Sports

Peyton Manning: Fantasy Dud or Fantasy Stud?

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Statistically speaking, free agents who sign with a new team don’t produce impressive fantasy numbers in their debut season. Only a few have been in the top 10 at his position.

Some examples of those few are:

RB Darren Sproles: Last season Sproles left the San Diego Chargers and signed with the New Orleans Saints. Sproles was an immediate hit, as he was often used in multiple offensive formations lined up in various positions, including flanker, slot, split wide, and of course tailback. He achieved fantasy stallion status in the PPR leagues with 86 receptions for 710 yards.

Another stud who made a big splash was Atlanta Falcons RB Michael Turner. In 2008, Turner rushed for 1,699 yards and had 17 TDs after he, too, left the Chargers to sign with Atlanta.

Wide receiver Antonio Bryant addressed the top ten fantasy studs scoreboard with his performance in 2008 after signing with Tampa Bay. Bryant finished the 2008 season with 83 receptions for 1,248 yards and 7 touchdowns averaging 15 receiving yards and in one game he had 9 receptions for 200 yards, a career high for Bryant. Antonio Bryant is currently a free agent.

As far as QBs go, the only stallion to have left a team like FA and been successful is Drew Brees. He has finished in the top 5 in five of the last six seasons and has completed at least 33 touchdown passes in each of the last four seasons, and is coming off a record season that included 5,476 passing yards and 46 touchdowns. Oh, and he won a Superbowl in 2009 when the Saints beat Peyton Manning’s Indianapolis Colts.

So, as the article headline asks, will Peyton Manning’s signing with the FA make him a fantasy stud or a fantasy dud in his debut season with his new team, the Denver Broncos?… The answer is stallion.

The last full season Manning played was in 2010, where he had 4,700 yards for 33 touchdowns. Manning has been an elite, top-five fantasy quarterback 11 times in 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts (#6 ounce and #9 as a rookie)

This year he is dealing with two issues…a new team and recovering from multiple surgeries. Due to her neck injury and subsequent surgery, most experts say she is one step away from finishing her career. I say EVERY NFL player is one shot away from finishing his career, which makes that argument moot.

Throughout his career, Manning has only been sacked 231 times and played the entire 2010 season dealing with his injury and still produced stud numbers. Denver’s offensive line isn’t full of pro bowlers, but they do have strength in their youth and continuity. From the left side with Ryan Clady to the right side with Orlando Franklin and everything in between, all five players started all 16 games last season and all return this season. Designed for zone blocking, which bolstered teams’ running game last season, now with a passing QB, they’ll be tasked with making more pass blocks, giving Manning time to do what he does best. . This balance of rushing and passing offense will bode well for the Broncos.

Another factor to consider is John Fox’s ability to train to the strengths of his players. He did this last year with Tim Tebow, using him at quarterback, a no-huddle offense and “wildcat” offensive schemes, and the Broncos made the playoffs for the first time in six years. Fox also enjoyed great success in 2003-2004 when he helped a young Jake Delhomme and the “Cardiac Cats” compete for the Lombardi Trophy. The Panthers only lost by six points to the New England Patriots in SuperBowl XXXVIII, and Delhomme went just shy of 4,000 yards with 29 TDs that year. Fox will make offensive schemes that suit Peyton.

Overall, Manning is poised to be a top five fantasy QB this season. He’s surrounded by a great supporting cast in his coach, his receiving corps and his offensive line, which is arguably better than he had in Indy.

Wide receivers Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker and backups Andre Caldwell, Jason Hill will see most of the passes from Manning, who is known for spreading the wealth. Look out for Decker and Thomas to stretch out the field while TE’s Joel Dressen and sleeper Jacob Tamme work inside and below. Another great sleeper WR pick to watch out for is Matt Willis, plus let’s not forget that Manning also has a history with Brandon Stokley, (now back with Denver) from his days in Indianapolis.

The running game will balance the Broncos’ offensive options and will inevitably make Manning a more efficient quarterback. Rookie running back Ronnie Hillman (HUGE sleeper pick) will back up Willis McGahee, but Hilman poses a serious threat at receiving back and these additional factors will help Manning spread the aforementioned wealth and rack up stud numbers this season.

Predictions say that Manning will go to the later rounds (eighth and ninth) of the fantasy drafts. Most fantasy owners are going to be coy about Manning’s pick. I say Manning is a steal, so take him early (4th-6th).

Regardless of the outcome of the season, the Broncos feel they made a great choice in acquiring the Denver Broncos and by bringing in the veteran they will have a great season that could lead to another Super Bowl for Mile High City.

Tours Travel

Growing up together in the football store

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As I got older, being efficient became a higher priority for me. While the priority of doing things in a logical order without wasting time is great on paper, having children makes it extremely difficult. Have you ever “helped” your kids get ready for the school year that starts in August? How many times have you gone to the same stores because they “forgot” that they needed pencils, a new backpack, binders, folders, pens, paper, or some other supply? I thought the week before school was the worst. Then came football season. The football store now greets me personally when I walk in.

