http://www.steveslaton.com Hi. Welcome to my blog. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:53:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the first part of the waiver wire recap, we looked at the top quarterbacks, wide receivers and kickers that were plucked out of free agency by astute fantasy owners. In this second part, we’re going to take a look at the top running backs, tight ends and defenses that helped ... http://www.steveslaton.com/180-2008-fantasy-football-waiver-wire-award-rbs-tes-defs 1. Calvin Johnson is the real deal Lions fans probably groaned at the prospect of taking another receiver.  After all, their previous first round experience at the position had netted them two busts (Mike Williams and Charles Rodgers) and one good-not-great receiver in Roy Williams.  None of those guys are still ... http://www.steveslaton.com/179-five-things-we-learned-this-nfl-season Houston Stifles Chicago's Playoff Hopes, Clinches Second .500 Season   With Steve Slaton scoring a touchdown with 3:28 left and Ken Walter recovering a Houston onside kick, the Texans defeated the Chicago Bears 31-24.   The Texans (8-8) finish with their second eight-win season, winning five of their last six and going 3-1 against ... http://www.steveslaton.com/178-texans-take-playoffs-out-of-chicagos-reach The holiday schedule has me all out of whack, but Marc is back to update the rookie rankings with only one regular season week to go. Despite leading for several weeks in a row now, Matt Forte’s position as No. 1 is not safe. Any of the top four guys have ... http://www.steveslaton.com/177-fantasy-football-rookie-report-down-the-stretch-they-come At the start of every NFL season, there are certain things that are a given. Terrell Owens will dominate the headlines at some point during the season, Brett Favre will be behind a center when Week One rolls around, and Peyton Manning will find some way to keep Indianapolis a perennial ... http://www.steveslaton.com/176-the-nfls-biggest-surprises-of-2008 As this Holiday season approaches—especially this Holiday season, everyone is looking for a good bargain.  However in the NFL, the time to find that great bargain of the season is draft weekend, and it is that special time of year when all teams hope and pray that they will uncover ... http://www.steveslaton.com/175-steve-slaton-%e2%80%93-running-back-steal-of-the-year At the beginning of this year, both of these clubs had high hopes. Houston was coming off their first .500 season, and Oakland was retooling, with new players everywhere. Oakland stumbled out of the gate and are sitting at 3-11, while Houston has righted a ship that started 0-4, added a 0-3 ... http://www.steveslaton.com/174-oakland-raiders-vs-houston-texans-time-to-figure-out-the-rubiks-cube Now that the 2008 season is nearing its end, a few fantasy football sites are taking a look back at this wonderful class of rookies. FF Toolbox looks ahead to the values of several rookie running backs heading into 2009. It will be interesting to see how Rashard Mendenhall fits into ... http://www.steveslaton.com/173-nfl-rookie-report-matt-forte-steve-slaton-set-to-battle-down-the-stretch Youth was not served on the 2008 Pro Bowl rosters announced Tuesday. Two rookies — Tennessee running back Chris Johnson and Tampa Bay returner Clifton Smith — were chosen for a February trip to Hawaii. But three other newcomers were arguably more worthy selections than veterans who received the nod instead. Presenting ... http://www.steveslaton.com/172-getting-to-pro-bowl-too-tough-for-most-rookies 2008 has produced five quality NFL rookie running backs.  Two of them, Chris Johnson of the Titans and Steve Slaton of the Texans are on the verge of All-Pro seasons. Top Five NFL Rookie Running Backs 2008 No. 1  Chris Johnson    Tennessee Titans The Titans expected good things form Chris Johnson when ... http://www.steveslaton.com/168-top-five-rookie-running-backs-chris-johnson-and-steve-slaton-head-list