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FBO: Week 15 matchup analysis

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

After debunking the myth that is the yards-allowed-per-game statistic, Football Outsiders lists a number of players to start/sit this week based on their Week 15 matchups.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Ranking decisions on Warner, Rodgers, McCoy

Eric Karabell

Just a few hours after I watched Kurt Warner and his pals keep the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC playoff race with a turnover-filled Monday night eff...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Search for perfection ups Peyton's value

Eric Karabell

Score one for the fantasy football owners. Not only does it appear Peyton Manning will play Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars, despite t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009

Flex rankings: Trusting Turner, DeAngelo Williams

Eric Karabell

Let's cut right to the chase, shall we? You want the top 100 flex options, and I want to provide them. No fancy opening paragraph. But I will say to l...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009

CB Corner: Week 14 matchup analysis

KC Joyner, ESPN Insider

With the fantasy playoffs starting for most leagues this week, it's time to get serious with short-term matchup analysis. KC Joyner identifies seven wide receivers who can exploit major advantages against weak secondaries.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 10, 2009

Scout Team: For the underdogs

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

Do you own one of those teams that had no business reaching the fantasy playoffs, yet are preparing for a big matchup anyway? Well, the Scout Team has a special strategy to make you a title contender. Plus, unbiased gems from Insider's Fantasy Scout tool.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Flex ranks: Vikings' Rice climbs into the top 20

Eric Karabell

[Editor's note: These rankings were slightly updated Friday after Jets-Bills.] We here at ESPN Fantasy realize that for many of you, this is the last...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Flex ranks: Getting the most out of your flex slot

Eric Karabell

[Editor's note: This list was updated after the Thursday games.]One of the good things about the flex position in fantasy football is that owners can ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

CB Corner: Veteran benefits

KC Joyner, ESPN Insider

It's not just the hobbled and inexperienced who can be exploited for fantasy gain. KC Joyner offers a few struggling veteran cornerbacks -- and the receivers who will break them -- to add to your list of favorable fantasy matchups in the coming weeks.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

FBO: Don't get sleepy on Floyd

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

Football 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.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 25, 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

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

Brady and Manning set to break the bank

Adam Schefter

Five days a week, Adam Schefter answers readers' questions in his blog. Have a query of your own? Submit it here. From now through the end of their c...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009

CB Corner: Not all injuries are equal

KC Joyner, ESPN Insider

K.C. Joyner analyzes struggling defensive backs who will provide favorable fantasy matchups. This week he advises targeting WRs facing teams with injured cornerbacks, but not in all instances.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 12, 2009