News -- May 2013
5/20 EDSFootball: 2014 NFL Draft Big Board: Top 25 Draft-Eligible Prospects : The 2013 NFL Draft class lacked the kind of excitement at the top that we saw back in 2012 with Stanford's Andrew Luck and Baylor's ...
5/19 EDSFootball: Fantasy Football Poll: Which 2nd-Year QB Will Have Most Fantasy Points in 2013? : Last year was an unprecedented year of success for rookie quarterbacks. Five different rookies were their respective team's opening ...
5/18 EDSFootball: Fantasy Football Dynasty Mock Draft: Round 6 Complete : We have now completed half of our new 2013 fantasy football dynasty mock draft.
Here are the picks from Round 6:
6.01 - ...
5/17 NFL Jerks: Quarterback Contract Wars: Who Should Be Paid the Most? : This offseason has been a bonanza for quarterback contracts. Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco both received NFL-record contracts ...
5/16 SideLion Report: Do the Detroit Lions Have the NFL’s Best Defensive Tackle Tandem? : Detroit Lions defensive tackle has made headlines again this offseason. Fortunately it isn’t for legal problems this time ...
5/15 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterbacks Were Healthier Than Ever in 2012 : Twenty quarterbacks started all sixteen games last season: Eli Manning Tony Romo Andrew Luck Russell Wilson Peyton Manning Matthew ...
5/14 CW Sports Blog: NFL Draft Trends: Quarterbacks : It’s easy to miss how good a draft really is when there’s a “can’t-miss prospect” involved. Last ...
5/13 NFL Jerks: A Look at Where Quarterbacks are Drafted in 2-QB Fantasy Football Mocks : When drafting in 2-QB leagues, we can’t look at standard ADP data, because most of it is skewed toward leagues that only ...
5/13 FootballPerspective.com: Tempo in the NFL : It’s no secret that Bill Belichick’s Patriots ran an up-tempo offense last year: Tom Brady and crew ran 1,191 offensive ...
5/12 EDSFootball: Fantasy Football Dynasty Mock Draft: Round 4 Complete : 4.01 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Aaron Hernandez, TE, New England Patriots
Through three seasons, Hernandez, who turns 24 in ...
5/10 FootballPerspective.com: Implied SRS Ratings of each NFL Team : On Wednesday, Jason Lisk came up with a set of power rankings based on the point spread for nearly every game this season (spreads ...
5/8 EDSFootball: Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings Updated : Since the 2013 NFL Draft, we have updated our re-draft fantasy football rankings for the 2013 season for both standard-scoring ...
5/7 FootballPerspective.com: Game Scipts: Average margin in every game last season : Yesterday, I presented the average lead or deficit for each team in the NFL last year, a number I’ve called the “Game ...
5/2 NFL Jerks: 2013 NFL Rookie QB Values in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues : Regardless of the position, when ranking NFL rookie draft picks freshly after an NFL Draft has completed, you have two factors ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 FootballPerspective.com: Football Perspective’s Thoughts on the Jets Draft : Yesterday, I discussed some of my general reactions to the NFL Draft. Today, my thoughts on the Jets draft in particular. Round ...
4/29 FootballPerspective.com: My Thoughts on the 2013 Draft : Over the last three days, I analyzed the trades from the first round, rounds 2 and 3, and the final four rounds. Today, I wanted ...
4/28 NFL Jerks: Post NFL Draft Tiered QB Rankings for 2-QB Leagues : Three days, 254 picks later, and the 2013 NFL Draft is finally over. Questions have been answered and quarterbacks have been chosen. ...
4/28 EDSFootball: 2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 12 Rookie Quarterbacks (Re-Draft Leagues) : Last year was an unprecented year for success of rookie quarterbacks. Five different rookies were their respective team's opening ...
4/25 EDSFootball: Report: Chiefs will select CMU's Eric Fisher : This year's draft may lack the appeal of having a franchise quarterback at the top of the draft like last year with both Andrew ...
4/25 FootballPerspective.com: Eric Fisher Would Become First #1 Pick from a MAC School A recap of every #1 pick in NFL and AFL Draft History, along with their conference affiliations: Tweet...
