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2011 NFL Picks – Week 9

2 November 2011


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It was a thrilling eighth week of NFL action. Here are my Week 9 picks.
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Week 8 Results:  9-4
Week 8 Lock Picks:  2-0
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Previous Lock to Win Picks: NE (W), PIT (W), SD (W), GB (W), NYG (L), NYJ (W), DAL (W), SF (W)
Previous Lock to Lose Picks: MIN (W), CAR (W), INDY (W), SEA (W), NYJ (W), STL (W), JAX (L), MIA (W)
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Regular Season Total: 82-34 (.707)
Regular Season Lock Picks: 14-2 (.875)
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Week 9 Locks:
Lock to Win:  Atlanta Falcons
Lock to Lose (can’t be same game as above):  Cleveland Browns
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Week 9 Picks:
New York Jets over Buffalo
Dallas over Seattle
Atlanta over Indianapolis (Winner Lock)
Kansas City over Miami
New Orleans over Tampa Bay
San Francisco over Washington
Houston over Cleveland (Loser Lock)
Cincinnati over Tennessee
Oakland over Denver
New England over New York Giants
Arizona over St. Louis
Green Bay over San Diego
Pittsburgh over Baltimore
Philadelphia over Chicago

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These are heads-up picks. We’re doing picks with the spread on Yahoo. If you want to get in on the action, leave me a message in the comment section with your e-mail or send one to me at ryan@lesterslegends.com.
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There were some unusual heroes on Sunday. There always are. Let’s take a look at them and see if they are worthy of your fantasy rosters.
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Javon Ringer, RB, Tennessee Titans:  Chris Johnson doesn’t have it. Ringer not only is a solid handcuff, but he should start eating into CJ0.5K’s carries. I don’t know if you can use him after the bye weeks, but he should be rostered.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Reggie Bush, RB, Miami Dolphins
:  Bush ran hard for 103 yards on 15 carries. He also caught four passes for 17 yards. He likely won’t produce like that again this  year, but he’s averaging 77.3 total yards the past four weeks.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Ben Obomanu, WR, Seattle Seahawks:  Obomanu caught all four of his targets for 107 yards. I don’t trust anyone outside of Sidney Rice for Seattle, and even he is limited by ineffective play around him.
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Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers:  Antonio Brown was the hot pickup last week, and he did have a nice game, but Sanders played well too. He caught five passes (eight targets) for 70 yards. He’s a solid bench option.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Eric Decker, WR, Denver Broncos:  Decker caught six passes (12 targets) for 72 yards and a score. Tebow is a hard player to figure out, but Decker seems to still be able to produce. He would have scored last week as well if Tebow didn’t miss him. If he was cut in your league get him.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Lance Moore, WR, New Orleans Saints:  Moore caught eight passes (ten targets) for 82 yards and a score. He’s been OK most games and has the potential for big games so he’s worth rostering.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Mario Manningham and Victor Cruz, WRs, New York Giants:  Manningham caught six passes (nine targets) for 63 yards and a score. Cruz added seven catches (nine targets) for 99 yards and a touchdown. There is enough for both of these receivers.
Ruling:  Get ‘em Both.
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Michael Crabtree, WR, San Francisco 49ers:  Crabtree caught five passes (nine targets) for 54 yards and a touchdown. He has two solid games with a bye sandwiched in between. I like him going forward.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Nate Washington, WR, Tennessee Titans:  If Washington was dropped after just ten yard and a bye in the past two weeks, you need to pick him up. He had 37 total yards and a pair of touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving).
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Titus Young, WR, Detroit Lions:  Young caught four passes (five targets) for 66 yards and a touchdown. He’s too inconsistent for fantasy teams.
Ruling:  Don’t Sweat ‘em.
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Dallas Clark, TE, Indianapolis Colts:  The Colts are awful so they will have to pass a lot. Clark caught six passes (ten targets) for 77 yards. It was his second straight game with six catches.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers:  The toe injury didn’t slow him against the Vikes. He caught four passes (seven targets) for 73 yards and a touchdown. It’s his fourth score of the year and he’s a solid TE option coming out of next week’s bye.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Heath Miller, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers:  Miller caught seven passes (nine targets) for 85 yards. Miller is too inconsistent to be a TE1.
Ruling:  Don’t Sweat ‘em.
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Scott Chandler, TE, Buffalo Bills:  Chandler caught both of his targets for touchdowns. Talk about making the most of your opportunities. He doesn’t get enough action to be worthy of rosters in most leagues.
Ruling:  Don’t Sweat ‘em.
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Last Week’s Results:  11-2  (Dallas and Washington let him down)
Season Results:  70-47 (.598)
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My six-year old son wants to see how he does over the course of the season picking the NFL winners. Here are his Week 9 picks. Click here to see my picks.
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Atlanta over Tampa Bay
Chicago over Buffalo
New England over Cleveland
New York Jets over Detroit
Arizona over Minnesota
New Orleans over Carolina
Baltimore over Miami
Houston over San Diego
New York Giants over Seattle
Oakland over Kansas City
Indianapolis over Philadelphia
Green Bay over Dallas
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati

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2010 NFL Picks – Week 9

3 November 2010

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Week 8 Results:    6-7 (CIN, DAL, WAS, NYJ, DEN, SEA, PIT let me down)
Week 8 Lock Picks
:  2-0

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Previous Lock to Win Picks:  SF (L), GB (W),  NE (W), NO (W), ATL (W), PIT (W), BAL (W), KC (W)
Previous Lock to Lose Picks:  DET (W), ARI (W), CLE (W), JAX (L), CAR (W), STL (L), CIN (W), HOU (W)

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Regular Season Lock Picks:  13-3 (.813)
Regular Season Total:  68-49 (.581)

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Week 9 Locks
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Lock to Win:  Minnesota
Lock to Lose (can’t be same game as above):  Dallas
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Week 9 Picks:

Atlanta over Tampa Bay
Chicago over Buffalo
New England over Cleveland
New York Jets over Detroit
Minnesota over Arizona (Winner Lock)
New Orleans over Carolina
Baltimore over Miami
Houston over San Diego
New York Giants over Seattle
Kansas City over Oakland
Indianapolis over Philadelphia
Green Bay over Dallas (Loser Lock)
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati

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These are heads-up picks. We’re doing picks with the spread on Yahoo. If you want to get in on the action, leave me a message in the comment section with your e-mail or send one to me at contact@lesterslegends.com.

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NFL Week 9 Fantasy Fill-ins

6 November 2009


Putting the final piece of your fantasy football puzzle together

I’ve uncovered some guys you can plug in if you are dealing with an injury or tough matchups.

Matt Hasselbeck, QB, Seattle Seahawks
Hasselbeck has the good fortune of facing Detroit’s 27th ranked passing defense. What’s worse is they have allowed 18 passing TDs, which is one behind Tennessee for the league lead.

David Garrard, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Garrard squares off with Kansas City’s 28th ranked pass defense at home. In three home starts Garrard has averaged 313.3 passing yards and 32 rushing yards. He also has 5 passing TDs. On the road he’s averaging just 165.8 passing yards and 16.5 rushing yards. His lone rushing TD came on the road, but all of his passing TDs came at home.

Julius Jones, RB, Seattle Seahawks
I don’t love JJ this week, but he does face the 21st ranked Detroit run D at home. Jones averages a respectable 78.3 total yards in four home games with 2 TDs versus a 44 total yards and 1 TD in road games.

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