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Fantasy Football Over/Under: Week 9

R.J. White — 2009-11-07T12:20:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Start 'Em Sit 'Em

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Ballhawkin': Justin Durant's Sixteen

R.J. White — 2009-11-06T21:15:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: IDP Leagues

Think IDP leagues are the way to go? Then Ballhawkin' is for you. Here, we pick out a few Individual Defensive Players that could have huge weeks and are possibly sitting in your free-agent pool.

I'm hoping you IDP leaguers read last week's column and knew to pick up Jaguars linebacker Justin Durant. Returning from injury, Durant was amazingly available in 82 percent of Fleaflicker leagues last week, which made him an easy feature for our column. Sixteen total tackles (12 solo) later, Durant has added a solid 10 percentage points to his ownership total. For the remaining seven-tenths of you, what are you waiting for?

Other notable features from last week: Andra Davis with nine total tackles and a sack, George Wilson and his 15 total tackles (jump off the train in the second half, though), Dashon Goldson with 10 total tackles (nine solo). Definitely roll with the 20%-owned Goldson and 10%-owned Davis again this week.

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Fantasy Football Chat Recap

R.J. White — 2009-11-05T17:45:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: Expert Chats

Favremania takes a back seat for the week, but that doesn't mean that we have nothing to talk about. What happened to the Jaguars? You'd think if a guy rushed for 170 yards on seven carries, he might be able to get more than one look in the fourth quarter. What happened to Kurt Warner, and would you be well-served picking up Matt Leinart with Arizona's cake playoff schedule looming?

On Thursday evening, we answered all your fantasy football questions -- everything from trade talk, lineup decisions, free agents calling to you for an add, or tweaking your roster for the playoffs.

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Fantasy Football Week 9 Rankings: WR

R.J. White — 2009-11-05T08:15:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Position Rankings

It's looking like Anquan Boldin will miss this week's game, so he doesn't appear in our rankings (*until now). Everyone else, including Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, Reggie Wayne and any other injured receiver, has been ranked as if they'll play on Sunday.

Unsure whether you'll actually have your top wideout available to you for Week 9? Join us Sunday morning for our Tailgate chat, where we dole out lineup advice and keep you apprised of all the notable gameday inactives.

And if you're curious, no, Mike Sims-Walker didn't get hurt last week. The Titans finally manned up and played a little pass defense. Is this cause for concern with MSW, or just a blip on the radar? More after the jump.

Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DEF | Sleepers

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Fantasy Football Week 9 Rankings: QB

R.J. White — 2009-11-05T07:45:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Position Rankings

It's been a tough stretch of games for owners of elite quarterbacks, starting with a Week 5 that saw Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler on the sideline and going through last week's off-week for Tom Brady, Carson Palmer and Ben Roethlisberger. Rest easy, because the rigorous fantasy games featuring backup QBs are over.

This week, only Brett Favre gets a seat on the bench in terms of QBs you'd want to use in normal-sized leagues. Next week, you just have to make it without Matt Schaub. For owners of the seven QBs in the previous paragraph, it's smooth sailing unless an injury strikes.

Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DEF | Sleepers

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Passed Out at Your Desk: Time for the Backups to Step Up

R.J. White — 2009-11-04T08:30:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Sleepers, NFL Waiver Wire

Everyone loves fantasy football sleepers, but they change depending on league size and availability. We're here each and every week to give you a look at good plays for all types of leagues.

Our two running back picks from last week, LeSean McCoy and Justin Fargas, ended up with great lines, and if you had either as your fill-in RB2 for the week, I'm sure you were pleased with their performances. Unfortunately, the rest of our sleepers didn't hit.

What does that matter for this week, you say? How about ... more running backs! That's right, call now and we'll double your RB sleepers at no additional cost!

Now that the spirit of Billy Mays has passed through the column, let's check out the POaYD crew this week.

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'House Check: The Mantz Go Marching

R.J. White — 2009-11-03T22:00:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Waiver Wire

Every Tuesday night, we'll give you an update on our FanHouse fantasy football league. Who hit on their sleepers? Who made the shrewd pickups? Who's practicing what they preach? In 'House Check, you'll find out.

It sure is nice to be Tom Mantzouranis these days. The FanHouse editor and unabashed Saints fan is witnessing what is probably the best New Orleans Saints team in history. And even though he showed a lot of homerism at our fantasy draft, the picks of Drew Brees, Pierre Thomas and the Saints defense are sure working out, even if a few of them may have seemed overdrafted at the time.