4/24 NFL Jerks: Pre NFL Draft Tiered QB Rankings for 2-QB Leagues : With the 2013 NFL Draft scheduled for Thursday, now seemed like a good time to put together tiered fantasy football quarterback ...
4/22 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football: Top 30 ADP in 2-QB Leagues : In the poker community, when debating who is the best poker player, the debate tends to gravitate towards recent tournament/event ...
4/19 The Pewter Plank: 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ NFL Draft Review: Where Are They Now : The 2011 draft was a great opportunity for teams to build through youth. A record 56 entrants were underclassmen, and only 2 of ...
4/17 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Mock Draft Update - Round 5 Added : The 2013 NFL Draft is only one week from tomorrow and I have made an update to my current mock draft by adding Round 5 to it.
Over ...
4/15 Sports Out West: NFL Draft 2013: Pac-12 impact players : Outside of the Oregon Ducks, the Pac-12 was felt to be down some as a conference this past season. That does not mean the conference ...
4/13 FootballPerspective.com: Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns : Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do ...
4/10 KC Kingdom: Draft Odds: What if the Chiefs Trade Down? : Note: Every Wednesday night from now until draft day KC Kingdom will put odds on various Kansas City Chiefs draft questions, including ...
4/10 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Draft Poll: How many QBs will be selected in Round 1? : Two weeks from tomorrow night will be Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in the city so nice they named it ...
4/7 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on AFC teams : Yesterday, I talked about how optimistic I was about nearly every team in the NFC. On the other hand, most of the teams in the ...
4/6 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football: Drew Stanton, QB2 in Hiding : Yes, the name Drew Stanton should be familiar to you by now but he hasn’t really had a proper introduction to the fantasy football ...
4/5 StoopSports.com: Desperate for a Quarterback : Alex Ward- The key to being a successful NFL team begins and ends at quarterback. Unless you have a truly historic defense (i.e. ...
4/3 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing Geno Smith to other Leach-Holgorsen quarterbacks : What does it mean that Geno Smith comes from a long line of Mike Leach/Dana Holgorsen star quarterbacks? I don’t know. At ...
4/1 FootballPerspective.com: How to determine the appropriate salary cap values for veterans: Part I : How much money *should* Tom Brady be paid? What are the appropriate cap figures for Tony Romo and Darrelle Revis? This series ...
News -- March 2013
3/31 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Mock Draft Updated: Joeckel to Chiefs, Jordan to Jaguars : As we are about to enter the month of April, we are a little more than three weeks away from the 2013 NFL Draft, which will be ...
3/30 EDSFootball: 2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 25 Quarterbacks : The quarterback position is as deep as ever in fantasy football, but the top three quarterbacks are still in a tier of their own ...
3/30 NFL Jerks: A Quarterback Test: Pass Happy, Efficient and Reasonable ADP : Relying on a glut of pass attempts is by no means a rock solid strategy in selecting your fantasy signal caller. It’s an unstable ...
3/29 StoopSports.com: NFL Power Rankings : Alex Ward- NFL Power Rankings based on last season and off season moves. As of the week of March 25th. 1. Broncos – Offseason ...
3/28 Money in the Banana Stand: Colin Kaepernick, Tactlenecks, and QB Predictiveness : ...
3/26 The Pewter Plank: Should Josh Freeman Be a Free (Agent) Man After the 2013 Season? : We have all heard the conflicting feelings from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ front office, coach, and even players regarding ...
3/24 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Mock Draft: Luke Joeckel to Chiefs, Dion Jordan to Jaguars : One week closer to the 2013 NFL Draft from my last update, the No. 1 overall pick remains the same, but the top five is shaken ...
3/20 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Mock Draft: First Post-Free Agency Update : Now that we are a few days into the free-agency period and the new official NFL league year, it is time to make an update to my ...
3/18 FootballPerspective.com: How can teams best take advantage of the rookie salary cap? : [Special thanks goes out to my Footballguys.com co-writer Maurile Tremblay for his help in co-authoring this piece with me. Any ...
