NFL WEEK 4

49ERS VS RAMS +3.5 Rams by 3
RAVENS VS BILLS +3.5 Ravens by 8
CARDS VS BUCS -2.5 CARDS BY 3
STEELERS VS VIKINGS -1 Vikings by 6
GIANTS VS CHIEFS -4 CHIEFS BY 10
COLTS VS JAGS  +7.5 Colts by 13
SEAHAWKS VS TEXANS +3 Seattle by 23
BENGALS VS BROWNS +5 BENGALS BY 4
BEARS VS LIONS -3 Bears by 8
JETS VS TITANS  -5 Jets by 1
REDSKINS VS RAIDERS +3.5 Raiders by 1
EAGLES VS BRONCOS -10 Broncos by 15
COWBOYS VS CHARGERS +1 COWBOYS BY 8
PATRIOTS VS FALCONS +2 Pats by 3
DOLPHINS VS SAINTS -5.5 Saints by 5

week 6-7-1

Better without Braxton?

Kenny Guiton
by David Briggs - ToledoBlade

After the 76-0 destruction of Florida A&M Ohio State improved to 4-0 behind a school singlke game record 6 touchdown passes by Kenny Guiton, in the FIRST Half. Many Buckeye fans who were in meltdown mode after the incumbent Braxton Miller missed another start, this time with a knee injury. It bears examining whether or not the passing style of Guiton is a better fit for the offense than that of Miller. 

Here are the CAREER stats of each for comparison:

PLAYER	COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/ATT	RUSH
Guiton	63.9	593	9	3	6.9	6.32
Miller	57.5	3406	30	11	7.8	5.12

Guiton appears to be more accurate as a passer but does not go down field as much as Miller. The supposed advantage that Miller has running is actually not much if any advantage at all. Guiton has a higher per carry average on fewer opportunities.  He is a pass first QB while Miller’s rush to pass ratio is much higher. Ohio State is currently 7^th in the nation in rushing and probably needs Guiton’s arm more than Miller’s legs.

Trent Richardson to Colts

As you probably already know Richardson the #3 overall pick two years ago has been traded from the Browns to Indy. How many yards can we expect him to rush for the remainder of the season?

With Cleveland he averaged 3.4 yds per carry just off his career average of 3.5. His touches were down two a game from 17.5 to 15.5.

He can expect his touches to be about 17-18 a game moving from the Browns who had a 90-33 pass/run ratio to a 66-52 ratio with the Colts.

The Colts average 5 yds per attempt on the ground 1.2 over the league average while Cleveland is -.4. Given those figures Richardson should average about 1-1.2 yds more per carry. I project 252 more carries * 4.5 average + 105 yards already = 1239 yds.

In other words his Fantasy value has increased substantially.

NCAA Wk 4

Clemson vs Nc st +14 Clemson by 16
Fl A&M vs Oh St -50 Ohio St by 24
FIU vs Louisville -41.5 Louisville by 24
NTexas vs UGA -33 UGA by 3
Idaho St vs Washington -49 Idaho St by 3
Maine vs NWestern -28 Nwestern by 9
Tenn vs Florida -17.5 Tenn by 10
Mich St vs Notre Dame -7 Mich st by 12
Purdue vs Wisconsin -24.5 Wisc by 21
Louisiana Monroe vs Baylor -29 Baylor by 42
Bethune Cook vs FSU -40 FSU by 14
CSU vs Alabama -41 Bama by 9
Az St vs Stanford -9 Az St by 11
SMU vs Tex A&M -28.5  Texas AM by 17
Savannah St vs Miami -59.5 Miami by 10
Texas St vs Texas Tech -27 Texas Tech by 7
Auburn vs LSU -17.5 LSU by 15
Michigan vs UConn +17.5 Michigan by 16
New Mex St vs UCLA -43 UCLA by 29

Week 9-10

NFL POWER POLL

Current Power Poll
Top 5

1. Denver
2. Green Bay
3. Seattle
4. Texans
5. San Diego

Bottom 5

1. Jags
2. Browns
3. Steelers
4. 49ers
5. Jets

TOP 5 QB's Through Week 3

NFL Top 5

1. Aaron Rodgers
2. Michael Vick
3. Peyton Manning
4. Matt Ryan 
5. Russell Wilson

Bottom 5

1. Blaine Gabbert
2. Josh Freeman
3. Geno Smith
4. Brandon Weeden
5. Tom Brady

NCAA Top 5- Qualifiers

1. Bryce Petty- Baylor
2. Jameis Winston- FSU
3. Aaron Murray- UGA
4. Blake Bortles- UCF
5. Teddy Bridgewater - LOU

just outside: Mettenberger, K.Price, B.Bell, CJ Brown, Sudfield, Manziel

Has the clock struck midnight on Big Ben?

Clearly at this point the Steelers have fallen behind Baltimore and Cincy the last couple of years. Big Ben Roethlisberger has taken a beating and suffered a myriad of injuries. He has suffered 351 career sacks, 7 this year (4th worst) and his yards per pass attempt has steadily declined each year from 8.6 in 2009 (2nd in the league) to 6.3 (currently 23rd). While several QB's have performed well after age 30 his style of extending plays does not lend itself to a long career. The return of TE Heath Miller should help but the Steelers have yet to replace the production of Mike Wallace in the deep vertical passing game.

The running game has not taken any pressure off by amassing only 75 yards, 31st in the league behind the fearsome attack of Isaac Redman and Felix Jones. The offense is the slowest in the league having executed only 108 plays. Ben is continuously forcing plays and who can blame him.