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Sunday Decision: Be worried about the weather in Oakland, but don’t overreact

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, Predicting on Dec 02, 2012

Many basic human activities are difficult in a pounding monsoon. Like, say, walking, or seeing anything. So from that we can deduce that the difficulty of football activities is also multiplied. Want to throw down field? Ha, good luck running around those small ponds while the pocket collapses and holding on to that slippery ball, and then catching said ball.

I just described the conditions for today’s Browns-Raiders game in Oakland. That is, if the game was being played at about 10 a.m. local time, which it isn’t. And if the game was kicking off during the height of an overall brutal day of weather on the left coast, which it isn’t. React to the weather reports you’re seeing right now plastered all over your Twitter timelines, but don’t overreact.

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If there’s a team to bench Ray Rice against, it’s the Steelers

Posted by Oliver Macklem under Predicting, Stevan Ridley, Tony Romo on Nov 28, 2012

With trade deadlines having come and gone, there are now only two ways to affect your fantasy team – waiver wire additions and start’em/sit’em decisions. I’m here to help with the latter. Sean Tomlinson has the former covered right here.

We’re going to break these decisions down into three categories. Green Light status means this player should absolutely be in your lineup under all circumstances. Yellow Light means you can use this player if necessary, but you should try to avoid it. Red Light status means stay away from this player at all costs.

Feel free to post any start’em/sit’em questions you may have in the comments and I’ll give you my two cents worth

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Week 12 Sunday Fantasy Preview: Stay the hell away from Michael Turner

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Michael Turner, Predicting on Nov 24, 2012

Owning Michael Turner is now sort of like holding on to that faithful, rusting car that’s been with you for over a decade. Great times were had in both the front and back seat, but now routine oil changes turn into repeated reconstructions, and traveling consists of plodding, chugging, and pushing.

But Turner can’t be packaged and sold for parts. That’s wrong, and it’s cannibalism. No, you’re stuck with him now, but don’t compound his problem (sucking) with one of your own (old man stubbornness). Move on this week if it’s at all possible.

More on that in a minute. But first, the usual bit of cheery news leads off our weekly Sunday preview.

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Sunday Decision: Joe Haden won’t be shutting down Cowboys receivers today

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Predicting on Nov 18, 2012

A shut down is difficult to accomplish on the sideline. I suppose it’s possible through telepathic powers, but a psychic, Joe Haden is not.

After battling an oblique injury injury all week, the Browns cornerback was a game-time decision today. That decision didn’t go in his favor, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Haden won’t play this afternoon against the Cowboys. That means any lingering decision you had regarding Dez Bryant just became a lot easier.

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Week 11 Sunday Fantasy Preview: Don’t fear Nick Foles

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Predicting on Nov 17, 2012

This man trusts Nick Foles. You should too.

Your reaction when the backup quarterback is either starting or when he enters the game is one in which a face meets a palm with unmatched speed. That’s because the assumption is that the targets and production of the wide receivers and tight ends he’s throwing to will suffer substantially. And that could prove to be quite depressingly correct this weekend when Jason Campbell is repeatedly planted by the 49ers while Brandon Marshall watches in shame, and Byron Leftwich takes about nine years to complete a five-yard check down.

But you can learn to like Nick Foles, we promise, as DeSean Jackon, Jeremy Maclin, and Brent Celek won’t wilt beneath his wobbles. We think.

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Sunday Decision: Owen Daniels will be a true game-time decision for the Texans, and for you

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Houston Texans, Owen Daniels, Predicting on Nov 11, 2012

For some reason, starting Owen Daniels at tight end with any regularity still feels about as sexy as, say, playing with Lego on a Saturday night (don’t judge me). Yes, he’s tied for second in fantasy scoring among tight ends, with his 73 points putting him alongside Pittsburgh’s Heath Miller, and behind only Rob Gronkowski. And yes, he’s a consistent target for Matt Schaub, especially with Andre Johnson declining.

He still isn’t named Gronkowski or Graham, though, which seems to be a central problem, and he was taken on draft day in August significantly behind the likes of those two and Tony Gonzalez. Life, it’s not fair. But by now you should have abandoned your desire for fantasy sex appeal — three words that perhaps don’t belong together and usually mean something entirely different, but I digress — and be a proud Daniels owner.

Expect for today, when owning Daniels could really, really suck.

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Week 10 Sunday Fantasy Preview: The Bills and Patriots will open the pearly gates to fantasyland

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Predicting, Wes Welker on Nov 10, 2012

You’ll quickly notice a theme in this week’s Sunday preview. No, not depression over the demise of Jelena. I’ve tried to suppress that, and carry on. Life, it’s not easy.

Something else will become obvious quickly. The common theme is a Patriot, a charging Buffalo, and a fantasy. That’s not a description of your dream last night in which you saved the scantily-clad damsel on the charging Buffalo ridden by a crazed Patriot.

Actually, what follows may be disappointing by comparison.

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