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I'd like to say the Divisional Round is where things get interesting, but really, how can you top that Wild Card weekend? Anyway, the AFC and NFC's elite take center stage starting Saturday, and with the inclusion of Le'Veon Bell, Tom Brady, and Adam Thielen, fantasy players are certainly spoiled for choice. As far as rankings go, it's all quite simple, but the tight end position could be one to watch. Marcus Mariota and Delanie Walker showed on Saturday they are quite the dynamic duo, hooking up for 74 yards in a tight one…

Stolen bases have been on a steep decline over the last several years. Whether it’s from a talent decline (doubtful) or teams understanding that they are often a risky venture not worth taking (probable), the prevailing thought is that we are on the downswing as far as this one statistical category in the game we love. I too have fallen victim to this thought, and it’s a big reason a player like Jonathan Villar was getting so much love going into the 2017 draft season. I remember my draft strategy in the early 2000s being…

What: Sony Open in Hawaii Where: Waialae Country Club When: January 11-14 Defending Champion: Justin Thomas (shot a 59 last year, which is an 18-hole record; also set the records for 36-hole score, 54-hole score, and holds the 72-hole score at the 2017 event.) FedEx Cup Points: 500 While the PGA season isn’t in full swing just yet, we saw Dustin Johnson in mid-season form last week with an incredible and dominating eight-stroke victory at Kapalua. Johnson was a top-tier pick last week. Let’s see how our other picks…

It's that time of year -- time to take a look at the best fantasy players the bowl games had to offer. Here's a position-by-position breakdown. Quarterbacks Quinton Flowers, USF Fantasy Points: 43 For most leagues, Quinton Flowers was a top-five pick this season, and when he was on, he certainly looked the part. In the bowl matchup against Texas Tech, Flowers turned it on in the second half and pretty well did whatever he wanted against a weak Texas Tech defense. On his way to a victory, Flowers threw for 311 yards…

Andrelton Simmons - Always Bet on Athleticism How would you best describe Andrelton Simmons’ defense using just one word? For me, the first word that I think of is “freak." No, not “Big Time Timmy Jim” Tim Lincecum, “The Freak." I think of an athletic freak. What Simmons has done at the shortstop position since coming up has been unmatched by any other defender in the big leagues. His 163 defensive runs saved since 2012 is best in all of baseball and more than double Brandon Crawford (70) as the second most at his position.…