Avery Is Legit, Ginn On The Radar…

A couple players we’ve been monitoring lately continued to prove they’re the real deal, while a couple others finally showed their true fantasy potential in Week 8. Read more

Keep An Eye On Kiwanuka (and Strahan)

Giants star defensive end Osi Umenyiora went down this past weekend with a season ending MCL tear, leaving a huge gap at defensive end for the New York Giants. With Justin Tuck replacing the retired Michael Strahan, the Giants are now looking to either veteran Renaldo Wynn, or third year man Mathias Kiwanuka to fill in for Osi. But will a familiar number 92 enter the fray also? Read more

Fantasy Impact: Michael Strahan Retires…

Well, according to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer, Giants 36 year old DE Michael Strahan has made up his mind and will announce his retirement from the NFL soon, electing to “ride off into the sunset” after a Super Bowl victory.

Now that Strahan appears to be gone - and we say “appears” because it’s not official yet - fourth year 25 year old DE Justin Tuck will take his starting spot opposite Osi Umenyiora. Tuck had a breakout season in 2007, racking up 65 total tackles and 10 sacks as the Giants third DE/DT. Now that Tuck will have a starting role, we expect him to be a top three fantasy defensive lineman. Umenyiora won’t lose any value, due to the fact that Tuck should demand just as much attention as Strahan did.

Also, keep an eye on SLB Mathias Kiwanuka, who will likely double as the Giants’ third DE in 2008, and if your league scores him as a DL, he’ll have bonus value.

Michael Strahan To Retire…

ESPN’s John Clayton has reported that many people close to the Giants organization and to Giants DE Michael Strahan think that he’ll retire before training camp.

Wow. If he did it before training camp, that’d be nice timing. We could then actually properly evaluate the fantasy impact prior to drafts - and there would be serious fantasy impact.

Justin Tuck would likely become a top three DE, bar none, while Mathias Kiwanuka would rotate from SLB and DE, but potentially be scored as a DE in fantasy leagues, which would help his value.

Giants IDP Update…

Word is that third year LB Gerris Wilkinson is the favorite to start at WLB in Steve Spagnulo’s defense after the departure of Kawika Mitchell. Wilkinson won’t be much a fantasy prospect, but he may contribute enough to be a bye-week fill in for owners in deep leagues.

There’s also been some talk from the Giants organization regarding what will happen to Mathias Kiwanuka if Michael Strahan retires. There’s a good chance he’ll at least split time between LB and DE, but possibly even more to DE full time.

We’d guess that Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck would start, with Kiwanuka playing the third end pass rusher role.

Report: Michael Strahan To Retire…

Word is that Giants DE Michael Strahan will hang it up after leading the G-Men to a Super Bowl victory this past season.

Giants LB Antonio Pierce recently told media he believes Strahan will hang it up. If this is the case, expect Justin Tuck to start opposite Osi Umenyiora in 2008, with Mathias Kiwanuka moving back to a third DE role. Really, the Strahan saga will continue until the end of training camp - don’t expect an announcement any time soon.