A Quarterback Test: Pass Happy, Efficient and Reasonable ADP
Relying on a glut of pass attempts is by no means a rock solid strategy in selecting your fantasy signal caller. It’s an unstable predictor of fake football success that’ll give you moderate to severe ulcers. Game plans change, some game scenarios dictate run-heavy approaches, and quarterbacks who throw 40 times a game face defenses […]
Will Marc Trestman make Jay Cutler Fantasy Relevant Again?
What’s the opposite of Rich Gannon, the borderline journeyman signal caller with an adequate arm and a penchant for reading coverage schemes and taking what the defense gives him? Jay Cutler. Cutler, blessed with a canon where his right arm should be, has never seen coverage he didn’t like. He seems to think – much […]
Chicago Bears: A Sneaky Fantasy Football Godsend?
Your thoughts on Chicago Bears skill position players and what they might do for your 2013 fake football squad can probably be summed up in a single word, or grunt, or barely audible noise: Meh. This meh-ness excludes wide receiver Brandon Marshall, of course, as he finished behind only Calvin Johnson among fantasy pass catchers […]
The Case for Danny Amendola over Wes Welker in Fantasy Football
Danny Amendola is no Wes Welker clone. He wasn’t brought to New England because he matches Welker’s skillset – one that led to mostly epic fantasy production over his six years as a Patriot. The Patriots signed Amendola because he possesses skills Welker doesn’t. That’s why, I think, it’s more than reasonable to consider drafting […]
Steven Jackson signs with Atlanta Falcons: Escape From 8 in the Box
Steven Jackson inked a three-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons today, confirming one of the worst kept secrets of this year’s free agency cluster hug (edited for general audiences). The 30-year-old steamroller of a running back never failed to eclipse 1,000 total yards in his final eight years with the St. Louis Rams. He was a […]
Wes Welker to the Denver Broncos: Fantasy Implications
How good can Wes Welker, the veritable and aptly named Slot Machine, be in the Denver Broncos’ well-oiled offense? Let’s begin here: Brandon Stokley, an aged, replacement level slot receiver (and a Peyton Manning security blanket over the years) caught 45 passes for 544 yards and five touchdowns in 2012. I see no reason, even […]
Reggie Bush is a Detroit Lion: All Sorts of Fantasy Goodness
Reggie Bush, a day after it was reported that the Detroit Lions were offering him a three-down gig, signed in the Motor City, simultaneously becoming a potential cold-blooded PPR killing machine while submarining the fantasy value of Mikel Leshoure. Bush, who wasn’t exactly used as a workhorse back in Miami – receiving 12 carries or […]
The Nuclear Fantasy Fallout of Percy Harvin to Seattle
Don your radiation suits. It may be the only way to protect yourself against the fantasy community’s reaction to Percy Harvin’s transfer to the Great Northwest, where he’ll catch passes from and eventually complain about Russell Wilson. Beyond being a malignant locker room tumor and a diva no longer in training, Harvin is an exceedingly […]