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Jerks of the Week – Aug. 25, 2025

Walt1 year ago1 year ago014 mins

Jerk of the Week: The Michaels 4Ts A week ago, I wrote about how one of my checks was forged. Someone going by the name of Darius Miller intercepted a check I sent to my healthcare company for $1,400 or so, and he copied the check and made it out to that name. This has…

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Draft Steals: Breakout Candidates to Win Your League

Walt1 year ago12 months ago011 mins

Top Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates for the Upcoming Season You don’t win your league by paying retail for last year’s heroes. You win by drafting the right “about-to-pop” players at a discount — guys whose roles, coaching, or underlying numbers hint at a leap the market hasn’t fully priced in. Think of this as your…

Putting Together Your Fantasy Team – What You Can Learn from the NFL Draft

Walt1 year ago1 year ago09 mins

If you’ve ever tried managing a fantasy football team beyond the first few picks, you’ll know strategy starts where hype ends. The NFL Draft, with all its layers of risk, projection, and roster-building philosophy, mirrors fantasy football more than people want to admit. Start with Team Context, Not Just Talent NFL general managers don’t…

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How to Develop an Interest in Watching Soccer

Walt1 year ago1 year ago08 mins

A couple of days ago, I realized that I don’t watch any sports. A lot of my friends do, and they have a sport that they follow and like, such as football, Formula 1, basketball, and so on. That made me feel like the odd one out. However, recently I developed a knack for…

2025 Fantasy Football Top Values

Walt1 year ago1 year ago08 mins

2025 Fantasy Football Values (Aug. 21): This is a list of my favorite 2025 fantasy football values – players who provide great value in Rounds 5-9. This list is in Average Draft Position (ADP) order. The ADP is found on DraftKings. If you’re looking for players who come with great value in the later rounds,…

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Preseason Week 3, 2025

Walt1 year ago1 year ago012 mins

NFL Picks (Preseason 2025): 5-2-1 (+$390) 2025 NFL Picks: 5-2-1 (+$390) 2024 NFL Picks: 144-136-12 (-$1,380) NFL Picks (2023): 143-141-10 (-$6,860) NFL Picks (2022): 154-134-8 (+$9,860) NFL Picks (2021): 144-137-2 (-$5,365) NFL Picks (2020): 138-124-7 (+$9,350) NFL Picks (2019): 148-128-9 (+$1,200) NFL Picks (2018): 140-134-12 (+$845) NFL Picks (2017): 137-147-10 (-$4,300) NFL Picks (2016): 148-127-10…

2025 Fantasy Football: Preseason Fantasy Stock – Week 2

Walt1 year ago1 year ago012 mins

With preseason underway, there will be updates daily to this 2025 Fantasy Football Preseason Stock page. Games will be added as I watch them. Adjustments will be made on my 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings accordingly. Follow me @walterfootball for updates. 2025 Fantasy Football Preseason Stock – Week 2 Bengals at Redskins Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB, Redskins…

2025 NFL Preseason Recap and Fantasy Football Notes: Week 2

Walt1 year ago1 year ago057 mins

**** NOTES FOR EVERY GAME WILL BE UP AS SOON AS I WATCH THEM **** Follow me @walterfootball for updates. Bengals 31, Redskins 17 It almost seemed as though Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was trying to get Joe Burrow injured. Burrow, who never plays in the preseason, was on the field well into the…

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Jerks of the Week – Aug. 18, 2025

Walt1 year ago1 year ago016 mins

Jerk of the Week: Darius Miller I’ve had a frustrating summer. It began when I noticed an odd payment on one of my credit cards. Someone apparently booked a cruise on my primary credit card. I thought there was a chance that this was my wife accidentally using my credit card instead of hers to…

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NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 22, 2024

Walt1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

NFL Picks (Preseason 2024): 6-6 (-$375) NFL Picks (Week 1, 2024): 6-10 (+$325) NFL Picks (Week 2, 2024): 6-9-1 (-$1,395) NFL Picks (Week 3, 2024): 10-6 (+$55) NFL Picks (Week 4, 2024): 10-4-2 (-$5) NFL Picks (Week 5, 2024): 4-10 (-$1,110) NFL Picks (Week 6, 2024): 7-6-1 (-$555) NFL Picks (Week 7, 2024): 6-9 (-$660)…