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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...

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