The Wire Troll: Jonesing for Jacoby

/ Buck Davidson, Football, The Wire Troll

Yes, seriously. McNabb is off to a slow start this season, and has fallen out of whatever Fantasy favour he enjoyed at the beginning of the season. He did post decent numbers last week, though, and more of the same could be in store as he faces the porous Arizona pass defense, which has surrendered an average of 282 passing yards per game. Don’t look to McNabb to be much more than a one-week pickup, but if your regular signal-caller is on a bye the veteran could be worth a look.

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The Wire Troll: Don’t Doubt Thomas

/ Buck Davidson, Football, The Wire Troll

Through two games, Dalton has thrown for 413 yards and three touchdowns without a pick, and his performance has the Queen City abuzz with talk of a potential return to respectability for the Bengals in 2011. That’s big talk for a franchise that has finished above .500 only twice in the past 21 seasons, but hey, if there’s one thing redheads are good at, it’s inspiring crazy talk — and crazier deeds. If you’re in a deeper (more than 12 team) league, or play in a two-quarterback format, Dalton is well worth adding to your roster.

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Video Game Review: Madden NFL ’12

/ Football, Video Game Reviews

That’s not to suggest the series has gone backward (or even sideways), it’s just that the majority of the enhancements are more subtle, behind-the-scenes type of stuff, the biggest of which is the collision-based tackling system. Designed to eliminate players suctioning onto one another in tackling situations, the system keeps you in control of a player until contact is initiated. At that point the game takes into account things like size and momentum to determine what happens next. It makes for smoother, more realistic looking tackles (even if there’s a proclivity for big hits).

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