http://www.yardbarker.com/users/ultimateff Recent Yardbarker Articles: ultimateff en-us The top 10 of high risk and high reward players looks at players who have great potential this season but who have either had injury problems in the past or whose role could be reduced this year. Find out who made our list. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:50:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294779 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294779 Jeremy Shockey was traded to the New Orleans Saints for second and fifth round draft picks in 2009. In New Orleans, Shockey will reunite with Sean Payton who was his offensive coordinator with the Giants in 2002 when he had the best season of his career in his rookie year. Find out the fantasy impact that this trade will have for players on both teams. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:17:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293691 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293691 Larry Fitzgerald finished the 2007 season as the fifth best wide receiver in fantasy leagues, his second top five in three years. The question however is whether he will respond better to the pressure of being a top receiver this year than he did in 2006. Find out why Larry Fitzgerald is different than other players who showed great improvement last season. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:19:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293132 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293132 Andre Johnson is one of the most difficult players to evaluate considering he was second for wide receivers in fantasy points per game right behind Randy Moss but he only played nine games. If we project Johnson's statistics over 16 games, he would have had 107 receptions for 1,500 yards and 14 touchdowns. Find out if we believe Andre Johnson can be a top ten wide receiver for the first time in his career. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:38:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292495 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292495 One of the most difficult questions to answer as the 2008 NFL season approaches is what will happen with the St. Louis Rams this season? The Rams ranked in the top half of the league in yards of offense for eight straight years until last year when they fell to 24th. Find out what our thoughts are on this offense and what we project for Marc Bulger, Steven Jackson, Torry Holt and Drew Bennett this season. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:19:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291628 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291628 In this new top ten we look at sleeper candidates for the 2008 season. Our top ten sleepers are players that could breakout and most are also very safe bets to outperform their average draft position. Find out why Leon Washington is number one on our list and who else we believe will surprise in 2008. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:50:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291022 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291022 Tony Gonzalez has had over 180 fantasy points in nine consecutive seasons in point per reception leagues which year in and year out puts him amongst the top tight ends in the NFL. Gonzalez led all tight ends with 99 receptions last season but no tight end has ever had over 90 receptions in two consecutive seasons and new offensive coordinator Chan Gailey wants to use a power run offense. Find out what we think of this situation and what we project for Tony Gonzalez for the 2008 season. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:11:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290587 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290587 Terrell Owens is very talented but he will be 35 years old in December and you have to wonder if he can continue to perform at a high level. Owens had his highest yards per reception average and his second highest touchdown total in his career but his lowest number of receptions per game since 1999, three signs that he could disappoint some fantasy owners in 2008. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:20:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290089 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290089 In our first edition of fantasy mailbag, find out what our thoughts are on Brett Favre, why we have Jerricho Cotchery ranked ahead of Laveranues Coles, our thoughts on the Marvin Harrison and Anthony Gonzalez situation in Indianapolis and much more... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:41:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/289527 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/289527 This is the final article of our very controversial series of three. Once again I want to repeat that we do not think the "sleepers" we have listed will finish in the top 10 but every year 2 WRs ranked outside the top 30 finish in the top 10 and we believe these players are the most likely to do it this year. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:15:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287402 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287402 Find out why we believe that LaDainian Tomlinson and Joseph Addai are the only two amongst the top five running backs that could be in the top five at the end of the season in the second article of this series of three on historical trends. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:56:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/286329 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/286329 Year after year there are surprises and disappointments in the NFL even though before the season starts many seem convinced that they can predict the top five or ten players at each position. Since 1999, it has never happened that the top three fantasy quarterbacks all remained in the top five the following season. Find out which of Brady, Manning and Romo we believe may not finish amongst the top five this upcoming season. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:44:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285972 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285972 After the top four it's wide open and no we didn't forget Carson Palmer, there is simply too much uncertainty about the offense in Cincinnati. Jay Cutler is a surprise choice at number five but he should improve in his third NFL season like others have before him and he has an excellent surrounding cast in Denver. We are going out on a limb with some of these picks but remember that year after year only about five of the QBs in the "consensus" top ten end up in the top ten QBs at the end of the year. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:32:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/283994 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/283994 After our list of top ten undervalued players we now bring you a list of our top ten overvalued players. Mike Martz will install his offense in San Francisco this season which leads to many comparisons between Frank Gore and Marshall Faulk. We are however not buying those comparisons and have Gore as our most overvalued player for the 2008 season. Find out who else is in our top ten of overvalued players. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:20:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/283989 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/283989 The improved offensive line and the emergence of Derek Anderson as one of the best starting quarterbacks in the NFL allowed Edwards to have 80 receptions for close to 1,300 yards and an astonishing 16 touchdowns, second to only Randy Moss in 2007. Find out why Edwards is only ranked at number ten in Ultimate FF Strategy's 2008 Wide Receiver Rankings even with everyone back in Cleveland. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:24:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/283512 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/283512