This article references Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Andre Ellington, Andre Johnson, Andre Williams, Antonio Brown, Arian Foster, Ben Roethlisberger, Branden Oliver, Calvin Johnson, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, Colin Kaepernick, Darren Mcfadden, Deandre Hopkins, DEF, DeMarco Murray, Derek Carr, Dez Bryant, Drew Brees, Eddie Lacy, Eddie Royal, Eli Manning, Emmanuel Sanders, Frank Gore, Golden Tate, Greg Olsen, Jamaal Charles, Jimmy Graham, Joique Bell, Jordy Nelson, Kelvin Benjamin, Khiry Robinson, Knile Davis, Larry Fitzgerald, Malcom Floyd, Mark Ingram, Matthew Stafford, Maurice Jones-Drew, Michael Crabtree, Michael Floyd, Odell Beckham, Philip Rivers, Randall Cobb, Reggie Bush, Ronnie Hillman, Rueben Randle, Ryan Mathews, SP, T.Y. Hilton, Tony Romo, Travis Kelce, Vernon Davis, Victor Cruz, WR and more! Welcome to Week 7 of NFL and fantasy football action, RotoBallers.Each week of the NFL season, we will be breaking down each of the NFL matchups and providing you with some fantasy football advice and lineup recommendations based on matchups that we love, matchups that we hate, and some high-risk/high-reward players, as well.Below, you will find our Week 7 NFL matchups & fantasy football start/sit analysis, which should help you prepare your lineups to win this week. It's essenti[...] Keep on reading: Week 7 NFL Matchups Analysis: Start/Sit for Fantasy Football (Part 2)

This article references Andre Holmes, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, Davante Adams, DEF, James Jones, Jerick McKinnon, Justin Forsett, Matt Asiata, Michael Crabtree, Mohamed Sanu, SP and more! Fantasy Football Analysis: Week 7 Starts/Sits & MatchupsJon and Kia discuss players that they think you should start and sit for fantasy football. Find out what they think you should do for Week 7 with players like Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, Justin Forsett, Mohamed Sanu, Matt Asiata, Jerick McKinnon, Andre Holmes, James Jones, Davante Adams, Michael Crabtree, and many more. They try and help you find some sleepers, busts and lineups plays for Week 7.Listen in on their podcasts, gen[...] Keep on reading: NFL Podcast: Week 7 Starts/Sits & Fantasy Football Matchups Analysis

This article references A.j. Green, Aaron Rodgers, Ahmad Bradshaw, Alex Smith, Allen Robinson, Alshon Jeffery, Andre Johnson, Andrew Luck, Antone Smith, Antonio Brown, Arian Foster, Austin Davis, Baltimore Ravens, Ben Roethlisberger, Blake Bortles, Brandin Cooks, Brandon Marshall, Brian Quick, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, Cecil Shorts, Chris Ivory, Colin Kaepernick, Deandre Hopkins, DEF, Demaryius Thomas, Derek Carr, Detroit Lions, Drew Brees, Eddie Lacy, Eli Manning, Emmanuel Sanders, Eric Decker, Frank Gore, Geno Smith, Greg Jennings, Greg Olsen, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jace Amaro, Jamaal Charles, Jay Cutler, Jimmy Graham, Joe Flacco, Jordan Cameron, Jordy Nelson, Julian Edelman, Julio Jones, Julius Thomas, Kelvin Benjamin, Kenny Britt, Knowshon Moreno, Kyle Orton, Lamar Miller, Matt Asiata, Matt Forte, Matt Ryan, Michael Crabtree, Mike Wallace, Odell Beckham and more! For those of you fantasy football owners out there who are streaming defenses, RotoBaller has got you covered with around-the-league analysis of the Week 7 NFL matchups. Week 7 doesn't have all that many enticing defensive matchups, so be sure to stay on top of your league's free agency pool.Just like every other week of the fantasy football season, we're here to give you the insight to help make your defense streaming decisions and Week 7 lineup decisions a bit easier. Some of these defe[...] Keep on reading: Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 7: Fantasy Tiers & Rankings

This article references Andre Ellington, Andre Williams, Anquan Boldin, Arian Foster, Austin Davis, Benny Cunningham, Brian Quick, Carson Palmer, Colin Kaepernick, Darren Sproles, DEF, DeMarco Murray, DeSean Jackson, Dez Bryant, Drew Stanton, Eli Manning, Frank Gore, Jason Witten, Jeremy Maclin, Jordan Reed, Kirk Cousins, Larry Donnell, Larry Fitzgerald, LeSean McCoy, Logan Thomas, Marshawn Lynch, Michael Crabtree, Michael Floyd, Niles Paul, Odell Beckham, Pierre Garcon, Rashad Jennings, Rueben Randle, Russell Wilson, SP, Terrance Williams, Tony Romo, Vernon Davis, Victor Cruz, WR, Zac Stacy, Zach Ertz and more! Welcome to Week 6 of NFL and fantasy football action, RotoBallers. Each week of the NFL season, we will be breaking down each of the NFL matchups and providing you with some fantasy football advice and lineup recommendations based on matchups that we love, matchups that we hate, and some high-risk/high-reward players, as well.Below, you will find part 3 of our Week 6 NFL matchups & fantasy football start/sit analysis, which should help you prepare your lineups to win this week. It'[...] Keep on reading: Week 6 NFL Matchups Analysis: Start/Sit for Fantasy Football (Part 3)

