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Sports Central August 20, 2013 Brad Oremland |
2013 Fantasy Football Preview In most fantasy football leagues, running backs dominate the first round of the draft. There are two good reasons for this. |
Sports Central August 26, 2014 Brad Oremland |
Should I Draft Adrian Peterson? For much of the last seven years, Adrian Peterson has been the first overall pick in NFL fantasy leagues. |
Sports Central September 1, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Free Fantasy Football Advice: 2015 My most important strategy in fantasy football is not to blow the first pick. You chase upside in the later rounds. |
Sports Central March 15, 2011 Brad Oremland |
Does Size Matter For Running Backs? Even as other positions become increasingly specialized, the use of a giant battering-ram RB in short-yardage situations doesn't seem to be gaining traction. Is this a mistake? |
Sports Central August 12, 2008 Matt Thomas |
2008 Fantasy Football Preview: QB/RB Use this guide to get yourself into position to hoist your own fantasy football championship trophy come January. |
Sports Central July 31, 2005 Matt Thomas |
Fantasy Football Forecast: RB Ratings Running backs, when selected with care and attention to detail, provide a steady supply of points that can be counted on week in and week out. Here's a projection of this season's top 40. |
Sports Central May 7, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Drafts in Hindsight The author looks back and examines the best and worst from recent NFL draft classes. |
Sports Central September 4, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings Preseason predictions are intimidating. Since the NFL's expansion and realignment in 2002, a little less than half the playoff field from the previous year reaches the postseason again. |
Sports Central August 27, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Jamaal Charles is Awesome I have highlighted Jamaal Charles in the past. I believe he's the most underappreciated great running back in a long time. |
Sports Central September 10, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Report I still look for interesting stats to point out, still go after coaches and announcers who do ridiculous things, still pepper in the occasional fantasy football advice or embarrassingly wrong prediction. Let me jump right in. |
Sports Central September 27, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings I hate the way NFL pre-game shows distort the word upset. Look, if four of your five analysts pick a team to win, that's obviously not an upset. Come on, let's see these guys go out on a limb. |
Sports Central August 20, 2007 Seth Doria |
Rolling the Dice: An NFL Fantasy Draft Story Hypothetical: you land pick No. 5 in a non-keeper league. Picks No. 1 through 4 are LaDainian Tomlinson, Steven Jackson, Frank Gore, and Shaun Alexander. Who do you take? |
Sports Central May 15, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Best Running Back Seasons By Age Running backs have the shortest careers of any position in the NFL. A great quarterback can play into his 40s. Most RBs, even the best of them, are washed up by the time they turn 30. |
Sports Central April 14, 2015 Brad Oremland |
NFL Drafts in Hindsight: 2005-2011 This year's NFL Draft is on the horizon, and speculation about Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota makes daily headlines. And why not? |
Sports Central April 8, 2014 Brad Oremland |
The HOF Case For Ricky Watters While I acknowledge Watters as a fine player, it's a little strange that I'm writing a column about his Hall of Fame qualifications. |
Sports Central June 19, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Tomlinson and the Best All-Purpose RBs LaDainian Tomlinson announced his retirement on Monday, signing a one-day contract to end his career with the San Diego Chargers, who drafted him fifth overall in 2001. Tomlinson will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, a cinch for pro football's greatest honor. |
Sports Central November 1, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings The Green Bay Packers is at the top of this ranking of NFL teams after 8 weeks of play. |
Sports Central July 24, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Five Hall of Fame Candidates There are a lot of great players missing from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Some of them will be inducted in the next few years, a few will have longer waits, and many will never be enshrined. |
Sports Central August 18, 2008 Matt Thomas |
2008 Fantasy Football Preview: WR/TE Fantasy football draft rankings highlight those who make their names catching the balls, the wide receivers and tight ends. |
Sports Central September 7, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2010 Preseason Power Rankings The NFL rankings here are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a forecast of each team's success over the course of the whole year. Brackets show predicted regular-season record. |
Sports Central October 25, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings My colleague David Exum wrote an article last week arguing that Ken Stabler should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Certainly Stabler was a fine QB, but none of David's arguments for why Stabler should be in make any sense. |
Sports Central February 10, 2015 Brad Oremland |
SC's 2005-14 NFL All-Decade Team To give fair due to players who hit their peaks mid-decade, we've named a 2005-2014 NFL All-Decade Team. |
Sports Central September 3, 2013 Brad Oremland |
2013 NFL Preseason Power Rankings The numbered rankings below are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a forecast of each team's success over the course of the whole year. |
