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Week 2 Fantasy Football Recap

  September 21, 2011 - 7:41 pm | , ,
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After week 1, we had a lot of questions about certain players and whether or not they could repeat their performances.  Week 2 gave us a hint at some of the answers.  Cam Newton IS the real deal.  Vincent Jackson IS a top 10 fantasy wide out.  Buffalo COULD be legit.  Chris Johnson MAY be a bust.  The Chiefs ARE that bad.

The Most Added Players this week are:

  • Devery Henderson, WR NO
  • Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB Buf
  • Eric Decker, WR Den
  • Ben Tate, RB Hou
  • Aaron Hernandez, TE NE
The surprise players of the Top 25 in points last week are:

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Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

  September 15, 2011 - 7:11 pm | , ,
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Week 2 in the NFL has some really exciting games in store.  Some of the highlights are Bears @ Saints, Chargers @ Patriots, and Eagles @ Falcons.   In terms of fantasy football, the players with the easiest match-ups are Matt Schaub, LeGarrette Blount, Santana Moss, Brandon Pettigrew, and Steelers D/ST.

Now for the Top 25:

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Fantasy Football Week 1 Recap

  September 13, 2011 - 5:00 pm | , ,
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Week 1 of the fantasy football season is always an unpredictable one  and this season has been no different.  We saw surprise  performances from Cam Newton, Chad Henne, Mike Tolbert, and Scott Chandler.  If you are in a deep league, these guys are worth a bench spot to see if they can build on their performances in Week 2.

  • Tom Brady and Wes Welker – Brady threw for 517 yards, 160 of that to Welker.  Welker also accounted for 2 of Brady’s 4 touchdowns.  If you had either of these two, you should have won your match up last week.
  • Chad Henne – Chad Henne threw for 416 yards and 2 touchdowns, but the real story was that he actually looked like a pretty good quarterback, making good decisions and accurate passes.  This bodes well for Brandon Marshall.
  • Cam Newton – Cam threw for 422 yards and 2 touchdowns.  He also had 18 yards on the ground and a touchdown.  He surprised everyone with his accurate passes and good decision making.  I would definitely consider adding him to your bench to see if he can build on his numbers against a tough Packers defense.
  • Steve Smith (Car) – I had a shot to draft Steve Smith, but after being burned last year, I decided to look elsewhere.  Well what does he do, but catch for 178 yards and 2 touchdowns.  So much for not having any chemistry with a rookie QB…
  • Mike Tolbert - Typically Tolbert’s points come from red zone carries.  This week he only had 35 yards and a touchdown on the ground, but he also caught 9 for 58 and 2 touchdowns.  These are not “touchdown vulture” numbers – Ryan Mathews owners should be concerned.
  • Kenny Britt -Britt caught for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Hasselbeck is typically not a good fantasy QB, but Mike Williams (sea) did produce with him at the helm last year.  Britt should make for a solid #2 receiver on your team, while he is a free man.
  • Matthew Stafford -Stafford looks like the real deal, throwing for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns in week 1.  If you drafted him or Calvin Johnson, you must feel pretty good about yourself right now.  Hopefully he is cured of the injury bug.
  • Scott Chandler -Here is his Resume:  Drafted in 07 by the Chargers, then played for Cowboys, Giants, Cowboys (again), and the Bills and before last week he had all of 1 reception for 8 yards.  Last week, he had 5 receptions for 63 yards and 2 touchdowns.  This is a guy that will be on my watch list to see if he can continue to be one of Ryan Fitzpatrick‘s favorite weapons.

I guess I should mention that I lost to MattDotRich in our weekly Gridiron Challenge. 

Weekly Fantasy Football Projections

  September 7, 2011 - 10:00 am | , ,
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It is difficult to predict how a player will do in any week of the season.  It is damn near impossible to predict how someone is going to do during the first week, so here goes:

First, a little bit about how we come up with our projections.  We take in to account the players points per game (PPG) from 2010 as well as their projected PPG for 2011.  We also take in to account how the position fared against the opposing defense last year and the projections for this year.  After the first week we will also include the player and defense’s PPG for 2011.   All of this, combined with the position on the depth chart, gives us the weekly projections.

Without further adieu, the Top 25:

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Ranking Updates 8/30

  August 30, 2011 - 6:38 pm | , , , ,
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Let’s rewind to, say, January.. You just won the fantasy trophy and you are collecting your winnings from the other losers in your league.  If I were to say to you then, that in August, Peyton Manning would be available with your 3rd round pick, you would think I was nuts.  Fast forward 8 months and Peyton Manning has an ADP of 33.8.  A couple more that may have shocked you would be Frank Gore (ADP 22.3), Maurice Jones-Drew (ADP 14), and Chris Johnson (ADP of 7.8).

My point is that this year has not only been unique because of the NFL Lockout, but also because of some of the value that is falling to some obscene levels.  When you are drafting this week or weekend, make sure you don’t draft rookies too high and proven veterans too low –  check out our updated Top 200. With that in mind, here is the Top 25 and the Biggest Movers for the week of 8/30:

Ranking Updates 8/22

  August 22, 2011 - 4:48 pm | , ,
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I’ll admit I was caught up in the Michael Vick fever that most of the analysts had over the past couple weeks.  I originally had him as the #2 overall pick but after a couple poor outings and some common sense, he has dropped to the #12 spot.  Just too much risk to warrant the #2 spot..

A couple of players that should be on the rise on everyone’s draft boards are Tim Hightower, Reggie Bush, Felix Jones, John Beck, Ryan Matthews, and Jahvid Best.

Some players you should drop on your draft board are Carson Palmer (he may really be retired), Andy Dalton, Jonathan Baldwin, Mikel LeShoure (IR) and Ryan Williams (IR)

Make sure to check out the Top 200 to stay up to date on the latest ranking updates.

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Ranking Updates 8/8

  August 8, 2011 - 6:18 pm | ,
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A number of players signed over the last week that will have an impact on your fantasy draft.  Some of the big names that you should update in your rankings are Michael Bush, Chad Ochocinco, Braylon Edwards, Ronnie Brown, Sidney Rice and Zach Miller (Seattle).

Other notable mentions include: Kyle Orton, Tim Tebow, Chad Henne, Ricky Williams, Malcom Floyd and Legedu Naanee.

We have updated our Top 200, as well as our Positional Rankings and D/ST Rankings (including kickers).  Also make sure you check out the Draft Kit to find relevant articles from this year and from the archive.

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