3/15 FootballPerspective.com: 2013 RSP Football Writers Project: My Rounds 4/5 Picks : Explanation of the RSP Writers Project and my picks in Round 1 and 2 My Round 3 Pick After selecting Josh Freeman, Julio Jones ...
3/13 KC Kingdom: Donnie Avery Signs With Chiefs : The Kansas City Chiefs are staying busy by signing wide receiver Donnie Avery, according to Adam Schefter. Terms of the contract ...
3/12 Musket Fire: Indianapolis Colts also interested in Jake Long : Andrew Luck was among the most-hit quarterbacks in the NFL last season, and the Indianapolis Colts could definitely use some added ...
3/7 NFL Jerks: Early Fantasy Football 2013 Tiered Rankings : Specificity will come later. For now, I’ve pieced together tiered rankings for each of the four fantasy skill positions. The ...
3/6 KC Kingdom: Draft Odds: Chiefs No. 1 Draft Pick Up In The Air : Every Wednesday night from now until the end of the draft we here at KC Kingdom will make (un)scientific projections about what ...
3/4 FootballPerspective.com: 2013 RSP Football Writers Project: My Picks in Rounds 1 and 2 : Matt Waldman and Sigmund Bloom are once again running the RSP Football Writers Project this off-season. Last year, a salary cap ...
3/4 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Quiet at Franchise Tag Deadline : It comes as no surprise but the deadline to use the franchise tag has come and gone and the Detroit Lions have not placed the ...
News -- February 2013
2/28 Musket Fire: Arizona Cardinals will not go after Ryan Mallett : The New England Patriots value Ryan Mallett higher than almost anyone at this point in time, so they aren’t just going to ...
2/28 Money in the Banana Stand: Alex Smith Superstar : Now that an Alex Smith trade to Kansas City appears a fait accompli, long-suffering Chiefs fans are wondering what to make of ...
2/24 NFL Jerks: 2013 2-QB Fantasy Football League Draft Strategy : In a piece by JJ Zachariason from for Rotoworld, JJ had the following to say about quarterback draft strategy: “Traditionally, ...
2/22 KC Kingdom: What We Learned Yesterday About Chiefs QB Situation : At the NFL Combine, Andy Reid talked to reporters and gave us some great insight as to what the future of the Kansas City Chiefs ...
2/20 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing rookie quarterbacks to their team’s prior year’s stats : Since 1990, there have been 48 rookie quarterbacks that threw at least 224 pass attempts, the necessary amount to qualify for ...
2/20 NFL Spin Zone: The 2013 NFL Draft: QB or not QB : QB or not QB, that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The Slings and Arrows of JaMarcus Russell Or to ...
2/19 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Opinion: Tavon Wilson undervalued : The New England Patriots 2012 draft class yielded quite a haul on the defensive side of the ball, as three franchise building ...
2/18 StoopSports.com: Sophomore Luck : Ricky Guerra- Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck is off to a great start to his career. He’s a pro-bowler, a playoff quarterback, ...
2/17 NFL Spin Zone: The 2013 NFL Draft: The Boom or Bust Players : Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III were easy, no brainers. The NFL draft is must see TV because of the boom or bust guys. You ...
2/13 FootballPerspective.com: Happy Valentine’s Day to The Quarterback in Your Life : There have been 35 quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for at least 30,000 yards. Given enough time, you could probably guess ...
2/13 NFL Jerks: Michael Vick Contract Could Signal Trouble for Eagles : Many teams figured to be in the Michael Vick sweepstakes as the spring wore on, but as it turns out, the Philadelphia Eagles aren’t ...
2/13 Money in the Banana Stand: Best in the World? A 2012 Postmordem : The objective of Money in the Banana Stand is to be the No. 1 fantasy site for contrarian viewpoints. My goal as a fantasy football ...
2/10 Musket Fire: Arizona Cardinals want Drew Stanton? : Indianapolis Colts backup quarterback Drew Stanton found his way into Indy by way of a trade, as the New York Jets traded the ...
