by Brandon Marianne Lee | Feb 27, 2015 | ANALYSIS, Chicago Bears, Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Tight Ends, Wide Receivers
Chicago Bears 5-11 Welcome to the NFC North Week and the Chicago Bears 2014 Fantasy Highs and Lows. Each week we will go division by division breaking down each team. If you listen to our show, you know that my admiration for Matt Forte know no bounds. You also know that I am a big Marc Trestman believer and a Jay Cutler skeptic. Therefore, this was a very, very rough season covering the Bears. The highs and lows were treacherous and frankly, it felt nice finally stepping off this roller coaster. Highs: Matt Forte Was there ever any doubt? With 102 receptions, Forte broke Larry Centers’ 1995 record (101) for total season catches by a Running Back. On the ground, Forte finished with 1,038 yards on 266 carries (3.90 YPC). He scored ten all-purpose touchdowns. Although his rushing numbers petered off a bit this year, nothing on Forte’s tape suggests he’s in decline. He is 29 years old so look for fantasy pundits to warn you about taking him high in next years draft, but I do not support that line of thinking. Look at the tape. I repeat, look at the tape. He did more with less than almost any other Running Back in the league and their new head coach, John Fox, likes to run. However, there are some rumors about the Bears looking to trade Forte, which strikes me as insane. I won’t put anything past the Bears and it doesn’t matter. There is nothing that Matt Forte can’t do so all of the ladies at Her Fantasy Football believe that Matt Forte will make any...
by Courtney Kirby | Feb 22, 2015 | ANALYSIS, Fantasy Football News, Minnesota Vikings, NFL News, Quarterbacks, Tight Ends, Wide Receivers
Minnesota Vikings 7-9 Highs: Overall I was very impressed with the Vikings 2014 performance. It wasn’t an easy start when they lost their best player Adrian Peterson after the first game to off field conduct and then lost their starting Quarterback in Week 3 to injury. That brings me to Teddy Bridgewater. He might not have been amazing for your fantasy team but he really got into his groove at the end of the season. He had more touchdowns then interceptions, which some Rookies can’t say (Blake Bortles). He threw for almost 3000 yards and rushed for over 200 yards. Bridgewater had the third-highest completion percentage and the seventh highest passer rating as a Rookie in NFL history. The potential is there. Lows: Cordarrelle Patterson really screwed up some fantasy teams. He was drafted high in most leagues for his potential but was a complete bust. The most upsetting part of drafting him in 2014 was that he had a great first game of the season doing exactly what we thought he had in him. Patterson had 26 yards receiving, 102 yards rushing and a rushing touchdown. The rest of the 2014 season was not as kind for Patterson. He had less then 20 rushing yards the rest of the season. He had 10 games with 2 or less fantasy points. He saw a total of six targets in the last five games of the season for a total of 1.8 fantasy points. That potential he had going into the season, disappeared right in front of our eyes. A Tight End that is reliable is hard...
by Brandon Marianne Lee | Feb 18, 2015 | ANALYSIS, Green Bay Packers, Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Things to Watch, Tight Ends, Wide Receivers
Green Bay Packers 12-4 Welcome to the NFC North Week and the Green Bay Packers 2014 Fantasy Highs and Lows. Each week we will go division by division breaking down each team. The Packers were one of the easiest teams to cover. Almost everyone was a fantasy starter or not a realistic option. They were SO CLOSE to a Super Bowl run, and we think sticking with their players for your fantasy team will help bring you a championship in 2015. Highs: Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb Jordy Nelson caught 98 passes for 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns. Randall Cobb caught 91 passes for 1,287 yards and 12 touchdowns. These guys are on the same team. Unbelievable. Jordy was the third ranked fantasy Wide Receiver in standard scoring leagues. Randall Cobb was sixth. Wow. Sadly, Green Bay wants to keep Cobb rather than lose him to free agency, but it’s complicated. Eddie Lacy I’ll admit it, I lost faith in the bruiser after his first four weeks of lackluster performances. But then he turned a corner and because the fantasy standout we thought he would be in the preseason. He actually increased his yards-per-carry from 4.1 to 4.6 and became more of a factor in the passing game (42 catches for 427 yards and four touchdowns). I’m excited about him for the 2015 season. The world is his oyster. Lows: Tight Ends Each week that the Packers had a nice Tight End match up we had to let everyone down by referring to the facts… there was no Tight End in Green Bay worth a roster spot on your...
