David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Dec 17, 2011, 3:37 pm
December 17th, 2011, Saturday David’s Daily Digest FantasyNotes: Risky Plays for Week 15…Sanchez could face a tough test….the Jets take their show on theroad this weekend, a place where quarterback Mark Sanchez has just twotouchdowns in his last three (raod) starts. The Eagles defense is ra...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Dec 17, 2011, 2:06 am
December 16th, 2011, FridayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:Trends for your Championship run…Ryan Grant’s stock on the rise…With running back James Starks currently slowed down with a bad wheel (ankle), even if he plays Grant figures to see the bulk of the work load on Sunday against the Ch...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Dec 4, 2011, 11:27 am
December 4th, 2011 SundaySunday Morning GametimeMy quick notes:Who to WatchTonight’s Sunday night matchup between the Saints and Lions could end up being a much closer track meet than what saw last Monday between the Saints and Giants. Matthew Stafford has shown this season he has the talent to r...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Dec 3, 2011, 2:53 pm
December 3rd, 2011, SaturdayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:Frank Gore: A Gold Rush of a NinerThus far through 12 weeks of football this season the Niners running back Frank Gore has remained a relatively steady fantasy start for owners throughout, especially over the past month and a half (with...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Dec 1, 2011, 11:13 pm
December 1st, 2011 ThursdayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:Matthew Stafford: A Young Lion Ready to RoarThe past three weeks for quarterback Matt Stafford and the Lions have not been too kind; the team is 1-2 and Stafford has turned the ball over nine times. After staring out strong this season ...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Nov 30, 2011, 11:54 pm
November 30th, 2011 WednesdayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:ANDRE JOHNSON: To Start or Not-To StartThe Texans All-Pro receiver, Andre Johnson (knee) finally made his return to the field last Sunday against the Jaguars, after missing the past six games. His return was far from triumphant (just ...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Oct 22, 2011, 1:45 am
October 21st, 2011 FridayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:Is it Tebow Time in Fantasy?The consensus in Denver may suggest yes it is Tebow time, but if you are a fantasy owner with options you may want to steer the conservative route for the moment. After watching quarterback Tim Teebow inject so...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Oct 16, 2011, 11:12 am
October 16th, 2011 SundaySunday Morning GametimeMy quick notes:Who to WatchThe Falcons may get caught up in a shoot-out today, something they have not been proficient at this season, but I am expecting a more explosive team that we have yet to see. With their explosive rookie receiver Julio Jones O...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Oct 16, 2011, 9:39 am
October 16th, 2011 SundayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:Hightower Expected to Play?The Redskins may have running back Tim Hightower available today and he could see some work, but the smart money will be on Ryan Torain to see the brunt. Coming off an impressive performance in week 4 by Torain,...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Oct 15, 2011, 1:03 am
October 14th, 2011 FridayFriday’s Fast FiveMy Five Calls for Week 61. White’s Week to Wreck HavocFantasy owners have been waiting for Atlanta Falcon’s receiver Roddy White to breakout this season. He has 32 receptions (on 54 targets), but just 352 yards receiving and two scores. These are sig...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Oct 14, 2011, 11:21 pm
October 14th, 2011 FridayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:No Jones Means More WhiteThe Falcons offense has looked sporadic and inconsistent at times this season, even the Matt-Ryan to Roddy White connection that has been so effective the past several seasons has yet to really click. Through the ...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Oct 9, 2011, 11:21 am
October 9th, 2011, SundayFantasy FootballPlayer WatchArmed with ArmsWith the Pittsburgh Steelers set to host the Tennessee Titans today, I am looking for wide receiver Antonio Brown to finally breakout. Through the first four weeks Brown has gradually seen his role in the passing game increase. With...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Oct 7, 2011, 10:29 pm
