2012 Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings

These are my Week 4 standard league rankings as of Thursday Sept. 25th @ 5 PM EST. Also, check out Start Your Studs and Breakouts and Breakdowns as both give insight into my thoughts regarding the rankings. 

This week is the first week of the bye weeks; Pittsburgh and Indianapolis have a bye this week.

Defense and kicker rankings are not included so if you have questions regarding those positions, feel free to ask on twitter @FreeRotoAdvice or comment on the post and I will respond ASAP.

Week 3 Breakouts and Breakdowns

This column will discuss the surprise stars (breakouts) and injuries (breakdown) that occurred in Week 3 of the 2012 NFL season and the fantasy implications of those performances. For Week 3, the amazing performances of some of the fantasy studs were already discussed in the article Start your Studs and therefore, they will not be discussed here.

Start your Studs!!

Going into Week 3 of the NFL season, there was a lot of people panicking about some top players not performing to expectations in the first two weeks. Week 3 was a great day to follow one of my start/sit strategies: Start your Studs!!

Week 3 Rankings Discussion

I get asked a lot of questions on twitter regarding the rationale behind certain rankings choices in the Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings. Therefore, I felt that it would be worthwhile to explain some of the rationale behind the rankings so that you would be able to make the most informed decisions possible for your Week 3 lineup decisions.

2012 Fantasy Football Week 3 Rankings

These are my Week 3 rankings as of Saturday Sept. 22th @ 11 AM EST. 

I have included some rankings discussion as well to explain some of the rationale that went into determining the rankings.

Defense and kicker rankings are not included so if you have questions regarding those positions, feel free to ask on twitter @FreeRotoAdvice or comment on the post and I will respond ASAP.

Week 2 Thoughts

Here are some thoughts about today's Week 2 game action:

C.J. Spiller, my 8th ranked RB for Week 2, tore up the Chiefs rushing 15 times for 123 yards and 2 TDs as well as 3 catches for 47 yards. He showed off his usual amazing speed and broke a ton of tackles. He has a great matchup against the Browns next week and will likely be in my top 10 for Week 3 as well. It's looking more and more like a timeshare between F-Jax and Spiller when the former returns from his injury.

Guys I'm Buying

Patience, Patience, Patience!

Buying low and selling high is one of the most fun and rewarding things in fantasy football. Here are some players I'm buying after a less than impressive Week 1. For help making trades, check out the DOs and DONTs of Fantasy Trading.

2012 Fantasy Football Week 2 Rankings

These are my Week 2 rankings as of Saturday Sept. 15th @ 11:55 AM EST. 

Defense and kicker rankings are not included so if you have questions regarding those positions, feel free to ask on twitter @FreeRotoAdvice or comment on the post and I will respond ASAP.

DOs and DON'Ts of Fantasy Sports Trading

Trading in fantasy sports is a very valuable tool to help improve your team throughout the season. It can be an extremely fun part of the game. However, it is often a very difficult skill to master.

2012 Regular Season Opener Cowboys @ Giants

Fantasy Football is back!! Here are some thoughts about the regular season opener!

First Quarter:

Nicks and Cruz look like they will be a tough matchup for anyone again this year, with Cruz burning Brandon Carr for a 26 yard gain (finsihing the quarter with 3 catches for 35 yards) on a beautiful lob pass from Manning and Nicks taking advantage of first rounder CB Morris Claiborne twice for 18 yards.

2012 Fantasy Football Week 1 Rankings

These are my Week 1 rankings as of Tuesday Sept. 4rd @ 10pm. 

Defense and kicker rankings are not included (and probably will not be) so if you have questions regarding those positions, feel free to ask on twitter @FreeRotoAdvice

Redskins Running Back Situation

Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan is known for his zone-blocking scheme and One-Cut-and-Go RB philosophy. He likes his RBs to be patient, wait for a hole and then just hit that hole hard. No Chris Johnson like dancing around and possibly taking a loss on the play for the chance to break a long TD. While in Denver, this system made stars out of Clinton Portis (2002-2003) and Terrell Davis (1995-1998) as well as produced 1000 yards seasons out of lesser talents Olandis Gary (1999), Mike Anderson (2000), Reuben Droughns (2004) and Tatum Bell (2006).

Mike Shanahan's RBs almost always have success. Will he produce a star out of Helu, Morris or Royster?