With fantasy trade deadlines appraoaching, Jason Smith highlights several players that owners should consider targeting to get them over the hump and into the fantasy postseason.

Bills WR Stevie Johnson doesn’t need any huge loans from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. He says he can get by on $13.

Just a week ago, the Bills beat the media’s favorite “Dream Team” and now sit atop the AFC East. At 4-1, do the Bills have what it takes to be a contender this year? A lot of questions can be answered after Sunday’s game with the New York Giants.

Eli Manning tops Jason Smith’s list of the fantasy quarterbacks outside of the top five to target.

The waiver wire offers slim pickings, kind of like the Shakey’s Pizza buffet after the Thursday afternoon lunch rush. So you can imagine my surprise when in one of my leagues Antonio Gates was on the wire. And imagine me nearly spraining my thumb while maneuvering my mouse to try to add Gates to my squad. Sadly, my waiver claim went unfulfilled but this leads to a bigger lesson: Don’t drop Gates.

On Tuesday, we told you that five quarterbacks are still on pace to break Dan Marino‘s single-season passing yardage record. As it turns out, 2011 is shaping up to be a banner year for passing efficiency as well.

With Sunday’s action is in the books, some early impressions of what went down in Week 2.

A look at five matchups from five games in Week 2 that we believe be the first waves in a rippling pond.

In a league filled with stars, where every team has its marquee guys, it is the unheralded players that can truly make the difference in how teams fare year to year. In our 2010 film study, we have identified 22 players who stand out on tape but may not be the first names that come to mind when you think of their respective positions.

Colts QB Peyton Manning underwent neck surgery earlier in the week, but the procedure shouldn’t affect his immense value in fantasy land.

A few minutes with Stevie Johnson is about as good as it gets. Johnson stopped by the NFL Network studios in Los Angeles Wednesday, rapping about everything from his endzone stunt against the Bengals and NFL players on Twitter to his infamous drop against the Bills.

As the second round unfolds and teams make their second picks of the draft, overall strategies become more transparent.

In his latest chat, NFL.com senior columnist Vic Carucci offered up his top prospect in the 2011 NFL Draft … and it’s not Cam Newton.

As we wrap up Day 1 of the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine, we’ll leave you with a few thoughts (some random), observations and highlights from what we’ve heard.

Who better to start with Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine than Bills coach Chan Gailey? He drew a large crowd of reporters as first up at the podium and delivered at least one “shoot yeah” during his 15 minutes.