NFL Quick Hits (Jan. 6th): Tom Brady wins comeback player of the year award, Chad Ochocinco back at practice, and more
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, January 6th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Anquan Boldin, Brian Cushing, Chad Ochocinco, Charles Grant, Chicago, Darrelle Revis, Green Bay, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans, New York, NFC South, Percy Harvin, Raheem Morris, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Tom Brady
Tom Brady Named Comeback Player of the Year
Brady topped 4,300 passing yards, while throwing 28 touchdowns to just 13 interceptions a year after tearing his ACL.
Despite being out for 15 and a half games last season, Brady looked much like his old self, and helped get the Patriots back in ... Continue Reading
NFL Fantasy Start and Sit Week 15: Go With Romo
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, December 15th 2009. Under Fantasy Football Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Austin Collie, Baltimore Ravens, Brady Quinn, brandon marshall, Brett Favre, Brian Hartline, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chad Henne, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Clark, Dallas Cowboys, Danny Woodhead, Davone Bess, DeAngelo Williams, Denver Broncos, Drew Brees, Green Bay Packers, Greg Camarillo, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jamaal Charles, Jason Campbell, Joe Flacco, Jonathan Stewart, Knowshon Moreno, Laveranues Coles, mark sanchez, Matt Cassel, Matt Hasselbeck, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Ray Rice, Reggie Wayne, Rex Ryan, Ryan Grant, Seattle Seahawks, Ted Ginn Jr., Tom Brady, Tony Romo, Washington Redskins, Willis McGahee
We had a poor week for the second straight week in our fantasy football Start/Sit column, while negatively impacted by Rock Cartwright's status changing in the middle of the week, while four of our five sleepers were ether complete non-factors, or suffered an injury.
We vow to end Week 15 with ... Continue Reading
Don’t Kill the Messenger: Week 14 Fantasy Start/Sit Review
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, December 14th 2009. Under Fantasy Football Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Brady Quinn, Brandon Jacobs, bruce gradkowski, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cedric Benson, Chad Ochocinco, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Danny Woodhead, Detroit Lions, Green Bay, Green Bay Packers, Greg Camarillo, Greg Olsen, Jay Cutler, jeremy shockey, Lee Evans, Malcom Floyd, mark sanchez, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rashard Mendenhall, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Shonn Greene, Thomas Jones, Tom Brady, Washington Redskins, Willis McGahee
As it turned out last week, Pittsburgh Steelers offensive players were not a "full go", as out Week 14 Start/Sit column suggested. The Cleveland Browns gave most of the Steelers offensive weapons fits, and a poor weather game made for ugly results in a 13-6 Cleveland victory.
Which was more unlikely ... Continue Reading
NFL Fantasy Start and Sit Week 14: Pittsburgh Steelers Are “All Go”
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, December 8th 2009. Under Fantasy Football Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Brady Quinn, Brandon Jacobs, Buffalo Bills, Cedric Benson, Chad Ochocinco, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Clinton Portis, Darrelle Revis, Detroit Lions, Drew Brees, Green Bay Packers, Greg Olsen, Jared Allen, Jay Cutler, jeremy shockey, Lee Evans, mark sanchez, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Rashard Mendenhall, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Shonn Greene, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Terrell Owens, Thomas Jones, Tom Brady, Washington Redskins, Willis McGahee
We've had two straight average-to-unsatisfactory weeks of our Start/Sit column, and based on our track record of solid calls and usual winning record in most weeks, quite frankly, we're just getting annoyed.
But the playoffs are quickly approaching, and now is not the time to feel sorry, give up, or cry. ... Continue Reading
Kevin Roberts’ Week 14 NFL Power Rankings
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, December 8th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Brady Quinn, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Chris Johnson, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, DeAngelo Williams, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, ed reed, Gary Kubiak, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jay Cutler, Joe Flacco, Jonathan Stewart, Josh Freeman, Kansas City Chiefs, mark sanchez, Matt Ryan, Miami Dolphins, Michael Turner, Mike Tomlin, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFC East, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Ryan Fitzpatrick, San Diego Chargers, San Francicsco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Steven Jackson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tom Brady, Tony Romo, Washington Redskins
While the Saints comeback and win over the Washington Redskins in overtime normally would be the story of the week in the NFL, it holds no water compared to the suddenly very interesting division races in the AFC and NFC East.
