Week 1 Receiver Looks Through Sunday
Over the course of the season, we’ll be tracking the Looks and Touch leaders in the NFL. Obviously, you’ll have those mutant stats that leap off of the board, such as Roddy White’s 23 targets against the Steelers. Or, the fact that the Colts and Bengals were absolutely dreadful early, thereby forcing Peyton Manning and […]
FOXSports.com Hit: Sneaking Around the Waiver Wire
I spent my Sunday night poring through box scores, play-by-plays and film to load up the quick-hit solutions on the waiver wire. Look, we don’t normally push you to the wire so soon, but there were injuries of significance … and we know you love to try and punch that lottery ticket. Lock and load […]
FMC: Arian Foster, Houston Texans
I shan’t belabor the point. The stat line says it all. Following Bob Sanders’ departure, the Texans took a cue from the Saints’ Thursday playbook and pounded the rock in the second half. The Texans ran the ball 13 times in 15 plays to open the second half, with Foster amassing 49 yards on 10 […]
John Halpin Joins Harmon to Talk Week 1 Action
Harmon and his colleague John Halpin of FOXSports.com got together to discuss the good, bad and ugly of Week 1. Give it a listen .
Mike Pereira, Former Head of Officiating, Explains The CHI-DET Ruling
It’s the talk of NFL Week 1. It’s the play that set the Twitter-verse ablaze this afternoon. If you’re unaware, I’ll recap it briefly — Calvin Johnson, who had been held in check by the Chicago secondary all day (the Bears got some pressure & did knock Matthew Stafford out of the game – more […]
NFL Back: New Heroes Rise
Welcome back, old friend. Amid a rush of information and activity as the countdown clock ran to zero, fantasy owners texted, Tweeted, emailed and fired off derisive comments to their fellow league members. Team “xxx” is going to run all over you. More than a few of us in this fantasy realm banged the drum […]
FOX Fantasy Football Show: Sundays at 7am PT/10am ET
Let’s get going with some real action. It’s time to crack down a full slate of NFL action. Harmon, Lundy & Burns ride again from 10a-12m ET/7-9a PT on FOXSportsRadio.com nationwide, XM 142. Check your map for affiliates . It’s two hours of calls, Tweets and derisive commentary, with the discussion always rolling back into […]
Post-Draft Thoughts: Freaks Invitational
We recently held a draft for our fantasy community in conjunction with our FOX Fantasy Football. I sent out a quick hit to the fellas for a reaction to their drafts. Here are two of the early replies. Bryan Bishop The lesson I learned: Don’t draft your fantasy team and podcast at the same time. […]
NFL Picks Week 1 SU: Freaks Invitational
Before we get running on the fantasy predictions and injury news and notes, let’s lock and load on some Straight Up NFL Picks for Week 1. Most of our league was napping for Week 1, so we’ll rally the rest of the crew for Week 2. Until then … Harmon Bishop Stilwell 1 MIN at […]
NFL Picks Week 1 ATS: Freaks Invitational
As I wrote in a previous posting, we rallied to get a league together in the final hourse of the preseason. Our goal is to bring you strong football analysis combined with a bit of levity and madness. The personalities will show as we roll through, of course, but let’s get down to brass tacts […]
Thursday Night Picks
Our league was a little sluggish and slow to respond with their selections following a late-Wednesday draft. But, we do have a couple of picks for Thursday night. I like the Saints to win the game and to narrowly cover. We’ll dole out the rest of the slate on Friday. Against the spread: Me: Saints […]
Playoff Prediction Time
We finally made it. So, let’s start by busting out the season predictions for the playoffs. The rest of the members of our “Fantasy Freaks Invitational” will be chiming in ahead of Sunday’s slate, but I feel bold. I feel ready to step forward and be counted. AFC West – San Diego Chargers AFC North […]
Heading into the Opener
Who’s ready for some REAL football? No, I’m not bemoaning last week’s fantastic run of college games. Believe me, I’ve spent a ton of time watching tape, scouring rosters and getting ready for what promises to be an even bigger Week 2. Rather, I’m looking forward to the grandiose celebration set to take place down […]
Tourism Re-opens on Revis Island: Care to Visit?
