Kenny Britt Has Second Knee Operation
There had long been speculation that Tennessee wide receiver Kenny Britt would require a second knee surgery. He’d already undergone surgery to repair his right knee (torn ACL and MCL). On Wednesday, it was confirmed that Britt underwent an arthroscopic procedure. The Titans were quick to cut off speculation that Britt had experienced a setback [...]
New Closer for the Dodgers: Kenley Jansen
Dodgers fans and fantasy owners (self included) came into spring training with a single question about the bullpen. Which pitcher would win the job in camp? And, would he be able to keep it?
Cue the circus music.
The Dodgers became the latest squad to change out their closer on Monday when it was announced that [...]
Rookies on Your Mind: Harper Gets to Hamels, Middlebrooks Dominates
The boos from the Los Angeles crowd one week ago trumpeted the arrival of a new villain in Major League Baseball, someone to move the needle and pique the interest of casual fans. On Sunday night, Bryce Harper was on display for the national audience in a home tilt. He wasted no time getting the [...]
NASCAR Heads to Talladega: Harmon’s Fantasy Auto Racing Team
Captain – Joey Logano — four top 10s in six career Talladega starts
Kurt Busch – taking a flier on his history at the track while swallowing his 27th-place average finish in 2012.
Martin Truex, Jr. — four top 10s (one top 5) in his Talladega history. I’m looking at him more for his 2012 totals to [...]
Veterans Unite: Can’t All Be Prospects
Lost amid the unending chatter and Twitter updates related to the 2012 NFL Draft and the imminent call-ups of Mike Trout (Angels) and Bryce Harper (Nationals), a few major league teams turned to veteran options.
Brandon Inge, A’s – Inge was released by the Tigers last week after another slow start (2-for-20 with one home [...]
Poll: Who won big in this year’s NFL Draft?
How are you feeling about your team’s draft? Did you leave Saturday’s activity happy and contented that you’re on the road to dominance and a berth in New Orleans? Or, is there an obvious hole that you feel was neglected?
Who’s the big winner (in the NFL Draft)?
NASCAR Comes to Richmond: Virginia is for Lovers
Captain – Kyle Busch === 12 top 10s in 14 career starts here w/ 3 wins and two second-place finishes in his past seven rides.
Marcos Ambrose — 15.2 average finish during Richmond career including a top-5 finish.
Kevin Harvick — 92% of all laps run inside the top 15 during the past seven years. He’s got [...]
Closer Carousel: Ventura Still Undecided
It’s a year of big changes in the closer role. Sure, Mariano Rivera still celebrates the opening strains of “Enter Sandman” in New York. Jonathan Papelbon is in Philadelphia. Joakim Soria is contemplating elbow surgery in Kansas City. Ryan Madson has yet to pitch in a spring game after being signed by the Reds.
In Chicago, [...]
Ryan Madson Still Out with Sore Elbow
The Reds signed longtime Philadelphia reliever Ryan Madson to be their closer at a price tag of $8.5 million. He was slated to make his first appearance of the spring on Thursday, but experienced a setback following Tuesday’s simulated game. According to John Fay of Cincinnati.com, the Reds are being tight-lipped about Madson’s status. Fay [...]
