FanEX Analysis Draft Complete: Review It
Recently, I worked my way through a long, arduous journey. I completed a slow fantasy football draft. That is, instead of the normal fast-paced draft with 60 to 90 seconds between picks, this draft worked off of a 12-hour clock.
As such, it took weeks to wind to completion, and more than a few twists [...]
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Swoll Wins: Cushing Keeps ROY Award
In the end, testing positive for a performance-enhancer didn’t matter. Brian Cushing, who tested positive for a banned substance (non-steroid, in his words), will serve a four-game suspension to start the season after losing his appeal on the matter. The positive test ultimately didn’t matter to voters, and the former USC linebacker got to keep [...]
JaMarcus Russell Released: Where The Hell Is Al Davis?
It was seemingly just a matter of time. Still, the news that JaMarcus Russell had actually been released by the Raiders left me shocked … and a little saddened.
What happened to the Oakland organization that always left me on the edge of my seat, defying logic and common sense at every turn?
The Raiders drafted [...]
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Running With The Bills: Why Not A QB?
Buffalo fans suffered through a terribly frustrating 2009 season. Terrell Owens came into town and brought a lot of attention to the squad initially, but the passing game never clicked and his single season with the Bills will be an afterthought to a great career. (He’s not done yet, but you’re not remembering this season [...]
NFL Draft Is Done: Now Let’s Go To Work
The glorious three-day spectacle that is the NFL Draft came to a close on Saturday afternoon. The months of rumor, conjecture and speculation ended with the selection of wide receiver Tim Toone by the Lions.
Fans will sit and criticize or laud the efforts of their respective GMs. Shrines will be built to the expected [...]
2010 NFL Draft
It has begun and inside the Swollen Dome is the place to be for all of the latest draft news and we’d love to hear from you too! Post your cheers and jeers and join the draft debate – add your comments to this post and we may send you your very own Swollen [...]
Pittsburgh Steelers Trading Partners?
Now that the suspension has been handed down, there’s ample speculation about the possibility of Roethlisberger getting dealt during draft weekend or soon thereafter. They pulled the trigger on Santonio Holmes, a former Super Bowl MVP, so nobody’s untouchable.
Who can make it happen?
St. Louis is a no-go. The Rams are trying to fire up [...]
Big Ben Roethlisberger’s 6-Game Suspension
Fans in Pittsburgh waited for the proverbial second shoe to drop for quite awhile. On Wednesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell finally kicked it off and handed down a six-game suspension for Ben Roethlisberger’s off-field transgressions. The league’s personal conduct policy offers Goodell a great deal of leeway in protecting the multi-billion dollar NFL shield. He [...]
Looking Ahead: Football Starts April 12th
Good evening, all –
I’m shuffling off for the weekend to attend to family business. On my return, I will be diving head-first into the offseason activity in the NFL. I’ll examine the free agency moves – good, bad and confusing and circling back to the trade that sent Donovan McNabb to Washington and thrust [...]
Harmon Talks Cardinals Exodus w/ Jon Bloom, Voice of The University of Phoenix Stadium & KTAR Host
On March 12th, I had a chance to catch up with Jon Bloom to discuss the exodus from the desert. The Cardinals have lost a number of big-time playmakers at the beginning of free agency (and a huge trade). What’s on tap for 2010?
Bloom also expresses his “man-crush” on Edwin Jackson and gets fired up [...]
The OCNN: The Sports Journalism Version of The nWo
Say what you will about Chad Ochocinco. Call him brazen, brash, bold, cocky or any of 1,000 descriptors. You cannot deny that the man is entertaining and, ultimately, good for business in the NFL.
His mouth gets him in trouble at times, but he’s yet to appear in the blotter other than his fines from the [...]
Fantasy MVPs: Favre finds success
The 2009 NFL season provided more than a few chills, spills and thrills along the way.
We entered the year with grand expectations at tailback, and conventional wisdom kept the draft board running back-heavy in the opening rounds.
That age-old strategy just might fall to the wayside in 2010 given the number of pass-happy attacks and the [...]
2009 surprises: Meachem becomes a star
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The 2009 season offered more twists and turns than any psychological thriller concocted in Hollywood. Fantasy owners and fans navigated through a myriad of injuries and varied circumstances, including, but not limited to, coaching changes, suspensions, trades, releases and frequent trips on the quarterback carousel.
Along the way, a number of surprising stat lines were [...]
