Found October 20, 2009 on
SportingNews.com:
PLAYERS:
Sidney Rice,
Steve Smith,
Mario Manningham,
Bernard Berrian,
Brett Favre
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants
George Winkler
Who's the better pickup: Nicks or Rice?
The Vikings' Sidney Rice and the Giants' Hakeem Nicks both went over the 100-yard mark in receiving for the first time this season in Week 6. But what if you only had room to add one to your fantasy roster? Which one would it be?
Nicks is a promising young rookie who has scored a touchdown in each of the past three weeks, but he is sharing time with Steve Smith and Mario Manningham. Rice, who is in his third season, is in a similar situation in Minnesota with Bernard Berrian and Percy Harvin also competing for Brett Favre's attention.
You need to go to the schedules in order to find a clear advantage. Minnesota faces some bad pass defenses after its Week 9 bye (Detroit, Seattle, Arizona and Cincinnati). Plus, the Vikings are either indoors or in potentially favorable weather for every matchup except Week 16 at Chicago.
The Giants, meanwhile, have a tougher road after their Week 10 bye. Almos...
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