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The Hive – Week 8 Edition

Welcome back to The Hive! Short and sweet this week, as I just returned from an awesome trip to British Columbia to see my favorite band, U2. It was amazing. Let’s dive into the week 8 action!

How we rank `em-

Giddyup! – start with confidence

SINS! – Solid If Not Spectacular

Hellno! – HELL. NO.

Bye Weeks: New England, Cincy, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Washington, Tampa Bay

Early Sunday Games – Start time: 10AM Pacific

Houston @ Buffalo

HOU

Giddyup! – Mario Williams, Amobi Okoye (a nice bye week filler, Buffalo gives up a ton of points to DL’s), Brian Cushing

SINS! – Demeco Ryans, Bernard Pollard, Reeves/Robinson

Hellno! – Zach Diles

BUF

Giddyup! – Jarius Byrd, Poz, Schobel/Kelsay/Stroud, Terrance McGee

SINS! – George Wilson, Chris Draft, Keith Ellison

Hellno! – No one you would normally consider

San Francisco @ Indianapolis

SF

Giddyup! – Pat Willis

SINS! – Lewis/Goldson/Clements, Justin Smith, Scott McKillop (even good Niner IDP’s get a downgrade against a ridiculously efficient Colts O that doesn’t allow a lot of points to any IDP position)

Hellno! – Takeo Spikes, Manny Lawson

IND

Giddyup! – Antoine Bethea, Freeney/Mathis

SINS! – Colts LB’s, Bob Sanders

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

Miami @ New York Jets

MIA

Giddyup! – Bell/Wilson

SINS! – Jason Taylor, Davis/Smith

Hellno! – Channing Crowder, Joey Porter

NYJ

Giddyup! – Calvin Pace, David Harris, Bart Scott

SINS! – Douglas/Ellis, Jets DB’s

Hellno! – no one you would normally consider

Seattle @ Dallas

SEA

Giddyup! – David Hawthorne

SINS! – Pat Kerney, Jordan Babineaux, Curry/Hill

Hellno! – Tapp/Jackson/Reed (Cowboys are tough on DL’s, Kerney is the only one out of the `Hawks DE’s that is worth a dice roll.)

DAL

Giddyup! – Demarcus Ware (should have broken his foot a month ago!), Terrance Newman, Keith Brooking

SINS! – Anthony Spencer, Bradie James, Dallas safeties, Mike Jenkins

Hellno! – Jay Ratliff (Likely out this week in what would have been a great matchup for him.)

New York Giants @ Philadelphia

NYG

Giddyup! – CC Brown, Tuck/Umenyiora

SINS! – Antonio Pierce

Hellno! – Giants CB’s

PHI

Giddyup! – Will Witherspoon, Trent Cole

SINS! – Brod Bunkley, Akeem Jordan

Hellno! – Eagles DB’s

Cleveland @ Chicago

CLE

Giddyup! – Kaluka Maiava, Abram Elam, Shaun Rogers

SINS! – Eric Barton, Brodney Pool

Hellno! – no one you would normally consider

CHI

Giddyup! – Danieal Manning, Peanut Tillman, Lance Briggs

SINS! – Hunter Hillenmeyer (MLB this week, Roach to SAM), Alex Brown

Hellno! – Adams/Ogunleye/Anderson

St. Louis @ Detroit

STL

Giddyup! – OJ Atogwe, James Laurinaitis

SINS! – Paris Lenon, Ronald Bartell, Leonard Little

Hellno! – Chris Long

DET

Giddyup! – Louis Delmas, Larry Foote, Cliff Avril

SINS! – Julian Peterson

Hellno! – Levy/Sims (Sims is back this week, I’d avoid both if possible to see if Levy gets 3 downs or if this turns into the dreaded LBBC.)

Denver @ Baltimore

DEN

Giddyup! – DJ Williams, Elvis Dumervil

SINS! – Andra Davis, Brian Dawkins, Champ Bailey

Hellno! – no one you would normally consider

BAL

Giddyup! – Ray Lewis, Ed Reed

SINS! – Terrell Suggs, Dawan Landry, Jarrett Johnson, Tavares Gooden

Hellno! – Ngata/Gregg

Sunday Afternoon Games (start time in parentheses)

Jacksonville @ Tennessee (1:05pm Pacific)

JAC

Giddyup! – Gerald Alexander, Justin Durant

SINS! – Daryl Smith, Derek Cox

Hellno! – Jags DL’s, Rashean Mathis

TEN

Giddyup! – Stephen Tulloch, Keith Bulluck, Chris Hope

SINS! – Jason Jones, William Hayes

Hellno! – Titans CB’s (Even if Finnegan goes I’d give him a week to prove the hammy is good to go.), Michael Griffin, Kyle Vanden Bosch (ZERO sacks this year. Now that I’ve typed that he will bust out with 3-6 on Sunday, of course.)

Oakland @ San Diego (1:05pm Pacific)

OAK

Giddyup! – Kirk Morrison, Thomas Howard, Tyvon Branch

SINS! – Chris Johnson, Seymour/Ellis, Michael Huff

Hellno! – no one you would normally consider

SD

Giddyup! – Stephen Cooper, Eric Weddle

SINS! – Tim Dobbins, Shaun Phillips, Luis Castillo

Hellno! – Jammer/Cromartie (Not liking these two against an inept passing game, though the upside for interceptions does exist. Too much of a dice roll for my taste.)

Carolina @ Arizona (1:15pm Pacific)

CAR

Giddyup! – Chris Harris, Chris Gamble, Davis/Beason

SINS! – Richard Marshall, Charles Godfrey, Julius Peppers

Hellno! – Everette Brown/Charles Johnson (Peppers will have it tough enough against a stout Cards pass defense, I wouldn’t bother with either of these two this week.)

AZ

Giddyup! – McFadden/DRC (At least one pick six between these two, I’m calling it now.), Adrian Wilson, Calais Campbell, Karlos Dansby

SINS! – Gerald Hayes

Hellno! – Antrel Rolle (Rolle is a GTD with a ruptured tendon in his foot. Ungood. If he is a go I love the matchup, but if AZ gets up big and the foot starts bothering Rolle it could be a short day even if he does go. Food for thought.)

Minnesota @ Green Bay (1:15pm Pacific)

MIN

Giddyup! – Jared Allen (Might not put up same #’s as last time vs. GB, but I bet he will get close.), Kevin Williams, EJ Henderson

SINS! – Chad Greenway, Ced Griffin

Hellno! – no one you would normally consider

GB

Giddyup! – Charles Woodson, Brandon Chillar

SINS! – Atari Bigby, Aaron Kampman, AJ Hawk

Hellno! – Al Harris, Nick Collins, Cullen Jenkins (Great last week but was shut down completely last game vs. Vikings OL)

NO Sunday Night Football due to the World Series

Monday Night Football – Start time 5:30PM Pacific

Atlanta @ New Orleans

ATL

Giddyup! – Erik Coleman, Curtis Lofton, Thomas DeCoud, Mike Peterson

SINS! – Stephen Nicholas, Falcons CB’s

Hellno! – Falcons DL’s

NO

Giddyup! – Jonathan Vilma (I think last week was the start of a trend, and he has a nice upcoming schedule), Sharper/Harper

SINS! – Scott Shanle, Porter/Greer, Will Smith

Hellno! – the rest of the Saints DL

That wraps it up for week 8! See you back here next week, and good luck in all of your IDP matchups!