Update: Roy Williams (groin) is inactive for Week 2 against the Saints. Johnny Knox will start opposite Devin Hester in Williams' absence.
Fantasy Football Week 2 Start Em, Sit Em Lineup Advice, Projections, and Roster Q&A
September 18, 2011 By 128 Comments
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[Editor's note: this was originally published on September 13th, but I'm bringing back to the front of the site for easy Sunday morning access.]
If there is one word of advice I could give you before week two of your fantasy league this year, it would be this: “Don’t overreact. Panic time doesn’t hit until week 4.”
Every player is due to have a bad week or two; and luckily for Jamaal Charles and Adrian Peterson owners, they already got one of theirs out of the way.
Does that mean that we should take nothing from week one? Of course not. It’s possibly time to drop Colts’ players not named Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark.
But don’t go scrambling for Cam Newton just yet.
Jon Washburn @The_Dr_TwitchMSF Live: Fantasy Football Week 2 Start em, Sit em Live Call-In and Analysis
September 17, 2011 By 9 Comments
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We’re rolling out yet another feature here at MSF as part of our endless desire to give you the most compelling, informative, and interactive content that a blogger’s “salary” can buy.
For the second episode of MSF Live, we are doing a full 90 minutes of Fantasy Football Talk on Sunday morning starting at 10:30 CT (11:30 ET), taking you right up until kickoff with live injury updates, analysis, and Week 2 start/sit advice.
And the best part? You can call in and get your questions answered live.
To listen live starting at 10:30 CT, click here. The call-in number is (310) 982-4170.
Fantasy Football Week 2 Sunday Morning Live Chat
September 17, 2011 By 5 Comments
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Every Sunday morning starting at 10:00 CT (11:00 ET) we are here to answer your last minute start/sit questions.
Zach will be the captain of the live chat ship this season, with me and other MSF fantasy writers checking in from time to time as well. (In fact, we may just have a live call-in show tomorrow too. Stay tuned…)
Fantasy Football Week 2 Pairings: Rex Grossman/Santana Moss, Cam Newton/Greg Olsen, and more
September 17, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Week 1 had some crazy swings that I don’t believe anyone could have expected.
LeGarrette Blount only given five carries?!
Steve Smith for 178 yards?! Listen, I knew that Arizona was trying to figure out their secondary and was very weak after getting rid of Rodgers-Cromartie, but I never would have recommended you play Cam Newton in his first game as a pro!
I have a friend, to save his identity we will call him Kentoso, who had a great draft and his team blew up this week which was expected, but he blew up in an unexpected spot. He had both Stafford and Calvin Johnson. While I thought both of them would do well, I didn’t think they would do that well together. Stafford is dedicated to getting the ball to his best receiver. Much like Stafford, Kentoso is dedicated to a few things; fantasy football, pairing a strong receiver/ QB together, and drinking until he has no shame.
This week’s predictions will look at QB dedications that they will try to exploit this week or lose trying.
Fantasy Football Stock Report for Week 2: Flacco, Hillis UP; Ryan, Charles DOWN (and many more)
September 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Trying to forecast the early weeks of the NFL fantasy season is like…trying to pick a piece of hay out of a stack of needles. There is always going to be a breakout game from an unknown guy and a bad game from someone who is expected to have big games (Big Ben).
If there is one thing to know prior to Week 2 it is that you shouldn’t be excited one way or another about one specific game; but that doesn’t mean rest on your laurels. Fantasy football owners must be bold and we have some bold stock reports just for you.
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Fantasy Football Week 2 Last-Minute Lineup Tips on Cam Newton, Chris Johnson, Dwayne Bowe, and more
September 17, 2011 By 9 Comments
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The first week of fantasy football has passed, and many people watched their team do next to nothing even though it was filled with presumed stars. Players on teams such as the Chiefs, Browns, and Falcons had embarrassing performances, and did not live up to preseason expectations.
Many fantasy football owners still have lineup questions, so here are a few last minute lineup tips that may answer any lingering questions.
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Fantasy Football Week 2 Injury Updates: Arian Foster, Knowshon Moreno, Hakeem Nicks, Steven Jackson, many more
September 17, 2011 By 5 Comments
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After losing my Week 1 matchup for fantasy, I am ready to call it quits. Not sure I’m cut out for this.
The first week was full of hard-hitting action and high scores, and with that combination comes the injuries. Here’s your injury update to make sure your second week goes better than my first!
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MSF Live Friday Football Preview: NFL Week 2 Spread Picks, Locks, and Fantasy Football Start Em, Sit Em Live Call-In
September 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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As the immortal Jim Fassel once said, we’re upping the ante here at MSF. No, this blog is not going to the playoffs, obviously (what does that even mean?), but we are stepping up our podcasting capabilities in two very substantial ways.
First, instead of just recording a podcast and posting after the fact, we are giving you a chance to listen live as the magic happens. Second, instead of me just blabbering away like an idiot, I will blabber away like an idiot but take live callers. It’s like real radio!
Anyway, the first episode of MSF Live (what I’m calling it, at least for now) will be today from 3:00-4:00 CT. It will be our Friday Football Preview, in which I’ll run down my spread picks for each game on the NFL Week 2 schedule, including which ones I think are locks and which ones I’m having second thoughts about, and also take Start em, Sit em fantasy football questions throughout.
Someone probably should have said this out loud first
September 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
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A lot of unintended hilarity in headlines, advertisements, or the like could be avoided if slogans or phrases were just said out loud before being printed. This is a perfect example of such a slogan.
So let’s just be glad they didn’t say this out loud first, because this is some unintentionally funny sheet.
Mister Jones transfers from Texas A&M…and the inevitable happens
September 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Texas A&M running back Mister Jones decided recently that he would transfer from the Aggies. Their stacked backfield makes it hard for the talented Jones to see the field.
That’s not what interested me about this article though, written by David Ubben. What interested me was Ubben’s inevitable, but still clever, incorporation of Counting Crows lyrics into his article.
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons: Sunday Night Football Preview and Prediction
September 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
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The second Sunday Night game of the year features a storyline that may have been relevant a few years ago, but not as much in the present day.
I am talking about Michael Vick returning to Atlanta to take on the Falcons.
Matt Ryan is the new face of the franchise, and most Falcons fans have ultimately moved on from the situation that occurred with Michael Vick. Major media markets enjoy to hype up his return, but it is not as big a deal as they all make it seem.
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Iowa State vs. UConn: Preview and Prediction for Friday Night’s College Football Prime Time Game
September 16, 2011 By 10 Comments
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Tonight features a matchup between teams from the Big East and the Big 12 conferences.
The Iowa State Cyclones look to stay undefeated as they head east to take on the Connecticut Huskies at Rentschler Field. The Cyclones are coming off a triple overtime victory against their in-state rivals, while the Huskies lost a close one on the road to Vanderbilt last week.
This is final nonconference game for Iowa State and will be their first tough road game of the season. [Read more...]
Be sure to read The Atlantic’s cover story about the NCAA
September 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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