Bruno Boys Fantasy Football

If you are still playing meaningful fantasy football games this week, good luck to you. This may single handily be the toughest week of the fantasy football season. Because football is such a violent sport you already have a ton of injuries to deal with this late in the season, but with several teams having already locked playoff positions there is a good chance a lot of fantasy studs will be resting this week. There is also a good chance that your starting lineup this week won’t look anything like it did in Week 1, or even in Week 16 for that matter. Make sure that you check out all of the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings this week to see which of your starters may be sitting and who will be a suitable replacement.

As you sort through whom on your team is actually playing this week, it’s time for us to take a look at some of the news around the NFL and analyze the potential fantasy football impact for this week. We will once again take a look at some of the injuries that could possibly plague your starting lineup this week. There have been many stories in the Bruno Boys Forums this week about members of the Bruno Boys Nation that have won their respective fantasy football championships last week. We hope to hear about many more league championships after this coming week.

The Bruno Boys would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and there is no better way to ring in a new year than with a fantasy football championship.

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Whether you observe Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa this is a great time of year for celebration. It is a time to enjoy family, food, fun and of course fantasy football. Chances are if you are still alive in your fantasy football league, you have an additional reason to celebrate because if you are still playing fantasy football in Week 16 of the NFL season you are either in your league championship game or just one step away.

In the movie, A Christmas Story, Ralphie wanted a Red Ryder BB gun with a compass in the stock. Today, some kids want the hottest new toys or video game systems. But, the best present a fantasy football fanatic could get this time of year would be a fantasy football championship. As we have been each week since the off-season the Bruno Boys are once again here to bring you some news from around the NFL and take a look at it’s possible fantasy football impact. Don’t over think things in setting your line-ups this week, but make sure you make an informed decision by reading up on all the Bruno Boys have to offer.

Finally, the Bruno Boys would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season. Be safe, have fun and get yourself a fantasy football championship or two.

Still suffering from ankle injury, DeAngelo Williams misses practice Wednesday

Last season when the Carolina Panthers played the New York Giants, running back DeAngelo Williams had 24 carries for 108 yards with four touchdowns. Based on last year’s efforts this sounds like a great match-up for your fantasy football championship round, but the problem is Williams is still suffering from an ankle injury that cost him three quarters of last week’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. DWill missed Wednesday’s team practice with the injury and is questionable for this week’s game with the Giants.

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It’s Week 15 of the NFL season and if you are still reading the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football News and Notes you are likely still alive in your fantasy football season. If you are still playing meaningful fantasy football games at this point in the season, you definitely want to have the most up-to-date information possible when making decisions in your starting lineup. As we have been each week since the offseason, the Bruno Boys are here to take a look at the fantasy football impact of some of the news around the NFL.

This week we will once again discuss the impact of injuries to key fantasy football options. As you continue into your fantasy playoffs, we here at the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football would like to wish you continued success this season and we hope that you take one step closer to your dream of a fantasy football championship this season.

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Week 14 of the NFL season kicked off tonight with an AFC North tilt between the defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the division bottom feeding Cleveland Browns, which has fantasy footballers extremely excited. Ok, so the excitement actually had little to do with the game between the Steelers and Browns, but more to do with the start of the fantasy football playoffs, and chances are, if you are still checking in with us to read the Fantasy Football News and Notes you are still alive in your fantasy league, making this a very important week to your season.

As you approach this crucial week of fantasy football, it is as important as ever to make sure that you put together the best possible starting lineup. You do not want all the hard work you put into this season to end because you made a mistake in your starting lineup. As seems to be the case each and every week, injuries are piling up in the NFL, and they are taking their toll on the fantasy football world. As such, the Bruno Boys are once again here to take a look at the news around the NFL and dissect the possible fantasy football impact. Whether your league is in the playoffs or still in the regular season, good luck to each of you as the 2009 fantasy football season starts to wind down.

