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Injuries and bye weeks continue to ravage fantasy rosters. Luckily for fantasy owners, one of those two ends next weekend.
Unfortunately for fantasy owners, it is not the injuries.
With only one more bye week on the docket for the 2009 season, fantasy owners are right around the corner from the 2009 fantasy playoffs. This week also marks the trade deadline in many fantasy leagues, so this could be your last opportunity to make a big deal before the playoff push.
Injury updates below after a little fantasy lagniappe:
*Kurt Warner was due for a big fantasy bounce-back weekend after a six-turnover stinker against Carolina last weekend. Fantasy owners who started Warner were not disappointed by his five-touchdown day in Chicago. Unfortunately, we whiffed on the bench Greg Olsen call, but most of our other advice was spot-on.
*Four of the five smaller name players we told you to buy last week continued their strong fantasy seasons yesterday. Ray Rice, Donald Driver, Mike Sims-Walker and Steve Smith (NYG) all had solid fantasy outings for their owners. Joe Flacco, meanwhile, failed to find the end zone. Now would be a good time to bargain with Flacco's owner. Rashard Mendenhall, the sixth on that list, plays tonight.
*Ryan Moats was the hottest waiver wire add to fantasy teams last week and he got the start for the Texans yesterday against the Colts. While he delivered with a touchdown catch, he also put the ball on the turf—the same thing that got Steve Slaton benched in the first place. Slaton also played and scored a rushing TD with no fumbles, so expect his role to once again increase after a solid outing.
Clinton Portis [RB, Redskins]
From RotoWorld :
He didn't appear in good spirits with a towel over his head on the sideline, and was ruled out for the rest of the game in the second quarter.
Just weeks after watching Brian Westbrook get knocked out early in the Monday Night Football game, Portis suffered the same fate yesterday at Atlanta.
Ladell Betts, who scored a touchdown in the contest, is the appropriate add for fantasy owners here. No word yet on Portis' status for next weekend. There should be an update out of Washington sometime early this week.
Brian Westbrook [RB, Eagles]
From RotoWorld :
"On Friday afternoon Brian began experiencing symptoms of a mild headache," the team revealed. "From that point forward, we had Brian re-evaluated by (team internist) Dr. Gary Dorshimer and we put him through extensive testing."
Westbrook was declared inactive early yesterday which was the good news for fantasy owners who had to make a decision on him early in the day.
His status will continue to be up-in-the-air going forward.
Chris Henry [WR, Bengals]
From ProFootballTalk :
As expected, Bengals receiver Chris Henry has suffered a broken forearm during Sunday's game against the Ravens.
It was a nasty looking injury that could be season-ending for Henry.
He had been a fantasy disappointment so far this season but appeared to finally have his head on straight. It is unfortunate that this happened to him during what appeared to be a turn-around year for the once-beleaguered wide receiver.
Brett Favre [QB, Vikings]
From ProFootballTalk
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