Gavin decided to make soccer his first sport at the young age of seven. I grew up playing other sports, but there seemed to be less violence in football than soccer, and keeping a giant metal bat away from kids wasn’t a bad idea either, so the prospect of Saturday mornings in the home court looked pretty good. at first.

When we signed him up for our local league at the community center, they gave us a list of things to buy at the soccer store. A t-shirt, some pads, a few items that would help if you wanted to practice on your own, a mouth guard, all the things you could hope for.

It started on our way to his first practice, “Dad, I forgot my shoes.” No problem, quickly stop at home, collect them and go out to practice. Upon arrival at our home, there are no keys where to be found. To the football store, a pair of boots, please.

On the way home from the first practice, we talked about how it went. She was looking for fun, challenges, maybe if she had a lot of luck shooting. Gavin’s assessment, “Timmy had really cool sweatbands.” We went to the football store to become proud owners of neon green sweatbands with black stripes.

By now you know where the story is going. Every practice, game, and tournament that followed required a stop for something. Who knew soccer jerseys came in so many different “cool” colors?

I never had a problem with any of the teams that protected or helped teach the sport. I even enjoyed buying things like whistles and rule books for the time Gavin thought refereeing might be fun.

In many ways, we came together around that football store. As it grew, the sizes increased. We moved from one part of the store to the next. I wish I had taken a picture of my son and I in the mirror the first time we walked into the store. We could have told the story of our lives through that one business.

It was never efficient, whether it was when we “had” to go or what we “had” to buy, but it was a great place to bond and grow. I have no idea how much money I spent over the years, but it was worth every penny for the time with my son and seeing the smile on his face.

Technology

10 quick and easy tips to save your phone battery

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One of the biggest issues with smartphones today is battery life. Does your battery often run out before you get home? even after charging it overnight?

Follow these 10 quick and easy tips to save battery power and minimize the number of times you have to charge your phone in a day.

Turn the screen brightness down as low as you can. Of course, when you’re outside in bright sunlight, it’s almost impossible to turn down the screen brightness and still see very well. But once inside, remember to lower it. The brighter the screen, the more battery power it will use.

Use a black wallpaper on an AMOLED screen. When a pixel is white it produces light. Therefore, using a black wallpaper produces less light and saves battery power. I recommend Zedge for wallpapers, ringtones, and notification sounds.

Turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, screen rotation, and sync whenever possible. Swipe down from the top of the screen where the notification bar is located to reveal quick settings. Click each quick settings icon to turn it on or off.

Use the battery saving location or turn it off completely. Sometimes it is necessary to have the location set to high precision. For example, when you use Maps to get driving directions. However, most of the time the battery saving option works very well and high accuracy is not needed. You will find this setting in the location.

Prevent apps from sending notifications. Obviously, there are some notifications you need, such as new messages, the weather, and possibly news updates. But do you really need notifications every time a new video you might like is uploaded to YouTube? Disabling some of your app notifications will not only save battery life, but also save data and RAM. Saving RAM will speed up your phone. And we all know how important it is to save data.

To disable unwanted notifications, go to settings and click on notifications. That will take you to a list of the apps on your phone and you can click on an app to turn its notifications on or off.

If your particular phone model doesn’t have the notifications option, go to apps. Click the app you want to turn off notifications for, then scroll down to Notifications. You will then see an option to turn off notices from that app. Repeat for each application.

Set the screen to turn off after 2 minutes or less of inactivity. Go to settings > display and click sleep to set the amount of time the screen will turn itself off after inactivity. This, of course, means you’ll have to re-enter your passcode more often, but your phone’s screen uses more battery power than anything else.

Turn off vibrate. Personally, I’m not a fan of keys that vibrate when I type, so turning off vibration is one of the first things I do. You’ll find key vibration in settings > language and input > virtual keyboard. From there, click on your keyboard and then preferences. Scroll down until you see vibrate on keypress.

Turn off the pulse notification light. This is the light that blinks to let you know that you have a new notification. In the settings, below the screen, you will find an option to toggle the pulse notification light.

Kill apps running in the background. Apps always run in the background; several completely unnecessary at that. There are one of two ways to see what apps are running, depending on the make and model of your phone.

In settings, go to apps. From there, scroll to the right (if possible) to run.

Otherwise, you’ll find a list of currently running apps in your phone’s settings in memory. Click on the app you want to remove. Then click on the three little dots in the top right corner. This should reveal a hard stop option.

Only turn off apps if you know what they’re doing. For example, it’s safe to turn off Chrome, Gmail, and LetGo, but the Android OS, system UI, and com.android.smpush should be left alone.

When you place your phone, press the power button to turn off the screen. This is always a good idea, especially when you’re out and about, as it not only saves quite a bit of battery power, but also activates the screen lock.