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Fantasy Football Stock Up/Down August 29th

August 29, 2011 No comments

Probably the last big update being done to the rankings since starters won’t play much Week 4.

Stock Up

LeGarrette Blount

Blount’s involvement in the passing game has been inconsistent so far in pre-season but I think he’ll do a lot better than expected. I can see him getting between 20-30 receptions, which isn’t amazing, but it’s not bad either. This is good news for people in PPR leagues.

Antonio Brown

I loved Antonio Brown at CMU but always thought he would be the #4 behind Sanders. So much for that. Brown made the most of his opportunity when he absolutely torched my Falcons. He is definitely worth a late round pick with a lot of upside.

Earl Bennett

Remember when I kept saying the Bears wanted to get the ball to Bennett more? They’ve been actually doing it, albeit under the radar. He’s the most targeted receiver on the team right now. More targets than Roy Williams, Johnny Knox and Devin Hester. With a heavy rotation his numbers could be limited but the Bears coaching staff is behind him 100%. Read more

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Fantasy Football Stock Up/Down August 7th

August 7, 2011 No comments

More updates. Rankings being updated soon as well!

Stock Up

Kevin Boss

I like the Boss signing by the Raiders. He can instantly fill the void left by Zach Miller and have similar production.

Brandon Jacobs

I talked about Jacobs being a bit of a sleeper this year after he averaged 5.6 YPC last season. It looks like Jacobs will receive more touches this year and with Bradshaw being very injury prone, Jacobs could end up starting a few games.

Ryan Grant

Well, the Packers kept their word and Grant is running exclusively with the first team. Expect Grant to produce like he used to before the injury.

Legedu Naanee

Naanee hasn’t won a starting spot yet but I expect him to beat LaFell and Gettis by the time the season starts. Monitor this situation because Naanee might be worth a late round flier.

Roy Williams

It looks like Roy Williams will be the #1 in Chicago and could see a lot of targets, especially in the redzone. He looks like a very enticing sleeper right now.

Tarvis Beckum

The talented pass catching TE from Wisconsin will now get his chance to start for the Giants. He’ll be the most targeted TE on the team so he could have a pretty solid year.

Stock Down

Montario Hardesty

Hardesty is still not recovered from his knee injury and hasn’t been practicing. He might even end up missing some games. So much for him cutting into Hillis’ workload.

James Starks

Grant is running with the first team so I expect Starks to be nothing more than a short yardage back with a couple of carries sprinkled in here and there. Not someone you want to draft.

Johnny Knox

It looks like Knox will be a little bit of a let down this year. The addition of Roy Williams has crowded things a bit at the WR position and Williams was running with the 1st team at practices while Knox was with the 2nd team. On top of that the Bears announced that Knox will be the primary kick returner which usually means a smaller role on offense. It’s a puzzling situation because Knox has been their best receiver the past 2 years.

Darrius Heyward-Bey

If you’re one of the 5 people that thought DHB would be a sleeper this year and was ready to break out, I’m very sorry to tell you he won’t. He doesn’t even practice with the team right now and there’s no signs of him being hurt. Things are looking real bad for him and wouldn’t even be surprised if he gets released.

Dustin Keller

The Jets wanted to get Keller more involved this year but with the signing of Derrick Mason he’ll surely lose some targets. Keller can still be a solid TE, but he’s still more of a #2 than a #1 TE.

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Fantasy Football Stock Up/Down August 4th

August 4, 2011 No comments

More updates. Expect a big rankings update this weekend.

Stock Up

Ray Rice

Ok, so I already loved Rice heading into this season and now McGahee and McClain are out of the picture. Looks like it will be the Ray Rice show in Baltimore. He may be my #2 back this year.

Mike Tolbert

Looks like Tolbert will become the Chargers 3rd down back with Sproles gone and should be pretty heavily utilized in the offense. Good for Tolbert, bad for Matthews.

Kyle Orton

Orton was named the Broncos starter. I doubt he holds onto the job for long but he’s an average fantasy starter thats capable of being your #2 QB.

Roy Helu/Tim Hightower

Torain is hurt so that really hurts him in the 3 RB race for the starting role. Torain won’t be completely eliminated but right now the slight edge has to go to Helu or Hightower.

Patrick Crayton

Patrick Crayton is the Chargers #2 WR at the moment but I expect him to be unseated by my favorite rookies, Vincent Brown, soon. As of now, Crayton is the guy you want, but keep a close eye on this situation.

Stock Down

LeSean McCoy

Why sign Ronnie Brown? Doesn’t make sense to me. All they’re going to do is take away touches from a talented RB and give them to an inconsistent, injury prone one.

Ryan Matthews

Copy, paste. Looks like Tolbert will become the Chargers 3rd down back with Sproles gone and should be pretty heavily utilized in the offense. Good for Tolbert, bad for Matthews.

