by Brian Shuman, guest writer

Buccaneers
The additions of OG Carl Nicks, WR Vincent Jackson, and CB Eric Wright should reinvigorate a Bucs team that dropped off mightily in 2011. After going 10-6 the previous year, Tampa won only 4 games this past season. The trio of newcomers should improve the Buccaneers on both sides of theRead the Rest…

by Jared Smola
We’re waiting a couple more weeks for the NFL to announce the 2012 regular season schedule.  But to tide us over, the league revealed the preseason slate today.
The Sean Payton-less Saints will kick things off against the Cardinals in the Hall of Fame game on August 5th.  But the highlight of the exhibitionRead the Rest…

by Matt Schauf
We’ll all spend lots of time analyzing Peyton Manning’s move to Denver and its fantasy ramifications. But this week brought a pretty big change on the other side of the ball, too.
Houston traded LB DeMeco Ryans to the Eagles Tuesday evening for a 4th-round pick and a move up 12 spots in RoundRead the Rest…

Editor’s note: the following is a free sneak peek at our March 15th Feeding Tank.  Matt Schauf takes a look at some of the general trends of a dynasty league start-up draft he’s participating in.  To read the rest of the article — Schauf’s breakdown of his first 20 picks, plus a look at CortlandRead the Rest…

by Jared Smola
The NFL has set the 2012 salary cap at $120.6 million – just a slight increase over last year’s $120.375.  With free-agency set to kick off March 13th at 4 pm ET, here’s a look at how much cap space each team has to work with.  The Giants, Texans, Panthers, Raiders, Lions, andRead the Rest…

by Matt Schauf
Looking for a good investment for your fantasy draft dollar? Check out the rookie WRs.
I’m not specifically advocating this year’s crop. Not even getting into the particular candidates for 2012. The fact is, when you compare price vs. return on 1st-year wideouts over the past 5 years, targeting the group has simply provedRead the Rest…

The following is a running list of players who have been slapped with the franchise tag for the 2012 season.  These guys are playing on 1-year deals that pay them the average of the 5 highest-paid players at their position.  The deadline to declare franchise players is March 5th.

2012 Franchise Tags

Player
Approx. 2012 Salary

DeSean Jackson, WR,Read the Rest…

by Jared Smola
Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the NFL Network will air 13 Thursday night games in 2012, running from Week 2 to Week 15.  Throw in the usual Thursday night season-opener, and we’ll have a Thursday night game for each of the first 15 weeks.  Goodell also revealed that all 32 teams will playRead the Rest…

by Jared Smola
Put some of those fantasy football profits to work with these Super Bowl prop bets:
Which will be the highest scoring quarter?
4th quarter (+220)
The Giants and Patriots ranked 2nd and 4th, respectively, in 4th quarter scoring this season.  We know both QBs can get the job done late.  I can see a flurryRead the Rest…

Lenny Pappano – Giants 24, Patriots 20
My take on Super Bowl XLVI.  The keys will be:
1.  The Giants defensive front four vs. the Patriots O-line.  The Giants can get pressure on Brady and stop the run with just 4 guys.  That’s a marked advantage in stopping the Pats offense.
2. Rob Gronkowski’s ankle.  Gronk’s dad saidRead the Rest…