The Second-Year Surge
Chris Sprow[Ed's note: If you want to see a list of some guys in college now who could become the next Woodley, click here.] What is it about the second year? N...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2008Fantasy World: Detroit Lions, M.D.
Rick PaulasThe Detroit Lions are the Robitussin of the Fantasy World: The cure for all your ills. Bleeding? Rub a little Lions on it. Is a running back not perfo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2008FANTASY WORLD: SUPER-SUBS
Rick PaulasLast week, we once again saw the brute strength of Fantasy World's most unreliable weapon: the super-sub. No, I'm not talking about the new Chicken Pi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008OFFICE POLITICS
Alan Grant[Author's Note: Talking politics can be a slippery slope. As a former athlete who just happens to be an outspoken black man, the terrain can be even m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2008Just Win, Please
Seth WickershamThe gang in Oakland is creaky, confused and, worst of all, well-behaved. This isn't bad only for those crazies in the black hole-it's a disaster for Raiders haters everywhere
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2008THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS
Ted BauerWHEN IT COMES TO THE GUYS WHO COULD HELP OUT ON WORLD FOOD DAY, WE'RE REMOVING PORTIONS FROM JOHN DALY [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Ran...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2008FANTASY WORLD: RE-EXAMINING THE TOP TEN
Rick PaulasLast week, Adrian Peterson had his best game since the 2nd week of the season, gaining over 100 yards on 4.4 yards-per-carry. But just like the rest o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2008THE GIVING TRIAGE
Chris SprowLast year, LaDainian Tomlinson led the NFL with just 1474 yards rushing. It's a good year by most standards, but consider that the league-leader over ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2008If I Only Had The Nerve
Michael LewisThe author of Moneyball and The Blind Side says that when it's fourth and close, NFL coaches are gutless. Shockingly, the coaches disagree
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008THE SPECTER OF AL DAVIS
Alan Grant...know what he does. He lingers. He hovers. There was a moment a few years ago during Raiders mini-camp when Al Davis came down from his office to get a closer look at Norv...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008FANTASY WORLD: OF VULTURES AND ANCIENT MEN
Rick PaulasLast weekend saw the emergence of my favorite two groups of NFL players: the Touchdown Vultures, as evidenced by Tim Hightower's two-TD game, and the ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2008The Edge Of Reason
David FlemingJaMarcus Russell carries the kind of talent that makes scouts throw logic out the window. But can he lift a franchise?
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008Look Who's In Charge
Matt LeinartMost everyone at ESPN has fantasized once or twice (or 10,000 times) about scoring six at Happy Valley, going yard at Wrigley or taking the checkered flag at Daytona. Turns out, athletes have fantasies too.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2008FANTASY WORLD: BEATING THE BYE-WEEK BLUES
Rick PaulasLast week, I found myself in a bit of a conundrum. One of my teams had the unfortunate occurrence of having most of my elite players unavailable, nurs...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2008Drilled To Perfection
Pat FordeFor the top teams in college football, the chase for No. 1 Starts with a few Summertime seven-on-sevens. For top players like Brian Brohm, it began long before that
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