NFL Preseason: Week 2 thoughts
Feeling better about Wes Welker's health
The second week of preseason action is, for the most part, in the books and a little thing called fantasy football is hotter than ever.
NFL starters saw more action than they did in their first week of preseason play, but in most cases it was still less than a half. Next week is the one that counts, as most starting units will play into the third quarterback before hanging up the cleats until Week 1 of the regular season.
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San Diego Chargers rookie running back Ryan Mathews continues to impress me. Tap your mouse here for more »
Fantasy football gamble: Laurence Maroney
Laurence Maroney has made himself an easy option for fantasy football participants to give up on.
Worth the gamble in 2010
With four NFL seasons under his belt, Maroney has laid more than his fair share of eggs. He has yet to rush for 850 yards in a season. He hasn't played a full 16-game season to date. He doesn't catch a lot of passes. Fumbling issues last year led to head coach Bill Belichick benching him late in the year.
So why am I trying to snag him - and recommending you do the same - wherever possible in fantasy football drafts this year? Tap your mouse here for more »
New beginning: Things to watch in Week 1
Who will be the Pats top runner?
The 2009 NFL season started with a bang Thursday night, as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Tennessee Titans in overtime. What a great way to start the season, especially for you fantasy owners of wide receiver Santonio Holmes, who went over a 100 yards receiving and found the end zone.
The first week of the season is always the most interesting one. Whether you run a fantasy sports website or not, we are all in the same boat. We all spend the offseason prognosticating what will happen in the upcoming season. We all have an opinion - some more wild than others depending on the situation - and we all love to be proven right when it plays out how we anticipated.
Like you, I'm going to be paying close attention to many situations around the league this weekend. I recently offered up all of my bold predictions for the year, but here are some of the situations I am going to be paying the closest attention to in Week 1: Tap your mouse here for more »
2009 NFL and Fantasy Football Predictions
Prediction: Favre will cry
The 2009 NFL regular season is here, and the real fun is ready to kick off.
Every season brings new surprises; it also brings things that make you scratch your head. If everything made as much sense on the field as it does on paper, in spreadsheets and through equations, the game wouldn't be nearly as fun -- or maddening trying to prognosticate what's going to happen!
Here are some things I am going to hang my hat on entering the year. It'll be 17 weeks before we know how right -- or wrong -- I am. Things I think I think entering the 2009 season are: Tap your mouse here for more »
NFL Preseason: Week 2 thoughts
Hasselbeck's back holding up
The second round of exhibition games is pretty much in the books, and starters saw a little more action. The key NFL preseason games, of course, are next week when the starters - for the most part - will play the first half to tune up for the upcoming season. 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 »
New England Patriots sign WR Joey Galloway
What a shocker: The New England Patriots reached into the free-agent market and snagged a 37-year-old player thought by many to be washed up.
With little fanfare, the Patriots added veteran receiver Joey Galloway, who was cast free by the Tampa Bay Bucs after he managed just 13 receptions in an injury-riddled 2008 campaign.
If it were any other team than the Patriots, I'd say: "Who cares?" The Patriots, however, seem to have a mini fountain of youth hiding away (rumor has it that it is right next to the vault that holds all of their video tapes of other teams) and bring out the best in veterans. Tap your mouse here for more »
Big moves kickoff 2009 free-agent market
Here are some important changes around the league through the start of the 2009 NFL free-agent market:
Kansas City Chiefs acquire QB Matt Cassel
The Chiefs get their quarterback of the present and the future; plus the Patriots show their hand in their belief quarterback Tom Brady (knee) is healthy for 2009!
Tampa Bay Buccaneers trade for TE Kellen Winslow
K2 and his attitude are out of Cleveland. Can he continue to be an elite NFL and fantasy football tight end in Tampa Bay? He has got the job done with scrubs at quarterback before, so Tampa Bay - regardless of who starts at quarterback - may be no different.
RB Fred Taylor agrees with the New England Patriots
If any team can grab a veteran player on the downswing and have him pick up his level of play, it is the Patriots. Can they find lightning in a bottle with Freddy T? We will find out soon enough, but I really like this move.
There will definitely be more to come!
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