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JD Godchaux and Childs Dunbar
Previewing this week's NFL fantasy football matchups with advice on who to start, who to sit, adds, drops and injuries. It's all here on the Steal Your League podcast.
Hey kids. We apologize, but the SYL Podcast won't be available this week, Week 3 of the NFL season. Don't freak out - we'll be back next week with more of our analysis and suggestions for pickups for Week 4. If you're desperate for help for Week 3, these guys do a good job of dishing out the info on last minute injuries and inactives. Good luck in Week 3!
Childs and JD talk about all the Week 2 matchups, injuries and sleepers, and the long term impact on the Colts offense without Peyton Manning.
Childs and JD take a look at all the Week 1 matchups and talk about the Peyton Manning situation. We also takes sides in the fantasy relevance (or lack there of) of Marion Barber.
Childs and JD break down their tight end rankings for the 2011 season and talk about general draft strategy for fantasy defenses and kickers.
Childs and JD break down their wide receiver rankings for the 2011 season before the last week of drafting before the Week 1 kickoff.
Childs and JD break down their running back rankings for the 2011 season before the last week of drafting before the Week 1 kickoff.
Childs and JD break down the quarterbacks and explain their QB rankings for the 2011 season before the last week of drafting before kickoff in Week 1.
Childs and JD talk about these rankings on our 2011 Rankings show, so give it a listen.
1. Aaron Rodgers
2. Michael Vick
3. Drew Brees
4. Tom Brady
5. Peyton Manning
6. Philip Rivers
7. Tony Romo
8. Matt Schaub
9. Josh Freeman
10. Ben Roethilisberger
11. Eli Manning
12. Matt Ryan
13. Jay Cutler
14. Joe Flacco
15. Matt Cassel
16. Ryan Fitzpatrick
17. David Garrard
18. Carson Palmer
19. Sam Bradford
20. Tim Tebow
21. Mark Sanchez
22. Donovan McNabb
23. Matthew Stafford
24. Matt Hasselbeck
25. Colt McCoy
Childs and JD talk about these rankings on our 2011 Rankings show, so give it a listen.
1. Foster, Arian RB HOU
2. Peterson, Adrian RB MIN
3. Johnson, Chris RB TEN
4. McCoy, LeSean RB PHI
5. Charles, Jamaal RB KC
6. Turner, Michael RB ATL
7. Rice, Ray RB BAL
8. Mendenhall, Rashard RB PIT
9. Jones-Drew, Maurice RB JAC
10. Hillis, Peyton RB CLE
11. McFadden, Darren RB OAK
12. Gore, Frank RB SF
13. Bradshaw, Ahmad RB NYG
14. Forte, Matt RB CHI
15. Jackson, Steven RB STL
16. Blount, LeGarrette RB TB
17. Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB NE
18. Benson, Cedric RB CIN
19. Williams, DeAngelo RB CAR
20. Moreno, Knowshon RB DEN
21. Jackson, Fred RB BUF
22. Stewart, Jonathan RB CAR
23. Tolbert, Mike RB SD
24. Tomlinson, LaDainian RB NYJ
25. Mathews, Ryan RB SD
26. Grant, Ryan RB GB
27. Thomas, Pierre RB NO
28. Best, Jahvid RB DET
29. Addai, Joseph RB IND
30. Jacobs, Brandon RB NYG
31. Jones, Felix RB DAL
32. Torain, Ryan RB WAS
33. Bush, Michael RB OAK
34. Jones, Thomas RB KC
35. Woodhead, Danny RB NE
36. Spiller, C.J. RB BUF
37. Sproles, Darren RB SD
38. Goodson, Mike RB CAR
39. Greene, Shonn RB NYJ
40. Brown, Ronnie RB MIA
41. Lynch, Marshawn RB SEA
42. Jackson, Brandon RB GB
43. Ivory, Chris RB NO
44. Hightower, Tim RB ARI
45. Washington, Leon RB SEA
46. Jennings, Rashad RB JAC
47. Scott, Bernard RB CIN
48. Reece, Marcel RB OAK
49. Snelling, Jason RB ATL
50. Bush, Reggie RB NO
Childs and JD talk about these rankings on our 2011 Rankings show, so give it a listen.