2/4 NFL Jerks: NFL Awards: Adrian Peterson Correctly Named MVP : Adrian Peterson had to battle back from a torn ACL, and he had to face more eight and nine-man fronts this year than we have... ...
News -- January 2013
1/28 North and South of Royal Brougham: Kyle Rudolph’s MVP Award Highlights Why Pro Bowl is a Joke :
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1/28 North and South of Royal Brougham: Why the Pro Bowl is a joke :
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Before I start **** while I am eating my Nachos Bell Grande, let me give credits where credits are due to the six Seattle ...
1/27 FootballPerspective.com: Is good luck driving the low interception rates of Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick? : In September, I started a post by asking you to make this assumption: Assume that it is within a quarterback’s control as to ...
1/22 FootballPerspective.com: The Manning Index (and The Brady Effect) : Eight years ago — almost to the day — our old PFR colleague Doug Drinen wrote a Sabernomics post about “The ...
1/21 NFL Jerks: Super Bowl 47 Preview: San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens : Ray Lewis and the Ravens are heading to New Orleans in the midst of a magical playoff run to take on the San Francisco 49ers... ...
1/18 FootballPerspective.com: Previewing the AFC Championship Game: Baltimore at New England : According to the SRS, this is as lopsided as championship games get. The Patriots are 12.8 points better than average while the ...
1/18 NFL Jerks: Jaguars Sign Gus Bradley, Cardinals Sign Bruce Arians : The coaching carousel in the NFL finally finished spinning on Thursday afternoon. The final two teams that needed head coaches, ...
1/18 NFL Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Picks for the Conference Championship Games : FanDuel.com is offering yet another set of games for daily fantasy football players, even though there are only two games to choose ...
1/13 Musket Fire: New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans: Playoff Preview and TV Schedule : The Houston Texans are out for revenge today in Foxborough, as they were sent on a downhill slide after being blown out in front ...
1/9 NFL Jerks: 2013 NFL Playoffs Schedule : The 2013 NFL playoffs schedule and NFL playoff bracket are set, as there are just 12 teams that are left remaining in the fight ...
1/8 The High Phive: Examining The Eagles Coaching Landscape Going Forward : It’s been a week since Andy Reid was relieved of his duties as Eagles head coach and the rumors about who will replace the ...
1/8 NFL Jerks: 2013 NFL Playoffs Schedule : The 2013 NFL playoffs schedule and NFL playoff bracket are set, as there are just 12 teams that are left remaining in the fight ...
1/7 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Logan Mankins talks J.J. Watt, Texans blitzing : Today on Mut & Merloni, New England Patriots star left guard Logan Mankins talked about the Houston Texans. I want to share ...
1/7 The High Phive: 2013 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: QB : From now until the NFL Draft, I will be watching tape and analyzing each and every player on these rankings. Expect a list of ...
1/6 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC South : Last week I reviewed the seasons of the teams in the AFC East and NFC East and in the AFC North and NFC North. Today we’ll ...
1/6 NFL Jerks: 2013 NFL Playoffs Schedule : The 2013 NFL playoffs schedule and NFL playoff bracket are set, as there are just 12 teams that are left remaining in the fight ...
1/4 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football Keeper Watch: Quarterbacks to Consider for 2013 and Beyond : When keeping a fantasy quarterback, the decision can be easier at some times than others. The four most consistent players are ...
1/4 NFL Jerks: FanDuel Wild Card Daily Fantasy Football Picks : Here at NFL Jerks, we’re always on the lookout for the best ways to help you out with fantasy football. Today, we’ll ...
1/4 NFL Jerks: Andy Reid To Become Next Head Coach of Kansas City Chiefs : Andy Reid was the boss for the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 seasons, making him the most tenured coach in the league. He was only ...
1/3 NFL Jerks: Wild Card Weekend’s Best Fantasy Plays: QBs and RBs : I don’t care who wins the Super Bowl. I’ve said that before, and even in this time of postseason frothing at the mouth, I ...
