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Quick Reads: Talkin' 'bout practice
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersWhen it comes to QB success, reps with the first team make all the difference according to Football Outsiders. Just look at the stories of Vince Young and Matt Leinart. Plus, FBO takes a look at the most valuable and least valuable players from Week 12.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009
FBO: Don't get sleepy on Floyd
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders applies their metrics to NFL Week 12 fantasy, telling you 32 players to consider starting and 32 players to avoid at all costs. A sleeper? Malcolm Floyd of the San Diego Chargers.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009
FBO: The cliché graveyard
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders apply their metrics to Week 11. Findings: Even when Wes Welker doesn't find the end zone, he's historic; Mark Sanchez isn't ready; DeAngelo Williams needs the rock more; and T.J. Houshmandzadeh may have saved Minny's season.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009
FBO: "You're saying there's a chance..."
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders brings in playoff odds guru Mike Harris to talk about the 2009 Tennessee Titans. Team started 0-6. Now 3-6. Any chance to play in January? Well, there is historical precedent -- although it happened in the mid-1990s.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009
FBO: Bye-bye, bye week season
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders analyzes the 32 players with the most favorable matchups in Week 11 fantasy. Among them: Rashard Mendenhall, Pierre Thomas, Kurt Warner, Nate Washington and more. With bye week season over, you'd better be ready to get value.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009
FBO: Week 10 matchup projections
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders breaks down the best fantasy matchups of 2009 NFL Week 10. Here's a big hint: Start a lot of Vikings (vs. Lions) and Ravens (vs. Browns), including generally-subpar-this-season Todd Heap.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009
Quick Reads: Patience, grasshopper
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders' metric analysis of Week 9 reveals, among many topics: Carson Palmer merits MVP consideration, Jay Cutler is fundamentally sound but has a terrible O-line, Alex Smith is fading, and Joe Flacco is dying with the deep ball.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009
FBO: Week 9 matchup projections
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders checks in with its weekly look at players whose matchups will elevate or deflate their fantasy value Sunday. Plus, as temperatures drop, they look at the effect weather has on fantasy performance.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009
The myth about Super Bowl contenders
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersIn the November 16, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine, Bill Barnwell writes in the NFL department that while the Pats' backfield has seen better days -- that might be OK, all things considered.
Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009
FBO: Sweatshirts and gunslingers
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders applies its metrics to Week 10 in the NFL. Among the observations: Belichick shouldn't be lambasted for his decision; Kurt Warner could be MVP; the best of the RBs weren't playing that well and Reggie Wayne is truly elite.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009
Quick Reads: The quarterback schism
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders uses their metrics to analyze Week 8. Some observations: The worst QB performances this year have been historically bad; Steve Slaton's career is at a crossroads; the Rams need to draft a QB in 2010 and Carolina should keep running.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009
FBO: Week 8 matchup projections
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersWe never thought we'd say this, but Marc Bulger and Matthew Stafford are perfectly legitimate fill-in QBs this week, according to Football Outsiders' matchup projections. But who else should start and sit in Week 8?
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009
Quick Reads: Brees was not the hero
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders shines its metrics on NFL Week 7 with these observations (among many): Drew Brees was not a hero; Carson Palmer continues to shine; LaDainian Tomlinson's downward slope continues and Matt Cassel turned in the worst QB performance.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009
FBO: Week 7 matchup projections
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders looks at every Week 7 matchup and separates fantasy football boons from busts. This week: Beware the Steelers' defense, Adrian Peterson owners; unleash your best Pats and Colts; and don't trust Rashard Mendenhall.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009
Brees vs. NYG an exception, not the rule
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersYes, Football Outsiders told you sit Drew Brees last week. Yes, they'd tell you to do it again. Brees' performance was the exception to the projection model, not the rule.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009
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