Archive for December, 2004

Cards a few players away from contention

Thursday, December 30th, 2004

The off-season is just around the corner and for the Arizona Cardinals, the question is what to do about the quarterback situation.
Josh McCown has shown some upside as of late. In the St. Louis game two weeks ago, he looked solid, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another two.
Last Sunday against Seattle, however, […]

Week 17: Waiver Wire

Thursday, December 30th, 2004

By Zack Cimini
Week seventeen incorporates two obstacles for fantasy teams. With NFL teams already having secured playoff locks, the majority of coaches have decided to rest their starters after a quarter or two. It?s reminiscent of the preseason, and has brought up the fact that fans don?t pay for complete season tickets to be robbed […]

Week 16: One Week Wonder

Thursday, December 30th, 2004

By Zack Cimini
The Vikings offense is high potent but Michael Bennett?s success in week sixteen is definitely a one week wonder. He has been on the pine for the majority of the year, and disappointed many owners with his downfall. Minnesota has already made it clear that they don?t have a definitive starter and will […]

Early Mistrust

Wednesday, December 29th, 2004

By Zack Cimini
Lets take it back to August when you were game planning for that potential sleeper. Every owner feels they?ve had a successful draft, but it?s even better when you land your sleepers in late rounds. While you talk trash about how everything fell into your hands like you wanted, the other owners are […]

Part II: NFC Outlook

Wednesday, December 29th, 2004

By Zack Cimini
This is part two from the AFC outlook story posted on Monday. The NFC may have looked ugly all season long, but the wild card teams are loaded with talent and could shock people. Philadelphia and Atlanta definitely have a better shot at being knocked out than do New England or Pittsburgh.
NFC
1. Philadelphia
The Eagles […]

Take Notice

Monday, December 27th, 2004

By Zack Cimini
Write this down right now ? Larry Fitzgerald is going to lead the league in touchdown receptions next season. If anyone has followed the path of this youngster, his ability to make jump ball catches is uncanny. Randy Moss and Terrell Owens both have their different attributes that make them unstoppable. Fitzgerald is […]

AFC Outlook: Playoff Picture Clear

Monday, December 27th, 2004

It only took until the end of week sixteen to get a clear view of the outlook of the 2004 playoff run. With the varied level of teams the seedings are an important aspect of a team?s chances at succeeding. Even though a team may have clinched a third seed, it could present match up […]

Ready or Not

Saturday, December 25th, 2004

By Zack Cimini
As the season winds down, front offices and coaches are quietly already evaluating the team for the off season. Winning is every goal of an organization and when you?re missing out on January, something is wrong. A coach isn?t going to wait for development, when the front office and media are down their […]

Inexcusable

Friday, December 24th, 2004

By Zack Cimini
There have been a lot of prominent athletes that have wasted their talent, once money becomes a factor. Coming out of Ohio State, wide receiver, David Boston had a lot to prove. For one thing he was picked behind Rams receiver Torry Holt, and secondly he was picked by the Arizona Cardinals. The […]

Deserved Credit

Friday, December 24th, 2004

By Zack Cimini
When fantasy football drafts roll around fantasy owners are scraping up and down their cheat sheets pondering quick decisions. Often an owner will take a youthful player that is coming off a phenomenal year expecting nothing short of a duplicate performance. It?s a big gamble because one year doesn?t mean anything, it?s all […]