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Fantasy Spin: The New Broncos Offense

Posted: Mar 2nd 2009 3:35PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Bust a Move

Despite not being a great real football team in 2008, we always knew one thing about the Denver Broncos: They really matter in fantasy football. You're talking about a team who amassed the second most yards in the league. Only two teams passed for more yards, and -- despite the neverending assembly line of running backs -- they managed to average 4.8 yards per carry on the ground.

Heading into 2009, the team will have a different look. For of all, for the first time since I began playing fantasy football, their head coach will not be notorious alleged fantasy-hater, Mike Shanahan.

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Denver Broncos: Mile High Overhaul

Posted: Feb 25th 2009 11:30AM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Broncos, AFC West

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Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.

It's a brave new world in Denver, where the Broncos will take the field without Mike Shanahan on the sideline for the first time since 1995. Josh McDaniels, their new coach, was 19 back then, and has one of the shortest resumes of any head coach in NFL history. That could be a good thing or a bad thing, but it was clear that Shanahan's system was no longer bearing fruit and the team may benefit just from the change of voice on the sideline.

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Some Accountability Along With Horn Tooting for This Past Fantasy Football Season

Posted: Jan 2nd 2009 3:30PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Fantasy Football

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As I said in the last Zebra Report, I'm a guy who believes deeply in accountability, plus, it seems as though many fans were pleasantly surprised at the fact that Mantz posted our preseason NFL predictions. First and foremost, I just wanted to thank Drew Brees. I'm not linking everything, but I told everyone who would listen that he would be a monster this year.

With this in mind, I delved back into my preseason posts to see how I did. I planned on posting all the good and bad things, but the list would be way too long -- and frankly, not very entertaining. I'll just go through and pick out the five most glaring calls on each side, especially if they drew the ire of commenters at the time.

I'll start by first calling myself out for the poor advice, because no one likes arrogance.

I'm an idiot because ...

- I thought Jeremy Shockey and Marvin Harrison would be quality fantasy players this season.

- I was scared of drafting the Giants D/ST.

- I loved Selvin Young. Of course, I should also point out I loved Philip Rivers on that same list.

- I loved the Raiders offense. This piece seriously makes me cringe.

- Rudi Johnson was undervalued? Sigh. Bad, bad fantasy analyst!

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Bills 30, Broncos 23: How the AFC West Wasn't Won

Posted: Dec 21st 2008 7:55PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Bills, Broncos, AFC East, AFC West

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It's funny how an NFL season can play out. When the Broncos and Chargers played in Week Two, the game was decided on one of the worst refereeing calls in NFL history. One of the many (printable) things that people said was how awful it would be if the Chargers wound up missing out on the playoffs because of that call. No Broncos were quoted as saying that, but, based on the way they've steadfastly refused to win the AFC West, some of them must feel that way.

Because they are so giving, the Broncos must now go to San Diego and play the Chargers for a spot in the playoffs. The division title and the Week Two debacle give plenty of heft to the game, not to mention the long-simmering feud between Philip Rivers and Jay Cutler, which makes it a lot easier to ignore the fact that neither team has proven themselves particularly worthy of a postseason slot this season.

The Broncos certainly didn't today. They couldn't beat a Bills team with nothing to play for today even though they racked up 532 total yards on offense, 260 more than they allowed the Bills. The Broncos, who led 13-0 at one point, made every mistake in the game, however. They missed a field goal, fumbled to set up a Buffalo score and, most damning, Cutler threw a pick to Kawika Mitchell on the Buffalo goal line to erase a chance at a game-tying score.

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Injuries to Watch: Week 12

Posted: Nov 21st 2008 5:18PM by Ryan Dembinsky (author feed)
Filed under: Fantasy Football, NFL Injury Report

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Every week when the dinner bell rings on Friday evening, we'll be here to provide you a comprehensive commentary of the key injuries for the NFL weekend to follow. For those injuries that go right down to the wire, drop by our Fantasy Fanhouse expert live chat from 10:30am to 1pm EST every Sunday and we'll take care of you on those bloody game-time decisions. As always, please feel free to chime in with opinions, updates, and rumors in the comments.

