Football Diehard Ariticles 2016 Week 17

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Three DFS players I'm investing heavily in for tournament (GPP) play this week. ... And one I'm not. I'm in: Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Let's see. ... Doug Martin? Gone. Charles Sims? On IR. Peyton Barber? A bit player. Russell Hansbrough? Who?? Guess what kids? Rodgers suddenl...

On DraftKings, there is a flex spot which allows you to take different approaches in your lineup construction. Our goal every week is to find you some solid options that fit in the flex position and provide some nice upside. Let’s dive right into some flex targets for this week. Running Back T...

THE SHADOW KNOWS: Week 17 Sunday’s matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns is an exercise in the perils of holding fantasy championship games in the final week of the NFL regular season. Normally, fantasy owners of Steelers wideout Antonio Brown would be licking their chop...

Targets & Snaps: Week 17 If you are reading this and have your feet kicked up and are basking in glory, then congratulations champ! Your Jordy Nelson’s and Dez Bryant’s came to play in Week 16 and brought you a fantasy football championship. Many of you, myself included, missed out on a few cha...

Dennis Pitta TE BAL CIN START Pitta has been productive in two of his last four games. Cincinnati ranks 30th against the TE making this a matchup where Pitta is more likely than not to deliver that startable TE score. DeMarco Murray RB TEN HOU SIT It's a tough matchup and a meaningless one. I...

With Week 16 officially in the books, the vast majority of Fantasy Football leagues have crowned a champion, and have now begun their long hibernation until August of 2017. The more hardcore crowd (which I’m sure involves all of our subscribers, after all we aren’t called “Football Diehards” for not...

Draft Kings ( Main Slate) Quarterback Sam Bradford vs. Bears ($5,200) Sam Bradford decided to have his best game of the season a week ago, on the road against the Packers. Bradford threw for 382 yards and a touchdown. For the most part Bradford has had a relatively mistake free season, throwing...

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This is it, Folks – the last week of the 2016 regular season is upon us. This is the last week that we’ll be able to fill out a lineup with a full slate of games on the docket. We’ll get playoff games, sure, but it just isn’t the same deal-io, is it? It’s hard to believe that the season is at an...

The Baltimore/Cincinnati game could see some offensive fireworks as neither team has anything to play for realistically and they could play little to no defense. If you have an off playoff set up where you are still in the playoffs this week for Fantasy Football then Joe Flacco, Terrance West, An...

Running Back Alex Collins – Seahawks: Collins saw the bulk of the workload once Thomas Rawls exited Sunday’s game and with Rawls status for the season finale up in the air, Collins could receive the majority of the carries if Rawls sits. The Seahawks face the worst run defense in the NFL in Week 17...

As usual, I will review some of the injuries that occurred in the weekend and the implications they may have on your fantasy teams. There were some injuries that can be impactful as the fantasy playoffs have begun. Let’s take a look at some of the injuries that occurred this week. Derek Carr – R...