Blaine is off today as he heads up the Mississippi River to Memphis to run in the St. Jude 5K tomorrow morning. He and his wife made the trip up I-55 and I wish them the best of luck this weekend.

His absence, though, really makes me realize just how long it has been since I had to write a Friday Daily Haze on my own. Been a while, folks.

Anyway, onto the fantasy stories relevant for this weekend's game. This is an important weekend for fantasy owners hoping to lock up a postseason berth. Remember to take some chances if you are on the outside looking in as of right now. This could be the last meaningful weekend of fake football for you.

Next week at The Hazean will be playoff preparation week. Make sure to come back each day next week for playoff-relevant fantasy football information.

Good luck to all this weekend. Drop me a line via Twitter if you need some last-minute start/sit advice this weekend, and check back in an hour for our weekly start/sit feature .

Here are today's great reads:

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