Trading for now and 2010, Week 9 decisions

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...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

What to watch: Slaton, Hasselbeck, Austin

...matchup than this, against the Detroit Lions, but then again, everyone liked David Garrard against the Tennessee Titans last week. Big game for Hasselbeck's rep. Verdict: Good things are coming. Alex Smith, San...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

FBO: Week 9 matchup projections

Football Outsiders checks in with its weekly look at players whose matchups will elevate or deflate their fantasy value Sunday. Plus, as temperatures drop, they look at the effect weather has on fantasy performance.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009

FBO: Crunching the numbers, Week 9

Football Outsiders turns their metrics to Week 9. Among the observations: The Panthers are set up to beat the Saints; the Eagles are truly a tale of two halves; in the BAL/CIN game, look at Kelley Washington; and San Diego knows how to play from behind.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

No Peterson, but plenty of Week 9 firepower

It just feels weird without Adrian Peterson. He was the guy I'd rank first at running back every week, as well as in my Thursday flex rankings. I didn...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Scout Team: The perfect trade offer

In harnessing the power of hyperbolic discounting, ESPN The Magazine's Scott Burton provides the framework for the perfect fantasy football trade offer. Plus eight useful projections from Burton's old pal, the Insider Fantasy Scout tool.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

PTI : Titans Win Thru December?

What are the odds that the Tennessee Titans can follow up their first win with nine more after it?

Video | November 04, 2009

Scouts Take: Tennessee at San Francisco

Preview | November 04, 2009

Stock Watch: Rodgers, Vince Young trending up

...he's a lot more likeable "A-Rod" than the one on the Yankees. Vince Young: The Titans were winless with Kerry Collins, and haven't lost with Young leading the way, so you do...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Titans' Young still has time to prove worth

...every day in his blog. Tuesday, he's turning his attention to the no-longer-winless Tennessee Titans. Have a query of your own? Submit it right here. Q: How encouraged should we be...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

PTI : NFL Prospects: Young or Smith?

Which quarterback has the brighter future: Vince Young with the Titans or Alex Smith with the 49ers?

Video | November 03, 2009

Garrard, Sims-Walker disappoint in Tennessee

...to recommend him -- and start him on two fantasy teams -- because he was facing the awful Tennessee Titans defense, one that was coming off a 59-0 pasting in the snow. Score one for...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

ATH : Vince Young's Impressive?

Vince Young made his first start of this season on Sunday, should we be encouraged since the Titans defeated the Jaguars?

Video | November 02, 2009

PTI : Young's Impressive Return?

Can Vince Young be trusted as the Titans' starting quarterback after winning his first start of this season for the team?

Video | November 02, 2009

Quick Reads: The quarterback schism

Football Outsiders uses their metrics to analyze Week 8. Some observations: The worst QB performances this year have been historically bad; Steve Slaton's career is at a crossroads; the Rams need to draft a QB in 2010 and Carolina should keep running.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009