Transcript: Week 3 Mailbag

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Episode “Week 3 mailbag”

Cecil Lammey: The life blood of or show is you the viewer.
Sigmund Bloom: That’s why this week we went to the football guy’s message boards, so that we could answer the questions that were keeping you up at night.
Cecil Lammey: You know the drill
Male announcer: Its time for fantasy footballs five minute drill. Quarter backed by Cecil Lammey, and Sigmund Bloom.
Cecil Lammey: Superjohn 96 writes; who gets the ball and how well will they do in Houston if Andre Johnson is gone for any significant period of time. Well it has got to be Jacoby Jones here who is Andre Johnson light, not only in terms of size but also in terms of experience. Matt Schaub loves to target this guy for the long pass and that’s what Jacoby does best. He should be on your fantasy radar.
Sigmund Bloom: Lambert wants to know; what do you see for the big three going forward? If you see any of them as buy low candidates what kind of package would you offer for them? Well the outlook for these three ultra talented backs is good. LT has played two of the toughest defenses in the league. Steven Jackson I missing Richie incognito, I one of the best run blockers on the Rams, he will be back in a week or two. And Larry Johnson, well he is on Kansas City, but they are going to get through the tougher part of their schedule by week six.
If you want one of these studs, you need to pack a Jamal Lewis ,or La Monde Jordan, a hot wide receiver and a third player that will help there owner. If Lt is on a 0-2 team, you better make a relentless play for him this week.
Cecil Lammey: Sabertooth writes; Is Lawrence Maroney going to simply be a part of a running back by committee or the top 10 back we were led to believe he’d be? Well yes unfortunately sabertooth he is going to be in a running back by committee. The Patriots are going deep in the playoffs and they want to keep Maroney healthy. They also targeted Sammy Morris earl in free agency, and it is obvious that they are going to use both.
Sigmund Bloom: RonnieBrown23 wants to know; how much of Lee Evans’ awful start has been the opposing defenses, or is it the inability of the Bills o find a compliment for him in the passing game? Well Ronnie I want to know the answer to this question too because Lee Evans’ is on a lot of my fantasy teams. And I am going o say none of the above. The problem I the Bills aren’t being enough creative. To make sure he gets the ball in his hands at least 5 or 6 times a game. He is the number one play maker on their team. But you wouldn’t know it by the way they are using him.
Cecil Lammey: My boy gheemony writes; what the heck is going on with MJD and the Jacksonville offense? Why is it so screwed up? And will it get “fixed” for MJD owners? Well Maurice Jones Drew is clearly the #2 running back in Jacksonville, it s going to be hard for him to duplicate the number that we saw in 2006. As far as the why, it can come down to on man. Coach Carter, brought over from Arizona State, he is known for unimaginative play calling. And also he never makes a halftime adjustment, which shows why he was 2-20 against ranked opponents. Unless something changes it is going to be a bad year for Jacksonville running backs.
Sigmund Bloom: The scientist wants to know, will Marion Barber ever become a feature guy? Is he a consistent starter as a running back #2 option? Ell scientist, Marion Barber may be the feature back, but only in 2008, and only if Darren McFadden is not a cowboy. The team is going to want o us both backs, Wade Philips reiterated that again this week. But as long as that offense is running he Is a good #2 option because the force feed him inside the five.
Cecil Lammey: Macdaddy_2004 writes; who are some of the QB’s who may be starting later this year and may provide fantasy value for leagues that start 2 QB’s? Well the answer here is Byron Leftwich, Tuesday morning I got an email from Adam Schefter saying that Leftwich I meeting with the Falcons and the deal could get done today. Lord Byron Leftwich will reclaim his throne as a starting fantasy QB. In Buffalo JP Losman is not getting the job done look for rookie Trent Edwards to see some playing time.
Sigmund Bloom: The Kansas Comet wants to know; With Clements playing ahead of Pennington, does he make Cotchery a better wide receiver play than Coles, or was yesterday’s performance more a case of how the Ravens defended the two? Well Comet, really this is about Jericho Cotchery stepping up for the second straight year. Most of the yardage was made by him and his run after the catch ability. Hale Clemens does throw with a lot of zip and hits him in stride; it is really about his talent. Both players look like good starts as long as the Jets are playing from behind every week.
Cecil Lammey: Culdeus writes; what other rookies do you see emerging to take carries/targets as the season goes on? Well really that answer has got to lie down in Miami with Lorenzo Booker and Ted Ginn Jr. Now neither one of them are seeing much playing time now, but once the season is lost both of these guys will come in. You think Ronnie Browns the answer. Lorenzo Booker is going to get more looks at running back. And Ted Ginn is just too good to keep off the field. He dolphins want to see what they have in these two kids.
Sigmund Bloom: Football guys own, Anthony Borbely wants to know; Will Kevin Jones get 15-20 carries when healthy? Only I know what you want to hear and I am going to tell it too you, as soon as he is ready, Kevin Jones is going to be the feature back for Detroit. If he is available in your league go get him, he could be the one player that helps, most teams win there league this year if he comes back and looks like the guy he did last year.
Cecil Lammey: Hey we appreciate everyone’s questions.
Sigmund Bloom: If we didn’t get to our question we will answer it in Fridays show, or we will go into the shark pool an answer it ourselves.
Cecil Lammey: Thanks for watching The Five Minute Drill.