1. White, Roddy WR ATL
2. Johnson, Andre WR HOU
3. Wallace, Mike WR PIT
4. Jennings, Greg WR GB
5. Johnson, Calvin WR DET
6. Nicks, Hakeem WR NYG
7. Wayne, Reggie WR IND
8. Bowe, Dwayne WR KC
9. Jackson, DeSean WR PHI
10. Jackson, Vincent WR SD
11. Lloyd, Brandon WR DEN
12. Maclin, Jeremy WR PHI
13. Austin, Miles WR DAL
14. Fitzgerald, Larry WR ARI
15. Williams, Mike WR TB
16. Harvin, Percy WR MIN
17. Bryant, Dez WR DAL
18. Colston, Marques WR NO
19. Britt, Kenny WR TEN
20. Johnson, Steve WR BUF
21. Marshall, Brandon WR MIA
22. Collie, Austin WR IND
23. Manningham, Mario WR NYG
24. Branch, Deion WR NE
25. Welker, Wes WR NE
26. Owens, Terrell WR CIN
27. Edwards, Braylon WR NYJ
28. Mason, Derrick WR BAL
29. Boldin, Anquan WR BAL
30. Moore, Lance WR NO
31. Knox, Johnny WR CHI
32. Thomas, Mike WR JAC
33. Garcon, Pierre WR IND
34. Holmes, Santonio WR NYJ
35. Ford, Jacoby WR OAK
36. Crabtree, Michael WR SF
37. Jones, James WR GB
38. Floyd, Malcom WR SD
39. Smith, Steve WR NYG
40. Ochocinco, Chad WR CIN
41. Smith, Steve WR CAR
42. Amendola, Danny WR STL
43. Moss, Santana WR WAS
44. Hester, Devin WR CHI
45. Bess, Davone WR MIA
46. Ward, Hines WR PIT
47. Armstrong, Anthony WR WAS
48. Tate, Brandon WR NE
49. Shipley, Jordan WR CIN
50. Jones, Jacoby WR HOU
Childs and JD talk about these rankings on our 2011 Rankings show, so give it a listen.
1. Gates, Antonio TE SD
2. Clark, Dallas TE IND
3. Finley, Jermichael TE GB
4. Witten, Jason TE DAL
5. Davis, Vernon TE SF
6. Daniels, Owen TE HOU
7. Lewis, Marcedes TE JAC
8. Hernandez, Aaron TE NE
9. Gronkowski, Rob TE NE
10. Gonzalez, Tony TE ATL
11. Winslow, Kellen TE TB
12. Miller, Zach TE OAK
13. Cooley, Chris TE WAS
14. Graham, Jimmy TE NO
15. Keller, Dustin TE NYJ
16. Pettigrew, Brandon TE DET
17. Watson, Benjamin TE CLE
18. Heap, Todd TE BAL
19. Fasano, Anthony TE MIA
20. Boss, Kevin TE NYG
21. Celek, Brent TE PHI
22. Moeaki, Tony TE KC
23. Gresham, Jermaine TE CIN
24. Tamme, Jacob TE IND
25. Olsen, Greg TE CHI
Childs and JD talk about their early rankings at each positon for the 2011 fantasy football season.
Childs and JD give their take on the 2010 fantasy football season and talk about suprises and busts as well as overhyped and undervalued players going into 2011.
Colts vs Titans
I'm am going to nickname this game the Outback Comeback Bowl. I see Peyton Manning and Chris Johnson both bouncing back from awful back to back performances.
Saint: Manning and C. Johnson
I am still leaving the Colts run game as my sinner. I see Kerry Collins having a rusty night also. unless you are in a 2 QB league Collins should be on the bench.
Sinner Indy RB and Kerry Collins
As far as wire hires.
there is no one standing out that should be noted for this game. I say the colts finally put it together against the titans and win a key divisional game.
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Childs Dunbar
With the Thursday night game coming up tonight. JD and Childs put out their Saints, Sinners, and Wire Hires
Texans: (Childs)
Saint: Andre Johnson with no helmet, and just gloves burns the Eagles secondary. After the game Andre is carried off the field by Gary Kubiak screaming "Courtland Finnegan, I coming for you boy!!"
