As Vinnie Sees it - Week 17 Vince Vitale

Last week after collecting 80 points I moved into 7th place out of 36 in the Suicide Fantasy Football celebrity blogger league. I would like to thank all of the guys over at Suicide Fantasy Football for putting together a great product that has worked well all year. The concept behind this league is a great one and I have really enjoyed playing all year, and look forward to playing next year as well. I urge everyone to check it up and sign up with your friends next year it is a blast. I was hoping to win the celebrity blogger league but the highest I ever climbed was into 5th place still not too bad. With a nice week this week I have a shot to finished 6th but any higher is probably unrealistic. If I have a complete failure this week I should still finish in the top 8. It has been a great ride but I never could get that huge week to put me over the top. With few stars left on my roster I am hoping for 80 points again this week at most, and I will be very lucky to get that.

At quarterback I am going to go with Tim Tebow at home against the San Diego Chargers. I am just hoping to get some solid rushing yards from Tim against the Chargers who I do not believe will be to inspired to play today. At running back I have Shonn Greene at home against the Buffalo Bills. The Jets who will be the 6th seed in the AFC will most likely rest LT today so I look for Greene to finally get some action against the Bills. I also have Ryan Mathews going against the Denver Broncos. I am hoping with Mike Tolbert injured Matthews will finally see a lot of action in this one. As you can see week 17 is all about having a lot of hope and wishing for some good luck. My two wide receivers this week will be Mario Manningham who somehow I never used during the season. The Giants face a must win and Mario should have at least 5 catches against the Washington Redskins. I also have Percy Harvin coming off a great Monday night game against the Eagles. As you know I picked on the Lions defense almost every week so I might as well do it one more time. I look for Harvin to get at least one long ball in this one. At Tight End I will go with Brent Celek of the Eagles playing in a meaningless game against the Dallas Cowboys. I think with Kevin Kolb starting at QB Celek will get a lot of dump off throws while Kolb tries to stay alive against Demarcus Ware. At kicker we are rolling out Sea Bass - Sebastian Janikowski. He is one of the highest scoring fantasy kickers in 2010 and the Raiders continue to put up points and play hard every week. I look for the Chiefs to be tough in the red zone and force Oakland into some field goals.

Well that's it for this year. I will the final standings this week. I hope to finish in 6th place but we will see. Again I thank Suicide Fantasy Football for their great new game and I hope to see all of you playing next year for fun and prizes.

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com/

As Vinnie Sees it - Week 12 Vince Vitale

Last week after collecting 87 points I moved into 7th place out of 36 in the Suicide Fantasy Football celebrity blogger league, and I look to keep closing in on the leaders this week. To continue to move up on the leaders I am going to need to score 90+ points per week with mainly fringe players, so matchups will be the key. At quarterback I am going to go with Kyle Orton at home against the St. Louis Rams. The Rams continue to allow about 20+ points per week and the Broncos play better at home and are capable of scoring a lot of points when they are on. The Rams are 19th against the pass and the Atlanta Falcons were able to throw at will against them last week. At running back I have to again pick on the Detroit Lions. I will roll out the law firm BenJarvus Green-Ellis who is a reach but does seem to get some goal line carries. At the other spot I am going to go with another Denver Bronco Knowshon Moreno. Moreno started off with some nice power runs against the San Diego Chargers last week but the Broncos quickly fell behind and that took Moreno out of the game. The Rams will not get a big lead on the Broncos so I look for Moreno to get at least 20 touches. Moreno has caught at least 3 passes out of the backfield over the last four games and he will cause problems for the Rams outside linebackers which will have trouble staying with him. The Wide Receiver position is getting very hard to select. This week I have Santonio Holmes who seems to be getting on the same page with Mark Sanchez now. The New York Jets do not throw a lot but they are playing the Cincinnati Bengals who just allowed 49 points to the Buffalo Bills so I am looking for Holmes to get some chances in this one. On the other side we have decided on Mike Wallace because every week we pick on the Buffalo Bills. Wallace can fly and has scored a TD in five of his last 6 games. Taking a burner sometimes is a risk because if they do not get that one deep ball for a TD sometimes they can be shutout. Wallace has been catching multiple balls per game lately and has had 100+ yards receiving in his last three games. The Buffalo Bills have no answer for Wallace so hopefully Big Ben can get the ball to him. At Tight End I will go with Kevin Boss which is not my favorite pick but just going with a hunch. The New York Giants are missing their two top wide outs so I look for Eli Manning to dump the ball off to Boss a lot, we shall see if my hunch pays off. At kicker we are going with Nick Folk based on the fact the Jets kick a couple field goals a week and they are playing the Bengals who let up plenty of points each week. Well there you have it. I am in need of another 100+ point week can I get that many from these players? Check in next week to see if my selections paid off.

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com/

As Vinnie Sees it - Week 11 Vince Vitale

After getting 92 points last week I moved into 8th place out of 36 in the celebrity blogger league, and I look to move further up the food chain this week. After a huge week by Jon Kitna last week he looks like a solid choice against the Detroit Lions this week. Well as Lee Corso would say not so fast my friend. While I think Kitna is a good play this week I still have Drew Brees available and he is my choice. Brees and the Saints will be coming off a bye week and playing the Seattle Seahawks. Brees has at least one TD pass in every game this season and multiple TD passes in his last 5 games. I like Brees for at least 15 fantasy points in this one. At the running back position I have used most of the big named stars but I still have a couple that will both be at home this week. I will roll out LeSean McCoy against the New York Giants, and Steven Jackson against the Atlanta Falcons. McCoy usually gets about 100 total yards and you just have to hope for a TD. Michael Vick will be under pressure from the Giants so I look for some quick swing passes to McCoy to help my totals. Steven Jackson is the bell cow of the St. Louis Rams offense. Jackson has topped 100 total yards in 6 of his 9 games played but he is still having trouble finding the end zone. I like the fact that Steven finally got some balls (8) out of the back field last week and I look for the Rams to continue to throw him the ball this week. At wide receiver I still have Terrell Owens, and Dez Bryant left to play so I am going for it. Owens has easily been the Cincinnati Bengals best player this year, and it also allows me to pick on the Buffalo Bills which I try to do weekly. My other favorite to pick on is the Detroit Lions. Jon Kitna fell in love with Dez Bryant last week so I am hoping that connection stays hot this week. Jason Witten will be my tight end. Witten should get dump off passes from Kitna, and I also believe he will have a good chance to score since the Lions have been burned by a lot of tight ends this year. Two weeks in a row I have only gotten four points from my kicker and that is just not good enough in a contest of this caliber. I am pulling out the big gun this week and going with Rob Bironas who is one of the top kickers selected each week around the fantasy universe. I really could use a 10+ point game from my kicker to get me back into this game. Check in next week to see if my selections paid off.

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com/