By Mike Vallee, By Michael Vallee A friend of mine likes to say, “Once is a fluke, twice is a trend”. With that in mind my friends and I say set out last week on our second consecutive Patriots road trip, making this officially a tradition. Last year’s inaugural trip was to the depressing dystopian waste land also known as Buffalo, so we were definitely expecting an upgrade with this…
The Patriots host the Falcons tonight in a Super Bowl 51 rematch. Revenge has been the buzz word being thrown around regarding this game. Will the Falcons avenge their loss heartbreaking loss in the Super Bowl or will they fall to Tom Brady and the Patriots again. Here are five keys for the Patriots in this one. 1. Find a Way to Get Pressure on Matt Ryan: The Patriots have…
by Jared Leonard We’re focusing on the main slate in NFL DFS. This a tough week at QB in DFS. We are going to be looking for value there and paying up at other positions. Quarterback Not many great options here this week. Drew Brees- Always a potential for 300+ passing yards and 3 TDs. He is on the road this week, but gets to face a terrible Green Bay…
Here is our week 7 edition of Add Em and Drop Em. ADD EM! 1.Orleans Darkwa, RB, New York Giants: Darkwa rushed for 117 yards on 21 carries last week against a stout Broncos run defense. With the Giants passing game being in shambles, Big Blue will lean on their run game more. Darkwa is the best of a mediocre running back corp. 2.Samaje Perine, RB Washington Redskins: With Rob Kelly banged…
Week 8 features some intriguing conference match ups and one of the best rivalry games in all of college football. Here are my picks. Thursday, October 19 No. 25 Memphis at Houston (+3): You know, screw it! I’m taking Houston in this one at home to pull off the upset. I like them a lot at +3. Saturday, October 21 No. 10 Oklahoma State at Texas (+7): Texas has played…
Another weekend, another round of upsets as Clemson, Washington State, Louisville, Washington and San Diego State all went down. Here are my thoughts on week 7. 1. Clemson’s weaknesses were finally exposed in their loss to Syracuse. They don’t have a legit running back and they are an average offensive team without quarterback Kelly Bryant. Once Bryant got hurt, their chances of winning the game went to the locker room…
The Green Bay Packers lost starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers yesterday for the season with a broken collarbone. The injury won’t just impact the Packers in reality, it will also impact millions of fantasy football players out there. The good news, fantasy football players can overcome Rodgers loss. The Packers might not be able to. Here are ten quarterbacks you can grab off the waiver wire to help you overcome the…
Game Rewind: Thanks to a controversial reversal of a Jets touchdown in the 4th quarter, the Patriots survived at MetLife Stadium beating the Jets 24-17 in what was a tight game. Here are five thoughts on the game. 1. Slow Start: The Patriots defense gave up an opening drive touchdown to the Jets and the Patriots fell behind 14-0 early. They were able to rally right before the half to tie…
The Patriots travel to the Meadowlands today to battle the surprising New York Jets. Many thought the Jets would struggle this season thanks to several key veterans departing but the Jets have exceeded expectations. These two teams have played a lot of close games the last five years. In fact, the Patriots have only beaten the Jets by a touchdown or more only two times during that span. Here are…
Last week was a pretty good week, but I do want to apologize. I forgot to include Melvin Gordon on the list last week and I was on him all week. I will make sure that this does not happen again. Plus, I’m hoping to make some late adds to the list on Sunday morning based on more information and updated matchups, if necessary. This week, we want to target…