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Overview of NFL free agent notables and what might happen with each

You know that today’s opening of free agency in the NFL could be remarkable when there are already major moves taking place.
Take, for example, the Jets acquiring ultra-talented cornerback Antonio Cromartie for a third-round draft pick (it changes to a second-rounder depending on his playing time). Sure Cromartie has a host of off-field issues, but [...]

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 [...]

Who saw that coming in Week 8? We did

Checking the matchups this week, there are some surprising performances waiting on the horizon.
Now, there’s no huge mathematical formula involved, no deep thought, just a look at basic fantasy points allowed.
Who could surprise everyone this week? Let’s take a look:

Week 7 waiver wire: Shonn Greene has arrived

Who doesn’t love running backs who break onto the scene like Shonn Greene did this week?
I’ll tell you who, the people with crud filling their RB slots who didn’t heed my advice the last couple of weeks to get him before he had a shot to do anything. Well, with Leon Washington’s season-ending broken leg, [...]

Week 5 Day of Reckoning: Dynasty implication edition

After last week when we had two new running backs jump onto the fantasy scene, we get two wide receivers breaking out in Week 5.
Jeremy Maclin and Miles Austin didn’t just break out either, they blew up. Granted, they did it against the equivalent of junior high defenses, but their performances will go down as [...]

Week 5: Assess the battlefield and attack

For weeks I’ve been saying “we’ll know more after Week 4.” I’ve been saying it about team defenses and points allowed by position, but really it doesn’t end there.
Week 4 is a quarter of the way through the fantasy season (including playoffs, which end Week 16 for most leagues) and a good time to assess [...]