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The 2024 NFL season went about as well as reasonably expected for the Detroit Lions, right up until they ran into the Washington Commanders in the playoffs and Jayden Daniels …
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The Detroit Lions didn’t need anything going into the 2025 NFL Draft. Their downfall in 2024 was the scourge of injuries, which left them rolling out street free agents down …
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There might be no team with better vibes around it in the entire NFL. The perennial lovable losers proved last season that they could go toe-to-toe with the NFC’s best …
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The Detroit Lions decided that they needed to punch teams in the mouth, even harder, after their NFC Championship Game loss. As such, they didn’t do much in the way …
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After a week off because I was at last week’s Thursday Night Football, the TNF Absurdity Check is back! Last week’s real absurdity was the stadium prices, am I right? …
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Disclaimer: we are not researchers, just compilers and writers. A majority of these numbers can be found in a myriad of places. For simplicity’s sake, and to prevent you from …
Read More This rookie roundup is about to start biting off kneecaps because Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions made a statement in the 2023 NFL draft. That statement was that they …
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It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. Now that we’ve finished with …
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It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We continue with the tight …
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It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We continue with the wide …
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It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We continue with the running …
Read More Every summer, we take a deep dive into the fantasy football average draft position (ADP) of players on each real-life NFL team. We do this so that we can determine …
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The Detroit Lions will credibly make it onto some “In the Hunt For the Playoffs” graphics toward the end of the season. Whether or not they make the playoffs likely …
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The first round of the 2022 NFL Draft has come and gone, and what an insane first round it was! Deebo Samuel, the guy we all knew was getting traded, …
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Ah, the NFL Draft. The annual tradition where teams make every incoming prospect strip down to their underwear and run around before picking them for dodgeball. Teams will jockey for …
Read More The Detroit Lions finished their season on an upward swing, beating the (maybe not really trying) Green Bay Packers to finish their year at 3-13-1. Luckily, this didn’t really muddle …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in fantasy …
Read More As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
Read More It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We finished our quarterbacks already; …
Read More Every summer, we take a deep dive into the fantasy football average draft position (ADP) of players on each real-life NFL team. We do this so that we can determine …
Read More The Detroit Lions made one of the biggest trades of the offseason, trading long-time quarterback stalwart off to the Los Angeles Rams to take on Jared Goff’s somewhat bloated contract. …
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The NFL Draft inches ever closer to reality, and we have reached peak take. Last week, I explored three divisions and the best bets in the NFL Draft to bolster …
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We spent the entire week feeding analytics into our Super Computer and uppers into our analysts. The result is the most advanced 2021 NFL mock draft you will find without …
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Erectile dysfunction commercials talk about seeing a doctor if you put a pill in your mouth and you have an erection lasting more than four hours. But what if you …
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The Detroit Lions fired head coach Matt Patricia partway through the season. To call their 2020 campaign a failure would do a great disservice to the word failure. Nothing went …
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The NFL regular season is over and heads are already rolling. When NFL teams miss the playoffs, NFL teams fire head coaches. Black Monday 2021 marks the end of many …
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Congratulations. If you’re reading this, it means that you made it to the semi-finals in your fantasy football league. Or it means that you’re taking your consolation bracket extremely seriously. …
Read More If you know me, you know that I hate tight ends for fantasy football. Outside of a handful of guys, all tight ends are good for is heartache and regret. …
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It’s time for the Thanksgiving Day games, and with it, a full slate of six teams [update: four teams] to futilely try to pull value from the games. Just like …
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This year, we get our usual triple-tap set of Thanksgiving games, but this year, we don’t have to argue with our uncle about whether or not the change in frequency …
Read More If you have watched a lot of Detroit Lions games, I’m sorry. Nobody should have to endure that kind of suffering. While subjecting yourself to that torment, I am sure …
