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This week, once again, it’s Bruno Boys Whooley that will be covering our weekly Carrots or Karats? - Identifying Fantasy Value article. This in an article that takes you “beyond the box score,” filling everyone in on some of the more alarming fantasy happenings that surfaced throughout the NFL in Week 17. And as a quick refresher, a “Carrot” means the fantasy situation DID NOT benefit the player, while a “Karat” means the fantasy situation DID benefit the player. With that covered, let’s dive into the review of Week 17.

Frank Gore ended the 2009 season with a bang, racking up 107 rush yards, 25 receiving yards, and 2 TDs against the St. Louis Rams for a very solid day of 24 fantasy points; yet, it could have been an even 30 for the 49ers’ running back. After taking a screen 22 yards to St. Louis’ 3-yard line in the third quarter, Gore missed out on a TD as the team fed full back Moran Norris two straight times, allowing the full back to nab his first rushing TD of his career. A congrats and a Karat go to Norris, while Gore despite his huge outing gets the Carrot.

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What would Week 17 be without another curve ball? After all, NFL teams often times use Week 17 to rest their studs in preparation for the playoffs, so we felt it would be only fitting to have another change in author for our Carrots or Karats? - Identifying Fantasy Value article. This week, Bruno Boys Cavigs will be taking you “beyond the box score,” filling everyone in on some of the more alarming fantasy happenings that surfaced throughout the NFL in Week 16. And as a quick refresher, a “Carrot” means the fantasy situation DID NOT benefit the player, while a “Karat” means the fantasy situation DID benefit the player. With that covered, let’s dive into the review of Week 16.

Many fantasy football owners felt that Jerome Harrison’s 34 carry, 286 rushing yard and three touchdown Week 15 performance was a fluke. This led to fantasy owners’ keeping Harrison on their bench in Week 16 despite an ideal match-up against a soft Oakland Raiders run defense. Those brave enough to start him were rewarded with quite the encore. The fourth year running back out of Washington State acted as a true RB1 while pounding the ground 39 times for 148 rushing yards and a touchdown. His big afternoon helped propel fantasy owners’ to claim their leagues’ title and has earned Harrison a chance for Harrison to play a significant role int he Cleveland backfield next season. Karats for those brave enough to start Harrison. Carrots for those who left his big day on the bench.

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Keeping you on your toes, this week, it’s Bruno Boys Whooley that will be covering our weekly Carrots or Karats? - Identifying Fantasy Value article. This in an article that takes you “beyond the box score,” filling everyone in on some of the more alarming fantasy happenings that surfaced throughout the NFL in Week 15. And as a quick refresher, a “Carrot” means the fantasy situation DID NOT benefit the player, while a “Karat” means the fantasy situation DID benefit the player. With that covered, let’s dive into the review of Week 15.

Joseph Addai had two solid chances to pick up a TD on the Indianapolis Colts’ first drive of Thursday Night’s contest with the Jacksonville Jaguars. On 1st-and-10 from the Jaguars 10-yard line, Addai ran the ball up the middle, but was stuffed for just one yard. On the ensuing play, Colts’ QB Peyton Manning hit Addai on a short pass in the middle that the running back took to the Jags’ 6-yard line. Following Addai’s two chances, on 3rd-and-5, Manning hit tight end Dallas Clark for the score. Karat to Clark and Manning, and a Carrot for Addai, who went his second straight game without finding the end zone.

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We have decided to throw you all a curve ball this week in our Carrots or Karats? - Identifying Fantasy Value article. Regular scheduled Carrots or Karats? writer Bruno Boys Bunney is usually the one who takes you “beyond the box score” but this week I, Bruno Boys Cavigs, will be filling everyone in on some of the more alarming fantasy happenings that surfaced throughout the NFL in Week 14. And as a quick refresher, a “Carrot” means the fantasy situation DID NOT benefit the player, while a “Karat” means the fantasy situation DID benefit the player. With that covered, let’s dive into the review of Week 14.

When Chris Jennings scored a rushing touchdown with 41 seconds left in the first half for the Cleveland Browns it marked the first time on the season that a Browns running back scored a rushing TD. In case you were counting it was 270 rushing attempts before a Cleveland running back found pay dirt. Karat for Jennings. Carrots for Jamal Lewis, Jerome Harrison and James Davis. 

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::The Bruno Boys are proud to introduce fantasy football writer Jeff Bunney. Bruno Boys Bunney has been tackling a weekly feature in which he takes a look “beyond the box score” and brings to our readers’ attention some scenarios that happened each week that in knowing could help your fantasy team down the road. Enjoy and let us know if any of these plays impacted your fantasy outcome::

I won’t go into the Robert Meachem offensive/defensive touchdown issue. Some leagues rewarded points for it, some leagues didn’t. I just hope that if your league doesn’t have rules for that sort of play, then next year there is a rule.

