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At this time last season, Charger WR Vincent Jackson wasn't even on the team's active roster due to a holdout. One year later, he's happy and primed for a big season, which should get off to a great start at home against the Vikings. We're back with our extensive analysis of all the season openers in the Week One Game Center (Published, 9/9).

Week One Projections

Projecting players for Week One can be tricky, but if there's one RB we're sure you can count on this week, it's Peyton Hillis, who should handle a massive workload for the Browns this week. It's still very early in the week, but we know you're excited, so we've prepared your Week One Projections (Updated, 9/9).

Last-Minute Tips

With a few straggler stories possibly not being addressed within our preseason content, as we had to switch over into Week One mode, John Hansen offers up some last-minute tips on some situations that have caught his eye - like how RB Ryan Mathews looks damn good (other than his fumbling) for the Chargers right now - and they are all addressed in Last-Minute Tips (Published, 9/8).

Jimmy's Moving Up

We're always looking to find players who could end up being huge keys to a fantasy team's success, and right now no player is standing out more in that regard than Saint TE Jimmy Graham, who could be a fantasy stud this year. That can be a winning plan, but much more is covered in John Hansen's latest update to his 2011 Draft Plan (Updated, 9/5).

Pain in the Neck

His neck injury has been very worrisome all summer, and now the status of QB Peyton Manning is even more troublesome, based on a report that he needs a second proceedure and could be out indefinitely. At this point, he may be someone to avoid, as outlined in our look at Overvalued/Players to Avoid (Updated, 9/5).

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WEEK ONE/SEASON CONTENT UPDATE
Colston out at least four weeks - 9/9
Foster's status to be determined Sat. - 9/9
Packer offense rolls in opener - 9/9
Rookie Cobb impresses in debut - 9/9
Saints' comeback attempt falls short - 9/9
LJ insurance for day-to-day Thomas - 9/9
Raiders have big plans for Ford - 9/9
Knox still has role in Bear offense - 9/9
Morris remains in Lions' RB rotation - 9/9
Big year could mean payday for L. McCoy - 9/9
Vick reaches out to Panthers' Newton - 9/9
Peyton out indefinitely after surgery - 9/8
Titans will be smart in use of C. Johnson - 9/8
L. Evans returns to practice - 9/8
Crabtree goes through first full practice - 9/8
Maclin ready to roll in opener - 9/8
Cooley still limited by knee - 9/8
Barber won't play for Bears - 9/8