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I can’t believe we are already over halfway done with the fantasy football season. If we are being completely honest, I didn’t think that we would get here. I didn’t. …
Read More I can’t believe we are already over halfway done with the fantasy football season. If we are being completely honest, I didn’t think that we would get here. I didn’t. …
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After this week, we will be halfway through the fantasy football season. It feels like just yesterday that we frantically drafted our fantasy teams after the NFL decided they would, …
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Does anybody read this part? Or do you just find the guy you want answers to in the headers below? It’s probably the second, right? Anyway, should you start or …
Read More The week seven start or sit article for running backs focuses on three guys have seen their value shift dramatically in the last couple of weeks: should you start or …
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I already had my meltdowns about the NFL schedule in the QB start or sit article, and the WR start or sit article. Let’s not rehash how my brain is …
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It’s week four, and if you are like most of us, your tight end pooped the bed last week. That means you’ve turned to players you didn’t think you would …
Read More After this week is over, we will be 25% of the way through the fantasy football season, well… unless the Tennessee Titans get their way. The season is going so …
Read More The 2020 NFL season is here. And at this point, anything short of getting the final Game of Thrones book would make this 2020’s saving grace. COVID-19 has leapfrogged over any …
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Every week, Football Absurdity helps you through your difficult start or sit decisions. We start off our wide receiver start or sit series by taking a look at three guys …
Read More The Detroit Lions weren’t all that bad last year until injuries absolutely decimated their offense. Matthew Stafford and T.J Hockenson are healthy and back, and they supplanted/replaced Kerryon Johnson with …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
Read More As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
Read More As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
Read More The 2020 NFL Draft is in the books, and that means it’s time for us to fully turn our attention to the 2020 NFL season and fantasy football. While COVID-19 …
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Yesterday, we took a look at the NFC West NFL Draft Fantasy Football Wishlist. The glorified conference call will still take place on April 23 – April 25, meaning that …
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The NFL Combine is over, and NFL Free Agency doesn’t start for another couple of weeks. We sit, serenely, in this downtime of takes (Mike Florio, as always, excluded). Fortunately …
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The Detroit Lions were 3-4-1 when Matthew Stafford broke his back, costing him the rest of the season. They lost five of the eight games Kerryon Johnson played in. Rookie …
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Condolences to those of you who lost Mike Evans, Calvin Ridley, and/or Marvin Jones last week. We’re here to help you sort through the shrinking pile of wide receiver sleepers …
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Running back sleepers are becoming few and far between, as the war of attrition at the position is driving us further and further down depth charts, into truly bad players. …
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Should I Start or Sit Michael Gallup, Kenny Golladay or John Brown in Week 13? As you know, my wife and I are going head to head this year to …
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Ah, Thanksgiving. That time where friends and family all get together and act like the whole situation isn’t a delicately balanced powder keg sitting three stories above a tire fire. …
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It’s week twelve of the fantasy football season, and your opportunities to play daily fantasy football are quickly waning. It’s also starting to be the time of year where your …
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Deals, Deals, DEALS! November is Quarterback month here at Football Absurdity! Our 2019 models need to be cleared to make room for the incoming 2020s, and that means we are …
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If you read my article on playing the waiver wire game, you know that it is an essential part of winning your fantasy football league. If you haven’t read it, …
Read More “Now is the Winter of our discontent,” Shakespeare once quipped about the lack of running back sleepers in his fantasy football league. While I can’t write it more poetically than …
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Should I Start Eric Ebron, T.J. Hockenson, or Vance McDonald in Week 10 This year, for start-or-sit advice, I’ve decided to share my wife’s fantasy football “insight” with the world. …
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Week nine in the NFL was a pretty compelling one for us. It’s debatable but the NFC seems to be the stronger and more competitive of the conferences this year. …
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What follows is a submission from one of our readers, Karl Leslie. Karl was able to bring us this great fantasy football knowledge and insight on his fantasy football trade …
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Well, it’s week ninine of the fantasy football season. You realized that you’ve made a ton of errors in your awful teams and you hate yourself. It’s time to turn …
