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Thinking Forward: Even Fireman Ed Still Loves Bilal Powell

I don’t blame Fireman Ed for walking away disgustipated with his Jets. It’s hard to stay upbeat and ready to support your team after such a performance. By now, we’ve all learned that Mark Sanchez is a big Sir Mix-A-Lot fan with his unholy gravitational pull towards Moore’s backside. But for fantasy purposes and for nearly as much humor we were treated to another important chuck fumble care of Shonn Greene. Is this image even physically possible if Greene were carrying the ball even halfway securely? I’d think I had stumbled upon an odd kick formation if I didn’t know any better. But why does all this matter to you or even Fireman Ed for that matter? Because Bilal Powell scored one of the two Jets touchdowns on that ugly night. He also scored two the week prior and after that fumble by Shonn, it was clear the Jets weren’t entrusting him with the ball in any situation that they couldn’t bare to turn it over. Though Powell isn’t going to wow you – he plays for the Jets this year, cut him some slack – he is rosterable for a matchup against the team that gives up the 5th most fantasy points to opposing backs in the Jaguars during week 14. You can never promise a touchdown but you can almost promise after the last two weeks that Bilal is the goal line guy in New York and has averaged about 56 total yards per game during that span. Not tempting enough for you? Well, lets look at Michael Turner. He’s averaging 62 yards per game total over 11 games this year is good for a touchdown about every other game and is 100% owned in ESPN leagues while Bilal is owned in less than 2%. Yes, you can find a Turner type player on waivers and the playoffs are around the corner. So pick him up if you need him. Or pick him up because someone else in your league needs him and send this video via email with the subject line ‘I HAVE THE POWELL!’. Cuz it’s fun to be a jerk sometimes. In other 2012 fantasy football news for week 14…

Jacoby Jones - Boom or bust play call here but I liked how involved Jacoby was in the San Diego game and his targets over the last 3 have seen a steady uptick of late (3, 4, 7). Against a porous Redskins secondary, Jones could really shine. Plus, Jacoby Jones is just a cool name. If your bench can’t be useful, at least you can impress a hipster.

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Dynasty Buy/Sell

November 26, 2012 | Dynasty Fantasy Football Strategy, Dynasty League Strategy, Dynasty Strategy, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 6 Comments

by: Kevin Kumpf +

In re-draft leagues, odds are that your league’s trade deadline has already passed, but in dynasty and keeper leagues, most trade deadlines are later in the year. I’m a big proponent of this, as it allows bottom-dwelling teams to sell of their top talent to playoff contenders in exchange for high-upside keepers or future draft picks, similar to the MLB trade deadline.

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The Trade Deadline Is Nigh…Buy, Buy Buy

November 14, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 58 Comments

by: Sky +

So with this being the last buy column for the season, I felt the best way to approach the final go would be to state some generalities. Though I’ll still list some buys and sells below, I wanted to state the simple and obvious: make a trade that helps you over the last 6 weeks, not what helped the other owner for the last 10. By that I mean, sometimes selling high means selling low. You’re looking at the best a guy can offer you over the last 6 fantasy football games of the season. You should be looking at playoff matchups and not the next week at hand, unless of course you’re still scrambling for a playoff spot at this time like I am seemingly everywhere. Name value doesn’t hold as much weight as what a guy can do for you over this six week adventure. So go ahead and flip your star in name for the guy who’s been quietly outproducing him most of the season. It’s also the time of year to take risks if you need to. Look, you know by the records and points scored for the season whether or not your team is a contender or a pretender right now. One man’s 6-4 record should really be 4-6 and vice versa. We’re aware of it so we have to act before the last chance to make a move passes us by. Like I said, the time is nigh…buy, buy, buy. And with that, let’s look at some possible buys and sells for our final swing-thru for 2012 fantasy football:

Buy

Mark Ingram – The length of a season can do strange things to an otherwise unwaivering man. I said at the beginning of the year I wanted no part of Mark and for about 9 weeks I was right. Well, now I see a running back whose received 25 touches over the last two weeks with 16 of them coming last week vs the Falcons and doing good work with them. He has looked nothing like the RB that we’ve seen for a season and a half and more like what the Saints thought they drafted. He’s been aggressive when given the ball and running with a purpose. Can’t ask for much more than that. As much as I’d love to tell you to pick up Chris Ivory instead, he’s clearly not getting the touches Ingram is getting. After his 56 yard run last week, Ivory only got 6 more touches the rest of the way. Ingram as a flex is looking like a good call for ROS if you’re in need.

