Remember when Jay Cutler was traded last year and everyone said it was, perhaps, the biggest trade in NFL history?  Trades of any true consequence are fairly rare in the NFL, especially when compared to the NHL and MLB.  This offseason, though, we’ve seen several big-name players get swapped for draft picks. Donovan McNabb is a Washington Redskin.  Anquan Boldin is a Baltimore Raven.  Santonio Holmes is a New York Jet.  And as per usual, I will sate your craving for fantasy football news by talking about the potential fallout from these deals. Note:... 

Rising Value – Week 2 I know this comes a little late this week, so I will take that into consideration while I make these suggestions, but here are some players who are likely still available and have good value going forward. Quarterback Joe Flacco – Here is a guy no one expected much from last year, a rookie on a notoriously weak passing team without much in the way of new offensive weapons, yet if not for Matt Ryan, he is my Offensive Rookie of the Year. Now going into this season, Flacco again was passed over for other QBs, and if week 1 is any indication,... 

Dallas Cowboys – Felix Jones Boy things sure got shaken up in Dallas this off-season. I’m not going to talk about Roy Williams, since he…well…isn’t a sleeper. At first, I considered slotting in Patrick Crayton as my sleeper pick for Dallas, but his regressive production last year and competition from Miles Austin for playing time hinders his value. That said, I am going to choke up on the bat and make my pitch for Felix Jones. In 5 games in 2008, Jones rushed for 266 yards on 30 attempts (8.9 ypc). Now that he is fully recovered from his toe... 

Chicago Bears – Johnny Knox   Think back, if you will, to the New England Patriots, before Randy Moss and Wes Welker.  Back when the Patriots were deep at the linebacker position.  Back when Tom Brady had to make people look good to win games.  Back before Eric Mangini ruined signal-“stealing” for everyone.  Back before all that, there was a revolving door of New England WRs who achieved fantasy relevance thanks to impressive QB play.  The 2009 Chicago Bears, in this way, bare a serious resemblance to the team from the Patriots’ Super Bowl years. ... 

Arizona Cardinals – Matt Leinart I’m going to apologize now for going out on such a limb here, but if you’re reading a sleeper guide, you should already know to skip over the Arizona Cardinals section.  That being said, let’s take a look at Kurt Warner.  In 2008, he started sixteen games.  That’s actually pretty remarkable.  While he played fourteen in 2007, looking a bit deeper tells a very different story; seven games in 2006, ten in 2005 and 2004, three in 2003, and seven in 2002.  It took seven seasons from for Kurt to start 16 games again... 

Well, me and Chris have something nice lined up for everybody out there.  I introduce to you, “32 Teams, 32 Sleepers”.  Me and Chris are going to go division-by-division and give you a high-upside or value pick for each team.  By sleepers, by the way, we’re talking people likely to go, ballpark, twelfth round or later.  Expect me to write-up the AFC East and West and the NFC North and South, with Chris doing the NFC East and West, and the AFC North and South.  Read More →

Coming now is a basic outline of the role of each position for your team.  I’ll also post relevant articles from my draft guide section here.  This isn’t customized for this year, but is just a general outline for how to think about particular positions.  Make sure you check out our other articles as well for specific information for this year’s draft.   You can have Peyton Manning or Tom Brady.  You can have Randy Moss or Andre Johnson.  You can have Antonio Gates or Tony Gonzalez.  And that won’t make a difference if you don’t have a decent... 

The draft is, most likely, the single most important part of fantasy football.  Not only does it allow you to craft your team, potentially defining your performance for the season on the whole, it is also a genuinely fun event, putting you and all your competition in one room, letting you exchange verbal barbs and relentlessly mock each other.  That kind of makes it scary for all you new players.  You’re going to be surrounded by a bunch of guys who, as far as you know, are seriously skilled players.  So you don’t just want to put together a good... 

Hello, world! I’m Steve.  He’s Chris.  And ya’ readin’ SC Fantasy Football’s first post.  We’ve got all sortsa good stuff coming your way.  The full newbie guide will be up soon, and you can expect all kinds of good stuff in the future, including Big Boards and in-depth analysis of players.  Feel free to comment and send this stuff to your friends and spread all the fantasy football goodness around.  Read More →