Fantasy Football Pickups for Week 4

Are you in need of some assistance on who to pickup to help bolster your roster? Here are some players who we think can make a positive impact on your fantasy squad, who are still available in most leagues.

Must Haves
Daniel Thomas (RB) - It did not take long for Thomas to take over the RB duties in Miami.  Reggie Bush had a great season opener and has been absent since.  Thomas has gained 202 rushing yards in his two weeks of play and he has added a receiving TD. 

Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Catcher - End of Season Update

** - Break out season candidate

Name	Team	End of Season Ranking	Preseason Ranking	All Star Break Ranking
Carlos Santana	CLE	1	24	2
Víctor Martínez	DET	2	2	3
Alex Avila	DET	3	#N/A	5
Miguel Montero**	ARI	4	17	4
Mike Napoli	TEX	5	6	16
Matt Wieters	BAL	6	8	6
Brian McCann	ATL	7	3	1
Yadier Molina	STL	8	11	8
J.P. Arencibia**	TOR	9	19	13
Russell Martin	NYY	10	#N/A	11

Fantasy Baseball Rankings- First Base - End of Season Update

** - Break out season candidate

Name	Team	End of Season Ranking	Preseason Ranking	All Star Break Ranking
Adrián González	BOS	1	3	1
Miguel Cabrera	DET	2	2	3
Joey Votto	CIN	3	4	4
Prince Fielder	MIL	4	10	2
Albert Pujols	STL	5	1	10
Mark Teixeira	NYY	6	5	6
Ryan Howard	PHI	7	8	5
David Ortiz	BOS	8	14	8
Paul Konerko	CWS	9	6	7
Billy Butler	KC	10	15	14

Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Second Base - End of Season Update

** - Break out season candidate

Name	Team	End of Season Ranking	Preseason Ranking	All Star Break Ranking
Robinson Canó	NYY	1	1	3
Dustin Pedroia	BOS	2	4	1
Ian Kinsler	TEX	3	10	5
Ben Zobrist	TB	4	13	4
Brandon Phillips	CIN	5	3	6
Dan Uggla	ATL	6	2	12
Neil Walker**	PIT	7	20	7
Howie Kendrick	LAA	8	8	10
Danny Espinosa	WAS	9	36	8
Kelly Johnson	TOR	10	12	9

Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Third Base - End of Season Update

** - Break out season candidate

Name	Team	End of Season Ranking	Preseason Ranking	All Star Break Ranking
Michael Young	TEX	1	7	4
Aramis Ramírez	CHC	2	10	7
Mark Reynolds	BAL	3	11	6
Adrián Béltre	TEX	4	6	2
Evan Longoria	TB	5	1	13
Ryan Roberts	ARI	6	#N/A	8
Kevin Youkilis	BOS	7	3	3
Danny Valencia**	MIN	8	20	11
Edwin Encarnación	TOR	9	29	27
Chipper Jones	ATL	10	25	9

Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Shortstop - End of Season Update

** - Break out season candidates

Name	Team	End of Season Ranking	Preseason Ranking	All Star Break Ranking
Troy Tulowitzki	COL	1	2	3
Asdrubal Cabrera	CLE	2	22	2
Starlin Castro	CHC	3	10	4
José Reyes	NYM	4	4	1
Elvis Andrus	TEX	5	7	7
Alexei Ramírez	CWS	6	9	6
Jimmy Rollins	PHI	7	14	5
Derek Jeter	NYY	8	3	15
Jhonny Peralta	DET	9	12	8
Erick Aybar	LAA	10	18	11

Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Outfield - End of Season Update

** - Break out season candidates

Player	Team	End of Season Ranking	Preseason Category	All Star Break Rank
Matt Kemp	LAD	1	Mid Round	3
Curtis Granderson	NYY	2	Mid Round	2
Jacoby Ellsbury	BOS	3	Speed	5
Ryan Braun	MIL	4	Premier	4
José Bautista	TOR	5	3rd Base	#N/A
Alex Gordon	KC	6	#N/A	15
Justin Upton	ARI	7	Mid Round	9
Melky Cabrera	KC	8	#N/A	11
Ben Zobrist	TB	9	High OBP	12
Andrew McCutchen	PIT	10	Mid Round	6

Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Pitcher - End of Season Update

These rankings are for your fantasy team, not the team they pitch for
** - Break out season candidate

Player	Team	End of  Season Ranking	End of Season Category	Preseason Ranking	All Star Break Ranking
Justin Verlander	DET	1	Ace	Ace	1
Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2	Ace	#2	10
James Shields	TB	3	Ace	#2	5
Roy Halladay	PHI	4	Ace	Ace	3
CC Sabathia	NYY	5	Ace	Ace	2
Cliff Lee	PHI	6	Ace	Ace	7
Jered Weaver	LAA	7	Ace	#2	4
Ian Kennedy	ARI	8	Ace	Backend	13
Dan Haren	LAA	9	Ace	#2	9
Félix Hernández	SEA	10	Ace	Ace	6

Fantasy Football Week 3

Have a dilemma at RB/WR? Can’t figure out which player to start? Leave your question in the comment section and we will hook you up with the right answer!

If we have given you a suggestion as to who you should play, please reply on Monday or Tuesday and let us know what you did and if it worked!

Fav QB Matchup – Cam Newton vs Jacksonville – Back to Back 400 yard games should be backed up with another 300+ yard game against the Jaguars.  Newton has been impressive in his first two starts, and deserves a win. 

• They did get the win, but the weather was horrendous and led to a 18/34 for just 158 yards with a TD.

Fantasy Football Pickups for Week 3

Are you in need of some assistance on who to pickup to help bolster your roster? Here are some players who we think can make a positive impact on your fantasy squad, who are still available in most leagues.