1/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: NFL Pro Bowl Snubs : There are so many dynamics to evaluating an NFL defense, that debating who deserves their Pro Bowl selection and who got the short ...
1/3 NFL Jerks: Ray Lewis To Retire Following 2013 NFL Playoffs : He racked up 1,573 solo tackles, 500 assists, 81 pass deflections, 41.5 sacks, 31 interceptions, 20 recovered fumbles, and 19 ...
1/2 Tyler's Think Tank: MVPeterson : With the 2012 NFL regular season officially in the books, it's time to look back and determine who earned the title of the league's ...
1/2 S-R Blog: 2013 NFL Draft Order : The 2013 NFL Draft order is set for the first 20 picks (the non-playoff teams) based on final record and strength of schedule. ...
News -- December 2012
12/30 NFL Jerks: NFL Playoffs Preview: Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens It was 28 years ago that the team formerly known as the Baltimore Colts packed up in the middle of the night and left for......
12/30 NFL Jerks: Terrelle Pryor is a Fantasy Football Nightmare : We know it. It has to be tempting to use QB Terrelle Pryor if you’re a fantasy football fanatic. Pryor is going to be the... ...
12/30 NFL Jerks: NFL Playoffs Preview: Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens It was 28 years ago that the team formerly known as the Baltimore Colts packed up in the middle of the night and left for......
12/30 paullebowitz.com: An RG III Win for the Redskins Renders Rob Parker an Irrelevant Footnote : Rob Parker’s ridiculous query as to whether Robert Griffin III was a “cornball brother” is evidence of the inherent stupidity ...
12/29 NFL Jerks: Terrelle Pryor is a Fantasy Football Nightmare : We know it. It has to be tempting to use QB Terrelle Pryor if you’re a fantasy football fanatic. Pryor is going to be the... ...
12/28 NFL Jerks: Ridiculous FanDuel Values for Week 17 : Let’s cut through coachspeak and sift through a few FanDuel plays at ludicrously rock-bottom prices. No matter the bluster head ...
12/26 NFL Jerks: We Need To Talk About Michael Vick : I promise I’m not trolling you. It’s Week 17, the time for fake football owners who truly hate themselves and play until the ...
12/25 FootballPerspective.com: Who should win Coach of the Year in the NFL? : Let’s get this out of the way. Bruce Arians, or an Arians/Pagano ballot, is going to win Coach of the Year. Period. But ...
12/25 North and South of Royal Brougham: Seahawks thump 49ers and are Playoff Bound : Pete Carroll and his Seattle Seahawks gave the 12th Man Faithful an early Christmas present last night. A playoff berth. Nobody ...
12/23 FootballPerspective.com: Playoff Picture: Who needs what in week 17 : With week 16 in the books, it’s time to take a look at the playoff picture. In the AFC, it’s simple: we know the six ...
12/22 SideLion Report: Could Calvin Johnson be on a Second-Consecutive Madden Cover? : It won’t be long before EA Sports starts the process of looking for a cover athlete for Madden 14. With Calvin Johnson‘s ...
12/22 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt “FIP” for Quarterbacks : I’ve been on a major QB kick lately, and there’s no reason to stop now. Today, I want to look at a method that might ...
12/20 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Quarterback Yards Above Bench (QBYAB) : After posting about SRS-style quarterback ratings on Monday, I was thinking about other things we can do with game-by-game data ...
12/19 FootballPerspective.com: Week 15 Power Rankings : With only two weeks left in the regular season, it’s time to change the format of my projected standings. At this point, ...
12/18 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 15 : A double post at the New York Times this week. Did you know that Alex Smith is seven attempts away from qualifying for eligibility ...
12/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: SRS-Style Quarterback Ratings : Here’s a quick set of quarterback ratings I was messing around with, based on Doug’s Simple Rating System. The basic ...
12/16 FootballPerspective.com: J.J. Watt breaks sack record — for 3-4 defensive linemen : Houston’s J.J. Watt sacked Andrew Luck three times on Sunday, bringing his season sack total to 19.5. Entering 2012, Bruce ...
