Posted By:Bretsky on August 22, 2014

As we get set for the biggest weekend of the fantasy season, we are rolling our updated rankings to help you out during you draft. Below is our top 150 players for point per reception leagues.

2014 Fantasy Football PPR Top 150

Point per receptions rankings, updated August 22, 2014

Posted By:Bretsky on August 20, 2014

Wayne Bretsky and Mark Kaplan turn their attention to the wide receiver position as they continue to get prepped for fantasy draft season. The boys break down the top tier, lay out the players they are targeting based on ADP value. Mark and Bretsky crank up the hype machine to uncover the youth movement at the position before calling out their wide receiver busts and making a couple of bold predictions.

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4th Down Fantasy Football – Wide Receiver Preview

The Top Tier

• Do the Bear’s studs belong in the top tier
• How does the next group shape up.

ADP Value

• Pierre Garcon
• Roddy White
• Torrey Smith
• Golden tate
• Eric Decker
• Reggie Wayne
• Kendall Wright
• Terrance Williams
• Brian Hartline

Cranking up the Hype Machine

• Michael Floyd
• Brandin Cooks
• Justin Hunter
• Jordan Matthews

Busts

• Sammy Watkins
• Cordarelle Patterson
• Percy Harvin
• Keenan Allen

Bold Predictions

• Roddy White
• Desean Jackson
• Reggie Wayne
• Andre Johnson
• Michael Crabtree

Title Music: Summon the Rawk – Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) 

Posted By:Bretsky on August 18, 2014

Draft day is approaching, the clock is about to start ticking. While those fateful few hours in August are always birmming with optimism, they remain a time to be balanced and calculated as you shape your fantasy football season. Preparation is key, but that does not add up to a championship trophy. You must remain flexible on draft day and take what the room gives you.

Understanding the careful nuances of leagues that come in all shapes in sizes is not something that we can pretend to master here, as you will know the habits and tendencies of your league mates best. What we do understand, is that putting pen to paper (well… something like that) is a fantastic way to find just where both the questions and the values lie. Let’s get to it.

2014 Fantasy Football Top 150

Standard scoring, updated August 18, 2014

Posted By:Bretsky on August 14, 2014

Wayne Bretsky and Mark Kaplan continue to work their way through the preseason landscape by previewing the running back positon heading into 2014 fantasy drafts. The boys break down the top tier, discuss some player whom we will be considering elite by August 2015, crank up the hype machines, call out some busts and pass along a couple of bold predictions for the position.

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4th Down Fantasy Football – Running Back Preview

The Top Tier

• McCoy, Peterson, Chalres, Forte — Does anyone else belong?
• The elite RBs for 2015

Cranking up the Hype Machine

• Montee Ball
• Andre Ellington
• Bishop Sankey
• Carlos Hyde
• Terrance West
• Devonte Freeman

ADP Value

• C.J. Spiller
• Fred Jackson
• Alfred Morris
• Shane Vereen
• Deangelo William
• Roy Helu

Busts

• Ben Tate
• Toby Gerhardt
• Arian Foster

Bold Predictions

• Rashad Jennings
• Robert Turbin
• Joique Bell

Title Music: Summon the Rawk – Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) 

Posted By:Bretsky on August 14, 2014

Wayne Bretsky and Mark Kaplan come to terms with the litany of fantasy stars hitting the disabled list and formulate a plan for the stretch run. The dedicate this week’s episode to patching the gaping hole on your roster to help keep your team afloat.

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Box Score Baseball Podcast – House of Pain

Injury Replacements

• Andrew McCutchen, Allen Craig, Carlos Gonzalez and George Spring leave you hanging in the outfield
• What middle infielders can replace Hanley Ramirez and Troy Tulowitzki?
• Streaming starter to replace busted arms, Anibal Sanchez, Homer Bailey and Jacob deGrom

Mailbag!

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Posted By:Bretsky on August 8, 2014

Wayne Bretsky and Mark Kaplan kick off the their predraft previews by taking a look a the Quarterback position heading into the 2014 NFL season. The guys define the top-tier studs at the position while fully acknowledging the unlikliehood that either will own an elite QB. Bretsky and Mark pick their value plays based on average draft position and highlight potential busts to consider passing on. The boys rap the show with a couple of bold predicitions involving a couple of signal callers from the AFC East.

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Posted By:Bretsky on August 7, 2014

Wayne Bretsky and Mark Kaplan catch up with a;ll the happenings around baseball. The boys discuss many of Bretsky’s favorite Phillies hitting the waiver wire, George Springer’s road to recovery, more frustration for Carlos Gonzalez owners and mourn the loss of Paul Goldschmidt and Andrew McCutchen. The boys welcome Javier Baez to the bigs and take a look at some of the most added players in standard leagues before closing the show with a dip into the mailbag.

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Box Score Baseball Podcast – Baez-ball

News and Notes

• Waiver Season
• Adam Ling begins rehad
• Jarred Cosart scratched
• George Springe rrehabbing
• Gerrit Cole still not ready
• Paul Goldschmidt and Andrew McCutchen leave owners hanging

The Good, the Bad and the Upside

• Good: Matt Kemp
• Bad: Corey Dickerson
• Upside: Javier Baez

The Fixer

• Bretsky loses control

Waiver Wire

• Josh Reddick
• Denard Span
• Javier Baez
• Roberto Hernandez
• Danny Salazar
• Jesse Hahn

Mailbag!

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Posted By:Bretsky on July 31, 2014

Wayne Bretsky welcomes co-host Mark Kaplan to the show as the guys ring in the 2014 fantasy football season. The boys discuss general draft strategy and preparation, look forward to a packed fantasy draft season and set up the schedule for their preseason positional previews. Mark goes on a Carlos Gonzalez-style rant about drafting Jimmy Graham in the first round and warns you to beware of rookie wide receivers.

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Title Music: Summon the Rawk – Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) 

Posted By:Bretsky on July 31, 2014

Football time is fast approaching. Get set for your 2014 fantasy football draft with our Quarterback positional rankings. Here’s a fresh look at how we see things shaking out in standard scoring formats and we’ll continue to provide weekly updates as the preseason progresses.

2014 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings

2014 Fantasy Football Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE

Posted By:Bretsky on July 31, 2014

Football time is fast approaching. Get set for your 2014 fantasy football draft with our Running Back positional rankings. Here’s a fresh look at how we see things shaking out in standard scoring formats and we’ll continue to provide weekly updates as the preseason progresses. 

2014 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

2104 Fantasy Football Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE