Published on: 5th October, 2010
Welcome back everyone to another edition of Trendy Pickups, and if you missed out last week, you’ll want to keep reading these pieces that will come out every Tuesday because…well, I kinda like doing them. Last week, I mentioned three players: Brandon Lloyd (11 catches for 115 yards), Victor Cruz, and ...Published on: 29th September, 2010
With the fantasy landscape taking a small hit through three weeks from the WR department, many managers are now putting more emphasis on their running backs as a way of regaining some greatly needed, lost fantasy points. But the RB position has been the subject of unexpected injuries as of late, ...Published on: 29th September, 2010
Three games down, two in the loss column. But in the one win the Vikings did notch, they were able to acquiesce to RB Adrian Peterson's request: let me run more. But in the process they also showed themselves—hopefully—that they can in fact ride Peterson a lot more, even if they ...Published on: 20th September, 2010
The Vikings are 0-2, and many from the North Star State have already thrown in the purple towel on their beloved Vikings, considering how grim things appear to be. But as the old adage goes: nothing is as it always seems. The Vikings aren’t exactly a bottom-feeding cellar dweller, even ...Published on: 13th September, 2010
Matthew Stafford was originally expected to miss eight weeks with what Peter King of SI characterized as a Grade two shoulder sprain which is basically a separated shoulder. Now, the news from Adam Schefter is that Stafford will visit Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion, which has many fantasy owners ...Published on: 12th September, 2010
Well this is it folks! We’re just hours away from the first week of fantasy football minus Thursday night’s game, and it’s time to get that nasty injury bug out of the way. For the most part, there isn’t a lot of injuries to speak of, but there are some concerns ...Published on: 2nd September, 2010
There are a few familiar issues that always come traipsing along in the regular fantasy season that do nothing more than crap in our Monday morning Wheaties. There is the all-too-familiar matchup where your star running back—who was supposed to dominate that week—was just abruptly shut down by the 29th ranked ...Published on: 1st September, 2010
Handcuffing a player is a particular strategy that some managers utilize, while others stray from it. But no matter what type of manager you are, the wealth of information that comes from viewing handcuffs can always add a little extra to your knowledge base. This year is filled with some interesting handcuffs ...Published on: 29th August, 2010
Apparently Bears QB Jay Cutler has some "trust issues" with his offensive line after he was sacked nine times in the first two preseason games. "We had some protection issues last game," Cutler said. "There might have still been some little effects from that, just trusting the guys up there." Cutler ...Published on: 7th August, 2010
The Green Bay Packers signed WR Donald Driver to a two-year extension through 2012, signaling the beginning of the end for the Packer great. In an article I wrote earlier this month, I talked about Driver’s sinking value due in part to his age and the coaching staff’s concern over his ...