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Running Backs Are Like Pokemon: Gotta Catch Jamaal

November 7, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 51 Comments

by: Sky +

Before we get on with this post, I’m gonna set something straight: I never have and probably never will play Pokemon. I’m merely familiar with the theme song and I like puns so bingo, bango, bongo, I have a title. What I’m saying is, if you have Pokemon jokes you’d like to share, feel free to but most likely my comment will be ‘…haha?’. Good, now that we’ve got that settled, let’s move on to our feature back presentation in Jamaal Charles. Now why would I suggest Charles? Isn’t he currently ranked in the top 50 in PPR leagues this year according to yahoo? Why yes he is. Thanks me for pointing that out! But now I’d like to point out another thing. His ranking over the last 4 weeks of play is 1687 behind such amazing guys as Montario Hardesty and Cedric Peerman. During that span, Jamaal has only mustererd up 123 total yards of offense and 1 concussion that the Chiefs are claiming was just ‘a neck injury’. Needless to say, Charles has not been in charge in KC and the offense as a whole has been A-hole in terms of fantasy goodness for most of the year. Alright, with all the negative out of the way, let’s get to the positives: he’s still Jamaal Charles. Do you really need more info than that? Overall, I can’t make any promise he returns to the RB1 glory he started the year off at but who you sitting on at RB2 right now? Mikel LeShoure? You sure that’s gonna get the job done when playoffs come? Yeah, didn’t think so. As always, it’s about what you have to spend to get a guy and Charles should come at a premium with his recent rough stretch and how KC has played. If you want to be the very best, like no one ever was, to catch them is the real test, to train them is your cause. Hrm, I think only the first two sentences fit but you get the idea. Gotta catch Jamaal. In other fantasy football news…

Buy

Jordy Nelson - I’ve called Jordy a buy quite a few times this season. I wouldn’t say it’s because I love him, namely because I don’t, but he keeps ending up in buy low situations. After healing up from a hamstring issue and playing last week, his lone attempt at a catch saw him turn his ankle and exit the game early. With a bye week on the horizon and his recent injury woes, good lordy ‘ole Jordy is looking like a good nab if his owner is feeling worried.

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What The Deuce?!? Trade For Stewie Or Perish.

October 31, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 85 Comments

by: Sky +

Ok, I can already hear it. Where were you last week when Carolina said Jonathan Stewart would be getting the majority of the carries going forward? Well, first off, I was in my house streaming Helldriver while downing an IPA and clipping my toenails most likely. The second thing I was doing was looking at the matchup he was going into. The Chicago Bears are a difficult bunch to run the ball on and his end line last week on the ground – 42 yards on 17 carries – was probably not what his owners were looking for. So we both know any owner out there worth their salt – which, BTW, comes from the times of the Roman Empire in which Roman Soldiers were literally paid in salt…what, everything has to be a joke with you? How ’bout a little knowledge from time to time? Yeah, I just did the dumb thing of breaking grammar conventions with dash marks to make you more intelligent. You’re welcome – isn’t going to sell him cheaply. What I’m doing here is telling you to B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E because J-Stew has quite the ending sched for the year. We could easily be seeing a top 12 back ROS. No I’m not exaggerating. I’m pontificating and there’s a difference! In other fantasy football news…

Buy

Darrius Heyward-Bey – I talked a bit about him in the Monday Morning Post but it is way down at the bottom so let me paraphrase for you: ‘…just add him while no one is looking’. Yep, still fits. As of this typing, he’s only 52% owned in yahoo leagues and 60% owned in ESPN leagues so you might be able to just nab him off waivers in some leagues. Remember that Carson Palmer is still learning how to use DHB and Denarius Moore. It looks like Carson has figured out Moore and is slowly working on Darrius (5 receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown over the last two games). I like him as a WR3 moving forward which means most have him on the bench in their league as WR depth. Yeah, this isn’t a sexy buy call but what do you expect? Have you seen their fans? Also we’re getting to the half-way point of the season where we can’t rely on the first 8 weeks to evaluate whether a person is a buy or sell but rather what they look like they can do for the rest of the season.

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Run DMC Forgot How To Run, Owners Might Forget Not To Sell Low

October 24, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 113 Comments

by: Sky +

If I told you Darren McFadden had 324 yards rushing through week 7, you’d probably assume two things. One, you’d assume Oakland had it’s bye week already and you’d be right. Two, you’d assume that DMC has been hurt and missed a few games and that is where you’d be wrong. It’s sad but true, Darren is averaging 3.1 yards per carry and is on pace for only 864 yards on the ground. His only saving grace has been for PPR leagues in which he’s on pace for 445 receiving yards and over 65 receptions, though most of that is weighted into a 13 catch performance that happened game one of the season. When you look at the fact he just dropped a measly 53 yards vs the Jaguars on 19 carries, you start to understand why his owners might feel like Raising Hell. Well in the end, if they’ve had it with DMC you should be asking if you can have him. His remaining schedule is ridiculously fantasy friendly for running backs. The ‘best’ rushing defense Oakland has to face from here on out is Denver who are still giving up the 13th most rushing yards per game. When you factor in Carson Palmer finding a rhythm with Denarius Moore and Darrius Heyward-Bey, it’s likely DMC will start finding the running game easier over time. I’d see if I can sneak him away for a bona-fide RB2 like Michael Turner with the hopes of getting an RB1 in disguise. In other fantasy football news…

Buy

Calvin Johnson - I already hinted at the idea that Calvin was a buy yesterday and here I am again, repeating myself. Now as much as I love the sound of my typed voice, I don’t like saying the same thing twice unless it’s really funny – to me - or really important. Calvin’s reception and yardage pace are on par with last year. The only thing he’s missing are the touchdowns and it’s what is pushing him down into WR2 territory in terms of yahoo rankings for the year to date. I mean, he’s ranked below Randall Cobb right now. You don’t need an expert to tell you that’s enough to line him up as a buy low.

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I’ve Gone Stark Raven Mad: Get Whacko For Flacco

October 17, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 61 Comments

by: Sky +

Let me start this segment with apologies to all Baltimore Ravens fans. They were looking like possible contenders this year in terms a Super Bowl run with a high octane offense and a decent enough defense with Suggs around the corner to shore things up. Well, things just got dire. With both Ray Lewis and Ladarius Webb going down with season-enders on Sunday, the defense is going to struggle from here on out. Considering they weren’t very intimidating coming into the game versus the Cowboys to date is already telling. With all that reality out of the way, let’s get to the fantasy spin. Joe Flacco was already having a strong season as he’s on pace for 4500 yards passing. The touchdown passes aren’t there yet with only 8 on the season but that hurry up offense now needs to kick it into a higher gear. If you’ve ever watched the Saints offense, you’ll get what I’m saying. It won’t matter if Baltimore is up two touchdowns, they’re going to need to keep pumping it into the redzone to stay ahead the rest of the way and that means increased opportunities for Flacco and crew. So rather than giving a buncha buys, just realize guys like Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith get a bump with news like this. Don’t believe me? Just ask Andy Dalton owners how much they like Cincy giving up 61 points to the Browns in two games. Not that QB isn’t deep this year but this might be a big push for Flacco to be a top 7 QB going forward. No I’m not calling that, I’m just saying if he’s already ranked 10th among QBs according to yahoo and has a clean shot at 20+ TD passes from here on out, he’s gonna start creeping up. In other buy/sell ideas for fantasy football…

Buy

Guys On Bye - It’s the perfect combination of desparation and opportunity melding together. Yeah, broad stroke I know. But we all know we’re 6 weeks into the season. Go take a look at that 2-4 team with a million players on bye and see if you can wrestle someone away you wouldn’t normally get unless the owner were a n00b. Heck, maybe they are a n00b. Either way, it’s always good to say hello to bye buys.

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Every Time Hakeem Nicks Gets Dings A Buy Low Angel Gets Its Wings

October 10, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 68 Comments

by: Sky +

Ah, the fickle world of fantasy football. Some would say it’s a man’s world but those some have now passed on and have also said this. Instead, I’ll say it’s a world of ‘what have you done for me lately’. You know that world quite well in fantasy sports. It’s how a guy who has an injury plagued year is ignored for the draft the next year only to ‘surprise’ everyone and have them say, ‘who could’ve seen that coming?’ Well, I’m here to talk up a guy you might have heard of in Hakeem Nicks. You remember him, don’t you? He’s the one that put up 199 yards on 10 receptions with a touchdown back in week 3. Heck, maybe he even helped a team beat your team. I know, two weeks is a long time. It’s also a long time for someone who owns him to sit and wait, hoping for better news. Now of course any Nicks purchase could come with buyer’s remorse so you best not be spending more than you should, hence this being a buy low post. I’ll put it to you this way: the 25th best WR according to a yahoo PPR league right now is Malcom Floyd while Hakeem is now just outside the top 50. You tell me who you’d rather have rest of season there. See how easy that was to agree with me? Now on with some other buys and sells for 2012 fantasy football…wait, don’t go yet! I have some crazy meetings going on right now at work Tuesday through Thursday of this week. Those fun ‘all day’ work events that keep you away from the things you love, namely your bright and shining faces in the comments. I’ll get to you as fast as possible but I’m not going to be as on it this week as I normally am. Thank you all for understanding. And now on with the article…

