As happens every season in Week One we see a lot of upset victories, and a lot of surprise performances, and of course some loathsome fantasy numbers from guys we picked to carry our teams to victory on their shoulder pads. The NFC West games on Sunday we’re pretty indicative of all of the above. […]

Individual defensive player (IDP) fantasy superstar Brian Urlacher had season-ending surgery today. Jay Cutler stunk up the house running for his life against a shocking Green Bay defense. Green Bay’s defense is only 68% owned in Yahoo leagues and looked like a top five defense in week one. Bear’s wide receiver Earl Bennett looks to […]

Let’s say I sat you down on a chair, pulled out a big hammer and hit you on the knee. What would happen? You would probably be really angry with me, but think about what your body does. It does something called an involuntary reaction. There is a fantasy sports version of this, and I […]

Yesterday’s matchup between the Bears and Packers featured some exciting play from both defenses, but little Fantasy value as the expected shootout turned into  a defensive chess match, with both teams paying some heavy prices, despite a last minute comeback from the Pack. Each team’s offense was harassed all night long, and failed to put up the […]

I watched all 60 minutes of this snoozer Sunday, and just as I was ready to give myself a lobotomy with a corkscrew I witnessed one of the strangest plays of the day. But let me backtrack a moment. If you read my Week 1 Start and Sit Team Defense article, you already know I […]