http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/2010 Recent articles about Frank Gore en-us It seems that the 49ers-Raiders practice wasn't all fun and games. After reading a report from Matthew Barrows it seems that there were some heated tempers between the two. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:44:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302156 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302156 The 49ers are set to open up preseason tomorrow and then the cuts will begin. It's always a crap shoot trying to figure out who will or will not make the squad. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:44:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302153 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302153 San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore is doing everything future Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk is telling him to do. "I talked to him three of four times," Gore said. "Before training camp he told me some things." The first was to get down to 212 pounds, the same weight Faulk was when he was the centerpiece of the Rams' offense under Mike Martz. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:40:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301905 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301905 How does the addition of a PPR format affect fantasy rankings? Analysis of this topic, including PPR rankings at the running back position for the coming season. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:26:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301861 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301861 Tiered running back rankings for the 2008 fantasy football season. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:23:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301860 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301860 It's that time of the year again folks. It's August, and that means fantasy football drafts will be in full swing starting this weekend! I bet alot of you reading this article will be drafting within the next 7-10 days, and we wish you the BEST of luck. With that being said, we want you to dominate your fantasy football draft in 2008, so Bruno Boys Fantasy Football writers Marc Caviglia, Chris Ziza and Larry Joseph give you their expert analysis on which players they are targeting heading into 2008.... Reggis Bush or Maurice Jones-Drew Chad Johnson or T.J. Houshmandzadeh Reggie Wayne or Randy Moss Jeremy Shockey or Kellen Winslow and more..... Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:52:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301647 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301647 It seems that the 49ers-Raiders practice wasn't all fun and games. After reading a report from Matthew Barrows it seems that there were some heated tempers between the two. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:43:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301512 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301512 So now we wait. Friday can't come soon enough for the Raider Nation to get its first glimpse of their 2008 Oakland Raiders, 'glimpse' being the operative word. The first preseason game is not a game for fans to get good long looks at most of the players that will be starting on opening day, but there will be a series of plays to go around for most of those starters on Friday night. Yesterday was a 'first impression' from the stance that each team got to measure the other before showing their wares on Friday night. Let's see how they did.... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:37:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301321 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301321 Welcome to this years Draft Edition of the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football Round Table. The Draft Edition Round Table is broken down into three segments so be sure to check back often so you don't miss a thing! The guest columnists will be Larry Joseph, Marc Caviglia and Chris Ziza. The topics on hand that will be discussed during these segments will include : personal strategies for Draft Day preparation, a rundown of a handful of similar players and who we would rather own, moves around the NFL that could affect fantasy football as well as well as the players we feel will have a breakthrough/comeback year and the potential bust players of 2008. Without further adieu, let's jump into the first segment of the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football roundtable. Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:43:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300395 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300395 Training camps are in full swing. Groins are being pulled, HOF quarterbacks are being bribed to retire and it 's about that time to start thinking about your fantasy football draft. We're going to focus on round one in particular and will share with you thoughts on who you should be targeting with the top 12 picks... Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:38:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300279 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300279 It?s late July and that means fantasy football is getting ready to kick off.. Some players are going to come out of nowhere and flat out dominate. Some older players who used to be studs will fall off and some players will be affected by a coaching staff change or a quarterback that leaves town. It is all ways wise to do some research before walking into a draft. The NFL is a copy cat league and there are some trends popping up fantasy owners should keep their eyes on. First running back by committee a lot have teams have made the switch. Darren McFadden or Justin Fargas would be fine backs to have but both players will split time at least early on and they will take carries away from each other. The only team that can pull that off is Jacksonville Fred Taylor and MJD are both worthy of consideration. When looking for a back stay away from Denver, Miami, Tampa Bay, Tennessee and Detroit. The fullback is dead and has given birth to the slot receiver. Wes Welker redefined the position last year and put up crazy fantasy numbers. Expect more teams to follow the trend. If you have a receiver go down to injury or some of them end up on the same bye week you can find value on the waiver wire. The third wide out on a pass happy team won?t be a long term solution but can get you by in a stop gap situation. Last but not least teams that have classified their quarterbacks as game managers are teams that don?t have a fantasy worthy quarterback. Game Manager means 10 of 17 passing 123 yards and no touchdowns. When you think game manager think Damon Huard. Be aware of the unstable quarterback situations in Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, Baltimore and San Francisco. Quarterback 1.Tom Brady- New England Patriots 2.Peyton Manning- Indianapolis Colts 3.Tony Romo- Dallas Cowboys 4.Carson Palmer- Cincinnati Bengals 5.Drew Brees- New Orleans Saints 6. Derek Anderson- Cleveland Browns 7.Eli Manning- New York Giants 8.Ben Roethisberger - Pittsburgh Steelers 9.Phillip Rivers- San Diego Chargers 10.Marc Bulger- St. Louis Rams 11.Donavon McNabb- Philadelphia Eagles 12. Matt Hasselbeck- Seattle Seahawks 13.Jake Delhomme- Carolina Panthers 14.Jeff Garcia- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15. Matt Lienart - Arizona Cardinals Running back 1.Ladanian Tomlinson- San Diego Chargers 2.Adrian Peterson- Minnesota Vikings 3.Brian Westbrook- Philadelphia Eagles 4. Marion Barber- Dallas Cowboys 5.Steven Jackson- St. Louis Rams 6.Larry Johnson- Kansas City Chiefs 7.Frank Gore- San Francisco 49ers 8.Joesph Addai- Indianapolis Colts 9.Clinton Portis- Washington Redskins 10.Marshawn Lynch- Buffalo Bills 11.Ryan Grant- Green Bay Packers 12.Willie Parker- Pittsburgh Steelers 13.Willis McGahee- Baltimore Ravens 14.Jamal Lewis- Cleveland Browns 15.Michael Turner- Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver 1.Randy Moss- New England Patriots 2.Terrell Owens- Dallas Cowboys 3.Andre Johnson- Houston Texans 4.Reggie Wayne- Indianapolis Colts 5.Braylon Edwards- Cleveland Browns 6.Chad Johnson- Cincinnati Bengals 7.Marques Colston- New Orleans Saints 8.Steve Smith- Carolina Panthers 9.Larry Fitzgerald- Arizona Cardinals 10.Plaxico Burress- New York Giants 11.Torry Holt- St. Louis Rams 12.Wes Welker- New England Patriots 13. T.J. Houshmandzadeh- Cincinnati Bengals 14.Roy Williams- Detroit Lions 15.Dwayne Bowe- Kansas City Chiefs Tight end 1.Antonio Gates- San Diego Chargers 2.Jason Witten- Dallas Cowboys 3.Tony Gonzalez- Kansas City Chiefs 4.Todd Heap- Baltimore Ravens 5.Jeremy Shockey- New Orleans Saints 6.Kellen Winslow- Cleveland Browns 7.Chris Cooley- Washington Redskins 8.Heath Miller- Pittsburgh Steelers 9. Ben Watson- New England Patriots 10.Dallas Clark- Indianapolis Colts 11Vernon Davis- San Francisco 49ers 12.Kevin Boss- New York Giants 13.Greg Olsen- Chicago Bears 14.Tony Scheffler- Denver Broncos 15.Alge Crumpler- Tennessee Titans Defense 1.New England Patriots 2.San Diego Chargers 3.Minnesota Vikings 4.Pittsburgh Steelers 5.Dallas Cowboys 6..Jacksonville Jaguars 7.Baltimore Ravens 8.Chicago Bears 9.Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10.Washington Redskins 11.New York Giants 12.Green Bay Packers 13.Philadelphia Eagles 14.Indianapolis Colts 15.Seattle Seahawks Kicker 1.Stephen Gostkowski- New England Patriots 2.Adam Vinateri- Indianapolis Colts 3.Nick Folk- Dallas Cowboys 4.Nate Kaeding- San Diego Chargers 5.Mason Crosby- Green Bay Packers 6.Shayne Graham- Cincinnati Bengals 7.Rob Bironas- Tennessee Titans 8.Phil Dawson- Cleveland Browns 9.Neil Rackers- Arizona Cardinals 10.Jason Hanson- Detroit Lions 11.Josh Brown- St.Louis Rams 12.Jason Elam- Atlanta Falcons 13.Josh Scobee- Jacksonville Jaguars 14.Jeff Reed- Pittsburgh Steelers 15.Matt Stover- Baltimore Ravens Top 25 Overall 1.Ladanian Tomlinson- San Diego Chargers 2.Adrian Peterson- Minnesota Vikings 3.Tom Brady- New England Patriots 4.Brian Westbrook- Philadelphia Eagles 5.Peyton Manning- Indianapolis Colts 6.Randy Moss- New England Patriots 7.Steven Jackson- St. Louis Rams 8.Marion Barber- Dallas Cowboys 9.Tony Romo- Dallas Cowboys 10.Larry Johnson- Kansas City Chiefs 11.Terrell Owens- Dallas Cowboys 12.Frank Gore- San Francisco 49ers 13..Joesph Addai- Indianapolis Colts 14.Andre Johnson- Houston Texans 15.Reggie Wayne- Indianapolis Colts 16.Clinton Portis- Washington Redskins 17.Marshawn Lynch- Buffalo Bills 18.Ryan Grant- Green Bay Packers 19.Braylon Edwards- Cleveland Browns 20.Carson Palmer- Cincinnati Bengals 21.Willie Parker- Pittsburgh Steelers 22.Willis McGahee- Baltimore Ravens 23.Chad Johnson- Cincinnati Bengals 24.Marques Colston- New Orleans Saints 25.Drew Brees- New Orleans Saints Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:35:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298770 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298770 Scan the latest fantasy football articles from The Fantasy Sports Forum Experts' Blog and check out today's "Hot Chick of the Day" photo. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:15:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298339 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298339 With training camps opening this week, it's about that time to start thinking about your fantasy football drafts. I'm going to focus on round one in particular and will share with you my thoughts on who I feel should be the top 12 picks. Ladanian Tomlinson - Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson is the most consistent all around running back in the league. It was a very difficult choice between him and Adrian Peterson, but Tomlinson and his overall track record won out. He's topped 1,500 total yards in each of his seven season in the NFL and has never..... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:28:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298235 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298235 Frank Gore needs 966 yards on the ground to move from No. 9 to No. 5 (behind Garrison Hearst) on the 49ers all-time rushing yards list. Gore currently has 3,405 yards, and he realistically can surpass Steve Young (3,577), Kevan Barlow!! (3,614), Hugh McElhenny (4,288) and J.D. Smith (4,370) this season. Hearst is at 5,535, so I suppose Gore could get there with an incredible season. That would take at least 2,131 rushing yards this year for Gore to pass Hearst. But if Gore stays healthy – a potentially big if given his lengthy injury history – then he should surpass Hearst and Ken Willard (5,930) next season to move to third. And who are the top rushers in 49ers history? Roger Craig (7,064) and Joe Perry (7,344). Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:29:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298137 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298137 Frank Gore needs 966 yards on the ground to move from No. 9 to No. 5 (behind Garrison Hearst) on the 49ers all-time rushing yards list. Gore currently has 3,405 yards, and he realistically can surpass Steve Young (3,577), Kevan Barlow!! (3,614), Hugh McElhenny (4,288) and J.D. Smith (4,370) this season. Hearst is at 5,535, so I suppose Gore could get there with an incredible season. That would take at least 2,131 rushing yards this year for Gore to pass Hearst. But if Gore stays healthy – a potentially big if given his lengthy injury history – then he should surpass Hearst and Ken Willard (5,930) next season to move to third. And who are the top rushers in 49ers history? Roger Craig (7,064) and Joe Perry (7,344). Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:29:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298137 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298137