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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

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

VY, Titans regaining confidence

Gary Horton, Scouts Inc.

Here's what to watch for in Monday night's matchup between the Titans and the Texans.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 20, 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

Rankings reaction: Giants, Texans tough to rank

Eric Karabell

...This is often reflected in the fantasy rankings. However, with these 5-4 teams re-entering the NFL schedule, I probably erred on the cautious side when it came to ranking Texans and Giants offensive...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Simply irreplaceable

David Fleming, ESPN The Magazine

David Fleming profiles mercurial but stellar Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson for the November 30, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine (it was the cover story).

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Scout Team: Exploiting availability bias

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

Conventional fantasy wisdom often can be distorted for your gain, thanks to a phenomenon known as the availability bias. Scott Burton shows you how before consulting Insider's Fantasy Scout tool for nine bits of unbiased advice for your team.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Passing paramount in modern NFL

With 11 quarterbacks on a pace to pass for more than 4,000 yards, it's pretty clear that the passing game has become more important than a running off...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Fantasy midseason awards

Eric Karabell

Debating fantasy MVP awards normally comes down to value versus actual statistics, but I think in this case, as I consider the midseason awards in fan...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Week 10 rankings: Brady, Benson, Boldin

Eric Karabell

...The stats say the Colts are stingy against opposing quarterbacks for fantasy points, fifth-best in the NFL. I say the Colts haven't played anyone like Tom Brady. Our projections have Brady well outside...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Ten things we learned in Week 9

Eric Karabell

Usually my first Karablog of the week discusses the 10 things we learned from Sunday's games, and I won't break protocol here. But honestly, I think t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Week Nine NFL Notes

Adam Schefter

...with Slaton, maybe he can be as productive as Barber was at the tail end of his NFL career, when he turned into one of the league's top running backs. Kokinis underground After Cleveland...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009

Trading for now and 2010, Week 9 decisions

Eric Karabell

The trade deadline for ESPN standard leagues is later this month, the day before Thanksgiving, Nov. 25, and while that might seem to be a long ways aw...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

What to watch: Slaton, Hasselbeck, Austin

Eric Karabell

Everyone is watching Steve Slaton this weekend. He's not the only running back with pressure on him, but Jamaal Charles and Rashard Mendenhall weren't...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

This call is tricky for Kubiak

...changing the balance of the passing game if Slaton gets less playing time. The Texans lead the NFL in yards after catch with 1,087, 49 yards ahead of the Colts, who are second. Yards...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009