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Bears-49ers: A Fantasy Football Preview

Posted: Nov 12th 2009 1:00PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Start 'Em Sit 'Em

With the beginning of the NFL Network's glorious Thursday night football beginning this week, fantasy football FanHouse is bringing you a preview for each and every Thursday night game from here on out. You've already seen the rankings, but things can change before Sunday. One thing that can't change? Your lineup choices for the guys playing Thursday evening. That's why we're here.

The Bears enter the game having lost three of their last four (the one win was at home over the hapless Browns). Their defense has plummeted from a respectable unit to one pretty easily shredded, whether via ground or air. The Niners come in having lost four straight and five of their last six. They are ranked fourth in the NFL in run defense and 24th against the pass.

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Fantasy Football ADP Analysis: Part 2

Posted: Aug 23rd 2009 11:30AM by Ryan Dembinsky (author feed)
Filed under: Draft Advice, NFL Value Machine

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In continuing with our three-part series on ADP analysis, today we look at the second method in which average draft position can be utilized to uncover values come draft day -- trend analysis.

This approach involves following a sequence of successive ADP charts over a span of time, usually a couple of months (or anteing up for a premium service that tracks more detailed mock draft data), and following the trends. Trends in ADP are great indicators of who is moving up or down on depth charts, which players have made breakthroughs in camp, and most of all, who got dinged up in camp -- information that can be daunting to follow on a player-by-player basis.

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Spinning the Last-Round Circle

Posted: Aug 10th 2009 8:00AM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Sleepers, Draft Advice

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Jerome Harrison Austin Collie Devin Thomas

One of my favorite moves on fantasy football draft day is taking a late-round gamble and letting everyone else laugh at me. You can have the first round, just let me pick late. To illustrate, here's an actual message board post last season after one of my drafts: "Commish Snyder purposefully did not draft a kicker so he could take a flier on yet another long shot (Steve Slaton of the Texans). I'm sure he'll say it will pay off in the long run."

My response? "I'll end up dropping Patrick Crayton (my fifth WR) for a kicker before week 1 when Slaton wins the Houston gig -- unless someone suffers a season-ending injury, in which case I'll drop that person."

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Fantasy Football Team Preview: 49ers

Posted: Jul 31st 2009 4:45PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Draft Advice, 2009 Team Previews

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With Fantasy Football season ready to kick in high gear, FanHouse is here to preview each and every team -- one per day until we've done them all.

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Perennial sleepers. It seems like almost every season, people are discussing the fact that the 49ers are ready to break out and surprise people and win the NFC West. And then, almost every season, they suck. They might not be great this year either. Mike Singletary brings a more disciplined approach than even Mike Nolan, but you can't possibly expect Shaun Hill or Alex Smith to lead a team to the playoffs. Or can you? Well, actually, for fantasy purposes, who cares? There's going to be a lot of running and a lot of surprises on defense in San Fran this year, and that's going to be where you pick up the value.

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Isaac Bruce Returning to 49ers

Posted: Apr 1st 2009 4:15PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: 49ers

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On Wednesday, 15-year veteran Isaac Bruce made a decision regarding his future in the NFL as the 36-year-old wide receiver informed the 49ers he will be returning for the 2009 season. According to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, Bruce called head coach Mike SIngletary this morning and informed him of the news.

He led the 49ers with 61 catches and 835 yards in 2008, while also surpassing Tim Brown for the No. 2 spot on the NFL's all-time receiving yards list.

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San Francisco 49ers: It's Mike Singletary's Team Now

Posted: Feb 26th 2009 3:00PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: 49ers, NFC West

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Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.

After the uneventful tenure of head coach Mike Nolan, the San Francisco 49ers decided to promote Mike Singletary to interim head coach during the 2008 season.

After a bizarre debut that saw Singletary address his team without pants, the 49ers finished the season on a 5-4 run under their new coach, ending the year with a 7-9 record. Had it not been for a confusing ending to a Monday night game against Arizona, the 49ers would have finished with a .500 record for the first time since 2002. So close, yet so far.

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Dynasty Diaries: Trying to Find the 2009 Version of Lance Moore

Posted: Dec 30th 2008 11:30AM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Dynasty Diaries, Fantasy Football

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Lance Moore only caught 32 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns in 2007. In 2008, he caught 79 passes for 928 yards and 10 touchdowns. It came from out of nowhere, considering all the other receiving options in New Orleans, but that doesn't mean we can't start grasping at who could be the one who goes from relative fantasy obscurity to a great contributor in the time of one season.

Let's check it out those who will likely see an expanded role in their offense next season, in addition to growth as a playmaker. Please realize these are for deep keeper leagues. Do not even think about keeping any of these over an elite receiver.

