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NFL Quick Hits (Oct. 3rd) James Davis Done For Season, Willie Parker Out For Sunday, and more
Cleveland’s James Davis Out For Season This is big, unexpected news, as the rookie looked very sharp in pre-season, and was on the verge of getting more carries. With Davis gone, however, Jerome Harrison (above) will step-in as the full-time starter until Jamal Lewis is fully healthy, and Lewis’s age and ineffectiveness could eventually lead [...]
Fantasy Football Week 3 Review: Counting the Ways You Got Screwed
(Get yo popcorn ready?) More like get your suicide letter ready. While losing yet again in fantasy football may not actually drive you to end it all, the gut-wrenching feeling of watching your “top dogs” blow chunks certainly can bring the thought to mind. Terrell Owens was just one of the many stars who came [...]
Fantasy Risers: Julian Edelman
Eat your heart out, Wes Welker. With the Patriots usual slot-man unexpectedly inactive for Sunday’s match-up with the New York Jets, Tom Brady found himself confiding in a rookie receiver. And I mean really confiding. How’s sixteen targets, for ya? Welker could only salivate over all the possibilities from the sideline. You give Welker 16 [...]
Fantasy Risers: Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon
Their lines from Sunday aren’t going to make you fall off your chair. You won’t be racing your friends to the waiver wire. But maybe you should be. Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon, the immediate beneficiaries of extra targets and playing time in the wake of Anthony Gonzalez’s knee injury, are worth taking a chance [...]
NFL Quick Hits (September 18th) Gonzalez out until week 8, Kolb to start if McNabb can’t, and more
Colts’ Anthony Gonzalez Eyeing Week Seven Return Whew. Peyton Manning and Gonzalez owners can breathe a collective sigh of relief. While it’s great news that Gonzalez is officially coming back in 2009, losing him for the next six weeks hurts the Colts offense. Not to mention leaves a hole in your receiving corps. If you [...]
Who could be the Big Ten’s 12th team?
A couple of days ago, I discussed comments that Penn State coach Joe Paterno made about the Big Ten expanding to 12 teams, and I came to the conclusion that changes, in some way, do need to be made in order for the conference to return to being a real power on the national stage. [...]
Which five NFL teams had the best offseasons?
With the exception of a few moves left to be made (for wide receivers, for example), NFL teams have completed the bulk of their offseason moves. Which five teams should head into the summer feeling good about what they’ve done so far in the offseason? 1. Dallas Cowboys It may not seem like much, but [...]