AskMen.com August 28, 2015 Christopher Hunt |
Fantasy Football Rules 5 rules to avoid being the biggest jerk in your fantasy football league. |
Sports Central September 20, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings We all have a tendency to overrate good offensive teams. Looking at my top two or three teams this week, I hope I'm not falling into that trap. |
Sports Central April 25, 2007 Seth Doria |
NFL Draft: Looking For California Love If Cal RB Marshawn Lynch doesn't go in the first ten picks, you have to wonder who is going to bite on him from No. 11 down. |
Sports Central August 22, 2008 Sean Crowe |
The Secrets to Fantasy Football Success Make fantasy football history with these tips for success. |
Sports Central December 6, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings Trend I appreciate: running backs handing the ball to an offensive lineman to spike after rushing touchdowns. |
AskMen.com Michael McNeil |
Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: 7 Ways To Dominate Your Draft If you put the right pieces together on draft day, it should make your 2010 fantasy football journey that much more enjoyable. |
Sports Central April 28, 2015 Brad Oremland |
A Decade Later: Grading the 2005 Draft Before I try to evaluate the new draft, I'm tackling a project I can handle with more confidence: grading the 2005 NFL Draft. |
Sports Central September 2, 2014 Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Preseason Power Rankings This season, I'm picking nine playoff teams to repeat, which is high, but in line with what we've seen the last few years. |
Sports Central August 27, 2004 Damian Greene |
A Last Pick Success Story If you get stuck with the last pick in your fantasy football draft, you don't have to throw in the towel. Follow this strategy and you can still compete. |
Sports Central November 8, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings Safety is an admirable, even necessary goal. But there have to be limits to how far the policies will go, and the defenseless receiver rules go too far. |
Sports Central July 16, 2007 Seth Doria |
NFL '07 Preview: Running Backs Fantasy football is about running backs. The same doesn't translate to the real-life standings. |
Sports Central May 2, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Why Sam Bradford Was the Right Choice Let's get this out of the way up front: I don't actually think Sam Bradford was the right choice with the first pick in this year's NFL Draft. |
Sports Central September 8, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These NFL rankings are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a prediction of each team's success over the course of the year. |
Sports Central January 9, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2011 Wild Card Weekend A wrap-up of the first round of NFL playoffs, plus picks for the All-Loser Team. |
Sports Central January 2, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2012 NFL All-Pro Team We name 13 players on offense and 13 on defense. With fullbacks playing ever smaller roles in the offense, a third wide receiver and second tight end are essential. |
Sports Central May 2, 2004 Mike Guenther |
Draft Day Fantasy Effects It's never too early to start analyzing the 2004 fantasy football season. |
Sports Central January 4, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2011 NFL All-Pro Team It's time to honor this NFL season's most outstanding players. |
Sports Central August 4, 2004 Mike Guenther |
Fantasy Football Sleepers to Follow Anybody who knows anything at all about fantasy football is well up-to-speed on Priest Holmes, Randy Moss, and Peyton Manning. These are arguably the top-rated players at their respective positions entering the 2004 fantasy football season. |
Sports Central May 6, 2014 Brad Oremland |
A Decade Later: Grading the 2004 Draft Before I try to evaluate the new draft, I'm tackling a project I can handle with more confidence: grading the 2004 NFL Draft. |
Sports Central October 4, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings I know that we're spoiled as television viewers. But broadcasters have the capability now to deliver a nearly perfect product, and it's not unreasonable to expect the networks to do things like show replays. |
Sports Central October 18, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings The Packers and Ravens stay on top after six weeks pf play in the NFL. |
Sports Central April 21, 2009 Andrew Jones |
Early Fantasy Football Draft Advice Opinions on the good, bad, and ugly in the universe of football players |
Sports Central September 13, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings New England claims the number one spot after one week of play in the NFL. |
Sports Central October 7, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings You would think a team as popular as the Dallas Cowboys could fill a stadium with its own fans instead of the opponents', but evidently that's not the case. |
Sports Central September 11, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The last seven Super Bowl champions all lost in Week 1. That double-counts the Steelers and Giants, but the Colts, Saints, and Packers also dropped their openers. |
Sports Central August 2, 2005 Matt Thomas |
Fantasy Football Forecast: WR Ratings Having a solid group of receivers, especially in fantasy football formats that require playing at least two each week, can make the difference between having an average team and a great one. Here are projections on the top 50 NFL wide receivers. |
Sports Central November 16, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings The Eagles move into the number one spot this week as the Giants slip to number five. |