With a huge game against the St. Louis Rams Sunday that could net the San Francisco 49ers the #2 seed in the NFC Playoffs the playing status of star linebacker Patrick Willis is still very much in question for the game. The 26 year-old Willis, who has missed the past four games with a hamstring injury, practiced on a limited basis all three days this week and was reportedly running at full speed, and the San Jose Mercury News quoted [...]

With sincere apologies for the delay between this and my last post here at IDP Manor (Tis’ the Season to be Insanely Busy) here’s a look at some of the happenings around the National Football League that are of particular interest to fantasy football owners in IDP leagues. – Despite earlier reports that he might only miss one game it appears that San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker Patrick Willis will miss his second straight contest when the Niners play host [...]

Week 13 of the 2011 NFL season certainly wasn’t kind to IDP owners on the injury front, so let’s take a look around the league at some of today’s defensive injuries that may have the biggest impact as we gear up for the fantasy playoffs. – Without question the injury that sent the biggest shockwaves across the IDP world Sunday was the hamstring pull that caused San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker Patrick Willis to miss much of their victory over [...]

Oakland Raiders middle linebacker Rolando McClain was arrested in Alabama Thursday after an altercation in which the 22 year-old allegedly held a loaded gun to a man’s head then withdrew it before firing a round near him, according to a report in the Washington Post. The second-year pro has 57 tackles and two sacks in 10 games for the Raiders this year. The Ball Says: Everything you need to know about Rolando McClain is on display in the photo above, [...]