SITE HELP/INFORMATION/FAQs
Week One Projections - 9/9
Week One Friday Practice Report - 9/9
Week One Game Center - 9/9
Reaches of the Week: Week One - 9/9
Week One Player Matchups - 9/9
Friday News & Notes - 9/9
Week One IDP Previews - 9/9
Week One Thursday Practice Report - 9/8
Last-Minute Tips - 9/8
Week One Matchup Podcast - 9/8
Week One Thursday Game Center - 9/7
Week One Wednesday Practice Report - 9/7
In the Loop Podcast - 9/7
Week One Staff Picks - 9/7
Depth Charts - 9/6
2011 Preseason Projections - 9/6
2011 IDP Values & Overvalued - 9/6
Top-100 IDPs - 9/6
2011 Draft Plan - 9/5
Good Vibes/Bad Vibes - 9/5
2011's Top-30 Return Men - 9/5
2011 Special Team Rankings - 9/5
2011's Values & Players to Target - 9/4
Overvalued/Players to Avoid - 9/4
2011 Position Battles - 9/4
Week One Injury Preview - 9/4
Keeper/Dynasty League Rankings - 9/4
2011 RB Handcuffs - 9/4
Preseason Game Reviews - 9/3
IDP Stock Watch - 9/2
A Snapshot of the Average Draft - 9/2
John Hansen chat transcript - 9/1
2011 ADP Analysis - 9/1
10-Team, PPR Draft Review - 9/1
12-Team, PPR Mock Review - 9/1
PPR Gold - 9/1
Top Backups - 9/1
Average Auction Values - 9/1
FantasyGuru.com Podcast - 9/1
Matt Camp Chat Transcript - 8/31
In the Loop Podcast - 8/31
2011 Offensive Line Previews - 8/31
Expected TDs for WRs - 8/31
12-Team PPR, 2 QBs Mock Review - 8/30
Mr. Relevant - 8/30
The Stock Watch - 8/30
Rookie Report - 8/29
Matt Brown Chat Transcript - 8/26
2011 TD Vultures - 8/26
12-Team IDP Draft Review - 8/26
John Hansen Chat Transcript - 8/25
SOFA 12-Team PPR Auction Review - 8/25
14-Team Non-PPR Draft Review - 8/25
Contract Year Players - 8/25
10-Team, Non-PPR Mock Review - 8/24
12-Team, Non-PPR Draft Review - 8/24
Auction Strategies - 8/23
12-Team, Non-PPR Mock Review - 8/23
Trading Draft Picks - 8/23
2011 WR Breakout Rates - 8/22
2011 Offensive Rankings - 8/20
14-Team, PPR Mock Review - 8/19
2011 RB Breakout Rates - 8/19
Hansen Chat Transcript - 8/18
Breakout Receivers - 8/18
10-Team, PPR Mock Review - 8/18
Two-QB League Strategies - 8/18
FantasyGuru.com Podcast - 8/18
FantasyGuru's Ultimate Auction League - 8/16
12-Team, PPR Mock Review - 8/16
2011 Auction Draft Plan - 8/16
2011 IDP Draft Plan - 8/16
How to "Cheat" at Your Auction - 8/16
Caplan Chat Transcript - 8/15
IDP Strategy, Tactics, and Draft Plan - 8/14
2011 ADP Analysis - 8/12
12-Team, 2-QB Mock Review - 8/12
12-Team PPR Draft Review - 8/12
2011 SOS Analysis - 8/10
2011 Target Matrix - 8/10
2011 Mock Draft Engine - 8/8
Mispricing in Auctions - 8/7
2011 Player Profiles/Previews - 8/5
Understanding Basic Defensive Concepts - 8/5
The Mispricing Factor - 8/4
Cosell: Breaking Down the WR Position - 8/4
Best Practices in Auction Drafts - 7/21
Permutation Drafting - 7/20
Understanding IDP - 7/12

Friday Practice Reports - Our first full practice reports of the season are rolling in - Updated: 9/9

Friday News & Notes - We'll track the news, notes, and nuggets from around the league - Published: 9/9

Daily Injury Updates - Tracking injuries daily - Updated 9/9

Interactive Depth Charts - Offensive, defensive, or both - Updated: 9/6

General Articles/Guru Reports
Rankings/Projections
Strategy
Statistical Analysis

Week One Game Center - We break down the matchups for all the key players and group them by category for the rest of the opening week games - Published: 9/9
Reaches of the Week: Week One - The reaches from our Game Center together on one page - Published: 9/9
Week One Player Matchups - We look at every player and categorize their matchup for the week - Published: 9/9
Last-Minute Tips- Hansen offers up some last-minute tips on some situations that have caught his eye - Published: 9/8
Week One Thursday Game Center - We break down the matchups for all the key players in Thursday night's 2011 season opener - Published: 9/7
Staff Picks and Suicide Pool Selections - We're back with another year of Office Pool Picks, Staff Picks, and Suicide Pool Recommendations - Published: 9/7
2011's Values & Players to Target - We have a very healthy list of desirable targets this year, and we've presented them with detailed analysis for the upcoming campaign - Updated: 9/4
Overvalued/Players to Avoid - An updated look at the players we feel are being drafted too high or we'd like to avoid altogether - Updated: 9/4
2011 Position Battles - With the preseason in the books, Caplan breaks down all the competitions from around the league - Updated: 9/4
Good Vibes/Bad Vibes - If you're looking for the "Cliff Notes" version of our site, check here for Hansen's up-to-the-minute vibes on all 32 teams - Updated: 9/4
2011 RB Handcuffs - With the preseason in the books, NFL Reporter Adam Caplan breaks down the handcuffs for all 32 teams - Updated: 9/4
A Snapshot of the Average Draft - Horn breaks down the updated ADP of each position and determines any patterns that develop - Updated: 9/2
2011 ADP Analysis - Where our data shows the top 200+ players are being drafted complete with plenty of analysis - Updated: 9/1
PPR Gold - An updated look at the players who should exceed expectations when it comes to catch total - Updated: 9/1
Top Backups - We update our initial massive report profiling the best backup options at the skill positions to keep an eye on in 2011 - Updated: 9/1

