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

Wide Receiver Bizzaro World

Not only are there questions surrounding former fantasy superstar pass catchers like Chad Johnson, Braylon Edwards and Plaxico Burress heading into 2009, but this past week - WR “bizzaro world” continued as 37 year old Joey Galloway got a gig with New England, but Marvin Harrison and Torry Holt remained unemployed. 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

Keller Is A Future Dynasty Stud

He’s shown flashes of brilliance this season, but it may take a while for the rookie from Purdue to become a consistent fantasy option. Never-the-less, our sources are convinced that dynasty owners should hang onto Jets TE Dustin Keller, and watch as he blossoms into the next Dallas Clark - slash - Kellen Winslow over the next few seasons. Read more

Fantasy Football Week 1 - WR Questions

As fantasy owners get ready for Week 1, there are several question marks surrounding the wide receiver position. Guys like Plaxico Burress, Braylon Edwards and Chad Johnson all have injury concerns this week. Who should owners target in non-PPR leagues, and, who will boom and bust? Read more

Healthy Harrison Ready For Big Year

Our sources are hearing that after a tumultuous last nine months, Colts WR Marvin Harrison is more motivated than ever to come back and have a phenomenal statistical season. This would be supported by recent comments made by head coach Tony Dungy. Read more

Handcuffing Your Wide Receivers

Well, one concept all fantasy owners are now familiar with is “hand-cuffing” – the art of locking up a running back situation by drafting the back-up to your starter. It seems simple enough, and it has really come in handy in the past, especially for owners of Priest Holmes in 2005 and Adrian Peterson in 2007, and many other backs. Heading into 2008, however, it seems there are a couple of scenarios in which the hand-cuffing concept could actually be applied to a different position – wide receiver. Read more

What We Can Learn From The Preseason

Skeptics will look at solid preseason performances by certain NFL players and exclaim - “ah - the preseason doesn’t matter…they’re just playing against the other team’s scrub back-ups anyway.” Well - we think that kind of closed-minded thinking is absolutely nonsense. If the preseason doesn’t matter, than why do starters start and fans attend? Just because the games don’t count, that doesn’t mean there aren’t several things fantasy owners can learn from preseason games. Read more

Find Out Who Not To Count Out In 2008…

Many things happen in the off-season that can appear to negatively affect a player’s fantasy value. Injuries, trades, free-agent signings, position changes and draft picks are just a few examples. However, we all know that the biggest indicator of what’s real is what happens on the field. Check out who’s stock is rising or falling based on the first full weekend of NFL pre-season games. Read more

Evans Has Chemistry With Edwards

Bills 27 year old fifth year WR Lee Evans has had a solid pro career thus far, despite not having much stability at the QB position. He began his career catching balls from veteran Drew Bledsoe, and has had to adjust to catching passes from J.P. Losman and Trent Edwards over the past two seasons. However, it looks like Evans and the Bills have finally found their fit in 2008. Read more

IND: Harrison practicing with Colts

Marvin Harrison (WR) 7/25: Marvin Harrison is practicing with the Colts at the start of training camp Friday, according to the AP. Fans chanted Harrison’s name and cheered his catches during practice.

Fantasy Impact: Marvin Harrison

Fantasy football draft guides and player rankings are definitely an important part of preparing for the upcoming fantasy football season - no question. However, it’s important to take an in-depth look at some players who may outperform where they are ranked. For the record, we believe Indy’s Marvin Harrison falls in that category. Read more