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Once the East Coast media wakes up (which will take about three months), you'll be hearing about this freshman from Cal. Listed at 6'0" 205, this 4-star recruit out of southern California graduated high school early, and recommitted to Cal after decommitting and considering offers from Georgia...

He's draft eligible this year. Todd McShay rates him as the #1 QB prospect; Mel Kiper has him as the #1 junior. Threw for 3973/35 at 7.8 YPA with just 7 INTs last year. Great arm strength, quick release, good decision-making; who's on board? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sko6f8nJ3ZM...

I always like to track which players are shooting for milestones in week 17. in case it makes a difference in who's going to get garbage-time points. Here's what I've got so far: Passing yardage Brees leads Roethlisberger by 36 yards and Luck by 70 for the NFL lead Brees needs 329 yards for...

I noticed that in my main league this week I have Foster and Hopkins going on Thursday night, and Eli Manning and Andre Williams going on Sunday. It got me to thinking about variance and hedge plays. A study done here a few years ago showed that starting a QB+RB from the same team resulted in...

There is a lot of discussion of whether to do something about XP and FG attempts to make them more interesting or relevant. The extension of the goalposts gave me a new idea; why not make the goal square, like a soccer goal, instead of extending upwards indefinitely? The cool thing about...

Tony Gonzalez has now officially retired, and we need a tribute thread for the Greatest TE Of All Time. After redefining the position, he finishes with: 1325 receptions (#2 all-time to Rice, 510 more than Shannon Sharpe) 15127 receiving yards (#5 all-time, 5,067 more than Sharpe) 111...

For those of us who still have action going on in week 17, it's useful to know who's nearing milestones or records that the team might help them to get. What do you have? I'll start with: Tony Gonzalez: Last game as a pro Peyton Manning: Needs 265 yards to break Brees' single-season passing...

It's useful to know who's chasing records and milestones in week 17; you can usually count on a team to keep feeding their guy. Who's out there this week that might get extra action? Here's a few to start: Passing Drew Brees: Needs 219 yards to reach 5000. Matt Stafford: Needs 305 yards to...

An NFL team can't make a personnel move these days without being accused of trying to get the #1 pick in the draft. Andrew Luck has been anointed as the future savior of every franchise from Seattle to Jacksonville and beyond. This is a guy who had one mediocre season (56.3% completions, 13 TD...

Teams will often feed the ball to a player who is close to a season or career milestone in week 17, especially if their game isn't meaningful. Who's out there who might be a good play due to this effect? Arian Foster and Jamaal Charles are in competition for the rushing title; both could hit...

I got the idea this year for a Fantasy Pro Bowl. Each division in our league would send its top-scoring players at each position, and a four-week schedule would be set up for weeks 14-17 for the four divisional teams (to be run in parallel with the actual playoffs). We'd use our normal league...

Tomlinson has revived his career in New York, and it looks like he could have a few more productive years there on a decent offense with a good line. He's creeping up the all-time yardage lists; he's currently #7 in both rushing yardage and yardage from scrimmage. Where do you think he'll end up?

Last week there was a thread about changing lineups for Monday night based on Sunday's scoring, which got sidetracked by lame discussions about whether it was really a disguised WDIS thread (which it did not seem to be). A similar situation came up for my team this week, and I will note in...

Spin-off of the down by 15 thread: Time is running out. You have the ball on the opponent's 25, fourth and one with 2:30 left in the game. You have one timeout left. Assume both teams are league-average. Three different scenarios: You're down by 7, 8, or 9 points. What choice do you make...

Pat White went 0-for-5 passing in his rookie season. Since 1960, several other QBs have gone 0-for-5 on a season. Two of those went on to be starting QBs in the NFL, both for a different team than they played for in their 0-for-5 season. Who are those two? It looks like no QB has ever had a...

Tony Gonzalez just passed Jerry Rice's record for Pro Bowl receiving yards. This is just one more accomplishment in a ridiculously successful career. But as noted in the thread on Gonzo's comments about Kansas City, despite all of Tony's records, Pro Bowls and All-Pros, and despite the fact...

For those of us who are still playing in week 17, it's worthwhile to think about who is nearing a record or milestone; it can influence how often their number is called in the last week, especially in games with no playoff implications. So, who's close to a number? Drew Brees: Needs 401...

It's early in the season, but Kurt Warner is among the league leaders in passing. He's on pace for 4000 yards and 32 TDs, and has thrown just one INT. He has the Cardinals in the division lead and at this point they probably look like the front-runner in that division (shockingly). So let's...

My main league auction is coming up this weekend; I want to remind myself of how to succeed in an auction format. Stay flexible. Go in with a plan, but be willing to change it based on how the auction is flowing. Focus on value. If you get value with every pick, you will come out ahead of...

It's probably worth noting that Tony Gonzalez now has 59 career TDs, just three shy of Shannon Sharpe's TE-record 62. I don't think Gonzo is particularly interested in stats, but I could see some extra red zone plays being called for him to try to get him the record this season. Just something...