Zach Miller

Miller was consistent in Oakland with some shoddy QB play but now he’s moving to an unfamiliar situation with more bad QB play. His numbers should dip.

Matt Forte

Another RB I really liked just lost some value. The Bears plan to use Marion Barber as the goal line back. While Forte still has a lot of value, especially in PPR leagues, his TD totals will be limited.

John Carlson

Carlson didn’t have much fantasy value to begin with but it’s virtually non-existent now with Zach Miller in town.

Tim Tebow

Kyle Orton named the starter. It won’t be for long in my opinion but this robs Tebow of playing time. I’d probably still draft him in deep leagues as a potential break out player.

Ryan Torain

Torain hurt… again? Shocking! He’ll still be involved but he may be slipping behind in the race to be the starter.

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Fantasy Football Stock Up/Down July 31st

July 31, 2011 No comments

More updates. The rankings will be getting updated once free agency slows down. Then updates will be made from what I gather from training camp news and then eventually pre-season. There will be a lot of changes, and additions, to the rankings soon.

Stock Up

Joseph Addai

Looks like Addai will remain a Colt and should continue to be the lead back. We’ll have to see how Donald Brown is utilized but it’s already looking bad if they brought back Addai instead of handing the reigns to the 1st rounder from a few years ago.

Lance Kendricks

Daniel Fells has left the Rams and he caught 41 passes for them last year. Kendricks should step into the pass-catching role while Michael Hoomanawanui will probably be more of the blocker.

Denario Alexander

Alexander opened up training camp running with the 1st team. It’s pretty clear the Rams see him as an important piece of the offense moving forward.

Ryan Williams

Tim Hightower just got traded to the Redskins. If there aren’t alarms going off in your head right now about the sleeper potential of Ryan Williams, you’re not a hardcore fantasy football player! Watch out for this guy this year.

Stock Down

Arian Foster

Foster just lost his fullback. You could argue that Leach is the best FB in the league so this is a pretty big loss. Things sure look like they’re going to get worse for Foster in Houston and he will definitely not repeat his performance from a year ago.

Donald Brown

Is it safe to call him a bust yet? He’s been unspectacular and many thought this would be his year to finally take over but instead the Colts opted to bring back Addai.

Ryan Torain/Roy Helu

Tim Hightower will get touches. Whether or not he starts is a different story but it’s never good to deal with a RBBC fantasy owners. We really have to wait and see how carries will be divided in camp and pre-season.

Jordy Nelson

Well, James Jones got re-signed and it looks like he will retain his spot above Nelson on the depth chart. Unless, Driver retires or injuries hit the Packers WR corp, Nelson isn’t really worth drafting anymore.

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Fantasy Football Stock Up/Down July 30th

July 30, 2011 No comments

More updates based on free agency signings

Stock Up

Julio Jones

Michael Jenkins was released so that means Jones wins the starter spot by default. It was never really in question but now with Jenkins out of the picture it means more targets for Jones. I’ll be giving him a boost to his projections.

Willis McGahee

McGahee is now on a team that should be giving him consistent carries. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up being the lead back with what I’ve been hearing about Moreno. Right now if I had the choice of either drafting McGahee and Moreno, I’d take McGahee.

Roy Williams

He’s not that great but he’s re-united with Mike Martz and should be used a lot more in the Bears offense. He’s also pretty much the only redzone threat they have on the team now so his TD numbers should be quite high.

Chad Ochocinco

I think any WR would benefit after going from Andy Dalton to Tom Brady. The Pats are great at getting vets with “issues” that manage to turn it around. I expect a big year from Chad.

Reggie Bush

Reportedly the Dolphins told Reggie Bush he’d be the “feature back” in Miami. We’ll have to see if this is true and even if it is we have to keep in mind Bush is extremely injury prone. Regardless, this is a boost to Bush’s value who would have been playing behind Ingram and possibly Thomas in New Orleans.

Stock Down

Jeremy Shockey/Greg Olsen

Neither we’re great fantasy targets anyways but now they’re on the same team with a rookie QB. It’s going to be hard for either of them to be consistent fantasy producers.

Daniel Thomas

I wasn’t a fan of Thomas anyways but the Reggie Bush signing should drop his numbers. We have to see which one is the main ball carrier but there was always going to be a 2 back system in place.

Pierre Thomas

I thought Thomas was going to step into Reggie Bush’s role in New Orleans but the Saints went ahead and signed Sproles. Thomas will likely be just the #2 behind Ingram now and won’t see as many targets in the passing game.

Earl Bennett

So much for getting him more involved in the offense. Now he’ll be playing behind Knox and Roy Williams. He still has some value, but not as much upside.

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