Fantasy Football Week 9 Stock Report: Blount, Flacco, more

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All the talk this year has mainly been of the struggles of Chris Johnson and Philip Rivers.  As painful as it is to watch, dwelling on the problems will set you back.

Six team byes have been scaled back down to four this week, so fewer players will be sitting out of your matchups, but it will still likely necessitate at least one or two touch decisions; decisions you shouldn’t take lightly, because while this may be the middle of the season for the players, our playoffs are right around the corner and crunch time is upon us.

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Fantasy Football Week 8 Last Minute Tips on Vick, Gore, Welker, Hasselbeck, Torain, and Jenkins

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Week 8 of fantasy football has arrived, and the playoffs are seemingly right around the corner. While it is important to get your rosters set now for the long run, you also needs wins, especially during these bye-riddled weeks, to make sure you get a shot at the second season.

Here are some last minute tips on some players who could disappoint this week, as well as some others who are set up for success to help your fantasy team in Week 8.

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Fantasy Football Week 7 Start Em Sit Em: Start/Sit Picks, Player Projections, and Lineup Advice

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Well, that was fast.

As soon as I opened up my big mouth and proclaimed that 2011 was going to be the most prolific fantasy year ever, scoring around the league plummets.  No worries.

At least I had a great week on the predictions front, as I was right on nearly 80% of my picks.

As always, here is a quick look back at last week before we move on to week 7.
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Fantasy Football Week 5 Stock Report: Sanchez, Decker UP; Fitzpatrick, Colston DOWN

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Oh byes.

We don’t like them, but the players do need their rest.  With the rest periods starting now, there are some crucial decisions that need to be made regarding your roster.

Who is going to fill in for Ray Rice?  Issac Redman can’t carry the load for an injured Mendenhall…can he?  And so many more.

Now is the time that we want to highlight players who might be on your bench or floating around on waivers waiting to be picked up in hopes that he can provide that stopgap service.  Everyone knows that Jason Witten is good for your health but how about Brandon Pettigrew?

There are questions galore to be answered in the Week 5 stock report.

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Fantasy Football Week 5 Waiver Wire Advice: Crabtree, Cruz, Cook, Casey, Kendall Hunter, and many more

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The first quarter of the season seems to have flown by, and Week Four brought a new wave of unlikely fantasy scorers like Jed Collins, Craig Stevens, and Jake Ballard.  Hell, even Tarvaris Jackson put up solid fantasy numbers, lending credibility to any rumors that the apocalypse is near.

Six teams (Baltimore, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami, St. Louis, and Washington) have a bye in Week Five, so many fantasy owners will be hitting the waiver wire in search of one week rentals to fill out their rosters while others are trying to fill holes created by injuries or ineffectiveness.

As always, the players listed here are owned in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues.

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Fantasy Football Week 4 Start Em, Sit Em Picks, Player Projections, and Lineup Advice

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Week Three is over, and you are probably wondering one thing: How is a guy that’s giving such great advice 0-3 in his own fantasy league?

I wish I knew…injuries have just killed me…and I’ve lost each week by an average of 1.2 points. Just heartbreaking.

Some of you are probably in the same boat as me. Even if you aren’t, it’s the time in the fantasy football season when leagues are won and lost. Now is when we have to start making the tough calls.

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Fantasy Football Week 4 Wavier Wire Advice: Hasselbeck, Hunter, Hardesty, Nelson, Washington, and more

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With injuries mounting and bye weeks looming, the quality of your bench is about to be put to the test.  As you look ahead to the second month of the season, here are some notable players owned in fewer than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues, our waiver wire advice for Fantasy Football Week 4.

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Fantasy Football Week 3 Sleepers: Hasselbeck, Nelson, Carter, Miller, and the Opportunistic Bungles D

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On Monday, Andy Bottoms told you which players you should be targeting on the waiver wire. Then on Tuesday, Jon Washburn informed you which players you should start and which ones you should sit in Week 3. And then on yesterday, in between talking to live callers, I pointed out where I agreed and disagreed with both.

