Week 2 Fantasy Football Deep League RB and WR Pickups

Patriots WR Julian Edelman

In a deep league, things are a bit more tricky since the pickings are so slim. Sometimes you have to pick up a player based on pure speculation. Sometimes you have to pick up a player that you aren’t even going to use for a few weeks.

Realistic Expectations for 2013 Fantasy Football Rookie Running Backs

Montee Ball

  In the past five seasons, not one single running back with an average draft position above 65 (according to ESPN) has run for 1,000 yards. Last year’s rookie best was Alfred Morris (1,613 yards), who was not even projected in the top-200, and almost definitely went undrafted in your league, just as he did […]

Three Ways to Avoid Thursday Night Fantasy Disaster

CJ Spiller

The populist movement known as #FreeCJSpiller reached its apex a couple weeks ago, when the electrifying Buffalo Bills running back was averaging more than seven yards a touch, mowing down defenses at will, while head coach Chan Gailey insisted on maintaining an even timeshare with infinitely less talented backfield mate Fred Jackson. Nothing against Jackson. […]

Working The Wire: Week 9

Darrius Heyward-Bey

I’m writing this, banking on everyone having some semblance of an Internet connection by Wednesday or Thursday. Frankenstorm, however, might destroy your fake football preparations. These, friends, are First World Problems. There’s still decent value on the waiver wire, so don’t ignore unclaimed players this week. I’m not going to tell you to grab Jonathan […]

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