The Giants got past the Cowboys and Tony Romo's fantastic ... Continue Reading
NFL Week 10 Preview: Five Things to Watch For
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, November 12th 2009. Under Fantasy Football, NFL Tags: Anquan Boldin, Brett Favre, Brian Westbrook, Calvin Johnson, Dallas Cowboys, DeAngelo Williams, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Drew Brees, fantasy news week 10, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Michael Turner, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, nfl week 10 2009, Peyton Manning, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, Steven Jackson, Tom Brady, Tony Romo
Man, you gotta love football.
From Brett Favre to Peyton Manning, to two undefeated teams and everything in between, NFL fans really have it made in 2009. It's been a special treat to get some real quality games every week, while also having everything unfold right before our eyes.
Teams that we ... Continue Reading
Kevin Roberts’ Week 10 NFL Power Rankings: Saints the Cream of the Crop
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, November 10th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Drew Brees, Eric Mangini, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Josh Freeman, Kansas City Chiefs, mark sanchez, Matt Hasselbeck, Matt Schaub, Matthew Stafford, Maurice Jones-Drew, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Peyton Manning, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francicsco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tom Brady, Vince Young, Washington Redskins
Two close games, same old ending.
The league's two undefeated teams, the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints, both survived late-game defecits to reach their 8-0 record, and remain unbeaten.
For the rest of the teams and where they rank, read on:
1. New Orleans Saints (8-0)
Make that three straight games the Saints ... Continue Reading
Kevin Roberts’ NFL Week 8 Power Rankings
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, October 28th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Andy Reid, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cedric Benson, Chad Henne, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit, Detroit Lions, Dick Jauron, Donovan McNabb, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Eric Mangini, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jeff Fisher, Jim Zorn, Josh Freeman, Kansas City, Kansas City Chiefs, Leon Washington, Matt Cassel, Matt Forte, Matt Hasselbeck, Matt Schaub, Miami Dolphins, Miles Austin, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Hornets, New York Giants, New York Jets, nfl power rankings, Oakland Raiders, Peyton Manning, Philadelphia Eagles, Phillip Rivers, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francicsco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tom Brady, Tony Romo, Washington Redskins
(The idle Broncos lose their top spot)
The unofficial "best team in the league", the Denver Broncos, sat out week seven's exciting action, and despite their solid play through a 6-0 record, they won't be able to hold onto their top spot.
If they weren't already the team to beat in the ... Continue Reading
Matt Gentile’s Week Seven NFL Power Rankings
Posted By Matt Gentile On Friday, October 23rd 2009. Under Featured, NFL Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Albert Haynesworth, Antwan Odom, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Brady Quinn, Buffalo Bills, Calvin Johnson, Carolina Panthers, Chad Henne, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Derek Anderson, Detroit Lions, Drew Brees, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jake Delhomme, Jeff Fisher, Jim Zorn, Josh Cribbs, Kansas City Chiefs, Larry Fitzgerald, mark sanchez, Matt Forte, Matt Schaub, Matthew Stafford, Miami Dolphins, Michael Crabtree, Mike Singletary, Miles Austin, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Patrick Crayton, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, steve smith, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tom Brady, Trent Edwards, Washington Redskins
1. New Orleans Saints (6-0)
After pounding the New York Giants, New Orleans has shown they have a complete team to go with their explosive offense. Drew Brees is in rare form, so stopping him will not be an easy task.
2. Denver Broncos (6-0)
Denver has outscored their opponent 76-10 in the ... Continue Reading
NFL Week 7: Five Things to Watch For
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, October 22nd 2009. Under NFL Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Ben Roethlisberger, Brett Favre, Dallas Cowboys, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Indianapolis Colts, Marion Barber, Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Hornets, New York Giants, Peyton Manning, Randy Moss, Tom Brady, Tony Romo, Wes Welker
It sounds like a broken record, but every week seems to bring more exciting performances, both individual and team efforts, as well as interesting story-lines.
Whether it's Dante Wesley's hit on Clifton Smith, Brett Favre torching the Ravens, or Tom Brady and co. getting their mojo back, week six lived-up ... Continue Reading











