Pujols (Foot) Out 4 1/2 Months: Could Miss Opening Day

Albert Pujols underwent surgery on his foot last week and will be out of action for the next 4 1/2 months. The Angels slugger had a plantar plate repaired in his right foot. Pujols will now likely miss Opening Day for the 2016 season. The plantar fasciitis issue has been a nagging problem to the […]

Ahmad Bradshaw a Sneaky PPR Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 13% owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Well, he scored this week so that's something. This is very clearly Frank Gore's job. However, I still think Bradshaw could carve out a role similar to when he was thriving last season as the pass catching back. Remember, Bradshaw was […]

Shaun Draughn the Back to Own in San Fran?

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 1% owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Perhaps the most available pickup of the week, Draughn was the lead back in San Francisco in Carlos Hyde's absence. Draughn grabbed 20 touches, turning them into 96 total yards in a surprising win over the Atlanta Falcons. Popular week 9 pickup, […]

Scoop Up Richard Rodgers if You Need TE Help

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 33% owned in Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The hype surrounding "the other Rodgers" in his rookie season has not come to fruition in his sophomore year. Still, for desperate owners, Rodgers plays with the best QB in the NFL and could start putting together touchdowns if the offense can […]

Don't Sleep on This Lion: Eric Ebron

BALLER MOVE: Add in all 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 37% Ownership on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: In my opinion, the second best waiver option out there for this position is Eric Ebron. Ebron is somehow the 10th highest ranked fantasy tight end and yet only sees ownership in a third of leagues. With Calvin Johnson injured, […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Has Been a Consistent Fantasy Scorer

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Ryan Fitzpatrick is the model of inconsistency when it comes to on-field play, but has somehow been decently consistent when it comes to fantasy scoring. Also prone to rushing and throwing touchdowns along with interceptions, why would he be here this week? Well, if […]

Blake Bortles Has a Developed Corps of Weapons

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 58% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Blake Bortles' development isn't going nearly as smoothly as Derek Carr's-- he's producing fantasy points nearly every week this year. In fact, right now he's about to jump past Alex Smith and become the ninth highest scoring QB so far this year. Bortles […]

Derek Carr Is in Full Breakout Mode

BALLER MOVE: Add in 8- and 10-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 63% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Derek Carr is quickly becoming one of the NFL's budding stars as a passer, and more importantly, for our purposes, one of the league's better options in fantasy. After a bumpy start including three under 15 point games in his first five weeks, Carr […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 10 Pickups and Adds

Fantasy football gets a little more back to normal this week after owners had to suffer through a bye week where a half-dozen teams were off. You're probably not sweating as much this week with your Tight End. San Diego’s Antonio Gates is the most valuable tight end that is off, and most of the quality […]

Austin Sefarian-Jenkins a Great Injury Stash

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 50% Ownership on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The hardest market to find waiver pickups is always at tight end. ASJ should be returning to the lineup next week (or soon), and should have the highest upside of any tight end you can find on the waivers. The Buccaneers are going […]

Cardinals Extend Qualifying Offer To Heyward, Lackey

The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that they have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to outfielder Jason Heyward and starting pitcher John Lackey. The Cardinals have made qualifying offers to OF Jason Heyward and RHP John Lackey. — St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) November 6, 2015 The 26-year-old Heyward has put together a stellar six-year […]

Nationals Extend Qualifying Offer To Desmond, Zimmermann; Not Span, Fister

The Washington Nationals have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to shortstop Ian Desmond and starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, as announced by James Wagner of the Washington Post. Nats say they've extended qualifying offers to Jordan Zimmermann and Ian Desmond. Denard Span doesn't get one. — James Wagner (@JamesWagnerWP) November 6, 2015 Desmond, 30, had […]

Padres Extend Qualifying Offer To Upton, Kennedy

The San Diego Padres have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to outfielder Justin Upton and starting pitcher Ian Kennedy, according to Padres beat writer Corey Brock. #Padres will make qualifying offer to J-Up; leaning toward yes on IPK. https://t.co/Kc7pkrAvIp — Corey Brock (@FollowThePadres) November 5, 2015 Over his nine-year career, Upton, 28, has spent […]

Orioles Extend Qualifying Offer To Chen, Davis & Wieters

The Baltimore Orioles have announced that they have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen, first baseman Chris Davis, and catcher Matt Wieters. The Orioles have made Qualifying Offers to LHP Wei-Yin Chen, INF Chris Davis, and C Matt Wieters. — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) November 6, 2015 Chen, 30, is testing […]

Blue Jays Extend Qualifying Offer To Marco Estrada

The Toronto Blue Jays have announced that they have extended a $15.8 million qualifying offer to starting pitcher Marco Estrada. The Toronto Blue Jays have extended a qualifying offer to RHP Marco Estrada. pic.twitter.com/WZCaUWqIFs — Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) November 6, 2015 Extending a qualifying offer to Estrada came as a bit of a surprise. […]

