Raiders' defensive lineman Matt Shaughnessy didn't just breakout in 2010, he started to show flashes of becoming a potential dominant force on a suddenly deep, talented Oakland front line. If the Raiders secondary can at least play respectable in coverage (need respectable additions in free agency) Shaughnessy should have some fun getting after the quarterback, while continuing in his development against th ...

Expectations were high for 2010 rookie safety Eric Berry to be an instant impact IDP force, and while he started slow, Berry came on in the second half, and helped IDP owners down the stretch. While Berry only had four tackles during Championship Weekend, it was his pick six that helped make the difference for many owners' chances to seal the deal, and win their leagues. Berry posted 92 tackles in all last ...

The Houston Texans are set to change their defensive scheme from a 4-3 to a 3-4 as Wade Phillips takes over as the new Defensive Coordinator. With this change, star strong-side linebacker Brian Cushing is projected to lineup with DeMeco Ryans as an inside linebacker, which will help him continue to be a force in IDP fantasy football leagues. While I've seen Cushing ranked outside the top 25 linebackers for ...

Last season was a horrible disappointment for Beanie Wells as a late preseason knee injury forced him out of action to begin the season and contributed to a lack of success on the field. With the addition of Ryan Williams in the second round of this years' draft, many fantasy owners have written off Wells as a potential top twenty fantasy back of the future, but I'm not ready to give way to that thinking. W ...

What a season it was for Michael Vick as he finally put the entire package together that we've all been hoping to see since he left Virgina Tech and headed to the Falcons. In Atlanta, Vick never had a creative mind like Andy Reid overseeing the offense and the talent around him was average at best. Now with targets like DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin and possibly Plaxico Burress, Vick is clearly a top five q ...

While Dez Bryant is only in his second year in the NFL, it already looks as if he's going to carry the torch handed down from great talents but trouble stars Terrell Owens and Randy Moss. Hopefully, I'm dead wrong and the optimism that Bryant's teammates seem to have for him at this time, will help him mature into one of the games' elite receivers, each and every season in his hopefully long career. Audio: ...

Before Antonio Gates season was derailed by a foot injury that wouldn't go away, no tight end could come close to the production he was pumping out. In only ten games, Gates posted 782 yards and ten touchdowns, as he seemed to benefit from more looks as Vincent Jackson was entrenched in a hold out for most of the season. Clearly, Gates is still the top tight end to draft in fantasy football and that is why ...

Coming into the past few seasons I've ranked Titans Rob Bironas as the top kicker to draft because he was on a team that gave him consistent opportunities, and he could deliver from long distances with regularity. For as much talent as Bironas has, the Titans are clearly in flux and even the best kickers need stability to be a useful starting option for fantasy football. While I don't find Bironas to be a w ...

When looking for a reliable fantasy defense, you want to find a group that holds opponents under twenty points a game, sacks the quarterback, and can create turnovers. While top defenses like the Steelers, Giants, Eagles, Ravens and Patriots all have quality players on defense, but only the Packers and Jets support shut down corners on the outside. Maybe that's why the sweepstakes for free agent to be Nnamd ...