Rankings reaction, with a 'Called Out!' twist
Eric Karabell...a Green Bay Packers defense that should keep Kevin Smith in check, but not the passing game...touchdowns. Fantasy football owners need to have a short memory. What Hasselbeck didn't do in Week...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Flex ranks: Getting the most out of your flex slot
Eric Karabell...if he doesn't get the goal-line looks. 2. Adrian Peterson, RB, Vikings: Just one yard short of 1,000 right now. Gee, think he'll get it? 3. Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jaguars...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Using the yards-per-touch metric to find sleepers
Eric Karabell...a running back puts up big numbers in short spurts, with just a fraction of the touches...Addai and a worse yards per touch is Kevin Smith of the Detroit Lions. Ouch. Ricky Williams...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
Watching Favre-Rodgers, McNabb, Young, Austin
Eric Karabell...the good Ohio team Cutler's Bears faced. This week, it's the bad one. Keep a short memory in fantasy sports. And in the other league, I decided Kyle Orton coming off the bye...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
Week 6 flex: Jacobs, Sims-Walker in focus
Eric Karabell[Editor's note: These rankings were slightly updated Friday.] Many of you know a little about the fine fellow who produces the fantasy podcasts -- Pod...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
Other QBs who could follow in Leftwich's footsteps
Eric Karabell...in Week 3, but he was worth owning. Now he isn't. I'm not talking about Kevin Kolb; we all see the situation he's in, and eventually, someplace, he'll get a chance...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009
Smith the only Giants WR worth owning
Eric KarabellTwo weeks into the 2009 season, the New York Giants' famed running attack has produced nary a touchdown run, and fantasy football owners are mighty fe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
Week 2: 10 things I learned Sunday
Eric KarabellWe're all trying to evaluate players' 2009 value here early in the season, and clearly some people have done a bit too much evaluating. In one of my l...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
Ranking Favre, NFC East running backs and more
Eric KarabellDon't start Mark Sanchez over Matt Schaub this week, don't think about trading Steven Jackson for Julius Jones, and most of all, don't panic. I know t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Top Giants WRs are interesting, but ...
Eric Karabell...way with 57 catches. Amani Toomer and Plaxico Burress led the wide receiver corps with four touchdowns. Kevin Boss, really, was the only guy post-Burress whom Eli Manning looked at near the goal line...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009
Brady, WRs and coachspeak
Eric Karabell...know I will bring a strong opinion as I look to entertain and inform. Look for multiple short, concise blog entries per weekday and when news warrants, and of course I want your feedback, whether...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2009
Ten fantasy reasons why Tribe got terrible
Eric KarabellCongrats to the Milwaukee Brewers for winning the CC Sabathia sweepstakes. Of course, acquiring the portly southpaw doesn't guarantee a playoff berth,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 07, 2008
Reality on homer-happy Branyan, Thames
Eric KarabellSo there's that Russell Branyan guy hitting yet another home run Thursday, and I'm thinking, so what, been there, done that. I mean, isn't that what e...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 20, 2008
Man, the AL stinks for fantasy
Eric KarabellThe KaraBlog is back! And a lot has changed since the last time I wrote in this space. For instance … Albert Pujols single-handedly put a few Pad...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2008
Tigers infield, Pujols at second, eligibility talk
Eric KarabellEarlier this week Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced he was going to switch the positions of corner infielders Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen, wh...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 25, 2008
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