So far the Rams have posted abymal defensive stats: ranking dead last in pass defense and 27th in rush defense.  So weekend warriors, which way can the Seahawks dominate in Qwest Field on this given Sunday?  It is doubtful if any reliable receivers will be out on the field, and Koren Robinson is utterly unpredictable at this point.  Julius Jones is predicted to do fairly well representing the run game, but that is not who I am choosing this week.

The Outsider's fantasy choice against the Rams is:

John Carlson

The Golden Egg winner from last week?  Ya, you betcha.  He was good last week, and is looking just as good for this week.  The Hawks have a lot of holes in the lineup right now, and they need someone out there who can plug those holes.  We are talking about flexibility on the field, someone who's role in a play can't be easily read by the defense until it's already in motion.  If he is still not snapped up in your league, and you are looking for a Hawk on your lineup, go get him while the getting is good.

If last week's prediction is any indicator on my ability to make good fantasy picks, you should instantly drop whoever I pick from your fantasy lineup.  My awesome DST pick against the Bills got a whopping 1 point.  Yet despite the blow to my ego that my pick gave me last week, I'm hopeful for this week's pick.

I think the fantasy man of the hour this week vs San Fran will be:

Julius Jones

He has got everything going for him this week.  There is none of that pesky splitting time with Mo, there is none of that fancy passing stuff (thanks to lack of people to pass to) ... nope ... there is just going to be a full day of Jones down their gullet while our defense keeps them from scoring.  With any luck we'll go up early and turn into a one dimensional team.

Run to the left.... Run to the left.... Run to the left.... 

This may seem like an unusual pick (especially to those of you that don't have this position in your leagues), but I think the high fantasy scorer for the Hawks this week will be:

DST

Huh?  DST?  For those unfamiliar with the acronym it stands for Defense and Special Teams.  The Chicken Royale's fantasy football league (South Alaskan Fantasy) uses the standard free-bee nfl.com/fantasy league system which has this as a player, and it seems that most fantasy leagues have support for this option now.

 It may seem odd that on a team that has historically been known for its offensive prowess that I would not choose any of them, but our defense rocked last year and all the starters have all returned.  We will be without Rocky Bernard the first game, true, but they will be without their stud Pro Bowl offensive tackle Jason Peters.  The Bill's have some weapons on their offense, but they are young, and I expect them to not be polished for Sunday's game, and I expect the Hawks D to chew them up.  Ye Haw, I can already smell them Buffalo Burgers grillen!

 And lets face it, I don't expect any of our offensive player's fantasy stats to exactly sizzle Sunday. Hasselbeck has not been playing or practicing for weeks, plus we are probably going to be trying to establish our new running game, so he probably won't score high.  And if he ain't doing his thing you can bet our receivers won't be doing theirs.  I also don't expect any of our running backs to have break out games because they will probably all be splitting time while they get evaluated.

Who knows, maybe Forsett can one run back and give the DST a little boost.

Gonna try starting up a new segment here at the Chicken Coop.  Fantasy Friday!  We'll focus on the how we think the Hawks will do in a fantasy sense.

We mean fantasy football you sickos!

As I sit here watching my fantasy football team today, it occurred to me the one position that does not get any fantasy love is the offensive line.

Why not implement a system for the o line like they have for the defensive team? They can start with a set number of points and then lose points for every sack or tackle for a loss that they give up, then they could get extra points for having a good yards per run average and for every pancake they get.

I think its about time these unsung heroes get a little love.