Saturday, December 26, 2009

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume II, Issue XLXI

Welcome to our 65th edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available on the front page of FantasyDrafthelp.com.

In this week's edition:

^ NFL Week 16 Preview
^ NFL Week 16 Best Waiver Wire Pickups

NFL Week 16 Preview

Here’s a few standard preface notes:

^ Notwithstanding the claims of any website to be your “home for Sunday morning injury report news,” nothing beats Google News – nothing. Entering a player name into this search engine trumps any other means of gathering information because it culls the data from an unbelievably wide variety of sources.

^ Especially earlier in the season, it’s always good to refer to a strong baseline of where players should have been drafted – and nothing beats FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFTOLOGY 2009.

^ Unless there are any injury questions, we never discuss “gimme” players. Such core players should be started week in and week out unless there is any question surrounding their playing status. Winning teams only need to worry about “playing the matchups” with one, two or (at the most, during bye weeks) three spots in the lineup. Some websites promise you a crystal ball for how to manage high-risk, high-reward juggling during the season. We don’t. We play the percentages. That approach may be boring, but it’s highly effective and much more intellectually honest in what we promise you.

^ By the way, here are your core players who should not be benched if healthy
QB: Brady, Brees, P Manning, McNabb, Rivers, Rodgers, Romo, Warner
RB: M Barber, R Brown, Forte, Gore, Grant, S Jackson, Jacobs, C Johnson, Jones-Drew, Peterson, Portis, Slaton, Tomlinson, Turner, Westbrook, D Williams
WR: Boldin, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Jennings, A Johnson, C Johnson, Houshmandzadeh, V Jackson, Marshall, Moss, Ochocinco, S Smith (Carolina), Wayne, R White
TE: Clark, Gates, Gonzalez, Witten

^ Here are the players added to that list since the start of the year:
RB: Benson
WR: Burleson, Driver, S Smith (NY Giants)
TE: H Miller, V Davis

^ And here are the players who were on our list, but have been removed from it:
RB: Lynch
WR: Owens, R Williams

^ Links for each game take you to the CBS Sports home page for each game, with stats, analysis and even video previews.

^ All times listed are EDT.

^ Of the non-gimme players we like this week, the stronger plays are the ones in all caps.

Week 16
Sunday, Dec. 27
Buffalo at Atlanta, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal players of both teams
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Chiefs, QB Palmer
Oakland at Cleveland, 1 p.m. RB MCFADDEN, RB HARRISON
Seattle at Green Bay, 1 p.m. TE Carlson, all-in on marginal Packers
Houston at Miami, 1 p.m. QB Schaub, WR Walter, RB Williams
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Panthers, QB Manning, WR Manningham
Jacksonville at New England, 1 p.m. QB Garrard, RB Maroney, WR Welker
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. TE Winslow, all-in on marginal Saints (with caution for banged-up TE Shockey)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. QB Flacco, RB Rice, QB Roethlisberger, WR Holmes, WR Ward
St. Louis at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. All-out on marginal Rams, RB WELLS
Detroit at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. All-out on marginal Lions, WR Crabtree, WR Morgan
Denver at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. RB Moreno, RB McCoy, WR Jackson, TE Celek
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 4:15 p.m. RB Jones, WR Cotchery, WR Edwards, TE Keller, RB Addai
Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m. RB Jones, WR Austin, WR Moss
Monday, Dec. 28
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. All-in on marginal Vikings (including 3 WRs), all-out on marginal Bears

NFL Week 16 Best Waiver Wire Pickups

NOTE: We only recommend plausible pickups; our threshold is 40% or less ownership in CBSSports.com leagues. As such, players may show up on our list multiple weeks if they fall below that percentage and if we still believe in their upside potential.

1 Maurice Morris
2 Josh Morgan
3 Chaz Schilens
4 Chad Henne
5 David Thomas

Thursday, December 17, 2009

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume II, Issue XLX

Welcome to our 64th edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available on the front page of FantasyDrafthelp.com.

In this week's edition:

^ NFL Week 15 Preview
^ NFL Week 15 Best Waiver Wire Pickups

NFL Week 15 Preview

Here’s a few standard preface notes:

^ Notwithstanding the claims of any website to be your “home for Sunday morning injury report news,” nothing beats Google News – nothing. Entering a player name into this search engine trumps any other means of gathering information because it culls the data from an unbelievably wide variety of sources.

^ Especially earlier in the season, it’s always good to refer to a strong baseline of where players should have been drafted – and nothing beats FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFTOLOGY 2009.

^ Unless there are any injury questions, we never discuss “gimme” players. Such core players should be started week in and week out unless there is any question surrounding their playing status. Winning teams only need to worry about “playing the matchups” with one, two or (at the most, during bye weeks) three spots in the lineup. Some websites promise you a crystal ball for how to manage high-risk, high-reward juggling during the season. We don’t. We play the percentages. That approach may be boring, but it’s highly effective and much more intellectually honest in what we promise you.

