Harmon’s 2017 Fantasy Tight End Rankings
Who do you trust? Injury issues loom large at the top of the tight end position entering the 2017 Fantasy Draft season. Gronk is the unquestioned leader of the pack, but how much of a gamble are you taking with his selection? I’m selected him a couple times in the second round of industry drafts […]
Favre MicroTouch Ad Raises Eyebrows
Everyone in the sporting world rushed to take their shot at former NFL MVP Brett Favre once the first of his MicroTouch ads hit the airwaves this week. I’ve called Favre the “Yoked-Up Santa Claus” on the radio for quite some time now, so I was sad to see the beard go. Some derisively mocked […]
Wild Card Weekend: Harmon’s Fantasy Squad
The 256-game marathon to the NFL Playoffs finally concluded last weekend with a wild, though familiar, ending in Dallas. The Cowboys fell to the Eagles, a game that concluded with a Kyle Orton interception and a lot of hand-wringing. Of course, the close of the regular season also signaled the end of most fantasy competitions. […]
Bears-Packers In The Spotlight in Week 17 Playoff Push
For most members of the Fantasy Football universe, the regular season came to an end in conjunction with the closing of Candlestick Park. The late interception return by NaVarro Bowman for a touchdown surely changed outcomes in a large number of leagues. The game-ending interception from Matt Ryan sent an unfortunate few to an untimely, […]
Harmon’s Blog 7.24 MLB, Braun, Taxes & More
I asked a friend of mine in Baltimore media when the Orioles were going to dive into the trading pool early on Tuesday. He responded by predicting the acquisition of a relief pitcher. The Orioles acquired Francisco Rodriguez from the Brewers on Tuesday in exchange for infielder Nick Delmonico. Rodriguez successfully closed out all 10 […]
Harmon’s 2013 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings 1.0
Consider this the teaser for the greatness to come as SwollenDome.com begins to ponder the 2013 NFL season. Below, I roll out the preliminary quarterback rankings for standard leagues. At the end of June, I will release a comprehensive fantasy football draft guide, replete with player profiles, team analysis, schedule reviews and countless performance breakdowns. […]
Jermichael Finley Inks Two-Year Deal with the Packers
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported earlier on Wednesday that the Packers signed their powerhouse tight end to a two-year deal. Finley’s deal will reportedly pay out $14-15 million, and much of it is being front-loaded. On a grand scale, it’s a huge win for Finley, who will next hit free agency at 26 years old. […]
Greg Jennings Out Several Weeks with Sprained Knee
Greg Jennings left Sunday’s beatdown of the Raiders because of a sprained knee. Per Mike Spoffard of Packers.com, Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy advised reporters that Jennings would miss several weeks of action. He added that the team believes that Jennings will be available and ready for the playoff run. In the interim, you’ll see […]
In a Sea of Useless Tweets About ESPYs, I Found Gold
After watching the US Women’s victory over France, I set about the rest of my day and took care of some yelling, blogging and myriad other pre-vacation duties. As such, I didn’t see the ESPYs live (I think the replay is taping now). I did log in to check the Twitter scoreboard later in the […]
Magnificent Seven: The End of Round One
Kids’ bedtimes took me away from the computer and draft coverage. So, I’m going rapid-fire for these Final Seven. Let’s rock and roll. #26: Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh to Kansas City (Baltimore’s clock had expired) — Cassel and Bowe get much-needed help #27: Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado to Baltimore — I thought he’d end up […]
In The Air and Dallas-Bound
The countdown is on. I’m putting together the bags and readying my head for what will assuredly become a five-day marathon. At 6:10 am PT, the wheels should be up and I’ll be crashed out for a brief nap before arriving in Dallas. I don’t suspect that the weather will stop me out of LA, […]
Bears Reporter Zack Zaidman on Sunday’s Game and his conversation w/ Caleb Hanie
Zach Zaidman, sideline reporter for The Chicago Bears Network, appeared on Chicago’s “The Score 670” with Terry Boers and Dan Bernstein to talk about Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. In addition to breaking down the game, Zaidman offered up his interview with third-string quarterback Caleb Hanie following the game. Hanie talks up the game, but the […]
Respect?
The Green Bay Post-Gazette was issued with a fairly sizable gaffe (literally and figuratively) in its headline about this weekend’s forthcoming NFC North battle. Perhaps someone in copyediting was channeling his or her inner Rex Ryan?
FMC: Aaron Rodgers, GB
Rodgers took care of business in the Wild Card round in defeating the Eagles. He dominated the Falcons in the divisional round to set up Round III of the NFC North battle with the Bears. Rodgers passed for 366 yards with three touchdowns and added a rushing touchdown in the 48-21 blowout win over Atlanta. […]
Harmon Previews Packers-Falcons
A tired Harmon (no, he was not out running around until late, he did the dream in a dream in a dream nonsense of “Inception”) previews tonight’s Falcons-Packers game. Is Eric Weems the wild card again? Will the Packers commit to the power running game and James Starks for the second straight week? Harmon Minute: […]
Fantasy 15: Divisional Round Talk and the Return of Halpin
Mike Harmon and John Halpin reconvene for the first time in awhile to discuss the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Harmon proffers his predictions, they talk a bit about their MLB mock draft and have some fun with the glory of snow days. F15 Wednesday: Halpin Returns Check out the archives at Fantasy15Podcast.com .
Week 15 Injuries and QB Rollovers
It’s only appropriate that my mind drifts to the famous NFL Films “The Autumn Wind” clip (see it here ) as news begins to circulate about the possibility of Mike Leach sailing his pirate ship to Maryland. That battle cry is also playing loudly as the Raiders get set for a Week 15 battle against […]
Week 3 Picks: Is it an Upset if Dallas Wins?
Here are my picks for Week 3 — Straight up — Against the spread to come. Cincinnati at Carolina: Cincinnati Buffalo at New England: New England San Francisco at Kansas City: San Francisco Tennessee at New York Giants: New York Giants Cleveland at Baltimore: Baltimore Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay: Pittsburgh Atlanta at New Orleans: New […]