It’s that time of the season when teams not in contention should be looking to move our older players to contenders. If we’re in a rebuild we want to off load some age and get back younger players and/or some draft picks. I will share with you five players I am, or would be looking […]
It’s that point in the season we need to take stock of our teams. Some are in win now mode while others are in sell off and try again next season mode. The following five players are guys I am trying to get as add ons or for older players via trade. In many trades
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LB Anthony Walker, Northwestern Wildcats Okay, you’ve noticed we’re talking about a defensive player from Northwestern and you’re frowning. Right now you’re trying to remember the last time you saw more than just a couple guys selected in the draft from this program. Guess what? They have won ten games twice in the last four
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When we’re looking for a fantasy linebacker, most of the time we’re searching for those LB’s who will get us consistent weekly points. By extension, the primary position we seek is more often than not at the MLB position. Looking at deeper leagues, where you can start up to 5 LBs, the position becomes one
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Atlanta Falcons The Falcons were terrible on defense in 2015, which explains why they spent their 1st, 2nd, and 4th round draft picks on defensive players. Their first round pick, Deion Jones will likely take over at MLB right away, but the sleeper of the bunch is the 4th round pick, De’Vondre Campbell, who could make
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When you think of the Texans your first thought I’m sure is of J J Watt. Nevertheless, every great defense has some exceptional contributors. It’s a team game after all. In fact, many times it’s other players who can benefit from a superstar and by extension, help them to elevate their own game. In Whitney
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For my next “Player Profile” I am going to give away one of my future monsters of IDP. I suppose in some circles he could be called a “sleeper.” So, for all my friends and colleagues who read this and know me personally, this is a nice juicy bone for all you wanna be IDP
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New York Giants The Giants signed a bunch of free agents this offseason, most of which were on the defensive side of the ball. Guys like Olivier Vernon, Janoris Jenkins, and Damon Harrison will help the defense improve, but the linebacker to target on the New York defense is Devon Kennard. *Devon Kennard – Is
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Let’s just dive right into my first ever Devy IDP player spotlight, Reuben Foster out of Alabama. Right of the bat, I noticed from the games I’ve watched and film I’ve studied that this kid is versatile. Everything from dropping back into coverage, blitzing the QB, covering RBs on screens and laying huge thumping hits while
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Denver Broncos The Broncos lost Danny Trevathan, a key linebacker, to the Chicago Bears this off-season. Therefore, with Von Miller signed to a long term deal and Brandan Marshall entrenched as a starter, the Broncos decided Todd Davis was the guy to replace Trevathan in the middle. *Todd Davis – He is a 24-year old
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Indianapolis Colts The Colts have veterans D’Qwell Jackson and Nate Irving entrenched as the inside linebackers in 2016, but at 32 and 28 years old respectively, neither guy would be considered long term solutions for Indianapolis. Therefore, with those aging stars in mind, Colts general manager Ryan Grigson chose Antonio Morrison in the 4th round
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One of the biggest stories coming out of the 2016 NFL Draft was the recovery of superstar, UCLA linebacker, Myles Jack, who got selected by the Jaguars in the second round. This athletic freak was a natural force as a running back early on, as well as a linebacker, his entire healthy career for the
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Cincinnati Bengals The Bengals have a veteran linebacker crew consisting of Karlos Dansby, Ray Maualuga, Rey Vincent, and Vontaze Burfict to lineup in 2016. However, that didn’t stop Cincinnati from using the 24th pick of the third round on inside linebacker, Nick Vigil. I’ll be interested to see what happens if one of the aforementioned
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LB – Blake Martinez, Green Bay Packers College Ball Martinez played his college ball at Stanford. He really began to shine as a junior. The game slowed down for him and it began to showcase his skills when it did. With confidence restored, he managed 102 tackles and seven of those were for a loss! Ultimately, I
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This IDP Sleeper piece is the first of an 8-part series where I will be canvassing the Linebacker corps for each division in the NFL. The purpose of these pieces will be to help you to identify the IDP Sleepers that could potentially become valuable assets in your quest for a league championship. Let’s get started!
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For the past few seasons, Ohio State has been flush with dominate defensive play makers. When the 2016 NFL Draft came around, most of the Buckeye defense decided to migrate to the NFL along with one of their best players, linebacker Darron Lee (selected by the NY Jets at 20 overall). He reminds most people
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B.J. stands at 6’1 and 242 pounds. He is from Lamar, South Carolina, a small town that has a population under a thousand. He played college ball for 4 years. He was limited early on as he played behind some talent. Stephone Anthony blocked him from starting earlier. B.J.’s best friend is his pet, a
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The 2016 NFL Draft was undoubtedly a tragic storyline for former Notre Dame, now current Dallas Cowboy linebacker Jaylon Smith. The backer appeared to have all but secured himself a sure top ten selection with his tremendous athleticism and collegiate production; however, in the last game of his college career, during in a bowl game against
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Every so often a player comes along who could have played a few decades ago, old school as it were; that guy is former Bama backer Reggie Ragland. His physical, no-nonsense style translates to the modern-day smash mouth defense that the Ryan brother like to run. I reviewed his 2015 performances against Wisconsin, Georgia, Texas A&M,
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Every player, from pee-wee up to college, dreams of making it into the NFL. It’s that dream and focus which drives these young players towards achieving personal and professional greatness. Those that have the skill make the leap from high school to college and that dream becomes even bigger and more within reach. Of course, it’s still a
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