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Three Strikes -- Mailbag No. 2 edition

Jayson Stark

Before we ingest approximately 588,000 calories while watching the Detroit Lions do their inimitable Thanksgiving thing, it's time for another mailbag...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

UC's D, TCU's O and other big surprises

Bruce Feldman

Last week I did a top 10 disappointments list. Here's another look: the top 10 surprises of college football in 2009. 1. The defense of the Cincinn...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | 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

Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

Buster Olney

So many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Mel Kiper's top five juniors by position

Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN.com

ESPN NFL draft Insider Mel Kiper ranks the top five junior prospects at every position for Nov. 25, 2009.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Mallett loaded with physical tools, potential

Todd McShay

The one early-entry candidate at quarterback who is getting maybe the least attention could throw the biggest wrench in the works. Arkansas QB Ryan Ma...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Suh locking down early-first round status

Steve Muench

As a scout, there are times when you just enjoy turning on the film and watching a player. Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is certainly one of...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

The All-Underrated Team

John Hollinger, ESPN.com

It's time to shine some light on players who are performing well without getting any attention.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

FBO: Analyzing two AFC North losses

Vince Verhei, Football Outsiders

Football Outsiders looks at two AFC North losses in NFL Week 11. The Bengals falling to the Raiders? Likely a fluke. The Steelers falling to the Chiefs? A much bigger concern for the Steel Curtain.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

No better athlete at tight end than Dickson

Kevin Weidl

Oregon TE Ed Dickson continued his impressive season catching the ball in the Ducks' 44-41, double-overtime win at Arizona, and in the process solidif...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

As Notre Dame falls, Nevada rises

Bruce Feldman

In retrospect, the most bizarre score of the entire college football season might be Notre Dame 35, Nevada 0 back on Sept. 5. Among the litany of s...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 22, 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

Edgar's HOF chances

Jorge Arangure Jr.

Last weekend former Seattle Mariners slugger Edgar Martinez, in an interview with the Puerto Rican newspaper Primera Hora during an autograph session ...

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

OLB Bowman has all the NFL tools

Steve Muench

Penn State junior OLB Navorro Bowman has risen steadily up the draft board this season and there is plenty of buzz that he will enter the draft after ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009