Archive for September 2011

Week 1 Studs & Duds (Podcast)

Sep 12th, 2011 | By
Week 1 Studs & Duds (Podcast)

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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 [...]



Week 2 – Waiver Wire Pickups

Sep 12th, 2011 | By
Week 2 – Waiver Wire Pickups

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. [...]



When God Plays Madden 12, He Uses Aaron Rodgers

Sep 10th, 2011 | By
When God Plays Madden 12, He Uses Aaron Rodgers

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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 [...]



Week One Player Ranking Updates / Injuries (Podcast)

Sep 8th, 2011 | By
Week One Player Ranking Updates / Injuries (Podcast)

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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 [...]



TE Fred Davis A Worthy Start Week One | FF Brainwave Report

Sep 8th, 2011 | By
TE Fred Davis A Worthy Start Week One | FF Brainwave Report

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 [...]



Ray Edwards Ready To Roll Week One | FF Brainwave Report

Sep 8th, 2011 | By
Ray Edwards Ready To Roll Week One | FF Brainwave Report

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 [...]



LaRon Landry Admits He’s Out Week One | FF Brainwave Report

Sep 7th, 2011 | By
LaRon Landry Admits He’s Out Week One | FF Brainwave Report

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 [...]



Week 1 – IDP Start’em – Sit’em

Sep 6th, 2011 | By
Week 1 – IDP Start’em – Sit’em

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 [...]



Week 1 – IDP Waiver Wire Pickups

Sep 6th, 2011 | By
Week 1 – IDP Waiver Wire Pickups

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, [...]



Arian Foster vs. Adrian Peterson

Sep 6th, 2011 | By
Arian Foster vs. Adrian Peterson

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 [...]