Fantasy Football Update: Meshawn to Carolina

Meshawn to Carolina is a great move by both sides. I think Meshawn might just be the most underrated fantasy football player. I think he is a steal in the 9th round with an average draft position of 96-101 He has the ability to catch over 70 balls this season flirt with 850 yards recieving and maybe around 6 or 7 TDs. The thing about Meshawn is that he will get a lot of looks from "Daylight come and you got to De Home." On the opposite side of Agent Smith he will see a lot of single coverage and his blocking should free "Foster Fresh Chicken" to do some running.

I applaud this move and think it will allow all parties to have a very productive fanasy football season. For more fantasy football advice please visit http://www.123fantasyfootball.com.

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A. River to Oakland to Play Quarterback

The Straight Cash Homey will have a new QB passing him the ball. Aaron "River" is a great fantasy football value. He always gives top 12 numbers and might be able to do something with LMJ, the non trash talking Porter and the Straight Cash Homey. Also the change of environment could help. Let us be honest it would have been difficult for the Good "Man" to put up numbers last year playing for New Orleans. I think that Aaron Rivers could put up top 10 numbers next year and you should be able to get him in mock drafts in your fantasy football league in the 8th round with an average draft position in the 97-105. Not too bad.

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Fantasy Football Impact: Caldwell Banker

A favorite player of 123fantasyfootball.com just got signed by New England. I believe this signing will increase "Caldwell Banker's" fantasy football draft ranking to a late round sleeper. Due to the lack of quality in New England's WR corp. See the story SportingNews.com - NFL - Patriots sign ex-Charger WR Caldwell

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Fantasy Football Impact: Free Agency

This year's NFL free agency has dramatically affected the fantasy football landscape. The following players have either increased or decreased their fantasy football value:

Cpep: has not been traded to Miami and will be throwing to a better set of wide receivers than he did in the 2005-2006 fantasy football season. However, we are not confident in this ability to redenfeses. Therefore, we would not select Cpep until the 7th round.

Breeze: was acquired by New Orleans via free agency. He leaves a good situation in San Diego, but has a talented group of skilled players surrounding him. Accordingly, we feel that Breeze is a 9th round selection.

Edge: was acquired by Arizona via free agency. Edge will be surrounded by two talented receivers and a veteran quarter back. However, he will be running a less skilled O-line. It is our opinion that Edge will comparable numbers to his previous seasons. Accordingly, because he is on a team, we are lowering Edge's draft ranking to the 8th overall pick.

Cleveland: has acquired many talented players on both sides of the ball. The addition of the offensive linemen will increase Rooooobin's production making him a late 2nd round pick. Also, Cleveland's QB should improve with the added protection. In Dynasty fantasy football leagues, he should be taken as the 16th QB overall and in regular leagues he should be taken as the 22nd QB. Cleveland's D should improve after another year under their head coach. Look for them to be a sleeper D and a great candidate for small ball.

The other Lewis: re-signed with Baltimore and should put up strong numbers this year. However, due to the inconsistent QB play, his draft position is mid-second round.

Tailor: signed with Minnesota and should be viewed as "Eastriver" in the Philly offense. He should be selected in the late 2nd round.

D-Mac: should experience less production with the departure of TO. We believe that he is now a 6th round pick.

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Free Agency Update: Edge In The Dessert!

Arizona is like what? Edge, Q, Fritz, and Brenda's husband no longer looks like your Father's AZ team. The Bidwells are serious about putting butts in the chairs of the new stadium and God Bless them. Two years ago I said this team felt like USC did when Pete Carroll took over (USC Law Grad Class of 2000) and it is proving to be true. Rolle will be a real player, Fritz is a pro-bowler, Brenda's husband is good, and now we need to spend some money and acquire another good O-line man in FA and one in the first day of the draft.

Arizona just turned the draft upside down with the signing of Edge. Now, what will Indy do at the RB position? That could have huge implications in the fantasy football universe. Too be honest signing with AZ lowers Edge's value to pick 8 instead of pick 4. On the other hand, we know that he will play the whole year. Also, move both Q and Fritz back a five picks. I would say that both Q and Fritz should be acquired starting at pick 33. Brenda's husband should move up and should be taken as the 8-12 QB selected.

