Generally speaking, it's a good idea to go with the players you drafted, as you selected them on draft day. However, there are always a few fringe players on most teams that depend on the right matchup to find your lineup weekly, and we always have to deal with injury concerns. More Week 1 Rankings - QB | RB | WR | TE | K/D | DL | LB | DB | Waiver Wire Start'em Ben Roethlisberger vs. Ravens: It's tempting t ...

As the draft slowdown around the world, it's time to take a look at some of the early options for waiver wire pickups before the first week of the season. Maybe you won't go for these players right now, but they are worth keeping in mind as we move along in the year. Wide Receivers Nate Burleson - ESPN Yahoo Percentage Owned 25% 25% While Nate Burleson hasn't been the player he once was in Minnesota, he cle ...

Matt Cassel A Go For Week One After reports that Matt Cassel might miss the teams' opener, the Chiefs starting quarterback resumed practice on Monday and is now expected to go against the Bills. Fantasy Impact - While it seems many fantasy owners are laughing at the thought of making Dwayne Bowe a WR-1 on draft day, those who drafted him as their second options should smile this year if Cassel is on the fie ...

Here we go another year of fantasy football is ready to start on Thursday but before the games begin, the guys from the Fantasy Philosophers Podcast wanted to touch on a few up and coming names to remember, as well as some players with key matchups this weekend. Below we have our full 20 minute podcast below, and as always, you can find this podcast broken down into sections at the fantasy philosophers home ...

Let's get the ball rolling as another season of fantasy football is alive and well, and our week one running back rankings are ready to go. Below I have a listing of our top 40 running backs for the first week of the season, and will have updates on these rankings by the weekend. Arian Foster Ready After All? Texans beat writer John McClain wrote a glowing piece for fantasy owners with Arian Foster as the e ...

The Steelers looked primed to throw the football and with a deep receiving core, I like Ben Roethlisberger against a shaky Ravens secondary that will likely start rookie corner back Jimmy Smith. Keep an eye on speedster Antonio Brown as Roethlisberger hooked up with the youngster for a couple long touchdown passes in the teams third preseason game against the Falcons. Audio: Week 1 – Big Ben A Respectable P ...

Listed as the 34th receiver on our week one rankings, rookie A.J. Green will likely have his ups and downs this year with a rookie quarterback under-center. That said, this week could be a worthy start for Green as a WR-3 play. The Browns are switching to a 4-3 scheme on defense, and the Bengals young offense should take advantage and play a respectable game. Look for Green to haul in at least four catches ...

It's time to be a little concerned about Dallas Clark's ability to remain as a top five stud if Peyton Manning should miss an extended amount of time. It's likely that Clark will be at least without his star quarterback for the first week or two of the season. With recent news out about Manning possibly having another neck surgery to clean up more work (would be his third in two years), it could be awhile b ...

Another year of IDP fantasy football is getting started and star Patrick Willis is ready to dominate as he gets to face one of his favorite teams in the Seahawks. Look to Seattle quarterback situation as that helpless wounded fish in the water that can get away from a great white shark who's circling its prey. Willis will dominate in this one and should find his way to a sack as the 49ers should have succes ...

It's all about the Giants pass rush this week as they head out to Washington to take on the Redskins. The Giants own this team, and second year defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is a must start and a likely DL-1 producer this week in any scoring format. JPP has ridiculous ability and with the starting job in hand, this youngster will build off his impressive preseason with a strong week one. Veterans Justin T ...