I was talking with my colleague Ray Tannock last night about Brady’s performance so far this season. He seems to think it’s no big deal and Brady will right the ship in the next few games. The New England Patriots will once again be play-off bound, and all will be right with the world…of football. […]
Week 3 Risers and Fallers
Welcome to Risers and Fallers, a Top Fantasy Football featured article where we discuss how player values are changing around the league. Please keep in mind there are two types of value in fantasy sports. General value and trade value. If I list a player as a Riser, this means his general value has increased. […]
Wide Receiver Bandwagon Jumping? Slow your roll!
There are a lot of big fantasy questions after just two weeks this year, and there are the annual surprises. Usually, after Week Two, quick-trigger owners start making decisions they regret by Week Eight. To start 2009, there are a lot of receivers that are raising eyebrows in the NFL, and some that are disappointing. […]
Detroit’s Calvin Johnson: Sell High?
Entering 2009, most so-called fantasy experts looked at Detroit’s Calvin Johnson’s production last year, his age, his physique, and the fact that he plays indoors and thought Johnson was a sure-fire fantasy monster. Indeed, in 2009 there were few analysts who doubted Johnson would live up his nickname: Megatron. And yet here we are after […]
Chicago’s Matt Forte: Buy Low?
Coming into 2009, there were a number of young backs around the top of many fantasy draft boards. Houston’s Steve Slaton, Tennessee’s Chris Johnson, and Chicago’s Matt Forte all had fantastic seasons in 2008, and figured to have offenses that would nurture their strengths. After two weeks of the 2009 season, though, Forte is struggling […]