Football Analysis

Aaron Rodgers, Sean Payton, Darrelle Revis and Peyton Manning make returns of varying kinds in an exciting slate of Week 1 games. Read more »

On Tom Brady as a Golden God, Texans' defense, ineptitude at the bottom of the AFC, the fate of the Bears, Browns and more. Read more »

With fantasy football draft season beginning to wind down, here is an updated version of our Top-150 and position-by-position tiers. Read more »

The second round has several intriguing matchups, most notably Andrew Luck versus J.J. Watt and Aaron Rodgers against Adrian Peterson. Read more »

The Vikings will be a solid, difficult team to beat regardless of Christian Ponder's development due to Adrian Peterson and a reliable defense. Read more »

The Saints, Jets, Bengals, Chargers, Panthers and Steelers have all been left vulnerable by oddsmakers to savvy gamblers. Read more »

Use the tier system for your draft, and cross-check positional rankings with this chart. The positional tiers and the top 150 provide a strong roadmap for your draft. Read more »

These Giants are under the radar in a loaded NFC and they'll use that to their advantage. They do not disappoint, going 10-6 and getting back into the playoffs where a hot QB can make all the difference in the world. Read more »

Predictions on RG3, Kaepernick, Adrian Peterson, Geno Atkins, Nick Fairley, Brian Cushing, Drew Brees, Montee Ball, London and more. Read more »

Each season you have strong defensive units along with weaker ones, and this season is no different. Seattle and San Francisco lead the rankings, and the Ds listed through tier 3 are all fine as your top option. Read more »

The hiring of Norv Turner will help maximize the possibly underrated talent of Brandon Weeden behind a talented offensive line and the defense will be much improved. Read more »

The tight end position shares many similarities to the catcher position in fantasy baseball – a few top notch options, followed by a significant drop-off with a large group bunched together. Read more »

The 2013 season will be that ugly, bitter end after the early unexpected success of Rex Ryan. This team has far and away the weakest assembly of offensive talent in the NFL. Read more »

Calvin Johnson will continue to own the wide receiver position, but will Randall Cobb join A.J. Green and Brandon Marshall amongst the elite? Read more »

On the Packers' offensive line and signing of Vince Young, Tyrann Mathieu, the Riley Cooper incident and the Bills' QB situation. Read more »

The Lions have premium talent at a lot of key positions, enough that simply eliminating the dumb penalties and sloppy fundamentals makes them a legit playoff contender. It's up to Jim Schwartz and the leadership on the team to draw the most from that talent and clean up the mental weakness. Read more »

Adrian Peterson and Arian Foster are clearly the top-two running backs available in a year in which taking them early and often is back in vogue. Read more »

This is the most talented, balanced roster in the league on paper. The giant hole at wide receiver and questions in the secondary mean there is some vulnerability for San Francisco, but they're still our Super Bowl pick. Read more »

The Packers are being overlooked as a legit contender in a very top-heavy NFC. But it’s a precarious contender status because of the weakness of the defensive front and the offensive line. Read more »

The depth at quarterback is extraordinary this season with Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton and Tom Brady in the top two tiers. Read more »