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Has there ever been a thorough analysis of whether the "he's extra motivated because he's in a contract year" narrative actually leads to on the field success? I'm also curious about whether coaches will ride players (especially RB's) harder if the player is in a walk year and is unlikely to...

Forgive me if this has been discussed, but as I finalize my projections, I keep getting a little stuck on Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Let's start with the Eagles. I know Kelly will be very committed to the run. FBG has the Eagles projected for 525 total passing attempts, which is down almost...

I always think that people are too quick to jump into projections for the upcoming season when they haven't spent enough time looking back at the previous year and revisting their projections to see where they were right and wrong, and why (to the extent that's possible). In doing that...

There have been 78 Heisman Trophy Winners. 2 questions:* How many Heisman Trophy winners are in the NFL Hall of Fame?* Name them.

He already has to deal with Haden and now won't have RG3 throwing him the ball. Do the Redskins lean more heavily on Morris or does Garcon get his share of targets, anyway? What sort of numbers are you looking for today?

Was looking back at Troy's stats. I wasn't thinking he'd ever neared 30 td's or 4,000 yards, but I was surprised that he'd only gone over 20 td's in a season once and over 15 td's four times. He also had more career interceptions than I remembered (165 td'd/141 int's). Now I know it was a very...

‏@Fantasy_Guru Good God. RT @espn_afcsouth: In Nashville, @WUZ1045 reports Kenny Britt was arrested for a DUI at Fort Campbell. #Titans

@abc7newsBayArea #BREAKING: Former Cal Bear and current NFL #Seattle #Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch was arrested in Oakland over the weekend for DUI.

Sources confirm to @wfaachannel8 Dallas Cowboy Dez Bryant was arrested by DeSoto Police today. via @rlopezwfaa

Forgive me if this has been discussed ad nauseum already, but I couldn't find it on a quick search. I know there's debate about Lloyd's impact, with some expecting a poor man's Randy Moss of 2007 (so, essentially, Moss of 2008 or 2009) while others think he'll play his role well but not be a...

I've been in the same league for 20 years and it features some pretty antiquated rules, but one that I've always liked is that we start 2 QB's. I've joined other leagues over the years that feature the much more typical 1 qb/2 rb/3 wr set-up and they leave a lot to be desired for me. It just...

For the purposes of this thread, a breakout will be considered a Top 25 finish in 2012/13. Also, a player only qualifies as a possible breakout candidate if he's never finished as a Top 25 WR before (so Torrey Smith doesn't count; nor does Mario Manningham, who was WR17 in 2010). The popular...

Games 1-8: 43 receptions, 800 yards, 5 td's Games 9-16: 29 receptions, 393 yards, 3 td's Is the emergence of Antonio Brown hurting his value? Are opposing defenses paying more attention to him and he's having a tougher time? Or is it just a fluke? Do you feel confident drafting him as a WR1...

Some of them are getting close to the end of their careers and some of them require you to project into the future quite a bit, but how many of these guys do you ultimately think will make it in? Hines Ward Chad Ochocinco Reggie Wayne Andre Johnson Larry Fitzgerald Calvin Johnson Brandon...

I know he's been a bit quiet lately but he should've had a TD last week and he's finally completely healthy. There are really 21 TE's you'd rather have than him in a PPR this week? One of the strangest rankings I've seen from FBG in a long time.

Freeman's looked pretty lousy lately but this is an intriguing matchup, as Tampa Bay will almost certainly be playing from behind for most of the game and he should have to throw early and often. Then again, he could toss another 4 int's this week and get benched. Sort of boom or bust. Anyone...

I'm always a fan of revisiting predictions to see where we hit and where we missed, and to see how much has changed during the preseason. I looked up the over and undervalued list from the end of the preseason. Listing the Top 5 for each position in terms of number of votes (at least 2 votes)...

I mentioned in another thread that I was surprised that FBG doesn't spend more time doing post-season reviews and analyzing what lessons we can take into next season. I started giving this a lot of thought and decided to write out some of my own thoughts for myself, and figured I may as well...

He disappointed last week, but it's hard not to love McCluster's chances against Houston's porous pass defense, and I have to think that Haley and Weis are looking for ways to kick-start the offense and will design a few plays to get the ball in McCluster's hands. I may be crazy, but I'm...

A few weeks ago, I posted a thread asking why more leagues don't use 2 QB's. It adds a whole other dimension to the league and requires a lot more strategy. For whatever reason, though, it's still relatively uncommon, and so I find that most of the strategy threads in the Shark Pool are...