may hold for a few players; Rudi Johnson (CIN), Terry Glenn (DAL), Mushin Muhommed (CHI) and Antonio Gates. Any thoughts?? Thanks

Response:

First, let me answer the easy one. Antonio Gates has now taken over as the elite tight end in the league - sorry Tony!!!. He's a must start regardless of matchups.

Mushin Muhammad was a fantasy stud last year but this year, he has kyle orton at qb...ouch!! he scored in week #8 against a depleted Lions secondary. His schedule has the packers twice and the saints but unless your slim at wide receiver keep the ex-spartan on the bench. He's only gotten into the endzone twice and only averages 55 yards receiving a game.

Rudi Johnson has been somewhat of a disappointment all year long. His schedule gets tough over the next 5 weeks including his bye week in week #10 but lightens up with the browns, lions and bills. Except for week #1, he has yet to eclipse the century mark. He has only 2 total touchdowns. One of the problems i have noticed is that he has yet to show Carson that he can be a reliable receiver out of the back field. He's a nice #2 back but no more than that right now. Play him on favorable matchups but hold off and play that stud S.Jackson (love the advice last week - hope you took it).

Terry Glenn has had one good week in the last 5 games. Has he hit the wall, maybe?? His age is a concern but not a detriment, yet. His schedule doesn't get any easier. he's still bledsoe's main target. His bye week is this week, this should help him get his leg strength back if only for a week. Injury to Patrick Crayton will only help Genn. Watch for the amount of catches. If they go down,beware. If they remain steady then so shall his starts. Also take into the account the hobbled Julius Jones. Marion Barber has filled in nice for Jones, but the threat of a legitimate running game would also go far to help the passing game - 10 yards at a time.

Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee

WEEK #8 STUDS & DUDS

STUDS:

QB - JAKE PLUMMER = 309 yards, 4 td's, 22 yards rush, 0 int's

RB - Tiki Barber = 206 yards rush, 1 td

WR - Steve Smith = 201 yards rec., 1 td

T.E. - Antonio Gates = 145 yards, 3 td's

K - Jay Feely = 5 fg's, 3 extra points

DEF. - N.Y. Giants = shut out, 5 sacks, 1 int, 3 fumble recoveries



DUDS:

QB - Mark Brunell = 65 yards pass, 1 int, 0 td's

RB - Clinton Portis = 9 rush yards, 13 rec., 0 int's

WR - Randy Moss = 26 yards rec., 0 td's

T.E. - Daniel Graham = 15 yards rec., 0 td's

K - Paul Edinger = 0 fg's, 1 fg missed, 1 extra point

DEF. - Tampa Bay Bucs = 0 td's, 0 sacks, 0 ints, 0 fumble recoveries



Sincerely, Ronnie Keesee