Fantasy Football 2014: What’s Real, What’s Not As You Hit The Waiver Wire

Allen Hurns debut (110 yards, 2 TD's) has created quite the buzz. Should you buy it? (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images North America)
Allen Hurns debut –110 yards, 2 TD’s– has created quite the buzz. Should you buy it? (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images North America)

Taking a look at this weeks most talked about waiver wire targets. Here’s my take on them.  Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2014: What’s Real, What’s Not As You Hit The Waiver Wire”

Fantasy Football 2014: Top-10 D/ST Units To Target For Fantasy Football

It was going to be hard enough for the 49ers D/ST to be a top-5 unit again in 2014 without Navarro Bowman. Now that Aldon Smith has been suspended for nine games they'll be hard-pressed to crack the top-10 (Brian Bahr/Getty Images North America)
It was going to be hard enough for the 49ers D/ST to be a top-5 unit again in 2014 without Navarro Bowman. Now that Aldon Smith has been suspended for the first nine games this season they’ll be hard-pressed to crack the top-10 (Photo Credit: Brian Bahr/Getty Images North America)

It isn’t enough to just collect all of the best offensive talent when constructing your fantasy rosters. A good Defense/Special Teams (D/ST) can go a long way towards getting you in the playoffs and even stealing sealing a victory when you need one the most. Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2014: Top-10 D/ST Units To Target For Fantasy Football”

Fantasy Football 2014: Fantasy Football Quarterback Tiers Done My Way

Jekyll and Hyde?: Games 1-8: Stafford's numbers were 2,617 yards, 16 TD's, 6 INT's and a 94.7 rating. Games 9-16: 2,033 yards, 13 TD's, 13 INT's and a 72.1 rating
Jekyll and Hyde?: Stafford’s first-half numbers (2,617 yards, 16 TD’s, 6 INT’s and a 94.7 rating) didn’t resemble anything he did in the second-half ( 2,033 yards, 13 TD’s, 13 INT’s and a 72.1 rating)

The quarterback position is the most important position in fantasy football.

Go ahead and disagree. I say that without a hint of reservation or sarcasm. It doesn’t make sense to place the hopes of a well drafted team in the hands of someone who isn’t going to consistently give you the production you need from, what should be, the steadiest spot on your roster. Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2014: Fantasy Football Quarterback Tiers Done My Way”

NFL Preview 2014: First Things First, Lets Talk Top-5 Training Camp Questions

Jay Cutler and the Bears have all the makings of a title contender. Can they put it all together in 2014?
Jay Cutler and the Bears have all the makings of a title contender. Can they put it all together in 2014?

I can’t believe it is that time of year already.

When The Worldwide Leader begins their annual camping trips to places like Flowery Branch, GA, Oxnard, CA, and Bourbonnais, IL that can only mean one thing: training camp is starting for the NFL. Continue reading “NFL Preview 2014: First Things First, Lets Talk Top-5 Training Camp Questions”

National Football League 2014: Some Friends And I Ranked All 32 NFL Quarterbacks, The Results Were Interesting

Joe Flacco and Ben Roesthlisberger both own Super Bowl rings, but didn't get much top-10 love in the rankings
Joe Flacco (average rank: 12.5) and Ben Roesthlisberger (average rank: 11.3) both own Super Bowl rings, but didn’t get much top-10 love in the rankings

I thought it would be fun to ask a few of my friends to rank all 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL as they saw fit. As you can expect, once some of them (myself included) got into the process they realized that ranking them was more difficult than first thought. Continue reading “National Football League 2014: Some Friends And I Ranked All 32 NFL Quarterbacks, The Results Were Interesting”

Fantasy Football 2013: Week 3 Recap, Week 4 Advice, And The Mike Glennon Project

Terrell Pryor has played his way into QB1 conversation, but steer clear of Matt Flynn if Pryor is out week 4
Terrell Pryor has played his way into QB1 conversation, but steer clear of Matt Flynn if Pryor is out week 4

A day late is better than never, right? So to recap, in my four leagues I am (2-1) and still not satisfied. I think the primary reason for that dissatisfaction are because Ray Rice is hurt (hip) and Colin Kaepernick isn’t playing at a high level as of yet. Speaking of Kaepernick, the prevailing question I’ve had all week is should you be worried about his performance.  Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2013: Week 3 Recap, Week 4 Advice, And The Mike Glennon Project”

Fantasy Football 2013: Week 3 Running Backs Report

Trent Richardson should thrive in Indianapolis' offense
Trent Richardson should thrive in Indianapolis’ offense

As I watched Ray Rice go down with what I hope really is a day-to-day injury I couldn’t help but think who I could scour the waivers for. Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2013: Week 3 Running Backs Report”

Fantasy Football 2013: Week 2 Tips, Options For The Injured

Shane Vereen's injury (wrist, out up to four weeks) put a damper on my dynasty league chances
Shane Vereen’s injury (wrist, out up to four weeks) put a damper on my dynasty league chances

It was bittersweet for my Fantasy Football teams this first week. Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2013: Week 2 Tips, Options For The Injured”

2013 Fantasy Football: Defenses/Special Teams To Target (And Be Wary Of) In 2013

Tyrann Mathieu and Patrick Peterson have made me a believer in the 2013 Arizona Cardinals defense
Tyrann Mathieu and Patrick Peterson have made me a believer in the 2013 Arizona Cardinals defense

It’s easy to look over your defense and special teams position on your roster. Believe me, for years I played fantasy football and just rotated my defenses based on match-ups unless I had the rare opportunity to have a top-5 defense. Continue reading “2013 Fantasy Football: Defenses/Special Teams To Target (And Be Wary Of) In 2013”

2013 Fantasy Football Rookies I Would Plug In Day One Pt. 2: Running Backs

I'm high on this guy in 2013. Just have to get the incumbent out of the way.
I’m high on this guy (Giovani Bernard) in 2013. Now how do we get the incumbent on the same page?

I’m evolving in my fantasy draft strategy since I started playing fantasy football. Continue reading “2013 Fantasy Football Rookies I Would Plug In Day One Pt. 2: Running Backs”