News: Falcons DL Lawrence Sidbury, who entered the game with two sacks all season, doubled his total Week 12 against the Vikings. The two sacks were his only two tackles in the contest.
Analysis: Sidbury comes off the bench for the Falcons, so aside from the occasional sack, he doesn't contribute much in Fantasy. You can leave him on waivers in all but deeper IDP formats.
News: Atlanta DL Lawrence Sidbury scooped up a fumble in the 3rd quarter of the Week 16 win over Buffalo and returned it 11 yards for a defensive touchdown.
Analysis: Sidbury has not been a Fantasy IDP option all year and that isn't going to change in Week 17 at Tampa Bay because of this fumble recovery and touchdown. Leave him on waivers in all leagues.
News:Lawrence Sidbury, a fourth-round draft pick from Richmond, had two sacks and took snaps with the first-team defense in Atlanta's 20-13 win at St. Louis last week. He's also been learning from John Abraham about how to be a great pass rusher. No one with the Falcons is ready to say Sidbury is competing with Jamaal Anderson and Chauncey Davis for the left defensive end spot opposite Abraham, but head coach Mike Smith said the rookie is on the right track. "Lawrence definitely will have an opportunity as he becomes more comfortable with our scheme to compete for the other defensive end position," Smith said.
Analysis: Sidbury could compete for a pass-rushing job out of training camp. That said, he's only worth a middle- to late-round pick in rookie-only drafts this summer.
News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports DL Lawrence Sidbury, the fourth-round pick of the Falcons in April's NFL Draft, signed a four-year, $4.4 million contract with the team Thursday. Sidbury, a 6-foot-3, 265-pound DE from Richmond, had 11.5 of his 20.5 career sacks last season.
Analysis: Sidbury could compete for a pass-rushing job out of training camp. That said, he's only worth a middle- to late-round pick in rookie-only drafts this summer.
News: The Falcons took Richmond DE Lawrence Sidbury with a fourth-round pick in the 2009 draft. Sidbury was considered a capable 4-3 defensive end before the draft, and he'll be able to match that consideration with the Falcons.
Analysis: He's got solid speed (4.5 in the 40-yard dash) but doesn't have the bulk you'd like to see in a defensive end. He could compete for a pass-rushing job out of training camp. That said, he's only worth a middle- to late-round pick in rookie-only drafts this summer.
