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2015-12-01T11:25:00.564-06:00

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Since the 2011 regular season is completed for fantasy purposes, all 2011 Fantasy Football articles have been archived. They can be found through clicking on the archives link at the bottom of your screen.

Below is a listing of our most recent articles:

2012 Off-Season IDP Stockwatch - Created 6/1/2012
2012 IDP Sleepers - Updated 6/1/2012 (Added Sleepers)
2012 IDP Showdown: Jabaal Sheard vs. Elvis Dumervil - Created 6/1/2012
2012 Fantasy Football Draft Guide - Updated 5/31/2012 (Added 20 IDPs)
2012 IDP Showdown: Daryl Washington vs. Colin McCarthy - Created 5/30/2012
JBD's Inside the Numbers: G-Men Defensive Ends - Created 5/30/2012
Top 10 Defensive Steals of the 2012 NFL Draft - Created 5/17/2012
2012 IDP Position Changes - Created 5/14/2012
2012 IDP Draft Rankings: Defensive Linemen (Redraft) - Updated 5/10/2012
2012 IDP Draft Rankings: Linebackers (Redraft) - Updated 5/10/2012
2012 IDP Draft Rankings: Defensive Backs (Redraft) - Updated 5/10/2012
2012 Notable IDP Free Agents: Linebackers - Updated 5/10/2012
2012 Notable IDP Free Agents: Defensive Backs - Updated 5/10/2012
2012 Notable IDP Free Agents: Defensive Linemen - Updated 5/10/2012
2012 IDP Rookies to Watch (Part 2) - Created 5/5/2012
2012 IDP Rookies to Watch (Part 1) - Created 5/2/2012
2012 Every Down Linebackers - Updated 5/1/2012
2012 IDP Strength of Schedule - Created 4/24/2012
Why the Browns Shouldn't Pass on Trent Richardson - Created 4/23/2012 (Written by Eric Olinger)
2012 Off-Season IDP Dynasty Buy Low/Sell High - Created 4/23/2012
2012 IDP Busts - Created 4/21/2012
2012 NFL Mock Draft: Round 1 - Updated 4/4/2012
2012 Defensive Coordinators and Schemes - Updated 2/17/2012
Guide to NFL Defenses - Created 7/11/2010

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2012 Off-Season IDP Stockwartch

2012-06-01T17:00:00.002-05:00

Written by: Eric Olinger

Some fantasy drafts are already starting and people are looking for answers. With OTAs happening and mini-camps around the corner, player’s IDP fantasy stock is on the move. Let’s take a look at a few players that are “in the news.”

Kelvin Sheppard- MLB- Buffalo Bills

Sheppard was the starting MLB in Buffalo OTAs alongside Nick Barnett at WILL and Kirk Morrison at SAM. This should stick and Sheppard should be an IDP steal this season as long as his hype doesn’t get out of hand. I consider him to be this year’s David Hawthorne and consider him to be a strong LB2+.

Bobby Wagner- MLB- Seattle Seahawks

Don’t believe anything you hear from Pete Carroll about Barrett Ruud and Bobby Wagner “competing” in camp for the starting MLB spot. Ruud was simply insurance in case the Seahawks missed out in the draft. They didn’t. Ruud will go back to where he belongs, on the bench. Dynasty leaguers should really pay attention as Wagner should pick up right where Hawthorne left off on a sneaky good Seattle D.

Mychal Kendricks- SLB- Philadelphia Eagles

I’m admittedly in the minority in this but I’m skeptical of Kendricks value at his current ADP. Kendricks is ticketed for the SLB in the Eagles’ 4-3 defense. Not exactly an IDP- friendly position. If he were starting on the weak side, I think he would be in the argument for the first rookie LB to be taken. The best shot for Kendricks to live up to these expectations would be for the newly acquired DeMeco Ryans to fall on his face or get re-injured so Kendricks could slide over to the middle. If you’re in a deep IDP Dynasty league, take him, stash him, and keep your fingers crossed. In a redraft, there is better value out there.

Karlos Dansby- MLB- Miami Dolphins

The key beneficiary to Miami’s switch to a 4-3 is Cameron Wake. The secondary is Dansby. Dansby will be a legitimate threat to breaking the 120 tackle mark this year and should easily produce LB1 numbers. I’m expecting a similar season to what we seen out of D’Qwell Jackson last year.

Lawrence Timmons- ILB- Pittsburgh Steelers

Lawrence Timmons is an enigma wrapped in a question mark with some WTF sprinkles. Which year did we see the real Timmons, 2010 or 2011? Prior to 2010 he had never broken the 80 tackle mark, then exploded for 135. In 2011, although playing all over the formation due to injuries, he dropped back down to 93 total. His big plays suffered across the board too. Every key IDP statistic dropped, INTs, sacks, FF, & passes defended. Timmons will get drafted early, but I cannot force myself to by into him as anything more than a mid to low range LB2 in a division that’s wanting to throw the ball more.

If you have any questions, feel free to email Eric at ericolinger@idpguru.com or follow him on Twitter @OlingerIDPGuru. Also, feel free to post any questions or comments for Eric in the comments section of this post.

Last Updated: June 1,2012

2012 IDP Showdown: Jabaal Sheard vs. Elvis Dumervil

2012-06-01T11:35:00.001-05:00

This series was started back in 2010 and is being brought back out for the 2012 fantasy season. In the article, two IDPs with similar ADPs will be compared and judged on five different categories: Tackles, Big Plays, Opportunity, Health, and Safeness of the Pick.

For simplicity's sake, when analyzing these players only projected 2012 production will be taken into account. In other words, only their redraft value is being judged.

LDE Jabaal Sheard Cleveland Browns Current ADP: 145.69 Min Pick: 92 Max Pick: 290	vs.	RDE Elvis Dumervil Denver Broncos Current ADP: 149.72 Min Pick: 97 Max Pick: 248
	Tackles
	Big Plays
	Opportunity
	Health
	Safeness
	WINNER

Tackles: Sheard is called upon more to defend the run and is perhaps a better run defender than Dumervil. Also, the Browns aren't very good and consequently teams run against them a ton late in games to protect their leads. Sheard showed that he can handle a full complement of snaps over the course of an entire season and is a good bet to beat out Dumervil in this category.

Big Plays: This is the category that wins the contest for Dumervil. Although he didn't post monster sack totals with 9.5 sacks last season, it's important to keep in mind that it took him half the season to shake off the rust from his torn pectoral injury and regain his technique from a leverage standpoint. In his final 9 games, he posted 9.5 sacks with a sack in 8 consecutive weeks. In his previous full season in 2009, he registered a whopping 16.5 sacks and a respectable 58 total tackles. Sheard doesn't have the talent or surrounding cast to put up these type of sack totals.

Opportunity: This one is a draw. From an overall snap count perspective, Sheard would win this category. However, Dumervil will likely draw more pass rushing snaps than Sheard. The Broncos will likely be ahead more which means opposing teams will have to throw a lot leading to more pass rushing attempts for Elvis.

Health: Sheard wins this one basically by default. Dumervil suffered a torn pectoral muscle in 2010 and although he seemed to bounce back quite well last year, he will always have that injury hanging over his head. Sheard is only 23 years old and hasn't had any significant injury concerns so far in his career.

Safeness: I'm going with Dumervil on this one. Although he's older and has an injury history, he's shown that he's a top 10 DL when healthy over the last few seasons. Sheard is a solid talent, but has had only one season of production in the league. Additionally, his surrounding cast is much weaker and he will be facing many more double teams than he did last season.

WINNER: Dumervil is the winner based largely on his big play capability. He's being ranked and drafted in the 15-20 range but deserves to be taken as a top 10 DL. As mentioned before, Sheard is a solid player, but we've possibly seen the peak of his production in his rookie season and there's a greater chance for regression with him than with Dumervil. Consider Elvis one of the more undervalued players in this year's drafts.

So who do you think wins this battle? Any suggestions for future battles? Send your comments/questions via email, Twitter, or the comments section below.

Last Updated: June 1, 2012