DeAngelo Williams returns to practice Wednesday, should play in Week 14

After missing the team’s game in Week 13, Carolina Panthers’ running back DeAngelo Williams returned to practice on Wednesday. He was able to participate in full team workouts, and it appears that there is a good probability that he will be able to play this week when the Panthers take on the New England Patriots.

In 11 games played this season, Williams has rushed for 1,022 yards on 197 carries with seven touchdowns. He might be behind last seasons pace in which he finished with 20 total touchdowns, but when healthy he has been a No. 1 fantasy running back this season. He is averaging 5.2 yards per carry on the season and has added 26 receptions for 234 yards to his totals. He will have a tough match-up this week against a Patriots defense that is allowing 107.9 yards per carry and has given up just three rushing touchdowns through 12 games. He will once again share carries with Jonathan Stewart, who had a good game last week in a starting role. If Williams is healthy enough to play, he should be used as a RB2 in this match-up, while Stewart will make a solid RB3 or flex option. If for some reason Williams is inactive for the game, Stewart becomes a No. 2 fantasy running back.

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As we head into the final week of the regular season in most fantasy football leagues this week, many of you reading are fighting for your playoff lives. This is either your last shot to make the playoffs or improve your playoff position. With there being just 13 games in a fantasy football regular season, almost every week is equally important, but Week 13 tends to be the most crucial week of all. In many cases an entire offseason and regular season worth of work can come down to this one single game.

As you prepare your lineup for this very important week, the Bruno Boys are once again here to make sure you have the most up-to-date information available. As always we will study the fantasy football impact of this week’s news from around the NFL. This week we will take a look at another list of injuries to key fantasy football contributors. Good luck to everyone this week, and we hope that all Bruno Boys Nation members get into the playoffs with a shot at a fantasy championship. 

After missing Week 12, Big Ben is expected to play versus Oakland

Since missing the Steelers’ Week 12 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been able to workout without any problems. He returned to practice on Wednesday and is expected to play for Pittsburgh in their Week 13 contest against the Oakland Raiders.

After suffering his second concussion in less then a year in Week 11, Roethlisberger had post practice headaches last week that were caused by physical activity, which was the reason that he missed the game against Baltimore. Since he has been able to workout without issue this week and practice on Wednesday it appears safe to insert Big Ben into your starting lineup for this week’s game against the Raiders. He has passed for 2,867 yards with 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions this season. Use him as a low-end QB1 this week; just make sure you have a backup plan in place to protect yourself against a possible setback.

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First off, the Bruno Boys would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We hope everyone has a happy, healthy and safe holiday season. Thanksgiving not only signifies the start of what tends to be a very hectic holiday season, it also signifies that the fantasy football playoffs are right around the corner. In most fantasy leagues, playoffs start in Week 14, which means we have just two weeks left to jockey for playoff position.

With playoffs approaching so quickly, this tends to be one of the most important weeks of the fantasy football season. Many teams will clinch playoff spots, while others will be left wondering what they did wrong over the course of the season that caused them to fall short and finish on the outside looking in. It is as important as ever to make sure that you have the right lineup in place this week. You do not want to make a mistake that costs you a shot at the playoffs and a chance at a fantasy football championship.

As you prepare the balancing act that is your Week 12 fantasy lineup, the Bruno Boys are once again here to study the potential fantasy football impact of some of this week’s news around the NFL. So, as you recover from your food induced coma after stuffing yourself on Thanksgiving, take a trip with us around the NFL as we take a look at some key injuries that could have a fantasy football impact.

Michael Turner returns to practice, remains questionable for this week

In less than two weeks after suffering a high-ankle sprain, Michael Turner surprisingly returned to practice Wednesday albeit on a limited basis. He suffered the injury in Week 10 against the Carolina Panthers and missed last week’s loss to the New York Giants. He seems to be on his way back from the injury, but according to head coach Mike Smith there is no timetable set for his return.