This article references Alex Smith, Alfred Morris, Andre Williams, Anquan Boldin, Chris Ivory, Chris Johnson, Christine Michael, Colin Kaepernick, Darren Mcfadden, DEF, Delanie Walker, Dennis Pitta, DeSean Jackson, Dwayne Bowe, Eddie Royal, Eric Decker, Frank Gore, Geno Smith, Giovani Bernard, Jamaal Charles, Jeremy Hill, Julian Edelman, Keenan Allen, Kirk Cousins, Knile Davis, Marshawn Lynch, Michael Crabtree, Michael Vick, Percy Harvin, Pierre Garcon, Rashad Jennings, Rob Gronkowski, Robert Turbin, Russell Wilson, Shane Vereen, SP, Stevan Ridley, Tom Brady, Travis Kelce, Vernon Davis, WR and more! Week 5 is here as the fantasy football season keeps rolling on. Last week, saw some major fantasy players on byes with teams like Seattle and Denver taking the week off. This week, only Miami and Oakland are off, meaning that unless you are waiting for a Darren McFadden revival, there's limited fantasy impact.Still, it's good to analyze the Week 5 matchups, and once again, we here at RotoBaller will sort through the games and tell you who to sit and start every week. Don't forget to also [...] Keep on reading: Week 5 NFL Matchups Analysis: Start/Sit for Fantasy Football (Part 3)

Crabtree missed most of 2013, but you would be wise to consider drafting him this year in fantasy football.

This article references Alex Smith, Andrew Luck, Colin Kaepernick, Josh Gordon, Peyton Manning, Randall Cobb, Reggie Wayne, SP and more! A couple weeks ago we looked at Randall Cobb as an injury bounceback sleeper . Here are a couple more players who missed at least six games last year but should be kept in the back of your mind when drafting this year.Michael Crabtree - San Francisco 49ersA ruptured Achilles is no longer the death sentence that it was fifteen years ago. Once upon a time, this injury costed Vinny Testeverde the entire 1999 season and into some of his 2000 offseason. In 2013, Crabtree blew out the tendon d[...] Keep on reading: Michael Crabtree & Reggie Wayne: 2014 Injury Bouncebacks & Sleepers

We all have tried and sometimes failed, and sometimes succeeded, in using the handcuff strategy on running backs. Recently, people have been drafting Arian Foster and making sure they get Andre Brown, but the old days of getting a stud running back and getting a viable replacement to back him up are almost over. Lately it has been a problem to find good handcuffs at running back. There are too many split backfields in the NFL these days. The use of split backfields is making it harder to handcuff running backs. For example, to handcuff Reggie Bush you need to get Joique Bell, which will cost you a fifth- or sixth-round pick. This is an example of a split at the starter level. To handcuff Marshawn Lynch you may have to get Christine Michael and Robert Turbin. This is an example of a split on the backup level. Trying to handcuff running backs is getting harder and harder due to the evolution of the way teams approach the running back position. So what about trying a new strategy and draft wide receivers early and handcuff them? Now that teams are passing more and more the strategy of handcuffing wide receivers is a more viable solution. The best way to do this is by getting the third wide receiver on a team where you have the No. 1 wide receiver. Not only are third string wide receivers easier to identify, they also get more playing time and score more points than backup running backs when there are no injuries in the picture. This is due to more and more teams using three wide receiver sets. The teams that currently use three wide receiver sets on a consistent basis include Green Bay and Denver. The personnel would suggest that other teams may switch to this philosophy. Atlanta does not have Tony Gonzalez anymore, and Harry Douglas had a breakout season last year with Julio Jones being out. San Francisco acquired Stevie Johnson to add to their already successful combination of Michael Crabtree and Anquan Boldin. Look for them to use Boldin in the slot, and Crabtree and Johnson on the outside in many of their offensive sets. So what handcuff strategies could work this upcoming NFL season? Julio Jones is a giant stud if he comes back healthy, and, as stated earlier, Harry Douglas had a breakout season with him hurt. Douglas is an already proven commodity from his 85-catch season last year and you can get him in the later part of the draft. Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson have been going in the first three rounds of most drafts while Jarrett Boykin has...

Michael Crabtree seems to be the forgotten man this off-season. A lost 2013 campaign really seemed to derail his momentum towards being the next true WR1 in fantasy football. Fully recovered and a year later, can he pick back up where he left off?

For the last few months I've done Tuesday rundowns of all the wideout situations. I'm doing the same thing this week. Also, since I'm not omniscient, check out RotoViz's Buy Low Machine and WR GLSP Projections. Here we go. 49ers WRs Here's what I said last week: Since Michael Crabtree's return in Week 13, he and Anquan Boldin have averaged 7.1 and 7.8 standard pts/g. That's not winning anyone any championships. Having said that, I expect their Week 16 performances against Atlanta to be substantially better. As Garth says, "It's almost too easy." Crabtree is now averaging 7.9 pts/g played. That means he's basically done on a per-game basis what Kendall Wright has done throughout the season. That's not great, but it should be good enough to help dynasty owners feel fine about his future....