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Nobody took home the prize last week because Adrian Peterson was hurt. I’m rolling out the contest again. This time you have to guess the combined passing yards for Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford in Week 12.
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Whoever comes the closest without going over takes home an XL LestersLegends t-shirt.
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As always, be original. If somebody guessed a total you want, you’ll have to come up with another one. Just leave a comment with your best guess.
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Calvin Johnson a.k.a. Megatron is a bad man. He has 36 catches for 564 yards and nine touchdowns through six games. He’s on pace for 96 catches for 1504 yards and 24 touchdowns.
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Detroit Metal loves Megatron and is sponsoring a contest to guess his fantasy points against Atlanta this coming Sunday. We’ll do six points for a touchdown and 0.1 points for every yard he gets. His average score this year is 18.4 points.
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Whoever comes the closest without going over takes home the prize.
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As always, be original. If somebody guessed a total you want, you’ll have to come up with another one. Just leave a comment with your best guess and be sure to check out Detroit Metal.

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Fantasy Loudmouth is sponsoring our fantasy football contest this week featuring two of the most talked about quarterbacks on the young season.
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All you have to do is guess the combined passing yards for Tony Romo and Matthew Stafford in Week 4. Whoever comes the closest without going over takes home the prize.
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As always, be original. If somebody guessed a total you want, you’ll have to come up with another one. Just leave a comment with your best guess and be sure to check out Fantasy Loudmouth.

Click here to enter the 2011 LestersLegends fantasy football team name contest!
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Brandon Pettigrew returned from his ACL injury to have 71 catches for 722 yards and four touchdowns in his sophomore season with the Detroit Lions. Those are solid numbers, but hardly the type of numbers that make you want to blindly plug him in your fantasy lineup each week.
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Pettigrew had his moments, picking up at least 75 yards and/or a touchdown in seven of his 16 games. He had at least 50 yards in three other games giving him ten games of at least a decent fantasy performance. For those of you in PPR leagues, he had at least five receptions on seven occasions.
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The problem with Pettigrew was when he was off, he was really off. He had 36 or fewer yards in seven games. He bailed his fantasy owners out with a touchdown in three of those starts, but that’s still a troubling statistic.
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The theory that a healthy Matthew Stafford should lead to an improved Pettigrew is debatable. In the three games that Stafford played Pettigrew had just six catches for 32 yards. He had two touchdowns from Stafford, but with that kind of yardage, it’s hardly enough for Pettigrew to average more than five points in non-PPR leagues in those games. Stafford did, however, play in Pettigrew’s best games as a rookie.
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The Lions have a lot of weapons on offense. Perhaps the most they have had since the days of Barry Sanders and the run and shoot. Pettigrew’s size makes him an attractive option near the goal line, especially since Megatron commands so much attention.  The big yardage days could be hard to come by though.
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Pettigrew’s Mock Draft Central ADP puts him as the eighth tight end, which is right around where I have him. I don’t think he’s elite, but I still consider him a TE1. If I did draft Pettigrew I would most likely add a high end TE2 so I could play the match-ups.
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What’s your take on Brandon Pettigrew?
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Also check out:

• 2011 Early Fantasy Football QB Rankings
• 2011 Fantasy Football RB Rankings
• 2011 Early Fantasy Football WR Rankings
• 2011 Fantasy Football TE Rankings

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Adrian Peterson delivered once again despite playing on the Vikings’ sinking ship. He ran for 1298 yards and 12 touchdowns. He added 36 catches for 341 yards and another score. After being dogged by fumbles, he improved his ball control by coughing up just one fumble all year. Peterson is once again in the conversation for the first overall pick in fantasy leagues. He shouldn’t slip by the top four or five picks even in PPR leagues. With a rookie quarterback he’ll likely be called upon to take some of the pressure off. Toby Gerhart showed he was capable towards the end of the year, and should see an increase in touches this year. He remains strictly a handcuff though.
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Matt Forte bounce back from a somewhat disappointing 2009 season by running for 1069 yards and six touchdowns. He averaged a career high 4.5 yards per carry. Forte also added 51 catches, his third straight year with 50+, for 547 yards and three more scores. Forte figures to be a high-end RB2 in non-PPR leagues and a low-end RB1 in PPR leagues. Chester Taylor will keep Forte fresh and provide veteran insurance should Forte go down, but isn’t a hot fantasy commodity.
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Jahvid Best will operate between the 20s, but rookie Mikel Leshoure will get the touch carries near the goal line as well as closing out games. Best deal with turf toe last year which sapped his explosiveness, but injuries have been commonplace for Best. He has the ability to put up huge numbers, but is a fantasy risk even as an RB2 because of his injury concerns and Leshoure’s presence. It’s possible that both Best and Leshoure could each have weekly fantasy value.
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Green Bay has a bit of a mess at running back. For starters, we already know that they are first and foremost a passing team. We also know Aaron Rodgers always steals a few rushing touchdowns per year. With Ryan Grant and James Starks sharing carries, there may not be a reliable weekly option barring injury. The Packers added Alex Green in the draft who will likely handle third down duties and further muddy the water.
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Also check out:

• AFC East Running Back Situations
• AFC North Running Back Situations
• AFC South Running Back Situations
• AFC West Running Back Situations
• NFC East Running Back Situations