Week 3 Fantasy Rankings: Wide receivers It’s easy to get sucked in by early-season performances at any position. But statistics after Week 2 must be taken with many grains of salt. Take the wide receivers. Who is third in the NFL in receiving yards? None other than Danny Amendola of the St. Louis Rams. Amendola is a decent possession receiver,… Read more »

2012 Pre-Season Rankings: #11 – Detroit Lions No more jokes. No more snickers about ineptitude. No more laughs about the last winning season achieved while Bill Clinton was roaming the White House. The Era of Horror ended for the Detroit Lions in 2011. Granted, they lost in the first round of the playoffs. But they got there. And a few… Read more »

Most tight ends are blocking specialists and occasional receivers. They give the quarterback an outlet on third-and-short or in goal-line situations because they don’t warrant much defensive attention. Their weaknesses as pass-catchers allow defenses to use their cornerbacks and safeties almost exclusively on wide receivers. Then there are the elite tight ends. Since the emergence of Kellen Winslow, Sr., and Ozzie… Read more »

The value of a dependable, productive wide receiver has grown in recent years as the passing game has taken over the NFL. The Giants and Patriots clashed for all the marbles last season despite mediocre-at-best running attacks. What they did have were two of the premier quarterbacks in the game and three of its best receivers. So even though training… Read more »

Congratulations, Detroit Lions. You’ve stolen the mantle of “baddest bunch in the NFL” from the Cincinnati Bengals and run with it. Wonderful. You’ve earned it. You not only boast one of the most talented defensive lines in the league. Your fearsome foursome also boasts one guy who stomped on an opponent’s head and another who was arrested for cruising around… Read more »

  by Tony George The season is just past the halfway point and my Power rating systems are honed in, as evidenced by a 4-1 ATS week in the NFL last week.  While power ratings are a guide against the Las Vegas line in terms of an overlay against the number, a myriad of other factors also go into the… Read more »