Its tough to watch him struggle with his age

Poor, old Doc Tomlinson (I think hed be mad if he read that Which is exactly why I wrote it Someone needs to light a fire under him). Its tough to watch him struggle with his age.After bragging about how healthy he was in the preseason, it didnt take Tomlinson long to get back to old habits. He got into the end zone in Week One against the Raiders, but was also injured during the game. Ah yes, both of the things weve come to know from Tomlinson: touchdowns and injuries. That injury cost him the next two games (and most of the third game). Tomlinson came back after the bye-week by putting up 100 total yards against the Broncos.

He followed that with a disappointing performance against a terrible Chiefs defense in a blowout Chargers win. San Diego currently ranks 4th in the NFL in passing and 31st in rushing, and that doesnt appear to be changing. Despite having complete control of the game against the Chiefs in Week Seven, Rivers still passed for 268 yards and three touchdownn. The days of LaDainian Tomlinson being a fantasy stud are in the past.. The Panthers won perhaps the toughest division in the NFL in 2008, but currently sit near the bottom of the South at 2-4 in 2009. The coaches are angry, the players are angry, and perhaps no player fits his nickname more than Panthers receiver, Steve Grumpy Smith "I'm no longer an asset to this team," Smith said recently.

With Jake Delhomme playing the worst football of his professional career, Smith has become a bench player for many fantasy owners. This, despite being considered a sure-fire lock to be (at least) a starting fantasy receiver this year.Smith has also been hammered by football experts, who are now calling him the other Steve Smith, a term formerly used to describe the Giants receiver with the same name. The Panthers Smith has averaged under 60 yards per game this season and hasnt scored a single touchdown.Though he figures to turn his fantasy season around a bit after a decent Week Seven performance (six catches, 99 yards), Smith remains a weak fantasy play until Jake Delhomme can get back into a groove And that may never happen again.. All of these fantasy dwarfs could come back and produce in the second half of the season, but it seems likely they will remain mediocre and haunt our Sunday afternoons with their terrible play."Mirror, mirror on the wall, the fantasy owner asked. Which fantasy dwarf is fairest of allNone of these dwarfs are fairest of all, the mirror replied These players stink and arent touching the ball.. COLUMBUS, Ga.(Business Wire)Synovus (NYSE: SNV) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anthony willpresent at the Citi Financial Services Conference at The WaldorfAstoria in NewYork City on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 8:00 a.m EST A live webcast of thepresentation will be available.