Week 11 Fantasy Football: Buy, Sell, or Hold

What a week in the NFL! The great thing about NFL football is that from week to week any team can rise up and beat a so-called better team. This week the Dallas Cowboys rebounded to thump the New York Giants. Buffalo got their first win and Miami used three quarterbacks to defeat the Tennessee Titans.

The bye weeks are over, and your teams should be back to full strength depending on how many injuries you are dealing with.

Here's the buy, sell, or hold for week 11.

Buy:

Fred Jackson, RB Bills - Jackson has become a must start at running back. He has 133 yards rushing, and 37 receiving. He scored two touchdowns, but he did fumble twice, losing one of them. He took a shot to the knee late in the game, so owners may want to watch that.

Tyler Thigpen, QB Dolphins - He going to play and is worth putting on your roster. He didn't look rusty at all on Sunday.He went 4-6 for 64 with a TD. He also is a capable runner. He plays this Thursday night against the Bears. Keep him on your roster, but sit him this week.

Mike Goodson, RB Panthers - He was the lone bright spot on a terrible Panthers team He rushed for 100 yards, but still doesn't have a touchdown.

Troy Smith, QB 49ers - The more I see of Troy Smith, the more I like him. He ended up throwing for 356 yards and a TD.

Jermaine Gresham, TE Bengals - Tight ends are always a gamble, but Gresham put up 85 yards and a TD lat week and they play Buffalo this week. Should be a good play.

Sell:

Mike Thomas, WR Jaguars - Thomas' game on Sunday was a career game. If your league's trade deadline has not passed you may find an owner that needs a wideout and wants Thomas. My advice is to sell high.

Hines Ward, WR Steelers - It pains me to say this because I admire Hines Ward, but he no longer is the main wide receiver in Pittsburgh. Ward is a little injury prone and Mike Wallace is getting more throws than Ward. Trade him if you have someone interested.

Cadillac Williams, RB Buccaneers - His better days are behind him. Don't be fooled by the 62 yards he had, since he only had 5 carries. There are better options at running back than him.

Brett Favre, QB Vikings - You may still have Favre on your roster, but you don't need to play him. He is back to throwing interceptions and now his shoulder is tender.

Hold:

Felix Jones, RB Cowboys - Let's not get too excited yet over Felix and the Dallas Cowboys as a whole. It's one game and anything can still happen. Jones did look in good form running and catching the ball. Let's hold him for now.

Vikings Sloppy, Favre Dispondent

The Vikings tried, but thier play Sunday was sloppy and erratic against the Chicago Bears.  They got beat physically all over the field, folded up in the second half and lost every phase of the game by the time it was over. Brett Favre, returning to Soldier Field on the heels of yet another signature comeback against Arizona only last week, fumbled once and was intercepted three times. And he was far from Minnesota's only problem.

Two of those interceptions came when Favre's receivers slipped and a third followed a tipped pass. But he wasn't about to kid himself and write them all down to bad luck. The Vikings still have all the pieces that made them a pre-season Super Bowl pick, but there's no denying the sum of those parts is — at the moment, anyway — the NFL's most dysfunctional family.

Favre even wondered aloud whether a return for one more season was the right call.

"Had I known it would be like this," he said after a 27-13 loss dropped the Vikings to 3-6 and all but knocked them out of playoff contention, "sure, it would have been easier to make a decision."

Favre is not the only member of the organization suffering from pillow talk in the Viking's organization.  Several others, including some players, leaked word to the Chicago Sun-Times earlier this week that Childress could count on little support and even less loyalty from the locker room going forward.

"We know Childress doesn't have our backs, so why should we have his?" one player said. "We're playing for us and we're winning despite him."

Childress said afterward he had no problem with either the team's or Favre's effort. But he wasn't handing out any praise, either.

 The coach signed a five-year contract extension after the team reached the NFC championship game last season. He did not sound concerned that the volume will likely be cranked up on calls for his firing. Childress planned to be coaching next week, he said evenly, "until I get any word differently."

Word may not come this week, but it appears it will be coming soon.

