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Week 14 Adds

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:19:00 +0000

This post will provide a list of some of the best available waiver pickups for this upcoming Week 14 and the fantasy playoffs. Before getting to this week's list, here are some players from previous weeks that are still good waiver adds if they are still available:

Week 13 Adds- C.J Spiller
Week 12 Adds- Kevin Smith (if/when healthy)
Week 11 Adds- Carson Palmer, Damian Williams
Week 10 Adds- Andy Dalton, Tim Tebow, Roy Helu, Laurent Robinson
Week 9 Adds- Brent Celek
Week 8 Adds- DeMarco Murray

Now here's the short list for this week:

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Top 25 from Week 13

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:53:00 +0000

Previous Top 25's for reference:
Top 25 from Week 7
Top 25 from Week 8
Top 25 from Week 9
Top 25 from Week 10
Top 25 from Week 11
Top 25 from Week 12

Week 13 ended with the Chargers dominating the Jaguars on Monday Night Football. Due to time constraints, this week's post for the Top 25 points scorers in a standard Yahoo! Public League will not include a write-up. Here's the list:

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Week 13 Major Injuries Report from Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:45:00 +0000

This Sunday unlike Week 12 was not light at all in terms of of major injuries to key fantasy players. The injuries started from very early in day with Matt Forte going down and continued through Sunday Night Football with Kevin Smith. The following are the important players that suffered major injuries in Week 13 and their fantasy implications:

Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:10:00 +0000

For those that missed it, this week's Expanded Start/Sit has already been posted:
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 4: TEs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

For the previous parts:
Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs
Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 3: WRs
Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 4: TEs

This is Part 5 of the starts and sits for Week 13:

Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 4: TEs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:30:00 +0000

For those that missed it, this week's Expanded Start/Sit has already been posted:
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 4: TEs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

For the previous parts:
Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs
Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 3: WRs

This is Part 4 of the starts and sits for Week 13:

Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 3: WRs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:01:00 +0000

For those that missed it, this week's Expanded Start/Sit has already been posted:
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 4: TEs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

For the previous parts:
Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs

This is Part 3 of the starts and sits for Week 13:

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Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:13:00 +0000

For those that missed it, this week's Expanded Start/Sit has already been posted:
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 4: TEs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

For the previous part:
Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs

This is Part 2 of the starts and sits for Week 13:

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Week 13 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:21:00 +0000

For those that missed it, this week's Expanded Start/Sit has already been posted:
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 4: TEs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

This topic will take a look at some weekly matchups not involving top-tier NFL players such as Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Arian Foster, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice, Chris Johnson (got back on track in Week 12), Darren McFadden (out again this week) and Calvin Johnson. Here are the starts and sits for Week 13:

Week 13 Friday Practice Injuries Report

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:22:00 +0000

For those that missed it, this week's Expanded Start/Sit has already been posted:
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 4: TEs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

This Friday's report does not include any information on players injured on Thursday Night Football. Today a few players that were expected to be out this week were finally ruled out, 3 Raiders (DMC, Denarius Moore and Jacoby Ford) and the two non-Raiders (Adrian Peterson and Miles Austin). For the previous report, see Week 13 Wednesday Practice Injuries Report. For injuries updates of other players that are not mentioned below, see the ShoutBox. Here are the major injury related news from Friday's practice around the NFL:

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Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:51:00 +0000

For the previous parts:
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 4: TEs

This is Part 5 of the expanded (this is in list form with no write-up for each player and the players that will be featured in the regular version are in bold) starts and sits for Week 13:

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 4: TEs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:42:00 +0000

For the previous parts:
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

This is Part 4 of the expanded (this is in list form with no write-up for each player and the players that will be featured in the regular version are in bold) starts and sits for Week 13:

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:32:00 +0000

For the previous parts:
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

This is Part 3 of the expanded (this is in list form with no write-up for each player and the players that will be featured in the regular version are in bold) starts and sits for Week 13:

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:19:00 +0000

For the previous part:
Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs

This is Part 2 of the expanded (this is in list form with no write-up for each player and the players that will be featured in the regular version are in bold) starts and sits for Week 13:

Week 13 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:07:00 +0000

This week will be a little different and the expanded version will be posted first today while the regular version will be up by Saturday. As mentioned before, this expanded version is in list form with no write-up for each player and the players that will be featured in the regular version are in bold. This topic will take a look at some weekly matchups not involving top-tier NFL players such as Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Arian Foster, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice, Chris Johnson (got back on track in Week 12), Darren McFadden (probably out again this week) and Calvin Johnson. Here are the starts and sits for Week 13:

