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Monday Morning Vent: The Jerome Harrison Hate in Cleveland Continues

September 13, 2010 By Jerod Morris 19 Comments

Last season, the Cleveland Browns were a terrible football team through the first 12 weeks of the season. They lost 11 of their first 12 games, barely could muster any semblance of a competent offense, had their GM quit mid-season, and had the editors of Webster’s Dictionary considering using the Browns team picture next to the word destitute.

Then Jerome Harrison happened.

After the Browns squeezed out a 13-6 win over Pittsburgh that no one thought was possible, the Browns turned the running game over to Harrison for the season’s final three weeks. He responded by running for 286, 148, and 127 yards, plus five scores, leading the Browns to three more victories and deciding many a late season fantasy matchup.

Thus, Harrison was a popular #2/#3 RB choice in fantasy drafts this season, especially once talented rookie Montario Hardesty went down with a season ending knee injury during the preseason. It was expected that Peyton Hillis would take some carries away from Harrison, but how could the Browns not feed Jerome the rock consistently after he (and the O-Line) basically saved everyone’s jobs last season?

Well, they didn’t feed him in Week 1, in a matchup with Tampa Bay and its woeful run D, which represented one of Harrison’s best chances for fantasy stardom in 2010.

4 Reasons Jerome Harrison is Being Undervalued

September 3, 2010 By Jerod Morris

Last year, Jerome Harrison entered fantasy football lore with one of the most unexpectedly productive final months we’ve ever seen. Over the season’s final three games, Harrison logged 286, 148, and 127 yards. He added five touchdowns for good measure.

More than a few playoff matchups were decided because of a player that few people (other than me, of course) had on their radar screen before the season began.

But as we get closer to the start of the 2010 season, I get the sense that people are becoming increasingly wary of Harrison. Much of this feeling comes from the fact that I’ve drafted Jerome Harrison in the 8th and 9th rounds in my last two drafts, and I feel he’s at least 2-3 rounds more valuable than that this year…with the potential to be even more valuable than that.

In this post, I’ll give you a few of the reasons why I am not nearly as worried about Jerome as so many others seem to be.

Don’t trade Calvin Johnson for Arian Foster (plus buy-low, sell-high advice)

August 30, 2010 By Jerod Morris 11 Comments

Christmas came on August 30th for me this year. Well, fantasy football Christmas did anyway.

Last night, right before I was ready to call it an evening, I got an automated email from my fantasy league informing me of a trade proposal. Figuring it was one of the typically ridiculous trade proposals people send (Kyle Orton/Kellen Winslow for Ray Rice!) I begrudgingly clicked on it so I could hit delete and clear it from my inbox.

But then I saw it. And it was beautiful.

Fantasy Football Week 17 Start Em, Sit Em Lineup Advice

December 29, 2009 By Jerod Morris 46 Comments

Ladies and gentleman, I am proud to inform you that I am a fantasy football champion.

I played in six leagues this year, two of which are keeper leagues I have played in for eight and three years, respectively, and the others of which are more “random” leagues that I play in with family members. In my eight-year league, with many of best college friends, I finished third.

And in my three-year league, with another group of my college friends, I took home the title with a 137.5-126 victory. Despite having turmoil at the QB position all year (Matt Ryan was the guy I drafted to be my starter), my RB trio of Chris Johnson, Maurice Jones-Drew, and Ryan Grant anchored what was a very consistent lineup. Throw in breakout seasons by DeSean Jackson, Vernon Davis, and Steve Smith (Giants), and my team was very good from week to week.

So now the question for all of our consistent readers is: how did you do? Whether your playoffs ended in Week 16 or you are here for help with your Week 17 rosters, please regale us in the comment section with your playoff war stories. We want to hear them.

Also, I want to offer a hearty congratulations to David, from the excellent sports blog Sparty & Friends, who won the first annual Midwest Sports Fans Fantasy Football Challenge.

Fantasy Football Week 7 Start Em, Sit Em Lineup Advice and Projections

October 20, 2009 By Jerod Morris 69 Comments

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This post is from 2009!