^ By the way, here are your core players who should not be benched if healthy
QB: Brady, Brees, P Manning, McNabb, Rivers, Rodgers, Romo, Warner
RB: M Barber, R Brown, Forte, Gore, Grant, S Jackson, Jacobs, C Johnson, Jones-Drew, Peterson, Portis, Slaton, Tomlinson, Turner, Westbrook, D Williams
WR: Boldin, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Jennings, A Johnson, C Johnson, Houshmandzadeh, V Jackson, Marshall, Moss, Ochocinco, S Smith (Carolina), Wayne, R White
TE: Clark, Gates, Gonzalez, Witten

^ Here are the players added to that list since the start of the year:
RB: Benson
WR: Burleson, Driver, S Smith (NY Giants)
TE: H Miller, V Davis

^ And here are the players who were on our list, but have been removed from it:
RB: Lynch
WR: Owens, R Williams

^ Links for each game take you to the CBS Sports home page for each game, with stats, analysis and even video previews.

^ All times listed are EDT.

^ Of the non-gimme players we like this week, the stronger plays are the ones in all caps.

Week 15
Saturday, Dec. 19
Dallas at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m. RB F Jones, WR Austin, all-in for marginal Saints
Sunday, Dec. 20
Chicago at Baltimore, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Bears, RB RICE
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. RB Maroney, WR Welker, RB Jackson
Arizona at Detroit, 1 p.m. RB WELLS, WR Breaston, all-out on marginal Lions
Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Browns, RB Charles
Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Falcons, RB Jones, WR Cotchery, TE Keller
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. WR Crabtree, RB McCoy, WR Jackson
Houston at St. Louis, 1 p.m. QB Schaub, WR Walter, all-out on marginal Rams
Miami at Tennessee, 1 p.m. QB Henne, RB Williams, WR Britt
Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m. All-out on marginal Raiders, QB Orton, RB Moreno
Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. QB PALMER, RB Sproles
Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m. All-in on marginal Packers, WR HOLMES
Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. QB Hasselbeck, TE Winslow
Minnesota at Carolina, 8:20 p.m. QB Favre, RB Stewart
Monday, Dec. 21
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m. QB Manning, WR Nicks, RB Cartwright

NFL Week 15 Best Waiver Wire Pickups

NOTE: We only recommend plausible pickups; our threshold is 40% or less ownership in CBSSports.com leagues. As such, players may show up on our list multiple weeks if they fall below that percentage and if we still believe in their upside potential.

1 Chris Jennings
2 Maurice Morris
3 Arian Foster
4 Greg Camarillo
5 Josh Cribbs

Sunday, December 13, 2009

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume II, Issue XLIX

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume II, Issue XLIX

Welcome to our 63rd edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available on the front page of FantasyDrafthelp.com.

In this week's edition:

^ NFL Week 14 Preview
^ NFL Week 14 Best Waiver Wire Pickups

NFL Week 14 Preview

Here’s a few standard preface notes:

^ Notwithstanding the claims of any website to be your “home for Sunday morning injury report news,” nothing beats Google News – nothing. Entering a player name into this search engine trumps any other means of gathering information because it culls the data from an unbelievably wide variety of sources.

^ Especially earlier in the season, it’s always good to refer to a strong baseline of where players should have been drafted – and nothing beats FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFTOLOGY 2009.

^ Unless there are any injury questions, we never discuss “gimme” players. Such core players should be started week in and week out unless there is any question surrounding their playing status. Winning teams only need to worry about “playing the matchups” with one, two or (at the most, during bye weeks) three spots in the lineup. Some websites promise you a crystal ball for how to manage high-risk, high-reward juggling during the season. We don’t. We play the percentages. That approach may be boring, but it’s highly effective and much more intellectually honest in what we promise you.

^ By the way, here are your core players who should not be benched if healthy
QB: Brady, Brees, P Manning, McNabb, Rivers, Rodgers, Romo, Warner
RB: M Barber, R Brown, Forte, Gore, Grant, S Jackson, Jacobs, C Johnson, Jones-Drew, Peterson, Portis, Slaton, Tomlinson, Turner, Westbrook, D Williams
WR: Boldin, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Jennings, A Johnson, C Johnson, Houshmandzadeh, V Jackson, Marshall, Moss, Ochocinco, S Smith (Carolina), Wayne, R White
TE: Clark, Gates, Gonzalez, Witten

^ Here are the players added to that list since the start of the year:
RB: Benson
WR: Burleson, Driver, S Smith (NY Giants)
TE: H Miller, V Davis

^ And here are the players who were on our list, but have been removed from it:
RB: Lynch
WR: Owens, R Williams

^ Links for each game take you to the CBS Sports home page for each game, with stats, analysis and even video previews.

^ All times listed are EDT.

^ Of the non-gimme players we like this week, the stronger plays are the ones in all caps.