by Courtney Kirby | Feb 16, 2015 | ANALYSIS, Fantasy Football News, Kickers, New England Patriots, NFL News, Other Sports Fun, Running Backs, Tight Ends
New England Patriots 12-4 Congratulations to the New England Patriots on their 2015 Superbowl win. It was a great game and an even better ending but this article is not about the Superbowl. Here are my highs and lows for the 2014 New England Patriots season. Highs: Rob Gronkowski played a whole season!!!! He missed game 17 but only because the Patriots had locked up the number one seat. He was a machine all season and the only Tight End you could trust this season. He had 30 more fantasy points then Antonio Gates that finished second in fantasy points and averaged 11.1 points per game. He was targeted a position high of 130 times for 82 receptions, 1124 yards and 12 touchdowns. Winning!!! Stephen Gostkowski was the best Kicker in 2014. He made 34 out of his 36 attempts on field goals for a career high success rate at 94.6 percent. He also made all of his 51 extra points. He had more fantasy points then Calvin Johnson with 170 points. Kickers do matter! Lows: There was no real low for the Patriots, unless you drafted one of the Running Backs. There was no consistency in the position for fantasy owners. The Patriots started with Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen as their one-two punch in the backfield. Vereen took the fantasy points in Week 1 but the very next week Ridley was the main back. The next two games you didn’t want to start either of them and then in Week 5 they both had a nice game. In Week 6 things get interesting....
by Brandon Marianne Lee | Feb 13, 2015 | ANALYSIS, New York Jets, Quarterbacks, Tight Ends, Wide Receivers
New York Jets 4-12 Welcome to the AFC East Week and the New York Jets 2014 Fantasy Highs and Lows. Each week we will go division by division breaking down each team. The Jets were a tough team to cover this year due to the complete lack of offensive activity. Highs: The Future The Jets hired former Arizona Cardinals Defensive Coordinator Todd Bowles to be a head coach and turn this organization around. Bowles is highly respected and reserved with the media. The team also goes into free agency with an estimated $48.9 million in cap space due to the fact that they inexplicably didn’t fully utilize their cap space in the 2014 season. But, hey! Let bygones be bygones and focus on all of the opportunity. Rumors are swirling about a possible return of both Antonio Cromartie and Darrelle Revis, they might draft a Quarterback high in the draft and there’s even a possibility that former teammate Demaryius Thomas might join Eric Decker in Gang Green. Geno Smith and Eric Decker’s Week 17 Performances Ah, what could have been… Geno Smith went to Miami in Week 17 and put on a clinic! He threw for 358 yards and three touchdowns. Eric Decker caught 10 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown. The silver lining of the season for the Jets was learning that Eric Decker is not Peyton dependent, but he does need A Quarterback. To be fair, Percy Harvin showed some flashes before his injury and Jace Amaro was decent for a rookie Tight End. By far his best performance was in Week 6 when he caught...
by Brandon Marianne Lee | Feb 9, 2015 | ANALYSIS, Quarterbacks, Running Backs, San Diego Chargers, Things to Watch, Tight Ends, Wide Receivers
San Diego Chargers 9-7 Welcome to the AFC West Week and the San Diego Chargers 2014 Fantasy Highs and Lows! Each week we will go division by division breaking down each team. Very little of the Chargers’ off-season news has anything to do with fantasy football (most of the team news revolves around their stadium needs), so there is no need for an update. However, San Diego had a fantasy relevant year and we look forward to upgrades at a variety of positions before the start of the season. Highs: Antonio Gates Early in the season I gave unconventional advice: trade for Antonio Gates. Why? Because Tight Ends are terrible and over the course of the season Gates averaged over 51 yards per game and scored 12 touchdowns in 16 games. And if you played him in Week 15 and Week 16, he scored 11.4 and 21.2 fantasy points respectively in standard scoring. If you play PPR, he caught 6 and 7 passes respectively and that’s good math. The Emmergence of Dontrelle Inman In Week 16 and 17 Dontrelle Inman, a former CFL star, went 7/79 and 5/79 in his only two games with a catch all season. Eddie Royal will be a free agent this offseason, so Inman could step right into a starting role for the 2015 season. Many predict that the Chargers will target a high impact receiver in free agency, but Inman will compete and if he keeps catching the ball, he will not be ignored. Low: Keenan Allen Keenan Allen was unstartable the majority of the season. You got more value if you...
