As we get into training camp we’ll be looking to have daily news story by story. Still in mid-June news carries a bit less weight than it will in late-July and early-August. However, some interesting news stories of the past few days:
Brett Favre Talks – This story, not surprisingly, won’t die. Bottom line here is he either plays for the Vikings or he doesn’t play at all. I can’t even begin to try and estimate how this will eventually conclude but as I’ve said previously – where there’s smoke there’s fire so there is some truth to some of what you hear. Sorting out which and where is another story.
Brandon Marshall requests a trade – It’s unlikely anybody will have too much interest in taking on this huge problem. But what we can hope is that Marshall realizes he needs a huge season, staying out of trouble if he really wants to be a commodity that has any trade value. Don’t expect a trade to happen this season
Three headed running game in Baltimore – Not great news for fantasy football owners. It looks like Jim Harbaugh in Baltimore wants to use all 3 of his backs equally this season. So LeRon McClain, Ray Rice, and Willis McGahee will all get several touches but none will be featured backs and put up big numbers.
Colts looking to run more in 2009 – Having Peyton Manning makes the idea of a pass heavy offense a solid idea. But to win consistently in the NFL you have to run the ball and the Colts want to run more often next year. That upgrades both Addai and rookie Donald Brown on our cheat sheets. And perhaps a slight reduction in projected stats for Peyton Manning.
