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Larry Fitzgerald Has A Brutal Match-up; Do You Have the Guts to Sit Him?
News The long ball will need to be Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald’s friend in Week 15 if he plans on having success against Cleveland Browns standout corner Joe Haden. Haden got burne...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Arizona Cardinals, Larry Fitzgerald

If James Starks and Brandon Saine are out, play Ryan Grant. If two are active, sit both
News Green Bay Packers running backs James Starks (ankle) and Brandon Saine (concussion) are game-time decisions in Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs. And this makes the status of the aforementione...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Brandon Saine, Green Bay Packers, James Starks, Ryan Grant

Joe Flacco Won't Score Over 16 Fantasy Points against the Chargers
News What do we do with Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco in Week 15 at San Diego? A week after scoring 4.2 fantasy points against Cleveland, thanks to RB Ray Rice running wild, Flacco bounced...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Baltimore Ravens, Joe Flacco, San Diego Chargers

Can You Trust Adrian Peterson to Play 60 Minutes Against the Saints?
News Here we go again with Adrian Peterson, Week 15 and an injury in the fantasy football playoffs. The Minnesota Vikings’ running back has missed the last three games with a high ankle sprain, an...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings

Frank Gore Is Only a Flex Play for the 49ers
News It’s hard to think Frank Gore is anything more than a flex running back this week against the Pittsburgh Steelers. You would have to hope for the 49ers defense to force some turnovers deep on...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers

Chris Johnson Will Put Up Big Numbers Against the Colts
News It doesn’t get any better than this at the running back position does it? Chris Johsnon, the former 2,000-yard back, who can take it to the house on any play, going against the Indianapolis Colts...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans

Ryan Mathews Has a Tough Match Up, But He's Still an RB2
News San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews is coming off three straight games of at least 112 yards rushing after four straight games under 112 total yards. So which Mathews are we going to g...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Ryan Mathews, San Diego Chargers

Dez Bryant Will Be the Odd Man Out Against Bucs; Laurent Robinson a Strong Play
News 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

LeGarrette Blount is Not a Trustworthy Start Against the Cowboys
News The running back situation in the NFL in Week 15 is pretty dire. Two of them have already played in Maurice Jones-Drew and Michael Turner, and they were certainly started in most leagues. And here ...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, LeGarrette Blount, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Felix Jones Should Put Up Big Numbers on Saturday
News Felix Jones is back. And we are all clamoring to use the Dallas Cowboys’ running back in Saturday night’s Week 15 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And why wouldn’t we? Tampa Bay has...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Dallas Cowboys, Felix Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Matt Kalil leaves for NFL Draft - what's next for USC and Matt Barkley?
News   USC’s 2012 national title hopes hinge squarely on the NFL decision of two players – quarterback Matt Barkley and left tackle Matt Kalil. The Trojans were dealt their first blow for next ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, USC Trojans

The Biggest Busts of the NFL Season
News It’s too late now to do anything about a season gone wrong. Dreams are dead. Hopes haven squashed. And in some places the spark of life has been extinguished. The stretch run of the NFL season is...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, News, Donovan McNabb, dream team, nfl busts, Peyton Hillis, RALPH VACCHIANO, Sam Bradford, stephen ross, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tiki Barber, Todd Haley

Mike McQueary Testifies In Jerry Sandusky Sex Abuse Case
News Mike McQueary, the former Penn State quarterback and graduate student testified that he saw Jerry Sandusky "molesting a young boy" in the Penn State showers in 2002. This is the first time that...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Penn State Nittany Lions, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Mike McQueary

Shortened NBA Schedule Means Teams Need Youth and Depth
News by Josh Kipnis The Chris Paul madness is over.  Finally.  The NBA’s opening tipoff starts in 10 days, so what do you say we stop talking about free agency and start focusing on the ...
1 year ago by Josh Kipnis Tags: News, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Danny Granger, Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder

Can We Stop With the Tim Tebow vs Tom Brady Comparisons
News Stop. Please stop. OK, so Tim Tebow is having a good run. But just because the Denver Broncos are playing the New England Patriots doesn't mean that Tim Tebow is squaring off against Tom Brady. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Tim Tebow, Tom Brady

Roddy White and Julio Jones Will Let You Down Against Jags
News It’s semifinals weeks for most of us in the fantasy football world, and you start clinching up a little more when it comes to setting your lineups. Such is the case with the opening game of Week ...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, News, Atlanta Falcons, Julio Jones, Roddy White

Sam Hurd Arrested For Buying a Truckload of Drugs
News Sam Hurd, the Chicago Bears receiver known for...well, he wasn't really known for anything football related, was arrested for trying to buy 5-10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana e...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, arrested, Chicago Bears, drugs, Sam Hurd

Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 15
News We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: Week 15
News We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Week 15
News We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings: Week 15
News We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

College Student's Guide to Boozing
News Via: Best Online Colleges blog Remember the Periodic Table? It's colorful display of all the universe's elements draped every college and high school science class. But were you ever really ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, News

Fantasy Football Defense/Special Teams Rankings: Week 15
News We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings: Week 15
News We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 15
News We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

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