Week 5 Monday Night Football Analysis: Fantasy Matchups We Love and Hate

Steelers @ Chargers Matchups We Love Michael Vick, QB, Steelers - Okay, this is a little crazy and I know that but just bare with me. Vick started last Thursday night after coming in for an injured Ben Roethlisberger on a Sunday and looked okay (124 passing yards, 1 TD, 33 rushing yards). He didn't […]

Fantasy Basketball Rankings: Top 20 NBA Players for 2015-2016 Season

It is only two weeks until the NBA season tips off with the Chicago Bulls hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 27.  Leading up to then, thousands of hardcore fans will be drafting their yearly fantasy basketball teams and doing the research to help them crush daily fantasy leagues in 2015.  Rotoballer is excited too, […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week Six Lightning Round

Later today, and over the next couple of days, we will be publishing more in depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. But in efforts of bringing you timely information, as fast as possible, consider this the Week 6 waiver wire lightning round. Waiver pickups are in order of priority, broken out by each position, […]

FantasyFeud Week 6

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Week 6 Waiver Wire Overview & Free Agent Sleepers

Waiver Wire Adds for Week Six The fifth Sunday of the season is through, and the wackiness continues. The Redskins gave the Falcons a huge scare, while Cincinnati cemented its place amongst the top teams of the AFC with a comeback win over the Seahawks. And there's still another big matchup on tonight's Monday Night […]

Colts Release Josh Johnson Again

The Indianapolis Colts must be confident that Andrew Luck is ready to return to the football field against the New England Patriots in Week 6. The team is back down to just two quarterbacks on its roster after releasing Josh Johnson for the second time in two weeks. The odds of Johnson ever seeing the […]

Lions Not Benching Matthew Stafford ...Yet

Despite Matthew Stafford struggling through the first five games of the 2015 NFL season, Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell has said he has no plans to bench him at this time. "Really, it's like a pitcher not having a very good day," Caldwell said, according to ESPN. "He's still our starter. There will be […]

Is This The End for Marshawn Lynch?

Marshawn Lynch has been one of the most consistent running backs in all of football since joining the Seattle Seahawks in the 2010 season. Since playing his first full season in Seattle in 2011, Lynch has rushed for at least 1,200 yards and 11 touchdowns in every season with the club. This year though, Beast […]

DeMarco Murray Wakes Up In Week 5, But Can We Expect More of the Same?

DeMarco Murray has likely been the bane of your existence if you own him in fantasy. After leading the league in rushing with the Dallas Cowboys last year, prior to yesterday's game against the Saints, Murray had rushed for a grand total of 47 yards as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles this season. Murray […]

Keep an Eye on Keshawn Martin in Deep Leagues

New England Patriots wide receiver Keshawn Martin is worth keeping an eye on in deep fantasy football leagues. The 25-year-old former fourth round draft pick was on the team's active roster in Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys. Meanwhile, former second round draft pick Aaron Dobson was a healthy scratch. Martin caught two balls for […]

Willie Snead the Receiver to Own in New Orleans?

With the departures of two of Drew Brees' biggest targets last year (Jimmy Graham and Kenny Stills), many wondered who in the New Orleans receiving corps would be the man to step up. Five games into the season, it seems as if that man is Willie Snead. Snead followed up a solid Week 4 performance […]

Anquan Boldin Performs Well In Week 5 Losing Effort

Though the San Francisco 49ers have certainly had a rough go at things this season, all is not lost. Take for example the play of veteran wide receiver Anquan Boldin. In a Week 5 losing effort that saw his San Francisco side come up short against Eli Manning and the New York Giants, Boldin was […]

Rashad Jennings Still a Rotating Running Back for Giants

Clearly, the New York Giants are known for their arial attack. Led by Eli Manning, the Giants managed a late-game, fourth-quarter comeback that stunned the San Francisco 49ers, sending them home with their fourth loss of the season. However, there’s something to be said for the Giant’s running game. Unfortunately, as far as Rashad Jennings […]

Look to Shane Vereen for Hidden Fantasy Value In Week 6

Currently, the New York Giants have an interesting situation at the running back position. With no real outlying back through five games this season, the Giants have opted to rotate Andre Williams, Rashad Jennings and Shane Vereen. Though both Williams and Jennings have little to no value for fantasy owners, with Odell Beckham Jr. and […]

Has Colin Kaepernick Finally Turned a Corner?

