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Will the Colts Donald Brown Do Anything on Thursday Night?
Fantasy Football What do you want out of Donald Brown to consider the Indianapolis Colts running back a decent flex play against the Houston Texans in Week 16? If it’s 10 points, then Brown could get you righ...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Donald Brown, Fantasy Football, Indianapolis Colts

Continue to ride the hot Redskins rookie RB Roy Helu
Fantasy Football He continues to get it done since coach Mike Shanahan made the correct call and decided to let the rookie be the main ball carrier in Washington. Now he gets a Giants defense that has been more tha...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Fantasy Football, Roy Helu, Washington Redskins

Rashard Mendenhall Is Not Even A Flex Play Against the 49ers
Fantasy Football This is not what you like to write about a player you helped project as a top-10 fantasy pick in Athlon Sports’ 2011 fantasy football magazine, but Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Menden...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Fantasy Football, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rashard Mendenhall

Dez Bryant Will Be the Odd Man Out Against Bucs; Laurent Robinson a Strong Play
Fantasy Football Who is the fantasy odd man out for the Dallas Cowboys when they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a Week 15 game Saturday night? Odds are it is receiver Dez Bryant. In the year of “Gott...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Dallas Cowboys, Dez Bryant, Fantasy Football, Laurent Robinson

Don't Expect Much From Maurice Jones Drew Against the Falcons
Fantasy Football Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew has been the best fantasy RB over the last four weeks by 16.5-points (106.8), and is coming off a four-TD, 40.6-fantasy point day against the Ta...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, Fantasy Football, Jacksonville Jaguars, Maurice Jones-Drew

NFL Fantasy Football Start and Sit: Week 14
Fantasy Football -by Braden Gall ( @AthlonBraden on twitter) Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Week 14 Rankings Start These Quarterbacks: Philip Rivers, San Diego (Buffalo) Rivers has had seven games with mul...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, start or sit

Sit Colt McCoy, Greg Little, Peyton Hillis, Montario Hardesty and any other Browns in Week 14
Fantasy Football The fantasy football playoffs begin Thursday night, and if you expect to advance don’t start any Cleveland Browns players against the Pittsburgh Steelers. On top of this being a matchup of th...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, Fantasy Football, Montario Hardesty, Peyton Hillis

Breaking: Josh Freeman Out Today; Josh Johnson Starting for Bucs
Fantasy Football Josh Freeman won't be suited up today for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Hurting with an injured shoulder all week, Freeman was a game-time decision today. That decision has been made, and it's a no...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Fantasy Football, Josh Freeman, Josh Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Matt Ryan Should Be in Your Starting Lineup Today Against Houston
Fantasy Football I’m going with Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan as a confident start in Week 13 at Houston. It’s a tough matchup. Ryan’s got injuries on his side of the ball; the Texans are tough on...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Atlanta Falcons, Fantasy Football, Matt Ryan

Here's Why Steven Jackson is a Must Sit against the 49ers
Fantasy Football Sit St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson this week at San Francisco. There’s nothing that leans in Jackson’s favor in Week 13 — he’s going up against the NFL’s best rush defense and...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Fantasy Football, Sam Bradford, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Steven Jackson

Steelers Antonio Brown is a Top-12 Receiver Against the Bengals
Fantasy Football Pittsburgh receiver Antonio Brown’s targets have dropped off in recent weeks, but in PPR leagues he continues to be a great flex play. I see him pushing for top-12 receiver status in Week 13 agai...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Antonio Brown, Ben Roethlisberger, Fantasy Football, Pittsburgh Steelers

Donald Brown is a Surprising Sit Against the Pats
Fantasy Football I said last week Indianapolis Colts running back Donald Brown was a good flex play against the Carolina Panthers terrible run defense. Brown produced with a 16.2-point fantasy day against Carolina,...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Donald Brown, Fantasy Football, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots

NFL Fantasy Football Start and Sit: Week 13
Fantasy Football -by Braden Gall ( @AthlonBraden on twitter) Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Week 13 Rankings Start These Quarterbacks: Eli Manning, NY Giants (Green Bay) The NFL’s second-worst pass defen...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, start or sit

