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We've reached the end of the line. In many fantasy football leagues, Week 13 is the final week of the fantasy regular season. Some teams have already clinched a spot in the postseason tournament and are just jockeying for position and a potential first-round bye. Others still have been eliminated but are hoping to take as many folks down with them as possible. And many fantasy squads head into this week with a simple edict – win and you're in. Lose and it's all over but the crying. That makes every lineup decision this week absolutely critical. And the Fantasy Football Feeding Frenzy is here to help by answering the looming questions ahead of Week 13. Can Dak Prescott and the reeling Dallas Cowboys get it together on Thursday night at home against the rival Redskins? Will Minnesota Vikings quarterback Case Keenum's surprising roll continue Sunday in Atlanta in one of Week 13's biggest game. Can Falcons wideout Julio Jones follow up his huge outing from a week ago? Which NFC South quarterback should fant

It’s Deshaun Watson’s world. The rest of us are just living in it. The rookie quarterback for the Houston Texans (and your 2017 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year – book it) put on yet another show in Week 8, topping 400 passing yards and tossing four touchdowns in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks. It was a performance that lifted any number of fantasy owners to a win. Watson wasn’t the only rookie setting records in Week 8. On Sunday night in Detroit, Juju Smith-Schuster became the first player in league history to score four touchdowns before turning 21. The Pittsburgh Steelers wideout didn’t score them all in that game, but the 97-yard touchdown he did have put a huge smile on the face of the fortunate fantasy owners who rolled him out. At this time of the season, when every win is doubly important for fantasy owners trying to keep their season afloat, having a player like Watson or Smith-Schuster in the lineup can do more than just save a week. It can save a season. With six teams on a bye again in Week

We’ve already hit Week 8 of the 2017 NFL season. The fantasy football campaign is already into the second half, and soon the stretch run for the playoffs will begin. For many fantasy owners, that makes the edict clear – win this week, or there may not be a stretch run to worry about. As usual, the NFL isn’t making things any easier for fantasy owners. For every player who has exceeded expectations there are seemingly two who have underperformed. And the list of stars battling injuries seemingly grows by the week. In Week 7 we saw Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer felled by a broken arm in the Cardinals’ blowout loss to the Los Angeles Rams in London. Granted, there aren’t many teams rolling out Palmer every week. But his absence affects the entire Arizona offense, from wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald to tailback Adrian Peterson. It’s a similar deal in Miami, where a surprising Dolphins team is now on their third quarterback. If it’s Matt Moore under center Sunday, what effect will that have on the fantasy

Five weeks into any season, a solid percentage of fantasy football owners are going to be anxious. Nervous. Freaking out, even. After the Week 5 we just saw go down, the percentage is probably lying somewhere between 97 and 106. It’s not just that some squads are the fantasy equivalent of the New York Giants and Los Angeles Chargers and sitting at 0-5 or 1-4. That they’re looking at the efforts of players like Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson or Oakland Raiders quarterback Amari Cooper and wondering what the heck they were thinking on fantasy draft day. But there’s also the matter of the injuries that continue to mount. The latest major one – the season-ending broken ankle suffered by New York Giants wide receiver (and top-five fantasy draft pick) Odell Beckham was nothing short of a season-killer. However, whatever the cause of the struggles, whatever the record, fantasy owners have to keep going. Have to keep trying to get better. Keep trying to get a win. So, whether you’re 5-0 and riding h

We’ve hit the quarter-pole of the 2017 NFL season, and with it the first fourth of this year’s fantasy regular season. And just like the three weeks before them, Week 4 was a wild one that left many fantasy owners reeling. In Week 4 alone we saw… A rookie quarterback (Deshaun Watson of the Houston Texans) roll up over 300 passing yards and five total touchdowns in a historic rout of the Tennessee Titans.We watched New York Jets tailback Bilal Powell jump off the fantasy scrap heap to roll up 163 rushing yards against the Jacksonville Jaguars, while Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was lost to a season-ending injury.And we saw Atlanta Falcons wideout Julio Jones go down with a hip injury, while the receiver leaderboard in Week 4 was littered with the likes of Devin Funchess of the Carolina Panthers and Jaron Brown of the Arizona Cardinals. Another wacky week has plenty of fantasy owners sitting as 2-2, 1-3 or even 0-4 and scratching their heads with one hand while balling their fist to shake at the

