Fantasy Football Foolish Thoughts: Are You Ready for Some Football?

The final weekend of the preseason might be the worst week as an NFL fan. Starters play only a few minutes, while coaches get a look at the rest of the depth chart to make final cuts, and we all know that in just one more week the games will actually mean something. While the Labor Day weekend appeased us with some college football action, real NFL football is now just days away. Hopefully, you had a good draft without falling victim to many common mistakes. It won’t be long before we see all those third-year wide receivers breaking out and all those high-workload running backs breaking down...or will they? Big News This Week In a surprise move, the Detroit Lions declared Matthew Stafford their starter against New Orleans. I expected Stafford to get the call eventually this year, but Daunte Culpepper had outplayed him in camp and in the preseason until his foot injury—oh, the dangers of carpet. Culpepper was expected to at least start the year under center before ...