2012 Fantasy Baseball: Third Basemen First Look
1 Evan Longoria
2 Jose Bautista
3 Adrian Beltre
4 David Wright
5 Ryan Zimmerman
6 Alex Rodriguez
7 Aramis Ramirez
8 Pablo Sandoval
9 Brett Lawrie
10 Michael Young
11 David Freese
12 Ryan Roberts
13 Kevin Youkilis
14 Mark Reynolds
15 Mike Moustakas
16 Chase Headley
17 Emilio Bonifacio
18 Edwin Encarnacion
19 Pedro Alvarez
20 Chipper Jones
21 Martin Prado
22 Brent Morel
23 Danny Valencia
24 Lonnie Chisenhall
25 Ian Stewart
26 Scott Rolen
27 Casey McGehee
28 Chone Figgins
29 Daniel Murphy
30 Jed Lowrie
2012 Fantasy Baseball: Second Basemen First Look
1 Robinson Cano
2 Ian Kinsler
3 Dustin Pedroia
4 Dan Uggla
5 Brandon Phillips
6 Chase Utley
7 Howie Kendrick
8 Ben Zobrist
9 Michael Young
10 Rickie Weeks
11 Ryan Roberts
12 Danny Espinosa
13 Dustin Ackley
14 Jason Kipnis
15 Michael Cuddyer
16 Jemile Weeks
17 Jose Altuve
18 Neil Walker
19 Aaron Hill
20 Daniel Murphy
21 Kelly Johnson
22 Gordon Beckham
23 Ryan Raburn
24 Johnny Giavotella
25 Alex Casilla
26 Brian Roberts
27 Omar Infane
28 Sean Rodriguez
29 Mike Aviles
30 Darwin Barney
2012 Fantasy Baseball: First Basemen First Look
1 Miguel Cabrera
2 Albert Pujols
3 Joey Votto
4 Adrian Gonzalez
5 Prince Fielder
6 Carlos Santana
7 Paul Konerko
8 Eric Hosmer
9 Mark Teixeira
10 Freddie Freeman
11 Michael Morse
12 Paul Goldschmidt
13 Mike Napoli
14 Lance Berkman
15 Mark Trumbo
16 Ryan Howard
17 Michael Young
18 Kevin Youkilis
19 Adam Dunn
20 Billy Butler
21 Carlos Lee
22 Gaby Sanchez
23 Adam Lind
24 Pablo Sandoval
25 Ike Davis
26 Mark Reynolds
27 Michael Cuddyer
28 Justin Smoak
29 Mitch Moreland
30 Howie Kendrick
31 Carlos Pena
32 Justin Morneau
33 Joe Mauer
34 Kendrys Morales
35 Aubrey Huff
Harmon’s DEF Rankings: Week 2
1. Pittsburgh vs. Seattle
2. Green Bay at Carolina
3. Baltimore at Tennessee
4. New York Jets vs. Jacksonville
5. Philadelphia at Atlanta
6. Detroit vs. Kansas City
7. Tampa Bay at Minnesota
8. Chicago at New Orleans
9. Dallas at San Francisco
10. Buffalo vs. Oakland
11. Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay
12. New Orleans vs. Chicago
13. Houston at Miami
14. San Francisco vs. Dallas
15. Washington vs. [...]
Harmon’s Tight End Rankings: Week 2
1. Antonio Gates, SD at New England
2. Jermichael Finley, GB at Carolina
3. Rob Gronkowski, NE vs. San Diego
4. Jason Witten, DAL at San Francisco
5. Vernon Davis, SF vs. Dallas
6. Aaron Hernandez, NE vs. San Diego
7. Dallas Clark, IND vs. Cleveland
8. Greg Olsen, CAR vs. Green Bay
9. Brandon Pettigrew, DET vs. Kansas City
10. Fred Davis, WAS [...]
Harmon’s TE Rankings: Week 2
1. Antonio Gates, SD at New England
2. Jermichael Finley, GB at Carolina
3. Rob Gronkowski, NE vs. San Diego
4. Jason Witten, DAL at San Francisco
5. Vernon Davis, SF vs. Dallas
6. Aaron Hernandez, NE vs. San Diego
7. Dallas Clark, IND vs. Cleveland
8. Greg Olsen, CAR vs. Green Bay
9. Brandon Pettigrew, DET vs. Kansas City
10. Fred Davis, WAS [...]
Harmon’s WR Rankings: Week 3
* Brandon Lloyd returned to practice on Friday, so I’ll assume he goes against Leon Hall and the Bengals.
1. Calvin Johnson, DET vs. Kansas City
2. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI at Washington
3. Greg Jennings, GB at Carolina
4. Andre Johnson, HOU at Miami
5. Mike Wallace, PIT vs. Seattle
6. Hakeem Nicks, NYG vs. STL
7. Miles Austin, DAL at [...]
Harmon’s RB Rankings: Week 2
1. Ray Rice, BAL at Tennessee
2. Darren McFadden, OAK at Buffalo
3. Rashard Mendenhall, PIT vs. Seattle
4. Adrian Peterson, MIN vs. Tampa Bay
5. Peyton Hillis, CLE at Indianapolis
6. Jamaal Charles, KC at Detroit
7. Matt Forte, CHI at New Orleans
8. LeSean McCoy, PHI at Atlanta
9. Arian Foster, HOU at Miami
10. Michael Turner, ATL vs. Philadelphia
11. Tim [...]
Harmon’s QB Rankings: Week 2
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB at Carolina
2. Tom Brady, NE vs. San Diego
3. Michael Vick, PHI at Atlanta
4. Philip Rivers, SD at New England
5. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT vs. Seattle
6. Matthew Stafford, DET vs. Kansas City
7. Rex Grossman, WAS vs. Arizona
8. Drew Brees, NO vs. Chicago
9. Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF vs. Oakland
10. Tony Romo, DAL at San Francisco
11. Joe Flacco, BAL at Tennessee
12. Kevin Kolb, ARI at Washington
13. Matt Schaub, HOU [...]
Week 1 Target Leaders: Gates, Marshall, White & Other Heroes
Rank
Player
Team
Targets
Receptions
Opponent
1.
Antonio Gates
SD
13
8
MIN
1.
Brandon Marshall
MIA
13
7
NE
1.
Roddy White
ATL
13
8
CHI
4.
DeSean Jackson
PHI
12
6
STL
4.
Wes Welker
NE
12
8
MIA
6.
Andre Johnson
HOU
11
7
IND
6.
Brandon Lloyd
DEN
11
6
OAK
6.
Hakeem Nicks
NYG
11
7
WAS
6.
Steve Smith
CAR
11
8
ARI
6.
Mike Thomas
JAC
11
8
TEN
6.
