Bruno Boys Fantasy Football

—Written by Cory Steger
—Edited by: Allie Fontana

Bruno Boys senior staff writer Cory Steger takes a look at five players who delivered fantasy results substantially below their projected rankings and point totals in The Fantasy 5: Week 10 Flops.  To be considered a candidate for the “Flops” list, a player has to fall short of his weekly point projection total by seven or more fantasy points. Sorry to say that the number of flops extends beyond the five players that we singled out above all others this week. Check out our Fantasy Flops Week 10 Roundup for more players who failed to come through for their teams and fantasy owners.

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—Written by Cory Steger
—Edited by: Allie Fontana

Bruno Boys senior staff writer Cory Steger takes a look at five players who delivered fantasy results substantially beyond their projected rankings and point totals in The Fantasy 5: Week 10 Phenoms. To be considered a “Phenoms” candidate, a player has to exceed his weekly point projection total by seven or more fantasy points. It’s not easy to narrow the list down to just five players, so be sure to check out our Week 10 Phenoms Roundup for more players who came through for their teams and fantasy owners in a big way.

Our Who the Heck is this Guy? Player of the Week feature shines a spotlight on one player who came out of nowhere and posted huge or at least substantially higher fantasy numbers than anyone expected. The “WTHITG” player could be a lesser known starter who made the most of his opportunity to contribute. Other times, the player was so under the radar that he was riding the pine in all but the deepest of fantasy leagues. On occasion, he’s someone that most of us had never heard of before his breakout performance.

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—Written by:Cory Steger
—Edited by: Allie Fontana

Bruno Boys senior staff writer Cory Steger takes a look at five players who delivered fantasy results substantially below their projected rankings and point totals in The Fantasy 5: Week 7 Flops.  To be considered a candidate for the “Flops” list, a player has to fall short of his weekly point projection total by seven or more fantasy points. Sorry to say that the number of flops extends beyond the five players that we singled out above all others this week. Check out our Fantasy Flops Week 7 Roundup for more players who failed to come through for their teams and fantasy owners.

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—Written by Cory Steger
—Edited by: Allie Fontana

Bruno Boys senior staff writer Cory Steger takes a look at five players who delivered fantasy results substantially beyond their projected rankings and point totals in The Fantasy 5: Week 7 Phenoms. To be considered a “Phenoms” candidate, a player has to exceed his weekly point projection total by seven or more fantasy points. It’s not easy to narrow the list down to just five players, so be sure to check out our Week 7 Phenoms Roundup for more players who came through for their teams and fantasy owners in a big way.

Our Who the Heck is this Guy? Player of the Week feature shines a spotlight on one player who came out of nowhere and posted huge or at least substantially higher fantasy numbers than anyone expected. The “WTHITG” player could be a lesser known starter who made the most of his opportunity to contribute. Other times, the player was so under the radar that he was riding the pine in all but the deepest of fantasy leagues. On occasion, he’s someone that most of us had never heard of before his breakout performance.

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—Written by Cory Steger
—Edited by: Allie Fontana

Bruno Boys senior staff writer Cory Steger takes a look at five players who delivered fantasy results substantially beyond their projected rankings and point totals in The Fantasy Five: 5 Week 3 Phenoms.  To be considered a “Phenoms” candidate, a player has to exceed his weekly point projection total by seven or more fantasy points. It’s not easy to narrow the list down to just five players, so be sure to check out ourWeek 4 Phenoms Roundup for more players who came through for their teams and fantasy owners in a big way.

Our Who the Heck is this Guy? Player of the Week feature shines a spotlight on one player who literally came out of nowhere and posted huge fantasy numbers this past week. In fact, this guy is probably so under the radar that many fantasy owners never heard of him before his breakout performance; or at the very least, he was riding the pine on the waiver wire in all but the deepest of fantasy leagues.