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Free Agency Update: A Tailor Made Fit

As far as fantasy football is concerned, Minnesota is filled with uncertainty. Minnesota has a new coach and lacks the explosiveness that made them the most feared offense in the NFL since 1998-2004. This free agency period, Minnesota made an splash in the running back arena. They signed a "Tailor" from Baltimore to be their starting running back. Minnesota's new coach is from Philadelphia and maybe he wants a back who can do all of that the RB in Philly could do, you know "EastRiver" (See this article about the importance of understanding the coaching tendencies of NFL coaches.)

What I can't figure out is that Minnesota has MM who has done well for them ever since day one and yet they continue to disrespect the guy. He runs hard, catches well, and picks up his blocks. I believe he could do everything that EastRiver can do but yet MN just does not like the guy. Go figure.

Fantasy Football Impact of Tailor with Minnesota: I do not know what MN's offense will look like. Maybe Minnesota is hoping for another "Pastor Watson" but I am not wowed by this signing...however I believe Tailor can do a lot of different things and he can do them well. He is fast and can take more of pounding than EastRiver. He also catches the ball very well out of the backfield. In a PPR league...Tailor will be a player! Look for him to be pick 22 in fantasy football drafts.

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Free Agency Update: Bentleys Come In Brown

Who ever thought that Bentleys would ever come in Brown? Romeo "minus Juliet" has added some toughness and quality to his O-Line. This along with the signing of a new left tackle has made Cleveland a much better team. This has to help Roooben "not the American Idol" increase his fantasy production and also help a young QB. If Cleveland's first round pick from the 2005 draft recovers from his injury and the "Soldier" ever gets on the field this offense could do some things. However, I believe they need to add another quality WR to help out the young guys and Free Agency does not look like the place to do it.

My fantasy football ratings for these guys are as follows see 123 fantasy football for my criteria of what type of fantasy football leagues my fantasy football advice is directed towards.

Rooben position RB he is a good value at pick 19 or higher
WR number 17 is a good late round pick depending on how he heals during the off-season.
QB this will be his first full year as a starter so I would not draft him.
Solder, if he does not run into any curbs and is on the field I would draft him in the 8th round.

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Fantasy Football Impact Of Cpep in Oakland

Cpep might be reunited with the "Straight Cash Homey" in Oakland. Oakland is under the cap by about nine million dollars which is enough to handle Cpep's eight million cap number for the 2006-2007 season. This move will make Cpep a valuable fantasy football quarterback. I would take him with the fifth pick in any draft. Anything before the fifth round is more than I want to spend on a player coming off a horrible injury.
The Straight Cash Homey should be a high second round pick if Cpep joins the Hyphie movement in O-Town. I think he should put up the best numbers of a WR next year with this move. The non-trash talking Porter should also benefit as well. In addition, Cpep will no longer have to read defenses. If he goes to Oakland all he has to do is look to see if SCH is doubled or not. If SCH is doubled throw it to anyone else or audible to a run if he is in single coverage a Moss Bomb is on its way.

If Cpep goes to Oakland I would move SCH to the top of the second round of your fantasy draft and expect him to put up big numbers. Non trash talking Porter should be a fourth round pick in your fantasy draft (assuming 12 team fantasy football leagues) and Cpep should provide a good risk-reward in the fifth round. Finally as a true fantasy football sleeper watch out for Oakland's TE he could put up top 10 numbers and be aquired in the 12th round or later. However, please mock draft to deteremine the Average Draft Position for these players.

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NFL Reaches A CBA

What impact will the CBA have on Fantasy Football? It is immediately unknown, but the expected bloodletting is now not expected to occur. The salary cap for the NFL/fantasy Football season is expected to be ten million more than last years. Many of the players who were cut by their teams most likely will remain cut. With the Third Barber brother signed by Seattle the big name left in Free Agency is Edge.

However, a player like, Will "U" Shields "me" will most likely not be cut and will add stability to KC's OL and make it easier for guys like Grand-Ma-Ma to run the ball.

