Out With The Old WRs - In With The New

Year after year, many seasonal fantasy owners have a tendency to draft the same old wide receivers in the mid and late rounds. Guys like Derrick Mason, Donald Driver, Isaac Bruce, Muhsin Muhammad and Chris Chambers have been staples, but there’s a new crop of younger players with much higher upside that owners should pay attention to. Read more

Things Looking Up For Earnest Graham?

Buccaneers 29 year old RB Earnest Graham was extremely productive for the first half of the 2008 NFL season, rushing for 563 yards and four TDs through Week 9. He even chipped in and played fullback when the team had injury issues. However, Graham suffered injury issues of his own, missing the team’s final seven games due to ankle surgery. Apparently there’s new hope for him in 2009 - find out why. Read more

Legit WR Options Blossoming

A year ago, Chargers WR Vincent Jackson began to springboard his career during the NFL playoffs, catching 18 balls for 300 yards and two TDs in three games. He parlayed that performance into a very solid 59 catch, 1,098 yard, seven TD season in 2008, becoming San Diego’s number one WR. Two players will follow in his footsteps in 2009. Read more

Taking It To The Next Level - 2009 Breakout WRs

Heading into 2008, many fantasy owners thought that Steelers WR Santonio Holmes would make the jump to fantasy super-stardom, after a 52-catch, 942 yard, 8 TD sophomore season in 2007. Unfortunately, for owners that invested in him early in last year’s drafts, he didn’t quite pan out. However, his strong performance in the playoffs is likely a preview of what’s to come in 2009. Read more

Preseason Stock Market Report - 2nd Edition

Well, all of the preseason games that actually mean something are pretty much over folks, and now it’s just two more weeks until the actual start of the regular season. Check out who is rising and who is falling as we get ready for the games to really matter. Read more

Taylor Fitting In Well With Redskins

Since being dealt to the Washington Redskins a day after training camp started, soon to be 34 year old DE Jason Taylor has fit like a glove. Find out why fantasy IDP owners should really take a solid look at Taylor in 2008, and why team defense owners should now look to the Redskins as a sleeper defense. Read more

DeSean Jackson Still Sidelined With Hammy…

Eagles rookie WR DeSean Jackson still remains sidelined with a hamstring injury. He’s now missed almost three straight weeks, which doesn’t bode well for his fantasy potential, as all rookie WRs need all the practice time they can get.

Jackson, a second round speedster from Cal, will compete to be the team’s starting kick returner, as well as the third receiver. Jason Avant is his primary competition for the ladder.

Ranking 2008 Rookie WRs

Surprisingly, St. Louis’ Donnie Avery was the first WR selected in the 2008 NFL Draft. The speedy route runner from the University of Houston came out of nowhere to become the 33rd overall pick. Just because he was the first pass catcher taken, doesn’t mean it’ll translate to the stat column in 2008. Limas Sweed, however, was the ninth pass catcher taken, and his fantasy value is looking pretty solid heading into 2008. Each season there’s at least one rookie WR who steps up his game and becomes fantasy worthy in his first season, and believe it or not, there is a rhyme or reason to predicting which one it’ll be. Read more

Selvin Young’s Stock Is Soaring, Henry Done…

In June, there aren’t many factors that can really make a huge difference in a player’s fantasy value, but we keep our Stock Market Report popping anyway. Certain guys are really shining in organized team activities, while others are faltering or experiencing off-the-field issues of concern. Some teams also elect to cut the fat in certain areas, potentially creating solid opportunities for other guys on the squad. Lastly, sometimes contract situations that become resolved this time of year can shed a whole new light on players. Read more

Eagles Love DeSean Jackson…

Word is that the Philadelphia Eagles will be designing several plays for DeSean Jackson to get the rock from the WR spot this year. He’s also expected to return punts. While he may not start over Reggie Brown and Kevin Curtis, expect him to see the field a lot for a rookie, and have solid dynasty value.

Top Dynasty League Rookie Prospects

Since the completion of the 2008 NFL Draft, the number one question that I’ve been asked by fantasy owners is - “how do you rank this year’s rookies for dynasty drafts?” Obviously, this is a very different question than asking - “which rookies will have the best statistical seasons in 2008?” Read more

DeSean Jackson Falls To Eagles In Round 2…

Could there be a better fit than DeSean Jackson to the Eagles in round two? The Cal speedster was supposed to be a first round pick this year, but the Eagles passed on him in round one only to see him fall to them in round two. He’ll be the apple of Donovan McNabb’s eye, beating defenders deep with his speed constantly. He’s someone who can blaze on the outside, or run slot routes on the inside.

His fantasy upside his very high.

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