Phillip Rivers

Edging on the midway point of the season, it seems fairly obvious that fantasy owners really need to take the good with the bad. It's a yin-yang kinda season, and if you need further convincing, just take a look at Amari Cooper's 44-point performance and yet another QB injury, this time Carson Palmer, to know what I'm talking about. Yep, each week has plenty of good and bad karma, and with another Sunday slate in the books, it's time to recap all of the happenings: Thumbs UpWe don't often give defenders the credit…

Just like that, we’re already a quarter of the way through the NFL season. All in all, it’s been a pretty wacky start to the season, too, especially in the quarterback department. Entering week 5, the top four scoring QBs are Tom Brady, Alex Smith, Russell Wilson, and Aaron Rodgers. Now it’s time to play a game of which of these doesn’t belong. That’s right, it’s Alex Smith. It’s funny what can happen when you finally give a guy some semi-decent weapons to work with.Outside of Hurricane Irma forcing two Week 1 byes, this…

After a long offseason, the NFL is finally back in business. It seems like forever ago when Tom Brady and the New England Patriots hoisted the Lombardi trophy in front of a beaten-down commissioner that couldn't tuck his tail between his legs and run off that podium fast enough.Week 1 is always the hardest to predict each season. Just because a player or team was good last year doesn't guarantee squat when a new season begins. All of the players below should be rostered in most leagues, with the exception of the Week 1…