NFL Preseason: Week 2 fantasy football thoughts
For the third consecutive year, each week I'll be sharing random fantasy football thoughts and tidbits based off of the preseason games. I break it down in a variety of categories based on what I'm seeing on the field and how it is making me feel about their value in fantasy football this year. This series won the Best Fantasy Football Series last year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association in 2010.
Arian Foster made the Saints' defense look silly
The second week of preseason play is in the books. If there is such a thing as watching too much football, I've done that in the last couple of days. I'm not complaining.
There were some interesting preseason games; some of the teams/players are looking pretty close to what we thought they were a few weeks ago. Others, however, are turning heads for the wrong reasons and some are just simply disappointing (Kansas City, I'm talking to you).
Drinking the Kool Aid
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford graced this space a week ago. He had another solid outing (without wide receiver Calvin Johnson playing due to a shoulder ailment), hitting six of 10 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown to receiver Nate Burleson (his second of the preseason). If Stafford can stay healthy, he is very capable of being a top-10 fantasy quarterback this year. Look for his low 100s ADP to start climbing. I'm also digging Burleson as a late-round option as a No. 5 receiver. Tap your mouse here for more »
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Feels like Christmas...
Today feels a little bit like Christmas; minus the fact that Lindsay Lohan won't be under my tree.
By the time this weekend is complete, each NFL team will have new presents on offense, defense and special teams that hopefully improve their squad from a year ago.
Yesterday, I "Rocked the Mock" with my picks for the first round of today's NFL Draft. Tap your mouse here for more »
NFL Draft: Rocking the Mock – Round 1
Your 2010 No. 1 selection...
The 2010 NFL Draft is just hours away and, as like every year, it has been a wild and crazy ride to get here. The first round kicks off Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by rounds two and three Friday and the remainder of the draft Saturday.
Will Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford be taken No. 1 overall or will the St. Louis Rams go another direction? Will Florida quarterback Tim Tebow be selected during the first or second day based on long-term potential?
It's time to rock the mock. Here is my 2010 NFL Draft first round mock. Be forewarned; as there are some picks that buck the common thought process, including the No. 1 pick:
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Leverage is gone...
For all extensive purposes, the NFL free-agent market is over. Thursday marked the final day NFL teams could give an offer sheet to restricted free agents, as teams would need the seven-day window before the NFL Draft in order to receive compensation had they not matched any offer sheets for their own players. Tap your mouse here for more »
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The UFL - you know, that other football league - has revamped their website with a crisper, cleaner look.
Why should this matter to you?
Simple. The chance of a lock out in the NFL next year is growing, so who knows if we'll all be playing UFL fantasy football to get our fix. Hell, we may have to resort to drafting celebrities (I'll draft Eliza Dushku) in some funky new fantasy league to cure the itch. Anyway, check out the new UFL site ufl-football.com. Tap your mouse here for more »
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Monday provided us with more talk on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger than I cared to listen to. He said his apologies to the Steelers' organization and fans, but there is no doubt his image has been horribly tarnished over this entire situation. Tap your mouse here for more »
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We need more aliens like this...
There are aliens amongst us, my friends.
OK, maybe not, but would anyone complain if they looked like Laura Vandervoort (right) and the other aliens on the television series V? You guessed it, that's my next show to get caught up on over the weekend.
I watched the original series as a kid, and while I've seen a few episodes from this year's remake, it's just never as good as you remember it being when you were a child.
Enough alien talk, let's get into football Friday... Tap your mouse here for more »
Fantasy football draft results: 10-team league
I took LT No. 2 overall
Most of the fantasy football leagues we participate in these days have a fantasy league football draft that consists of 12 teams. However, for the second consecutive year, I am taking part in the SOFA Ten league, run by our friends over at TheHuddle.com, which is - like the name says - a 10-team league.
Scoring is a standard PPR format, while the starting lineup consists of 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 PK, 1 D/ST and 1 flex at RB/WR/TE. Tap your mouse here for more »
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