http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/1587 Recent articles about Laveranues Coles en-us Welcome Bruno Boys Nation, to another installment of the Two Minute Warning. By now you know what we're covering and my intentions behind the thoughts and recommendations. Feedback goes to me, Joel Stubblefield, at jstubblefield@brunoboys.net. Let's get to it. -------------------- Immediate Plays: Quarterback: Trent Edwards (Buffalo Bills) – Favre lit up the Cardinals for six touchdowns in Week 4 with Jerricho Cotchery and Laveranues Coles both tallying multiple scores. While Edwards is no Brett Favre and certainly doesn't have the same weapons at his disposal, he is aided by the stable running of Marshawn Lynch. The Bills didn't need to throw against the Rams in Week 4, but Week 5 could be a different story. Honorable Mention: Kyle Orton (Chicago Bears) TO READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE AND TO SEE WHO ELSE BRUNO BOYS JOEL RECOMMENDS FOR WEEK 5, CLICK THE LINK Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:37:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/344742 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/344742 The Bruno Boys are back on the airwaves! So, grab a cold one, cozy up in that nice leather recliner, and get ready for a wonderful ride through the world of fantasy football with the latest Bruno Boys Podcast. Bruno Boy Cavigs and Bruno Boy Whooley breakdown all the upcoming WEEK 5 games, analyzing who has a strong match-up and who has one you should stay away from. All 14 games with all the information you need for fantasy football success. Some of the topics discussed are.. * Will the Indianapolis Colts offense find his groove against the Houston Texans? * After a stinker in Week 4 can Reggie Bush bounce back against a stout Minnesota Vikings rush defense ? * Coming off a Week 4 bye can Randy Moss and the New England Patriots show some life on offense? * Is the sudden stellar play out of Larry Johnson for real or just a flash in the pan? * and much much more.... TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST, CLICK THE LINK Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:51:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/344406 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/344406 Believe it or not, we are already entering Week 5 of the fantasy football season and what a wild ride it's been thus far. At the wide receiver position, the only top tier players living up to the hype have been Reggie Wayne, Larry Fitzgerald and Terrell Owens, while the likes of Randy Moss, Braylon Edwards, Andre Johnson, T.J.Houshmandzadeh and Torry Holt have been a huge disappointment. Instead of dwelling over the failures of expected prized possessions you should be doing everything in your power to either make trades or work the waiver wire to make the most of your fantasy squad. In fact, just about every week a new wide receiver becomes a hot commodity on the waiver wire and if you are lucky enough to find that gem it could make your season. With that in mind, we bring to you the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings. Make sure to read these from top to bottom, because if you're in a bind and you need a good plug-n-play option the Bruno Boys just might have the right guys targeted. ------------------- 1. Reggie Wayne (Indianapolis Colts) @ Houston No team is better than the Colts the week after a bye, as Indianapolis has scored 105 points over the past three years once coming off a bye. As for Wayne, he has 377 receiving yards and two touchdowns during those games and with the Colts addressing offensive efficiency during the layoff don't be surprised if Wayne has his best games of the season while visiting the Texans. Point Projection: 18 points ------------------- TO READ WHERE THE OTHER WIDE RECEIVERS RANK IN WEEK 5, CLICK THE LINK Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/343237 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/343237 I don't know that I've ever seen a better start to an NFL season. Week four featured upsets galore, some key injuries, and much much more. Without further ado, I present the week 5 NFL Power Rankings. 1. New York Giants (3-0) - Sure they ascended to the top spot by virtue of a bye, but they are undefeated and are defending Super Bowl Champions. They haven't seemed to miss a beat on defense despite the losses of Michael Strahan to retirement and Osi Umenyiora to a season ending injury. They coasted to wins in their first two games, but were just barely able to get past the lowly Cincinnati Bengals in week 3, winning by a field goal in overtime. They'll be without Plaxico Burress (suspended) in week 5 in what should be an interesting matchup with the Seattle Seahawks, who may have their top two receivers returning from injury. 