Fantasy Football: My Pre-Season Top 20 Wide Receivers

June 16, 2017

By John Sarianides The wide receiver position is now the most coveted skill position in fantasy football. Wide receivers have replaced running backs as the top position players in fantasy football. The Steelers Antonio Brown was drafted first overall in thousands of drafts last season and will once again be in the running to be the first player taken in most drafts this season. Here are my top 20 wide…

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First & 10: Ten Thoughts on the World of Football

June 11, 2017

The Jets are in full rebuild mode after cutting David Harris last week.  By John Sarianides 1.The Patriots got their rings Friday night. Now the focus shifts to winning the next one. 2. The Jets releasing David Harris and shopping Eric Decker is not a surprise. They are throwing away the 2017 season because they want a top theee pick in the 2018 draft. They need a franchise quarterback and…

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Fantasy Football: My Pre-Season Top 20 Running Backs

June 6, 2017

By John Sarianides Remember a few years back when people were saying that the running back position was dead in fantasy football? Not anymore. Six of the top twenty scorers of 2016 in a standard scoring format were running backs. Cardinals running back David Johnson was the leading scorer in ESPN fantasy football. As many as five running backs could go in the top ten in fantasy drafts this season….

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NFL: J.J Watt Is Right. The NFL’s Top 100 Show is a Joke

June 6, 2017

By John Sarianides I don’t follow J.J Watt on twitter but he was re-tweeted thousands of times last night after calling the NFL Network’s Top 100 show “a joke” Watt was ranked as the 35th best player in the NFL for the 2016 season by his peers. He only played in three games last season. I played 3 games… this list is a joke. https://t.co/KnKDX1p816 — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June…

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First & 10: Ten Thoughts on the World of Football

June 5, 2017

Hank is back on MNF with some rowdy friends apparently. Jason Derulo and Florida, Georgia Line will also partake in the stupidity.  By John Sarianides 1.Andy Reid cutting Jeremy Maclin three weeks after attending his wedding is just cold! That’s life in the NFL. It’s a business. 2. Hank Williams Jr. will once again be singing the Monday Night Football them song after a six year hiatus. What? The lame…

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First & 10: Ten Thoughts on the World of Football

May 31, 2017

So long professor. It is truly a sad in the NFL Insider world.  By John Sarianides 1.I believe Tom Brady is the 21st most popular athlete in the world. Most of the world despises him. It really is not a surprise. People hate winners. 2.ESPN firing John Clayton is further proof that sports talk nowadays is more about obnoxious, dumb takes now than it is about content. 3. The 49ers…

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Opinion: Chip Kelly Could Actually End Up Being a Good Analyst

May 28, 2017

By John Sarianides ESPN announced on Friday that former Oregon, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly would be joining the network as an NFL and college football analyst. At first, I was a little skeptical when I heard the news but the more I have thought about it the last couple of days (yes, I have thought about it) I think Kelly could actually end up…

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Opinion: I Am Not a Fan of the New Overtime Rule and Celebration Rule

May 24, 2017

Featured image courtesy of si.com By John Sarianides I am not a fan of the new overtime and celebration rule changes that are being implemented by the NFL. Yeah, I know I probably sound like a curmudgeon but the fact of the matter, none of the changes make any sense to me. Let’s start with the change to overtime. Why reduce the overtime period from 15 minutes to 10 minutes?…

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NFL: Ten OTA Storylines I Am Following

May 23, 2017

Featured image courtesy of Chiefs.com By John Sarianides The weather is getting warmer and the football is starting to fly around again as teams begin voluntary OTA’s this week. Teams actually began OTA’s last week but most of those practices were sparsely attended by veterans. Veterans typically attend the third week  of OTA’s. We have gotten a good look at many of the rookies working out with their new teams…

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Opinion: LeGarrette Blount Signing with the Eagles Is a Great Move for Him and the Team

May 17, 2017

By John Sarianides The Philadelphia Eagles announced this morning that they have signed free agent running back LeGarrette Blount to a one year, $2.8 million dollar contract. Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman was able to step around the May 9th tender placed on Blount by the Patriots by offering him more money than the max of $2.1 million he would have earned from them had he signed after July 22nd….

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