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What to Watch for: Big Ben, Little Justin and T.O.

Eric Karabell

...and not just because of the terrific food and the chance to spend quality time with family. Football is a big part of the day, and while some might complain that the games on the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Rankings reaction, with a 'Called Out!' twist

Eric Karabell

...first time Hasselbeck played the Rams this season, he threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns. Fantasy football owners need to have a short memory. What Hasselbeck didn't do in Week 11 has little...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Flex ranks: Getting the most out of your flex slot

Eric Karabell

...was updated after the Thursday games.]One of the good things about the flex position in fantasy football is that owners can choose from a large pool of both running backs and wide receivers -- and...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Should Colts' success concern Peyton owners?

Eric Karabell

...This really has little to do with the fact that he hasn't been a great fantasy football quarterback for the past month. Including Sunday, he has barely reached double digits in three of his...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Mailbag: Trade deadline, value of Favre and Romo

Eric Karabell

The trade deadline in many ESPN standard leagues is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving -- also known as tomorrow! -- and as such, I'd recommend that an...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Romo, Barber, Dallas offense can still deliver

Eric Karabell

...but a 7-6 win does not make for an exciting game, or productive one in fantasy football. It was unwatchable. A week earlier, the Packers' defense looked like the '85 Chicago Bears against Romo...

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 right. Hmmm, let...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Enjoying the tough QB, lineup decisions

Eric Karabell

...do better. One of my fellow owners asked me how someone who talks and writes about fantasy football for a living could be in this situation, relying on a rookie quarterback in Week 11. Others...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 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 that...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Seahawks' Forsett on verge of emerging

Eric Karabell

...when he was among the league leaders in rushing yards. He didn't matter much to fantasy football owners then, because Jones and Edgerrin James were in place. That's not the case now. I...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Week 11 flex rankings: Plenty of depth

Eric Karabell

...been only a week, but how nice it is to have everyone playing -- how can a fantasy football team not have strong options for the flex position between running back, wide receiver and tight end...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

With Brown out, Williams' stock moves slightly

Eric Karabell

...placed on injured reserve with a season-ending foot injury will have a significant impact in fantasy football. Yep, this stinks. It stinks on ice. Brown is the No. 9 running back for the season...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Chatting, strategy ... and sitting Randy Moss?

Eric Karabell

...my weekly chat session each Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, because I'm passionate about fantasy football, and a good number of the inquirers on there are as well. That works well. This is...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Rankings reaction: Giants, Texans tough to rank

Eric Karabell

...Peterson bandwagon, but how can't we rank Chris Johnson as the top running back in fantasy football at this point? He's completely out of control, with 97 fantasy points in three weeks. I...

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 violating the NFL policy...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009