The Hive - Week 12 edition Nov 20, 2008

The Hive – Week 12 edition

Welcome back to The Hive! It’s the home stretch of the fantasy season, and for many fantasy owners its win or else. One of the beautiful things about IDP leagues is the ability to find talent on the waiver wire at this time of year. In the average IDP league players like Chris Johnson, Xavier Adibi and Eric Barton are often available for those looking for a late season bump in production, or for those dealing with injuries. Patrick Kerney is the latest IDP stud to be declared out for the season, so Darryl Tapp shouldn’t be on wires in any DL required leagues as a result. Let’s take a look at all of the week 12 matchups!

How we rank `em!

Giddyup! – YEEEHAW!!

SINS! – solid if not spectacular

Hellno! – Get it? Got it? Good.

Due to time constraints there will be no game notes this week.

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh Thursday 5:15pm PT

CIN

Giddyup! – Dhani Jones, Marvin White

SINS! – Bengals CB’s, Brandon Johnson

Hellno! – Nedu Ndukwe (injured)

PIT

Giddyup! – Lamar Woodley, James Harrison

SINS! – Steelers DB’s, Aaron Smith, James Farrior

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

Philadelphia @ Baltimore Sunday 10am PT

PHI

Giddyup! – Stew Bradley, Mikell/Dawkins, Trent Cole

SINS! – Omar Gaither, Juqua Parker

Hellno! – Eagles CB’s

BAL

Giddyup! – Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs

SINS! – Ravens DB’s, Haloti Ngata

Hellno! – Bart Scott

Houston @ Cleveland Sunday 10am PT

HOU

Giddyup! – Mario Williams, DeMeco Ryans, Xavier Adibi

SINS! – Texans DB’s

Hellno! – Morlon Greenwood

CLE

Giddyup! – D`Qwell Jackson, Shaun Rogers

SINS! – Eric Wright, Sean Jones

Hellno! – Kamerion Wimbley

Tampa Bay @ Detroit Sunday 10am PT

TB

Giddyup! – Barrett Ruud, Gaines Adams

SINS! – Sabby Piscatelli, Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber, Phillip Buchanon

Hellno! – Jermaine Phillips (likely out one more week)

DET

Giddyup! – Ernie Sims, Daniel Bullucks

SINS! – Paris Lenon, Cory Redding, Leigh Bodden

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

Buffalo @ Kansas City Sunday 10am PT

BUF

Giddyup! – Terrence McGee, Paul Posluszny

SINS! – Kawicka Mitchell

Hellno! – Aaron Schobel

KC

Giddyup! – Derrick Johnson, Bernard Pollard

SINS! – Chiefs CB’s, Jarrad Page

Hellno! – Chiefs DL’s

Chicago @ St. Louis Sunday 10am PT

CHI

Giddyup! – Urlacher/Briggs, Charles Tillman, Adewale Ogunleye

SINS! – Kevin Payne, Alex Brown

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

STL

Giddyup! – OJ Atogwe

SINS! – Rams DL’s, Will Witherspoon, Pino Tinoisamoa

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

New York Jets @ Tennessee Sunday 10am PT

NYJ

Giddyup! – Kerry Rhodes, Eric Barton

SINS! – Calvin Pace, Ty Law (starting over Lowery this week), Bryan Thomas, Kris Jenkins (in DT required leagues)

Hellno! – Dwight Lowery

TEN

Giddyup! – Stephen Tulloch, Keith Bulluck, Finnegan/Harper

SINS! – Hope/Griffin, Albert Haynesworth

Hellno! – David Thornton, Kyle Vanden Bosch

New England @ Miami Sunday 10am PT

NE

Giddyup! – Jerod Mayo, Brandon Merriweather

SINS! – Ellis Hobbs, Tedy Bruschi, Pierre Woods

Hellno! – Deltha O’Neal

MIA

Giddyup! – Joey Porter, Channing Crowder, Yeremiah Bell

SINS! – Matt Roth, Renaldo Hill

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

Minnesota @ Jacksonville Sunday 10am PT

MIN

Giddyup! – Chad Greenway, Antoine Winfield, Jared Allen (as long as the shoulder holds up he is a must start), Kevin Williams

SINS! – Madieu Williams, Ced Griffin

Hellno! – Darren Sharper

JAX

Giddyup! – Daryl Smith, Justin Durant, Brian Williams

SINS! – Gerald Sensabaugh, Rashean Mathis

Hellno! – Mike Peterson

San Francisco @ Dallas Sunday 10am PT

SF

Giddyup! – Patrick Willis, Michael Lewis

SINS! – Niners CB’s, Takeo Spikes

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

DAL

Giddyup! – Demarcus Ware

SINS! – Thomas/James, Cowboys DB’s

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

Oakland @ Denver Sunday 1:05pm

OAK

Giddyup! – Chris Johnson, Gibril Wilson, Kirk Morrison, Thomas Howard

SINS! – Jay Richardson, Tommy Kelly

Hellno! – Derrick Burgess (even if he plays he should be on your pine)

DEN

Giddyup! – Wesley Woodyard, Jamie Winborn

SINS! – Broncos DE’s, Nate Webster (listed as questionable, Spencer Larsen will likely get another nod if Webster cannot go yet), Karl Paymah

Hellno! – Champ Bailey

Carolina @ Atlanta Sunday 1:15pm PT

CAR

Giddyup! – Thomas Davis, Chris Gamble, Jon Beason, Julius Peppers

SINS! – Charles Godfrey, Chris Harris, Charles Johnson

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

ATL

Giddyup! – Erik Coleman, John Abraham

SINS! – Falcons CB’s, Falcons LB’s

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

New York Giants @ Arizona Sunday 1:15pm PT

NYG

Giddyup! – Justin Tuck, Aaron Ross, Kenny Phillips

SINS! – Antonio Pierce, Fred Robbins

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

ARI

Giddyup! – Adrian Wilson, Karlos Dansby, Darnell Dockett

SINS! – Gerald Hayes, Antrel Rolle, DRC

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

Washington @ Seattle Sunday 1:15pm PT

WAS

Giddyup! – Chris Horton, London Fletcher

SINS! – `Skins CB’s, Rocky McIntosh

Hellno! – `Skins DL’s

SEA

Giddyup! – Darryl Tapp, Lofa Tatupu, Leroy Hill, Josh Wilson

SINS! – Julian Peterson, Seahawks safeties

Hellno! – Marcus Trufant, Patrick Kerney

Indianapolis @ San Diego Sunday 5:15pm PT

IND

Giddyup! – Gary Brackett, Antoine Bethea, Robert Mathis

SINS! – Dwight Freeney, Bob Sanders (put Bullitt here if Sanders sits again)

Hellno! –

SD

Giddyup! – Stephen Cooper, Eric Weddle, Antonio Cromartie, Quentin Jammer

SINS! – Tim Dobbins, Shaun Phillips

Hellno! – Jyles Tucker

Green Bay @ New Orleans Monday 5:30pm PT

GB

Giddyup! – AJ Hawk, Collins/Bigby, Aaron Kampman

SINS! – Charles Woodson, Brandon Chillar

Hellno! – Al Harris

NO

Giddyup! – Jonathan Vilma (due for a big game, LB’s score well against Green Bay), Scott Fujita, Kaesviharn/Harper

SINS! – Saints DL’s, Saints CB’s

Hellno! – no one you would normally start

That about wraps it up for week 12! Good luck in all of your IDP matchups, and I hope to see you next week.