Currently, the New York Giants have an interesting situation at the running back position. With no real outlying back through five games this season, the Giants have opted to rotate Andre Williams, Rashad Jennings and Shane Vereen. Though both Williams and Jennings have little to no value for fantasy owners, with Odell Beckham Jr. and […]
Full Story »Has Colin Kaepernick Finally Turned a Corner?
Oftentimes, when a loss occurs, it can be hard to find a positive takeaway or two. As far as the San Francisco 49ers and their struggling quarterback are concerned, however, that certainly isn’t the case. Unfortunately, Colin Kaepernick’s struggles out on the field of play have been well documented. Yet, after Sunday night’s Week 5 […]
Full Story »Peyton Manning Openly Admits He Must Improve His Play
As a soon-to-be Hall of Fame quarterback, rarely does Peyton Manning need much in the ways of criticism. Yet, after a 16 to 10 victory over the notoriously bad Oakland Raiders, Manning was more than willing to offer up some honest words of assessment about his play out on the field. Said Manning after the […]
Full Story »Rob Gronkowski Eyes Indianapolis for Another Big Performance
In the NFL, it’s nearly impossible to put up jaw-dropping numbers each and every week. That said, throughout the course of Rob Gronkowski’s six-season career, when not injured, he’s managed to do just that. Seriously, with a quarter of the NFL’s regular season having come and gone, the talented tight end is on pace to […]
Full Story »Eli Manning's Late-Game Heroics Find Proper Form Early This Season
Storylines can change quickly in the NFL. The New York Giants are proof of just that. After starting the season with two losses in which leads crumbled in the fourth and final quarter, the Giants have managed to rattle off three consecutive victories against the Redskins, Bills and 49ers. Truthfully, none were as impressive as […]
Full Story »Tevin Coleman Warms the Bench in Atlanta
Atlanta Falcons rookie running back Tevin Coleman spent a lot of time on the bench in his return to action on Sunday against the Washington Redskins. Although he started the 2015 season as the team's starter, it was clear that Devonta Freeman has taken his job away. Coleman played just nine snaps in Week 5. […]
Full Story »Charcandrick West or Knile Davis? Fantasy Football Owners Have a Tough Decision
When Jamaal Charles went down with an apparent season-ending knee injury fantasy football owners immediately started to plan their Week 6 waiver adds. Knile Davis may have seemed like the obvious choice to replace Charles as the Kansas City Chiefs starting running back, but then we were thrown a curve ball. Chiefs coach Andy Reid […]
Full Story »Week 6 Waiver Wire & QB Streamers: Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater & Ryan Fitzpatrick
As of this writing I am one-for-two in QB picks for last week. My deeper league pick Michael Vick plays Monday night and I will hopefully remember to update this with his performance. Alex Smith didn’t kill you, as is his specialty, but I still expected more out of him. Blake Bortles on the other […]
Full Story »Safe to Start Anquan Boldin Again?
Chances are you didn't have San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Anquan Boldin in your starting lineups for Week 5. That's a shame, especially considering the 35-year-old had his best game of the season on Sunday night against the New York Giants. Boldin hauled in eight of his 12 targets for 107 yards and a touchdown […]
Full Story »Future Tense: Arizona Fall League, Part III: Mesa Solar Sox
In our second part, I commented on how the Astros were at least a year early by making the playoffs this year and that the future looks even better. That’s true too for the Chicago Cubs, one of the teams seeding the Mesa Solar Sox. The Oakland Athletics went into rebuilding mode this year, and […]
Full Story »Dion Lewis: Here to Stay
Dion Lewis had another stellar game for the New England Patriots, turning 11 targets into eight receptions into 59 yards and an amazing Houdini-like touchdown, with six carries for 34 yards (5.6 YPC). Lewis continues to show that he is an elusive talent, making four Cowboys' defenders miss on his way into the end zone […]
Full Story »Eli Manning and Larry Donnell Propel Giants to Win On Spectacular Catch
Being a New York Giants fan is not for the faint of heart, but Sunday night paid off for the Giants' faithful with a late rally that was capped off by an incredible throw from Eli Manning into the back of the end zone that tight end Larry Donnell brought down over his head for […]
Full Story »Allen Robinson Has Another Huge Performance In Week 5
Jacksonville Jaguars' receiver Allen Robinson broke out for another huge game on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hauling in seven receptions for 72 yards, and scoring two touchdowns along the way. This was his second huge performance of the season, the first being Week 2 against the Miami Dolphins, when he hauled in six […]
Full Story »Devonta Freeman's Dominance Pushes Tevin Coleman to Reserve Role
When the Atlanta Falcons drafted Tevin Coleman, we were all prepared for a competition between the rookie and the second-year running back Devonta Freeman. Unfortunately, both players suffered a hamstring strain during training camp, which left the starting running back job up in the air heading into the 2015 season. While Coleman got the early nod as a […]
Full Story »Is It Time For Eddie Lacy Owners To Panic?
Yes, we know. You spent your first round pick on him. You had the hopes of your entire fantasy team resting on his shoulders. And what has Eddie Lacy given you in return? Numbers that are far from RB1 production. And he did little to quell your concerns today against the St. Louis Rams, rushing […]
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