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A list of key active and inactive players for the early (1PM ET) games that were limited or missed practice time this week: Active: Tony Scheffler – TE – DET Osi Umenyiora – DE – NYG Jahvid Best – RB – DET Andre Johnson – WR – HOU Mario Williams – DE – HOU Joseph [...]

Active: Jerome Harrison – RB – CLE Jahvid Best – RB – DET Ray Rice – RB – BAL Steven Jackson – RB – STL *will start but could be limited* John Carney – K – NO Paul Posluszny – LB – BUF Antwan Odom – DE – CIN Inactive: Jake Delhomme – QB – [...]

As Week 3 approaches, several fantasy studs have been very quiet so far on the young season.  The question becomes, “How do you differentiate a trend and an anomaly?”  Luckily we here at hotfantasyfootballpicks.com can provide you with a little clarity.  Here’s our breakdown of which preseason fantasy stars are fading fast, and which ones [...]

For those of you patient fantasy football players out there whose draft is coming up this week, you have the benefit of knowing as much information as possible entering the season. With uncertainty eliminated and position battles around the league becoming clearer, it makes drafting much more of a skill than a crapshoot. Two players [...]

Here are the results of my latest draft: 12-team league, PPR, IDP Starting Players: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, K, DL, LB, DB, D, D (Last two starting Defender slots can be of any position) Scoring Breakdown: Offense 20 yds. passing = 1 pt 15 yds. receiveing = 1 pt 10 yds. rushing [...]

It’s amazing how a random luck-of-the-draw at the beginning of fantasy drafts that determines the draft order can have such a large effect on your entire strategy.  Picking in the first four slots is extremely beneficial this season, as there are four players (Johnson, Peterson, Rice, and Jones-Drew) who are leaps and bounds above the [...]

With less than a month until Week 1, it’s time to take a look at what we think is going to happen during the 2010 season.  Our Breakthrough Player category is a player that has been in the league that we expect to take a big jump in production in 2010.  For our Fantasy Sleeper [...]

Peyton Manning’s fantasy draft stock has taken a hit this week with the injuries to starting center Jeff Saturday and starting left tackle Charlie Johnson.  Both could be sidelined into the regular season, and offensive linemen take longer to recover from lower body injuries than any other position player.  The Colts offensive line figured to [...]

The New York Giants took a major step back in 2009, going from one of the elite teams in the NFC over the last several seasons, to missing the playoffs. Despite this, the team improved only marginally this offseason, with the overrated Antrel Rolle as the only meaningful addition via free agency. The team used [...]

As the Preseason is set to kick off, here are some quick hits about players who are standing out early in training camp: Michael Turner – RB – ATL – Turner reported to Falcons camp in excellent shape, which is good news coming off a fairly significant ankle injury in ’09.  A healthy, motivated Turner [...]