Archive for December, 2011
Posted: Saturday, December 31st, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Jim Harbaugh, Bailey, Rap song, San Francisco 49ers, Who's got it better
The last thing Jim Harbaugh could’ve imagined happening in his first season as 49ers head coach was that he’d be sampled in a rap song. Thanks to Bay Area rapper Bailey, though, it has happened.
Posted: Friday, December 30th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Three and out, Antonio Brown, Ben Roethlisberger, Dallas Cowboys, Daniel Thomas, Miami Dolphins, Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh Steelers, Reggie Bush, Tony Romo
Tony Romo is expected to be under center for the regular season finale Sunday. If his past track record is any indication, fantasy owners should feel comfortable having him in their lineups.
Posted: Friday, December 30th, 2011 | NFL Playbook Staff Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Playbook, Tale of the tape
The final week of the NFL regular season is upon us, and the playoff picture is anything but settled. The Texans are pegged into the No. 3 seed – and in the AFC, that’s the only peg lodged.
Posted: Thursday, December 29th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Brandon Marshall, Baltimore Ravens, Darrelle Revis, Ed Reed, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, NFL Total Access
There’s an art form to getting away with pass interference — offensive or defensive — in the NFL. Essentially, it’s about not being caught.
Posted: Thursday, December 29th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, LeSean McCoy
The Eagles say they will try to help LeSean McCoy win a rushing title, which should be more than enough incentive for fantasy owners to make sure he’s in their lineup this week.
Posted: Thursday, December 29th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: New Orleans Saints, Chris Ivory, Darren Sproles, Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, Lance Moore, Mark Ingram, Marques Colston, pierre thomas, robert meachem, Sean Payton
Saints coach Sean Payton says he has no intentions of taking his foot off the gas this week against the Panthers, providing a huge help to fantasy owners.
Posted: Thursday, December 29th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Around the League, Cincinnati Bengals, flip, Fran Charles, Jerome Simpson
It’s Thursday, and we’re still talking about Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson‘s phenomenal front-flip touchdown against the Cardinals five days after the fact.
Posted: Thursday, December 29th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo
Tony Romo is trying to work around a bruised hand in order to play Sunday. If he does, he’s already proven that he can post big numbers while being less than 100 percent.
Posted: Thursday, December 29th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Three and out, Calvin Johnson, Daniel Thomas, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Reggie Bush, Titus Young, Tom Brady
Calvin Johnson has missed two consecutive days of practice and fantasy owners should start looking for backup plans in case Megatron is limited or completely held out.
Posted: Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: NFL Fantasy Live podcast, Adam Rank, Elliot Harrison, Jason Smith, Michael Fabiano
Elliot Harrison and Michael Fabiano go over the final week of fantasy football and who you should look to if you think your starters may be resting on the bench in Week 17. In the second hour, “NFL Fantasy Live” analysts Jason Smith and Adam Rank join the show for a 2012 fantasy football mock draft and discuss strategy for the NFL.com Playoff Challenge.
Posted: Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Three and out, Ben Roethlisberger, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, Jermichael Finley, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tom Brady
Ben Roethlisberger is doing everything he can to get back on the field for Sunday’s regular season finale, but fantasy owners might want to think twice before plugging him into their lineups.
Posted: Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 | NFL Playbook Staff Tags: Playbook Mailbag, Playbook
Through 16 weeks of the season, you have certainly heard commentators throw around some strange-sounding terms.
Posted: Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 | NFL Playbook Staff Tags: Playbook picks, Brian Baldinger, Joe Theismann, Sterling Sharpe
“Playbook” analysts Sterling Sharpe, Joe Theismann and Brian Baldinger make their picks for Week 17.
Posted: Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 | jasonfsmith1 Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Arian Foster, Adrian Peterson, Ahmad Bradshaw, Cam Newton, Chris Johnson, Darren McFadden, DeMarco Murray, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Fred Jackson, Jamaal Charles, Mark Sanchez, Matt Forte, Matthew Stafford, Michael Turner, Peyton Hillis, Philip Rivers, Ray Rice
With the 2011 fantasy football season in the rear view mirror, Jason Smith looks at who could be the top fantasy pick in 2012. The answer isn’t as simple as you’d think.
Posted: Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: 2011 Playoffs scenarios,
Think you have it all figured out when it comes to where all 12 playoff teams will be seeded after Week 17? So did we until our crack research department came up with this handy-dandy guide to Week 17 and how the results for each playoff-implicated game could alter the structure of the postseason.