The market for free agent starting pitcher Zack Greinke is “quietly heating up,” according to ESPN.com. The runner-up for this year’s NL Cy Young award is the hottest free agent on the market. Greinke backed out of the final three years on his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers for what would have been $71 […]
Full Story »Jerricho Cotchery Is Climbing the Depth Chart in Carolina
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The Panthers are 11-0, and somehow, 33-year-old Jerricho Cotchery is their second-most productive wide receiver. Cotchery isn't going to be a splashy move, but then again, how many splashy moves are left to be made in Week 13? He's been targeted six times […]
Full Story »Look for Dontrelle Inman to Continue to Improve
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Since Keenan Allen was lost for the season back in Week 8, Dontrelle Inman has floated around as a potential late-season steal. He finally had a mini-breakout in Sunday's win over the Jaguars, finishing with a season-high five catches for 65 yards […]
Full Story »DeVante Parker May Finally Become Fantasy Relevant
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues, Keeper/Dynasty Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It's been a quiet, underwhelming rookie season for the Dolphins' first-round pick, but DeVante Parker set career highs in catches (four) and yards (80) while scoring his first touchdown in garbage time of Sunday's loss to the Jets. The early exit […]
Full Story »Take a Flier on Marquess Wilson in PPR Leagues
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Alshon Jeffery returned to his role as Jay Cutler's primary target in Chicago's Thanksgiving night win in Green Bay, but Jeffery's return didn't completely neutralize Marquess Wilson, who is quietly having a decent third season. Wilson finished with four catches for 44 yards […]
Full Story »Markus Wheaton Is Rediscovering His Potential
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Markus Wheaton put on a show for the Steelers in Week 12. The third-year wideout finished with a career-high 201 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions, routinely gashing the Seahawks' secondary for big gains. Wheaton was a popular sleeper choice entering this […]
Full Story »Doug Baldwin's Big Day Won't Be His Last
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Doug Baldwin torched the Steelers for 145 yards and three touchdowns on six receptions in Sunday's wild 39-30 win. The three scores marked a career high and obviously won't become a weekly occurrence, but Baldwin is the midst of an impressive run. He […]
Full Story »Time to Unleash Jay Ajayi?
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 32% owned in Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: At this point, it may behoove the Dolphins to just run the ball 40 times a game. Ryan Tannehill has looked awful, as has the offense as a whole. OC Bill Lazor was fired today, and his removal should yield more touched […]
Full Story »Brandon Bolden a Bold Pickup
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 24% owned in Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Remember how I said James White was the de facto number two back behind LeGarrette Blount? Nobody told Brandon Bolden, who drastically outplayed White in Week 12, catching four passes for 81 yards and a touchdown. All three backs will be involved […]
Full Story »Bilal Powell a Must-Own Handcuff
BALLER MOVE: Add as Ivory Handcuff OWNED IN: 22% owned in Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Chris Ivory is the unquestioned top dog in New York, but Bilal Powell is a more-than-capable complement. Prior to his Week 4 injury, Powell had at least 10 carries in each game, and also had 13 catches over the three weeks. Since […]
Full Story »Give Jamison Crowder One Last Shot
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jamison Crowder has had two consecutive down weeks, but I still believe in the PPR floor he's had for a majority of this season. He unfortunately had a TD taken away from him in Week 12, which would've saved his fantasy day and […]
Full Story »Devin Funchess Is on the Verge of Erupting
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues, Keeper/Dynasty Leagues OWNED IN: 16% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Devin Funchess logged the most snaps of any Panthers wide receiver on Thanksgiving, and it's obvious his role is growing, even if the stat line has yet to really follow. Funchess is a huge target who Newton keeps trying to hit in […]
Full Story »Grab Kendall Wright Before He Picks up the Pace
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 52% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Playing just half of the snaps, Kendall Wright was targeted seven times in Week 12-- but only caught two catches for a meager 19 yards. We've all seen Wright's talent in the past, and he's been top-10 in the league the last two […]
Full Story »The Chargers Keep Feeding Stevie Johnson the Ball
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 52% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Operating as the number one WR for the Chargers, Stevie Johnson finally managed to have a good game for standard leagues. He has been on a PPR tear lately, with at least seven catches in each of his last three games. Johnson's not going […]
Full Story »James White In Line for More Looks in New England
BALLER MOVE: Add in PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 41% owned in Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: White became the default pass-catching back once Dion Lewis was lost for the season, but he's done very little in the role. That could change drastically given the injury Rob Gronkowski suffered in the Patriots' Week 12 defeat. Gronk evidently escaped with a […]
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