We’re two weeks into the 2017 NFL (and fantasy football) season, and for every thing we know about the year there are three things we don’t. We knew that Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and Tom Brady of the New England Patriots were going to be OK, and sure enough they rebounded in Week 2. But raise your hand if you had Trevor Siemian of the Denver Broncos as leading the NFL in passing scores after two weeks. Put your hand down you liar. At running back, Kareem Hunt of the Kansas City Chiefs continues to impress. But two games in Le’Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers still hasn’t gotten untracked, and Ezekiel Elliott of the Dallas Cowboys and LeSean McCoy of the Buffalo Bills were just shut…down. And the tight ends? Hurt. All of them. Rob Gronkowski (Patriots). Tyler Eifert (Cincinnati Bengals). Jordan Reed (Washington Redskins). Jimmy Graham (Seattle Seahawks). Hurt. Hurt. Hurt. And hurt. Those injuries are just the tip of the iceberg in that regard, and only the beginning of what the Fantasy Foo

Week 1 is in the books. The first week of NFL action in 2017 featured more than a few great performances. Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes in yet another fourth-quarter comeback. Jacksonville Jaguars tailback Leonard Fournette racked up 100 rushing yards in his NFL debut. And Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Antonio Brown played like, well, Antonio Brown. But fantasy owners care less about what has happened than what will happen. So we’re on to Week 2. Can high-end fantasy quarterbacks like New England’s Tom Brady and Seattle’s Russell Wilson shake off a down Week 1 and get back on track? What about the top fantasy running backs, nearly all of whom had a sluggish start to the season. Will Pittsburgh’s Le’Veon Bell rebound? How is David Johnson’s injured wrist? Will Odell Beckham of the New York Giants make his 2017 debut next Monday night in Detroit. Will Atlanta’s Julio Jones and Cincinnati’s AJ Green score their first touchdown of the season in Week 2? Will the Bengals

The day of reckoning has finally arrived – almost. On Thursday night, the Kansas City Chiefs will travel to Gillette Stadium to face the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in the season opener of the 2017 NFL season. By the time the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos finish out the weekend with the second contest of a Monday night doubleheader, all 32 NFL teams will have played their first game of the year. And another fantasy football campaign will be underway. With go-time just around the corner, the gang at the Fantasy Football Feeding Frenzy will be gathering this week to help you get the 2017 season off on the right foot – with a win. With Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck out against the Los Angeles Rams, what’s the outlook for players like tailback Frank Gore and wide receiver T.Y. Hilton? And how freaked out should fantasy owners be about Luck’s (and the Colts) long-term prospects? The first Sunday night affair features a pair of fantasy studs who are both looking at uncertain

Over the last month, we here at the Feeding Frenzy have been busily getting folks ready for the 2017 season. We’ve queried the quarterbacks. Ruminated on the running backs. Wondered on the wide receivers. And theorized on the tight ends. And now, with but one big draft weekend before Week 1 of the 2017 NFL season gets underway, just one group of players remains. This week is all about defense. And while we’ll be D/ST a bit (and the value of streaming them) this week is really for fantasy owners who have ditched team defense altogether for the added fun and excitement of IDP. Whether it’s the defensive linemen, the linebackers or the defensive backs, we’ll be touching on all the big questions facing fantasy owners in 2017. Will JJ Watt of the Houston Texans return to his perch as the top defensive lineman (and overall IDP)? And if doesn’t, who will claim the spot? Who were the winners of starting jobs in the NFL’s unsettled linebacker battles – players who could produce substantial numbers while also being

We’re nearing the end of August. This week teams across the National Football League will hold all their all-important “dress rehearsal” third preseason game. And there are just two big fantasy draft weekends to go before the 2017 NFL season opens at Gillette Stadium. There will be thousands of fantasy drafts this weekend, and drafters far and wide are looking for every edge they can get. The Fantasy Football Feeding Frenzy has already previewed the quarterback position. And the running backs. And the wide receivers. That means this week it’s time to tackle the most unpredictable position in all of fantasy – the tight ends. The tight ends, as they have been for several years, are headlined by Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots, the oft-injured man-monster who the is the personification of the risk-reward fantasy pick. How early is too early considering his injury risk? Speaking of injury risk, what about Jordan Reed, he of the injured foot? Reed’s falling in drafts to what could be a position of v

