Start’em and Sit’em: Sunday’s early games

DET @ MIA Start: Calvin Johnson You have to. If you’re in the Championship, Calvin is one of the guys that got you there. Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time games. Man, I sounded like Ron Jaworski there. Brandon Marshall Same as above about big-time players. Marshall’s been having a down year, but had [...]

FF All-Matchup Team: Start These Guys in Week 14

Yes, ‘tis that time of year again. Time for some magic, some hope and most importantly, good cheer(ing). No, not Christmas. Fantasy Football Playoffs! Here at RantSports, we’ve been excitedly waiting for this moment. We’ve been on the edge of our proverbial seats. Why? ‘Cause anything can happen! Who cares if you barely squeaked into [...]

Rooney think Steelers are targeted by the NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II thinks that his team is being targeted by the NFL after LB James Harrison has received $125,000 dollars in fines this season. The Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports that Rooney as asked about whether or not the league has over-stepped it’s enforcement of the vicious hits ruling. Rooney replied, “It [...]

Steelers Tomlin suggests Harrison might change style of play

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has suggested that Steelers LB James Harrison might have to change his style of play on the field. When asked by reporters yesterday about the possibility of Harrison changing his on the field play, Tomlin responded, “Obviosuly he does because the league doesn’t agree with him”. Harrison threatened to [...]

Fines continue to mount for Steelers Harrison

At this rate, Pittsburgh Steelers LB James Harrison ought to simply start endorsing his weekly paycheck over to the NFL league offide. It was announced this afternoon that Harrison has now drawn another $25,000 dollar fine for his roughing the passer hit on Buffalo Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. According to an e-mail from the league [...]

Steelers James Harrison going to be fined again?

This week will bring the questions, will Pittsburgh Steelers LB James Harrison be fined once again from the league for his hit on Buffalo Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick? If he is fined, at least this time he was flagged for his hit on the field for a 15 yard penalty of leading with the crown [...]

Start ‘em/Sit ‘em Grades–Week 11

Alright, fans of the “Start These Guys, Sit Those Dudes” post, we’re going to do a post each week grading our picks. That’s right grading. No, not like middle school with A+’s and stuff like that. But, you could think of it that way if you want. Consider a ‘10’ to be an A+ then [...]

Start These Guys and Sit Those Dudes: Week 11

Fantasy playoffs are approaching and this week could very well be a make-or-break kinda matchup. But, as always, you can count on us to help you set your lineup each week. There are no teams on Bye this week, but there are several injury and suspension issues out there (I’m looking at you Mike Williams—the [...]

Studs, Duds and Fantasy Football–Week 10

One more week of NFL action is in the books, and one more week of confusion continues. Steelers were the best team, then they get handled by the Patriots, the Bears were (and I think still are) inept, and then they handle the disappointing Vikings; as I’ve said in practically every intro to this weekly [...]

Steelers James Harrison docked again, fines mounting up

Pittsburgh Steelers LB James Harrison, who threatened to retire weeks ago, has now been fined again by the NFL league offices. Harrison, tackled New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees during the nationally televised Sunday night game on NBC, and was flagged for the call as roughing the passer. Pittsburgh Steelers LB James Harrison has now [...]