2011 Offensive Line Previews - We analyze and rank all 32 offensive lines, with an updated look at player movement and position battles, as well as previous years' performance - Updated: 8/31

Mr. Relevant - With the preseason winding down, here's a look at upside players to target late in your draft - Updated: 8/30

The Stock Watch - John Hansen is back with his latest market commentary, which takes a look at all of this week's risers, fallers, and more - Updated: 8/30

Rookie Report - An extensive update and overview of this year's rookie class includes a ton of information and analysis for this year and for the long-term - Updated: 8/29

2011 TD Vultures - We take an updated look at the guys who are the biggest TD threats this year - Published: 8/26

Contract Year Players - Our updated look at all the players entering the final years of their deals in '11 - Published: 8/25

2011 Offensive Rankings - Hansen ranks the offenses overall and breaks them down with grades for the run and the pass
- Updated: 8/20

Breakout Receivers - Those looking for breakout receivers need to focus on this year's second and third-year guys - Updated: 8/18

2011 SOS Analysis - We analyze this year's schedule as it relates to fantasy potential - Updated: 8/10
2011 Player Profiles/Previews - Our extensive coverage of every single skill player of note, plus defensive teams, is jammed packed with analysis, stats, information, and more and total a whopping 145,000 words - Published: 8/5
Cosell: Breaking Down the WR Position - Our NFL Film Guru Greg Cosell covers the attributes needed to excel at the WR position and grades the league's top players in a variety of categories - Published: 8/4
2011 Unsigned Free Agents - We've taken our FA preview from early July and removed all signed players so you can see who is still out there and unsigned - Updated: 8/7
The Stock Watch - Updated: 8/3
2011 Undrafted Free Agents - Our Matt Brown takes an exhaustive look at all the UDFAs in this year's class - Published: 8/1
Rookie Player Profiles - 300+ player profiles from the rookies class of 2011 with archives going back five more years.
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2011 Coaching Changes - A comprehensive analysis of this year's many coaching changes - Published: 3/11

Week One Projections - We'll continue to update the projections as games approach - Updated: 9/9

Custom Cheat Sheet - Head here to create your own custom cheat sheet for the 2011 season - Updated: 9/6

2011 Preseason PPR Cheat Sheet - Using our customized scoring 1-page cheat sheet generator, here's our generic rankings plus PPR scoring incorporated - Updated: 9/6

2011 Preseason Cheat Sheet - Generic yardage/TD rankings in a 1-page cheat sheet form with tiers or drop-offs in value noted in PDF form - Updated: 9/6

2011 Preseason Top-200 Overall - A look at the top-200 players overall (Yardage/TD) with players to target highlighted in PDF form - Updated: 9/6

2011 Draft Plan - John Hansen is back with a position-by-position look at this year's plan of action with plenty of analysis on how to attack this year's drafts and come out fielding an excellent fantasy squad - Updated: 9/5
Trading Draft Picks - Horn gives you some tips and a draft pick value chart to aid you in trading picks - Updated: 8/23
2-QB League Strategies - In an update to last year's article, Dolan provides you with plenty of thoughts, tips, and strategies for leagues that allow you to start 2 QBs - Published: 8/18
2011 Target Matrix - Horn brings us his yearly draft article on using matrices to identify players to target - Published: 8/10
The Mispricing Factor: Draft Strategies & Tactics - Pulitzer Prize winning writer Jeff Brazil is back to explain how utilizing the same strategies as some of the world's top investors can be huge dividends in fantasy football - Updated: 8/4