The beginning of the 2017 NFL regular season is drawing closer by the day. On Thursday, the second full week of the preseason will be underway. And fantasy football draft season is kicking into high gear. As fantasy enthusiasts far and wide get ready to pick their teams for the upcoming campaign, it’s time for the gang at the Fantasy Football Feeding Frenzy to continue their position-by-position look at the season to come. Next up, it’s the wide receivers – a position that’s grown in importance in recent years. In fact, it’s the wideouts who some fantasy pundits consider the most important position in the game. Much like with the running backs (before last week, anyway), there’s a “Big 3” among receivers, with Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Odell Beckham of the New York Giants and Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons all vying for top honors. Who’s the king of the hill – and do any of these players merit consideration at No. 1 overall? Of course, there’s more to the receivers than just the high-e

We’re into the month of August. The Hall of Fame Game is in the books. And later this week the preseason begins in earnest. And with it that most wonderful time of year in fantasy football… Fantasy draft season. Last week here at the Fantasy Football Feeding Frenzy, we discussed the quarterbacks. This week the focus of the gang at the FFFF (or 4F, as the kids say) turns to arguably the most important position in fantasy football. The position that dominates the top of drafts in 2017. It’s running back time, baby! Who is top dog at the position this year? Is it David Johnson of the Arizona Cardinals, who led the position in total fantasy points last year? Or is it Le’Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who was No. 1 in terms of fantasy points per game? And what of the Ezekiel Elliott of the Dallas Cowboys, the second-year rushing king awaiting a potential suspension from the league offices? Of course, there’s much more to the tailbacks than just the “Big 3,” whether it’s grizzled veterans like LeSean M

Get your sleeping bags and s’mores makers ready – it’s camping time! OK, it’s not that kind of camping. It’s even better. It’s NFL Training Camp time, and that can mean only one thing. It’s also fantasy draft season – or will be soon. With that in mind, the guys at the Fantasy Football Feeding Frenzy are kicking off their 2017 position previews – beginning with the glamour boys who make the big bucks, get the chicks and hog up all the awards. It’s time to talk quarterbacks. Whether it's high-end starters like Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, second-tier options like Russel Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks, low-end weekly starters like Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions or players like Carson Palmer of the Arizona Cardinals who are being selected as backups, the Feeding Frenzy Gang will be breaking the position down Want values to target? We've got them. Potential busts to avoid? Got those too. Late-round dart-throws who could pay off big? Sleeper Alert!. So with the preseason just around the

It’s summertime. The kids are out of school. Grills are going across the country. And it’s time for an annual ritual that’s as American as apple pie. Camp. It’s time for songs around the campfire. Tasty s’mores. And padless practices where contact is a big ol’ no-no. Those things may not all be happening in the same place. It’s time for organized team activities across the National Football League – the first real chance teams get to take an extended look at their club for the 2017 campaign. Not only are top rookies like Leonard Fournette of the Jacksonville Jaguars on the practice field, but now they’ve been joined by most of their veteran counterparts. That means plenty of news of note for fantasy football enthusiasts. Whether it’s how Alshon Jeffery has been getting along with Carson Wentz in the City of Brotherly Love or how Adrian Peterson is fitting in with his new teammates in the Big Easy, there have been a number of developments that could impact the fantasy value of players all over the league.

Now that the 2017 NFL Draft is in the books, drafts of a different sort are cropping up all over the place. In these drafts, there won’t be a whole lot of working out – you’re more likely to see 40 ounces than 40 times. But the folks involved still take the festivities plenty seriously. It’s rookie draft season in dynasty fantasy football leagues. With that in mind, this week’s all about the first-year players at the Fantasy Football Feeding Frenzy, as Fantasy Sharks Staff Writers Gary Davenport and Todd Latzke break down the top 50 rookies in 2017. At running back, Leonard Fournette of the Jacksonville Jaguars was considered the top dog headed into Philadelphia. Now that we know who landed where is that still the case? And if so – should Fournette be the first rookie drafted in 2017? If Fournette isn’t the 1.01, then perhaps it’s one of this year’s top receivers. But which of the three young wideouts who were selected in the top 10 of the draft are the top banana in fantasy. Is it Corey Davis in Tennesse