Head over to MSF Fantasy Sports for our 2010 Week 7 Start / Sit Projections

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I don’t really know that to say about Week 6.

I suppose there were some not-so-surprising results (Tom Brady and Randy Moss dominating, Drew Brees and Marques Colston dominating, Derek Anderson sucking, etc.) but they were countered by some very surprising results.

How does Cedric Benson dominate Baltimore and struggle against Houston? How do the Eagles get dominated by the Raiders? How does Adrian Peterson not get in the endzone when he ran that well. What happened to the time share between Ray Rice and Willis McGahee???

In the end, I guess Week 6 was like every other week: some stuff happened that we expect, some other stuff happened that we didn’t, and now we have to pick up the pieces and move on.

So let’s do it. Onto the Week 7 start em, sit em lineup advice and projections post.

Fantasy Football Week 6 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Lineup Advice and Projections

October 13, 2009 By Jerod Morris 135 Comments

This post is from 2009!

Head over to MSF Fantasy Sports for the 2010 Week 6 start em, sit em picks.

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Week 5 was one of those strange weeks during which things just seemed to come out of nowhere.

For instance, who had Jeremy Maclin or Miles Austin starting? If you did, you were in a hell of a lot better shape than people like me who felt good running Mike Sims-Walker out there.

And how many people thought Cedric Benson would get shut down by the normally stout Ravens’ D? Obviously I did, since I told everyone who would listen that he was a solid sit ‘em candidate. What does Benson do? He turns in a great performance and now leads the NFL in rushing.

Yes, ladies and gentleman, we are currently living in a world in which Cedric Benson is the NFL’s leading rusher.

If you’re thinking “WTF?” you are not alone.

I took it on the chin in a lot of my leagues last weekend. As many of you know, I am built around Saints players in many leagues. This is typically a very good strategy…in all weeks other than their bye week.

With my Saints back in action this week, hopefully I can get back to two or three-games over .500 in most of my leagues.

For the rest of this post and on into the comments section, I’ll do my best to help you get a win in Week 6 as well.

Fantasy Quick Hit: Ranking Slaton, Mendenhall, Harrison, Moreno, and Coffee for Week 5

October 8, 2009 By Jerod Morris 2 Comments

While preparing to answer another wave of questions in the comment section of my Week 5 start em, sit em post, the lightbulb of inspiration flickered above my head.

I spend so much time answering similar questions about similar players, that I might as well consolidate some of those answers into posts.

Don’t worry, I’ll still answer your comments directly. But for the myriad people who are interested in Steve Slaton, Rashard Mendenhall, Jerome Harrison, Knowshon Moreno, and Glenn Coffee in Week 5 — many of whom seem to be faced with the task of choosing between two or three of them for starting spots — this post should help.

Here are my quick hit Week 5 rankings for these five players this week, plus some explanation.

Jamal Lewis Doubtful, Jerome Harrison to See Increased Role

October 4, 2009 By Jerod Morris Leave a Comment

It’s time for some quick-hit NFL and fantasy updates. We’ll start in Cleveland, where there is news regarding Jamal Lewis and Jerome Harrison that is underrated in its importance.

Monday Morning Vent: The Jerome Harrison Hate in Cleveland Continues

4 Reasons Jerome Harrison is Being Undervalued

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Don’t trade Calvin Johnson for Arian Foster (plus buy-low, sell-high advice)

Fantasy Football Week 17 Start Em, Sit Em Lineup Advice

Fantasy Football Week 7 Start Em, Sit Em Lineup Advice and Projections

This post is from 2009!

Head over to MSF Fantasy Sports for our 2010 Week 7 Start / Sit Projections

Fantasy Football Week 6 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Lineup Advice and Projections

This post is from 2009!

Head over to MSF Fantasy Sports for the 2010 Week 6 start em, sit em picks.

Fantasy Quick Hit: Ranking Slaton, Mendenhall, Harrison, Moreno, and Coffee for Week 5

Jamal Lewis Doubtful, Jerome Harrison to See Increased Role

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