Permutation Drafting - What if you could upgrade from Ryan Fitzpatrick to Philip Rivers just by approaching your entire draft in a new way? It's possible, as special contributor Chris Paavola explains - Updated: 7/20
2010's Lessons Learned - Hansen's annual look at all the lessons he learned from the recently-completed NFL and fantasy season - Published: 2/7
QBs in 6-pt/Passing TD Leagues - 8/13/10
In Too Many Leagues - 8/6/10
General Draft Strategies - 8/6/10
Capital Gains: Strategies & Tactics - 7/26/10

Expected TDs for WRs - Mike Horn tells you what receivers will score more (or fewer TDs) in 2011 - Published: 8/31
2011 WR Breakout Rates - Horn looks at draft position and experience to determine likely breakout WR candidates - Published: 8/22
2011 RB Breakout Rates - Horn looks at draft position and experience to determine likely breakout RB candidates - Published: 8/19
The Charger Passing Game - Horn tries to project how the passes will be distributed in San Diego this year - Published: 7/29
The Ram Receiver With 150 Targets - Horn presents the facts to help determine what will happen with the Ram WRs - Published: 7/27
Proven Performers or Creaking Vets? The RBs - Horn looks at how likely it is for a top-30 RB is to repeat his performance from last season - Published: 7/27
Proven Performers or Creaking Vets? The WRs - Horn looks at how likely it is for a top-30 WR is to repeat his performance from last season - Published: 7/21
QBs and RBs Working Together - Horn looks at the the correlation between QBs and RBs in relation to fantasy scoring - Published: 7/19
WRs and Aging, Part 2 - A deeper examination of how elite receivers may decline slower than good WRs, and how good WRs may slip less each year than average ones
- Published: 7/8

Games Played by WRs - Do the number of games played by WRs in previous seasons tell us about how many games they would be likely to play this year? - Published: 7/8
WRs and Aging - When exactly do WRs start to show their age and decline? And do some decline faster than others? Stat head Mike Horn breaks it down -
Published: 6/30
2010's 300/100 Yard Bonus Analysis - If your league gives bonuses at the 300-yard or 100-yard threshold - or even if it doesn't - check out our breakdown of 220+ key skill players and how frequently they hit those marks complete with analysis - Published: 5/18
2010 Distance Scoring Analysis - We break down the TDs for 230 key skill players by distance and offer up analysis on their ability or inability to score longer touchdowns - Published: 5/18
2010 Catch Rate Analysis - Which receivers caught the highest % of their targets and more - Published: 3/8
Home-Field Advantage? - Horn looks at the notion that some defenses play better at home - Published: 10/29/10
Two-QB Leagues - Published: 9/2/10
QBs in 6-pt/Passing TD Leagues - 8/13/10
QBs Changing Teams - Published: 7/27/10

Keeper stuff
IDP/Kick Returner
Auction Content
Mock Draft Analysis
League Management/Misc.

Keeper/Dynasty League Rankings - With camps and battles underway, we take an updated look at the keeper and dynasty league options - Updated: 9/4
Keeper League Strategies 2011 and Beyond - Hansen updates our extensive guide to managing and drafting in a keeper league - Published: 6/3

Week One IDP Previews - Monk examines the IDPs options this week for each game - Published: 9/9
IDP Values & Players to Target + Overvalues - Simons and Monk give their takes on this year's IDP landscape to determine values and overvalues - Updated: 9/6
Top-100 IDPs - With the preseason winding down, it's time to take an updated look at this year's top IDP options and rank them overall from 1-100 - Updated: 9/6
IDP Stock Watch - Mike "IDP" Monk takes a look at who's rising and who's falling in the world of IDP - Updated: 9/2
2011 Special Team Rankings - Simons breaks down the special team units from 1-32 including stat projections for the season - Updated: 9/5
2011's Top-30 Return Men - An updated look at the top return specialists from 1-30 including statistical projections for the season - Updated: 9/5

