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Should Colts' success concern Peyton owners?

Eric Karabell

Peyton Manning is not going to finish as fantasy's top quarterback this season. In fact, I'm wondering if he'll even end up in the top 5. This really...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Ten things I learned: Stafford, Cutler, Maroney ...

Eric Karabell

I could have given you 30 guesses at picking who the top two fantasy football quarterbacks would have been in Week 11, and you wouldn't have gotten it...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Watching Brady, Eli, McCoy and Marshall

Eric Karabell

...enough that they don't need to rely so much on the replacement running backs scheduled to pick up extra work this weekend. Well, judging from the feedback I got, it appears many fantasy owners...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Enjoying the tough QB, lineup decisions

Eric Karabell

...you can't laugh about someone purposely swiping Chad Henne from your grasp with their high waiver pick to mess with you -- then you're missing the point. Enjoy Week 11. Here are some other...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Seahawks' Forsett on verge of emerging

Eric Karabell

...back, due to his small stature. He did. Yes, Forte hasn't been worth the top-five pick many spent on him in his sophomore season, but he's still among the running back leaders...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Ricky's number, and other Week 10 decisions

Eric Karabell

Remember the years when the Indianapolis Colts would place multiple wide receivers in the top 10 for fantasy football scoring? One year they even made...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Cutler still worth it in fantasy, despite turnovers

Eric Karabell

...goal line most assuredly were. And in the past 20 seasons, only two quarterbacks have thrown more picks through their team's first nine games than Cutler: Drew Bledsoe in 1994 and rookie Peyton Manning...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Fantasy midseason awards

Eric Karabell

...up being the fourth quarterback off the board, 32nd overall, so while he has been a value pick, the fact remains that Schaub beats him in that category. Schaub was the ninth quarterback off the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Week 10 flex rankings: WR spotlight

Eric Karabell

...been bad, after all. 18. Marques Colston, WR, Saints 19. Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Steelers: Surprise! If he picks this week to fall flat on his face after he finally convinced me of his worth, I...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Stock Watch: Orton, Charles headed south

Eric Karabell

...regularly scheduled Tuesday Stock Watch blog … Risers Top-10 running back "sure things:" I'd still pick Adrian Peterson first overall if drafting today, but certainly there would be some debate about it. I...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Larry Johnson still can make fantasy impact

Eric Karabell

I realize Larry Johnson's owners must hate him right now, maybe even more than the Kansas City Chiefs. LJ owners feel ridiculous for drafting him in t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Trading for now and 2010, Week 9 decisions

Eric Karabell

...I knew a team flat-out stunk. You can feel it. When others start making offers to pick your carcass clean, deals that you know will make a difference in 2010, you have to consider...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

What to watch: Slaton, Hasselbeck, Austin

Eric Karabell

...only running back with pressure on him, but Jamaal Charles and Rashard Mendenhall weren't second-round picks in most leagues, either. Slaton was. Ryan Moats, who seized the opportunity when the fumbling fool angered...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Week 9 flex ranks: We have a new No. 1!

Eric Karabell

[Editor's note: These rankings were slightly updated Friday, based on news and other factors.]I realize my weekly mailbag is a Wednesday blog staple, ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Lions' Johnson becoming a legit concern

Eric Karabell

...m not alone. Earlier today, I asked one league mate how he viewed his underachieving first-round pick, the first wide receiver off the board in that league and No. 10 overall, and it sounded...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009