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If you're still in the fantasy football playoffs, then that means you've made it all the way to the championship game. Congratulations! Now get your head on straight so you can make out your final (and best) fantasy lineup. Weeks like this sometimes involve more than ...

It’s pretty hard to find a fantasy football diamond in the rough this late in the season. That said, sometimes fortune will smile on discerning fantasy owners, especially in leagues with a relatively high number of teams or a relatively low number of ignorant competitor ...

Yeah, I said it. The Atlanta Falcons' Harry Douglas is a waiver-wire hero. In fact, he may be the epitome of a discerning fantasy waiver-wire acquisition. Coming off an electrifying Week 12 performance that saw him score two touchdowns (including a 61-yard punt return) ...

It's the stretch run in fantasy football and some participants have mailed it in because they know there's no hope of making the playoffs. Others, meanwhile, are right in the thick of a race for the postseason in their respective leagues. The key to positioning yourse ...

Before trashing this writer’s fantasy football prowess for even suggesting that one should pick up Minnesota Vikings quarterback, consider how consistent Gus Frerotte has been since being inserted into the starting lineup in September. Frerotte has thrown for a touchdo ...

At this time of the year in fantasy football, everyone is looking for that fill-in to help when they're facing a bye-week dilemma. Fantasy participants are also scouring the waiver wire and free-agent list for players who will be getting the call to step in for an injur ...

With half the NFL season (and perhaps even more in the fantasy game) more or less gone, a great number of us, thanks to injuries to key players, can now surrender their chances in 2008 fantasy football and thus invest the weekly hours of toil and research into something ...

Miami Dolphins starting quarterback Chad Pennington has delivered some impressive feats since arriving in South Florida in August. He picked up the offense in roughly a week or two, despite joining the team midway through the preseason. In the regular season, he’s helpe ...

New England Patriots reserve running back Kevin Faulk is well-respected in NFL circles because of his knack for making big plays in crucial spots. Sadly, his success in real-life football hasn’t transferred into the realm of fantasy football. Or has it? On Sunday, tak ...

When it was confirmed that Chris Chambers would once again sit out with a bum ankle, discerning fantasy football owners took a close look at San Diego’s reserve wideouts in preparation for Week 7. That said, only the most visionary (or desperate) owners thought to start ...

Fantasy football success is often tied to timely waiver-wire acquisitions. This is especially true for owners who don’t have a top-tier defense on their roster. When analyzing your options at 'DST', it’s often as important to scout the opposing offense as it is to brea ...

Despite backing up starter Willis McGahee, Baltimore Ravens running back Le’Ron McClain managed to make discerning fantasy football owners very happy in Week 5. The second-year pro rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries, also catching two passes for 12 y ...

Fantasy football owners who were savvy enough to grab wide receiver Lance Moore off the waiver wire last week are likely dancing a jig today. That's because the little-known New Orleans Saints wideout had a career game Sunday playing in place of the banged-up David Patt ...

It's never too early to make a quality trade in fantasy football. Two weeks may not be enough to know if you drafted certified sleepers or busts, but it's the perfect time to make long-term upgrades to your roster and trade away certain players before they come back to ...

To all Tom Brady fantasy owners who fear their season is ruined now that he's through: There are still quarterbacks available who could save your season and help you lose those Brady blues. Head over to the free-agent wire and see if any of these guys are available ... ...

For most fantasy football owners, this is the time to set your roster, relax and look forward to Week 1. But if you're putting a lot of stock on the following players, you may want to hit the books in search of a backup plan. Matt Hasselbeck, quarterback, Seattle Sea ...

One of the greatest things about the national obsession with fantasy football is the amount of openly social navel-gazing a fantasy owner is allowed in the post-draft glow; even more fun than debating your favorite team’s draft picks in April/May is bragging/lamenting ...

The vast majority of fantasy leagues are the standard year-to-year editions which require a full draft some time in August. For the totally committed fantasy owner, a keeper league provides that little extra juice each Sunday. Not only are you rooting for your players ...

Here's a universal given in fantasy football: You can't score points if your player isn't on the field. Using that wisdom, it usually makes poor sense to add a team's No. 3 receiver to your fantasy squad. However, these No. 3s could fill your fantasy needs when inju ...

With the pressure building to put together a 2008 team for a fantasy football playoff run (or at least a couple of steps’ worth of competence above laughable), advice was sought in all corners of the earth. While contemplating the nagging philosophic poser, “How ear ...