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19 Aug by Ryan Lester in NFL

Fantasy Football Profiles: K. Walter, Ginn, Jr., D. Avery, J. Cotchery

Kevin Walter recorded his second straight 800+ yard season.  He doubled his TD output from four to eight though, which gave him significantly more fantasy value.  His is pretty much the choice when defenses are forced to pick a poison. With Andre Johnson, Steve Slaton, and Owen Daniels attracting so much ...
19 Aug by Midwest Sports Fans in NFL

Fantasy Football Draft Advice: Projecting This Year’s Later Round Sleepers

Before I left for vacation last week I attempted to identify three players that are consistently being picked in the top 10 of fantasy football drafts who could end up falling short of expectations. The idea, of course, is that each year there are highly ranked players who falter and ...
19 Aug by Mike Salvatore in NFL

Brett Favre: The Never Ending Story Continues

There are few things in this life you can count on happening: you will grow old, the seasons will change, and Brett Favre will have his annual unretirement party. In case you've been living under a rock, Brett Favre officially came out of retirement for the second (or third, who knows ...
19 Aug by John Fennelly in NFL

Eli Manning Will Quell All Doubts About Giants’ Offense

Money can change a lot of people. I'm not saying that Eli Manning is one of them, though. If he's the game's highest-paid player, you'd never know it by his words. I'm beginning to see it by his actions.Monday night, Manning walked into the Giants' huddle fully confident of his ...
19 Aug by Tom Edrington in NFL

Buccaneers’ Mid-Week Stock Report

While the Buccaneers try and recover from the shocking development of Tanard Jackson's suspension by the NFL, we present this mid-week stock report for Bucs moving up and Bucs moving down as the important second game of the preseason is just three days away.   PLAYER STOCKS ON THE RISE: Sammie Stroughter: The ...
19 Aug by Jarrett Carter in NFL

Is Rex Ryan the Lane Kiffin of the AFC?

Former Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan has amassed quite a book of notable quotations since becoming head coach of the New York Jets. He has called out Bill Belichick, gone to war with Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder, and for a preseason dust-up, he recently called out the Ravens for assigning former ...
19 Aug by Mike Kent in NFL

Who Will End Up To Be the Best Manning?

Many of you may think I am nuts for even thinking about it, others already know I am nuts. But I would love to ask the question, who will end up to be the best Manning? It's easier to look at the ones who are done, so let's take ...
19 Aug by Michael McNeil in NFL

Daily Haze: More on the Brett Favre Impact

I briefly touched on the return of Brett Favre yesterday but wanted to expand on the fantasy implications a little bit this morning. Some are not even going to take a look at the guy. Others will with earnest. In my first redraft of the summer last night, Favre was taken ...
19 Aug by Michael Lombardi in NFL

DMN: The New York Jets Need a Wide Receiver

National Football Post QUOTE: “I cannot say this way, my way, is the right way for others. It is mine. It is the one final meaning in my life.” -- Athol Fugard I’M NOT FEELING PURPLE... Brett Favre Yes, there is other news in the great NFL besides a soon-to-be 40-year-old Viking, so ...
19 Aug by Jack Bechta in NFL

How NFL Players Can Avoid Going Broke

National Football Post Playing in the NFL can make a player rich, but it doesn't guarantee he'll stay that way when his career is over. Consider this: 75 percent of former NFL players are broke. That’s right. Within five years after an NFL player has retired from the game (assuming he played ...
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