Archive for September 2011
Sep 12th, 2011 |
By Sean Douglas
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Each week we will have a podcast out after the Sunday games, to talk about the studs and duds of the week and what fantasy owners can take away from weekly action. This week our studs are highlighted by some unexpected names like Cam Newton, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Joe Flacco. While their were some running [...]
Posted in Fantasy Football, Fantasy Philosophers Podcast, Weekly Podcasts |
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Tags: Austin Collie FF, Beanie Wells FF, Cam Newton FF, Chris Johnson FF, Dallas Clark FF, Dwayne Bowe FF, Joe Flacco FF, Joseph Addai FF, Matt Cassel FF, Matt Forte FF, Matthew Stafford FF, NFL Football, Pierre Garcon FF, Ray Rice FF, Ryan Fitzpatrick FF
Sep 12th, 2011 |
By Sean Douglas
Good or bad the first week of the fantasy football season never ceases to amaze me as we start to find out which players are ready for a breakout year, what to do with star talents who get hurt, and those players who lost value from more than just a lose on the score board. [...]
Posted in Fantasy Football, PPR Fantasy Football, Waiver Wire Pickups |
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Tags: Cam Newton FF, Carnell Williams FF, Fred Davis FF, Jacoby Jones FF, NFL Football, Ryan Fitzpatrick FF
Sep 10th, 2011 |
By Matt De Lima
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In the first quarter of the highly-entertaining regular season opener between the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers, quarterback Aaron Rodgers played like Aaron Rodgers. He played like God was using Lambeau Field for his own personal game of Madden 12 and he set the Saints’ defense to the Rookie difficulty. He was playing [...]
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Tags: Aaron Rodgers FF, Greg Jennings FF, NFL Football
Sep 8th, 2011 |
By Sean Douglas
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Only one game into the season and we potentially have a star fantasy player done for the year as Peyton Manning had a third surgery on his neck in the past 18 months. Manning is likely out at least two to three months and fantasy owners who drafted Manning, and his partners in crime are [...]
Posted in Fantasy Football, Fantasy Philosophers Podcast, IDP Fantasy Football, PPR Fantasy Football, Weekly Podcasts, Weekly Position Rankings |
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Tags: Arian Foster FF, James Harrison IDP, Jon Beason IDP, NFL Football, Peyton Manning FF, Ray Edwards IDP, Steelers Defense FF, Tony Romo FF
Sep 8th, 2011 |
By Sean Douglas
A Closer Look At Tight End Fred Davis With Chris Cooley’s knee giving him problems, it’s likely the star tight end won’t be on the field this week and may miss quite a few games this year. Backup Fred Davis had a great second half for fantasy owners in 2009, but with Coach Mike Shanahan [...]
Posted in Fantasy Football, FF Brainwave Report, PPR Fantasy Football |
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Tags: Chris Cooley FF, Fred Davis FF, Kenny Britt FF, NFL Football, Peyton Manning FF, Steelers Defense FF
Sep 8th, 2011 |
By Sean Douglas
Ray Edwards Ready To Role Week One The Falcons brought Ray Edwards because the team wanted to improve on their pass rush and playing opposite John Abraham, Edwards still has a respectable defensive end on the other side, as was the case in his time with the Vikings. However, after Edwards signed with the team [...]
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Tags: Individual Defensive Players (IDP), Jon Beason IDP, NFL Football, Ray Edwards IDP, Tyron Smith FF
Sep 7th, 2011 |
By Sean Douglas
LaRon Landry Continues To Battle Health Issues 9/6 update – Coach Mike Shanahan said he likely won’t decide on if LaRon Landry (Achilles’, hamstring) will play until some time before kickoff on Sunday. Fantasy Impact: For those of you that drafted Landry in IDP leagues, you should have known this was likely going to be [...]
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Tags: Cowboys Defense FF, Lance Moore FF, LaRon Landry IDP, Mark Sanchez FF, NFL Football, Reed Doughty IDP, Santonio Holmes FF, Steve Smith (Eagles) FF, Terence Newman IDP
Sep 6th, 2011 |
By Sean Douglas
As we get ready for the first week of the IDP fantasy football season, it’s time to look at some star players and other options you may not know about, that are worthy of starting or sitting this week. More Week 1 Rankings – QB | RB | WR | TE | K/D | DL [...]
Posted in Fantasy Football, IDP Fantasy Football, Start'em-Sit'em |
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Tags: Chris Clemons IDP, DeMeco Ryans IDP, Dwight Freeney IDP, George Wilson IDP, Individual Defensive Players (IDP), James Anderson IDP, James Harrison IDP, NFL Football, Ray Edwards IDP, Rey Maualuga IDP, Rolando McClain IDP
Sep 6th, 2011 |
By Sean Douglas
While I can understand if you want to keep the roster you drafted for the open week of the season, it’s still a good idea to keep some names in mind as we go through week one. These players below are worthy of paying attention to this week, and if your looking to add someone, [...]
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Tags: Chris Clemons IDP, Daryl Washington IDP, George Wilson IDP, Kurt Coleman IDP, Lamarr Houston IDP, NFL Football, Patrick Peterson IDP, Reed Doughty IDP, Von Miller IDP
Sep 6th, 2011 |
By Matt De Lima
My favorite fantasy football debate is who to take with the No. 1 pick. Last year it was Chris Johnson vs. Adrian Peterson. My personal favorite was back in 2005. That was the year it was between Shaun Alexander, LaDainian Tomlinson and Larry Johnson. Those guys were something special. Those days of 1,600-plus yards and [...]
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Tags: Adrian Peterson FF, Arian Foster FF, NFL Football, Running Backs Fantasy Football