The Jaguars are in the playoff hunt, even if Titans win hardly showed that Jacksonville Jaguars, playoff contenders? Everything would seem to fly in the face of that statement. With Thursday’s 19-13 victory over the Tennessee Titans, it was the Jaguars’ first back-to-back wins in 29 games. They’re now 4-5, half a game out of first place in the AFC South, with the two teams ahead of them in … [Read more...]

Start ‘Em or Sit ‘Em: Week 11 Start 'Em or Sit 'Em Start ‘Em or Sit ‘Em is geared toward redraft leagues but can also be used for setting DFS lineups, as these are the players I’ll likely be filling out my cash lineups with on Sunday. As is the case each week, I’m ignoring the Thursday night game.QUARTERBACKStart of the Week: Matthew Stafford vs. Raiders: Stafford has faced one of the … [Read more...]

Darius Slay on Charles Woodson: 'He could almost be my granddaddy' Darius Slay was 7 years old when Charles Woodson made his Oakland Raiders debut in 1998, and while Slay is emerging as one of the league's best cover corners in his third season on the Detroit Lions, Woodson continues to make his case for greatest defensive back in league history in his 18th season. [Yahoo Daily Fantasy: $10 … [Read more...]

NFL draft: Making comparisons of top 2016 prospects to current NFL players Player comparisons are a very common and popular but quite unscientific draft metric. A since-retired scout once told us, “If you can’t compare a player you’re scouting to someone else, you’re not looking hard enough.” That’s fair, but to whom might one compare, say, Cam Newton? Coming out of Auburn he appeared to be … [Read more...]

Ray Rice says Greg Hardy should take serious look at domestic violence Ray Rice and Greg Hardy each have an ugly domestic violence incident in their pasts, and have gone about the aftermath in much different ways. Rice has been contrite, doing many interviews apologizing for the incident in which he punched the woman who would become his wife in an Atlantic City elevator, including … [Read more...]

Patriots' Tom Brady named one of GQ's men of the year It's been quite the year for the New England Patriots' Tom Brady, though off-field has not been all good, as the deflate-gate saga has dragged on and is still not over. On the field, the Patriots haven't lost in 2015, winning their playoff games earlier this year, including a thrilling Super Bowl, and are 9-0 entering this week against … [Read more...]

Football Daily Dose: Dose: Backup QB Bonanza We’re heading into the final week that features teams out on a bye as Cleveland, the New York Giants, New Orleans and Pittsburgh have their open dates. Week 11 also features a plethora of backup quarterbacks making appearances due to injuries and/or benchings. Brock Osweiler, Mark Sanchez, T.J. Yates, Matt Hasselbeck, and Blaine Gabbert are all slated … [Read more...]

Matchups: Matchup: Titans @ Jaguars Thursday Night FootballTennessee @ JacksonvilleThe Vegas total on Thursday night's Titans-Jaguars game is 43 with host Jacksonville favored by three. The Jags have a team total of 23 points. ... Missing top cornerback Jason McCourty (groin surgery), Tennessee's once-stout pass defense has sprung leaks over its last two games. Drew Brees and Cam Newton combined … [Read more...]

Ravens kick cut player on his way out the door NFL teams release, sign and promote players nearly every day, and most of those moves are announced through their respective Twitter accounts and on team websites. And almost every such tweet is a simple line, giving the information of a transaction. But on Tuesday, when the Baltimore Ravens' Twitter feed announced that the team had waived … [Read more...]

Football Daily Dose: Dose: Johnny Football Time Johnny Manziel had his best to-date half as a professional Week 9 against the Bengals before it all went downhill after halftime. Josh McCown wasn’t ready to return from his ribs injury, and Manziel got another start Week 10 against the Steelers. He answered with easily his best NFL start, completing 33-of-45 passes for 372 yards, one touchdown, and … [Read more...]