The Indianapolis Star reports that Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney will miss at least two games after injuring his quadriceps in last week’s win over the Arizona Cardinals. The Colts hope to have Freeney, who has 8 tackles and 4 sacks in 2009, back after their Week 6 bye. The Ball Says: This is not only bad news for Freeney owners enjoying his hot start but also for owners of Robert Mathis, as he’ll most likely see more double teams [...]

FROM IDP MANOR Week Four Sleepers Raheem Brock – DL, IND The Colts face Seneca Wallace and Kerry Collins in the upcoming weeks and Brock should benefit with Dwight Freeney expected to be sidelined for at least two weeks. While not much can be expected of Brock down the stretch, a few solid weeks should be in store for the Colts veteran. Read the rest here!

The Buffalo Bills lost more than a football game Sunday as several members of their secondary suffered injuries during the contest against New Orleans, according to a report in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Cornerback Leodis McKelvin suffered a broken fibula that will sideline him indefinitely, while starting safeties Donte Whitner and Bryan Scott were sidelined by thumb and ankle injuries respectively. Their status for this week’s game at Miami is unknown. The Ball Says: McKelvin’s injury is serious enough [...]

FROM IDP MANOR Let’s take a look back at the IDP Week Three that was. – Barrett Ruud owners were finally treated to a taste of what they’d hoped for when selecting the Buccaneers middle linebacker as a Top 5 LB, as his 10 solo, 4 assist performance in a shutout loss to the Giants was by far his best game of the young season. The game doesn’t alleviate concerns about Ruud after consecutive subpar outings to open 2009, but [...]

The Kansas City Star reports that the groin injury suffered by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson is last week’s loss to Oakland will sideline him against Philadelphia Sunday. Johnson, who has 4 tackles, a sack, and an interception as a reserve this season, said “Bad timing. It’s always bad timing if you’re hurt.” The Ball Says: The worst part about the timing is that it appeared that the pre-season darling of some IDP pundits, after surprisingly being demoted just [...]

FROM IDP MANOR Let’s take a look at the injury and playing status of some IDP-relevant players leading up to the 2009 NFL season’s third week of games. DEFENSIVE LINEMEN – Cliff Avril – DE, DET (Doubtful – Hamstring): Already bad defense down its’ two of its’ “best” players. – Alex Brown – DE, CHI (Questionable – Foot): Should play against Seneca Wallace and Seattle. – Chris Canty – DT, NYG (OUT – Calf): G-Men have been hit hard by [...]

FROM IDP MANOR JoJo’s in Court today (“clearing up an unfortunate misunderstanding” was the phrase he used), and asked me to handle this week’s Start/Sit duties, so let’s look at a few players at each of the main IDP positions that are either Strong Starts, Risk/Reward Starts, or Don’t Starts. STRONG STARTS – Antwan Odom – DE, CIN (vs. PIT): 39.5 fantasy points in Default IDP Manor Scoring leads all players. – Adewale Ogunleye – DE, CHI (@ SEA): Gets [...]

Here, as predicted by JoJo the Wonder Chicken, are the Top 30 Defensive Backs, Defensive Linemen, and Linebackers for Week Three of the 2009 NFL season for IDP leagues. Cheatsheet based on Default IDP Manor Scoring. DEFENSIVE BACKS 1). Yeremiah Bell – MIA at SD 2). Oshiomogho Atogwe – STL vs GB 3). Antoine Winfield – MIN vs SF 4). Eric Weddle – SD vs MIA 5). Roman Harper – NO at BUF 6). Adrian Wilson – ARI vs IND [...]

FROM IDP MANOR Week 3 Sleepers Antonio Smith, DL – HOU In our first installment, we looked at rookie offensive tackles. In week 3, you have to like Antonio Smith. With Mario Williams manning the other side of the line, the Jaguars will heavily favor Smith’s side and he should face Eben Britton and the occasional chip block from Owen Daniels. Smith makes for a smart play in Week 3. Read the rest here!

An already reeling Tampa Bay Buccaneers secondary was dealt another blow Monday with news that the broken thumb suffered by starting free safety Jermaine Phillips may sideline him 6 to 8 weeks, according to a report in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Phillips, who injured the thumb in Sunday’s loss at Buffalo, had 11 tackles so far this season. The Ball Says: Yet another incident in a whirlwind season for Phillips, who was originally slated to move to WLB but moved back [...]