Sinner: Arian Forster with get his carries but look for Ward or even Slaton to steal some carries from him. Foster is coming of 30 rushes and 9 cathes last week vs TEN. and on a short week he could be worn on by the end of the game.
Wire Hire: Joel Dreessen is a top target since Owen Daniels is still OUT.
Eagles: (JD)
Saint: Jeremy Maclin should be able to torch the Texans secondary.
Sinner: Brett Celek will lose touches since the Eagles WR will be too busy running down the field alone.
Wire Hire: Jason Avant should be next in line to be picked up in any league. he will be a nice addition this week to your roster, especially in a PPR league.
Look for our Podcast this week and make sure to send in your questions.
Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone! While Childs and JD actually did get the chance to see other Thanksgiving morning for a while, it seemed more appropriate to hang out and talk about things other than fantasy football (you know, kids, familes and the like). Ok, we talked a little about fantasy football, but we didn't record a show. However, we do have our Saints, Sinners and Wire Hires for this Sunday's matchups, so take a look below to see what we think.
Green Bay @ Atlanta
Saints: James Jones, Matt Ryan
Sinners: Brandon Jackson, Michael Turner
Wire Hires: James Jones, Jason Snelling
Pittsburgh @ Buffalo
Saints: Hines Ward, Steve Johnson
Sinners: Rashard Mendenhall, Fred Jackson
Wire Hires: Heath Miller, None
Carolina @ Cleveland
Saints: David Gettis, Peyton Hillis
Sinners: All other Panthers and Browns
Wire Hires: None
Tennessee @ Houston
Saints: Nate Washington, Arian Foster
Sinners: Randy Moss, Joel Dreessen
Wire Hires: Rusty Smith, Joel Dreessen
Jacksonville @ New York Giants
Saints: Marcedes Lewis, Mario Manningham
Sinners: Mike Thomas, Brandon Jacobs
Wire Hires: None, Kevin Boss
Minnesota @ Washington
Saints: Percy Harvin, Chris Cooley
Sinners: Visanthe Shiancoe, Donovan McNabb
Wire Hires: Sidney Rice, Anthony Armstrong/Keeland Williams
Miami @ Oakland
Saints: Brian Hartline, Darren McFadden
Sinners: Ronnie Brown, Jason Campbell
Wire Hires: None, Zack Miller
Kansas City @ Seattle
Saints: Jammal Charles, Matt Hasselbeck
Sinners: Matt Cassel, Justin Forsett
Wire Hires: None for either team
Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Saints: Mike Williams, Ray Rice
Sinners: Josh Freeman, Anquan Boldin
Wire Hires: None on either team
Philadelphia @ Chicago
Saints: Jeremy Maclin, Greg Olsen
Sinners: LeSean McCoy, Jay Cutler
Wire Hires: Jerome Harrison, Greg Olsen
St. Louis @ Denver
Saints: Stephen Jackson, Knowshon Moreno
Sinners: Sam Bradford, Jabar Gaffney
Wire Hires: Danny Amendola, None
San Diego @ Indianapolis
Saints: Vincent Jackson, Jacob Tamme
Sinners: Antonio Gates, Donald Brown
Wire Hires: Randy McMichael, Blair White
San Francisco @ Arizona
Saints: 49ers Defense, Larry Fitzgerald
Sinners: Vernon Davis, Beanie Wells
Wire Hires: None on either team
Good luck in Week 12 everyone!
With every team back from the bye, Childs and JD talk about all the Week 11 matchups. Childs also expresses his deepest man love for Keiland Williams taking him over Adrian Peterson(!) in a bet against JD. Good luck in Week 11 everyone!
JD and Childs bring you up to date on all the news and injuries, and give you our thoughts on the Week 10 match-ups. Childs also makes two ill-advised bets against Brandon Marshall, taking Nate Washington and Percy Harvin over Marshall this week. JD's winning both of those bets. Good luck in Week 10 everyone!
