Packers perfect season in 2011? Part two

by | Nov 6, 2011 | NFL Random Thoughts

Somewhere along the end of the early games and the start of the late ones on Sunday, the 2011 NFL season will hit its halfway point. And without question so far the Green Bay Packers have looked like the league’s most dominant team so far.

Are they a shoo-in for another Super Bowl Championship? Absolutely not. When St. Louis kicked all kinds of dog crap out of New Orleans last Sunday it only served to prove once again that on any given Sunday anyone can beat anyone else. And once the playoffs start it’s one-and-done.

But they are the best thing going so far. And if they run the table in the regular season, they have a good chance at accomplishing what New England could not: 19-0.

So who are the NFC’s biggest playoff threats to Green Bay between now and the awarding of another Lombardi Trophy? Here are our guesses:

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Suck-for-Luck candidates start to separate

by | Oct 10, 2011 | NFL Draft, NFL Random Thoughts

The Seattle Seahawks and particularly the San Francisco 49ers have proven to be more competitive than I expected they would, already virtually eliminating themselves from competing for the number one pick in the April 2012 NFL Draft, from which Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck is the biggest prize and by a wide margin.

Kansas City is bad enough to warrant earning the Luck pick but they’ve foolishly gone and found balance on offense the last two weeks, which has allowed them to at least temporarily remove themselves from the discussions.

But several teams are starting to separate from the pack, some sucking well worse than expected. Here are my latest thoughts on who the top contenders are for the Luck pick: (more…)

Fantasy Advice: Week 5

by | Oct 9, 2011 | Fantasy Football

I’m going to keep doing this even though I’m not really certain this format is really providing much of a service. I’m thinking of moving more in the direction of just searching for sleepers, which may be of more value — particularly during byes, which start this week.

But in the meantime: (more…)

Fantasy advice – week four

by | Oct 2, 2011 | Fantasy Football

Okay, it’s the fourth week of the season now and you can start to see some patterns emerging that will help guide fantasy decisions from here to the end of the year. It’s been another tough week to break away but here are some thoughts.

In the meantime, if you read this post and you think there are ways this could be improved and actually provide something not provided elsewhere, please feel free to drop a comment… thanks.

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Fantasy advice — Week three

by | Sep 25, 2011 | 2011 season, Fantasy Football

Sorry to the person relying on this info. Moving week. Haven’t been able to get away for long periods of time.

Locks:

Quarterback: Matthew Stafford, Detroit vs Minnesota — For the second straight week Detroit gets a reeling team with a beat up and questionable secondary. Stafford will feast on the likes of Chris Cook and Cedric Griffin and if Calvin Johnson doesn’t have a big day (though I think he will) his counterparts in Titus Young, Nate Burleson and Brandon Pettigrew should. Stafford eclipses 300 yards with a minimum of two touchdowns, probably more. (more…)