The Hive – Week 12 Edition
Welcome back to The Hive! Ahhhh, Thanksgiving. Time for turkey, pie, and lots of football! We are in the home stretch of the fantasy season, and in most leagues the pretenders have been separated from the contenders. The fantasy playoffs for some leagues start in the next 2 weeks, which is unbelievable. Seems like yesterday I was preparing for my IDP drafts. Time sure flies by. Keep in mind that with the Thursday games upon us The Hive comes to you before the Thursday and Friday injury reports are out, so don’t forget to check out my Twitter feed @ http://twitter.com/thehiveIDP for the latest up-to-date IDP injury updates and roster maneuvers!
How we rank `em-
Giddyup! – start with confidence
SINS! –
Solid
If
Not
Spectacular
Hellno! – HELL. NO.
Thanksgiving Football (start time in parentheses)
Green Bay
@ Detroit (9:30am Pacific Time)
GB
Giddyup! – Charles Woodson, Nick Collins
SINS! – Packers LB’s, Cullen Jenkins
Hellno! – Aaron Kampman (see my Twitter feed for my thoughts on his future value)
DET
Giddyup! – Larry Foote, Louis Delmas, Cliff Avril (pretty much useless the past couple weeks, but had his best game of the season vs GB earlier this year, a dice roll for sure, but I think it will pan out.)
SINS! – DeAndre Levy
Hellno! – no one you would normally consider
Oakland
@ Dallas (1:15pm Pacific Time)
OAK
Giddyup! – Kirk Morrison, Tyvon Branch (The Hive = the only IDP column on Earth that was pimping Branch in August. You are welcome.)
SINS! – Thomas Howard, Chris Johnson
Hellno! – Raiders DL’s
DAL
Giddyup! – Demarcus Ware (poor, poor Bruce)
SINS! – Bradie James, Terrance Newman, Jay Ratliff
Hellno! – Dallas safeties
New York
Giants @ Denver (5:20pm Pacific Time)
NYG
Giddyup! – Boley/Blackburn (nice spot starts for those hurting for a LB), Justin Tuck
SINS! – Osi Umenyiora, Giants DB’s
Hellno! – no one you would normally consider
DEN
Giddyup! – DJ Williams, Champ Bailey (just a feeling, Eli has gotten pretty bold lately)
SINS! – Andra Davis, Elvis Dumervil
Hellno! – Brian Dawkins (I don’t trust the neck injury this week)
Early Sunday Games – Start time: 10AM Pacific
Miami
@ Buffalo
MIA
Giddyup! – Bell/Wilson, Randy Starks
SINS! – Dolphins LB’s
Hellno! – no one you would normally consider
BUF
Giddyup! – Schobel/Kelsay, Poz/Scott
SINS! – Byrd/Wilson
Hellno! – Marcus Stroud (out last week, check the injury reports and see if he is a go this week. If he does go, I’d bump him up a notch)
Carolina
@ New York Jets
CAR
Giddyup! – Jon Beason
SINS! – Julius Peppers, Panthers DB’s
Hellno! – Landon Johnson (put on IR this week)
NYJ
Giddyup! – David Harris, Shaun Ellis (red hot right now)
SINS! – Calvin Pace, Darrelle Revis, Marques Douglas
Hellno! – Kerry Rhodes (not a big fan of his for IDP purposes regardless, but rumors are that he is being benched for Eric Smith. Wowza.)
Cleveland
@ Cincinnati
CLE
Giddyup! – none
SINS! – Robaire Smith, Pool/Elam, Shaun Rogers, Trusnik/Maiava
Hellno! – no one you would normally consider
CIN
Giddyup! – Leon Hall, Dhani Jones
SINS! – Robert Geathers, Jonathan Joseph
Hellno! – no one you would normally consider
Arizona
@ Tennessee
ARI
Giddyup! – Antrel Rolle, Karlos Dansby
SINS! – Adrian Wilson, Gerald Hayes, Calais Campbell
Hellno! – Cards CB’s
TEN
Giddyup! – Cortland Finnegan, Nick Harper
SINS! – Titans LB’s, William Hayes, Hope/Griffin
Hellno! – Kyle Vanden Bosch (think he misses Hayensworth yet?)
Washington
@ Philadelphia
WAS
Giddyup! – London Fletcher, Andre Carter (think he likes having Haynesworth on board?)
SINS! – Doughty/Landry, Rocky McIntosh, Brian Orakpo
Hellno! – Albert Haynesworth (his impact on those around him is much greater than any potential impact on your IDP roster)
PHI
Giddyup! – Quentin Mikell, `Spoon, Trent Cole
SINS! – Joe Mays, Eagles CB’s
Hellno! – no one you would normally consider
Tampa
Bay @ Atlanta
TB
Giddyup! – Tanard Jackson, Barrett Ruud
SINS! – Sabby Piscatelli, Jimmy Wilkerson
Hellno! – Barber/Talib
ATL
Giddyup! – Erik Coleman, Curtis Lofton
SINS! – Thomas DeCoud, Mike Peterson, Jonathan Babineaux
Hellno! – Stephen Nicholas, John Abraham
Seattle
@ St. Louis
SEA
Giddyup! – David Hawthorne
SINS! – Jordan Babineaux, Leroy Hill, Pat Kerney
Hellno! – Aaron Curry (now out on nickel packages – ouch)
STL
Giddyup! – James Laurinaitis, OJ Atogwe
SINS! – Ron Bartell, Chris Long (actually showing something the last few weeks, let’s see if he can keep it up)
Hellno! – no one you would normally consider
Indianapolis
@ Houston
IND
Giddyup! – Antoine Bethea, Jerraud Powers
SINS! – Gary Brackett, Robert Mathis
Hellno! – Dwight Freeney (sit until he heats up again)
HOU
Giddyup! – Brian Cushing (DROY?), Bernard Pollard
SINS! – Mario Williams, Dunta Robinson
Hellno! – no one you would normally consider