Posted: 1/4/08
by Tom Simons
Staff Writer, FantasyGuru.com
|
Rnk |
Player |
Tm |
Pos |
Week 17 Opp |
Opp Yd/Gm (kicks) |
Punts |
2007 TDs |
Wk 17 Yards |
Wk 17 TDs |
Comments |
|
1 |
Chris Henry |
Ten |
KR |
at SD |
97 |
13 |
0 |
100 |
0.1 |
Henry will likely get five or six kick return opportunities and it is
unknown if Nate Kaeding will be ready, thus Dave Rayner handling
kickoffs benefits Henry too. |
|
2 |
Michael Spurlock |
TB |
KR |
NYG |
105 |
8 |
1 |
95 |
0 |
Spurlock will approach the century mark as long as he handles all the
kick return opportunities and will eclipse the mark if he handles punts
as well. |
|
3 |
Rock Cartwright |
Was |
KR |
at Sea |
115 |
18 |
0 |
85 |
0.2 |
The Seahawks are very vulnerable on special teams and Cartwright could
find daylight on at least one kick return this week. |
|
4 |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
Jac |
KR |
at Pit |
107 |
13 |
1 |
85 |
0.1 |
Jones-Drew will handle kickoffs after taking a break from the duties in
the season finale, so expect him to have a decent day. |
|
5 |
Allen Rossum |
Pit |
KR/PR |
Jac |
91 |
12 |
1 |
80 |
0 |
Don't be fooled into thinking Willie Reid or Cedric Wilson will handle
return duties like they did last week, plus Jacksonville allowed two
kick return TDs in their season finale |
|
6 |
Darren Sproles |
SD |
KR/PR |
Ten |
89 |
12 |
2 |
60 |
0 |
Sproles didn't play against Tennessee back in Week Fourteen, but the
team as a whole could only post 71 yards and Sproles will see maybe four
kicks. |
|
7 |
Nate Burleson |
Sea |
KR/PR |
Was |
87 |
9 |
2 |
60 |
0 |
While Burleson performs well into the playoffs and will handle punt
returns, he will likely share kickoffs with Josh Wilson against a good
kick coverage unit. |
|
8 |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
NYG |
KR |
at TB |
89 |
13 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
Bradshaw bruised his cal in the season finale and while he is the
primary kick returner, Domenik Hixon gave the team a pause for thought
in the season finale. |
|
9 |
Antwan Randle El |
Was |
PR |
at Sea |
115 |
18 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
The Seahawks are very vulnerable on special teams and Randle El is not
the type of returner you want to expose that weakness to. |
|
10 |
Domenik Hixon |
NYG |
KR |
at TB |
89 |
13 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
Hixon's 221 return yards in the season finale was the second best
single-game total in team history, plus Ahmad Bradshaw is banged up. |
|
11 |
Josh Wilson |
Sea |
KR/PR |
Was |
87 |
9+G6 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
Wilson will likely handle one or two kick returns against a very good
Washington coverage unit, but Nate Burleson should handle more than him. |
|
12 |
Dennis Northcutt |
Jac |
PR |
at Pit |
107 |
13 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
Northcutt rested in the season finale and should take over punt return
duties, but will find things tough against a tenacious Steeler coverage
unit. |
|
13 |
Chris Davis |
Ten |
KR/PR |
at SD |
97 |
13 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
San Diego allows fewer than four yards a punt return to opponents, so
Davis will be hard pressed to amount much in the way of production. |
|
14 |
Reuben Droughns |
NYG |
KR |
at TB |
89 |
13 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
Droughns lines up as the short kick returner and half of Matt Bryant's
kickoffs are short kicks including eight of his last ten. |
|
15 |
R.W. McQuarters |
NYG |
PR |
at TB |
89 |
13 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
Sure-handed McQuarters will handle punt returns against Tampa Bay, but
he may not get many chances against a unit that allows fewer than 4
yards per return. |
|
16 |
Ike Hilliard |
TB |
PR |
NYG |
105 |
8 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
Hilliard has been limited by a knee injury and thus could turn the punt
return duties over to Michael Spurlock this week. |
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