2011 NFL Monday Night Football Preview, Week 3: Cowboys vs Redskins
Tony Romo (credits below)
To the Michael Vick gamblers, like myself, the dice came up snake eyes… reports are coming out that he is uncertain for next week with a bruised right hand. The hopes of a historic fantasy season may turn out to be the wrong type of history…a historic bust. Kenny Britt is this week's Jamaal Charles after a season ending knee injury. The beginning of this year has not been kind to the fantasy heroes of yore, or last year, Arian Foster, Peyton Hillis and Antonio Gates were all inactive this week. None of this would have mattered if you had the foresight to start Torrey Smith (3 TDS and 150 yards)? The mass of carnage is an appropriate introduction to Monday night's clash between the Cowboys and Redskins.
The Cowboys enter Monday's game with a quarterback who somehow was able to regenerate tissue and self-heal a punctured lung. He attended the walk-through on Sunday, so he looks like a go, but to be safe make sure you have John Kitna on the bench. Felix Jones and Dez Bryant, the other members of the Dallas trifecta of the walking wounded, were also at the walk through, so it looks like Dallas will be able to field a full squad. Thus far this season, Dallas has been on both ends of 27 – 24 results, including last week's wild comeback against the Niners. This will be the first opportunity for Dallas fans to react to Romo after that clutch victory.
The Redskins enter Monday night's game with a chance to remain unbeaten and to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the NFC East. Their early season has been exemplified by Rex "Sexy Rexy" Grossman – both he and the Redskins have gone through the first two games in a sold, unspectacular fashion. They are in the top half of the league in passing yards and rushing yards and their defense has been above average or better in both areas. Santana Moss is a solid start and it would be difficult to sit Fred Davis after the way he played last week. The most interesting fantasy story on the Redskins sideline is how things shake out between Tim Hightower and Ryan Helu. Hightower has received the bulk of the work thus far, and has produced, but Helu had a spectacular introduction to the fantasy world. We know, Mike Shanahan trades running backs like Charlie Sheen trades in pornstars, so it would be no surprise to see Helu become the most own running back in D.C.
Monday's game is a difficult one to predict, the Cowboys main offensive weapons are kept together by using MacGyver tricks. Any hit, fall, or sneeze could change the entire outcome of the game. The Cowboys have been very good in keeping their opponents running game in check (59.5 yards per game), unfortunately, their own rushing game has been even worse (54.5 yards per game). Their passing game is ranked number 3, unfortunately, that was with a healthy Miles Austin and Tony Romo; that will not be the case on Monday night. It is tough to imagine that all three of the Cowboys' walking wounded make it through tomorrow unscathed.
Expect a lower scoring game in the 20's with one of the Cowboys main offensive weapons not finishing the game. In the end, I think the Cowboys blew their emotional wad last weekend and the Redskins sneak by 24 to 21.
The Cowboys enter Monday's game with a quarterback who somehow was able to regenerate tissue and self-heal a punctured lung. He attended the walk-through on Sunday, so he looks like a go, but to be safe make sure you have John Kitna on the bench. Felix Jones and Dez Bryant, the other members of the Dallas trifecta of the walking wounded, were also at the walk through, so it looks like Dallas will be able to field a full squad. Thus far this season, Dallas has been on both ends of 27 – 24 results, including last week's wild comeback against the Niners. This will be the first opportunity for Dallas fans to react to Romo after that clutch victory.
The Redskins enter Monday night's game with a chance to remain unbeaten and to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the NFC East. Their early season has been exemplified by Rex "Sexy Rexy" Grossman – both he and the Redskins have gone through the first two games in a sold, unspectacular fashion. They are in the top half of the league in passing yards and rushing yards and their defense has been above average or better in both areas. Santana Moss is a solid start and it would be difficult to sit Fred Davis after the way he played last week. The most interesting fantasy story on the Redskins sideline is how things shake out between Tim Hightower and Ryan Helu. Hightower has received the bulk of the work thus far, and has produced, but Helu had a spectacular introduction to the fantasy world. We know, Mike Shanahan trades running backs like Charlie Sheen trades in pornstars, so it would be no surprise to see Helu become the most own running back in D.C.
Monday's game is a difficult one to predict, the Cowboys main offensive weapons are kept together by using MacGyver tricks. Any hit, fall, or sneeze could change the entire outcome of the game. The Cowboys have been very good in keeping their opponents running game in check (59.5 yards per game), unfortunately, their own rushing game has been even worse (54.5 yards per game). Their passing game is ranked number 3, unfortunately, that was with a healthy Miles Austin and Tony Romo; that will not be the case on Monday night. It is tough to imagine that all three of the Cowboys' walking wounded make it through tomorrow unscathed.
Expect a lower scoring game in the 20's with one of the Cowboys main offensive weapons not finishing the game. In the end, I think the Cowboys blew their emotional wad last weekend and the Redskins sneak by 24 to 21.
(September 17, 2011 – Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images North America)
Written by Chris Summers exclusively for www.thefantasyfix.com.
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