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Dynasty Debate: Time to trade Reggie Wayne?

Several weeks ago, I seemed to ruffle some feathers when suggesting that owners of Adrian Peterson in dynasty fantasy football leagues should consider trading him for maximum return value.
Again, I wasn’t saying that Peterson won’t be a solid fantasy option in 2010, just that he is in a position, especially now that Chester Taylor has [...]

Dynasty Debate: The next elite crop of fantasy RBs

Think sliced bread, indoor plumbing and Chia Pets are special?
You ain’t seen nothing yet.
We’re on the verge of experiencing something truly amazing in 2010 and beyond. There’s a new stable of able running backs in the NFL, and you can thank an opportunistic bunch of rookie 2009 backs for giving us what will be quite a good show [...]

Comprehensive guide to deadline trading (who to target, who to dump)

Two weeks from Friday, most standard fantasy leagues will see the come and go of their trade deadline.
And considering that most fantasy trades take time to develop, now is the time to really assess your team and determine if you need to make some moves.
Notice that your team is weak at a certain position? Lacking [...]

Projected all-value second-half fantasy studs

I was about to walk out the front door of The Daily Item office building the other day when I noticed the Incredible Hulk’s little brother perched on the step.
Everything about the guy was huge: Huge biceps, huge tattoos on his biceps, huge bulging wall-like structure where his neck should have been. He wore a [...]

The unspoken 11th rule to successful fantasy trading

In mid-September, I wrote my Trade Tutorial, which outlined ten key rules to successful fantasy trading.
And I continue to stand by those 10 guidelines (indepth discussion on each in my original Trade Tutorial story):
1. Always look to improve your team.
2. Know the other league owners.
3. Studs typically produce.
4. Other owner is looking to improve his [...]

Ninja sense: Ten things you’ll see happen in Week 2

Anyone who has written weekly fantasy football forecast columns could tell you that making accurate predictions is as easy as throwing darts in the dark while blindfolded, singing the “YMCA” song (complete with hand motions) and riding a mechanical bull.
So, I was pleased with the results of my first week’s “Ninja Sense,” where I hit [...]