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Free agent advice
NFL As I’ve stated before in this space, I don’t think fantasy saviors tend to reside on the waiver wire at this point in the season – nor should they. If anyone worth weekly starting co...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Dome Sweet Dome
NFL A Cut AboveJay Cutler seems to alternate between moments of brilliance and displays of sheer knuckleheadedness and incompetence. Yesterday, he had plenty of the former and virtually none of the latter...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

Manning vs. Brady
NFL Who’s Better: Peyton Manning or Tom Brady? Peyton Manning If I were going to enter a laboratory to design the perfect NFL quarterback, I’d use Peyton Manning as the blueprint. In f...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Quite A Catch
NFL By Charean WilliamsOnce the Hail Mary landed in his hands, and he crossed the goal line, Mike Thomas knew his career had changed forever. Only two seasons into his NFL career, the Jaguars receiver alr...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

A Chilly Week in St. Paul
NFL Athlon's Steven Lassan, Nathan Rush and Braden Gall debate five burning questions for Week 12 in the NFL:Follow us on twitter: @AthlonBraden / @AthlonSteven / @AthlonRush1. Did Brad Childress dese...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

Go ahead, drop these guys
NFL We’re a week beyond the end of the byes at this point. Frankly, there shouldn’t be too many truly worthwhile pieces available on your waiver wire. Those that are were probably mentioned in...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Fisher vs. Young

NFL By Ralph VacchianoIt was a marriage that was doomed to fail, right from the very beginning. And Bud Adams probably should’ve known better. Saddling a coach with a player he doesn’t want is...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Big Points on Turkey Day
NFL Thursday will offer fantasy owners three contests that should bring fantasy points in the bunches. All three games feature high-powered offenses hoping to make a statement.Dallas’ afternoon cont...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Holmes, Maclin, Hill still rising
NFL TSA pat downs and full body scans are dominating the news. Well, along with Barbara Bush ripping on Sarah Palin and The Pope making an amazing statement about the use of condoms preventing the spread ...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

The Young and The Restless
NFL Franchise in Free-FallYesterday set the Tennessee Titans back five years. Quarterback and coach burned whatever bridge was left between them and spit on the ashes. Vince Young’s postgame meltdow...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

Manning vs. Brady
NFL By Charean WilliamsIt is the best rivalry the NFL has these days. New England and Indianapolis no longer are in the same division, but they play every year.The Colts and Patriots meet Sunday for the e...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Dissenting Opinions
NFL Athlon's Steven Lassan, Nathan Rush and Braden Gall debate five burning questions for Week 11 in the NFL:Follow us on twitter: @AthlonBraden / @AthlonSteven / @AthlonRush1. Where would Mark Sanche...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

New Sheriff
NFL Should Jason Garrett be the Cowboys' coach in 2011? YES There is no doubt that Jason Garrett has earned the privilege — or burden, depending on how you look at it — of being the ...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Valuable players are out there
NFL There are many qualifications for a player’s stock to be rising. Typically, I look at under the radar guys who should be on your radar — the super-sleepers, if you will. But this week, in ...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Boomer Esiason
NFL Boomer Esiason played his collegiate football at the University of Maryland, where he set numerous school passing records as a left-handed honorable mention All-America quarterback in 1982 and ’...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL

Waiver Wire
NFL By Matt Schauf RapidDraft.com Well, crap. I pointed out last week in my targets writeup over on our site that Rob Gronkowski had drawn eight looks in the loss to Cleveland, which more than doubled...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Michael Vick: Superstar
NFL By Ralph VacchianoFor years, Michael Vick had been mostly about an unfulfilled promise, and not just because of the time he spent in jail. He was a $130 million quarterback in his six years with the A...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Hail, Yeah!
NFL Hail, Yeah Reportedly, the Jacksonville Jaguars don’t actually practice the Hail Mary play; quarterback David Garrard fakes the heave, and the receivers act out the results. Apparently, non-p...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

Garrett Finally Gets His Chance
NFL By Charean WilliamsJason Garrett has never been a head coach, but he’s been in this position previously. Garrett made only nine starts in his 12 NFL seasons as a backup quarterback. But he alway...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

NFL Socialism
NFL We all know that the NFL has made its billions on the basic premise that every year offers a new chance at greatness for all. Parity is the term du jour.2010 is proving to be no different. The 2009 AF...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

Are you ready for Thursday football?
NFL Every year when the NFL rolls out its Thursday night schedule it tightens the “work week” a bit for fantasy owners. There are now fewer days to observe injuries and analyze player trends. ...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Quarterback Change
NFL Athlon's Steven Lassan, Nathan Rush and Braden Gall debate five burning questions for Week 10 in the NFL:Follow us on twitter: @AthlonBraden / @AthlonSteven / @AthlonRush1. Should Chad Pennington ...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

Weekly Fantasy Matchups
NFL Mario Manningham is a tough fantasy play due to New York’s crowded receiving corps. Hakeem Nicks has been a world-class fantasy receiver this year and Steve Smith is starting to gain momentum. G...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Second Half Blue-chippers
NFL Okay, I could take the easy way out this week and just recap some of the top unexpected performances from Week 9, like Brett Favre reigniting the flame and leading the Vikings to a win over Arizona, o...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Who to Grab for the Second Half
NFL This week strikes me as a time of particularly obvious waiver-wire adds. The names jumping out or being thrown around are either guys who have probably been picked up in at least half of the serious l...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

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