Monday, July 16, 2007

Fakhir Brown suspended 4 weeks; 2 for Wroten?

CB Fakhir Brown got a four-game suspension from the league over the weekend
for an unspecified violation of the substance abuse policy. (My guess: weed.)
Assuming his appeal fails, the pressure will be on Tye Hill and partner to contain
Steve Smith week 1, Darrell Jackson week 2, Joey Galloway week 3, and oh crap,
T.O. and Terry Glenn week 4. Throwing in Jason Witten makes week 4 look like
an awful good week to start Tony Romo in your fantasy league.

None of those first three WRs are size guys, though, and I think Tye Hill can handle
them. No, he's not going to hold Steve Smith to 2 catches for 20 yards, but neither
should he give up 9 catches, 180 yards, 3 TDs. A positive of the Brown suspension
is the potential for it to become Tye's moment to shine.

Same for Ron Bartell, who'd certainly be a candidate for #2 CB the first four weeks.
My guess, though, knowing Jim Haslett's affinity for veterans, is that Lenny Walls
gets most of the snaps and is the Opening Day starter, with Bartell as the nickel.
That's not the best combination they can throw out there, thanks to Brown's
off-field stupidity, but they don't necessarily have to get shelled for 350 yards a
week, either. Though I'm dreading Dallas.

On the topic of suspensions, I can't believe Claude Wroten or Dominique Byrd would
be looking at any worse than two weeks from the commissioner's office, in light of
Sam Brandon getting 2 for domestic violence, which is worse than what Wroten will
be charged with, and Jared Allen (2nd DUI) getting his suspension reduced to 2 weeks.
I'd originially thought Wroten and Byrd would be up for 4-week suspensions, but there's
obviously some wiggle room.

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