Week 13 Wednesday Practice Injuries Report

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:40:00 +0000

This Wednesday report will have an initial focus on players and their availability for tomorrow's Thursday Night Football game between the Eagles and Seahawks. For the previous reports, see Week 12 Major Injuries Report from Sunday. For injuries updates of other players that are not mentioned below, see the ShoutBox. Here are the major injury related news from Wednesday's practice around the NFL:
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Week 13 Adds

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:20:00 +0000

This post will provide a list of some of the best available waiver pickups for this upcoming Week 13 and beyond. Before getting to this week's list, here are some players from previous weeks that are still good waiver adds if they are still available:

Week 12 Adds- Kevin Smith (if/when healthy)
Week 11 Adds- Carson Palmer
Week 10 Adds- Andy Dalton, Tim Tebow, Ben Tate, Laurent Robinson
Week 9 Adds- Brent Celek
Week 8 Adds- DeMarco Murray

Now here's the short list for this week:

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Top 25 from Week 12

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:44:00 +0000

Previous Top 25's for reference:
Top 25 from Week 7
Top 25 from Week 8
Top 25 from Week 9
Top 25 from Week 10
Top 25 from Week 11

Week 12 ended with the Saints dominating the Giants on Monday Night Football. Due to time constraints, this week's post for the Top 25 points scorers in a standard Yahoo! Public League will not include a write-up. Here's the list:

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Week 12 Major Injuries Report from Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:16:00 +0000

This Sunday was very light in terms of major injuries to key players and one could argue that the two players that will be mentioned below are not really important fantasy contributors. Let's get to the two key players that suffered major injuries in Week 12 and their fantasy implications:

Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:51:00 +0000

For reference:
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 3: WRs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 4: TEs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

For the previous parts:
Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs
Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 4: TEs

This is Part 5 of the expanded (this is in list form with no write-up for each player and the players that were already featured in the regular version are in bold) starts and sits for Week 12:

Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 4: TEs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:27:00 +0000

For reference:
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 3: WRs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 4: TEs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

For the previous parts:
Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

This is Part 4 of the expanded (this is in list form with no write-up for each player and the players that were already featured in the regular version are in bold) starts and sits for Week 12:

Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 3: WRs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:19:00 +0000

For reference:
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 3: WRs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 4: TEs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

For the previous parts:
Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

This is Part 3 of the expanded (this is in list form with no write-up for each player and the players that were already featured in the regular version are in bold) starts and sits for Week 12:

Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 2: RBs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:51:00 +0000

For reference:
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 3: WRs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 4: TEs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

For the previous part:
Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs

This is Part 2 of the expanded (this is in list form with no write-up for each player and the players that were already featured in the regular version are in bold) starts and sits for Week 12:

Week 12 Expanded Start/Sit Part 1: QBs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:27:00 +0000

For reference:
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 3: WRs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 4: TEs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

This topic will take a look at some weekly matchups not involving top-tier NFL players such as Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Arian Foster, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice, Chris Johnson (got off track in Week 11 after a couple of good weeks), Darren McFadden (out again this week) and Calvin Johnson. The difference in this version is that it will be in list form with no write-up for each player and the players that were already featured in the regular version are in bold. Here are the starts and sits for Week 12:

Week 12 Friday Practice Injuries Report

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:42:00 +0000

For those that missed it, this week's Start/ Sit has already been posted:
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 3: WRs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 4: TEs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

This Friday's report does not include any information on players injured in any of Thursday's Thanksgiving games. The most surprising injury related news of the day was that Peyton Hillis practiced and could play on Sunday after being declared out last Monday. The only player in the likely out list that has finally been officially ruled out is Darren McFadden. Everyone else on that list still has not been ruled out for Week 12. For the previous report, see Week 12 Wednesday Practice Injuries Report. For injuries updates of other players that are not mentioned below, see the ShoutBox. Here are the major injury related news from Friday's practice around the NFL:

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Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 5: Ks and Defenses

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:53:00 +0000

For the previous part:
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 1: QBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 2: RBs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 3: WRs
Week 12 Start/ Sit Part 4: TEs

An expanded version with players from readers' feedback included will be posted on Saturday. This is Part 5 of the starts and sits for Week 12: