A Very Brady New Year

Predicting how long players will go in week 17 is starting to give me a twitch. Listening to coaches and players talk about playing time is about as productive as watching Jersey Shore for moral guidance.

Here are some noteworthy happenings in the NFL:

Tom Brady: He says he will play the whole game, but Peyton Manning hinted at similar things last week and was yanked and not in the way he would prefer. Please, blog, may I have some more?

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Week 17 Up In The Air

December 30, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 5 Comments

by: Doc

There are tons of playoff slots still up in the air so we should have a fun week 17 as fans and fake footballers. Good luck this week!

1 pm Games

San Francisco @ St. Louis

Alex Smith is just too erratic to trust to lead your team to the promised land, even if you were only promised an empty lot under the train. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Playoffs! Yes Jim Mora, You’ve Ruined The Word Playoffs!

December 29, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 11 Comments

by: Doc

Good morning Razzballers (or good whatever time of day you are reading this). The fantasy season is winding down, but the NFL never sleeps! Aren’t you looking forward to the Pro Bowl?!! Yeah, me neither. They did change up things to possibly make it more interesting, but still, they don’t really play football. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math

December 29, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 1 Comment

by: Drew

There won’t be any players this week suggested under the “grab in free agency” tag. If you’re going to make any acquisitions you may as well use a waiver claim; what’s the point in not using your claims and attempting to move up the ladder? Please, blog, may I have some more?

The Daily Show

December 27, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Daily Notes | 26 Comments

by: Doc

Week 16 had a lot of big scorers come from odd names: Brandon Jackson, Jabar Gaffney, Darren Sproles, and not Curtis Painter. Hopefully you sat your Colts except for Austin Collie and started only players who scored lots of points!

I know not everybody’s league is over, including the RCL leagues, so we’ll be going into as much detail about injuries and matchups for week 17 as we have for the whole season. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Drew Willy or Won’t He?

December 26, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Injury Report | 48 Comments

by: Doc

Today is the day! For most of us still going our championship game is today. We still don’t know what the Colts are going to do with their starters and I have a feeling Caldwell isn’t exactly sure either, which makes them a little risky no matter what your world view is. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Greatest Ground Game Preview on the Interweb

December 25, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 22 Comments

by: Drew

Sunday 1PM

Tampa Bay (30^th) @ New Orleans (24^th)

Derrick Ward was a late addition to the injury report after looking like he would become the main back. If Ward doesn’t go Cadillac Williams would see the bul of the work and could be a decent flex play in the right scenario. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Week 16 Sleepers and Busts

December 25, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football |

by: Doc

Merry Christmas all you Razzballers out there!!!! We’re here at Razzball headquarters slaving away in the stat mines. There is no rest for the weary!

Check out this weeks roundtable over at RapidDraft!

And don’t forget to enter our week 16 contest. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Statistical Strategery: Run, Run, Rudolph!

December 24, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football, Statistical Strategery | 16 Comments

by: Doc

For this week I decided to tweak the rushing defensive stats a bit. It always seems odd that we don’t take into account how defenses defend running back receptions. In fantasy, receiving yards count just as much to a RB as they do to a receiver. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Statistical Strategery: Defense Of Christmas Pass

December 24, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football, Statistical Strategery |

by: Doc

It’s down to the wire and you need all the stats to cram into your head like the stuffing you’re cramming into that dead bird. So here you go!

Oh, and if you haven’t done it yet, enter our week 16 contest. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Passing Matchups: Steve Smith vs. Steve Smith

December 24, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 18 Comments

by: Doc

Good Christmas Eve morning/day/evening to all y’all’s! I had planned on airing my Festivus grievances today, but I thought I’d do some passing matchup analysis instead. But there is one that’s relevant here and could actually be my biggest grievance on this lovely morning; it is not knowing how long the Colts will play their starters! Please, blog, may I have some more?

Statisical Strategery: Last Line Of Defense

December 23, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football, Statistical Strategery | 5 Comments

by: Doc

This has been a strange year when it comes to fantasy defenses. There really are no defenses that feel like every week starts. The Eagles are the number one fantasy defense and they were recently destroyed by Little Brother. New Orleans has been number one for much of the season and are only a point behind the Eagles right now and they were counted coup on by the Washington Native Americans. Please, blog, may I have some more?