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Week 17 IDP Rankings: Linebackers

When the Patriots drafted Mayo tenth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft, this is the Jerod Mayo they envisioned -- a defensive leader who'd provide a strong tackling presence to complement NT Vince Wilfork in the middle of the 3-4 . Typically, the biggest weakness of the 3-4 is its vulnerability to gouging runs up the middle,...

Week 13 IDP Rankings: Linebackers

Just about all of the linebackers in Sunday night's Steelers-Ravens tilt get my vote of confidence this week. After all, this grudge match will feature several of the best in the league, and these combatants almost always step up in big contests. Neither team yields especially favorable numbers to opposing linebackers,...

Week 12 IDP Rankings: Linebackers

I'm downgrading Brian Cushing after yet another quiet game (four tackles). He's worth starting in multiple LB formats, but he's no longer a Top 20 LB. While last year's Defensive Rookie of the Year forced a fumble against the Jets and is getting to the QB, he seems a step slower than his rookie year and is being used...

Week 11 IDP Rankings: Linebackers

Last season, Stephen Tulloch wasn't an every-down linebacker for the Titans, but he still racked up 121 tackles. This season, the relentless middle linebacker is staying on the field in nickel and dime packages, making him among the most coveted IDP starters in fantasy land. Tulloch started off the season with 13 tackles...

Week 9 IDP Rankings: Linebackers

I correctly included 24 of the top 40 LBs in the Week 8 rankings, although two of the guys I missed (Geno and Gerald Hayes -- no relation) both scored defensive TDs in the same game, and should still be available on plenty of waiver wires. Geno's knee needed draining on Saturday, but he played and took a pick to the house,...

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05/08/12 TRACK AND FIELD: Mouton, Castilleja lead St. Thomas... Source: River Oaks Examiner - River Oaks TX John Mouton won the 400-meter dash in 49.99 seconds and Jo Alan Castilleja ran to two silver medals to lead St. Thomas High School to a fourth-place finish at the TAPPS state meet last week at Baylor University.
04/17/12 Pre-draft breakdown: Packers need another OLB, too Source: Oconto County Reporter - Oconto WI Once again this April, Press-Gazette Packers beat writer Rob Demovsky will provide a pre-draft breakdown of the Packers' roster at each position heading into the April 26-28 NFL draft.