2. Tennessee Titans (4-0) - Best defense in the league thus far, hands down. Albert Haynesworth is a beast and Cortland Finnegan is gaining prominence as one of the league's top cover corners. Chris Johnson is a lightning bolt. Kerry "Cocktail" Collins makes this offense more stable, allowing the defense to do what it do. 3. Dallas Cowboys (3-1) - Their dominating performance in Cleveland in week 1 was followed up by a week 2 shootout victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. In week three they traveled to Green Bay, where they had never won a game, and took it to the Packers for an impressive victory. Rookie Felix Jones has proven to be a dynamic playmaker, but inexplicably didn't receive a single touch in the week 4 loss to the Washington Redskins. Some knuckleheads will argue that the Redskins should be above the Cowboys since they have the same record and Washington beat Dallas, but you can't forget that Dallas has scored victories over both Philadelphia and Green Bay. (continued at pcpsports.com) Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:44:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/341782 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/341782 What a week in the NFL and Fantasy Football! Some old names have moved back into the fantasy spotlight on Team Studs while some others surprise us and fall to Team Duds. Let's have a look at those Top Dogs and the Dogs that laid down for you in week four of the fantasy football season… Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:33:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/341635 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/341635 After a slow start to the season, Larry Johnson dazzled by rushing for 198 yards and two scores. Check out Week 4's Top 5 studs. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:15:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/341234 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/341234 Talk about parity! Two major upsets, even more see-saw battles, and lot's of late game meltdowns. Here's your rambling rundown of week four in the NFL: New Orleans Saints (31) over San Francisco 49ers (17) - Drew Brees continues to prove to be one of the NFL's top quarterbacks while Mike Martz continues to prove to be the most bullheaded nitwit in league history. Despite averaging six yards per carry, Frank Gore received only 16 rushing attempts and was not utilized in the red zone, where instead J.T. O'Sullivan threw two perfect strikes in the end zone (to opposing defenders). In addition, Martz continues to utilize a no back set at times, which has yet to result in anything but a sack. NY Jets (56) over Arizona Cardinals (35) - The New York Jets might want to make a permanant switch to their throwback New York Titans AFL jerseys. Six touchdowns for Brett Favre. Wow! And it wasn't against a cracker jack defense, Arizona can bring it. My guess is Ken Whisenhunt's brilliant idea to stay on the road won't be employed EVER again. Kurt Warner lost his longtime battle with fubmlitis, coughing up the pigskin four times, three of which were recovered by the Jets. He also threw three interceptions, one of which was returned for paydirt by Darrelle Revis. Anquan Boldin was carted off the field after suffereing a brutal helmet-to-helmet hit in garbage time. Boldin was immobile and, initially, onlookers couldn't help but fear the worst. Luckily, Boldin did not suffer a neck injury and should regain his senses sometime before the New Year. (continued at PCPSPORTS.COM) Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/341019 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/341019 With week 4 nearly in the books, 23.53% of the fantasy football season has come and gone. (What can I say, we here at the Bruno Boys like to be exact.) That means there's 76.47% to go. Hopefully, you keep coming back to the Bruno Boys as that 76.47% plays out. I mean, where else can you get all of this fantasy football insight for FREE? As always, this week in the NFL has left us with plenty to touch upon. From Brett Favre's six TDs to Larry Johnson's monster game to the inspirational performance of Matt Bryant, we'll cover some of the bigger stories here in the Week 4 Weekly Words. -------------------- Favre's Phenomenal It's not often that you see a quarterback go for 472 yards and 2 TDs and still be outshined by the opposing team's QB. Nor, is it often that you see Brett Favre do something that he's never done in his 18-year career. But, both of those things happened in week 4 in the Arizona Cardinals match-up with the New York Jets... TO READ MORE, CLICK THE LINK Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:03:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340861 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340861 And to think you were worried about Brett Favre and the Jets offense. Tthat thought should have been erased 30 minutes into Sunday's game at home vs the Cardinals, as the Jets built a whopping 34-0 lead at the Meadowlands, in the end holding on for a statement 56-35 blow out win. The Jets used three TD passes from Farve to Laveranues Coles, and six overall on the day from their future Hall of Fame QB to pound the Cardinals into submission. Coach Ken Whisenhunt kept his team out East after their loss to the Redskins last week, thinking that not having to go back and forth out West would make a difference - it didn't. Arizona allowed the Jets 373 yards, and Favre went 24-for-34 for 289 yards, six TD's and one pick. He had a QB rating of 123.7. The performance of Kurt Warner was wasted, as the Cards QB was 40-for-57 in throwing a ton in the second half. He ended with 472 yards and two TD's and three INT's. He threw a costly one to Darrelle Revis that was returned 32 yards for a score in the second quarter that made it 14-0. The Jets put up 34 points in that second quarter, Coles catching three TD's of 12, 34 and 2 yards. Revis had the pick for a score, and Jay Feely kicked two field goals for the 34-0 halftime lead. Edgerrin James scored on two TD's, and Tim Hightower went in from a yard out to make it 34-21. That was as close as the Cards would get, as Favre threw three more TD's in the fourth quarter as the Jets piled on another 22 points. He threw two TD's to Jerricho Cotchery, and a final one to Dustin Keller to wrap up the scoring at 56 points with 1:54 remaning. Coles had 8 catches for 105 yards, Cotchery four grabs for 67 yards. At 2-2 the Jets will have the bye week in week five, then get ready for the Bengals at home on the 12th of October. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:13:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340832 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340832 By Wayne Lin. What injury to Brett Favre? If there was one, he certainly didn't show it, flinging the ball around to the tune of six touchdown passes and 298 yards in his 257th consecutive NFL start. That's right, six touchdown passes, three of them to Laveranues Coles, two to Jerricho Cotchery and one to TE Dustin Keller. The previously ranked 11th pass defense of the Cardinals was exploited by Favre's experience. Anquan Boldin had another stellar day catching a touchdown pass and 10 receptions for 119 yards before getting knocked out ... Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:28:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340719 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340719 What the F was that Jets Cardinals game about? Crazy! Favre throws for 6 TDs (a Career High), Coles cathes 3, the Cardinals make it a game by scoring a bunch of points, and oh yeah, Boldin may be paralyzed! I wish Boldin health and hope everything comes out okay, but it looked pretty bad. He had no movement whatsoever, not even a thumbs up as he was carted away. I suspect he was knocked unconscious. Why did Arizona keep running plays with like 20 or so seconds to go after Boldin was carted away? Did they want to get more of their players hurt? WTF! I think it's time Leinart is put back in... Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:48:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340559 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340559 Here are some interesting pick ups for Fantasy Football: WR: I am liking Josh Reed from Buffalo. He seems to be developing a rapport with Trent Edwards as the QB finds his comfort level on a run first, defensive, special teams focused Bills squad. Lee Evans has always been an all or nothing playmaker instead of the go to guy (see Alvin Harper). Look for Josh Reed to settle in as an equal to Lee Evans in yards, TDs. Reed might edge Evans in receptions if your league is PPR. WR question: Is Antonio Bryant a viable option? Jettisoned from the Cowboys to the Browns to San Francisco and now to the Bucs, Antonio Bryant is a former Bilentikoff winner who seems to be talented but troubled. He is older now and has a "woopee let's go coach" in Gruden. Galloway is hurt (and old) and the bucs just threw the ball 67 times in one game. I would pick up Bryant if had some garbage hanging around on my team, which i always do. (and so do you). so Drop injured Kenny Watson. Laverneous Coles: I don't think i spelled that correctly, but he is a pick up if he has been dropped. Favre will provide TD numbers in the low twenties and Stuckey won't get them all. Coles should be a viable 3rd receiver option, and a receiver who will benefit from poor matchups. Bobby Engram: There is a good chance Bobby Engram is available in your league. PICK HIM UP. This guy is coming off a career year in Seattle and will enter a team that has 7 injured WRs. He will be a fine WR3 for any team. Chris Henry: He will be allowed to play week 5. He has a history of catching TDs while Housh and Former yellow mohawk are focused on. Some guy named Chapman was eating up the Giants underneath last week and I expect Henry will fill that role when he returns. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:17:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/339995 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/339995 What have we learned after the third week of regular season football? Who are some of the surprises? Who are the sleepers? Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon takes a look at each conference and examines the fantasy impact of each. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:41:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/338746 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/338746 It's Sunday morning, you are checking your lineups, you are checking them twice. It's time to bring out the Bedpan and look at some of the fantasy football injuries we are faced with today. Who is going to go, who to use if your starter doesn't go… Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:47:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/336039 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/336039 Off to a blazing start through two week's with a 10-5 record against the spread. This week there are not as many games to love, but I've found 7 little gems that should put some decent coin in your pocket. Last week featured a lot of nailbiters, let's hope this week we can sit back, relax, and coast to victory. Home teams are in caps, Duke's picks are in bold. Away we go… Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:40:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/335320 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/335320