The 2011 IDP Draft Plan - Monk explains how you can be IDP expert this season by following the steps and practices in his detailed draft plan - Published: 8/16

IDP Strategy, Tactics, and Draft Plan - Special contributor Jeff Brazil offers up the cousin of his offensive player Strategies and Tactics article with an IDP focus to help you maximize your IDP draft - Published: 8/14

Understanding IDP - If you're not hip to the nuances of IDP and how positions and schemes affect production, Joe Dolan offers an update to this article - Updated: 7/12
2011 IDP Rookie Report - Simons with an assist from our newest IDP contributor ranks and analyses the top-50 rookie IDP prospects -Published: 6/9
What is IDP? - We introduce our new IDP contributor, the IDP Monk, with a basic overview of what it's like to be in leagues with Individual Defensive Players - Published: 5/2

2011 IDP Draft Report - Simons looks at the IDP prospects coming out in this year's draft - Published: 2/9

Average Auction Values - We give you the average $ values we've seen out there after researching auction drafts - Updated: 9/1
SOFA 12-Team PPR Auction Review - Camp reviews his SOFA Auction League Draft ($200 Salary Cap) - Published: 8/25
Auction Strategies - Korbel looks at the different teams you can put together using different auction strategies - Published: 8/23
FantasyGuru's Ultimate Auction League - Horn spearheads a staff/MB poster Auction League with extensive analysis from each owner on strategies, outcomes, etc. - Published: 8/16

2011 Auction Draft Plan - Mike Horn takes Hansen's draft plan for regular drafts and applies it to an Auction Draft and includes his own spin on things as an Auction Expert
- Updated: 8/16

How to "Cheat" at Your Auction - Special Contributor and Auction Expert Greg McDonald explains how you can "cheat" in your Auction this year - Published: 8/16

Mispricing in Auctions - Inspired by Jeff Brazil's great piece on player mispricing, Mike Horn offers his own spin on the concept for Auctions - Published: 8/7

Best Practices in Auction Drafts - Korbel takes a look at the keys to having a successful auction draft - Published: 7/21

10-Team, PPR Draft Review - Brown reviews his SOFA league draft, a 10-Team, PPR featuring other fantasy professionals - Published: 9/1
12-Team, PPR Mock Review - Camp reviews the last mock draft of the 2011 FantasyGuru Series, a 12-Team, PPR, which included subscribers - Published: 9/1
12-Team PPR (Start 2 QBs) Mock Draft Review - Brown reviews a recent 12-team PPR (Start 2 QBs) in the 2011 FantasyGuru Mock Draft Series featuring subscribers - Published: 8/30
12-Team IDP Draft Review - Monk reviews his 28-round, 12-Team IDP Experts League Draft - Published: 8/26
14-Team Non-PPR Draft Review - Simons reviews the ffWebMASTERS Expert League Draft - Published: 8/25
10-Team, Non-PPR Mock Review - Camp continues the analysis of the 2011 FantasyGuru Mock Draft Series with a 10-Team, Non-PPR featuring subscribers - Published: 8/24
12-Team, Non-PPR Draft Review - Camp reviews a recent Non-PPR standard draft that included John Hansen - Published: 8/24

