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• Abbreviated Week 12 starts and sits: Jason Isbell edition

  By themikeherndon on November 24, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON If you follow the Twitter accounts of many sportswriters (or ex-sportswriters) in the Southeast, you’ve probably discerned that our musical tastes tend to lend heavily to two artists – Bruce Springsteen and Jason Isbell. I suspect it… Read More ›

• Fantasy island: Week 11 starts & sits

  By themikeherndon on November 18, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Having three of the NFL’s best offenses sitting at home last week didn’t keep us from a bounty of offensive goodness. This week has more pedestrian offenses on the shelf, including New England and Atlanta, so let’s… Read More ›

• Missing KC, Philly and Miami: Week 10 starts and sits

  By themikeherndon on November 10, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Three of the NFL’s best offenses are sitting at home this week, as Kansas City, Philadelphia and Miami are all on their bye week along with Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua and the Rams. Meanwhile, several injured players… Read More ›

• Learning new QB names (and Week 9 starts/sits)

  By themikeherndon on November 1, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON The list of curious names that are now starting quarterbacks in the NFL grew even longer this week. We’ve already had Tyson Bagent, P.J. Walker, Josh Dobbs, Tyrod Taylor and Will Levis. This week, we’ll add Jaren… Read More ›

• Fantasy island: What we’ve learned and who we’ll start and sit in Week 8

  By themikeherndon on October 26, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON We’re nearing the halfway point in the NFL season, which means we should have a firmer grasp on the lay of the land in the league this year. A few things we’ve learned, or theories we’ve had… Read More ›

• Fantasy island: Navigating injury-riddled streets with Week 7 starts/sits

  By themikeherndon on October 18, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Tyrod Taylor, P.J. Walker and Gardner Minshew were starting quarterbacks in the NFL last week. Taylor Bagent and either Brian Hoyer or Aidan O’Connell will be this week, and C.J. Beathard might be too. It’s rough out… Read More ›

• Fantasy island: starts & sits after the injury apocalypse

  By themikeherndon on October 12, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON The injury apocalypse is here. Justin Jefferson, De’von Achane, James Conner, Anthony Richardson and Khalil Herbert were also lost for multiple weeks to injuries suffered in last week’s games. But as always with fantasy rosters, one manager’s… Read More ›

• Fantasy island, bye week edition: Week 5 starts & sits

  By themikeherndon on October 4, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Bye weeks are here, with the Browns, Bucs, Chargers and Seahawks off this week. Over the next several weeks, the depth of fantasy benches will become more important. Here are the start/sit recommendations for Week 5, including… Read More ›

• Fantasy island: The explosive Dolphins and the rest of Week 4’s recommended starts & sits

  By themikeherndon on September 27, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Start your Dolphins, of course. And here are a few other suggestions.

• Fantasy Island: Week 3 starts and sits

  By themikeherndon on September 22, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Enjoy a potential shootout between the Vikings and Chargers, and avoid Tropical Storm Ophelia if you can.