NFL Fantasy Football Start and Sit: Week 12
Fantasy Football -by Braden Gall ( @AthlonBraden on twitter) Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Week 12 Rankings Start These Quarterbacks: Matt Ryan, Atlanta (Minnesota) After five straight weeks with only one...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, start or sit

NFL Fantasy Football Start and Sit: Week 11
Fantasy Football -by Braden Gall ( @AthlonBraden on twitter) Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Week 11 Rankings NFL Bye Weeks: Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh Start These Quarterbacks: Carson...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, start or sit

NFL Fantasy Football Start and Sit: Week 10
Fantasy Football -by Braden Gall ( @AthlonBraden on twitter) Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Week 10 Rankings NFL Bye Weeks: None Note: The Bye Week is actually the only thing taking a bye this week in the N...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, start or sit

NFL Fantasy Football Start and Sit: Week 9
Fantasy Football -by Braden Gall ( @AthlonBraden on twitter) Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Week 9 Rankings NFL Bye Weeks: Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota Start These Quarterbacks Matt Ryan, A...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, start or sit

NFL Fantasy Football Start and Sit: Week 8
Fantasy Football -by Braden Gall ( @AthlonBraden on twitter) Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Week 8 Rankings NFL Bye Weeks: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, NY Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay Start These Quarterbacks ...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, start or sit

NFL Fantasy Start and Sit: Week 7
Fantasy Football -by Braden Gall ( @AthlonBraden on twitter) Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Week 7 Rankings NFL Bye Weeks: Buffalo, Cincinnati, New England, NY Giants, Philadelphia, San Francisco Start These...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, start or sit

Rashard Mendenhall, Chris Johnson and Three Other Fantasy Players To Give Up On
Fantasy Football Rashard Mendenhall is having a bad season. Even when he's not injured, he's not getting the production you probably paid for with a late first or early second round pick.  So when is it ti...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, Chad Ochocinco, Chris Johnson, Dallas Clark, Fantasy Football, Mike Williams, Rashard Mendenhall

Redskins' Ryan Torain the running back to own in Washington?
Fantasy Football NFL Fantasy owners are constantly in search of help at the running back position. And with the bye weeks here for the next two months, Washington Redskins' running back Ryan Torain makes a great ad...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy Football, Roy Helu, Ryan Torain, Tim Hightower, Washington Redskins

Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week 5
Fantasy Football Some of the players listed in Athlon Sports' NFL Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 5 may be one-week adds, some may be season-long adds and some are listed just for you to keep an eye on to st...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football waiver wire, waiver wire

Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week 4
Fantasy Football Some of the players listed in Athlon Sports' NFL Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 4 may be one-week adds, some may be season-long adds and some are listed just for you to keep an eye on to stash o...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Colt McCoy, Daniel Thomas, David Nelson, Dexter McCluster, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football waiver wire, Jason Avant, Kendall Hunter, Lance Moore, Matt Hasselbeck, Nate Washington, Sidney Rice, Steve Smith, Titus Young, Torrey Smith, Victor Cruz, Vince Young, waiver wire, Willis McGahee

Kenny Britt Out for Year With ACL; Here's 5 Guys to Save Your Fantasy Season
Fantasy Football Update: It's official, Kenny Britt tore his ACL and is out for the season. Kenny Britt was having a great season. Until he turned awkwardly on his knee after a catch against the Broncos and app...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football waiver wire, Jason Avant, Kenny Britt, LaVelle Hawkins, Philadelphia Eagles, Randy McMichael, Tennessee Titans, Titus Young, Torrey Smith

Tony Romo's lung appears to be OK, but is he worth starting this week?
Fantasy Football The good news for Cowboys fans and fantasy owners alike is that it appears Tony Romo's lung has healed, increasing his chances of playing Monday night against the Redskins. This, however, does not ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Dallas Cowboys, Fantasy Football, Tony Romo

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