In this special edition of the Steal Your League podcast, Childs and JD preview the Thursday night match-up (Baltimore at Atlanta) and talk about our split decision this week in our head-to-head match-ups. We'll be back on Friday with more news, injuries and the rest of the Week 10 match-ups. Get your lineups in and good luck with your players in the Thursday night game!
Childs and JD talk about the fantasy impact of Randy Moss' move to the Titans, all the injuries on the Concussion Discussion, and our Saints, Sinners and Wire Hires for all the Week 9 mtachups. Plus we talk about facing each other in two different leagues this week. Childs is going to roll JD in one league (JD has Frank Gore and Ryan Torain on bye), but the other's going to be tight. Good luck to everyone in Week 9!
Childs and JD talk about the huge number of injuries and preview all the Week 8 match-ups, while both getting suckered into a horrible bet between Ronnie Brown and Beanie Wells. There's no good side to that bet. Good luck in Week 8 everyone!
After a hiatus, Childs and JD return with their analysis for the Week 7 matchups. We talk about the new helmet-to-helmet rule enforcement, some devastating injuries for fantasy owners (anyone heard of that guy Dallas Clark?), and our Saints, Sinners, and Wire Hires for this week's games. Good luck in Week 7 everyone!
Last week it was a trip to Vegas that derailed our podcasting. Totally our fault. This week it wasn't our fault. We actually recorded an entire show and it was awesome - without a doubt the best fantasy football podcast ever recorded. Clearly, however, the recording software thought otherwise and recorded nothing but static.
For those of you eagerly awaiting the next show (and that's all of you), we promise that we'll get one out next week. In the meantime, we did pick our Saints, Sinners and Wire Hires for Week 6 that you can see below. We know it's not as satisfying as hearing us BS for an hour, but hopefully when our picks go off, you'll forgive us.
Remember that our Saints are guys that we recommend to start that normally wouldn't in fantasy match-ups (or, in some cases, they might be the only guy worth starting on that team), our Sinners are guys that we're recommending to sit who usually start and our Wire Hires are guys that you can pick up an play in that match-up if your desperate for a starter.
Seattle @ Chicago
Saints: Marshawn Lynch, Jay Cutler
Sinners: Matt Hasselbeck, Matt Forte
Wire Hires: Golden Tate, Johnny Knox
Miami @ Green Bay
Saints: Davonne Bess, Donald Driver
Sinners: Miami RBs, Brandon Jackson
Wire Hires: Davonne Bess, Andrew Quarless (this week) Donald Lee
San Diego @ St. Louis
Saints: Philip Rivers, Stephen Jackson (I now pronounce you, Mr. and Mrs. Obvious)
Sinners: Legadu Naanee, Sam Bradford
Wire Hires: Danny Amendola & Brandon Gibson, Mike Tolbert
Baltimore @ New England
Saints: Ray Rice, Aaron Hernandez
Sinners: T.J. Houshmandzadeh, BenJarvus Green-Ellis
Wire Hires: None, Fred Taylor
Detroit @ New York Giants
Saints: Jahvid Best, Ahmad Bradshaw
Sinners: Shawn Hill, Eli Manning
Wire Hires: Brandon Pettigrew, Brandon Jacobs
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Saints: Tony Gonzalez, LeSean McCoy
Sinners: Roddy White, Kevin Kolb
Wire Hires: Falcons D, Brent Celek
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh
Saints: Peyton Hillis, Ben Roethlisberger
Sinners: Colt McCoy, Mike Wallace
Wire Hires: Colt McCoy, Heath Miller (Childs LOVES Heath Miller because "Big Ben Likie")
New Orleans @ Tampa Bay
Saints: Ladell Betts, Earnest Graham (Trust me)
Sinners: Marques Colston, Mike Williams
Wire Hires: Ladell Betts, Earnest Graham
Kansas City @ Houston
Saints: Dexter McCluster, Arian Foster
Sinners: Duane Bowe, Matt Schaub
Wire Hires: Tony Moeaki, Jacoby Jones
New York Jets @ Denver
Saints: LaDainian Tomlinson, Kyle Orton
Sinners: Santonio Holmes, Jabar Gaffney
Wire Hires: None
Oakland @ San Francisco
Saints: Michael Bush, Vernon Davis
Sinners: Zack Miller, Michael Crabtree
Wire Hires: Michael Bush, None
Dallas @ Minnesota
Saints: Tony Romo, Percy Harvin (Love, love, love Harvin)
Sinners: Felix Jones, Visanthe Shiancoe
Wire Hires: Marion Barber, Tarvaris Jackson
Indianapolis @ Washington
Saints: Donald Brown/Mike Hart, Ryan Torain
Sinners: Reggie Wayne, Chris Cooley
Wire Hires: Mike Hart, Anthony Armstrong
Tennessee @ Jacksonville
Saints: Kenny Britt, Marcedes Lewis
Sinners: Vince Young, Mike Sims-Walker
Wire Hires: Kenny Britt, Marcedes Lewis
Good luck in Week 6 everyone!