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Week 4 of the NFL marked the official return of Houston Texans running back Arian Foster to the field. While 2010’s Fantasy Football MVP saw very limited in action in Week 2, it was clear that he needed more time to get over a hamstring injury that he sustained during the preseason. Fantasy owners that drafted Foster and waited patiently (or not so patiently) for his return breathed a collective sigh of relief on Sunday. Foster quickly made his presence known against a not so vaunted Pittsburgh Steelers run defense. He ran for 155 yards on 30 carries—an impressive 5.2 yards per carry average) and a touchdown. Not only was his rushing total the highest in the AFC in Week 4, it was the most against the Steelers since 2003. His game-winning fourth quarter score was an impressive 42-yard run in which he shed tackles from Troy Polamalu and LaMarr Woodley on the way to the end zone.  Foster posted his first 100-yard rushing game of the season and the 10th of his career. Here’s hoping that Foster’s hamstring issues are behind him. —Allie Fontana

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—Written by Cory Steger
—Edited by: Allie Fontana

Bruno Boys senior staff writer Cory Steger takes a look at five players who delivered fantasy results substantially below their projected rankings and point totals in The Fantasy 5: Week 3 Flops.  To be considered a candidate for the “Flops” list, a player has to fall short of his weekly point projection total by seven or more fantasy points. Sorry to say that the number of flops extends beyond the five players that we singled out above all others this week. Check out our Fantasy Flops Week 3 Roundup for more players who failed to come through for their teams and fantasy owners.

We saw five quarterbacks throw for more than 370 yards and 11 for 300-plus yards in Week 3. However the flip side to the fantasy Phenoms is the fantasy Flops, and there were a host of big name players who failed miserably on the field in Week 3. Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton posted numbers (158 passing yards, 27 rushing, one touchdown) that seemed pedestrian compared to his production over the first two games of the season. Meanwhile, veteran signal caller Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers should have destroyed the lowly Kansas City Chiefs, but instead he threw for just 266 yards, zero touchdowns, two interceptions and a fumble. Not the kind of outing that Rivers’ fantasy owners were hoping for. Rivers wasn’t alone. Other big names expected to help carry fantasy teams to victory in Week 3 either played poorly, left prematurely due to an injury or simply weren’t factors in their team’s weekly matchup. Let’s take a look at which players deserve to strut their stuff on the Fantasy Walk of Shame in Week 3.—Allie Fontana

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—Written by Cory Steger
—Edited by: Allie Fontana

In The Fantasy 5: Week 3 Phenoms, Bruno Boys senior staff writer Cory Steger takes a look at five players who delivered fantasy results substantially beyond their projected rankings and point totals. To be considered a “Phenoms” candidate, a player has to exceed his weekly point projection total by seven or more fantasy points. It’s not easy to narrow the list down to just five players, so be sure to check out our Fantasy Phenoms Week 3 Roundup for more players who came through for their teams and fantasy owners in a big way.

Our Who the Heck is this Guy? Player of the Week shines a spotlight on one player who literally came out of nowhere and posted huge fantasy numbers this past week. In fact, this guy is probably so under the radar that many fantasy owners never heard of him before his breakout performance; or at the very least, he was riding the pine on the waiver wire in all but the deepest of fantasy leagues.

In Week 3 Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco and Eli Manning of the New York Giants redeemed themselves in the eyes of hometown fans and fantasy owners alike. Not only did they post healthy fantasy numbers of their own, they also helped relatively unknown wide receivers Torrey Smith and Victor Cruz make names for themselves and become hot waiver wire pickups heading into Week 4. We also saw eight teams, including the Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions come from behind to take the lead with a fourth quarter touchdown or field goal and win their games. The Bills are 3-0 for the second time in the last 19 seasons, while the Lions are 3-0 for the first time since 1980. —Allie Fontana

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—Written by:Cory Steger
—Edited by: Allie Fontana

Each week Bruno Boys senior staff writer Cory Steger  takes a look at five players who delivered fantasy results substantially beyond their projected rankings and point totals. A player has to exceed his weekly point projection total by seven or more fantasy points to be considered a “Phenoms” candidate. The Fantasy 5:Week 2 Phenoms article includes a few names that just might surprise you. It’s not easy to narrow the list down to just five players, so you’ll find additional players who contributed phenomenal performances in our Fantasy Phenoms Week 2 Roundup.—Allie Fontana

Week 2 of the 2011 NFL season is already behind us and after just two weeks of regular season play, there have been a record number of touchdowns (172) and 1,502 combined points. Quarterbacks have also set an opening two-week record of 15,771passing yards thanks to phenomenal performances by veteran signal callers like New England Patriots’ Tom Brady, who leads the league with 940 yards and seven touchdowns. Carolina Panthers rookie Cam Newton has 854 yards in the air and three touchdowns during that same period. Beyond the quarterbacks, there are players on both sides of the ball whose weekly performance can mean the difference between winning and losing a fantasy football matchup.

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