Eric Karabell

Eric Karabell

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Eric Karabell is a senior writer for ESPN.com. He has twice been honored as fantasy sports writer of the year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. His new book, "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments," was published by Source Books and is available in bookstores.

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Trade deadline, value of Favre and Romo

Eric Karabell

...in today's mailbag to potential trades. Let's get going! Nathan Metheny (Spokane, Wash.): "Real quick, Eric, I can trade Ricky Williams for Brett Favre. I am planning on going with this, but should...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Stock rising for Calvin Johnson, Cardinals RBs

Eric Karabell

Peyton Manning is not going to finish as fantasy's top quarterback this season. In fact, I'm wondering if he'll even end up in the top-5. This really ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Romo, Barber, Dallas offense can still deliver

Eric Karabell

I don't know how an NFL offense with Tony Romo, Marion Barber, Felix Jones, Jason Witten, Miles Austin and Roy E. Williams could look any worse in a t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Ten things I learned: Stafford, Cutler, Maroney ...

Eric Karabell

I could have given you 30 guesses at picking who the top two fantasy football quarterbacks would have been in Week 11, and you wouldn't have gotten it...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Watching Brady, Eli, McCoy and Marshall

Eric Karabell

I wrote in Thursday's flex rankings blog how fantasy football owners really should have plenty of depth at this point of the bye-free season, enough t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Enjoying the tough QB, lineup decisions

Eric Karabell

I can't say I'm proud ofthis fact, but yes, I have been riding the Kyle Orton train on one of my teams all season. He's been fine, really, other than ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Seahawks' Forsett on verge of emerging

Eric Karabell

The more I see Justin Forsett of the Seattle Seahawks play, the more he reminds me of Matt Forte. Here you might say, "great, another big fantasy dis...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Week 11 flex rankings: Plenty of depth

Eric Karabell

[Editor's note: This file was updated on Friday] With bye weeks now a distant memory -- OK, it's been only a week, but how nice it is to have everyon...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

With Brown out, Williams' stock moves slightly

Eric Karabell

The news that Ronnie Brown has been placed on injured reserve with a season-ending foot injury will have a significant impact in fantasy football. Yep...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Chatting, strategy ... and sitting Randy Moss?

Eric Karabell

...nonetheless: Pete (Toronto): "You stink! You never answer my questions! What do you think of Reggie Bush?" Eric: I always laugh at the questions that rip me, especially those who think I'm simply ignoring...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Rankings reaction: Giants, Texans tough to rank

Eric Karabell

Normally when a team comes off a bye week, as the Houston Texans and New York Giants do this week, we assume that the time off the gridiron has healed...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Don't wait around for Chiefs' Bowe to return

Eric Karabell

As if Dwayne Bowe hadn't been disappointing enough for his fantasy football owners … now Bowe has been suspended four games by the NFL for violat...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Using the yards-per-touch metric to find sleepers

Eric Karabell

When a running back puts up big numbers in short spurts, with just a fraction of the touches of bigger-name players, it's not necessarily a given that...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Stock Watch: In fantasy, the Browns are irrelevant

Eric Karabell

From a fantasy football perspective, no team's stock is lower right now than the Cleveland Browns'. Look at some of the other bad teams in the NFL -- ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Cincy set to sign LJ, but fantasy owners shouldn't

Eric Karabell

Larry Johnson is apparently headed to the Cincinnati Bengals, according to our ESPN sources. That might seem like a good move on his part -- the Benga...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009