Matt Pallister

PALLISTER: A baker’s dozen of fantasy running backs to watch in 2015

The position is so volatile from year to year and is often an afterthought in a pass-happy league that it just makes sense to scale back so that your fantasy lineup looks more like an actual NFL lineup.

December 31, 2014

PALLISTER: Looking ahead for 12 fantasy quarterbacks in 2015

If you wanted to keep talking about fantasy football now that another season has come and gone, Merry Christmas! In the first of three positional reviews, today we're talking quarterbacks.

December 24, 2014

PALLISTER: For those not playing in championships, next year offers hope

Good luck to all of those playing for fantasy football titles this week. For the rest of us, whose thoughts have shifted from what was to what will be, my team-by-team thoughts with an eye on 2015.

December 17, 2014

PALLISTER: Johnny Manziel’s audition should be thrilling from many perspectives

Plenty of fantasy football owners will be paying close attention to the Browns the next few weeks. A number of them have probably already scrambled to the waiver wire to pick Manziel up in keeper/dynasty leagues. I think that’s premature.

December 10, 2014

PALLISTER: Fantasy football playoffs often come down to matchups

Matchups, man, matchups. In competitive leagues, they're often the deciding factor, and that is especially true in the playoffs, where every team is strong.

December 3, 2014

PALLISTER: In family and fantasy football, there’s plenty to be thankful for

Twenty-three years ago, my brother decided to start a fantasy football league. He apparently could only find eight other like-minded individuals, so he asked his 19-year-old, football-obsessed little brother if he would like to play.

November 26, 2014

PALLISTER: Constructing a fantasy football lineup for a last-gasp playoff push

I'm going to take you into the mind of a man. A man who has played fantasy football for all but one year of his adult life. A man who is clinging to what is left of his credibility. A man who desperately wants to make the playoffs.

November 19, 2014

PALLISTER: Fantasy football questions: Russell Wilson-Mark Sanchez, and more

Wilson is a Super Bowl winner who has become a better quarterback than any of us could have imagined, while Sanchez is best known for The Butt Fumble. But we're talking fantasy here, so ...

November 12, 2014

PALLISTER: Is Andrew Luck the 2014 fantasy football MVP?

Luck has been arguably the best fantasy player so far this season. But is he the most valuable? There are some other contenders, including a QB who was written off in this space not long ago.

November 5, 2014

PALLISTER: Fantasy football difference-makers for rest of season

This would be the perfect time for a midseason awards column, but It would be more helpful to analyze a handful of players whose first-half contributions may have been overlooked and who could be fantasy difference-makers in the second half.

October 29, 2014

PALLISTER: Formula for fantasy football failure: Starting a Browns QB

I've done some dumb things in my day, but starting Brian Hoyer over Drew Brees (yes, that Drew Brees) may top the list.

October 22, 2014

PALLISTER: A fantasy football lifer’s lament

For the longest time, I was young, miserable and good at fantasy football. Now, I'm old, happy and, well, not so good at fantasy football.

October 8, 2014

PALLISTER: At fantasy football quarter pole, assessing Tom Brady, DeMarco Murray and more

With the first quarter in the books, it's time to take a look at fantasy football's biggest surprises and try to get a read on what to expect of them as the second quarter begins.

October 1, 2014

PALLISTER: Is Tom Brady finished as fantasy football star?

It's only been three weeks, but the numbers suggest the Patriots quarterback's fantasy value is receding faster than his hairline.

September 24, 2014

PALLISTER: Kirk Cousins viable fantasy football option as Redskins’ starting QB

Though RG3 didn't fracture his ankle when he dislocated it, it's possible he might not return this season. Regardless, Cousins will have plenty of time to show he's more than just the NFL's most talked-about backup.

September 17, 2014

PALLISTER: Ray Rice and a fantasy football player’s conscience

Someone pointed out that just being involved in fantasy football could be seen as supporting an organization that has shown itself to be, at the very least, tone deaf when it comes to the issue of violence against women. However, the NFL's negligence is no reason we shouldn't enjoy the games that have kept some of us company since we were little boys.

September 10, 2014

PALLISTER: Fantasy football players can benefit from injuries if they know where to look

Instead of my usual column on whom to avoid, I'm going to put a positive spin on the impact of injuries. Heading into any season, fantasy football players get tunnel vision. That is, we tend to follow the logic of the ranking services, which have short memories.

August 27, 2014

Fantasy football fantasy? Not Peyton Manning with an early pick

Seriously, though, don't draft Peyton. If you do, your team won't necessarily be doomed, but you should learn from recent history. There is no way he repeats his record-breaking numbers from last season.

August 20, 2014

Fantasy football preview: Wide receivers, tight ends

While there are only a handful of running backs I feel good about this year, the wide receiver/tight end pool is as deep as it's ever been. In fact, I've fallen into a familiar pattern during mock drafts in which three of my top four picks are pass-catchers.

August 13, 2014

2014 fantasy football preview: Don’t waste early running back picks

As the NFL morphs into more of a quarterback's league with each passing year, the running back position becomes increasingly important — and volatile — in fantasy football.

August 5, 2014