After months of waiting, tons of speculation and enough scuttlebutt to fill a missile silo, it’s finally go-time, folks. The 2017 NFL Draft is almost here. On Thursday night the focus of football fans everywhere will be on Philadelphia, as we find out the answers to a great many questions that have been asked almost since the moment Super Bowl LI concluded. Who will the Cleveland Browns make the No. 1 overall pick? Texas A&M edge-rusher Myles Garrett? North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky? A kicker? Hey – it is the Browns we’re talking about. In a draft where seemingly just about every team in the top 10 wants to trade down, will they find any takers? And if so, who will move up – ostensibly to grab a quarterback? Speaking of the quarterbacks, how many will go in Round 1, and where will they land? What about this year’s top running backs? The wide receivers? The tight ends? In other words, where will the top rookies of interest to fantasy owners wind up? Of course, there’s more to the NFL draf

It’s almost go time. In just one week, the 2017 NFL Draft will officially get underway in Philadelphia. Months of speculation, scuttlebutt and mock drafts galore will finally, blissfully give way to the real deal. Last week the Fantasy Football Feeding Frenzy looked at the top quarterbacks and running backs in the Class of 2017. That leaves two offensive position groups of interest to fantasy football owners – the wide receivers and tight ends. As has been the case for the past few years, it’s a deep and talented group of wide receivers in 2017. But while there are plenty of players to like at the position this year, there isn’t a clear-cut top dog. If big bodies with sure hands are your thing, then Clemson’s Mike Williams or Western Michigan’s Corey Davis is likely your guy. However, if speed’s your thing, then Washington’s John Ross (who broke Chris Johnson’s combine record by peeling off a blistering 4.22-second 40-yard dash in Indy) is this year’s target numero uno. At tight end, there are a couple o

The big day is almost here! OK – days. We’re just about two weeks out from the 2017 NFL Draft in Philadelphia, when this year’s rookie class will find out where their NFL careers will begin. It’s three days that will send shockwaves across the National Football League – and the fantasy football landscape. And as such, it’s time for the gang at the Fantasy Football Feeding Frenzy to begin previewing this year’s draft – starting with the quarterbacks and tailbacks. Unlike 2015 and 2016, it looks like the No. 1 overall pick this year will not be a sgnal-caller. That raises the question not only of who this year’s top passer is, but when he will be taken. Will Clemson’s Deshaun Watson, North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky or Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer go first at the position? Where will the other two wind up? What about Patrick Mahomes of Texas Tech? Or Brad Kaaya of Miami? And is there a mid-round quarterback who could become this year’s Dak Prescott? Given the success Ezekiel Elliott enjoyed in 2016, fantasy

The 2017 edition of free agency in the NFL is nearing one month old. Over a billion dollars in contracts have been awarded, and any number of players of interest to fantasy football owners have found new homes. At running back, Adrian Peterson remains unsigned, as does Jamaal Charles. The biggest name to switch teams is one of the NFL’s biggest backs, with Eddie Lacy bolting the Green Bay Packers to try to goose the ground game in Seattle. Latavius Murray has found work as well – as Peterson’s replacement with the Minnesota Vikings. At wide receiver there’s been a ton of movement. The Washington Redskins became the first team in NFL history to lose a pair of 1,000-yard wideouts from the season before when DeSean Jackson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Pierre Garcon (San Francisco 49ers) both left town. Terrelle Pryor signed a deal in D.C to pick up some of that slack. Kenny Britt replaced Pryor as the No. 1 receiver in the fifth circle of football hell known as Cleveland. The “crown jewel” of free agency at the

The “Underwear Olympics” is here! This week, 330 of college football’s best and brightest will descend on Lucas Oil Stadium for the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine. There will be tests and interviews and drills galore – drills that will help determine the pecking order for the 2017 NFL draft. And with it the pecking order for this year’s rookie crop in fantasy football drafts this summer. At quarterback, there’s a three-way race to be the first signal-caller off the board this year. But do North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky, Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer or Clemson’s Deshaun Watson have what it takes to be the rare quarterback who makes a fantasy dent in Year 1? The running backs are always the focus of lots of fantasy attention, and this year is no different. Can LSU’s Leonard Fournette, or Florida State’s Dalvin Cook come close to the immense success Ezekiel Elliott enjoyed last season? At wide receiver, it’s another deep class, but one with no clear-cut No. 1. Is Clemson’s Mike Williams the top dog, or is Western