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Tampa's Mike Williams appears to be back in 2010 form. In his last two games, Williams has pulled down 13 catches, for 167 yards and 2 scores. Prior, he hadn't scored since Week 1 and has yet to top 100 yards in a game all season. Things are pointing in the right direction. We expect Williams to continue to produce, but he'll have his hands full with Chris Gamble vs. the Panthers. New England, New Orleans and Green Bay are the three best offenses in the league. They all take pass-first approaches and stay throwing in the red-zone. As games appear to be well in hand, there is no letting up. The more points they appear to score - the better they play. The New York Giants had no answer for Drew Brees and Co. They will have similar struggles vs.... read more

RB Two Where are you?   I feel like I have been asking this all season long. A few weeks ago I wrote about how maybe it's time to re-evaluate the RB draft philosophy. This is the first time the RB2 guys have all shown up at once. It was also a lot easier to notice their arrival with all of the disappointing performances from the elite backs in week 12. Was it a perfect storm of matchups and coincidences? Or are some of the backs that we have been waiting on all year finally healthy? I think we are dealing with a lot of factors that would best explain week 12. One it was a perfect storm of events. Chris Johnson finally breaking some long ones. Wells finally healthy enough to carry the ball more than 13 times in a game or to even be on the field on back to back... read more

The Top-10 is filled with favorable match-ups. The Green Bay/Detroit game will leave fantasy owners quite thankful. The aerial statistics that will be accumulated in that game could break holiday game day records. There is no receiver hotter than Jordy Nelson. He plays opposite an elite talent, while being on the catching end of the league's best arm. His receiver tree has all the branches. He can move the chains, stretch the field, and most importantly - find pay dirt. Expect bounce-back weeks for Greg Jennings and Calvin Johnson who found themselves out shined by their supporting cast in Week 11. Roddy White appeared to return to relevance last week. The Falcon receiver has been an overall disappointment, providing labile stats throughout the season. With Julio Jones nagging injury struggles - White will step up when it counts. Andre... read more

To All of our readers, we wish a very Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.   I'll be back on Friday with more RB news that you can use INJURIES RB Fred Jackson-BUF Jackson went from questionable to already ruled out to maybe out for the year. We don't have any details other than he is definitely out this week. C.J. Spiller will be moved back from WR to RB. The Bills just lost a huge piece of that offense. Jackson has been the lone spark plug to that offense, since the passing game has gone down hill over the last month. Spiller might not be a great runner but he is a great pass catcher. Spiller becomes a decent flex play in PPR leagues. Johnny White... read more

THE MAIN EVENT The Carolina/Detroit game will be a sight to see. Calvin Johnson and Steve Smith are two dominating, yet completely different receivers. Both players had sub-par outings last week. Megatron has passed initial concussion screening and is expected to go. Carolina has no one capable of covering him. Detroit will be unable to contain the explosiveness of Smith. Look for Cam Newton to get back on track. As the NFL transitions more and more into a pass-first league, the number of statistically relevant WRs is increasing. WRs who play opposite known play-makers often benefit from drawing inferior pass-defenders in coverage. Some of the "Best Supporting Wide-Out" nominees include: Mario  Manningham, Jordy Nelson, and Antonio Brown. Manningham appeared to have fallen behind 2cnd year impressor Victor Cruz, only to find pay-dirt in three consecutive weeks. The Giant's talented trio will face-off... read more

The end of the week means our final ranks for the week. We have updated and moved players up and down the board according to all of the developments of the week. I won't dive deep into last night's football game. While the game had a great finish, it was ugly from a football perspective and was horrifying from a fantasy perspective. When the top three fantasy scorers from last nights game are in order: the Broncos defense, Tim Tebow and Joe McKnight. Yikes. Every few weeks we assess the state of the RB position and take a look forward to next season. Here is an early look at our top 12 2012 RB Ranks. Due to Darren McFadden's injury history, he just missed the cut. McFadden has now missed 3 games or more in each of his first four NFL seasons. He is quickly becoming big time risk big time reward. Even... read more

As the NFL transitions more and more into a pass-first league, the number of statistically relevant WRs is increasing. WRs who play opposite known play-makers often benefit from drawing inferior pass-defenders in coverage. Some of the "Best Supporting Wide-Out" nominees include: Mario  Manningham, Jordy Nelson, and Antonio Brown. Manningham appeared to have fallen behind 2cnd year impressor Victor Cruz, only to find pay-dirt in three consecutive weeks. The Giant's talented trio will face-off vs. what was thought to be a solid Eagles secondary. The Patriots have the easiest schedule in the league moving forward. Wes Welker will cause Brandon Flowers fits this weekend. The Pats lack of running game is supplemented with dink and dunk passes to Welker. He could very easily finish as this year's top fantasy wide-out. The Carolina/Detroit game will be a sight to see. Calvin Johnson... read more

(Editor's Note: We accidentally left off the San Diego Chargers RBs. Ryan Mathews lands between 18 and 19. Mike Tolbert lands between the 23 and 24 spot. ) We take our 1ST Look at the RBs today. With the start of the Thursday games already in full effect, we take a look at the injuries.  In Philadelphia it will be very interesting to see if LeSean McCoy is as effective without Mike Vick as he is with him. Vick is dealing with broken ribs, and while he hasn't been ruled out, it seems that it is all but a fore gone conclusion, that he will miss week 11. In Denver Willis McGahee was present at the start of practice and barring any setbacks this week is on track to start Thursday Night against the Jets. Speaking of set back and the Jets, LaDainian Tomlinson left... read more

Week 10 is the make or break week for most fantasy owners. If you are already out of the running in your fantasy league, you probably won't be reading this. But for all the owners that are reading this, remember that we are the secret weapon that no one knows about. The fantasy football ninja that can take a lousy draft and make your squad into a contender. From our free draft kits, to our Free Q&A in the pre-season, we work for you the reader. We don't sell advice, we offer the chance to dominate your league and become champions. Like we tell all of our subscribers all you have to do is make the playoffs and then it's anyone's ball game. Thursday Night Football I'll be honest, I hate Thursday night football. The only time the NFL should... read more

DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin will make up for their poor performances vs. the Bears. The Cardinals will allow Michael Vick to work the edges. Philly has worked the middle of the field the past few weeks as opposing defenses have keyed in on shutting down Philly's burners on the outside. Zona lacks the corner talent to keep up with this dynamic duo. That being said, Maclin is the far superior and consistent talent. The return on investment on Jackson could be considered "bustable" given his ADP. Shady McCoy's and Mike Vick's success on the ground has made the Eagles more balanced than it has been in years.... Maybe they need to start throwing more? Steve Smith will push Calvin Johnson for the 1 spot. Cam Newton is the perfect fit in Carolina. His arm strength and accuracy were underrated. He's having the best quarterback rookie... read more