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Continue reading →: Steelers’ Jonathan Dwyer has strong preseason finale, fantasy sleeper?
Jonathan Dwyer officially launched himself onto the fantasy radar with a strong performance in the Steelers’ final preseason game, rushing for 63 yards on 13 carries. This gives him 147 rushing yards on 28 carries this preseason. Dwyer has always had talent and rushed for 2790 yards and 26 touchdowns…
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Continue reading →: Eagles to trade Darryl Tapp before week 1?
Darryl Tapp is one of the more underrated players in the league and was a part of the Eagles’ talented and deep defensive end rotation last year. He had 3 sacks, 6 quarterback hits, and 13 quarterback pressures on 172 pass rush snaps, a rate of 12.8%. He was equally…
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Continue reading →: 2012 NFL Power Rankings- Late August
Schedules taken into account. Not a parrot back of what happened last season. Predictions for the 2012 season based strongly on the fact that an average team’s record changes by 3 wins per season in either direction. This might be my final update before week 1 (barring injuries and whatnot). 32. Jacksonville…
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Continue reading →: Redskins’ Jammal Brown has hip surgery
Robert Griffin is obviously a talented rookie quarterback, but he might not reach his potential as a rookie because of how bad the Redskins’ offensive line is. Anyone who has watched their preseason games can see it. The Redskins were given more bad news when they found out that right…
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Continue reading →: Dolphins’ Jake Long should be fine for week 1
The Dolphins got a scare when left tackle Jake Long left practice with an apparent knee injury on Monday. With an already poor offense, they couldn’t afford to lose their left tackle and best offensive player for any period of time. However, according to the Palm Beach Post, what was…
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Continue reading →: Derek Newton wins Texans’ right tackle job
The Texans have had one of the best offensive lines in the league over the past few years, both in run blocking and pass protection, thanks, in large part, to their scheme and continuity. The scheme is still there, the famous Gary Kubiak zone blocking scheme brought over from Mike…
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Continue reading →: Taiwan Jones wins Raiders’ #2 running back job
Likely on the strength of his 50 yard effort on 10 carries in the Raiders’ 3rd preseason game, 2011 4th round pick Taiwan Jones has won the Raiders’ #2 running back job over Mike Goodson. This is notable, especially for fantasy purposes, because of how injury prone Darren McFadden is.…
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Continue reading →: Leodis McKelvin wins Bills’ nickel cornerback job
The Bills pretty much hosted a 4 way competition for the nickel cornerback job between Leodis McKelvin, Justin Rogers, Ron Brooks, and Terrence McGee. According to Head Coach Chan Gailey, the competition is officially over with McKelvin coming out as the victor. He will come in on 3-cornerback sets behind…
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Continue reading →: Eagles’ Mike Patterson unlikely to play in 2012
Eagles’ Head Coach Andy Reid admitted that defensive tackle Mike Patterson will be out for a while and could miss the entire season, according to CSN Philly. The Eagles have placed him on the non-football injury list, which functions the same way as the PUP, meaning Patterson can be activated…
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Continue reading →: Seahawks’ Robert Turbin making a big impression as a rookie
The Seahawks are very impressed with 4th round pick Robert Turbin, as they should be. After all, he is 5th in preseason rushing yards, with 151 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries, including 93 yards on 14 carries against the Chiefs last week. In an interview with the Seattle…