Several RBs Look Legit In Week 1…

Guys like Cedric Benson, Joseph Addai, Kevin Smith and even New Orleans’ Mike Bell looked like legit fantasy options in Week 1. Also, guys like Nate Burleson, Matt Hasselbeck and Osi Umenyiora looked great after missing time due to injuries last year. Read more

Looking For Week 1 Line-Up Advice?

Is Detroit’s Kevin Smith a “must-start” against New Orleans? He’s looked like a monster in the pre-season, but should he be in your line-up over guys like Brandon Jacobs or Steve Slaton? Read more

Kevin Smith Says Lions Will Make Playoffs

Following up on a prediction he made as a rookie, Lions RB Kevin Smith wrote on his blog site, that the Lions will definitely make the playoffs in 2009 after an 0-16 season. He’s just the recent in a long line of dilusional Lions players who believe the team can turn things around quickly. In reality, the Lions will be better this season, but winning between four and six games is a much more realistic prediction. Sorry Kevin “He-Man” Smith, we love you as a breakout fantasy star in 2009, but your squad will not make the playoffs - especially with Minnesota, Chicago and Green Bay in your division.

Fantasy Impact: Stafford To Lions

Well, the new regime of Jim Schwartz and Martin Mayhew appear to already be making strides towards turning around a dismal 0-16 franchise. During the same week when president Tom Lewand practically made his own pants move over the team’s new “ferocious and animated” logo, the football folks wisely played two players against each other and got their man with the number one overall pick. Read more

Top 20 Dynasty Buy Lows

Astute dynasty owners should always be looking to not only maximize the value of their current players during off-season trades, but also targeting which players haven’t quite blossomed yet, and have high ceilings for statistical growth in the immediate future. No-Offseason.com takes a look at our top 20 dynasty buy low candidates for 2009. Read more

We Were Right About, We Were Wrong About

All week we told fantasy owners to keep an eye out for Colts RB Dominic Rhodes against the Lions in Week 15. First of all, Detroit has allowed more TDs to back-up RBs than any other team this season. Secondly, Joseph Addai didn’t look like he’d play due to a shoulder injury. Read more

Week 11 - Who We Like, Who We Dislike

Lions rookie RB Kevin Smith is among those players we’re advising fantasy owners to stay away from this week. Not only does he have an unfriendly match-up at Carolina, but he’s suffering from a groin injury. Check out who else we like and dislike in Week 11. Read more

Holt, Chad & T.O. Are Reborn In Week 9…

Week 9 wasn’t unlike any other week this year, as unexpected things continued to happen. Just when it looked like a few veteran pass catchers were about to fall off the face of the earth, they were resurrected from the near dead. Several youngsters also continued to prove they could perform under tough conditions. Read more

Recently Relevant Rookies

The 2008 season has already seen several rookies make their presence felt, but two more first year players emerged in Week 7 and proved they’re legit fantasy options moving forward. Read more

Rookies Rising; Bryant, Floyd Worthy Of Looks…

Plenty of dynasty owners went out on a limb and drafted San Francisco’s Josh Morgan before guys like Denver’s Eddie Royal and Philly’s DeSean Jackson this season, hoping to cash in on a young WR in Mike Martz’s offense. Up until Week 8, those that invested in Morgan had been severely disappointed. The same goes for dynasty owners that invested in Detroit RB Kevin Smith. With guys like Tennessee’s Chris Johnson, Houston’s Steve Slaton and Chicago’s Matt Forte among several other rookie RBs lighting up the stat column this season, it looked like Smith owners would regret passing on several others. However, that outlook also appeared to do a complete 180 in Week 7. Read more

The Ever-Changing RB Picture

As if the running back picture hasn’t already been complicated enough, with featured backs becoming an endangered species and rookies in time-shares producing monster numbers, the outlook got even more confusing this week. Read more

Kevin Smith Predicts Lions Playoff Win…

Detroit rookie RB Kevin Smith took “He-Man” to a whole new level by joining a long line of foolish Lions players to make horribly ridiculous predictions about the success of their team.

You have to give the naive rookie credit for being positive, but he obviously hasn’t been around Detroit long enough to let the losing sink in.

Smith has high hopes for himself and the team in 2008, predicting the Lions’ first playoff win since 1957, and saying that he thinks the team will go to the Super Bowl within the next three years.

We have some concerns about Smith, but overall he’s a solid dynasty prospect as Detroit’s starting RB of the present and future.