BUY LOW/SELL HIGH
With the trade deadline looming for most leagues this weekend I'm very sad to type the following words: This is the last Buy Low/Sell High of the season. There were many highs and many lows but all in all it was a very successful run. With so many injuries around the league last weekend, it is essential to replace those players with capable others for the playoff run.
Before we get into this week's ideas, there's a quick baseball side note I have to point out. Yesterday the Mets re-signed Orlando Hernandez to a 2 year 12 million dollar deal, and while looking into this I discovered a fascinating contradiction.
If you click his player profile here: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6019 you'll be told that his age is 37.
If you click the article about the signing here: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2661979 it will say he just turned 41.
Typically people don't age 4 years in the span of 12 months, but this seems to be the case. The investigation will continue and answers will be had.
BUY LOW
Santana Moss- This is one of those cases where there's really now risk in acquiring Moss. He can be had for a song right now, so you wouldn't need to give up much to get him. There's a chance that new QB Jason Campbell will energize the offense and turn Moss's season around, but there's an equal chance that the offense will continue to stall, and they will rely on the running game. Either way the reward is greater than the risk so it'd be smart to try to grab him.
Jake Delhomme- The Panthers are one of those teams that typically goes on a run in the second half. Steve Smith seems to be picking up his game which means Delhomme will benefit. The Panthers also play a string of weak pass defenses to end the season. In addition to those facts, the Panthers have struggles mightily to run the ball all season, and eventually they will just rely on the pass for the rest of the season.
Chris Chambers- Like the Panthers, the Dolphins traditionally play well in the second half of the season. One of the reasons they went on such a huge run last season was the tremendous play of WR Chris Chambers. He was recently shifted back to the slot WR where he was so productive last season. Miami's schedule is far from difficult for the remainder of the season, so expect Chambers to once again have a strong second half.
SELL HIGH
Kevin Jones- After flourishing under Mike Martz for while, Jones hit a wall last week in a game where he should have performed well considering the opponent was San Francisco. Half of his remaining games come against tough rush defenses, including two in the fantasy playoffs. While this has been a nice bounce back season for Jones, it's important for managers to realize when not to hold on for too long.
Steve McNair- The Ravens QB has been playing some inspired, emotional football lately for the Baltimore Ravens. This is more a glimpse into the past then a look into the future. While McNair has resembled his old MVP form at times, he has also looked very old at other times. Expect an average finish the rest of the season, but not anything like the last few weeks.
Rex Grossman- He's really become the toughest player to judge in all of fantasy football. He looks like Brett Favre some weeks and Shane Matthews on others. With two to three weeks of fantasy playoffs looming, there is no reason to believe that he can go through that period without one of his ugly multiple turnover games. He may put up huge numbers one week, but he's almost sure to burn you another week.
With the trade deadline looming for most leagues this weekend I'm very sad to type the following words: This is the last Buy Low/Sell High of the season. There were many highs and many lows but all in all it was a very successful run. With so many injuries around the league last weekend, it is essential to replace those players with capable others for the playoff run.
Before we get into this week's ideas, there's a quick baseball side note I have to point out. Yesterday the Mets re-signed Orlando Hernandez to a 2 year 12 million dollar deal, and while looking into this I discovered a fascinating contradiction.
If you click his player profile here: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6019 you'll be told that his age is 37.
If you click the article about the signing here: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2661979 it will say he just turned 41.
Typically people don't age 4 years in the span of 12 months, but this seems to be the case. The investigation will continue and answers will be had.
BUY LOW
Santana Moss- This is one of those cases where there's really now risk in acquiring Moss. He can be had for a song right now, so you wouldn't need to give up much to get him. There's a chance that new QB Jason Campbell will energize the offense and turn Moss's season around, but there's an equal chance that the offense will continue to stall, and they will rely on the running game. Either way the reward is greater than the risk so it'd be smart to try to grab him.
Jake Delhomme- The Panthers are one of those teams that typically goes on a run in the second half. Steve Smith seems to be picking up his game which means Delhomme will benefit. The Panthers also play a string of weak pass defenses to end the season. In addition to those facts, the Panthers have struggles mightily to run the ball all season, and eventually they will just rely on the pass for the rest of the season.
Chris Chambers- Like the Panthers, the Dolphins traditionally play well in the second half of the season. One of the reasons they went on such a huge run last season was the tremendous play of WR Chris Chambers. He was recently shifted back to the slot WR where he was so productive last season. Miami's schedule is far from difficult for the remainder of the season, so expect Chambers to once again have a strong second half.
SELL HIGH
Kevin Jones- After flourishing under Mike Martz for while, Jones hit a wall last week in a game where he should have performed well considering the opponent was San Francisco. Half of his remaining games come against tough rush defenses, including two in the fantasy playoffs. While this has been a nice bounce back season for Jones, it's important for managers to realize when not to hold on for too long.
Steve McNair- The Ravens QB has been playing some inspired, emotional football lately for the Baltimore Ravens. This is more a glimpse into the past then a look into the future. While McNair has resembled his old MVP form at times, he has also looked very old at other times. Expect an average finish the rest of the season, but not anything like the last few weeks.
Rex Grossman- He's really become the toughest player to judge in all of fantasy football. He looks like Brett Favre some weeks and Shane Matthews on others. With two to three weeks of fantasy playoffs looming, there is no reason to believe that he can go through that period without one of his ugly multiple turnover games. He may put up huge numbers one week, but he's almost sure to burn you another week.
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