Turner has been having another very good season with 165 carries for 831 yards and 10 touchdowns in nine games played. Heading into Week 10, he had scored at least one touchdown in seven straight games. In Turner’s absence last week, back-up Jason Snelling was the starting running back and notched 25 carries for 76 yards with two touchdowns. If Turner doesn’t play this week, Snelling should be used as RB2 in a good match-up against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. If Turner does play, he will likely be limited and share carries with Snelling, making both of them low-end No. 2 running backs or flex options. Check back with us on Sunday morning as Turner will likely be a game time decision.

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Can anyone else believe that we are already into Week 11 of the NFL season with fantasy football playoffs fast approaching? We are heading into the most crucial part of the fantasy football season, as playoff positioning really starts to shape up. So, it is more important then ever to make sure you don’t make any mistakes that will cost you a victory. Once again, the Bruno Boys are hear to make sure that you have all the up-to-date information necessary to make sure that you put forth the best lineup possible this week.

Over the past seven days there has been an awful lot of NFL news (mostly bad) that will have a huge fantasy football impact and will likely have an affect on playoff positioning. This week we will take a look at all of the injuries to fantasy relevant running backs (and there are a lot), a suspension for an impact wide receiver and Larry Johnson’s new home. Good luck everyone in Week 11; hopefully, you get one step closer to making the playoffs and getting a fantasy football championship.

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With Week 10 of the NFL season fast approaching we are heading into a crucial week of the fantasy football season. Your match-up this week could either help improve your playoff position or put a serious damper on your fantasy football season. Your game this week is not only crucial to your fantasy season, but it will also likely have ramifications on the playoffs for your entire league. 

As you prepare your starting lineup for this week’s battle, it’s time for the Bruno Boys to take a look at some of the news around the NFL and its possible fantasy football impact. This week we will once again take a look at a list of NFL injuries and a former Pro-Bowl running back that has been released by his team. Good luck in Week 10 as you make your push towards the playoffs and fantasy football championship.

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Football is a violent sport, especially when it is played at the NFL level. The viciousness of the game is part of what has made many of us fans. Baseball may have the moniker of America’s Pastime, but football is the greatest sport in the world. Football has all the beauty of a ballet (well my wife says ballets are beautiful anyway) and the violence of a car accident - and you all know you slow down at a car accident to see what kind of damage has been done.

One problem that occurs in such a violent game is injuries. Injuries are not only a problem when they happen to key players on your favorite NFL team, they can be a major problem when they happen to key players on your fantasy football team. It is even a bigger problem when an injury occurs this late in the season as we are making our crucial push for playoff positioning. So, as you start preparing your fantasy lineup for what is likely a big Week 9 fantasy football game, the Bruno Boys are once again hear to take a look at some of the news around the NFL and analyze the possible fantasy football impact. This week we will look at a long list of injuries, as well as the possible retirement of a former Pro-Bowl running back.

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After eight weeks of NFL action it is getting harder and harder to field a fantasy football team. Between bye weeks, injuries and suspensions there seems to be a ton of players who are either out or questionable for this week’s action.

As you try and prepare the best possible lineup for your fantasy football team this week, the Bruno Boys are once again here to bring you the latest NFL news and study the potential fantasy football impact for Week 8. This week we will take a look at a litany of injuries around the league as well as another suspension for Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson.

Andre Johnson suffers lung contusion Week 7, likely to play versus Buffalo

Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson suffered a lung contusion in the second quarter of the team’s Week 7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers after he was hit in the lower back. He remained in the game, but ended up coughing up blood after landing on the ball while making a catch in the fourth quarter. He stayed in the game for one more play before the Texans’ medical staff took him off the field.

Johnson ran with the team, but did not practice on Wednesday. However, he did practice on Thursday. He is listed as day-to-day and he is expected to play against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, unless he suffers a set-back. The Bills who have struggled this season are actually ranked No. 10 against the pass and pose a tough match-up, but if he plays he is a must-start fantasy football wide receiver. Keep an eye on this situation throughout the weekend, but it does appear Johnson will be ready to go this week.

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