Wide Receiver Rankings Updated – Fantasy Football 2012

Posted on August 30, 2012 by The Fantasy Greek

As you know, the wide receiver position has been transformed by the movement away from a focus on the running game to a focus on the passing game, as well as the relaxed rules favoring the passing game. Since our last rankings, several players are coming off injury (Hakeem Nicks, Sidney Rice, Torrey Smith) and a couple of others are expected to be back from injury or their off-the-field issues by Week 1 (Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, Kenny Britt, and Mike Wallace). Other players are moving up the ranks, having impressed in the pre-season (Andre Johnson, Pierre Garcon, Anquan Boldin, Justin Blackmon, and Kendall Wright). Continue reading →

Tight-End Rankings Updated – Fantasy Football 2012

Posted on August 30, 2012 by The Fantasy Greek

As you know, tight-ends are making one of the biggest impacts in professional offenses as well as fantasy football. But, as far as significant changes in the fantasy football tight-end rankings, there are only two among the top twelve, one due to injury and one due to a performance concern. However, there are several TE2s that are turning some heads. Continue reading →

Running Back Rankings Updated – Fantasy Football 2012

Posted on August 30, 2012 by The Fantasy Greek

Last week, The Fantasy Greek asked whether anyone else thought Maurice Jones-Drew will would continue to holdout into the regular season? At thi point, it doesn’t really matter because the Jaguars have indicated that even if MJD returned this week, he could be held out in Week1, and possibly thereafter. As for Ryan Mathews, he seems to be convalescing well from his broken collarbone and it is looking more and more possible that Mathews could be available in Week 1, or, maybe within a few weeks thereafter. In any case, fantasy football rankings can be adjusted accordingly. Continue reading →

Quarterbank Rankings Updated – Fantasy Football 2012

Posted on August 30, 2012 by The Fantasy Greek

Players starting this past weekend are likely to be the Week 1 starters for their respective teams. The third-week of the preseason is behind us, and the starting lineup of most teams for the regular season is pretty well known, it’s time to update our quarterback rankings one last time, with many of you drafting this weekend, and early next week. Continue reading →

Tight-End Rankings Updated – Fantasy Football 2012

Posted on August 23, 2012 by The Fantasy Greek

Wide Receiver Rankings Updated – Fantasy Football 2012

Posted on August 23, 2012 by The Fantasy Greek

Anyone else still going back and forth on who the top-twelve running backs are for fantasy football draft purposes? Anyone else thinking Maurice Jones-Drew will continue to holdout into the regular season? Is Chris Johnson going to really bounce back this season? What about Matt Forte? Is his value just crushed by Michael Bush? If you have been thinking about any of these things, or others too numerous to mention as it pertains to running backs, you are not alone. Continue reading →

Running Back Rankings Updated – Fantasy Football 2012

Posted on August 22, 2012 by The Fantasy Greek

Quarterbank Rankings Updated – Fantasy Football 2012

Posted on August 21, 2012 by The Fantasy Greek

Since our initial quarterback rankings and analysis, we’ve gotten to see some of the quarterbacks play, and a few have impressed. Also, we now know Jake Locker will be the Titans week one starter. It’s time to update our quarterback rankings with many of you drafting this weekend. Continue reading →

Wide Receiver Rankings – Fantasy Football 2012

Posted on August 16, 2012 by The Fantasy Greek

Last but not least, it’s time to rank the all important wide receiver position in fantasy football. The wide receiver position which has also been transformed by the movement to more of a passing game in the NFL, as well as the relaxed rules favoring the passing game.

In days past, for the most part, you could have ranked the top fantasy football wide receivers by ranking the top wide receiver on each of the 32 NFL teams first, along with a little more than a handful of complimentary receivers, in the top-forty. Today, this is simply not the case. “Complimentary” receivers like Wes Welker, Victor Cruz, Jordy Nelson, and Antonio Brown, have made their mark in fantasy football so much so, that to rank both the “X” and the “Z” receiver high up on fantasy football draft boards comes as no surprise. Continue reading →

Tight-End Rankings – Fantasy Football 2012

Posted on August 15, 2012 by The Fantasy Greek

Tight-ends are making one of the biggest impacts in professional offenses as well as fantasy football. As mentioned in The Fantasy Greek’s quarterbacks rankings, in a new era where passing the football in the NFL is king, the greatest challenge for fantasy football players is finding the “Solution to Dilution.” With rules crafted to protect quarterbacks, and with rules giving wide receivers and tight-ends more opportunity to catch the football and make plays, you have to look at adding a quality tight-end sooner, rather than later, in your fantasy football drafts. If you want to read more about the historical aspect of the impact of tight-ends are having offensively, see our “Evolution of the Tight-End Position”. Continue reading →