Let's get this straight: health and effectiveness are two entirely separate things. They often go hand in hand, but you have to delve beyond mere definition and certainly in the Official Injury Report to get a handle on both. There's almost a Rumsfeld taxonomy of the pair of conditions: healthy and effective, healthy but not effective, not healthy but effective, and the dreaded not health and not effective. Understand the context of a player's and a team's health is key in assessing things. Is 100 percent of an RB2 better than an RB1 who's at 75 percent? Fifty percent? What if that injured RB1 doesn't have a solid backup? Is it smarter to play him in that situation or will increased playing time just make him more likely to get more injured? These are the decisions that coaches are making every week and the kind that make you agonize every Sunday before setting your lineup. You should have better backups than Norv Turner, Mike Holmgren or Andy Reid, so take some solace in that. Here's the injuries for this week and be sure to check back for last second updates:
Since the average league has 12 teams, you should obviously get one of the top 12 players at each position. What does this mean? Well, you're going to be in big trouble if you don't draft one of these guys, but if you can manage to grab two of them, you'll have a significant advantage over your competition.
Tiering your players on a weekly basis not only is a good way to determine whom to draft in fantasy football, but also is great way to break ties for tough lineup decisions each week. Delving into the tiers this week, we look at the heartbreaking Kurt Warner, the confounding Laurence Maroney and an aerial revival in Minnesota.
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All season long, this is the place for your weekly Individual Defensive Player Report. We'll be focusing on the three main statistics for most IDP leagues (solo tackles, sacks, and takeaways) in three-position formats (defensive linemen, linebackers, and defensive backs).
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