Mailbag Questions 1. RB Help – Stevan Ridley, Ryan Torain 2. Tight End Help – Pettigrew, Keller 3. Lineup Advice – Blount, Graham, Starks Subject: RB Help Do you suggest hanging on to Ridley?? Is Torain a safe start, meaning he’s going to get his carries? Non-ppr league, standard. Reply Hey Scott, I would hang [...]

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What happens when you take a team with a seemingly unstoppable offense and pair them against one of the league’s toughest and physical defenses? You have the Week 6 matchup of the San Francisco 49ers against the Detroit Lions! The Lions and the 49ers? Really? Unstoppable offense? Toughest defense? Really? I know, right. I’m exaggerating [...]

Start’em Brian Robison @ Bears – Sure, the Lions only had three sacks against the Bears on Monday night but did you see the consistent pressure Jay Cutler was under? If not for a courageous effort by Cutler the Lions could have easily had up to eight sacks in that game, as the Bears offensive [...]

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 [...]

Richard Seymour vs Browns – The Raiders stepped it up toward the end of the game vs the Texans and Richard Seymour was right in the mix with five tackles, two sacks and two pass deflections throughout. No one should doubt Seymour’s abilities to be a productive IDP option, but more that his health problems [...]

Troy Polamalu vs Jaguars – I’ve never been a big Troy Polamalu fan when it comes to IDP leagues, because I tend to like guys who post high tackle numbers, and Polamalu has had problems staying healthy. Still, this wild hair has put together a strong season and should be viewed as a top ten [...]

James Anderson @ Falcons – With Jon Beason and Thomas Davis gone for the season, James Anderson is putting together another respectable year for IDP fantasy owners. A couple of weeks ago we saw David Hawthorne and Leroy Hill both put up solid days against the Falcons. Paul Posluszny vs Steelers – Going back and [...]

Start’em Darrius Heyward-Bey vs Browns – No one would blame you for being slow to add Darrius Heyward-Bey onto your roster, let alone put him in your lineup, but it’s time to believe. Yes, Heyward-Bey still needs work on polishing his game, but I believe in Coach Hue Jackson’s abilities to get his talented players [...]

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Another week is in the books, and we have our weekly react podcast up for some of the note-worthy breakout players from the week that was. One of the big debates this past week, was if fantasy owners should trust Mario Manningham as he kept his starting job, or go with breakout talent Victor Cruz? [...]

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Quarterbacks Tim Tebow (Bye Week) – The Tim Tebow era has begun after John Fox finally benched Kyle Orton in the second half of a loss to the Chargers. While Tebow still has much to learn, he is a must pick up for those of you that are in need of a spark at the [...]