Donnie Avery, Rams -- As I said in my top-10 picks post about Steven Jackson, the Rams can't get any worse. They'll figure some things out in the offseason and Mr. Avery is going to be an important part of the offense for any new administration due to his youth. We saw the flashes of talent this time around, and next season we'll see him grow into a real NFL receiver. Plus, it's not like his division is chock full of beastly defenses.

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Injuries To Watch: Week 8

Posted: Oct 24th 2008 6:30PM by Ryan Dembinsky (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Injury Report, NFL Fantasy Felony

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Every week when the dinner bell rings on Friday evening, we'll be here to provide you a comprehensive commentary of the key injuries for the NFL weekend to follow. For those injuries that go right down to the wire, drop by our Fantasy Fanhouse expert live chat from 10am to 1pm EST every Sunday and we'll take care of you on those bloody game-time decisions. As always, please feel free to chime in with opinions, updates, and rumors in the comments.

The Arizona Cardinals

Anquan Boldin - After a well-timed bye week affording Boldin an extra week to rest his dome, he is expected to play on Sunday. Boldin allegedly lost about ten pounds though after having his jaw wired shut and slurping his food for two weeks. I'm in this predicament myself and plan to start him, but it's not an easy decision. If you have other quality options, it is probably worth waiting to see what he does this weekend.

The Baltimore Ravens

Derrick Mason - Unfortunately for Mason owners, who saw his value tick up after his six catch, 86 yard, one touchdown game last week, he was unable to practice this week with an undisclosed illness. Mason is not reliable enough to risk starting unless the illness dissipates completely.

The Carolina Panthers

D.J. Hackett - While I doubt too many people are reeling over Hackett's day-to-day status, he looks to be practicing lightly and should be available to play.

The Chicago Bears

Brandon Lloyd - Brandon Lloyd continues to nurse a sprained knee, so hopefully this week's bye should be the final stage in the waiting game. After a hot start to the season, owners are eagerly anticipating his return, but who knows what kind of shape he will be in upon returning.

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Everybody Welcome Lee Evans to Fantasy Football Elite: Week 8 WR Rankings

Posted: Oct 24th 2008 10:00AM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Position Rankings, Fantasy Football

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FanHouse fantasy positional rankings are compiled weekly by the staff in order to provide answers to possible lineup questions. These are assuming most leagues use Fleaflicker's standard scoring structure. If you need clarification, you need more players ranked, or have funky league rules, feel free to shoot us an email question.

Lee Evans is a must-start receiver in fantasy football. We've been waiting for this day for years, because we've seen the occasional outburst which illustrated his enormous potential. The problem, as it turns out, was that he never had a chance to develop a solid rapport with a quarterback. Thank you, Trent Edwards. Those of us who have been waiting on Evans are quite grateful.

- The Jets receiving duo is ranked lower here than on most other sites. That's because both are nursing injuries, Brett Favre doesn't seem right, and I'm expecting the Jets to run all over the Swiss Chiefs this weekend.

- You know what's funny? I hated Herrera's boy Antonio Bryant all year. But now, the Bucs have injury issues at WR, Jeff Garcia is back starting, and they face a depleted Cowboys' secondary. Now is the time, Tom.

- Hail Mary? Josh Morgan. The Seahawks' defense is having a rough year, and the Niners are going to try and make a statement for the new regime. Offensive coordinator Mike Martz is going to campaign for the job. Oh, and a LONG time ago someone said to watch out for Morgan.

1. Andre Johnson, vs. CIN
2. Steve Smith, vs. ARI
3. Larry Fitzgerald, @ CAR
4. Santana Moss, @ DET
5. Randy Moss, vs. StL

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Week 7 Recap: Fantasy Flukes and Coincidences

Posted: Oct 21st 2008 10:44AM by Sean Lalley (author feed)
Filed under: Sunday Wrap-Up, Fantasy Football

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Strange things happen in fantasy football on a weekly basis. No matter how perfect your team looks, there's always a wild card that can disrupt everything. Sometimes, you just have to take your lumps and move onto the next week. I mean seriously, do you really think that Dan Orlovsky is going to nearly triple the fantasy production of Peyton Manning each week? Deep sigh, if you were starting Peyton yesterday, as I was.

Well, no matter how much we study the matchups, absorb knowledge and/or think we just know ... flukes can happen. It's your job to observe such freak bust-outs and flops, then monitor each situation as it relates to your team. Of course, you can always grab the latest sexy waiver wire wonders right here each week. And you can grab value information to digest on whether a certain performance was a fluke or going to be a reality moving forward.

That said, let's take a look at a few All-Star lineups that were probably crushed by a few odd, maybe even fluke performances in Week 7.

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