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These days, the "golden boy" just doesn't look that golden, anymore. Last year we saw Brady Quinn's first go-around as the starter leave the Cleveland faithful with a bittersweet taste in their mouths. They saw what he was capable of in a 239-yard and two touchdown effort against the Denver Broncos. And then they saw what we're seeing now. While much of Quinn's poor play through the next two games was due to ...

(The quarterback musical chairs continues.) Marion Barber Expected to Face DenverConsidering how badly he wanted to play on Monday night, this isn't very surprising. Throw in the fact that Felix Jones is hurt, and it's downright predictable.ESPN's Michael Smith reports that Barber may be "eased" back in, and may not actually start Sunday's contest with the Broncos, but he's a good bet to get 10-15 carries.Keep your eye on the situation, ...

Brett Favre and Mark Sanchez further established themselves as, at the very worst, fantasy roster candidates. While normally "sure-fire" performers like Clinton Portis and Thomas Jones bombed.And what was with Willie Parker finally playing well and scoring a touchdown the very week I tell you to sit him? I swear, that guy has it out for me.Regardless, it's time to put your team's fate back in my hands, this time ...

After Dwight Freeney heard "a pop" in Sunday night's action against the Arizona Cardinals, the Indianapolis Colts were fearing the worst. Thankfully, though, they will only be without their star defensive end for 2-3 weeks. Still, the loss of Freeney with two matchups against solid offenses raises an issue for the Colts: Can they stop both the Seahawks and Titans with Robert Mathis handling double-teams? Seattle boasts a new-and-improved running game that has ...

How do you top a rookie quarterback (Mark Sanchez) leading the New York Jets to an unlikely 3-0 start? How about another rookie quarterback (Matthew Stafford) leading the Detroit Lions to their first win in over 20 games?The beautiful thing about today's NFL, however, is that while those two story-lines are definitely worth writing and reading about, they still don't compete with one of the oldest (literally) ones out there.Sorry, ...

(Coffee will benefit from Gore's absence.) It took one carry to change Glen Coffee's fortunes, sending him from solid back-up to fantasy riser status. Read on for analysis on Coffee and other risers, as well as some players who are dropping in value, and are strong candidates to also be dropped from your team. á Risers Glen Coffee, RB, San Francisco 49ers Last Week: 25 att, 54 yds, 0 TD Coffee is only averaging 1.8 yards per ...

Frank Gore Expected Out For "at least" Two WeeksNFL Network's Jason La Canfora is reporting that Gore will miss about two weeks with what seems to be a high ankle sprain.There are conflicting reports, but the fact that Gore only had one carry in a very close and heated battle with the Vikings, shows he was hurt fairly badly.This benefits rookie Glen Coffee immensely, as he has soft match-ups against ...

Like it or not cheeseheads, the magic is back; and you have a date with it next Monday night. Brett Favre erased an otherwise forgettable second half of three-and-out's, an interception, and a turnover on downs by throwing the game-winner against the San Francisco 49ers. But it wasn't so cut and dry as that; after all, with Favre, it rarely is. On third and three from the 49ers 32-yard line, Favre dropped back, ...

Derrick Ward to Start Over Carnell WiliamsThis is awesome news for anyone who drafted Ward and was holding out hope that he'd start to get more carries. Congratulations, your wish has been granted.Williams, owners, yours has not. As expected, Cadillac's knee is acting up again, which doesn't bode well for the rest of the season, his immediate status, or his future in the league.Let's hope this is only a one-week ...