Welcome Followers,
So Las Vegas stopped us from recording the podcast this week. We started monday out in Vegas then returned Saturday night instead of thursday night. Hey its Vegas.
Have no fear though we still have you covered for all of your fantasy news and starts for week 5. We have posted all of our Saints, Sinners, and Wire Hires for this week below. Good Luck and don't forget to send us your questions.
Ravens vs Broncos
Saints: Anquan Boldin & Kyle Orton
Sinners: Ray Rice & Laurence Maroney/Correll Buckhalter
Wire Hires: Derrick Mason & Brandon Lloyd
Bills vs Jaguars
Saints: MJD & Ryan Fitzpatrick
Sinner: Mike Sims-Walker & Fred Jackson
Wire Hire: Tuquan Underwood & Fred Jackson
Chiefs vs Colts
Saints: Reggie Wayne & Dwayne Bowe
Sinners: Joseph Addai & Jamaal Charles
Wire Hire: Dexter McCluster (KC)
Rams vs Lions
Saints: Sam Bradford & Shaun Hill
Sinners: Steven Jackson & Javid Best
Wire Hire: Brandon Pettigrew (DET)
Falcons vs Browns
Saints: Roddy White & Peyton Hillis
Sinners: Michael Turner & Mohammad Massaquoi
Wire Hire: Harry Douglas & Jake Delhomme
Buccaneers vs Bengals
Saints: Mike Williams & Cedric Benson
Sinners: Carnell Williams & Terrell Owens
Wire Hire: LeGarrette Bloundt (TB)
Bears vs Panthers
Saints: Matt Forte & DeAngelo Williams
Sinners: Johnny Knox & Johnathan Stewart
Wire Hire: Todd Collins & David Gettis
Packers vs Redskins
Saints: Jermichael Finley & Santana Moss
Sinners: Greg Jennings & Chris Cooley
Wire Hire: John Kuhn & Ryan Torain
Giants vs Texans
Saints: Hakeem Nicks & Arian Foster
Sinners: Ahmad Bradshaw & Matt Shaub
Wire hire: Danny Ware & Kevin Walter or Owen Daniels
Saints vs Cardinals
Saints: Marques Colston & Tim Hightower
Sinners: Jeremy Shockey & Beanie Wells
Wire Hire: Max Hall & Lance Moore
Chargers vs Raiders
Saints: Mike Tolbert & Bruce Gradkowski
Sinners: Malcolm Floyd & Michael Bush
Wire Hire: Mike Tolbert & Michael Bush
Titans vs Cowboys
Saints: Kenny Britt & Dez Bryant
Sinners: Nate Washington & Felix Jones
Wire Hire: Kenny Britt & Martellus Bennett
Eagles vs 49ers
Saints: Brent Celek & Vernon Davis
Sinners: DeSean Jackson & Michael Crabtree
Wire Hire: Mike Bell & Anthony Dixon
Vikings vs Jets
Saints: Percy Harvin & LT
Sinners: Brett Favre & Marc Sanchez
Wire Hire: Santonio Holmes (NYJ)
Childs and JD talk about all news, injuries, all the Week 4 matchups and guys that you can use on your first bye week to fill in. And for some reason, we make a bet on Denver WRs. It's anyone's guess who'll win that one. Good luck in Week 4!