We will continue to keep you updated as we hear more about the CBA and what impact it will have on Fantasy Football.

However on a personal note, I am very proud of all of the parties of getting a deal done so Football does not end up like Baseball. Even though I am a Cards fan, I feel that each year we have a chance...being a KC fan from back in the day (Bo Jackson) I know they have no chance so why bother.

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Dynasty Leagues Are Starting Back Up!

I like to have a mix of the different types of fantasy football leagues that I participate in. I thought it would be cool to be a GM and have to manage a team over a couple of years. So I joined a dynasty league.

This particular league has its restricted free agent auction tied to the NFL free agency. So last week, when the NFL free agency should have began, my fantasy football league started to auction off restricted free agents. The team that had them on their roster when their contract expired could keep them by matching the highest bid. Unfortunately, there is no competition to be had if you lose the player via this process.

So I evaluated my team, which won the division but lost to the champ in my league's fantasy football playoffs, and realized that I needed more consistent scoring from my wide-outs. I looked at what was available and what I had and crafted a strategy to target older WRs who were once vertical threats and now have the dubious label of "Possession" WR. I knew that these players are always undervalued. I needed them to be cheap, because I did so well in my fantasy football league I did not receive many bidding bucks (my league works on a sliding scale the team that does the worse gets the most and the team that does the best gets the least 30 for the worse record 15 for the best) and I spent a lot (15) acquiring FWP before the season started last year and you only get 100 at the start of the season. So I was able to pick up guys like "Free Mason", "Meyshawn" to add to his cousin, and Denver's number 80 to add to 84 all for 2 bucks a piece. Meanwhile, the bidding is still fast and furious on TJ "how the hell do you spell his last name" with the current bid at 16 bucks. IMO, TJ is a possession WR...But he is not old enough to be tagged with the title. If you compare Tj's number to the guys I got for a total of 6 bucks you will see he does not out-rank many of them by that much if at all.

Fantasy football is all about value and consistent scoring. I helped my team by obtaining guys who can still play at a high level and I was able to get enough players to diversify my risk if one of them suddenly plays like their age. See my other article about older WRs and Fantasy Football using the hyperlink.

Fantasy Football Begins to March

Its March and fantasy football is already stirring any many of our hearts. A chance to defend our titles or take others. Then money that has been won has been converted into TVs, computers, car-payments, expensive dinners, cigars, et al. The trophies are sitting on the mantles, bookshelves, and trophy cases in our dens and family rooms. Winning fantasy football playoffs and championships is quite a rewarding accomplish and the drive to win has been rekindled.

The NFL Combine has just finished. This is a chance for a lot of us to judge the abilities of certain rookies to sock away for later on our fantasy football draft cheat-sheet. With Bloody Monday about to occur fantasy football could be all that more interesting. Big names are getting cut and certain players whose teams are well below the salary cap might benefit. If Houston can grab a couple guys for their OL, DD, AJ, and DC could all benefit. Same thing can be said about Arizona's team. Arizona's running back did nothing in his rookie year, but that could improve with the addition of quality offensive line men. Right now I am pegging JJ as a fantasy football sleeper for the 2006 season. In a 12-man draft I would not pick him until pick 45. This could change depending on what Arizona does in the NFL Draft and in Free Agency and how Bloody Monday goes down.

JJ was good in college running for Cal. He displays heart and determination and was the only player on that Cal team who showed up to the Holiday Bowl. However, I was sad to see the guy do nothing last year. He displayed no toughness. The guy never saw a tackle that he wanted to break. However, if he is allowed to get into the secondary clean he is gone. He is a fast and catches the ball extremely well, but Arizona's OL was designed for pass blocking and not run blocking and failed to get a surge off the ball. Hopefully, Arizona can correct this with a combination of better talent on the OL and better coaching. Arizona has hired a OL coach and has money to spend. If AZ allows JJ to compete for the starting job look for him to rebound nicely. I play in PPR leagues and therefore his catching ability makes him an even better pick.

Regardless, fantasy football continues to march along.