Oftentimes, when a loss occurs, it can be hard to find a positive takeaway or two. As far as the San Francisco 49ers and their struggling quarterback are concerned, however, that certainly isn’t the case. Unfortunately, Colin Kaepernick’s struggles out on the field of play have been well documented. Yet, after Sunday night’s Week 5 […]

Peyton Manning Openly Admits He Must Improve His Play

As a soon-to-be Hall of Fame quarterback, rarely does Peyton Manning need much in the ways of criticism. Yet, after a 16 to 10 victory over the notoriously bad Oakland Raiders, Manning was more than willing to offer up some honest words of assessment about his play out on the field. Said Manning after the […]

Rob Gronkowski Eyes Indianapolis for Another Big Performance

In the NFL, it’s nearly impossible to put up jaw-dropping numbers each and every week. That said, throughout the course of Rob Gronkowski’s six-season career, when not injured, he’s managed to do just that. Seriously, with a quarter of the NFL’s regular season having come and gone, the talented tight end is on pace to […]

Eli Manning's Late-Game Heroics Find Proper Form Early This Season

Storylines can change quickly in the NFL. The New York Giants are proof of just that. After starting the season with two losses in which leads crumbled in the fourth and final quarter, the Giants have managed to rattle off three consecutive victories against the Redskins, Bills and 49ers. Truthfully, none were as impressive as […]

Tevin Coleman Warms the Bench in Atlanta

Atlanta Falcons rookie running back Tevin Coleman spent a lot of time on the bench in his return to action on Sunday against the Washington Redskins. Although he started the 2015 season as the team's starter, it was clear that Devonta Freeman has taken his job away. Coleman played just nine snaps in Week 5. […]

Charcandrick West or Knile Davis? Fantasy Football Owners Have a Tough Decision

When Jamaal Charles went down with an apparent season-ending knee injury fantasy football owners immediately started to plan their Week 6 waiver adds. Knile Davis may have seemed like the obvious choice to replace Charles as the Kansas City Chiefs starting running back, but then we were thrown a curve ball. Chiefs coach Andy Reid […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire & QB Streamers: Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater & Ryan Fitzpatrick

As of this writing I am one-for-two in QB picks for last week. My deeper league pick Michael Vick plays Monday night and I will hopefully remember to update this with his performance. Alex Smith didn’t kill you, as is his specialty, but I still expected more out of him. Blake Bortles on the other […]

Safe to Start Anquan Boldin Again?

Chances are you didn't have San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Anquan Boldin in your starting lineups for Week 5. That's a shame, especially considering the 35-year-old had his best game of the season on Sunday night against the New York Giants. Boldin hauled in eight of his 12 targets for 107 yards and a touchdown […]

Future Tense: Arizona Fall League, Part III: Mesa Solar Sox

In our second part, I commented on how the Astros were at least a year early by making the playoffs this year and that the future looks even better. That’s true too for the Chicago Cubs, one of the teams seeding the Mesa Solar Sox. The Oakland Athletics went into rebuilding mode this year, and […]

Dion Lewis: Here to Stay

Dion Lewis had another stellar game for the New England Patriots, turning 11 targets into eight receptions into 59 yards and an amazing Houdini-like touchdown, with six carries for 34 yards (5.6 YPC). Lewis continues to show that he is an elusive talent, making four Cowboys' defenders miss on his way into the end zone […]

Eli Manning and Larry Donnell Propel Giants to Win On Spectacular Catch

Being a New York Giants fan is not for the faint of heart, but Sunday night paid off for the Giants' faithful with a late rally that was capped off by an incredible throw from Eli Manning into the back of the end zone that tight end Larry Donnell brought down over his head for […]

Allen Robinson Has Another Huge Performance In Week 5

Jacksonville Jaguars' receiver Allen Robinson broke out for another huge game on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hauling in seven receptions for 72 yards, and scoring two touchdowns along the way. This was his second huge performance of the season, the first being Week 2 against the Miami Dolphins, when he hauled in six […]

Devonta Freeman's Dominance Pushes Tevin Coleman to Reserve Role

When the Atlanta Falcons drafted Tevin Coleman, we were all prepared for a competition between the rookie and the second-year running back Devonta Freeman. Unfortunately, both players suffered a hamstring strain during training camp, which left the starting running back job up in the air heading into the 2015 season. While Coleman got the early nod as a […]

Is It Time For Eddie Lacy Owners To Panic?

Yes, we know. You spent your first round pick on him. You had the hopes of your entire fantasy team resting on his shoulders. And what has Eddie Lacy given you in return? Numbers that are far from RB1 production. And he did little to quell your concerns today against the St. Louis Rams, rushing […]

Blake Bortles Impresses in Losing Effort

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles made a Week 5 loss in Tampa Bay very close, finishing the game on Sunday with 23 completions on 33 attempts for 303 yards, four touchdowns and a lone interception. While no one is going to say that Bortles lit the world on fire with his performance, the completion percentage […]

Justin Forsett Hurts Ankle Late in Overtime Loss

Baltimore Ravens running back Justin Forsett had been running well all day against the Cleveland Browns. He ripped off a long run down the right sideline only to get tackled awkwardly and twist his ankle. He did not return to the game (although do note that there was very little game left at this point). Hopefully it […]