What We Learned From Wild Card Weekend

Wild Card weekend is over, and the Cardinals, Chargers, Ravens and Eagles are moving on. While fantasy football owners competing in playoff leagues had their fare share of entertainment, dynasty owners can take away a few key things. Read more

Anticipating RB Movement

If you’re a smart, cutting edge dynasty owner, then one thing you’ve surely been doing is scouring which talented running backs either hit the free agent market, or may be released by their respective teams this off-season, as well as scouting which NFL teams are in dire need of an “upgrade” at the position. Read more

Michael Turner & Roddy White Are Legit…

Well, we’ll be the first to admit that we were extremely skeptical of the Atlanta Falcons offense this season. Even after phenomenal performances against the Lions and Chiefs in Weeks 1 & 3, we needed to see Atlanta come out and do it for real against a proven team. In Week 5, they waltzed into Green Bay and led their team to a 27-24 victory, while also posting some pretty solid fantasy digits themselves. Read more

Week 4 - Who We Like, Who We Dislike

In spite of the horrible QB situation and absolutely putrid offense in Kansas City, second year receiver Dwayne Bowe has had a very respectable first three games of the season, racking up 15 catches for 182 yards and two TDs. In Week 4, K.C. hosts Denver, who has been in a shootout every week thus far, and veteran Damon Huard could take over for Tyler Thigpen, which would bode well for Bowe’s digits. Read more

Cardinals’ J.J. Arrington Arrested…

Cardinals RB J.J. Arrington was arrested yesterday morning for allegedly getting into a fight in North Carolina.

And the problems for NFL players keep on coming. Commish Roger Goodell is likely to let Arrington slide, due to having no prior blemishes while in the NFL. However, this definitely doesn’t help his cause for earning more of a role in the Cardinals’ offense in 2008.

Arrington has no fantasy value, but Cards rookie Tim Hightower is a definite super sleeper worth watching in our eyes, as Edgerrin James continues to slow down.

Experts Draft: Witten Is First TE Taken

Yesterday, we left you with Roddy White being selected towards the end of round three of the most recent experts draft, a shocking surprise to us here at No-Offseason.com. Today, we analyze round four and one thing that really caught our eye - Dallas’ Jason Witten being the top tight end taken. Check out the rest of round four and what we think of Witten being snagged prior to Antonio Gates and Kellen Winslow. Read more

Several Veterans Won’t Skip Mini-Camp…

We’re hearing that guys like Chicago’s Brian Urlacher, New Orleans’ Marques Colston and Cincy’s T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and even Miami’s Jason Taylor and Arizona’s Anquan Boldin and Edgerrin James will not skip upcoming mandatory mini-camps in June.

This is a tell-tale sign that this “voluntary” off-season stuff doesn’t hold much weight with some guys.

It’ll be interesting to see if Cleveland’s Kellen Winslow shows up in Cleveland as well. We believe he will.

Mock: McGahee Available In Round 3?

After sharing round one with you earlier in the week, and round two yesterday, I’ve decided to go ahead and continue to break down the recent expert mock draft I participated in. The shockers continue, as I have to make a tough decision between Willis McGahee and Marques Colston in round three. Read more

Cardinals Get A Gem In Tim Hightower…

The Arizona Cardinals may have drafted the next Marion Barber in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. Hightower is from a small school - Richmond - so he was well under the radar. The 6′0″, 230 pound RB is a powerful runner and can contribute by catching the ball out of the backfield. He has the potential to take over the featured role sometime soon in AZ as 30-year-old Edgerrin James continues to slow down. He reminds us of Brandon Jacobs a few years back, a big, late round back from a small school with high upside.

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Cards Give Edge Vote Of Confidence…

Soon-to-be 30 year old RB Edgerrin James will apparently go into the 2008 season as the team’s featured back, even if they land a nice young runner during the 2008 NFL Draft.

Arizona is a team to watch at the RB position, because even though he rushed for 1,200 yards last season, Edge is definitely slowing down.

From a dynasty perspective, we don’t like him a whole lot. His explosiveness is nearly all gone, and he’s likely to go the route of Shaun Alexander sooner rather than later.

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Maroney, Edwards, Roddy White Rising; Edge Falling

Rising – Laurence Maroney, Patriots RB – Heading into Week 15, there were quite a few question marks surrounding Maroney’s dynasty value. The 22 year old former first round pick hadn’t really had the chance to run the ball much in the Patriots’ high flying attack, and perhaps more scary was the fact that the Patriots had a serious shot at landing the second overall pick due to a trade with San Francisco last April. At the time, many fantasy owners thought there was a high probability that Arkansas RB Darren McFadden - next year’s version of Adrian Peterson - would end up in Foxborough in a split carry situation with Maroney. Since the 49ers were able to win a couple games at the end of the season, and now appear to be picking seventh in the first round, Maroney appears to be safe. What’s really helped his stock, however, is the fact that he rushed for 306 yards and four TDs in his final three regular season games. He’s always reminded us of Steven Jackson, and in 2008, he may show us why. Read more