Mike Wallace
PIT
11
8
BAL
6.
Reggie Wayne
IND
11
7
HOU
13.
Kenny Britt
TEN
10
5
JAC
13.
Reggie Bush
MIA
10
9
NE
13.
Aaron Hernandez
NE
10
7
MIA
13.
Santonio Holmes
NYJ
10
6
DAL
13.
Calvin Johnson
DET
10
6
TB
13.
Mike Williams
TB
10
4
DET
19.
Miles Austin
DAL
9
5
NYJ
19.
Deion Branch
NE
9
7
MIA
19.
Antonio Brown
PIT
9
2
BAL
19.
Plaxico Burress
NYJ
9
4
DAL
19.
Marques Colston
NO
9
6
GB
19.
Earnest Graham
TB
9
8
DET
19.
Devery Henderson
NO
9
6
GB
19.
Jerome Simpson
CIN
9
4
CLE
19.
Darren Sproles
NO
9
7
GB
19.
Mike Tolbert
SD
9
9
MIN
19.
Hines Ward
PIT
9
5
BAL
19.
Carnell Williams
STL
9
5
PHI
19.
Jason [...]
Harmon WR Rankings Week 1
Harmon unfurls his Week 1 WR rankings. It’s a mighty interesting board this week with the NFL showcasing a slate of fantastic matchups.
* Steve Smith (PHI) and Michael Crabtree (SF) are expected to be available in some capacity and were therefore added to the tail end of the list.
Harmon Week 1 RB Rankings
Harmon unloads his Week 1 RB Rankings. Some of the usual suspects at the top, but a lot of new entries to consider as you scroll through the list. Can John Fox get his running game going immediately?
GB-NO backs are off of the board.
Harmon Week 1 QB Rankings
Harmon rolls up his quarterback rankings for Week 1. With GB-NO already in the books, you’ll find Rodgers & Brees absent.
Get it started with the juggernaut in San Diego.
1. Philip Rivers vs. Minnesota
2. Tom Brady at Miami
3. Michael Vick at St. Louis
4. Matt Schaub vs. Indianapolis
5. Eli Manning at Washington
6. Tony Romo at New York [...]
2011 Kickoff Target Count: Packers and Saints
Rank
Player
Team
Targets
Receptions
Efficiency
Opponent
1.
Marques Colston
NO
9
6
67%
GB
1.
Devery Henderson
NO
9
6
67%
GB
1.
Darren Sproles
NO
9
7
78%
GB
4.
Greg Jennings
GB
8
7
88%
NO
4.
Robert Meachem
NO
8
5
63%
GB
4.
Jordy Nelson
GB
8
6
75%
NO
7.
Donald Driver
GB
7
4
57%
NO
7.
Jimmy Graham
NO
7
4
57%
GB
9.
Pierre Thomas
NO
5
4
80%
GB
10.
Jermichael Finley
GB
4
3
75%
NO
11.
Randall Cobb
GB
3
2
67%
NO
11.
John Kuhn
GB
2
2
100%
NO
13.
Tom Crabtree
GB
1
1
100%
NO
13.
Ryan Grant
GB
1
1
100%
NO
13.
James Jones
GB
1
1
100%
NO
13.
James Starks
GB
1
0
0%
NO
13.
David Thomas
NO
1
0
0%
GB
QB Big Pass Plays: 2008-2010
Rank
Player
2010
2009
2008
Total
1.
Aaron Rodgers
40
39
31
110
2.
Drew Brees
30
39
35
104
3.
Philip Rivers
43
32
28
103
4.
Eli Manning
35
42
19
96
5.
Matt Schaub
34
35
24
93
6.
Donovan McNabb
23
33
32
88
7.
Jay Cutler
27
29
29
85
8.
Ben Roethlisberger
27
38
18
83
9.
Peyton Manning
27
32
23
82
9.
Tony Romo
12
39
31
82
11.
Kyle Orton
35
26
19
80
12.
Brett Favre
20
35
22
77
13.
Joe Flacco
27
21
22
70
14.
David Garrard
20
29
20
69
15.
Tom Brady
33
33
1
67
15.
Jason Campbell
22
26
19
67
17.
Matt Cassel
18
21
23
62
18.
Matt Ryan
14
16
29
59
19.
Kurt Warner
Retired
21
31
52
20.
Jake Delhomme
5
13
33
51
21.
Matt Hasselbeck
21
22
6
49
22.
Mark Sanchez
23
23
College
46
23.
Carson Palmer
26
12
4
42
24.
Kerry Collins
13
7
21
41
25.
Josh Freeman
24
14
College
38
25.
Alex Smith
20
18
DNP
38
27.
Ryan Fitzpatrick
24
11
5
40
28.
Michael Vick
31
DNP
DNP
31
29.
Derek Anderson
19
5
6
30
30.
Vince Young
13
14
2
29
31.
Marc Bulger
0
9
19
28
32.
Sam Bradford
25
College
College
25