October 7th, 2011 FridayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:Ryan Grant Cleared to PlayThe James Starks (210 yards rushing) ERA could be put on hold for a bit with running back Ryan Grant cleared to play Sunday against the Falcons. For the better part of this young season Starks has looked like the ...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Oct 2, 2011, 10:50 am
October 2nd, 2011 SundaySunday Morning GametimeIn a very short period 2011 has become not just the year of the quarterback, but the year of fantasy football. With scoring up all over the league, that can only mean one thing; more fantasy points all around. With the numbers up does it become more co...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Oct 2, 2011, 1:45 am
October 1st, 2011 SaturdayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:Austin close, but will miss SundayWe already knew that Austin would be sitting this Sunday against the Lions, but its good news for fantasy owners to hear that he is getting close. Austin said he could play in week 5, if the Cowboys had ...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 29, 2011, 2:11 am
September 28th, 2011, WednesdayFantasy FootballTarget PracticeIn These Hands We TrustIn week 3 there were no hands better than the pair that comes with Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker. Against the Bills, Welker was targeted a league high 20 times in week 3 finishing the game with 16 catches and ov...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 28, 2011, 10:30 pm
September 28th, 2011, WednesdayWatercooler ChatWaiver Wire The wide receiver position in fantasy leagues does not appear to be exceptionally deep this season, so if you are in search of help you may have to look high and low. Normally when looking high you might find depth with teams like the Saint...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 27, 2011, 10:30 pm
September 27th, 2011 TuesdayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:Stafford Closing the Gap to the Top RanksThe 2011 season has been great for Lion’s quarterback Matthew Stafford. Through the first three weeks he is healthy and he is playing lights out. Stafford is averaging more than 325 yards pass...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 27, 2011, 9:14 pm
September 27th, 2011, TuesdaySunday’s Heroes (Week 3)Who is Making Fantasy Headlines in 2011[Points based on standard scoring]JOE FLACCO CATCHES FIRE IN WEEK 3The Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco blew up in week 3 against the Rams passing for nearly 400 yards, while completing 27 passes and throwing ...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 25, 2011, 10:30 am
September 25th, 2011 SundaySunday Morning GametimeFantasy owners have had two exciting weekends of football action and plenty to cheer about with record setting passing numbers being set in consecutive weeks. With such prospects week three is promising to be every bit as exciting as its predecessor...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 22, 2011, 1:23 pm
September 22nd, 2011 ThursdayThe Morning Huddle Thursday EditionAs the 2011 fantasy season continues to pick up speed and grow momentum, we are quickly seeing that this year is truly becoming the “year of the quarterback.” Over the first two weeks of this young season we have seen the most pass...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 22, 2011, 1:27 am
September 21ST, 2011 WednesdayDavid’s Daily Digest Fantasy Notes:Foster Does Not PracticeWhat most fantasy folks may have figured, the Texans running back Arian Foster was limited this week in practice and does not look good to play on Sunday. This is great news for fantasy owners that have been...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 21, 2011, 10:19 pm
September 21ST, 2011, WednesdaySunday’s Heroes (Week 2)Who is Making Fantasy Headlines in 2011[Points based on standard scoring]NEWTON TOPS CHARTS AGAINThe Panthers have found themselves a gem of a quarterback in Cam Newton. In his first two starts this season he has simply been magical, posting s...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 18, 2011, 11:15 am
September 18TH, 2011 SundaySunday Morning GametimeThere’s no doubt that the NFL got off to a high flying start in week one and if you are thinking that the offenses might become a little grounded in week 2, don’t hold your breath. With the Bolts of San Diego and Philip Rivers (335 yards passing...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 15, 2011, 1:44 am
September 14th, 2011, WednesdayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:Foster Sounds-Off, Expects to PlayJust when we thought he might be down, the Texans running back Arian Foster (hamstring) says he expects to play on Sunday after returning to practice on Wednesday. With back-up Ben Tate running effe...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 14, 2011, 11:14 pm
September 14TH, 2011, WednesdayWatercooler ChatIt’s Wednesday or more popularly known as “Hump day” and being the middle of the week, it’s Waiver wire time for most fantasy leagues. If week one caught some of you fantasy owners by surprise, then you might be looking to the waiver wire to get...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 14, 2011, 2:59 pm
September 14TH, 2011 WednesdayThe Morning HuddleWhen I started writing this it was morning, but you do what you can. Yesterday I offered a few thoughts and observations from under center, this morning we’ll take a peek into the backfield. There were a few surprises on Sunday of week one that dese...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 14, 2011, 12:45 am
September 13th, 2011 TuesdayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:TE Fred Davis on the RiseWith normal starter Chris Cooley admitting he’s not completely 100% and receiving props from his head coach for a nice effort on Sunday, it certainly sounds like tight Fred Davis could see his playing time in...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 14, 2011, 12:15 am
September 13TH, 2011 TuesdayThe Morning HuddleTuesday: Evening EditionWeek one is in the books and what a week it was; record setting to say the least. First on Sunday we see a rookie breakout like we never seen before with Panther’s quarterback Cam Newton throwing for a ridiculous 412 yards and ...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 11, 2011, 11:18 am
September 11TH, 2011 SundaySunday Morning GametimeIt’s week one of the NFL and plenty to get excited about with some key matchups, many personnel changes and a new season at hand. For fantasy owners there are a lot of questions to pose heading into week one and many answers to be found; is this t...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 10, 2011, 12:33 am
September 9TH, 2011 FridayDavid’s Daily DigestFantasy Notes:CRABTREE WILL BE AVAILABLEThe Niners have too many woes under center to consider any of their receivers this early in the fantasy season, add to it that wide receiver Michael Crabtree (foot) has seen little action this preseason and he b...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 9, 2011, 11:50 pm
September 9TH, 2011, FridayFriday’s Fantasy WatchThe 2011 NFL season got started off with more than a bang last night. The matchup between the Saints and Packers was more like an explosion with a 42-34 final. The contest was played more like a chess match with each team matching the other move for...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 8, 2011, 6:38 pm
September 8TH, 2011 ThurssdayPLAY OR PASSSaints versus PackersThere’s not a whole lot of thinking required in tonight’s matchup for fantasy owners. When you have two of the league’s premier offenses taking the field; you have to start just about everyone don’t you?That may be par for the cou...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 8, 2011, 3:05 am
September 7TH, 2011 WednesdayDavid’s Daily DigestPeyton Manning to miss openerAccording to several news outlets and football sources, Peyton Manning (neck) is out for week one. What we are not hearing is for how long. As long as Manning is sidelined, the Colts receivers should be devalued; stay aw...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 8, 2011, 12:08 am
September 7TH, 2011 WednesdayFANTASY FOOTBALL NOTESWe are less than one day away from the official start of the 2011 NFL season. Even though most fantasy drafts should be complete by this point, it’s still worth taking a look and quick peek into most backfields to see what ball carriers will rise,...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 4, 2011, 10:11 pm
September 4TH, 2011 SundayFANTASY FOOTBALL NOTESThe 2011 Fantasy football season is set to start in less than a week and while I have not had an extensive amount of time to really take an in-depth look at all the positions, I have managed to catch quite a few preseason matchups make many notes. I am...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 2, 2011, 6:06 pm
September 1st, 2011 Thurssday David’s Daily Digest 2011 Fantasy Tidbits And just for the record, these tid-bits might be more like bite-size or mini-bits, but just the same I am going to share a few notes for thought and observations from the NFL Preseason th...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Sep 1, 2011, 2:24 am
