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A Head Start on Week 4: The First Bye Week

Published on September 22, 2012, by in NFL.

We may be jumping the gun but there’s no reason to wait until the waiver wire to shore up some line-up holes coming in week 4, the first bye week of the season. Two teams are off for the week; the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers. There are several players listed here that you’ll likely need to find substitutes for on your roster. In case your bench isn’t particularly appealing, we offer some suggestions on players to consider for replacements.

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Hold That Waiver Wire – Week 2 Busts, Week 3 Picks

Published on September 18, 2012, by in NFL.

Hands up if you put a claim in for the Cowboys’ Kevin Ogletree or the Jets’ Stephen Hill? The two gained fantasy attention overnight with 8rec/114yd/2TD and 5rec/89yds/2TD performances in Week 1. Here’s how they did in Week 2: Kevin Ogletree (WR): One catch for 26 yards, one target. Stephen Hill (WR): No catches, two targets. It was too much to ask for a repeat performance, but to put up a complete egg in Hill’s case is a situation even the most pessimistic pundit couldn’t have fathomed. Yes, Mark Sanchez is merely serviceable at best, but I was at the

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Results-Oriented Team Management

Published on September 14, 2012, by in NFL.

“It’s not your fault.” Thursday’s match-up was brutal. Like many others following the game, I found myself full of bitter regret. For me, it was James Jones. For others, it could have been Randall Cobb, Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, Jermichael Finley – abysmal performances from the lot of them. The entire night was a bit of a train wreck for both sides, but luckily it ended with an eventual winner. Unfortunately, that winner wasn`t you if you had any one of the above-mentioned players in your starting line-up. A perfect storm of multiple interceptions, mistimed routes, dropped passes, impressive defense,

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Robots Write Fantasy Football Recaps on Yahoo

Published on September 11, 2012, by in NFL.

Like millions of fantasy football fans on Tuesday morning, I loaded up Yahoo to check my league’s results. I noticed new “Recap” links beside every game result in the “Scoreboard” box. Clicking through out of curiousity, I was blown away by this new feature and jokingly posted this on Twitter:

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8 Things We Learned from the Cowboys vs Giants Opener

Published on September 6, 2012, by in NFL.

The long awaited NFL season kicked off last night with a divisional matchup with several fantasy implications. Here are eight things I think I think (big Peter King fan here) about the Cowboys 24-17 victory over the Giants in New York:

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