Here’s a quick, early, pre-CBA (c’mon fellas, fingers crossed, get this deal done) look at the Ball’s Top Ten defensive linemen for IDP leagues for the 2011 season. The top defensive linemen are constantly in great demand in IDP leagues, and many fantasy owners with the first overall pick in IDP-only leagues (if you haven’t tried one you should) are using that pick on a stud DL to anchor their lineups, with several more being selected in the first round [...]

Well, we may not be able to get the lazy SOB to bang out a set of IDP rankings (which may be a blessing in disguise), but Kilroyz Krystal Ball’s own Gary Davenport has put together a slideshow taking an early look at the Top 20 Individual Defensive Players for 2011 over at Bleacher Report. I may not agree with some of his rankings (DeMeco Ryans is too high, Lawrence Timmons is too low…put the bong down Gary), but overall [...]

Since the soul-sucking lockout (seriously, Roger, DeMaurice, it’s called a COMPROMISE…look it up and get it done) drags on, as does my stubborn and likely futile resistance to doing a set of IDP rankings (soon), let’s take a look at another group to whom the lockout has not been kind, the free agents stuck twisting in the wind, by examining the 2011 fantasy football value (as it stands today) of a few prominent IDP’s who are on the market. Ray [...]

Now that the 2011 NFL Draft is in the rearview let’s conclude the 2011 IDP Draft Preview Series by taking a look back at the Players featured, where they were chosen, and how that impacts their fantasy football value. Bruce Carter – LB, North Carolina (Dallas Cowboys – Round Two, Pick 40) Carter was one of the more enigmatic incoming IDPs heading into April’s draft, and his selection by the Cowboys did little to clear those muddied waters. Questions about [...]