Gang Green in for a tough year?
By Keith Hernandez | Categories: Foul Territory
The New York Jets have reached the AFC Championship bout the past two seasons with Mark Sanchez at the helm under Rex Ryan's direction. However, Gang Green will need a lot to fall in their favor in 2011 for them to make it three semi-final appearances in a row. No matter how many people talk [...]
Count me among Jim Thome’s homies
By Tim Heaney | Categories: Rounding the Bases,Snap Judgment
By most accounts I've seen, Thome is modest. His recognition, sadly, has followed suit (covered in an on-point op-ed here), even as he displayed one of the most thumping left-handed swings during one of baseball's prime offensive eras.
A Thought About the Cleveland Browns: My 2011 Sleeper Team
By TheBigLead.com - Jason Lisk | Categories: NFL
Cleveland is a proud franchise that has had a poor run in its second incarnation over the last decade, but I lay out the possibility that they will be better than believed in 2011.
NFL Preseason: Week 1 fantasy football thoughts
By Ryan R. Bonini | Categories: Gut Feeling
The first week of NFL Preseason is in the books. KFFL's Ryan R. Bonini shares his fantasy football thoughts from around the league on what stood out to him and which players he needs to see more from in the next few weeks.
Raiders’ offense: Denarius Moore to offer?
By Tim Heaney | Categories: Rounding the Bases,Snap Judgment
Hue Jackson's regime should, hopefully, be a meritocracy. Moore's early flashes of talent - his torching of Stanford Routt and this nifty grab-and-go this past weekend - are putting the 22-year-old near the top of this shaky launching ladder.
Lee Evans trade has Ravens flying, leaves Bills stuck
By Tim Heaney | Categories: Rounding the Bases,Snap Judgment
Evans should benefit from Joe Flacco's arm, which is a touch better than Ryan Fitzpatrick's; this makes me want to take a chance on Evans as a low-end No. 4 WR in standard scoring and a 5 in PPRs.
Philip Rivers: your key to fantasy success in 2011
By Keith Hernandez | Categories: Foul Territory
I'm letting it be known now. I have a man crush on Philip Rivers this season. Am I secretly saying this to jinx the San Diego Chargers stud QB? Probably. I guess I'm trying anything to give my Denver Broncos a shot at competing in the AFC West. But seriously, I'm putting all division hatred [...]
KFFL.com NFL experts league wrap-up
By Cory J. Bonini | Categories: Misanthropic Musings
KFFL.com hosted an experts league with some of the biggest names in the industry this week. The league structure and scoring rules are quite standard. This one will be played out, so I'll keep you updated throughout the season. Structure: 12 teams, 16 rounds Scoring: Combinational with PPR (four points per passing TD) Site host: [...]
Go fetch Austin Collie
By Tim Heaney | Categories: Rounding the Bases,Snap Judgment
Even those with dulled senses know that Collie was a beast when active. In the first six weeks of 2010, Manning looked Collie's way often, as noted in the table. And in those six weeks, tight end Dallas Clark was healthy. You can't use his injury as an excuse for Collie's success.
Use caution with Mark Ingram’s fantasy football value
By Ryan R. Bonini | Categories: Gut Feeling
After breaking down the New Orleans Saints' backfield under Sean Payton, it is easy to see why there is reason for concern around taking running back Mark Ingram as anything higher than a No. 3 fantasy back this season.
The quarterback conundrum in Denver
By Keith Hernandez | Categories: Foul Territory
The Denver Broncos reversed course late last week, declaring Kyle Orton the favorite to take snaps under center when their season kicks off against the Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football September 12. So why the sudden change after Tim Tebow - the former college god at Florida and future franchise QB in Denver - [...]
Fantasy Football Paleontology: Unearthing Tarvarisaurus Rex
By Cory J. Bonini | Categories: Misanthropic Musings
Why all the hate for Tarvaris Jackson? We've seen the bad, and a little bit of good, but he is an enigma at this point. Are we just afraid of the unknown? I'm not saying you should draft T-Jax as your No. 1, but there is no reason why he can't back up a Tom [...]
The carefree forecasts for Josh Freeman
By Nicholas Minnix | Categories: Finger Nickin' Good
Josh Freeman is going to be good for a long time, but the success he tasted in 2010 is far from enough evidence to believe that he'll be a dependable fantasy football commodity in 2011.
Secret’s out on Shonn Greene
By Tim Heaney | Categories: Rounding the Bases,Snap Judgment
As I'm becoming more disenchanted with Ryan Mathews' demeanor, DeAngelo Williams' time share and the possibility of Peyton Hillis losing workhorse status, Greene looks all the more alluring as a potential RB1 fantasy commodity.
The winner of the Ubaldo Jimenez swap is…?
By Keith Hernandez | Categories: Foul Territory
Now that the non-waiver MLB trade deadline has passed, let's take a look at some of the swaps, most notably the big one: Ubaldo Jimenez to the Cleveland Indians. Tim Heaney gave a detailed wrap-up of all the movement over the weekend. Keep in mind that this isn't necessarily the end of big names being [...]