12-Team, Non-PPR Mock Review - Dolan continues the analysis of the 2011 FantasyGuru Mock Draft Series with a 12-Team, Non-PPR featuring subscribers - Published: 8/23
14-Team, PPR Mock Review - Dolan reviews a recent PPR mock draft that included John Hansen, as well as Sirius/XM staff and listeners - Published: 8/19
10-Team, PPR Mock Review - Brown continues the analysis of the 2011 FantasyGuru Mock Draft Series with a 10-Team, PPR featuring all subscribers - Published: 8/18
12-Team, PPR Mock Review - Camp reviews the first mock draft of the 2011 FantasyGuru Series, a 12-Team, PPR, which included subscribers - Published: 8/16
12-Team, 2-QB Mock Review - Dolan reviews a recent Non-PPR mock draft that included John Hansen - Published: 8/12
12-Team, PPR Draft Review - Camp looks at his first real draft of the year, a 12-team PPR featuring other experts from the industry - Published: 8/12
12-Team, Non-PPR Review - Hansen reviews one his first mocks of the year, which will use a "Best Ball" format - Published: 5/10

Understanding Basic Defensive Concepts - Our Joe Dolan looks to give you an edge over your opponents by explaining defensive concepts used in the NFL - Published: 8/5
FantasyGuru.com's Guide to Commissioning - A massive 10,000-word manifesto that gives all the basics for setting up and running a league along with a ton of ideas and tips to makes yours better and more interesting - Published: 3/16/10
Keeper/Dynasty League Setup Guide - Everything you ever needed to know about setting up and maintaining a keeper or dynasty league with plenty of tips, ideas, and more- Published: 3/17/10
Adding IDPs to your League - Tom Simons offers up insight on IDPs and how to implement them into your league - Published: 3/11/10
Everything about Auctions - Our Matt Camp covers the advantages of auctions, setting them up, specifics on the draft, and more - Published: 3/9/10

Fantasy Football Journal of Medicine - Backgrounds and overviews of key injuries and terms.
Fantasy/NFL Glossary of Terms Explanations of fantasy and NFL terms we often use to describe players.
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Draft Analyzer Software - FREE with your subscription is a single license to the award-winning Draft Analyzer software. Click the link for more details and to access the software - Updated, 9/2
2011 Excel Master File - All our projections in excel for you to do as you please - Updated, 9/6
2011 Excel Draft Tool - For advanced excel users, this tool can help maximize and track your draft - Updated, 9/6

ADP Data File Our latest ADP data in excel plus average Auction $ values - Updated, 9/1
2011 Excel Auction Too l - Calculate and manipulate our projections to help you determine Auction $ values
- Updated, 9/6
2011 SOS Excel Data Charts - View our current charts - Updated, 8/10
Horn's Target Matrix File Form your own target matrix and maximize your draft.
2011 Schedule Grid - 32 Team/17 weeks on 1 page

2011 Rush Chart - Each team's schedule color-coded by ease of schedule vs. the run.

2011 Pass Chart - Each team's schedule color-coded by ease of schedule vs. the run.

2011 Bye Week Sheet - Track your draft player's bye weeks as you draft them.
Roster Tracker Sheet - Track your drafted roster.
Position Tracker Sheet - Track your positions drafted.
Draft Tracker - Record each rounds of your draft on this sheet.

MyGuru - Personalized portal to all your player's projections, news, and more.
Roster Analyzer - Check out out Site Help page for tips on how to use this feature via MyGuru during the REGULAR SEASON.
Trade Analyzer - Use this tool during the REGULAR SEASON to calculate our total fantasy points projected in your scoring system for each side of the trade and see which is is favored.
SOS Tool - Based only on the #s recorded by the teams, this tool will show you SOS info on all positions in your scoring system (s).
Points Allowed Tool - View how many points per game each team is giving up to each position in your system (s).

History Tool - Ranking of players at any position by their career fantasy pts vs. their opponent for a chosen week plus shows game logs for each player vs. any opponent.
Players - Easily search our DB for any player in the league for stats, game logs, etc.
Teams - Our DB on all 32 teams has all the stats you need broken down by player plus team news and more.
Leaders - All stat/fantasy point leaders for our site default system and all your inputted scoring systems. Also here you can view pass target info by sorting by "Tgt," "Rzt," or "GLT."
Red Zone - View key RZ info such as carries, pass targets, etc.

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