NFC Fantasy Breakdown – Week Five

  Minnesota @ St Louis Normally this might be a spot where I would expect the Vikings to have a down week. On the road with a short week coming off a great performance against a divisional rival. You could say the Vikings are in for a let down this week. But as fate would have it they are playing the awful St. Louis Rams. Minny may not beat the Rams as badly as...

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NFC Fantasy Breakdown – Week Four

Detroit @ Chicago – The obvious story here is the Lions finally ending their 19-game losing streak and looking to ride that momentum into an actual winning streak. That will not be easy this week as they go into Chicago to face a Bears offense that is starting to come together after a slow start. Jay Cutler looked like the man Chicago traded for,...

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Week 3 ~ Start and Sit ~ Team Defense and IDP

The surprises and shake ups continue as we roll into week three. Last week I went 11-5 in my picks, though I did make some bold predictions. I really thought the Lions had a chance. I did go against my Pittsburgh Steelers, calling for a Chicago Bears upset, which was provided off the foot of Jeff Reed, who missed two field goals. That makes me 24 – 8...

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NFC West Week 3 Fantasy Picks

Welcome once again to our breakdown of the NFC West – the division for NFL fans who hate fantasy football, the NFL, and most of all, themselves. Last week’s predictions went a bit better than Week 1′s did, as I was almost spooky accurate in my forecasts for the Rams and Cardinals, and not so much on the 49ers and Seahawks. This wouldn’t...

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NFC West Fantasy Matchups For Week 2

Well, as I predicted, last Sunday’s twin inter-division NFC West showdowns were ugly and about as unwatchable as NFL games can possibly get. Unfortunately, that’s about all I got right. Some guys I liked – Marc Bulger of the Rams, Kurt Warner of the Cardinals – were absolute tire fires out there, while other ones I had high hopes for like...

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