What better way to start day 1 of the NFL Combine coverage than with a collection of trade and free agency rumors from around the NFL. There are several key free agents making moves out there that you should keep your eye on for fantasy football in 2008. After making his rounds around the Patriots…… Continue reading Free agents, controversial players on the move pre-Combine [NFL Rumors]
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New NFL.com Combine Coverage on Fantasy Football Fools
We’ve added a Combine widget from NFL.com to keep the site updated with even more current Combine news as the fantasy football rookies of next year run through practice drills in Indianapolis. Check it out to the right, and come back to find updates. There’s no way to be sure how some of these players…… Continue reading New NFL.com Combine Coverage on Fantasy Football Fools
The Third-Year Breakout Wide Receiver Theory and Why It’s Coincidence
I don’t put much faith in the third-year breakout theory for wide receivers. It’s no perfect science but merely a common coincidence. A wide receiver’s breakout year has more to do with when the receiver becomes comfortable in the offense than when they hit year 3 of their career. Receivers–unless they fall into a good…… Continue reading The Third-Year Breakout Wide Receiver Theory and Why It’s Coincidence
Why the Pro Bowl (Kinda) Matters
Many sports writers are bashing the Pro Bowl this year because it is a meaningless game. Truth be told, to many players, it probably is. Tom Brady and Randy Moss pulled out without a second thought after their Super Bowl embarrassment regardless of how many fans hoped to see them there. The defense is always…… Continue reading Why the Pro Bowl (Kinda) Matters
Hot 2008 Fantasy Football Offensive Free Agents
If the Patriots proved one thing this season, they proved it is absolutely required for top fantasy managers to track free agent movement. Don’t be distracted by rookies taken in the NFL draft. Besides a few impact first-rounders, you probably won’t see a lot of impact to your fantasy season by anyone in the draft…… Continue reading Hot 2008 Fantasy Football Offensive Free Agents
Big Ben gets his Big Man
Ben Roethlisberger did enough complaining about wanting a big wide receiver. Now, he got his answer in…Matt Trannon? There is no doubt that Trannon is a big man, but whether he will be worth anything to the Steelers remains to be seen. At 6’6″ and 235 pounds, Trannon went undrafted and signed with the Arizona…… Continue reading Big Ben gets his Big Man
The Denver Trifecta for 2008: Cutler, Marshall and Scheffler
Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall and Tony Scheffler are already back to work on getting their game together for 2008. I am going to go on record now as saying that I liked what I saw from all three of these players this season, AND I expect even more from them in 2008… While Jay Cutler…… Continue reading The Denver Trifecta for 2008: Cutler, Marshall and Scheffler
Impact wide receivers on the move this off-season
Many a team in the NFL could use a game-changing wide receiver. Several teams are stuck with either aging veterans or a bunch of young butterfingers running routes each Sunday. Lucky for them, numerous top receivers are up for free agency or wanting a trade this offseason, and several of them might be moving if…… Continue reading Impact wide receivers on the move this off-season
After the dust settles: What the Giant upset means for fantasy football in 2008
Despite what they might have done for your fantasy team, the Pats aren’t perfect. The New York Giants upset in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLII is being touted as one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, but how will their performance impact your fantasy season in 2008? Should you draft David Tyree…… Continue reading After the dust settles: What the Giant upset means for fantasy football in 2008
2008 NFL Mock Drafts Consolidated
If you missed any of our mock draft, here’s a consolidated post with links to the entire first take of the mock draft and links to all our fantasy football compatriots out there on the Web. Fantasy Football Fools Mock Draft (Jan. 27, 2008) Part 1 (Picks 1-8) Part 2 (Picks 9-16) Part 3 (Picks…… Continue reading 2008 NFL Mock Drafts Consolidated