Fiction #1 – Notre Dame’s defense is only about its front seven. Fact – The defensive backfield has been surprisingly outstanding this year. From the first game of the season many observers figured that Notre Dame would be strong up front but their Achilles heel would be their pass defense.

Welcome to week 12's “Target Practice,” where we investigate the outliers in the past week’s targets and what they could potentially mean going forward. He was targeted how many times? Calvin Johnson (WR | Detroit Lions | 17 targets) Calvin Johnson is officially back to his Megatron self, rewarding those

Colin Kaepernick I’m back from my one week holiday break, and it’s time to find some real fantasy gems off the waiver wire for your playoff push. There are quite a few, but I’ve narrowed the field down to five guys that are available in far too many leagues and

Matt Forte (RB | Chicago Bears 100% owned in Y!) – Forte injured his ankle (the same ankle hurt earlier this season) in the second half and did not return. Fantasy Spin: This has the potential to be a huge blow to fantasy owners. If Forte has a significant injury,

Unless otherwise noted, the following lineup and roster advice assumes a standard 10- or 12-team league with roster spots as 1 QB/2 RB/2 WR/1 RB/WR/1 TE. If I don’t mention a player it means I feel he isn’t worthy of starting in any league except very deep leagues. For advice

Jermaine Gresham PLEASE NOTE : Rankings listed below do not include Thursday’s game players. 1) JIMMY GRAHAM (SF)- Graham’s targets and yardage is down this year but they are still good enough to make him my top tight end. This week he faces a pretty good niner defense. I like

Week 12 rankings by position: QB | RB | WR | TE | D/ST  | KByes: None

Week 12 rankings by position: QB | RB | WR | TE | D/ST  | KByes: None

Week 12 rankings by position: QB | RB | WR | TE | D/ST  | KByes: None

Week 12 rankings by position: QB | RB | WR | TE | D/ST  | KByes: None