The Atlanta Falcons

Roddy White - This season's superstar bust-out receiver missed Wednesday and Thursday practice with a back injury. The deep back bruise is not expected to cause White to miss time and he practiced on Friday, but keep him in the corner of your eye just in case.

The Baltimore Ravens

Derrick Mason - Despite a partially dislocated shoulder, Mason made good last week with seven catches for 82 yards. He should be good to go this week as well.

The Cleveland Browns

Kellen Winslow - Quickly becoming one of this year's leading fantasy frustrators, Kellen Winslow has not returned to practice despite an MRI indicating no structural damage in his shoulder. While normally the positive MRI would be a good sign, Coach Crennel says the only way he sees the field is if he shows full motion in the shoulder, which I assume means actually practicing. You might be wise to plan on another option should Junior disappoint yet again.

Brady Quinn - Quinn suffered a small fracture his right index finger last week against the Browns. While Quinn played with the injury and should play again this week, this is enough to bench him if you previously considered him for the starting spot this week.

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Fantasy Spin: Denver's Dire Running Back Situation

Posted: Nov 10th 2008 9:19PM by Sean Lalley (author feed)
Filed under: Fantasy Football

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That's Sammy Winder. He sure can't help the Broncos can he? Yup, healthy RBs have become scarce in Denver these days.

Like many, who'd been quietly or in my case (not so quietly) – awaiting the arrival/return of fantasy savior Ryan Torain, Thursday night was nothing short of disaster. The Ryan Torain era was something special, now wasn't it? I was just about ready to dish out a round of self high fives as Torain was grinding his way through the Cleveland defense to the tune of 68 yards and a TD early into the 2nd quarter. And then everything hit the skids with the word coming on Friday that Torain is done for the season, torn ACL.

Well, it's simply time to come to grips with the fact that (beep) happens, but you've gotta keep on keeping on. Besides, having all your eggs in the Denver backfield is never a way to go through life. Trust me; I wasn't banking on Torain being a savior, rather a welcome bonus addition. Moving on, what's more important now is sorting out what lies ahead for the Denver offense.

I mean, seriously, they are down to virtually no healthy RBs. They've now lost three RBs in Michael Pittman, Andre Hall, and Ryan Torain to season-ending injuries and Selvin Young is hardly 100 percent and/or reliable. Is this some kind of karmic payback for Shanahan being the Satan of fantasy RBs? Paging Olandis Gary please? So, what options do they have? Let's take a look ...

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Big Fantasy Night: Fallout From Broncos/Browns Thursday Night Tilt

Posted: Nov 7th 2008 12:36PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Fantasy Football, NFL Injury Report, NFL New Studs

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As long as you weren't counting on the D/ST units or playing in an IDP league, last night was a fantasy football paradise for most. Both sides had several fantasy relevant players going. The uncertainly of the Broncos seemingly crumbling offense teamed with JD McCoy's debut as a starter made for great theater, and we were not let down. Let's run through the major players and dissect what we saw and what it means moving forward.

Brady Quinn
We didn't see many mistakes, did we? He's got weapons, and he used them quite well last night. He especially loved his tight end, Kellen Winslow. Unfortunately, Winslow took away any hope of a miracle comeback when he let a fourth down pass slip right through his hands on the Browns final offensive play. The Browns have to be pleased with the numbers from their rookie. He connected on 23 of 35 attempts for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Most importantly, he didn't turn the ball over.

You have to curb your enthusiasm a bit, because the Broncos have an absolute pathetic defense which has been decimated via injury and futility. On the other hand, Quinn certainly showed he's capable of a big fantasy game. He's going to improve as time moves further, so when you see him facing the Texans (Week 12), get him active. He's a matchup-based start.