BUY

Donald Brown – Tucked underneath Andrew Luck‘s banner Sunday and scruffy beard was a healthy running back line from Donald as he went for 84 yards on 17 carries. Hey, I heard that yawn in the back! I know, it’s not a sexy call – and how could it be with a guy named Donald – but overall, he’s still ranked the 26th best back according to yahoo in a PPR format and he only has 3 receptions so far. Look, in a day and age where RBBC is a more well known acronym than CCR, it’s nice to see consistent touches from your RB. The end line may never be sexy, but you could be looking at a low end RB2 option for the rest of the season. Not to mention, other than a game at Houston, his playoff schedule (vs TEN & @KC) isn’t looking too daunting either. I promise Donald can make your blue eyes brown…or however that song it supposed to go.

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Philip Owners: Cry Me A Rivers

October 3, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 83 Comments

by: Sky +

There’s something about slow starts that unnerves fantasy owners, especially when it comes from a fantasy asset with a bad year under their belt. Obviously we all want our players to get off to starts like Robert Griffin, III or Matt Ryan. You know, those guys you picked up late you just knew were going to be amazing for your team. Well, there are still some guys that will be amazing for you and you might even have them on your team right now One of their names is Philip Rivers. Philip is putting together a so-so year to date, on pace for just under 3600 passing yards, 24 TD passes and 16 INT. Under the hood, though, we can see he’s really only had 1 bad game and that was versus an underrated Atlanta Falcons team. Now that we’re out from under the hood, let’s look into the future and see who Rivers gets to face: @NO, DEN, @CLE, KC, and @TB. Three of those five teams are in the bottom ten in passing yards allowed and one of them, Kansas City, Rivers just went for 209 and two TDs against along with an INT. Looking even further down the road, his playoff slate – @PIT, CAR, @NYJ – isn’t looking overly intimidating either. When you put it all together, he should be well on his way to another 30+ TD season but is currently ranked behind Matt Cassel in terms of QB rankings. So go ask one of your league mates if they’ve been driven to tears by Philip. In other buy low, sell high fantasy football news for 2012…

Buy

Steve Smith - No, not the one in STL. Do we even need to discuss him anymore? Touchdowns are fickle. They also jade people into thinking such and such player is worthless while another one is a superstar. There’s no better example of this than little old Smith. Did you know he’s 8th in receiving yards this year? I know, it’s hard to care about that when he’s given you the goose egg in the 6 point category but he’s still present and still the with a capital T-H-E target for Cam Newton. Don’t let the TDs scare you away. If he repeats his 7 from 2011 in 12 games after not getting them in the first 4, just think how happy you are that you traded for him.

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Giants Turned Cam Into A Newt, He’ll Get Better

September 26, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 115 Comments

by: Sky +

Buys are always the time when it feels like you should avoid a player. I fully admit, this trade suggestion feels obvious and yet from comments and general unease it feels like people are hitting the panic button. Fun fact here: yahoo had the top five QBs ranked 5, 7, 9, 16 and 18 for the draft. Well Rodgers currently ranks 186 without the Seattle game under his discount doublecheck belt, Brady 62, Brees 11, Stafford 84 and Cam Newton 52 and yet the panic has been surrounding Cam…ok Stafford too, but I don’t wanna talk about that right now. Color me confused. He wasn’t a model of consistency last year and he just had his worst game of the season and still ranks 52nd. This isn’t Jay Cutler here folks, despite what the statline said last week. I’ll be completely honest, you’re not trading for last year’s stats. I don’t see you getting 14 rushing TDs on the season but as it stands, he’s still on pace for 10 on the ground. Overall, he is just one full season into his career. Growing pains are going to happen but this is an upside trade here. If you can get him for his current season value, I’d dive in.

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