Lions with interest in former Browns QB Derek Anderson?

MLive.com reports that the Lions are not pursuing Lito Sheppard.  I’m not sure if he was a fallback plan in case the Houston trade didn’t pan out or if the report of the Lions interest was erroneous. In other news, the Browns have decided to release Derek Anderson, as expected, rather than pay his roster bonus that is due in a few days.  [read more...]

Detroit Lions Free Agent Target List

Every offseason I approach my free agent and draft board as if I were a member of the Lions front office.  I try to factor in resources, time limits and other teams interest in my free agent rankings.  I don’t take the Madden approach where I just target the best players out there and gradually work my way down the [read more...]

The Best All-Time Players Never to Play in a Super Bowl

Quarterbacks: USA Today Sports Weekly last week had their list of the best All-Time NFL Players never to reach a Super Bowl. Here they are: 1. Dan Fouts 2. Randell Cunningham 3. Warren Moon Running Backs: 1. Barry Sanders 2. Eric Dickerson 3. Earl Campbell 4. Gale Sayers 5. LaDainian Tomlinson 6. Tony Richardson (Fullback) Wide Receivers: 1. Cris Carter 2. Wes Chandler 3. Steve Largent 4. Eric Metcalf 5. Sterling Sharpe Tight Ends: 1. Tony Gonzalez 2. Kellen [read more...]

Fantasy Player Breakdown – Week 15

If you’re still alive in your league’s playoffs, then this is the time of week to take a gander at every player on your roster, his match-up this week, as well as his potential.When fantasy playoffs roll around, it’s best to have the superstars who have the easy match-ups, but are still on teams that have something to play for.With [read more...]

Jones Scores Twice, Jets Squash Buccaneers 26-3

It can be easily said and assumed that during the New York Jets-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on Sunday, offense would come at a premium as the Jets and Buccaneers combined for a total of 434 yards of total offense, which is, for a better choice of words, totally offensive. Nonetheless, the Jets did a good job of managing the game [read more...]

Fantasy Player Breakdown – Week 14

Be sure to check out our Start/Sit column for some solid calls this week, and if you’re searching for a gem to help you out with line-up issues, take a second to look over this week’s Waiver Wire Pick-ups.Read on for player match-ups and some quick notes:New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta FalconsQB Drew Brees: Falcons defense isn’t very good, so [read more...]

Turnovers Cripple Buccaneers, Panthers Prevail 16-6

The Carolina Panthers are an interesting case study in inconsistency; for the most part of this season, poor quarterback play along with he propensity of losing the football dictated the end results of most of their games this season. During Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium, they did have some shoddy quarterbacking and even [read more...]

Fantasy Player Breakdown – Week 11

Every week we take a look at every team’s key players and their match-ups for fantasy football. Check out some quick analysis on some possible studs, as well as some guys to avoid. Using the five-star rating to get a good idea on who to start and sit, in addition to the comments: Miami Dolphins @ Carolina Panthers QB Chad Henne: Miami [read more...]

Dolphins Nip Buccaneers 25-23, Lose Brown

Sunday found a Florida matchup, courtesy of a quirk of sorts in the NFL scheduling, between the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At first glance, you might think that there wouldn’t be very much scoring; if you subscribed to that line of thinking, then surprisingly, you’d be wrong. Actually there were the obligatory lead changes as most close games [read more...]

Fantasy Player Breakdowns – Week 10

Take a second to look over your player’s match-ups this week, as well as some solid analysis on how they might fare. In addition, set your line-up with some help from our five-star rating, symbolized by the (*) sign. Teams on bye this week: Houston Texans, New York Giants Chicago Bears @ San Francisco 49ers QB Jay Cutler: Cutler played well last week [read more...]

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