White Sox Extend Qualifying Offer To Samardzija

The Chicago White Sox have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. #WhiteSox announce they've made a qualifying offer to Jeff Samardzija. #theshark — Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) November 6, 2015 Samardzija, 30, had a rough season in his one and only year with the Chicago White Sox. […]

Mariners Extend Qualifying Offer To Hisashi Iwakuma

The Seattle Mariners announced that they have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma. The #Mariners have confirmed that they have extended a qualify offer to free agent RHP Hisashi Iwakuma. — MarinersPR (@MarinersPR) November 6, 2015 The 34-year-old Iwakuma has found success in his four years with the Seattle Mariners. […]

Cubs Extend Qualifying Offer To Dexter Fowler

The Chicago Cubs have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to outfielder Dexter Fowler, as announced by Cubs beat writer Carrie Muskat. #Cubs will make qualifying offer to Dexter Fowler. $15.8 million — Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) November 6, 2015 Acquired from the Astros prior to the 2015 season, the Cubs hoped Fowler would have productive year […]

The Saints Are an Enticing Matchup for Kirk Cousins

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Kirk Cousins struggled vs. the Patriots in Week 9 after I selected him as my deeper league QB. However, I simply can’t avoid recommending Cousins in Week 10 vs. the Saints. The Saints' defense has reached truly pathetic levels. Over the past three […]

Marcus Mariota Is Healthy and Playing at a High Level

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 43% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: This is a tough match-up for Marcus Mariota, but in a week where a lot of other QBs with similar ownership percentages have even worse match-ups (Tyrod Taylor in a short week vs. Jets, Jay Cutler vs. Rams, Alex Smith vs. Broncos), I […]

Jameis Winston Needs Some Help from His Teammates

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 38% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I think Marcus Mariota has received more recognition for some big numbers and a big OT win in Week 9. However, Jameis Winston has been extremely impressive himself. He now has four straight games without a turnover, while averaging 233 pass yards during […]

Week 10 Running Backs: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Better late than never is the theme for this week. We've been pumping up waiver wire running backs for nine weeks now and in recent weeks some of these guys have really delivered. Karlos Williams has been mentioned multiple times this year in this space and went off in week 9. Antonio Andrews is taking over […]

Antonio Andrews Named Starter for Rest of 2015

  OWNED IN: 40% Owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: There probably won't be many weeks this season where Andrews faces a defense nearly as bad as the Saints, but at least when he does you can be sure that he'll be startable. Andrews was recently blessed by Mike Mularkey as the starter for the rest of […]

James White/Brandon Bolden: Deep League Additions

BALLER MOVE: Add James White in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: (White) 19% Owned on Fleaflicker / (Bolden) 19% Owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dion Lewis is currently undergoing an MRI for what's being called a "loose ACL", whatever that means. As injury news comes out detailing how long Lewis will be out for, the race will be […]

James Starks a Must-Own Moving Forward

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 40% Owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: James Starks has been able to outplay top five fantasy pick Eddie Lacy this season - and although it seemed like Lacy had returned last week, Starks was quick to re-establish himself as the best option for the Packers after he was […]

Karlos Williams Continues to Reward Owners

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 47% Owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Karlos Williams has been one of the biggest surprises in this year's rookie RB crop. He came out of the draft with nearly no hype (in fact, most of what I've seen on him was negative) and barely saw his stock rise […]

Brantley Undergoes Shoulder Surgery: Out Till May

Michael Brantley will be sidelined between five and six months after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder Monday morning. The Cleveland Indians outfielder will likely miss all of Spring Training and potentially the first month of the 2016 season after he suffered a slight labrum tear when diving for a ball in September. This isn’t […]

Cowboys Lose In Spite of Stellar Play By Matt Cassel and Dez Bryant

Since Tony Romo left the Dallas Cowboy’s Week 2 matchup early against the Philadelphia Eagles with a broken clavicle, his team has struggled to find any sort of offensive rhythm. Whether it's been Brandon Weeden or Matt Cassel under center, things simply haven’t worked out. That said, the Cowboys were able to take away a positive or two from […]

Ryan Matthews and DeMarco Murray Aggressive In Eagles’ Overtime Victory

Let’s face it - at this point, the NFC East is a complete and total mess. For this reason, America couldn’t wait to tune in to watch two of the division’s most popular clubs - the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys - do battle out on the field. At the bottom of the division, the […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Eric Decker And Co. Lead The Jets To Victory

Questions swirled last week after Ryan Fitzpatrick sustained ligament damage in his left, non-throwing hand in the Jets 20-34 loss against the Raiders, about whether or not he would be able to go in Sunday's matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Well, not only did Fitzpatrick play on Sunday, but he played well in the Jets […]