Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 7

Week 7 – @ Tennessee – W 10-7

QB: Did not play well on top of receivers doing him no favors.  Bad game against emerging D that wasn’t all his fault.  Wouldn’t be overly worries but this team is still erratic on the road.  Should always be a little cautious.

RB: Freeman awesome again and looks great.  Is patient and exploding through holes.  No reason to stop riding him.  Team should keep feeding him like they are.

WR: Jones a big game but took a ton of targets to do it.  Definitely not 100% right now and it’s obvious.  Would be cautious with him until he starts making plays again.

TE: Tamme did little and will continue to be nothing more than a gamble.

OL: Continues to play well but not dominating anyone.  Doing just enough to get by and will probably have ugly games on the road against elite defensive fronts.

Def: Helped by bad O.  Wasn’t great against struggling run game.  Coverage was decent but nothing special.  Pass rush did little as well.  Gave up good PPR games to RB, #1 WR, and TE.

Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 6

Week 6 – @ NO – L 21-31

QB: Ryan a rough game despite good numbers.  Accuracy wasn’t great and got hit and sacked a ton.  Receivers weren’t doing him any favors either.

RB: Freeman another monster game and they keep feeding him a ton.  Looks awesome and no reason it won’t continue.  Showing phenomenal vision right now and allowing his blockers to set him up nicely.

WR: Jones a good game and looks great when healthy but might not be totally there right now.  White got a TD but little else.  Hankerson below-average and looked shaky.  Have to hope consistency is better than this.

TE: Tamme did little and was just overshadowed by the rest.  If White gets more looks, he’ll suffer.

OL: Run blocking continues to be great but pass protection was rough in this one.  Has to learn to handle pressure better.

Def: Run D continues to be strong and might have to go away from playing against them.  Coverage on WRs also solid here.  Still gave up a lot through the air.  Got torched for huge game by aged TE.  Gave up big game to RB due to short TDs.

Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 5

Week 5 – vs Washington – W 25-19

QB: Ryan had uncharacteristically bad game.  Just wasn’t on target at all and missed open receivers with bad throws.  Should be fine but this one was really ugly.

RB: Freeman another monster game and just looks great.  Running so well and showing great vision when he has the ball.  Also doing an amazing job catching the ball.  He’s a must-start until things change but I don’t see that happening.

WR: Jones a good game because of FRTD.  Suffered from bad throws.  He’ll get back on track soon enough.  Hankerson injured but stayed in.  Did little but QB missed him on long TD where he easily beat D.  Was targeted 2 more times in end zone but bad throws on both as well.  Should be fine.

TE: Tamme a big game and is in the conversation now as a play.  Probably benefited from QB inaccuracy to WRs so have to temper it a bit.  Still worth noting.

OL: Excellent run blocking against a tough run D.  A+ game for them in that area.  Wasn’t great against pass rush.  Wasn’t terrible but a little sloppy.

Def: Stout against a decent run game.  Gave up nearly nothing on the ground.  Pass rush was negated.  Coverage was good on #1 WR but not elsewhere.  Gave up good games to #2 WR and backup TE.

Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 2

Week 2 – @ NYG – W 24-20

QB: Ryan was under pressure at times but still a good game.  O line troubles will be the only thing that stops him from being top 10 and potential top 5 QB.

RB: Coleman the better rushing game but Freeman the better receiving game.  Both had TDs.  They still look like almost identical players.  Wouldn’t gamble too big on either right now.

WR: Jones a huge game and looks phenomenal.  Can’t be stopped at the moment.  White disappeared with no explanation.  Hankerson a good game but I wouldn’t trust it yet.  Also had a terrible drop.

TE: Tamme a nice game and could be a sneaky play with the right match up.  Still not near a top option in this passing game so he’ll still do nothing probably more often than not.

OL: Had some trouble with blitzes on passing plays but managed okay.  Didn’t do much for running game.

Def: A little better against the run than numbers indicate but still not great.  Torched by Manning to Beckham and Vereen.  Pass rush wasn’t great.  Also gave up good game to TE.  Held rushers in check.

Denver Broncos Week 14 Fantasy Analysis

Week 14 – vs Buffalo – W 24-17

QB: Manning held to little and made a couple really bad throws.  Really ugly game against elite D.

RB: Anderson another monster game due to TDs and not yardage.  Looked great when he got space and should keep this starting job next season.

WR: QB actually hurt in this one.  Thomas held to nearly nothing.  Welker and Sanders decent games but Sanders took some hard shots in this one.  Can’t see that continuing.

TE: Thomas DNP.  Tamme little and fumbled.  Just not a great replacement.  Ignore.

OL: Tough game against elite D.  Couldn’t open up much on the ground but was keeping pass rush at bay.

Def: Lead limited runs against.  Wasn’t great against those runs.  Thrown on for a ton but wasn’t really breaking.  Gave up big games to QB, #1 and #3 WRs, TE, and receiving RB.  #2 WR would have had big game but stopped a foot short of TD.

Denver Broncos Week 11 Fantasy Analysis

Week 11 – @ St. Louis – L 7-22

QB: Manning was rushed a ton and made some terrible decisions late forcing some throws for INTs.  Still a decent fantasy game but the injuries to others are a concern.

RB: Anderson a big game receiving as the carries were limited due to deficit.  Ball aggravated injury very early.  Hillman DNP.

WR: Thomas and Sanders big games but Sanders was hurt on huge hit to the head.  Thomas had good numbers but incredibly didn’t seem to get the space he normally gets to make plays.

TE: Thomas hurt and did little.  Tamme was okay filling in.  Probably worth the start if he has to.

OL: Couldn’t handle hot defensive front too well.  Got QB rushed and didn’t do a ton on few runs.

Def: Couldn’t stop the run as rookie RB played his best.  Hurt by a few big plays.  Lost TOP badly.  Gave up big games to RB and #1 WR.  Held everything else in check.

Denver Broncos Week 3 Fantasy Analysis

Week 3 – @ Seattle – L 20-26

QB: Manning solid despite slow start.  Some drops early hurt.  Great game considering D.

RB: Ball had terrible game, as expected, against an elite D.  A buy low right now with his start to the season.  Looks fine and will get going.

WR: Thomas had rough game with some drops.  Sanders was huge.  Welker looked good in his return.  All three clearly good options for fantasy any week.

TE: Thomas got a TD but did little else.  Tamme had a nice, clutch TD catch.  Solid grab if Thomas goes down.

OL: Did as expected.  Couldn’t get the ground game going but protected QB well.  Negated the pass rush.

Def: Didn’t contain Wilson well but was making him scramble.  Below-average job against the run.  Gave up monster game to Lynch when receiving is added.  Only burned by one long pass.

Denver Broncos Week 2 Fantasy Analysis

Week 2 – vs KC – W 24-17

QB: Manning was great as expected.  Most of his few incompletions were drops.

RB: Ball and Anderson both looked okay but blocking was rough.  Middle was clogged most of the game.  Broke a couple runs but kind of tough sledding for the most part.

WR: Thomas and Sanders both very good.  No other WR caught a pass.  Caldwell had a bad drop early then never saw another throw.  Welker will open things up again.

TE: Thomas good again.  Tamme also got an easy goal line TD.  Nothing new here.

OL: Run blocking was worse than numbers indicated.  Didn’t handle interior D line very well.  Same with pass rush.  A little bit of a bad performance.

Def: Drew a ton of penalties.  Didn’t stop much.  Lost TOP badly.  Gave up big games to back up RB Davis and combined TEs.  Did okay job on average WRs.