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Can Broncos Once Mighty Fantasy Point Machine be Salvaged?

Posted: Nov 5th 2008 6:35PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Fantasy Football

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The Denver Broncos offense stormed out of the gate this season, leading all of us to believe that Jay Cutler to Brandon Marshall was going to be the nouveau Young to Rice or Manning to Harrison. Even if it was a poor-man's type deal, you have to admit, that Week 2 showing in which Marshall torched the Chargers secondary for 166 yards and a touchdown on 18 grabs was amazing.

Others were getting in on the action as well, as the Broncos racked up an absurd 1257 passing yards in their first four games ... piling up 133 points and 100 first downs in the process. I mean, this was a veritable machine. A big problem -- which we should have foreseen as a potential issue -- was that there wasn't a balance. The Broncos were running for only 28 percent of their total yardage, and there was never a true feature back being utilized by Mike Shanahan.

In the four games since then, the turnovers have piled up, points have drastically gone down, and the passing game isn't as prolific as it was. Compare the numbers above to 69 first downs, 57 points, and 893 passing yards. It's safe to say their collective fantasy value has been decimated.

Can we expect a change, or have the wheels come completely off the former machine?

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Available Running Backs Should Head to Denver: Michael Pittman, Andre Hall to IR

Posted: Nov 3rd 2008 9:20PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Broncos, AFC West, NFL Injuries

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The Denver Broncos mustered merely 14 yards on the ground in yesterday's loss to the Dolphins. That's a depressing number for a team that used to get 1,000 yard seasons from pool boys. Things might not be getting better in the foreseeable future, either.

The Broncos placed Michael Pittman and Andre Hall on injured reserve today, dropping them down to two running backs. One of those backs, Ryan Torain, is a rookie who made his first NFL appearance on Sunday. The other is second-year man Selvin Young, who hasn't played since October 5 with a groin injury. Any chance Travis Henry can get a work release deal while his drug trafficking case gets adjudicated?

This news is the latest blow to a Bronco team that is adrift in a sea of turnovers, finger pointing and losses. Jay Cutler has thrown six interceptions in the last three games, and the injury-ravaged defense hasn't proven that it can shut down opposing offenses with any regularity. Now both Cutler and that defense will be under increased pressure to produce if the Broncos hope to contend for a division that could be won with a losing record.

Mike Shanahan will have to work his old magic with Torain to get the Bronco offense going again. Whether the two days before Thursday's tilt with the Browns is enough time to do so remains to be seen.

Injuries to Watch: Week 9

Posted: Oct 30th 2008 5:30PM by Ryan Dembinsky (author feed)
Filed under: Fantasy Football, NFL Injury Report, MLB Injury Report

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Every week when the dinner bell rings on Friday evening, we'll be here to provide you a comprehensive commentary of the key injuries for the NFL weekend to follow. For those injuries that go right down to the wire, drop by our Fantasy Fanhouse expert live chat from 10am to 1pm EST every Sunday and we'll take care of you on those bloody game-time decisions. As always, please feel free to chime in with opinions, updates, and rumors in the comments.

The Arizona Cardinals

Anquan Boldin - Anquan Boldin owners, you may now do the worm. I think it's safe to say Q is healthy again.

The Baltimore Ravens

Willis McGahee - Willis McGahee sat out of practice -- likely just for rest -- on Wednesday as he continues to play through the lingering knee issue. He is expected to start this weekend against Cleveland, which should present a good matchup.

Todd Heap - Heap is listed as questionable and has been limited in practice this week with a neck injury. Heap has produced consistently terrible numbers thus far in 2008, so don't bother holding him on the roster.

The Chicago Bears

Brandon Lloyd - Coming off a bye week, Lloyd practiced light and is questionable for week nine. While this is still a day-to-day decision, a home game against the worst team in the NFL (Detroit) provides some incentive to put the pads on and get out on the field. Keep an eye on this, but I suspect the waiting game to end this week.