2011 NFL Draft Results: Why the New England Patriots Didn’t Draft a Pass Rush

After last week’s NFL Draft, the draft “gurus” have made it clear that they don’t like the approach Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn’t draft any pass rushers in this year’s draft, especially after the defensive wizard seemed to marvel at the depth of defensive line talent and how the key of this draft was correct evaluation...

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Oakland Raiders Fantasy Projections

The Raiders formally admitted the biggest mistake in franchise history this offseason, dumping former top overall pick JaMarcus Russell. He’s now part of a criminal trial, and is (shockingly) still a free agent. Meanwhile, the Raiders move on. But to what? Let’s look at the fantasy value, if there is any, on the Raiders’...

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2010 IDP Defensive Lineman Rankings

UPDATED: August 24, 2010 The Defensive Lineman position is the shallowest Individual Defensive Player (IDP) spot to draft for. While there is a fair amount of consistency at this position year to year (this year’s Top 5 is basically the same as last year’s), the position depth is quite limited. That fact alone may be a solid argument for passing...

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Week 7 NFL Injury Report

WEEK 7 INJURY REPORT – FRIDAY Following is a list of quarterback injuries for Week 7 games: Buffalo Bills Out Trent Edwards (head) San Francisco 49ers Out Nate Davis (illness) Cleveland Browns Probable Derek Anderson (ankle) Green Bay Packers Probable Aaron Rodgers (foot) New England Patriots Probable Tom Brady (right shoulder) New...

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Week 7 ~ IDP Starts and Rankings – You Down with IDP?

Injuries are just tearing up the IDP fantasy landscape this season, including what seems like an unusually high number of the season-ending kind, for prominent players. We already lost guys like Brian Urlacher, Leodis McKelvin and Stewart Bradley for 2009, now this week we had a few more. Bengals sacks leader and top three fantasy defensive lineman Antwan Odom...

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