Jerod Mayo @ Steelers - Don't be surprised if Jerod Mayo is back this week, but I'm not sure he will return to the stud linebacker, we watched last year, at least for IDP purposes. The Patriots will be using a decent amount of 4-3 scheme looks, and when they go to that setup, they tend to use Gary Guyton and move Mayo out of the middle. Navarro Bowman vs Browns - Coming off another strong performance, Navar ...

Yeremiah Bell @ Giants - Not much is going right for fantasy owners with players on the Dolphins, but Yeremiah Bell continues to be a tackling machine. While Bell won't make many big plays, he will be a regular DB-1 because of his consistent opportunities to make plays. Linebacker Karlos Dansby has picked up his play in recent weeks, but Kevin Burnett has continued to struggle on the inside, so expect Bell ...

Chris Clemons vs Bengals - Last year Chris Clemons seemingly broke out of nowhere as he was basically an irrelevant defensive linemen for IDP fantasy until he won a starting job with the Seahawks. Sure, Clemons did have eight sacks with the Raiders back in 2007, but he was basically used one passing downs and totaled a mire 20 tackles on the season. Not only did Clemons post a career high eleven sacks last ...

With so many varying leagues of starting depth and roster space for IDP players, it can be a challenge to give you sound advice for our IDP waiver wire pickups. I will have some deeper waiver wire options, but I also have listed some players I’ve talked about in the past, and they may be available in your league at this time. That is why I have a section below all three standard IDP positions called Get’em ...

Darren McFadden got off to a hot start this year but after his big game against the Jets, he's failed to play like one of the true elite running backs in fantasy, and then an ankle injury derailed him last week against the Chiefs. McFadden has all the tools to be a future top selection on draft day, but if his health problems continue to be an issue, fantasy owners will have to knock him for it. Audio: Week ...

Start'em Philip Rivers @ Chiefs - Yes, it's getting to that point with Philip Rivers that we have to start thinking about whether or not to bench him on a weekly basis. The Chargers are running the football more often and with Antonio Gates and Vincent Jackson constantly banged up, Rivers isn't the same quarterback he was for most of last year. Truthfully, Rivers play declined in the second half of the seas ...

What a bad week it was for running backs as ineffective play and injuries have many fantasy owners feeling beat-up and bruised coming into week eight. To help you fight your way though the bye weeks, I have an extended listed of running backs to keep an eye on for this week and future weeks. More Wk 8 Rankings – QB | RB | WR | TE | Flex | K/D | DL | LB | DB | Waivers | Start/Sit | Running Backs Ben Tate - T ...

DeMarco Murray vs Eagles - A hot name off the waiver wire turned fantasy gold, as rookie running back DeMarco Murray broke the Cowboys single game rushing record in his first game as a feature back. Sure, Murray's stats were helped by a 91-yard touchdown score at the start of the game, but if you look at his rushing numbers after that touchdown he still posted over 160 yards on 24 carries. Audio: DeMarco Mu ...

Chris Johnson vs Colts - The only reason I have Chris Johnson ranked as high as a RB-2 this week is because he's playing against a winless Colts team that gave up 62 points last week. If not for that, and the bye weeks, Johnson would likely be a regular on our sit'em section, as he's been a horrible disappointment and continues to throw his teammates under the buss (please read article by Titans' beat-write ...

Stevie Johnson vs Redskins - The Bills passing game started out hot the first three weeks of the season but has cold off heading into their week seven bye week. While Stevie Johnson has been practicing in full over recent weeks, since a groin injury gave him problems in September, he hasn't been the same receiver we saw a year ago. Look for that to change soon as he appears to be running more deep routes an ...