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Fantasy football Draft-Day Manifesto: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Drafters
As you get ready for fantasy football 2021, be sure to get plenty of practice by using our Mock Draft Lobby. In 1989, Stephen Covey, an educator, published a book titled “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” It ended up selling more than 30 million copies, became the first nonfiction audiobook in U.S. publishing […]
Continue readingThe biggest winner in Titans’ trade for Julio Jones? It’s A.J. Brown
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans were tied last season for the second-most-potent offense in the league, but Sunday’s trade with the Atlanta Falcons for wide receiver Julio Jones has the potential to take them to a different plane. Jones, whom the Titans acquired for a 2022 second-round pick and 2023 fourth-round selection, brings career […]
Continue readingNFL Power Rankings 2021: 1-32 poll, plus the most improved offseason teams and players who benefited from the draft
With the 2021 NFL draft in the rearview, it’s time to take inventory with another version of the NFL Power Rankings. While this draft was unprecedented because of the lack of a combine, visits to team facilities and in-person pro days, the decisions made in constructing this draft class will shape the futures of many […]
Continue readingTennessee Titans to re-sign versatile LB Jayon Brown, source says
According to NFL Network, which first reported the news, Brown is returning on a one-year contract worth $5.25 million. The move brings back one of the most consistent and versatile players on the Titans defense over the last few seasons. Brown will retain his starting spot at inside linebacker when the Titans return to camp […]
Continue readingNFL 2020 all-short-guys team: Drew Brees, Aaron Donald and more
Let’s get this straight from the jump: This is a celebration, not a list making fun of short players. It’s not a hey-isn’t-it-cute pat on the head, it’s a by-gawd confetti-tossin’, piñata-bustin’ celebration. Why? Because as any of the hundreds of NFL players I have interviewed have seen, I am short. Vertically challenged. Front row […]
Continue readingFantasy football intel for all 32 NFL teams ahead of Week 7
The Fantasy 32 analyzes the NFL from a fantasy perspective, with at least one mention of each of the league’s 32 teams. Though efficiency will be discussed plenty, the column will lean heavily on usage data, as volume is king (by far) in fantasy football. Use these tidbits to make the best waiver-wire, trade and […]
Continue readingFantasy football waiver wire for NFL Week 7: Travis Fulgham, Justin Herbert among top pickups
The reason I bring this up is that while things can change at a moment’s notice — it is 2020, after all — you likely have a general sense of which direction your fantasy roster is headed and what needs you have at this time and going forward. Maybe the core of your roster is […]
Continue readingFantasy football intel for all 32 NFL teams ahead of Week 2
The Fantasy 32 analyzes the NFL from a fantasy perspective, with at least one mention of each of the league’s 32 teams. Though efficiency will be discussed plenty, the column will lean heavily on usage data, as volume is king (by far) in fantasy football. Use these tidbits to make the best waiver-wire, trade and […]
Continue readingNFL training camp 2020: Bucs, Packers, Saints get physical; Patriots’ QB battle comes into focus
The Baltimore Ravens released safety Earl Thomas. Several teams were affected by a series of positive COVID-19 results that have all been traced to the same laboratory. And padded 2020 NFL training camp practices continued Sunday, just three weeks from the first full slate of regular-season games. Elsewhere in the NFL, the New England Patriots’ […]
Continue readingRanking offensive weapons for all 32 NFL teams in 2020: Barnwell picks the best and worst
The most important thing for an NFL team is to find a franchise quarterback. The second-most important thing might be surrounding that quarterback with weapons. The Ravens went shopping for the likes of Mark Ingram and Marquise Brown last offseason and helped Lamar Jackson emerge as MVP. The Chiefs have been at or near the […]
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