As the Washington Post reports, one of the bright spots of another disappointing season for the Redskins has been the solid play of second year linebacker Perry Riley. The 6’0″, 242 pound former LSU standout has tallied 34 tackles since taking over the starting job at SILB in Washington a few weeks ago. The Ball Says: It’s hard to call Riley much of a sleeper at this point in the season, as his recent hot streak likely led to his [...]

The Carroll County Times reports that Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis will likely see his 57 game streak of consecutive starts end when the Ravens play host to the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday. The 37 year-old Lewis, who leads the team with 68 tackles while chipping in two sacks, two forced fumbles, and in interception, is expected to miss at least this week’s game after injuring his toe in last week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The Ball Says: Lewis, [...]

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield fractured his collarbone in Minnesota’s 45-7 loss Monday night and will miss the remainder of the 2011 season. Winfield, 34, had 40 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and an interception in five games for the Vikings this season. The Ball Says: Winfield has long been an IDP force and was a top 5 fantasy defensive back in points per game in Default IDP Manor Scoring again this season before a [...]

The 2011 fantasy football season has entered it’s tenth week, the stretch run has begun, and while it’s still certainly important to remain focused on today it’s also not a bad idea to start looking towards tomorrow, so here’s a look at IDP Manor’s mid-season defensive back rankings for Dynasty IDP leagues. These rankings are based on Default IDP Manor Scoring. 1.) George Wilson – SS, BUF 2.) Tyvon Branch – SS, OAK 3.) LaRon Landry, SS, WAS 4.) Kam [...]

The 2011 fantasy football season has passed the halfway point, and while it’s still certainly important to remain focused on today it’s also not a bad idea to start looking towards tomorrow, so here’s a look at IDP Manor’s mid-season linebacker rankings for Dynasty IDP leagues. These rankings are based on Default IDP Manor Scoring. 1.) Desmond Bishop – ILB, GB 2.) Patrick Willis – ILB, SF 3.) D’Qwell Jackson – MLB, CLE 4.) James Laurinaitis – MLB, STL 5.) [...]