Roy Helu vs 49ers - I have Roy Helu listed as a bench option this week against the 49ers, but if your desperate for a flex play option give him a shot. The Redskins are likely to play from behind this week, and while Helu wasn't running the football, he consistently the go to running back in the passing game. Washington has already announced that Tashard Choice won't suit up this week, and I have a feeling ...

Hakeem Nicks @ Patriots - It looks like Hakeem Nicks has a chance to play after a hamstring injury kept him out of the final minutes of the teams close victory over the Dolphins. Keep an eye on Nicks's late week practice participation, but if he's a go against the Patriots, he should be a WR-1 play for at least PPR leagues, as Eli Manning's favorite target. As I talked about in our standard scoring week nin ...

Michael Bush vs Broncos - As of Monday, Darren McFadden missed the teams first practice of the week coming of the bye week as he recovers from an leg injury that knocked him out of action against the Chiefs. Fantasy owners will McFadden and Michael Bush need to monitor his progress throughout the week as the star running back may not play in a terrific matchup against the Broncos. If McFadden is out, Bush w ...

Victor Cruz @ Patriots - While offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride limited Victor Cruz's snap count in the teams' victory over the Bills, because of his up and down play in previous weeks, this young receiver needs to stay on the field. This shifty play maker seems to be a favorite of Eli Manning's when the game is on the line, as Cruz scored a go ahead 25-yard touchdown last week against the Dolphins. Wit ...

Brandon Lloyd @ Cowboys - It's a case of good news, bad news for Brandon Lloyd as the Rams traded for him on Monday. The good news is that he reunites with his old Head Coach Josh McDaniels and will play in the offensive system that gave him so much success a year ago. The bad news, is that quarterback Sam Bradford has a high ankle sprain and even if Bradford plays this week, he won't have much time to work ...

Torrey Smith @ Jaguars - Keep an eye on Lee Evans progress in practice, but if Torrey Smith continues to play well, it's going to be hard for Evans to win a starting job again. Smith struggled early in camp, and the Ravens made a trade for Evans to give Joe Flacco a respectable No.2 receiver that was ready to make an impact down the field. As fortune would have it, Evans suffered an ankle injury within the ...

It was a big bounce back week for Steelers star running back Rashard Mendenhall as he carried the football 23 times for 146 yards and a touchdowns against the Jaguars. Those fantasy owners to showed patience with Mendenhall and kept him in the lineup were rewarded while those that benched him can at least start to believe in him again. Audio: Week 6 React Last week Adrian Peterson blew up the Cardinals defe ...

It's time to get ready for another fantasy football season, and we have a sampling of the top 200 plus players rated for consideration at your fantasy drafts. The first 179 players on the list are taken from Mock Draft Central's listing for standard redraft league results. At MDC, you can partake in valuable mock drafts to help you prepare for the upcoming season, and we recommend them as a quality source f ...

Expectations were high for Michael Crabtree heading into his second year as a pro with many fantasy owners nabbing him up as their No.2 receiver. Why not, as the 49ers showed flashes of returning to success and many NFL experts had San Francisco walking away with their division. Well, things didn't work out as planned and Crabtree's chemistry issues with quarterback Alex Smith proved to be problematic as ea ...

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: ...