Archive for November, 2011
Posted: Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Seattle Seahawks, Ben Obomanu, Mike Williams, Sidney Rice
Now that Sidney Rice is finished for the year, everyone in Seattle’s WR receiver rotation moves up. It likely won’t help their fantasy values enough to make them worth starting.
Posted: Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: NFL Fantasy Live podcast, Andre Johnson, Matt Moore
Matt “Money” Smith joins Elliot Harrison and Michael Fabiano to talk fantasy football down the stretch and what to do about returning wide receiver Andre Johnson and Dolphins starter Matt Moore. The guys also look forward to the fantasy playoffs and debate whether “Die Hard” is a true Christmas movie or not.
Posted: Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: New York Giants, Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Jacobs, Mario Manningham, Ramses Barden, Victor Cruz
Victor Cruz landed on the Giants injury report, which is cause for concern, but Ahmad Bradshaw’s anticipated return add a boost.
Posted: Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | jasonfsmith1 Tags: Fantasy QB rankings, Matt Moore, Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, Tim Tebow, Tony Romo
The final week of the fantasy regular season is here, and Jason Smith lines up the QBs that can best help you get the win you need to make the playoffs.
Posted: Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | NFL Playbook Staff Tags: A.J. Green, Andy Dalton, Brett Keisel, Cincinnati Bengals, D'Qwell Jackson, Duane Brown, Geno Atkins, Playbook, Pro Bowl
With the strength of the AFC residing in the North this season, it’s no surprise our Pro Bowl picks come predominantly from that division.
Posted: Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Three and out, Chicago Bears, Darren McFadden, Denarius Moore, Jay Cutler, Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy, Michael Vick, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles
A trio of Eagles’ stars could miss Thursday’s game against the Seahawks, but there’s little value amongst their replacements.
Posted: Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | NFL Playbook Staff Tags: Playbook picks, Brian Baldinger, Joe Theismann, Matt Millen, Solomon Wilcots
“Playbook” analysts Solomon Wilcots, Joe Theismann, Brian Baldinger and Matt Millen make their picks for Week 13.
Posted: Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Mel Tucker, Brian Billick, Brian Schottenheimer, Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jason La Canfora, Jim Mora, Wayne Weaver
Before the ink had even dried on Jack Del Rio’s exit papers, the speculation on who would replace him in Jacksonville already was spinning.
Posted: Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 | Steve Wyche Tags: Cover Two Podcast, Baltimore Ravens, Connor Barwin, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, T.J. Yates, Vonta Leach
We know that Texans LB Connor Barwin is a bad man, but so bad that the Jaguars fired coach Jack Del Rio and then owner Wayne Weaver sold the team, all after Barwin recorded four sacks against two quarterbacks in a 20-13 Texans win in Jacksonville on Sunday?
Posted: Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Playoff scenarios, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers
This time last week, there was plenty of buzz that the 49ers had a chance to be the first team in the NFL this season to clinch a playoff spot. A loss to the Ravens on Thanksgiving night delayed that inevitability, and it also opens the door for the defending Super Bowl champs to become the first team this season with an asterisk next to their names in the standings.
Posted: Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Blue-hair fight, Angelo Mosca, CFL, Joe Kapp
When grizzled, old Canadian Football League rivals Joe Kapp and Angelo Mosca ran into each other Friday at an honorary, pre-Grey Cup luncheon, their longtime feud reignited in a bizarre scenario that would have made Bobby “The Brain” Heenan grin with evil delight.
Posted: Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 | Adam Rank Tags: Three and out, Dre Johnson, Gary Kubiak, Jack Del Rio, Jake Delhomme, Jason La Canfora, Mel Tucker, Mike Shanahan, Roy Helu, Shanahanigans
Time now for a look at the top storylines for fantasy football on a Tuesday,
Posted: Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 | Adam Rank Tags: Monday Nightmare, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, Drew Brees, Mark Ingram, Tom Brady, Vicgtory Cruz
If you’re familiar with my work at all, you know two things about me: I love to make “Top Gun” references, and the second is that I live and die with my fantasy studs. And I bring this up because there is a rumor floating out there that one of our producers for “NFL Fantasy Live” (and a former producer on the “Dave Dameshek Football Program“) sat Drew Brees this week.
Posted: Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 | jasonfsmith1 Tags: Blog Log Blog, Chris Johnson, DeAngelo Williams, Dustin Keller, Eric Decker, Harry Douglas, Jonathan Stewart, Kamerion Wimbley, Laurent Robinson, Mario Manningham, Michael Crabtree, Stevie Johnson
Need a win to sneak into your fantasy league playoffs? Jason Smith has a short list of important rules to remember in order to get a much-needed win in the regular season finale.
Posted: Monday, November 28th, 2011 | NFL Playbook Staff Tags: Detroit Lions, Evan Dietrich-Smith, Green Bay Packers, Ndamukong Suh, Playbook
We took a closer look at the coaching tape to catalog the events leading up to Ndamukong Suh’s infamous stomp.