Week 10 Sleepers

Week 10 Sleepers 

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QB: Jake Delhomme- CAR
It’s Week 10 and I still don’t think Delhomme has recovered from his 2008 playoffs meltdown. Don’t look now but he has quietly gone two games without throwing an INT.  That will end this week, but Delhomme faces the Atlanta Falcons, whom in his last 3 meetings he has thrown at least 294 yards against.  I don’t see him passing 300 yards, but I do see him putting up numbers that could help fantasy owners as a bye week fill in, say if you have Schaub or Eli.

Prediction: 274 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

RB: Lendale White-TEN
Who would of thought that come Week 10, Lendale White would be on a sleeper list. After rushing for 15 TD’s and 773 yards in 2008, White has been a virtual non-factor in the Titans offense, hitting paydirt only once to go with 198 yards on the ground.  The reason for his lackluster year can be attributed to the Chris Johnson Show, as the sophomore back has rushed for 959 yards and 6 TD’s, one of the lone bright spots for the Titans this year. In Week 10, Tennessee welcomes the Buffalo Bills to town.  Expect White to see a few more opportunities vs. the last-ranked run defense of the Bills.

Prediction: 52 rushing yards, 1 TD

WR: Andre Caldwell-CIN
It’s not often you see a suggested sleeper the week he’s playing the Steelers.  With Chris Henry lost for the year after fracturing his left forearm, it moves Caldwell up the depth chart.  Lavernaues Coles will benefit as well but this week I like Caldwell to sneak in some good stats with a lot of focus on Ochocinco and Benson.  I’ll stick with the same stat line I offered up for Mike Thomas last week, who was a complete dud!  

Prediction: 4 catches for 56 yards, 1 TD

TE: Jeff King-CAR
Two Panthers on the Sleepers list? Am I crazy?  Atlanta is actually ranked in the bottom 5 of the league in passing defense so Carolina should be able to get into the redzone and that’s where Jeff King comes in.  With Dante Rosario possibly missing another game, King starts at TE.  I don’t think he helps in PPR leagues this week, but TD heavy ones, he MIGHT just come away with a score. This one is a real stretch so be careful.  

Prediction: 3 catches for 19 yards, 1 TD 


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Alternative Sleepers - Results In

M. Cassell proved to be effective, to the tune of 200+ and 2 td's, while J. Campbell was decent when given time, at 190/1, with a tipped INT.  In the end, Cassell's game could have helped a fantasy team win, and Campbell wouldn't have been too much of a drag. J. Charles love was premature, as he had only 50-ish yards total, but the 3 catches might help in PPR-heavy formats. J. Nelson wasn't cleared to play.  Big time strike-out there. Overall, I'd say 1-2-1, W-L-Push...

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Week 9 Sleepers Revisited

Week 9 Sleepers Revisited

QB: Alex Smith- SF
Prediction: 267 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Actual:      286 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT 

I was pretty close on this one, as Smith showed how vulnerable Titans pass D was by throwing for near 300 yards and 2 TD's.  He also somehow brought out their play-making ability, getting picked off 3 times.


RB: Ryan Grant-GB
Prediction: 112 rushing yards, 1 TD, 2 catches for 23 yards
Actual: 96 rushing yards, 1 TD

In the upset of the week, the Bucs defeated the Pack.  Grant had a decent game though, finishing with his 3rd highest rushing total of the year and an endzone visit. He didn't catch a pass though.  But close to 100 yards and with that TD, I consider this pick a semi-success.
 

WR: Mike Thomas-JAX 
Prediction: 4 catches for 56 yards, 1 TD 
Actual: 1 catches for -2 yards, 18 rushing yards 

Wow.  I'm sorry about this one. I really thought after catching 13 passes the last 3 weeks, Thomas would continue to be part of the Jags offense.  Instead, Garrad hit Sims-Walker for a few big plays and as a team they ran the ball 60% of the downs.  Jags still won, but no help from Thomas.  


TE: Bo Scaife-TEN
Prediction: 5 catches for 55 yards, 1 TD 
Actual:      2 catches for 20 yards

Here's another dud. Titans stuck to the running game as Chris Johnson ran the ball 25 times and Vince Young attempted only 19 passes.


Week 9 Sleeper Results: 2-2.

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Week 9 Sleepers (Alternatives)

QB - A. Smith MIGHT post those numbers, but I doubt it.  He's fairly safe when you think about the bottom 1/3 of horrid inconsistencies.  Still, I'm saying 200/1 TD is more reasonable. J. Campbell/M. Cassell are both high-risk-minimal-reward type team-leaders that will usually be only worth a bye-week fill-in.  Well, this week they can be used for just that, as both head south to get their numbers a little healthier.  I see the JAX/KC game as a unique chance for KC to put up decent passing numbers.  Charles will help, as LJ is a plodder now, and MJD might put KC down big early.  Meanwhile, I think Campbell has a chance to get catch a hung-over ATL team sleeping when they play them in their dome.  I see at least one S. Moss long TD on the turf. RB - R. Grant isn't a sleeper.  He's an average back without a timeshare... making him a week-to-week starter in almost all formats.  I'd expect 75/1 TD, maybe more this week against a horrible TB team. J. Charles will be useful this week.  I predict 90 Total Yards, and possibly 2 TD's.  Plus, 2-4 catches will help those in PPR formats.  He should be owned, even pre-LJ-Twitter-troversy.  But, this is the week it starts to actually pay to use him. WR - M. Thomas is a friend of a few sleeper-friendly writers, but I don't buy it.  I don't like JAX passing game at all, and I wouldn't touch anything but MJD on the team. J. Nelson has a shot at a long TD against a terrible team.  That's all you can usually hope for with sleeper WR's.

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