August 31st 2011, Wednesday Back on Track The Next Stop; Fantasy Football 2011 Although it is highly unlikely, but for those of you that have not been keeping up with current events, the NFL is back on track and Fantasy Football 2011 is here. And actually, the ...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Jul 28, 2011, 2:46 am
July 27th, 2011 WednesdayDavid’s Daily DigestFANTASY FOOTBALL IS BACK!Now that the NFL owners and players have ironed out their differences and ended this cumbersome lockout, it’s time to start talking fantasy football. We all knew we would end up here in the long run, but with the delay caused ...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Mar 14, 2011, 2:51 am
March 13th, 2011 SundayDavid’s Daily Digest2011 Fantasy Football PlayersAs we start looking toward the upcoming 2011 season (with fingers crossed), it’s hard to imagine any new surprises for fantasy owners at the quarterback spot. We all saw quite evident the growth and progression of Michael Vi...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Mar 13, 2011, 1:44 am
March 12th, 2011 SaturdayDavid’s Daily Digest 2011 Fantasy Football PlayersWith future of the 2011 season currently in limbo as the two sides decide how to split our (the fans) money, we’ll continue with prepping for the coming season which still has every possibility of starting on time. Even i...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Mar 10, 2011, 1:35 am
March 9th, 2011 WednesdayDavid’s Daily Digest 2011 Fantasy Football Players Not a lot has changed recently with the league and player’s union talks, but we are always ever so hopeful they will find a resolution and we will have football. Always moving right along with the idea that there will be...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Mar 6, 2011, 7:46 pm
March 5th, 2011 SaturdayThe Sunday Fantasy ReportThe 2010 season featured quite a few players that rose to the top of fantasy stardom as well as a handful of studs that took advantage of their short stint on the main stage. And while fantasy owners will be closely dissecting the performances of 2010...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Mar 3, 2011, 2:40 am
March 2nd, 2011 ThursdayWednesday’sWatercooler ChatBefore we get to far ahead of ourselves and start looking deep into the 2011 fantasy season with fingers crossed, we’re going to take a moment to recognized those players that made the 2010 well worth watching and playing fantasy. If we are goin...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Feb 27, 2011, 9:15 pm
February 27th, 2011 SundayDavid’s Daily DigestIDP Time ContinuesAs we continue to take a look at the IDP side of fantasy one thing to point out, when it comes to scoring on the defensive side of fantasy consistency tells the tale. Pass rushing linebackers tend to have the big games during the fant...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Feb 23, 2011, 11:48 pm
February 23rd, 2011 WednesdayDavid’s Daily DigestIt May Not Be Miller Time, but It’s IDP TimeAfter spending a little time looking back at the skill players of 2010 who get most of the attention from the fantasy world, I thought it was time to pay some props to the bad boys of the gridiron. Last ...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Feb 21, 2011, 1:13 am
February 20th, 2011, SundaySunday Night Game NotesScouting the CombineThe annual football combine is less than a week away and the importance of the annual event for fantasy owners is getting to know their rookie class. With more than 300 participants expected to part take in the five day event, it�...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Feb 20, 2011, 1:09 am
February 19th, 2011 SaturdayThe Saturday Fantasy ReportContinuing my look back at the 2010 season, here is my list of the best hands in the NFL from a year ago and over the past couple of season. These are your fantasy wide receivers that will continue to dominate the conversation during the offseas...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Feb 15, 2011, 2:21 am
February 14th, 2011, MondayOn the CoverNO FOOTBALL IN 2011?Labor Talks Rescheduled?What could be worse than no football in 2011, maybe finding out that Santa Claus is fictional or that SI.com has discontinued their swimsuit issue? How about no fantasy football in 2011? Either way it’s very worriso...
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David G. Ortega posted an article on Your Fantasy Sports Home - Feb 14, 2011, 10:58 pm
February 14th, 2011 MondayDavid’s Daily DigestThe Most Notable Fantasy Players of 2011The 2010 season produced a long list of new names to the fantasy world, names that owners will be coveting greatly come fantasy draft day. These are just more the studs we’ll be talking about on fantasy draft d...
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