Fantasy Football Week 2 Questions

Heading into Week 2 of the fantasy season, there are already tons of questions running rampant in the minds of owners. People are trying to figure out what to do with the bizarre Tom Brady-less world that they now live in, after Chiefs strong safety Bernard Pollard rolled into number 12’s knee on the Patriots’ opening drive of the 2008 season. Rookie running backs shined, no name WRs produced and IDPs stepped up to the plate – but there are still certain questions regarding what owners should take from Week 1 and apply to Week 2. Read more

Fantasy Impact: Antonio Pittman

Remember Ohio State’s run to the National Championship game against Florida just two years ago? Plenty of offensive players from that squad, including Ravens QB Troy Smith, Colts WR Anthony Gonzalez and Dolphins WR Ted Ginn, find themselves as potential impact players for NFL teams right now. The Buckeyes’ tailback at the time, Antonio Pittman, had a less direct route to following in his teammates’ footsteps, but now finds himself knocking  on the door of doing the same. Read more

The Impact Of Jackson’s Holdout

Every season, there seems to be at least one NFL star who’s contract situation throws a serious kink into the plans of fantasy football owners as they prepare for their drafts. This year, it’s Rams RB Steven Jackson. His ADP (Average Draft Position) is dipping, as folks get scared that he could be this year’s Larry Johnson. Read more

Preseason Stock Market Report…

So, things happen in the preseason, and we all know to take them with a grain of salt, right? Well, as more and more position battles are ironed out, and as more and more players stake their claim on certain gigs via their consistent, high level of play, we’re able to really see clearly whose fantasy stock has truly risen from various factors, and who is still just fool’s gold. Read more

Experts Draft: Wayne Goes In Round 1

We’ve participated in many interesting expert fantasy football drafts this summer - including mocks and league drafts - and our most recent draft was no exception, as Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne was selected in the first round. Read more

Fantasy Impact: Ryan Grant

Last week, we told you not to be worried about the potential holdouts of Packers RB Ryan Grant, and Rams RB Steven Jackson. Well, we are right about one of them already, now there’s only one to go - but we’re still not worried about him either. Read more

Worried About Potential Holdouts?

I believe I know fantasy owners very well, and if I’m correct, then a lot of them are worried about the contract situation of Rams  25 year old RB Steven Jackson and Packers 25 year old RB Ryan Grant. Last season at this time, Chiefs RB Larry Johnson held out until just before the start of the regular season, resulting in one of his worst starts as a pro. Read more

SJax, Harrison & McNabb Are Healthy…

We’ve always been pretty progressive here at No-Offseason.com, encouraging our readers to look to the future and find the next rising stars. However, this week’s stock market report starts off by acknowledging to former fantasy football superstars that have a great chance at coming back and lighting up the stat column. Why? Because the only thing that was standing in their way - health issues - appear to be less of a concern heading into 2008. Read more

Experts Draft: Moss Is Our 1st Choice

One of our favorite parts about June through August is taking part in several seasonal drafts in fantasy football expert leagues. Not only are they highly competitive, but they’re extremely useful in learning about new trends and analyzing different draft strategies and player values. In Fantasy Football Indepth’s expert challenge, No-Offseason.com went head-to-head with publications like Rotoworld.com, Pro Football Weekly, CBSSports.com, Athlon Sports, FantasyGuru.com, USA Today, Fanball.com and more. With the seventh overall choice in the first round, we had a tough decision, but decided to go WR first and roll with New England’s Randy Moss. Read more

Steven Jackson Injury Plagued?

Should fantasy owners be concerned with the health status of Rams 24 year old RB Steven Jackson? After all, he is nursing a groin pull and a sprained ankle right now, after missing four games overall in 2007 with a groin tear.

The short answer - no. Jackson should be fine by the start of the season, but this is worth monitoring, so that’s what we’ll do. Jackson is a top three overall fantasy player in ALL formats.

Steven Jackson Injures Ankle…

Rams RB Steven Jackson reportedly turned his ankle in practice late last week and missed time on Thursday and Friday. Head coach Scott Linehan said the injury is not serious. We’ll monitor the situation.

His dynasty owners are probably holding their breathe right now, as an injury so early in off-season sessions to such a key body part isn’t a great sign.

Dynasty Value vs. Seasonal Results

Andre Johnson’s recent knee injury prompted some serious discussion on our forums regarding his fantasy trade value. He happens to be the perfect example of a player who has solid dynasty value in spite of his most recent injury situation, due to the fact that when healthy, his ceiling is so high - and he has plenty more years left to play. The problem is that his seasonal outlook is very different. Read more