Must Haves
Thomas Jones (RB) - Jamaal Charles is done for the year and McCluster is not an every down back.  Jones will get enough carries to warrant starts each week.

Eric Decker (WR) - It is hard to know which WR will break out each season, but Decker is proving this is his year.  With Lloyd out, Decker stepped up and scored twice.  If Lloyd continues to miss games, Decker will continue to come up big.

Fantasy Football Week 2

Have a dilemma at RB/WR? Can’t figure out which player to start? Leave your question in the comment section and we will hook you up with the right answer!

If we have given you a suggestion as to who you should play, please reply on Monday or Tuesday and let us know what you did and if it worked!

Fav QB Matchup – Aaron Rodgers @ Panthers – Cam Newton will not want to remember this game as he goes 3 and out nearly every possession.  That leaves Aaron Rodgers plenty of time to find his receivers and light up the score board in a lopsided win. 

• 308 yards, 2 TDs is nice but could have been better.

UPDATE - Rams Danny Amendola - Dislocated Elbow

UPDATE -

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Danny Amendola "wants" to play Monday night against the Giants, despite a severely dislocated left elbow suffered in last week's loss to Philadelphia.

Turf Show Times with the Pic

The Rams did not just lose a football game last night to one of the top teams in the league.  They lost Steven Jackson after just two rushing attempts and they lost WR Danny Amendola, possibly for the season, after he dislocated his elbow falling down after making a catch.  Fox had the coverage of the game, and when they returned from commercial, they said that the replay was too gruesome and unnecessary to show again.  They probably made the right decision not showing it.

Fantasy Football Week 1 - Welcome Home

Have a dilemma at RB/WR? Cant figure out which player to start? Leave your question in the comment section and we will hook you up with the right answer!

If we have given you a suggestion as to who you should play, please reply on Monday or Tuesday and let us know what you did and if it worked!

Fav QB Matchup -Tom Brady @ Dolphins - No defense is ever prepared for Mr. Brady.  The Dolphins were one of the worst against the pass last season and Channing Crowder's sudden retirement is a huge blow to this team.

• Well that was something else huh?  Greatest game of TB's life!  Look out NFL.  Oh wait, nevermind they were playing the Dolphins, I forgot.  Note to self: Start anyone who is playing the Dolphins.

Marques Colston Suffers Broken Collarbone

Last night in the Packers 42-34 win over the Saints, WR Marques Colston broke his collarbone on the final drive.  Colston made a diving catch deep inside Packers territory setting up a possible game tying touchdown in the finals seconds.  The injury occurred when he dove for the ball and landed awkwardly on his shoulder.  Doctors are saying Colston should be out about 4 weeks, as that's the normal healing time, but if it doesn't heal as quickly as they think Colston could miss more time.

If available you should now add Robert Meachem or Devery Henderson as they both scored a TD in last night's game and will be the main targets for quarterback Drew Brees going forward without Colston.  Also keep an eye on injured WR Lance Moore who sat out the opener with a groin injury.  He scored 8 TDs last year for the Saints and if he's able to go next week should see a lot of targets.

Story via ESPN

2011 Fantasy Football - QB Rankings

* - Sleeper
** - Spotlight Player

Gotta Have Them

Rank	Player	Team
1	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers
2	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints
3	Tom Brady	New England Patriots
4	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers
5	Michael Vick	Philadelphia Eagles
6	Matt Schaub	Houston Texans
7	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys
8	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons
9	Joe Flacco	Baltimore Ravens
10	Josh Freeman	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2011 Fantasy Football - RB Rankings

* - Sleeper
** - Player Spotlight


The Best of the Starters

Rank	Player	Team
1	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings
2	Arian Foster	Houston Texans
3	Chris Johnson	Tennessee Titans
4	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs
5	LeSean McCoy	Philadelphia Eagles
6	Ray Rice	Baltimore Ravens
7	Maurice Jones-Drew	Jacksonville Jaguars
8	Darren McFadden	Oakland Raiders
9	DeAngelo Williams	Carolina Panthers
10	Rashard Mendenhall	Pittsburgh Steelers

2011 Fantasy Football - WR Rankings

* - Sleeper
** - Player Spotlight

Gotta Have Them

Rank	Player	Team
1	Andre Johnson	Houston Texans
2	Roddy White	Atlanta Falcons
3	Calvin Johnson	Detroit Lions
4	Greg Jennings	Green Bay Packers
5	Hakeem Nicks	New York Giants
6	Larry Fitzgerald	Arizona Cardinals
7	Reggie Wayne	Indianapolis Colts
8	Dwayne Bowe	Kansas City Chiefs
9	DeSean Jackson	Philadelphia Eagles
10	Austin Miles	Dallas Cowboys

2011 Fantasy Football - TE Rankings

*- Sleeper
** - Player Spotlight

The Best of the Starters

Rank	Player	Team
1	Antonio Gates	San Diego Chargers
2	Dallas Clark	Indianapolis Colts
3	Jason Witten	Dallas Cowboys
4	Vernon Davis	San Francisco 49ers
5	JerMichael Finley	Green Bay Packers
6	Brandon Pettigrew	Detroit Lions
7	Tony Gonzalez	Atlanta Falcons
8	Jimmy Graham	New Orleans Saints
9	Kellen Winslow	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10	Mercedes Lewis	Jacksonville Jaguars

Boys Making Noise in the Preseason

Every year, players dominate the preseason, but rarely do they make an impact in fantasy land. However, with so many teams running with a committee in the backfield and holding on to those extra receivers to spread the field, some of these guys might actually be able to help during the regular season. Do not draft any of these guys, but keep an eye on them.