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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Camp News :crickets:

Real, real quiet this morning. So here are a few notes to start the day off. I'm sure it will pick up a little later.

Also, remember to join me for The Thundering Blurb live podcast at 9pmEST/6pmPST - I will be joined by Matt Waldman of FFToday and the excellent 2008 Rookie Scouting Portfolio.

We'll chat about rookie impact, college players and I'm sure a certain quarterback from Mississippi....

Here are the few worthy notes so far this morning --

New York Giants
Several weeks ago, news broke that second year running back Ahmad Bradshaw was doing a 30-day stint in jail due to a violation of parole stemming from an incident back in college. That itself was enough of a worry, but now (as you would expect) the NFL is investigating whether Bradshaw has violated the League's Personal Conduct policy. The Giants and Bradshaw are contending it does not (due to the initial incident taking place prior to his entry to the NFL). Given that the Giants are saying they will go with the 'hot hand' in games this year, this could be a good news/bad news situation.

Bad news is, Bradshaw - an electrifying runner who looked to be a big factor this year - may find himself hanging with Denver receiver Brandon Marshall on the sidelines for a few games. Good news? Well, it would narrow the competition down to Brandon Jacobs and Derrick Ward, increasing the value of both.

Honestly I think he won't get suspended. But we'll keep a watch on it.

Tennessee Titans
Rookie Chris Johnson continues to impress in camp - most notably today his blitz pick-up ability, which Vince Young is praising. What keeps a rookie RB on the bench most often? Correct - blocking. If Johnson keeps this up, not only will you see him a lot on 3rd downs, not only will you see him get more carries - but those carries might start eating into LenDale White's numbers. Did I say LenDale White and eat in the same sentence? (that was for Cecil) Now word on Chris Henry at all, which bodes ill for the second year running back.

Also, Brandon Jones is working the slot as #3 receiver in camp. I am dubious how much value that will have for you Fantasy folks, but it might be worth watching. The folks ahead of him (a pair of Justins: Gage and McCariens) are not world beaters. While Jones needs to stay healthy in order to make ground up - and be more consistent - he could move up the ranks and have some value.

That's all for now kids - more later as things pick up....

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