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Big year for Tavon Austin?
20 Jun
, 2013
Who's planning on selecting Tavon Austin? I'm in that boat; I've selected two teams so far, and he's on both of them.
But the track record for rookie receivers, even franchise-type guys, isn't ver...
The fade route is overrated
19 Jun
, 2013
Bill Rehor of Culver City, Calif., raised an interesting issue yesterday...
Cutler, Newton struggle at goal line
18 Jun
, 2013
Jay Cutler and Cam Newton are good quarterbacks, but when it comes time to convert in a key situation, they’re just not in the same league with guys like Rodgers, Brady, Brees and Manning.
If you ...
Bears should use Bush at goal line
17 Jun
, 2013
The Bears have a new coach, Marc Trestman, who’s been working up in Canada in recent years (putting up big numbers in the CFL)...
Bernard / First running back drafted
4 Jun
, 2013
Giovani Bernard was just a second-round pick, but he was the first running back selected in April...
Experts Poll: Seahawks defense is No. 1
29 May
, 2013
Compiling the votes for the Experts Poll, I notice that the panel tends to give more weight to actual good NFL defenses, rather than teams that had good "fantasy" defenses the previous season.Seatt...
Megatron is mega-good
27 May
, 2013
Calvin Johnson has been pretty special the last two years...
Giants, Dolphins boast decade's top pass rushes
17 May
, 2013
One school of thought when selecting a fantasy defense is to follow the sacks...
Geno Smith's big game
16 May
, 2013
Geno Smith had the monster game against Baylor last year, passing for 656 yards and 8 TDs. But should we care?Passing yards in college games has not been an indicator of future success...
Where will Ware rank in 2013?
16 May
, 2013
The Cowboys have a new defensive coordinator, and that means changes for their defense...
Adrian Peterson -- following up greatness
15 May
, 2013
Adrian Peterson had the big season last year, coming within 6 yards of Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record. Now what?It isn't realistic to expect him to crank out another 2,000...
Tavon Austin / best rookie receiver?
14 May
, 2013
I'm very impressed with Tavon Austin. With his speed and elusiveness, I think he'll turn a lot of short catches into big plays...
Giovani Bernard / second-round running backs
12 May
, 2013
It's a tricky year for rookie running backs. Lots of them selected in the second round, where it's definitely hit or miss country.Giovani Bernard, Le'Veon Bell, Montee Ball, Eddie Lacy...
Tavon Austin / rookie receivers
11 May
, 2013
We are all excited about Tavon Austin. He's got great quickness - he can make people miss...
Barkley et al. / 4th- round quarterbacks
11 May
, 2013
It was a busy year for fourth-round quarterbacks...