Category: FOOTBALL

I’m currently in the midst of a mock fantasy football draft over at Yahoo’s Roto Arcade. Here are the results of round one and round two. Update: Round three. Update: Round four. Update: Rounds 5-7.

By Dalton Del Don I’m not one to give out grades, considering, you know, how crazy that is, but the following are some general observations about the 2010 NFL Draft: Drafting a running back early is insane in general, but selecting one who looks unlikely to ever top 250 carries in a given season is…

By Dalton Del Don I understand the “take best player available” theory, I really do. It’s just that I disagree with it in St. Louis’ case this year. Now, before I continue, my argument assumes Bradford’s shoulder has been fully cleared by Dr. James Andrews and will soon be 100 percent. But if so, I…

By Dalton Del Don Immediately after the Championship games, I was convinced I was backing Indy in the Super Bowl. Of course, it’s never smart to overly rely on the last game played, and considering the Saints are a No. 1 seed that had the far better point differential throughout the season, I assumed the…

I know it’s baseball time, and I’ll have multiple “The Scoops” up this week, along with a different type of article (be on the lookout!) later Monday as well, but until then, here’s a fantasy football mock draft I was just in for you all to chew on in the meantime.

By Dalton Del Don For those who took the over in the Jets/Colts game Sunday, what a difference a quarter makes. The game was scoreless at the end of the first quarter, yet the teams had totaled 30 points at halftime…What an effort by New York. Ironically, the last person to blame for the loss…

By Dalton Del Don Last week I went 2-2, making me 3-5 during the postseason. Here’s my outlook for the Championship games: Jets +8 at COLTS (Best Bet) VIKINGS +3.5 at Saints Comments: The Jets are no fluke, and turnovers could be the great equalizer, but this is a tough matchup for New York. Not…

By Dalton Del Don What a performance by the Saints. I would have loved to see how the Packers would have fared (no doubt a much closer contest), but the Cards were also pretty unlucky losing both Antrel Rolle (concussion) and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (knee) in the first quarter Saturday…I still like Beanie Wells plenty long-term,…

By Dalton Del Don Last week I went 1-3 to open the playoffs, making it a particularly bad time to happen to be in Reno. The Green Bay loss will be felt for some time. Here are my divisional picks, and beware, I actually feel pretty confident about them: CARDINALS +7 at Saints Ravens +6.5…

By Dalton Del Don Funny, I backed the Jets ATS more than any team in the league this season and consistently proclaimed the Bengals would be “one-and-done” in the playoffs, yet picked Cincy last week. I’m an idiot…Leon Washington will enter the picture, but for 2010 fantasy drafts, I guarantee I’d draft Shonn Greene ahead…

By Dalton Del Don Last week I went 9-6-1 to close the regular season, making me 126-125-5 for 2009. Over the last three years, I’m 386-358. My best bet (Titans) pushed last week, leaving me an underwhelming 7-8-2 for the season. We’ll start fresh for the postseason: Jets +2.5 at Bengals Eagles +4 at Cowboys…

By Dalton Del Don Quarterbacks 1. Peyton Manning 2. Philip Rivers 3. Drew Brees 4. Brett Favre 5. Aaron Rodgers 6. Tony Romo 7. Tom Brady 8. Donovan McNabb 9. Kurt Warner 10. Joe Flacco 11. Carson Palmer 12. Mark Sanchez Running Backs 1. Joseph Addai 2. Adrian Peterson 3. Ryan Grant 4. Pierre Thomas…

By Dalton Del Don It’s never easy to project next season just after this one ended, especially with a new coaching staff taking over, but you have to think Fred Jackson’s Week 17 performance put a stamp on him being Buffalo’s true workhorse moving forward. Marshawn Lynch’s presence still causes concern, dropping him from first…

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By Dalton Del Don Last week I went 7-9, leaving me with a 117-119-4 record on the year. My best bet (the Pats) covered easily, making me 7-8-1 there. It’s been my worst year since I started picking every game ATS in 2007, but it’d be nice to finish with a record better than .500.…

By Dalton Del Don RISERS Brian Westbrook, RB, PHI – Westbrook (concussion) returned to action Sunday for the first time since Week 10, seeing 23 snaps. He remains a huge injury risk and is unlikely to be a true workhorse like in years past, but if he’s truly back to 100 percent, the Eagles will…

By Dalton Del Don Vince Young showed last Thursday he’s still far from a finished product, but with 40 rushing yards and a TD on the ground as well, the outing also revealed that even during a terrible passing performance, his fantasy floor remains high because of his running ability. Young will enter 2010 as…