Another year looks to be heading our way after a long lockout that is still going through, what is hopefully the final stages before an agreement is settled in July. With the up beat news from negotiations I had to participate in a few mock drafts as we head into the early stages of the summer, and our first view of results with other fantasy owners in the room. Mock drafts are in no way the end all for fan ...

The Rankings for our PPR Tier Cheat Sheet are much like that of our regular cheat sheet for PPR and our PPR player rankings found on the page. The one main difference is well, these rankings are tiered to give you an idea of the lumped degrees of talent at each position as found under general PPR league rules. Each position is color coded with the varying levels or tiers of rankings for whom we think are th ...

The main difference from PPR leagues vs standard redraft leagues are that you have added points for receptions. Many PPR leagues will give you one point per reception but some leagues may issue half a point or a set number of points for let's say each three receptions a player accumulates. In this style of play, the running backs, wide receivers and tight ends tend to see the flux in total point production, ...

What a season it was for Michael Vick as he finally put the entire package together that we've all been hoping to see since he left Virgina Tech and headed to the Falcons. In Atlanta, Vick never had a creative mind like Andy Reid overseeing the offense and the talent around him was average at best. Now with targets like DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin and possibly Plaxico Burress, Vick is clearly a top five q ...

While Dez Bryant is only in his second year in the NFL, it already looks as if he's going to carry the torch handed down from great talents but trouble stars Terrell Owens and Randy Moss. Hopefully, I'm dead wrong and the optimism that Bryant's teammates seem to have for him at this time, will help him mature into one of the games' elite receivers, each and every season in his hopefully long career. Audio: ...

Before Antonio Gates season was derailed by a foot injury that wouldn't go away, no tight end could come close to the production he was pumping out. In only ten games, Gates posted 782 yards and ten touchdowns, as he seemed to benefit from more looks as Vincent Jackson was entrenched in a hold out for most of the season. Clearly, Gates is still the top tight end to draft in fantasy football and that is why ...

Coming into the past few seasons I've ranked Titans Rob Bironas as the top kicker to draft because he was on a team that gave him consistent opportunities, and he could deliver from long distances with regularity. For as much talent as Bironas has, the Titans are clearly in flux and even the best kickers need stability to be a useful starting option for fantasy football. While I don't find Bironas to be a w ...

When looking for a reliable fantasy defense, you want to find a group that holds opponents under twenty points a game, sacks the quarterback, and can create turnovers. While top defenses like the Steelers, Giants, Eagles, Ravens and Patriots all have quality players on defense, but only the Packers and Jets support shut down corners on the outside. Maybe that's why the sweepstakes for free agent to be Nnamd ...

Since returning from a spring injury, Johnny Cueto has been terrific in his first eight starts with an earn run average under two and a WHIP around one. Cincinnati will need Cueto to continue pitching like a staff ace if they have hopes of beating out the Brewers and Cardinals in the NL Central. For fantasy owners, Cueto has been a name often talked about as a possible stud of the future but his early arm p ...

Last week fantasy owners with Ryan Zimmerman and Pablo Sandoval received a boost to their lineups as both third baseman returned to action. While I still have concerns for Sandoval because he had a wrist injury, Zimmerman should hopefully be back to his old self upon his return. So far, so good, as Zimmerman has hit safely his first five games back with the Nationals. Look for Zimmerman to have a strong sum ...