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Coby Fleener

24 Mar , 2014
Anybody else getting tired of waiting for Coby Fleener to emerge. He’s a former second-round pick, and he played with Andrew Luck at Stanford...

Running backs in the top 10

23 Mar , 2014
Running backs aren’t as coveted as they used to be...

EJ Manuel

22 Mar , 2014
Show of hands. Who’s in, and who’s out with EJ Manuel? You’ve seen him for most of a season. Is he going to make it? I liked some of what I saw...

Tight ends catch rates

21 Mar , 2014
Picking through numbers. Looking for trends. That’s what I do at this time of year, trying to put together the puzzle pieces and form an initial draft board...

Receiving inside the 10

20 Mar , 2014
Calvin Johnson is so big and talented, you just throw him the ball and let him take away from defensive backs. That’s the theory, anway...

Megatron = mega numbers

19 Mar , 2014
The Lions have signed Golden Tate. He’ll take the place of two other former Seahawks receivers, Nate Burleson and Kris Durham. But I’m not sure that Detroit will give Tate jersey No. 81...

Norv Turner's wide receivers

19 Mar , 2014
I’ve been mulling whether to slot Cordarrelle Patterson or Greg Jennings as the best of the Minnesota receivers...

Devin Hester / Punt returner extraordinaire

19 Mar , 2014
Devin Hester is expected to sign with a team shortly as a return man, and when he does, we'll have considerable interest in that defense in fantasy leagues (especially TD-only formats)...

Cassel / passing inside the 10

18 Mar , 2014
The Vikings re-signed Matt Cassel. He should be their opening-day starter, and he was a lot better than Christian Ponder last year...

Josh Gordon / goal-line area

17 Mar , 2014
Josh Gordon put up great numbers last year, and he’s really going to miss offensive coordinator Norv Turner. Right? It was Norv Turner’s play design and philosophy that helped to make Gordon a br...

Rookie running backs

16 Mar , 2014
Lots of busy rookie runners last year, which is unusual. Of the eight running backs who averaged at least 21 touches per game (both runs and catches), three of those guys were rookies. Stats here...

Short-range receivers

14 Mar , 2014
Teams are passing more and using more spread formations, and as a byproduct of that shift, we’re seeing more dink-and-dunk than in the past...

Second-round running backs

12 Mar , 2014
Eddie Lacy, LeVeon Bell and Giovani Bernard all had big seasons last year...

Elite running backs

11 Mar , 2014
Two running backs had huge seasons last year – LeSean McCoy and Jamaal Charles...

Productive pass rushers available

11 Mar , 2014
When free agency opens this afternoon, teams in need of a top pass rusher may be in luck. Or at least, they'll be able to find players who have been top pass rushers in recent years...

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