Archive for November, 2011

Fantasy Live Podcast: Getting defensive

Michael Fabiano and Elliot Harrison talk fantasy running backs, wide receivers and which defense you may want to pick up for week 10.

Week 10 ‘Playbook’ picks: Split on Saints-Falcons

Playbook analysts Solomon Wilcots, Joe Theismann, Brian Baldinger and Matt Millen make their picks for Week 10:

Raiders’ McFadden out vs. Chargers

With Darren McFadden out for another week, Michael Bush will start for Oakland. But his matchup shouldn’t excite fantasy owners.

Three and out: Broncos considering option offense

The Broncos could go option full-time to help Tim Tebow; Ahmad Bradshaw sits out practice again and no one knows when Jahvid Best will be back.

Data Points: Updating the Marino chase

We’re halfway through the season and the usual suspects are still on pace to shatter Dan Marino‘s single-season passing record. Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers all are in position to break the mark of 5,084 yards.

Playbook: A Fullback Renaissance in Oakland

The NFL has become a league in which spread sets are becoming the norm for offenses and the fullback has become virtually non-existent – or so you think.

First and 10: We’re halfway home

Time flies when you’re having fun, and the 2011 NFL regular season is already half over. With that in mind, we asked eight NFL.com and NFL Network analysts for their award winners at the halfway point and revised predictions for the postseason, and the results are in.

QB rankings: Who makes up six through 10?

For this week’s quarterback rankings, there are no byes, remember. We’re skipping a week before they finish up in Week 11. That means you play all of the Holy Five: Rodgers, Brady, Vick, Brees, and Newton — regardless of matchup. This makes picking the next five best QBs extremely difficult because they’re all available. Here’s how I rank them six through 10 for Week 10.

Cover Two Podcast: Which are legit playoff teams?

In conjunction with NFL.com’s midseason awards and projections this week, the podcast looked heavily at what teams have a realistic shot at the playoffs — like Chicago — and what teams are on greased skids to start getting heavily into draft preparation.

Three and out: McFadden expected to miss Thursday

A look at three of the top stories in fantasy football on Tuesday morning.

Monday Nightmare: Failure to deliver

Regular readers of this space know that Monday night was not going to be a good one for me. I had scored the second-most points in our NFL Network league and was looking pretty good until I noticed that Lindsay Soto was rolling out Matt Forte, LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson. We know how this one was going to end, right?

Thursday night’s alright for throwing

With the first Thursday night game of the year around the corner, Jason Smith breaks down previous Thursday night games and finds one position has generally excelled above all others.

First and 10: Not for the faint of heart

If you missed the New York Giants’ Super Bowl flashback against the New England Patriots, or Sunday night’s stirring final drive by the Baltimore Ravens against the Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL Network’s got you covered with a special edition of “NFL Replay” Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.

Fantasy Faux Pas Monday: On one hand, there’s McGahee

Willis McGahee runs wild with one hand, Vincent Jackson exploding for three touchdowns and, of course, shanahanigans all conspired to drive fantasy owners to distraction in this week’s edition of Fantasy Faux Pas Monday.

Open offense gives Ravens championship quality

John Harbaugh has done a few impressive things lately, including quoting Theodore Roosevelt. The other is utilizing the spread formation to get the most out of QB Joe Flacco in the shotgun, a move that might be more geared for the long-run.

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