1. Week 5 Hot Hands and Cold Shoulders

    I am not sure who won the VP debate last night. Both political parties seem to believe their candidate stepped up to the plate. The NFL is still pretty split in making a decision this election year...

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  2. On the Wire: Waiver Wire Super Snags from Week 4

    Was 2008 the year to have the fifth pick in fantasy football? So far this season, it would seem that the later draft picks have gone unscathed while the early drafters suffered some major blows to their studs...

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  3. Dude… Brett Favre and Laveranues Coles

    After a poor showing on Monday night against the Chargers, Brett Favre came up big in Week 4 with a six touchdown performance against the Arizona Cardinals. The prototypical gunslinger quarterback hit 24 of his 34 pass attempts for 289 yards...

    Jacob Sloan Written by Jacob Sloan about over 4 years ago 224 reads 2 comments

  4. Foolish Thoughts on Week 4: Postgame reactions to the week that fantasy forgot

    Where did that Carson Palmer injury come from on Sunday morning? I lucked out played against him this week, but I didn’t hear a word about it until I saw him putting up zero points heading into halftime...

    Jacob Sloan Written by Jacob Sloan about over 4 years ago 110 reads 2 comments

  5. A Fool and His Money in Week 4

    By Chadam from Fantasy Football Fools Move over Kevin Garnett, we have a new No. 1 on Chadam’s “Most Hated Athlete for Gambling Purposes” list: Brett Favre. Let me explain...

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  6. Week 4 Hot Hands and Cold Shoulders For Fantasy Football

    This week’s bye shouldn’t have caught you by surprise, but the characters you are left to start might. Strangely enough, many of the players that you might have drafted late or gotten on the cheap have great plays this week...

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  7. On the Wire: Waiver Wire Gems from Week 3

    Apparently, when you try and make things faster around Fools, it makes the Internet explode, and bad things happen. I’ll write that down, and, I guess, take it as a compliment that we’ve had such a large flow of traffic...

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  8. Dude... Ronnie Brown

    You knew it was coming — the “Dude” mention, not the five touchdowns against the New England Patriots...

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  9. A Fool and His Money on 2008 Futures [Win Totals and Over Unders]

    Prior to the first snap this season, Chadam and Nick got together and picked a handful of teams that each compulsive gambler believed would perform above or below Vegas’ predicted win total...

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  10. A Fool and His Money in Week 3

    By Chadam from Fantasy Football Fools Last week, Nick and I were on fire. We had identical picks for 12 of the 15 games, and in those games, the two of us went 8-3 with one push. Sadly, I lost the three picks on which we disagreed...

    Jacob Sloan Written by Jacob Sloan about over 4 years ago 86 reads 0 comments

  11. Week 3 Hot Hands and Cold Shoulders

    Obviously, things change in fantasy football. There’s no Tom Brady, and therefore, no Randy Moss. Offenses in Seattle, Cincinnati and Cleveland are in shambles...

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  12. Dude… Anquan Boldin

    Thought we weren’t going to mention the old Q this week? Topping Brandon Marshall’s debut, Boldin racked up three touchdowns in Week 2 against the Miami Dolphins...

    Jacob Sloan Written by Jacob Sloan about over 4 years ago 188 reads 4 comments

  13. On the Wire: Waiver Wire Saviors from Week 2

    After Week 2’s performances, you should have a pretty good idea what your players are worth. Starting jobs are getting shuffled, and guys we thought might pay off are doing just that...

    Jacob Sloan Written by Jacob Sloan about over 4 years ago 127 reads 2 comments

  14. Dude… Brandon Marshall

    You know, I never really doubted Brandon Marshall. Going into Week 2 against San Diego, I expected him to make his presence known but not blow it up like he did...

    Jacob Sloan Written by Jacob Sloan about over 4 years ago 118 reads 3 comments

  15. Are you a victim of Monday Nighting?

    Have you already given up hope for a fantasy football victory this week despite the Cowboys taking on the Eagles tonight? If you are up against T.O...

    Jacob Sloan Written by Jacob Sloan about over 4 years ago 150 reads 4 comments

  16. A Fool and His Money in Week 2

    By Chadam from Fantasy Football Fools Well, my distrust in rookie QBs certainly worked out for me. I’m going back for more. No picks for the Falcons or Ravens this week either...

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  17. Week 2 Hot Hands and Cold Shoulders

    Don’t get all reactionary when you are setting your lineups this week. If your stud disappointed in his first showing — and there is no evidence supporting his failure, i...

    Jacob Sloan Written by Jacob Sloan about over 4 years ago 90 reads 0 comments

  18. Saving Your Season: How to replace that Tom Brady guy

    Well, that just sucks. Thanks, Week 1. Today being Patriot Day just seems to be an even more depressing reminder of the losses in real life and our slightly much less important fantasy football losses...

    Jacob Sloan Written by Jacob Sloan about over 4 years ago 154 reads 0 comments

  19. On the Wire: Waiver Wire Saviors from Week 1

    A disastrous and tragic Week 1 has left plenty of teams hurting for new talent. Was there a group shot on the cover of Madden this year? Since Week 1 is always the best time to grab ...

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  20. Dude…Matt Forte

    Another leaving us speechless “Dude” award has to go out to Matt Forte this week. The rookie RB laid down a breakout performance in his first NFL start and had a long run against the Colts defense...

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  21. A Fool and His Money in Week 1

    By Chadam from Fantasy Football Fools Now that we have the explanation out of the way, let’s talk Week 1 picks. Jacob’s Ed...

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  22. Learn the Lingo: How to Bet on Football

    By Chadam from Fantasy Football Fools For those who aren’t quite sure on how NFL spreads work, I’ll take you through a little crash course before we begin our weekly column...

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  23. Week 1 Hot Hands and Cold Shoulders

    I’d like to do it up big for our start/sit coverage this season. Rather than just spouting off names, why don’t we add a little element of interactivity? I’ll starting ...

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  24. Dude…Brandon Jacobs

    Thank New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs for our “Loss for Words Other Than…Dude” moment of the week. LaRon Landry was a brave man...

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  25. Join Fantasy Football Fools at Pay The Fan this fantasy season

    If you weren’t quick with the answer to our ridiculously hard trivia question, you missed out on the contest for five free memberships to Pay The Fan that we gave away on ...

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