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2013 Fantasy Football: Gold Mine Week 10 – Tannehill, Stewart, Baldwin, Graham
Is it just I or is this season FLYING by? Just a few weeks ago I was writing week 1 Gold mine and now I am writing week 10. I hope you’ve been paying attention. If you have, then you should be in a great position heading into the final
Fantasy Football 2013: Kenny Stills is a Dangerous Man
31 NFL General Managers are going to bemoan their decision to pass on Kenny Stills within the first four rounds of 2013’s draft. Stills introduced himself to the league by burning opposing corners all preseason (nine catches for 170 yards), and he’s maintained that prolific level through the first half
Fantasy Football 2013: The Lead Back Situation in Carolina
Season opening rushing efforts of 86, 85 and 120 rushing yards for DeAngelo Williams now fall under the category of ancient history. In the five weeks since he’s averaged 45.6 yards on 13 carries per game (3.5 YPC). Williams is struggling to carve out double-digit runs, let alone the massive
Fantasy Football 2013: Jake Locker Appraisal
After suffering knee and hip sprains during week four’s thrashing of the Jets, Jake Locker returned from a two-week absence on October 20th versus San Francisco. His stat line reads impressively: 25/41 (three drops), 326 yards and two touchdown passes (one interception). Falling in line with the usual overreaction routine,
Fantasy Football 2013: The Talented (but complicated) Stevan Ridley
Now at the halfway mark of the NFL season, few (if any) running backs have produced more agita for their fantasy owners than Stevan Ridley. Coming off the heels of a breakthrough 1,260 yard, 12 touchdown season in 2012, the 24-year old’s stock was busting at the seams. His ADP
2013 Fantasy Football: Don’t sleep on Tampa Bay’s Tim Wright
For the first two weeks of 2013, Tim Wright was irrelevant to the Bucs and fantasy owners alike. He received 3% and 15% of tight end snaps, but more or less he was a ghost in uniform, living the NFL life in complete obscurity. Now, at the half way mark
The Pristine Efficiency of Philip Rivers
Fantasy owners and prognosticators who pronounced Philip Rivers “on the downside” are slapping themselves in the face vigorously with each passing gem. I speak from experience on this matter, as I crossed him off all lists from the get go. Oops. Through seven weeks, the 31-year old Rivers has been
Fantasy Football 2013: Michael Floyd on Precipice of “Beast Mode”
After a solid but unspectacular 22-game taste of NFL football – three receptions and 41 yards per game – Michael Floyd is a strong candidate to emerge in the Cardinals final ten contests. Floyd has been targeted at least six times in each week (high of ten), finally breaking the
2013 Fantasy Football: The Zac (Stacy) Attack
Way back when on July 14th, I had this to say about Zac Stacy in my St. Louis Rams team preview: “Player to Watch: 5’8 rookie Zac Stacy has the appearance of a scat back, but he’s anything but. Stacy runs with power behind a low center of gravity, displays excellent
Cam Newton in 2013: Is This Progress?
Cam Newton entered the NFL equipped with outlandish amounts of physical talent. His arm was a rifle shot; he could make all the throws (touch is a different story). His running prowess was akin to the power style of a 6’5 fullback with 4.58 speed. Yet, in spite of these