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It’s fantasy football week nine, which means we’re only seven weeks from fantasy championships, and over halfway through the real fantasy football season. “What about week seventeen championships?” you might …
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It’s fantasy football week eight, which means we’re over halfway to the fantasy football playoffs, and halfway through the real fantasy football season. “What about week seventeen championships?” you might …
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Ah, daily fantasy football. The last bastion of fantasy football junkies, who can’t do any significant roster tinkering on a Saturday, so they wander into their daily fantasy football client …
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The hardest part of a young fantasy football season is sorting out who is Actually Good and who is Actually Bad. At this point, it’s too soon to tell, but …
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Welcome, desperate masses who lost Drew Brees, or Ben Roethlisberger, or Eli Manning, or (probably) Cam Newton. Egads. At a position where you usually only roster one guy, QB turned …
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Ah, daily fantasy football. The last bastion of fantasy football junkies, who can’t do any significant roster tinkering on a Saturday, so they wander into their daily fantasy football client …
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It’s fantasy football week one, which means the first of sixteen weeks of agonizing over every single lineup decision. We at Football Absurdity want to help you with the hardest …
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The future car salesmen are cut, the Labor Day grills are extinguished, and it’s officially time for the spiritual beginning of fall… fantasy football week one! Every year, we take …
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ADP Collision: Stefon Diggs, Julian Edelman, Brandin Cooks, Robert Woods, Kenny Golladay It’s the fourth round and you’re on the clock in your PPR redraft league. Needing a wide receiver, …
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July and August are the best time of the year for fantasy football. We all start to formulate strategies, plant our flags, and decide who we will yell at on …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in fantasy …
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The first round of the NFL draft is complete! All-in-all, eight fantasy football eligible players went in this round, and three of them were quarterbacks. Two of them were tight …
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2018’s Best Detroit Lions Fantasy Football Player: Kenny Golladay, Wide Receiver 2018’s Biggest Detroit Lions Fantasy Football Disappointment: Kerryon Johnson, Running Back 2019 Detroit Lions Fantasy Football Draft Wishlist: Possession …
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Looking for early RB sleepers for 2019? We’ve got ’em, here Week 16 RB Sleepers It’s the fantasy football finals, which means you have more cajones than anyone on earth …
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Fantasy Football Week 15: Start or Sit Calvin Ridley, Kenny Golladay, or Kenny Stills? It’s the fantasy football semifinals, which means it’s literally win or go home for you and …
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Week 15 RB Sleepers To be honest with you, this isn’t an article you should want to be reading during the fantasy football semifinals. If you’re looking for RB sleepers …
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Fantasy Football Week 14 RB Sleepers It’s the fantasy football playoffs, and I am going to level with you. You probably shouldn’t be looking at this article. If you’re at this point …
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It’s the first week of the fantasy football playoffs in most leagues, and that means, statistically, fewer people than ever should be reading this article. Nevertheless, if you are reading …
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Fantasy Football Week 14: Start or Sit Matt Stafford, Kirk Cousins, or Carson Wentz? It’s the first week of the fantasy football playoffs in most leagues, and that means, statistically, …
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Week 13 Fantasy Football RB Sleepers The bye weeks are over, so only the truly desperate are searching for RB sleepers at this point. Either that or you’re a savvy …
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Week 11 RB Sleepers Every week, we highlight RB sleepers available in over 50% of Yahoo! leagues to help you find players streamable to help you win! For those of …
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Fantasy Football Week 10: Start or Sit Peyton Barber, Kerryon Johnson, or Mike Davis? Nine weeks are in the books, and fantasy football leagues are starting to take shape heading …
Read More Fantasy Football Week 10: Start or Sit Matthew Stafford, Tom Brady, or Nick Mullens? Nine weeks are in the books, and fantasy football leagues are starting to take shape heading …
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Fantasy Football Week 9: Start or Sit Nick Chubb, Latavius Murray, or Kerryon Johnson? It’s fantasy football week nine, and the difficulty level matches the week. This week is one …
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Fantasy Football Week 8: Start or Sit Tyler Lockett, Devin Funchess, or Marvin Jones? It feels like the fantasy football season just started, but this is the last week where …
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Fantasy Football Week 8: Start or Sit Cam Newton, Matthew Stafford, or Deshaun Watson? It feels like the fantasy football season just started, but this is the last week where …
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Fantasy Football Week 7 RB Sleepers After this week, everyone will be at least halfway done with the fantasy football regular season. This is also the fourth bye week that …
Read More Fantasy Football Week 7: Start or Sit Gore, Barber, or Kerryon Johnson? Every week at Football Absurdity, we like to help you with your start or sit decisions. However, we …
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Week 7 Start or Sit: Winston, Stafford, or Beathard? Every week at Football Absurdity, we like to help you with your start or sit decisions. However, we have found that …
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Start or Sit Kenny Golladay In this article we answer the question: should you start or sit Kenny Golladay in week two as the Detroit Lions travel to San Francisco? …
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Welcome to the Thirty Team Parlay, a weekly column on Football Absurdity that focuses on NFL betting tips. We’ll bring you the best bets, biggest longshots, and try to make …
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For the 2018 season, we will explore a 2018 fantasy football sleeper, breakout (or bounce back), and bust from every NFL team. First, a sleeper can leap into top-tier production …
Read More If the reliability of your starting quarterback matters to you, then this fantasy football Matthew Stafford player profile will keep you safe and warm at night. As we gear up …
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The Detroit Lions are one of the most inept teams in the NFL at running the football. Since they lost Reggie Bush in 2015, they’ve employed a stable of running …
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We’ve already taken a look at the offseason of the teams in the AFC West and NFC West. Logically, and not at all random, we are going clockwise through the …
Read MoreWe’ve all stuck out a horrible situation for way too long, based on promises of something better. Be it a relationship with a bad person who occasionally shows glimpses of …
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There aren’t many teams in the league that would beg you to take as many players as possible off their hands in a potential disaster draft, but the Cleveland Browns …
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I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that this was a simple article to write. Matthew Stafford has been one of the better quarterbacks in the entirety …
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Last week I recommended starting Eric Ebron. It wasn’t exactly a slam dunk victory, as he received only two targets. Luckily for those who started him, he hauled those in …
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Look, we all have our weaknesses. Some people are alcoholics, some can’t quit gambling, some have crippling depression or other maladies. Some of us can’t quit Eric Ebron. The former …
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This week my co-worker, Jeff Krisko, suggested that starting Adrian Peterson is the smart fantasy football play. In our week nine running back sit or start counterpoint, I’m going to …
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You know, if you’re playing fantasy football, you want to be the very best, like no one ever was. To catch the players in ideal matchups is the real test, …
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I’ve been one of the most ardent Matthew Stafford supporters over the last couple of seasons. His fantasy football (and real football) production skyrocketed after Jim Bob Cooter took over …
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We are a quarter of the way through the 2017 NFL Season and nothing has gone as expected. Just the way we like it. The only thing predicable about the …
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This week my co-worker, Jeff Krisko, suggested that sitting Marvin Jones Jr. is the smart fantasy football play. While Jeff brings up some interesting points, he is also wrong. If …
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Heading into the season, Marvin Jones Jr. was in the spot-starter fantasy football third wide receiver mix. He had two of the most explosive games of 2016, and then Golden …
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This week my co-worker, Jeff Krisko, is going back to his week one fantasy football pick of starting Ameer Abdullah. While I own many shares of Ameer Abdullah and like …
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For the second time in three weeks, we’re going back to the Ameer Abdullah well. I swear I only have him on a couple fantasy football rosters. I promise I’m …
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Matthew Stafford had an obscenely terrible week one matchup on paper, but unfortunately for the Arizona Cardinals, the game is not played on paper. After throwing a pick-six to start …
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This week my co-worker, Jeff Krisko, suggested that starting Ameer Abdullah is the smart fantasy football play. While he makes some interesting points on why this is a good decision, …
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For the third time in as many seasons, Eric Ebron has been a trendy fantasy football sleeper candidate. While I generally agree with this assertion, given the loss of Anquan …
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The last full game we saw from Ameer Abdullah, he was busy ripping off 120 total yards against the Colts week one last year. While doing that against the Colts …
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The Detroit Lions lost Calvin Johnson two years ago, inherited Jim Bob Cooter as their offensive coordinator, and immediately changed how the team operated. Gone were the long bombs from …
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