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Every season has its Billy Volek, the highly sought postseason fantasy stud no one saw coming. Football Outsiders lists a few likely candidates for this season's fantasy playoffs before outlining the best and worst fantasy matchups of Week 13.

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2010

Bill Barnwell of Football Outsiders offers his weekly matchup-based fantasy football analysis. With the bye weeks beginning, depth becomes key, and mining the waiver wire for hidden gems facing bad opponents becomes critical. Barnwell offers guidance.

Story | Conversation | September 30, 2010

For Oakland to become elite again, it must improve its player development. Only five of the team's first-round draft picks from 2004 to 2007 will be starters in 2010; that's a lesser total than all 12 NFL playoff teams of last year.

Story | Conversation | August 30, 2010

Bill Barnwell of Football Outsiders takes all those combine myths -- the value of big hands, Wonderlic scores, Jerry Rice's 40 time, Mike Mamula as the ultimate bust and more -- to task in an enlightening look at things we say without actually pondering.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2010