Now today our Week 3 fantasy football analysis continues.

I just posted the consensus Week 3 player rankings, and now I am going to highlight several sleepers hiding on the waiver wire or on your bench who you need to consider putting in your lineups for Week 3.

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Fantasy Football Week 3 Waiver Wire Advice: Decker, Dalton, Delone, Denarius, DeMarco, David, and many more

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After a brutal, injury-filled Sunday around the NFL, fantasy owners (especially depressed Jamaal Charles owners like me) will be flocking to the waiver wire (and potentially liquor stores) for some relief.

Luckily, a number of options emerged on Sunday, so here is the Week 3 list of potential pickups that are owned in less than half of Yahoo! Leagues.

Update: Jon’s Week 3 Start Em, Sit Em projections are posted. Click here!

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice for Week 1: McCoy, Tate/Ward, Burleson, Kendricks, and many more

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Sometimes things go as planned during the course of your draft.  Sometimes they don’t.  Sometimes your guys make it through the season without suffering major injuries.  Sometimes they don’t.  Sometimes your sleepers perform just as you planned.  Sometimes they don’t.

When those things go wrong – and from time to time they will – you’ll turn to the waiver wire in your moment of need.  And that’s why I’ll be here at the beginning of each week to highlight players owned in fewer than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues.

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All 32 Week One NFL Starting QBs…as Michael Jackson Songs

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When Super Bowl XLVI arrives in Indianapolis come February 2012, it will be 19 years since one of the most iconic moments in the history of America’s most popular sporting event: Michael Jackson’s epic 1993 halftime show.

Unfortunately, the eternal King of Pop is no longer with us (he would have turned 53 just a few days ago on August 29th), and he thus he will never be able to follow in the footsteps of Bruce Springsteen, The Who, John Mellencamp, and others who have taken to the Super Bowl stage as older musicians, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t weave the musical brilliance of Michael Jackson into a post about the National Football League.

So enjoy this homage to my favorite musician of all time, Michael Jackson, as we kick off our coverage of the 2011 NFL season. Here are all 32 Week One starting QBs in the NFL…as Michael Jackson songs.

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Sports Tweet of the Year: Antonio Cromartie threatens to smash Matt Hasselbeck’s face in (no, really)

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OHHHH…SNAP!

Here’s the quick rundown:

Recently, Antonio Cromartie said that both the NFL and the NFLPA were acting like assholes. Soon thereafter, Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck tweeted “Somebody ask Cromartie if he knows what CBA stands for” before quickly deleting it. Then this happened:

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Chicago Bears set to host the hot and determined Seattle Seahawks

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After a week to sit and watch the first round of NFL playoffs, probably expecting to play the New Orleans Saints, the Chicago Bears now a week to prepare for the underdog Seattle Seahawks, the team that beat the Bears 23-20 in Week 6.

The Bears surprised many this season by finishing 11-5 and winning the NFC North division. Seattle surprised many with last week’s defeat of the defending Super Bowl champs, and they are now the talk of the NFL playoffs.

Despite being a 10 point favorite, and facing a team with a losing record, Chicago, rejects the title of favorite and prefers to be called the underdog in hopes of stirring some chip-on-our-shoulder enthusiasm throughout the team.

That attitude might just be needed.

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Seattle Stunner: Seahawks, Marshawn Lynch Stiff-Arm Saints

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I don’t think anyone saw this coming.

The 7-9 Seattle Seahawks taking down the defending champion New Orleans Saints seems to be beyond imaginable. Seattle, being the first team in NFL history to make the playoffs with a losing record, was considered by many to be the worst team to ever make their way into the playoffs.

Yesterday, the Seahawks proved it yet again: games are not played on paper.

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Seattle Seahawks-Chicago Bears Preview and Prediction

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In a huge game for both teams, the Seattle Seahawks (2-2) travel to the Windy City to play the Chicago Bears (4-1).

The Seahawks are looking to get a win right out of their bye week, while the Bears are hoping to get more confidence after a very weak offensive performance (passing wise) last week against the Panthers.

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