Mantzouranis (owner of My Soul Belongs To Breesus) is currently the only 6-2 team in the FanHouse league, so this may be a magical season for Tom in more ways than one.

More: FanHouse League Standings | Latest Player Notes

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Fantasy Football Waiver Chat Recap

R.J. White — 2009-11-03T17:30:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: Expert Chats

Did you hear that breaking sound? That would be the roof over Ryan Moats. The Texan running back saved the day on Sunday, taking over for a guy that's dropped more balls than Hanon from Little Giants (yeah, Steve Slaton owners, I went there). The three-touchdown day from Moats will earn him the biggest portion of waiver wire love this week.

Who are you dropping? Who else is sitting on your wire, waiting to be scooped up? Check out the chat wrap below to see what we had to say about this week's hot pickups and valuable trade options.

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So Long, Suckers: Inaction Jackson

R.J. White — 2009-11-02T21:10:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Stash or Trash

Fed up with one of your players? Eyeballing a player on the wire, but don't know who to drop? So Long, Suckers examines a few players widely-owned that probably shouldn't be.

Far from canceled, the T.O. Show suffered a nice little reprise this week, scoring a TD on an end around. In fact, all but one of our featured drops last week had nice little games, proving that patience is sometimes a virtue.

Today, however, we'll find some more obvious players that have no business sitting on your teams any longer, one of which is the player from last week that failed to rebound.

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4th and 26: Nailing a Deep, Deep Sleeper

R.J. White — 2009-11-01T08:00:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Sleepers

Need a last-minute fill-in for this week? 4th and 26 is here to throw you a couple deep sleepers, guys available in at least 90 percent of Fleaflicker leagues that could give your fantasy football team a big boost.

Big props go to Tom Herrera, who pegged Sam Aiken as a deep sleeper at the end of our Sunday Tailgate chat last week. Lo and behold, Aiken came through with a long touchdown. Will Tom have the magic again this week? Come by the Tailgate and see his pick for deep sleeper this week. As for my picks, read on.

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Fantasy Football Over/Under: Week 8

R.J. White — 2009-10-31T11:30:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Start 'Em Sit 'Em

Here's how it works. We throw some intriguing matchups at the FanHouse staff and ask whether each player will be over or under a certain point total. The result? Fantasy Football Over/Under. Makes sense, right?

Now that I've explained the concept above, let's throw it out the window for one week and do something completely different. This week, we'll take a look at a couple interesting matchups and find players I think will be over their expected norm, pairing them with guys I see as being under their expected norms. Think of it as bold predictions for Sunday.

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Ballhawkin': Pierce Shines, Durant Back

R.J. White — 2009-10-30T23:45:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: IDP Leagues

Think IDP leagues are the way to go? Then Ballhawkin' is for you. Here, we pick out a few Individual Defensive Players that could have huge weeks and are possibly sitting in your free-agent pool.

Our lead linebacker in last week's column was Antonio Pierce, who in successive weeks had seven, eight and nine total tackles in three weeks heading into last week's game. He continued the pattern in Week 7, recording 10 total tackles while having a great day for anyone brave enough to start him.

Looking for more plug-and-play defenders this week? We have six more listed below.

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Fantasy Football Chat Recap

R.J. White — 2009-10-29T17:50:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: Expert Chats

On Sunday, November 1st, the Jacksonville Jaguars will compete against the Tennessee Titans, in the great state of Tennessee, in a game called football. Both clubs have had an extra week of rest and preparation for Sunday's match.

If you don't play fantasy football, there is literally nothing on the line in this game. Don't say improved draft position, as teams have squandered high draft picks hand over fist in recent years. It doesn't matter where you pick, it matters who's picking.

If you do play fantasy football, you might want to start a few of the gentlemen in this contest. Come by at 6 PM ET for our normal Thursday fantasy football chat, and we'll answer all the questions on your minds.

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Vince Young Regains Starting QB Job

R.J. White — 2009-10-29T13:00:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: Titans, NFL Quarterbacks

In what is clearly a long overdue move, the Tennessee Titans are benching veteran Kerry Collins in favor of 26-year-old Vince Young, The Tennessean reports.

Owner Bud Adams reportedly pushed for Young this week. Tennessee head coach Jeff Fisher deliberated on the decision, though, before finally agreeing with Adams and choosing Young as his starter against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Fisher announced the change after Tennessee's practice Thursday.

