Posts Tagged ‘Matt Forte’

The Top Five Picks, Why What and When

Having one of the top picks in your fantasy football draft is a privilege, not a right. This season having the first pick seems to be a more difficult decision than falling at the number two spot. But with names out there such as Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, Drew Brees and Maurice Jones-Drew, many people [...]

Top 100 Fantasy Football PPR Point Projections

Top 100 Fantasy Football PPR Point Projections ** update 8/30/2010 ** Fantasy Points derived from ESPN’s projected achievements for the 2010 season. Players that ended the 2009 season strongly also got a boost and a few other personal touches, enjoy. PPR Scoring format: 6 Points per Touch Down – Rushing and Receiving 4 Points per [...]

Top 20 Players To Target In The Draft

We’ve talked (written) quite a bit about Sleepers, Rankings and Overrated or Underrated players so far. Some of those players will be in the list below, and some will be new names. We’re going to go through from top to bottom and take a look at guys you can target who will out perform their [...]

Top 100 Fantasy Football Point Projections, Standard Scoring

Top 100 Fantasy Football Rankings – Non PPR ** update 8/30/2010 ** 6 Points per Touch Down – Rushing and Receiving I was amazed at how high the QB position ranked this year. Everyone has been writing about how the NFL, each year, progresses further into a pass first high scoring league, take note in [...]

Fantasy Football Composite ADP Rankings

Fantasy Football Composite Average Draft Position Ranking based on 12 teams, 15 rounds, Standard Format scoring for 2010. Very useful information for your draft preparation and analysis. What is ADP? ADP is a report that lists NFL players by the average slot they were drafted in fantasy football drafts. The source comes from mock and [...]

NFL Training Camp Battles That Effect Your Draft

Austin Collie and Anthony Gonzalez have been splitting time in the slot during training camp. Obviously this confirms what we all are expecting, Pierre Garcon will end up out wide opposite Reggie Wayne. But between Austin Collie and Anthony Gonzalez the concern is that the two will rotate as “inside” receivers, canceling each other out [...]

Chicago Bears Fantasy Projections

In consecutive offseasons, the Chicago Bears have made dramatic moves that stand in contrast to nearly the entire history of one of the NFL’s original franchises. Last year, they made the blockbuster trade to add QB Jay Cutler, and this summer they blew the doors off Halas Hall by blowing ridiculous coin on All Pro DE Julius [...]

Fantasy Football Sleeper Chester Taylor

Chester Taylor has always had some median value in PPR (points per reception) leagues, as a pass-catching option out of the backfield for the Minnesota Vikings. He was targeted by Brett Favre 59 times in 2010, and turned that into 44 receptions. That’s a respectable 75% conversion ratio. Alas he had only two touchdowns to [...]

Detroit Lions Fantasy Projections

Starting a couple years ago with the arrival of Calvin Johnson, the Detroit Lions have returned to the fantasy radar for the first time since Barry Sanders left and appear to be in prime position to be a player in fantasy drafts for the coming decade. Of course the benefit of being miserable for a [...]

2010 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings

The first thing I learned when I started playing fantasy football years ago was, draft running backs with your first two picks, and don’t grab a kicker until the last round. I did as I was told until I’d been around long enough to figure things out on my own. As we’ve seen in recent [...]

2010 Fantasy Football RB Rankings

UPDATED: September 2, 2010 Of all the various positions we rank, the running back spot is arguably the hardest to predict this early. Especially in this era of RBBC (running back by committee) scenarios. We have several new rookie RB’s who stand a real chance to explode with fantasy value from game one this year, [...]

2010 NFL Draft Fantasy Analysis: Detroit Lions Select DT Ndamukong Suh

With the second pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions select DT Ndamukong Suh from Nebraska. Ndamukong Suh – DT – Nebraska – 6’4″ 310 Suh is an absolute beast, and brings a huge frame and motor to the heart of the Lions’ defensive line. The Lions need it, too; they’re in the [...]

Fantasy Football 2010: A Short Look At The Not So Elite 8

One of the biggest cancers to both PPR Leagues and Standard Leagues, are running backs who have to share their time. These ancillary players hold very little value overall but entice owners in the same vein with flashes of brilliance,  over-hype, or even one or two good games. While the 2010 Fantasy Football season is [...]