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::The Bruno Boys are proud to introduce fantasy football writer Jeff Bunney. Bruno Boys Bunney has been tackling a weekly feature in which he takes a look “beyond the box score” and brings to our readers’ attention some scenarios that happened each week that in knowing could help your fantasy team down the road. Enjoy and let us know if you have any suggestions::

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver had a very nice game on Thursday against the Detroit Lions, but..it could have been better. Driver got behind the Lions’ defense twice but QB Aaron Rodgers underthrew him both times. Driver did come up with a long catch both times, but one, if not both, of those should have been long touchdown receptions. Because Driver and Rodgers had such good games, Karats for both.

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::The Bruno Boys are proud to introduce fantasy football writer Jeff Bunney. Bruno Boys Bunney has been tackling a weekly feature in which he takes a look “beyond the box score” and brings to our readers’ attention some scenarios that happened each week that in knowing could help your fantasy team down the road. Enjoy and let us know if you have any suggestions::

Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins’ RB, was not only the beneficiary of the season-ending injury to Ronnie Brown, but he found himself getting the Carrot love Thursday against the Carolina Panthers. After a replay of a sweet potential touchdown pass from Chad Henne to Williams showed he only got one foot in-bounds. The next play Williams rushed the ball inside the Panthers’ 2-yard line, then an incomplete pass led to a direct snap to Williams, who punched it into the end zone. Carrot for Henne, Karat for Williams.

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::The Bruno Boys are proud to introduce fantasy football writer Jeff Bunney. Bruno Boys Bunney has been tackling a weekly feature in which he takes a look “beyond the box score” and brings to our readers’ attention some scenarios that happened each week that in knowing could help your fantasy team down the road. Enjoy and let us know if you have any suggestions::

Take a bow (or a knee), MJD. For those of you who are irritated at Maurice Jones-Drew for taking a knee at the New York Jets’ one-yard line in the 4th quarter yesterday, you should know that he was told to do it by his coach and offensive coordinator. This was much different than the Brian Westbrook version as in that case the Eagles were ahead. In this case, the Jaguars were down. They still needed to make a field goal, and sometimes kickers miss, and if I were calling the shots I’d have had him score. Interestingly, the Jets’ defense was told to let the Jags score on that play. Lost in the hubbub surrounding MJD’s Taking Of The Knee was the fact that earlier in the game he got tackled on the Jets’ 6-yard line after a nice run. On the next play, MJD fumbled at 2-yard line. So, MJD owners, you were this close to two more touchdowns. Carrot for MJD, Karat for Scobee. By the way, how cool is it that MJD apologized to fantasy owners- including himself- for not scoring that late touchdown?!?

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::The Bruno Boys are proud to introduce fantasy football writer Jeff Bunney. Bruno Boys Bunney has been tackling a weekly feature in which he takes a look “beyond the box score” and brings to our readers’ attention some scenarios that happened each week that in knowing could help your fantasy team down the road. Enjoy and let us know if you have any suggestions::

For those of you who weren’t able to catch my first handful of articles with this new weekly feature, let me briefly run through the premise behind “Carrots or Karats.” Each week situations occur that either helped or hurt certain fantasy players throughout the weekend. For instance, a wide receiver gets tackled at the one yard line and the next play the quarterback scores on a sneak; a running back gets two shots from the one yard line, then the team goes with a play-action pass to the tight end. You all know what I’m talking about, the little things that have A LOT to do with luck. Well in “Carrots or Karats,” I break these situations down for you. All you need to know is a “Carrot” means the fantasy situation DID NOT benefit the player, while a “Karat” means the fantasy situation DID benefit the player. With that covered, let’s dive into the review of Week 9.

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::The Bruno Boys are proud to introduce fantasy football writer Jeff Bunney. Bruno Boys Bunney has been tackling a weekly feature in which he takes a look “beyond the box score” and brings to our readers’ attention some scenarios that happened each week that in knowing could help your fantasy team down the road. Enjoy and let us know if you have any suggestions::

It was almost impossible to avoid the hoopla surrounding the former Packer/current Viking coming back to play at Lambeau Field. Everywhere you looked it was the story. However, I didn’t think that Ryan Longwell deserved that kind of publicity. He’s just a kicker, right? Now, the article.

I noted last week that the Steelers were relieved that the Minnesota Vikings didn’t simply give the ball to Adrian Peterson four times when the Vikings were at the one-yard line- they settled for a field goal after two failed play-action passes. Well, it seems Brad Childress might have figured something out. After the Packers had appeared to have stopped a Vikings’ drive at the Packers’ 15-yard line, a personal foul was called on Green Bay’s Johnny Jolly, giving the Vikes the ball at the Pack 7-yard line. The Vikings fed AD the ball on 1st and 3rd down, but they still hadn’t scored. On 4th and goal, they gave AD another chance and he punched it in. AD had another chance on fourth down after a Green Bay penalty on 4th and 6 moved the ball to the 1, but he didn’t score. Karats for AD and Childress, Carrot for Longwell (would’ve kicked the FG from the 6).

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