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Once Again, Bill Snyder Resurrecting Kansas State

Somewhere in the privacy of his own home, 70-year-old Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is enjoying this and laughing at those who quietly thought the energy was gone to resurrect the Wildcats. But as we've suspected for years, the private Snyder is different from the public guy. So it should be no surprise Snyder seems...

Fantasy Football Week 2 Rankings: Running Backs

It's time for a little CP26. Last week, we knew Clinton Portis had a rough week ahead of him, facing an incredibly stout Giants run defense. This week? He gets to play at home against the St. Louis Rams. The same Rams who let Julius Jones get loose for a 62-yard touchdown and 136 total yards from scrimmage. You don't need...

Handcuffs and Committees: A Fantasy Football Spin on Backfields

For those who may use a different term or are new to fantasy football, "handcuff" is the term used when you own insurance for one of your players in the form of owning his real-life backup. It's usually a running back, but you could conceivably handcuff a quarterback. The theory is that some or all of the production is...

Five Underrated Fantasy Running Backs

One of the secrets to successfully navigating a fantasy football draft is sorting through the noise that comes out of the various media sources and uncovering the hidden values. Every season, fantasy football pundits will sway the general consensus in a particular direction, making forgone conclusions that cause a good...

Chargers: English. We Speak It.

Who moved to the head of the NFL class during the draft? Find out with FanHouse's team-by-team 2009 Draft Grades. LaDainian Tomlinson and Darren Sproles threw a wrench into the mock-drafting plans of anyone hoping to predict who the Chargers would take in the first round of 2009's NFL Draft; San Diego had obvious...

DarrenSproles News From the Web

05/20/12 Top 5 âBolt Prides' Source: Bolt Beat We all love our Chargers, but can everyone actually say why?
05/11/12 NFL Top 100: 10 Players Voted Too Low in Bottom 30 of... Source: Bleacher Report This week, the NFL Network released players 70-79 in their rankings of the 100 best in the NFL.
05/08/12 NFL Top 100: Joe Thomas and Players Ranked Far Too Low Source: Bleacher Report The NFL Network is in the process of rolling out its list of the NFL's top players of 2012 as selected by the league's players, but it's clear those voters missed the mark in a few areas.
04/30/12 2012 NFL Draft: Is the Denver Broncos' Ronnie Hillman... Source: Bleacher Report Ronnie Hillman has been called the new Marshall Faulk, but that may only be because they both came from the same school.
04/25/12 The Fifth Down: N.F.L. Evolution: How Defenses Will... Source: The New York Times - New York NY Part 1 examined how the evolution of the N.F.L. into a passing league is affecting the quarterback and wide receiver positions.