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And just like that, everything is wrapped up in a neat little package. Rankings make fantasy life easy, and since it's Week 1, this might be the final time I get to look like a genius for a while. The rankings below are based intended for PPR leagues and are influenced by last season stats and, of course, favorable Week 1 matchups. Hopefully, they don't make you want to throw your computer out the window.Agree or disagree with Ryan's rankings? Let him know on Twitter! @RyanCook13 Quarterbacks The Colts finally came…

Welcome to the first edition of our wide receiver cheat sheet. We’ll take a look every week at guys who have favorable matchups, unfavorable matchups, and a player who many will be sleeping on for that particular week. In Week 1, we look at a slate of matchups flooded with unknowns, thanks to the uncertain nature of the opening weekend. Favorable Matchups Terrelle Pryor, Sr. vs. Philadelphia Eagles Pryor is going to be the first of many big wide receivers to take advantage of the Eagles secondary this season. Pryor checks…

Welcome to the first edition of Weekly Waiver Targets, where I will offer up some waiver wire suggestions for you every week. Sometimes the goal will be to help you improve your team for the upcoming week, and sometimes my suggestions will be more for the long haul. I will profile one feature player for each position, followed by some of my other favorite waiver wire candidates for each position. Starting next week, I will include some streaming options for defenses. QUARTERBACK Alex Smith, owned in 46% of Fantrax leagues,…

Last week in the Fantrax weekly top-10, we covered the top rookies for the upcoming season. This week we focus on some potential star running backs just waiting for their opportunity to shine.We’ve all had to deal with a top running back going down for a period of time. It sucks, but it’s part of fantasy football. That’s why top running back handcuffs are so important. They’re basically the equivalent of top prospects in baseball, to a degree.Whenever a running back gets injured over the weekend, you know damn well…

Sometimes your draft doesn't go to plan, and sometimes people just don't listen. So guess what, it seems like drafting a quarterback early is still a thing. With a week or so to go, people are making one of two mistakes: panicking in the fourth round (or earlier) and drafting Aaron Rodgers, or hedging their bets by drafting two quarterbacks in total. Crazy, right? I'm not saying either of these strategies is bad, but you're missing out on some serious talent.Anyway, moving down is Tom Brady from the second spot to the…