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The NFL rookie draft generally produces a few solid fantasy performers each year, but it also has a big impact on veteran players. Dynasty league keepers can lose their value in a hurry if the draft is used to bring competition in at their position. This year, there were some major surprises in the draft with some teams ignoring major needs and others loading up on certain positions unexpectedly. The Bills ...

After posting my initial wide receiver rankings for the 2010 fantasy football season, there was a lot of feedback from fellow owners in my fantasy leagues that Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was ranked far too low at 11th. Subsequently, my one-man mock draft came out and it had Fitzgerald being selected with the 12th pick in the third round. Since it was only a three round mock, he was the ...

With the recent acquisition of Donovan McNabb from the Eagles, the Redskins have solidified the quarterback position and increased their flexibility in the upcoming NFL rookie draft. And with that extra flexibility, it appears the team is now putting up various smokescreens in order to maximize their return from the draft picks they currently have. Due to previous personnel moves, the Redskins currently have only four picks in the draft and ...

Having jettisoned their top two quarterbacks from last season, Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson , in favour of the aging Jake Delhomme and veteran Seneca Wallace , the Cleveland Browns next logical move would seem to be repairing the desperate situation at wide receiver. Or perhaps not. With new general manager Mike Holmgren having an offensive background, most observers felt he would focus his attention on that side of the ball in ...

With NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s announcement that he plans to meet Ben Roethlisberger at the appropriate time to discuss his recent off the field issues, there is a growing sense that the league will suspend the Steelers quarterback for a portion of the 2010 season. Roethlisberger was involved in a second sexual assault investigation since last July when, in early March, a 20-year-old college student accused him of assaulting her in ...

With the Denver Broncos choosing to place a first round tender on Brandon Marshall, the wide receiver was expected to receive plenty of attention as free agency opened. Surprisingly, that hasn’t happened and a player who has had three straight 100-reception seasons has made only one free agent visit. With the rookie draft approaching, the chances of a team signing Marshall to an offer sheet prior to the April 15th deadline ...

As expected, the New Orleans Saints will not match the offer sheet that restricted free agent running back Mike Bell signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Saints won’t receive any draft pick compensation because Bell was an undrafted player who the Saints tendered at the lowest level. Reports indicate the offer sheet was a one year contract for $1.7 million with $500,000 guaranteed and also included modest incentives as well as ...

It’s never too early to start planning ahead for the 2010 fantasy football season. My quarterback rankings came first, and now it is time for the running backs. These rankings are based on my preliminary—and not yet released—2010 projections, which haven’t been scrubbed for off the field issues and consistency factors. Plus, some players are still bound to change teams via trade, release or inability to agree on a contract with ...

Moving quickly to improve what has been the weakest position on their roster during the last several years, the Baltimore Ravens acquired Anquan Boldin from the Arizona Cardinals on the opening day of the 2010 league calendar. Baltimore gave up its third- and fourth-round picks in this yearÆs draft to acquire Boldinù a move that significantly upgrades the position from last season, regardless of whether unrestricted free agents Derrick Mason and ...

Vince Young is looking good on the heels of a come from behind effort against the Titans and five game winning streak. Meanwhile, the presence of Matt Leinart under center for the Cards knocks the Fitz-Boldin-Breaston receiving trio down a notch. Moving Up Vince Young , TitansùIn five starts, he has put up serviceable fantasy points in three games and solid points in the other two, including 387 passing yards and a ...