Brett Favre Watch: Will He or Won't He? Day 3

Signs are now pointing to Brett Favre preparing to play this weekend.

Favre chatted with the media on Thursday, showing some optimism that he could play this Sunday against the Patriots.

He is out of his walking boot and has been getting daily treatment.  "I would love to play, for no other reason but I'm in this, committed to this team," Favre said. "I'd love to get this back on track and be a part of it, and more than anything function at a level that gives us a chance to win. That's basically it."

I still think Favre would have to practice some on Friday for Brad Childress to have confidence in his veteran QB.

Vikings vs. Packers: Chidress Upset, Favre Old and Hurting

If you are a Green Bay Packer's fan, there is good news and bad news this Monday morning.

The bad news is the Packers still have issues and injury problems, although some players may be getting closer to coming back.  The good news is the Minnesota Vikings have many more problems than the Packers do, on and off the field.

Actually this story begins after the Sunday Night game where Green Bay defeated Minnesota 28-24.

After the game, Vikings coach Brad Childress undressed the officiating crew and his quarterback.  

In fact, before going to the podium Childress really let his feelings be known during an interview with Vikings flagship station KFAN.  That’s the worst officiated game I’ve seen," said Childress, whose team fell to 2-4 after losing four games in the entire 2009 regular season. "That referee came over and apologized to me for not calling a hold on the scramble by (Packers quarterback Aaron) Rodgers. And I’ll tell you what, that’s his job. Protect the quarterback and look at the left tackle. Look at the left tackle hold his tail off."

Childress was livid about Green’s reversal of a second-quarter 17-yard touchdown pass that tight end Visanthe Shiancoe thought he had possession of as he made a diving catch. The drive stalled and the Vikings ended with a field goal that took valuable points off the board.

Childress was clearly not happy either with Favre’s decision making. He threw three interceptions in the second half after not throwing one in 72 attempts against his former team in two-plus games.

The A.J. Hawk interception led to Greg Jennings 14-yard touchdown catch from Aaron Rodgers that gave the Packers a 21-17 lead in the fourth quarter. On the Vikings’ next series, Favre’s pass for Randy Moss was picked by linebacker Desmond Bishop and returned for a 32-yard touchdown. That no doubt delighted many in the announced crowd of 71,107 who had seen Favre’s decision-making cost their team on occasions during his 16 years with the Packers.

"It still goes back to taking care of the football," Childress said. "You can’t throw it to them. You’ve got to play within the confines of our system. Sometimes it’s OK to punt the football and you can’t give seven points going the other way. Not in a game like this. Not with a high-powered team."

Childress also said he considered pulling Favre after he was injured following the Hawk interception but did not make it clear if he had approached the veteran. That was the issue last season during a loss at Carolina when Childress suggested to Favre that he might remove him and the quarterback made it clear he wasn’t going to come out.

Favre did not disagree with Childress’ assessment of his play after Sunday’s loss. He also knows the Vikings are in a tough spot.

Favre also talked about his ailing ankle which he injured in the game.  "We’ll see. I’m no spring chicken anymore. I don’t heal as quickly. I know the heart’s in the right place though. I know I left it on the field. It’s just disappointing it didn’t work our way."

Whatever happened to... Jerry Glanville?

The coach that used to only wear black is now involved in the blues.

Hosting the blues that is, as in the weekly "Blues Jam" at The Black Diamond Grill in Cumming, GA.

It's been a gradual fall, from NFL Head Coach of the Oliers and Falcons to broadcaster, to NASACR wannabe, and back into football as an assistant in the college ranks at Hawaii and then his final resting place Portland St. where he resigned with a record of 9-24.

Along the way he left tickets at will call for Elvis and blew up just about every NASCAR car or truck he drove.

His current gig is hosting "blues night" in Cumming, GA and I'm tempted to stop by one night and see if the old coach is telling tales from the gridiron, like why he traded Brett Favre.  As a Packer fan, I love Coach Glanville.  The gift he gave the Packers in Brett Favre kept giving and giving.  An now the old coach in black is singing the blues.