Pierre Thomas update of the week...

My current fave deep sleeper is making news yet again.

Sean Payton thought that Reggie Bush did a good job against the Panthers last week in his first action as the featured back. However, in his Monday press conference Coach Payton did mention that he wants to get some other backs in the mix.

"I said yesterday that I thought Reggie handled the running back duties fairly well. I thought that with (Aaron) Stecker and Pierre (Thomas), maybe I can be a little more balanced in regards to getting them some more touches."

Does this mean that we'll see Pierre on the field some more? I have to think so - the week before they played New Orleans, Tampa Bay ran all over the Panthers defense to the tune of a total 180+ yds.

Gregg Rosenthal has a good blog entry about the "death nell" that is having fifty offensive snaps or under. What is important to keep track of here though, is that the Panthers only had 47 snaps to the 75 of the Saints. How did the Saints not win the game? Was it simply offensive turnovers and you can't make the Saints defense try to stop anybody?

The Saints need to get back to pounding the football with the run game. I think we proved that Bush, while a great talent, is not going to get it done unless he changes his style (or his OL plays better).

When Payton was asked how Pierre Thomas fared in his first NFL game, he said...

"I think that Pierre played well on special teams. He played in a limited role as a runner, there's a place to increase his touches I think as we move on here, but he did a real good job here for his first time out covering kicks, blocking, returning kicks, so that was encouraging. We had a couple young guys that stood out."

Is the Pierre Thomas era about to begin?

Sleeper alert!

Attention Walmart shoppers! Run...(don't walk) to your nearest free agent pickup wire and get yourself Derrick Martin. Seems as though Brandon Jacobs might have done more than sprain his knee on Sunday night.

The dreaded "MCL sprain" was diagnosed according to this report from the NY Daily News.

In a separate report, the Newark Star-Ledger is saying that all signs point to a sprain and he'll be out three weeks - with a MRI to follow today.

Potentially very bad news for Brandon Jacobs owners - hope you have a backup plan in place for the next few weeks.

Glenn out - is Crayton the new #2?

I picked Patrick Crayton in one of my fantasy league as a late round flier. I figured with two 30+ year old receivers in the starting slots for Dallas, Crayton would be able to fill in here or there.

Terrell Owens hasn't played a full game schedule in his career consistently, and now there is word that knee injury that kept Terry Glenn out of the preseason may be more serious than we thought.

If Glenn misses significant time or is unable to return this season, I would expect a dramatic rise in numbers for Crayton. Romo had a good relationship with him last season - and Crayton's hands are pretty good too.

The bonus is that I might have a better WR than I originally bargained for.

Crayton is in for a big week #1 at the very least.

Why I like David Boston. As my last pick.

David Boston. The guy that currently lives on my fantasy roster hall of fame for the 2001 season. 98 catches, 1598 yds, 8 TDs, 9 100 yard games. He was a monster.

Then he had one OK season in San Diego before he burned his bridges there.

The short stint with Miami. The preseason cut with Tampa Bay last year.

This year...Gruden has him back again. He's reportedly in the best shape he's been in since...well...since he stopped taking HGH.

Looks like there's progress this year. Boston started the 2nd
preseason game, caught a TD from Garcia.

Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com has an interesting article about Boston's comeback.

Gruden recently said that he might be the best receiver out there.

One of the many reasons why....he's at the top of my list for a sleeper pick.

And guaranteed to slip by all the owners in my pay league.

Now he just needs to make the team.