12/16 Stripe Hype: NFL Playoffs 2012: Which Teams Are Best Poised to Grab Wild Card Spots : After the Cincinnati Bengals’ Thursday night win over the Philadelphia Eagles, it seems proper to take a renewed look ...
12/16 Stripe Hype: NFL Playoffs 2012: Which Teams Are Best Poised to Grab Wild Card Spots : After the Cincinnati Bengals’ Thursday night win over the Philadelphia Eagles, it seems proper to take a renewed look ...
12/16 Money in the Banana Stand: Stupidity, Custer, and Peyton Manning as MVP : “For outright stupidity, the whole f—— trial goes shoulder to shoulder with that c——— Custer’s ...
12/14 NFL Jerks: Perception Isn’t Reality in the Fantasy Playoffs : Our perceptions, during these waning weeks of the fake football season, are so often frozen in time, like an insect trapped in ...
12/12 FootballPerspective.com: Week 14 Power Rankings : It’s time to take Seattle seriously. On Sunday, the Seahawks had a “name your score” game, the type of matchup ...
12/8 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Most Game Winning Drives in First 12 games : Scott Kacsmar, friend of Football Perspective and the leading writer on quarterback comebacks, noted that Andrew Luck has 5 game-winning ...
12/5 FootballPerspective.com: Week 13 Power Rankings : We’re 75% of the way through the regular season. We know the Patriots, Broncos, and Texans are elite teams in the AFC, the ...
12/4 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 13 : This week at the New York Times, I blush when discussing Andrew Luck, praise the great Calvin Johnson as he tries to surpass Jerry ...
12/1 The High Phive: The 3 Best Head Coach Options for the Eagles : We all know that the Andy Reid era will be ending. Whether it’s in 5 games from now, or sooner, Reid’s reign will ...
12/1 Stripe Hype: NFL Wild-Cards: Which Teams Will Grab the Last Playoff Spots : Many times the divisions throughout the NFL have a team that stands out half-way through the season. A team that seems ...
News -- November 2012
11/28 Stripe Hype: Bengals in Hawaii : I came home last night to find my NFL Pro Bowl ballot waiting in my inbox. I sat down, and started working my way, ...
11/15 paullebowitz.com: The Marlins-Blue Jays Trade, Part III—Sidelights : Let’s look at the the Marlins-Blue Jays trade from the perspective of those affected by it, positively or negatively, and those ...
11/8 FootballPerspective.com: Ranking NFL quarterbacks by how much ‘it’ they have : 2) Tom Brady, New England Patriots. Until further notice, nobody has more ‘it’ than Tom Brady, who has been overflowing ...
11/8 The High Phive: Week 10 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets :
The top 5 of Week 10′s Fantasy Football Waiver Wire targets this week include 2 running backs replacing injured starters, ...
11/6 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterback performance on third and fourth downs : So far this season, teams have converted on 37.2% of all pass plays on third or fourth downs. Looking at success rates on these ...
11/6 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 9 : Are the Bears the best team in the NFL? This week at the New York Times, I profiled the incredible season the Bears are having. ...
11/3 Stripe Hype: 2012 Playoffs: Who Wins It All? : Well, we made it past the halfway point in the 2012 NFL season, and what a season it has been so far!! Replacement refs ...
11/3 Stripe Hype: 2012 Playoffs: Who Wins It All? : Well, we made it past the halfway point in the 2012 NFL season, and what a season it has been so far!! Replacement refs ...
11/2 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 9: Start/Sit : Unfortunately last week was not the best one for us, as we were way off on a few players. We had Robert Meachem as a start guy, ...
News -- October 2012
10/26 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game Day 7 Preview - vs. Washington Redskins : The Steelers are coming back home for the first time in what seems like forever. They have been on the road for much of the past ...
10/26 FootballPerspective.com: Cam Newton is having an interesting year : I don’t care about any of the nonsense with Cam Newton. Instead, take a look at his 2011 and 2012 stat lines: Year GS QBrec ...
10/25 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Josh Freeman is three parts Steve Grogan, one part Eli Manning : Have you taken a look at a passing leaderboard lately? Here’s the PFR passing leaderboard sorted by ANY/A; as always, all ...