Part of the Monday Night Football double-dip for Week 1 includes the marquee Baltimore-New York matchup. The Jets and Ravens are among the favorites to come out of the AFC for a run to Dallas, and things just got more interesting. Reports broke on Sunday night that all-world cornerback Darrelle Revis was set to ink […]
Join The FOX Fantasy Football Show on FSR
Harmon, Lundy & Burns, your “Fantasy Freaks” are back on-air until noon ET/9am PT. It’s the FOX Fantasy Football show on FOX Sports Radio. Follow the Freaks on Twitter @swollendome
End of the Week: 5 NFL Stories
As we approach the holiday weekend, I thought it only appropriate to do a quick-hit, rapid-fire run through the news stories hitting the wire as we race out the door to barbeques, college football tailgates and face-painting design meetings. Did I go too far? Let’s run through five stories on the wire right now, starting […]
Fantasy Football Glossary
Fantasy Football Glossary ACL: This is perhaps worst acronym that you can have associated with your running back, wide receiver or QB when reviewing the weekly injury report. The word “torn” in front of this acronym effectively ends the player’s season and sends you scurrying for a replacement. Auction Draft: A draft style in which […]
FMC: Manny Ramirez’s Aura, Essence or Shadow
Given that I reside in Los Angeles, I’ve been inundated with news reports about Manny Ramirez’s future for weeks. Would he get dealt to my hometown White Sox? Would he get released? What would happen to the warehouse full of wigs that folks spent $25 a pop for (seriously!) at the team’s spring training complex […]
Harmon Talks To Tampa Bay Rookie Wideout Mike Williams
Mike Harmon had a chance to chat with Tampa Bay rookie wide receiver Mike Williams during NFL Rookie Premiere festivities in Los Angeles at the end of May. Williams has been impressive during the preseason, thrusting him up the most recent WR rankings in the fantasy football world. Williams was wrapped up in an early […]
Harmon Updated Defense Rankings
The final rounds of the draft are reserved to fill two roster slots. After loading up on running back depth and building a deep receiving corps, fantasy owners roll toward defenses and kickers. Occasionally, some intrepid soul will leap from the fray to fill this roster slot early, but owners have been burned by this […]
Harmon Updated K Rankings
Kickers are people, too! Seriously, it’s rare that a fantasy owner reaches to snag a kicker before the final rounds anymore, but it does happen on occasion. Still, kickers do play an important role in deciding fantasy matchups where, just like on the real playing field, games can be decided by narrow margins. They’re selected […]
Harmon Updated TE Rankings
It’s true that the Tight End position has changed dramatically in recent years. Fantasy owners have the luxury of waiting until later in the draft and still being able to find a quality option after stocking their running back and wide receiver slots. Of course, you’ll still need to move early if you want one […]
Harmon Updated WR Rankings
Fantasy owners will have to work deeper at wide receiver than any other position. Sure, everyone needs to react to injuries and workload splits (thank you, Mike Shanahan) at tailback while working the waiver wire feverishly in-season. The fact that most leagues still require three starting wide receivers forces owners to tap into those third […]
Harmon Updated RB Ranks
As with the quarterback position, the top of the pack at the running back position isn’t disputed. However, the debates begin pretty quickly as you reach the back-end of the RB1 ranks (8-12). Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice & Maurice Jones-Drew stand atop the mountain, but Jones-Drew’s knee injury is weighing heavily on the […]
Harmon Updated QB Ranks
The draft season is hitting its peak. Below, you’ll find my updated quarterback rankings. What do you do with Ben Roethlisberger? How much do you trust Brett Favre given the issues in the receiving corps? No position confronts us with more questions. The top four players are unquestioned – the order may be shuffled somewhat, […]