Collins has been the Titans' starter since Week 2 of 2008, but an 0-6 start to the 2009 season, coupled with a lack of explosiveness, necessitated a move under center. Collins, in his 15th year out of Penn State, has completed just 54.8 percent of his passes this year, while throwing more interceptions (eight) than touchdowns (five) en route to a 62.0 QB rating.

But is Young the answer?

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Fantasy Football Week 8 Rankings: WR

R.J. White — 2009-10-29T08:15:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Position Rankings

Where do breakout receivers like Mike Sims-Walker, Miles Austin and Hakeem Nicks rank in this week's edition?

Going by Austin's last two games, he should be at the top, but it's not a stretch to think his 150-yard, two-TD per game stretch will come to an end this week. Sooner or later, Nicks will have a game where he doesn't catch a long TD; it would have come in Week 7 if not for a lucky bounce off Steve Smith's hands.

I have nothing bad to say about Sims-Walker, except that he'd better make curfew this week!

Week 8 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | K | Sleepers | Adds/Drops

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Fantasy Football Week 8 Rankings: QB

R.J. White — 2009-10-29T07:45:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Position Rankings

Sorry, owners of Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger and Carson Palmer -- you'll have to look elsewhere, and Matt Cassel ain't gonna help. A number of quarterback controversies and injuries are also making like difficult looking for a spot-starter, and the bottom half of this week's set of rankings are pretty ugly.

For some, this might be the right time to execute a trade to bring a quality signal-caller into the fold. There should be teams in your league with two quality QBs, and if you can trade a Palmer or Cassel along with another piece for one of those two QBs, it's going to help you now and in the long run.

Week 8 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | K | Sleepers | Adds/Drops

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Passed Out at Your Desk: Refreshed

R.J. White — 2009-10-28T08:00:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Sleepers

Everyone loves fantasy football sleepers, but they change depending on league size and availability. We're here each and every week to give you a look at good plays for all types of leagues.

You know it's going to be a great week when your featured sleeper suffers an injury so bad, his bone sticks out of his skin. While that was unfortunate (and likely very, very painful) for Leon Washington, the matchup advice turned out to be sound, as Shonn Greene stepped right in and put up a great line for absolutely no fantasy teams.

This week's slate of sleepers features many players coming out a bye week, hopefully feeling refreshed and ready to put up big points.

More: Latest Fleaflicker Adds/Drops | Browse Player Notes

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'House Check: The Juggernaut

R.J. White — 2009-10-27T22:30:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Waiver Wire

Every Tuesday night, we'll give you an update on our FanHouse fantasy football league. Who hit on their sleepers? Who made the shrewd pickups? Who's practicing what they preach? In 'House Check, you'll find out.

Some teams struggle through the bye weeks, limping to a few wins here and there while trying to keep up with the competition. Some people make move after move, searching for a winning combination to turn a season around. Those people are not Will Brinson.

Will took down the previous high-scoring team this week, winning his fifth straight game after starting the season 0-2, with a ragtag bunch including workhorse back Cedric Benson and emerging No. 1 WR Sidney Rice. Other teams might fold when WR1 Greg Jennings struggles, but Brinson perseveres.

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Fantasy Football Waivers Chat Recap

R.J. White — 2009-10-27T17:55:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Waiver Wire, Expert Chats

Add of the week? Undoubtedly Shonn Greene, but everyone knows that. Who are you banking on if you don't have the No. 1 waiver priority? I've got my heart set on a certain little Kansas City back -- well, I would, but he's already gone in all my leagues.

Join us at 6 PM ET and we'll help you set your waiver claims for Week 8. We'll also help with any potential trades you may have, or any other fantasy football questions on your mind. Remember that you only need to ask your question once, as multiple submissions of the same question just slow everything down.

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So Long, Suckers: T.O. Show Canceled

R.J. White — 2009-10-27T00:00:00 00:00

by R.J. White

Filed under: NFL Stash or Trash

Fed up with one of your players? Eyeballing a player on the wire, but don't know who to drop? So Long, Suckers examines a few players widely-owned that probably shouldn't be.

Matt Snyder revealed a few backs that he's giving up on in a Monday afternoon column, and I'm here to identify a few big names that have me throwing in the towel.

Patience is often rewarded in fantasy football, yet you must avoid being patient to a fault. If you take too long to wave goodbye to a slumping player, you'll be left standing in a hole too big to climb from. Who am I dropping this week?

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