10/24 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 7 : A couple of weeks ago, I wrote the differing rookie seasons of Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. The numbers still hold — ...
10/21 Stripe Hype: Recapping the Early Slate of NFL Games : It’s been an entertaining slate of early games today. Here’s what we’ve got so far: NY Giants 27, Washington 23: ...
10/19 Spreadsheet Sports: Week 7 Replacement Quarterbacks : Week 7 is the heaviest bye week in the NFL with 6 teams on bye. Unfortunately, for some fantasy owners those 6 teams have some ...
10/18 FantasyDaddy.com: Matchup Slave: Week 7 Quarterbacks : Some great matchups this week. You can find some nice fillers for the bye week in the favorable section. Stafford and Schaub ...
10/16 FootballPerspective.com: Joe Philbin chose to coach, did so successfully, no one cares : While most coaches act like they’re on autopilot when it comes down to crucial 4th down decisions, let’s credit a ...
10/13 Lombardi Ave: Which Packers defense will show up Sunday? : If the Green Bay Packers‘ offensive line protects Aaron Rodgers when they play at Houston Sunday night, the Packers will ...
10/12 FootballPerspective.com: Extreme Outliers: Rookie Edition : Both Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III have been very successful this year. Griffin ranks 2nd in Y/A, 2nd in AY/A, 4th in NY/A, ...
10/11 FootballPerspective.com: Week 5 Power Rankings : I agree with Aaron Schatz and Brian Burke: the 49ers are the best team in the league, not that such a designation holds any meaning. ...
10/10 The NFL Injury Report: Jets Injury Report: Dustin Keller Will Likely Return for Next Game :
After erupting in Week 1 of the season, the New York Jets are back to struggling to score much like they struggled in the ...
10/9 Lombardi Ave: Did Andrew Luck really outplay Aaron Rodgers? : “Luck outplays The MVP” … “Is Luck more Clutch than Rodgers?” … “Luck the next ...
10/7 SideLion Report: NFC North Roundup: Packers Stunned, Bears Dominate, Vikings Win Again : The first of the NFC North bye weeks hit in week five with the Detroit Lions taking their one week break. The Bears get a rest ...
10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Added : A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team’s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given ...
10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Week 4 Power Rankings : Just like last week, my #1 and #32 teams remain in the same slots. The Houston Texans continue to dominate, while the Browns are ...
News -- September 2012
9/30 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Film Study: Bratkowski’s Back as Bengals Face Familiar Nemesis : Sunday’s match-up against the Jacksonville Jaguars will feature a very familiar face for the Cincinnati Bengals. Roaming the ...
9/27 Stripe Hype: Film Study: Bratkowski’s Back as the Bengals Face a Familiar Nemesis : Sunday’s match-up against the Jacksonville Jaguars will feature a very familiar face for the Cincinnati Bengals. Roaming the ...
9/27 Stripe Hype: Bratkowski’s Back: The Bengals Face a Familiar Nemesis : Sunday’s match-up against the Jacksonville Jaguars will feature a very familiar face for the Cincinnati Bengals. Roaming the ...
9/23 Money in the Banana Stand: The Oracle – Week 3 : Combining Power Rankings, Start/Sit advice,* and game predictions, the Oracle is a Sunday morning smorgasbord out of the spread ...
9/21 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 3: Start/Sit : Well last week we went 50/50 on our picks. Andrew Luck had a fantastic performance as we predicted, but BenJarvis Green Ellis ...
9/21 FootballPerspective.com: Stats Recap: Week 2 : Let’s run through six of yesterday’s games and look at some of the more interesting stats from week 2: Carolina 35, ...
9/21 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 2: Start/Sit : Well last week didn’t go too well for us. I loved Fred Davis, and yet somehow, even though the Skins dropped 40 points, Davis ...
News -- August 2012
8/27 FootballPerspective.com: Russell Wilson continues the NFL’s rookie movement at quarterback : Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III were drafted as franchise saviors, and have been expected to start on opening day for months; ...