Week 14
Sunday, Dec. 13
New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m. All-in on marginal Saints except questionable RB Bell, all-out on marginal Falcons
Detroit at Baltimore, 1 p.m. RB Smith, QB Flacco, RB RICE, WR Mason, TE Heap
Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. All-in on marginal Packers, TE Olsen
Seattle at Houston, 1 p.m. QB Hasselbeck, QB SCHAUB, WR Walter
Denver at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. QB Orton, RB Moreno, WR Addai
Miami at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. QB Henne, QB Garrard
Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 p.m. WR Evans, RB Charles
Cincinnati at Minnesota, 1 p.m. QB Palmer, all-in on marginal Vikings with Berrian and Rice as the WRs)
Carolina at New England, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Panthers, RB MARONEY, WR WELKER
N.Y. Jets at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. RB JONES, WR Cotchery, TE Keller, TE Winslow
St. Louis at Tennessee, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Rams, WR Britt
Washington at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. RB Cartright, WR Moss, TE Miller
San Diego at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. All-out on marginal Chargers, WR Austin
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m. RB McCoy, WR Jackson, WR Maclin, TE Celek, WR Manningham
Monday, Dec. 14
Arizona at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m. QB Warner, WR Crabtree

NFL Week 14 Best Waiver Wire Pickups

NOTE: We only recommend plausible pickups; our threshold is 40% or less ownership in CBSSports.com leagues. As such, players may show up on our list multiple weeks if they fall below that percentage and if we still believe in their upside potential.

1 Devin Thomas
2 Bruce Gradkowski
3 Evan Moore
4 Louis Murphy
5 Chad Henne

Sunday, December 06, 2009

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume II, Issue XLVIII

Welcome to our 62nd edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available on the front page of FantasyDrafthelp.com.

In this week's edition:

^ NFL Week 13 Preview
^ NFL Week 13 Best Waiver Wire Pickups

NFL Week 13 Preview

Here’s a few standard preface notes:

^ Notwithstanding the claims of any website to be your “home for Sunday morning injury report news,” nothing beats Google News – nothing. Entering a player name into this search engine trumps any other means of gathering information because it culls the data from an unbelievably wide variety of sources.

^ Especially earlier in the season, it’s always good to refer to a strong baseline of where players should have been drafted – and nothing beats FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFTOLOGY 2009.

^ Unless there are any injury questions, we never discuss “gimme” players. Such core players should be started week in and week out unless there is any question surrounding their playing status. Winning teams only need to worry about “playing the matchups” with one, two or (at the most, during bye weeks) three spots in the lineup. Some websites promise you a crystal ball for how to manage high-risk, high-reward juggling during the season. We don’t. We play the percentages. That approach may be boring, but it’s highly effective and much more intellectually honest in what we promise you.

^ By the way, here are your core players who should not be benched if healthy
QB: Brady, Brees, P Manning, McNabb, Rivers, Rodgers, Romo, Warner
RB: M Barber, R Brown, Forte, Gore, Grant, S Jackson, Jacobs, C Johnson, Jones-Drew, Peterson, Portis, Slaton, Tomlinson, Turner, Westbrook, D Williams
WR: Boldin, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Jennings, A Johnson, C Johnson, Houshmandzadeh, V Jackson, Marshall, Moss, Ochocinco, S Smith (Carolina), Wayne, R White
TE: Clark, Gates, Gonzalez, Witten

^ Here are the players added to that list since the start of the year:
RB: Benson
WR: Burleson, Driver, S Smith (NY Giants)
TE: H Miller, V Davis

^ And here are the players who were on our list, but have been removed from it:
RB: Lynch
WR: Owens, R Williams

^ Links for each game take you to the CBS Sports home page for each game, with stats, analysis and even video previews.

^ All times listed are EDT.

^ Of the non-gimme players we like this week, the stronger plays are the ones in all caps.

Week 13
Sunday, Dec. 6
New England at Miami, 1 p.m. RB Maroney, WR WELKER, RB R Williams
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1 p.m. RB McCoy, WR Maclin, TE CELEK, All-out on Falcons marginal players
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. TE Winslow, All-out on Panthers marginal players
St. Louis at Chicago, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Rams players, WR Hester, TE Olsen
Detroit at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. All-out on marginal Lions, QB PALMER, WR Coles, WR Caldwell
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. QB Young, WR Britt, RB Britt
Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. QB SCHAUB, QB Garrard, WR Sims-Walker
Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m. QB Orton, RB Moreno, RB Charles
Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. TE Z Miller, All-in on marginal Steelers
New Orleans at Washington, 1 p.m. All-in on marginal Saints (with only RB Bush questionable due to injury), WR S Moss
San Diego at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. RB Sproles, WR Floyd, All-out on marginal Browns
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. WR Crabtree, QB Hasselbeck, TE Carlson
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m. WR AUSTIN, WR Manningham
Minnesota at Arizona, 8:20 p.m. All-in on marginal Vikings (including all three top WRs), RB B Wells
Monday, Dec. 7
Baltimore at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. RB RICE, All-out on marginal Packers

NFL Week 13 Best Waiver Wire Pickups

NOTE: We only recommend plausible pickups; our threshold is 40% or less ownership in CBSSports.com leagues. As such, players may show up on our list multiple weeks if they fall below that percentage and if we still believe in their upside potential.

1 Gartrell Johnson
2 Mark Clayton
3 Billy Cundiff
4 Chris Redman
5 Chris Jennings