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"&lt;p&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;BY JAY CLEMONS&lt;/strong&gt;Recent Fantasy Clicks07-12-10: Chicago's (Figuratively) On Fire07-09-10: Meet 'The Attainables' Fantasy Brigade07-07-10: Search For Tomorrow's Sidney Rice07-02-10: The Early, Early Fantasy Spectacular 06-18-10: Meet Your Fantasyland All-Stars 06-16-10: Elite Tight Ends -- Dare To Compare06-14-10: The Grandest Of Slam Kings06-10-10: Charles In Charge ... Of Kansas City06-07-10: The Ubaldo &amp; Tulo Go-Loco Show06-03-10: SI's Own Bout Of Mock Madness06-01-10: A Fish Called Cody Saves Miami05-28-10: The Ultimate Draft Do-Over05-26-10: A PPR Quandary For The Masses05-24-10: Sunny Rays Take Houston By Storm05-20-10: Let The Mock Madness Begin05-17-10: For Whom The Kubel Tolls05-14-10: Less Bang For Your Bucs05-12-10: The Marshall Plan Hits South Beach05-10-10: The Mother Of All Perfect Games05-06-10: Fantasy Love Is Blind Sometimes05-03-10: Phantastic Fantasy Fun In Philly04-30-10: Kings Of Command04-28-10: The Post-Draft Mock Madness Quotient04-26-10: Here Come The Sun Kings04-21-10: Fantasy Breakdown Of 2010 NFL Sked04-19-10: Nothing Beats A Royal Flush04-16-10: Oh, The Cantu-Man Can04-14-10: Santonio's Fly-By-Night Move to N.Y.04-12-10: Something Wild In The D04-09-10: The Tao Of Jose Reyes04-07-10: Donovan's D.C. Cab ... To Landover04-05-10: Welcome To Opening Night Revelations04-02-10: Nothing Beats A Real Fantasy Draft03-31-10: One More Mock For The Road03-26-10: A Fantasy-Fueled NFL Draft Breakdown03-22-10: Fantasyland Prose &amp;amp; Cons: Mauer Power03-19-10: The NL-Only Fantasy Spectacular03-15-10: The AL-Only Fantasy Spectacular03-12-10: Post-free agency adjustments in fantasy03-10-10: In Case Of Emergency: Twins' Closer03-08-10: Fantasy Preview Breakdown, Part III03-03-10: Fantasy Preview Breakdown, Part II03-01-10: NFL Combine Revelations02-26-10: A Fantasy Preview Breakdown02-24-10: Green Flag Goodness: Hitters02-17-10: Green Flag Goodness: Pitchers02-15-10: Red Flag Alerts: Pitchers1-27-10: Red Flag Alerts: Infielders1-25-10: Championship Sunday Revelations1-22-10: Playing A Championship Sunday Hunch1-20-10: Early Mock Draft Madness1-18-10: Divisional Playoff Revelations1-15-10: Divisional Playoff Round Clicks1-13-10: Back In The Baseball Business1-11-10: Wild Card Revelations1-06-10: Fantasy Clicks Year-End Spectacular1-04-10: Wild Card Round Clicks12-28-09: Week 16 Revelations/Week 17 Clicks12-23-09: All You Need To Know For Week 1612-21-09: Week 15 Revelations12-18-09: Thursday Night Revelations (Week 15)12-16-09: Dontcha Hate When That Happens?12-13-09: Week 14 Revelations12-11-09: Thursday Night Revelations (Week 14)12-09-09: Fantasy Playoff Rules To Live By12-07-09: Week 13 Revelations12-04-09: Thursday Night Revelations (Week 13)12-02-09: The Believers Of Calvinism11-30-09: Week 12 Revelations11-27-09: Turkey Day Revelations11-25-09: All Hail The Perfect Showdown11-23-09: Week 11 Revelations    The Search For Tomorrow's Sidney Rice                   Devin Thomas: Larry French/Getty Images         &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last year in this space, I boldly predicted that Vikings wideout &lt;strong&gt;Sidney Rice&lt;/strong&gt; -- coming off a 15-catch debacle in 2008 -- would amass 1,150 receiving yards and seven TDs with &lt;strong&gt;Sage Rosenfels&lt;/strong&gt; as his starting quarterback. Of course, that was &lt;i&gt;before&lt;/i&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Brett Favre&lt;/strong&gt; officially entered the Purple picture ... and helped Rice pull down 83 catches for 1,312 yards and eight touchdowns, while playing a major role in Favre's MVP-esque season with Minnesota (33 TDs/7 INTs/4,202 yards). Thanks to his breakout campaign, Rice has obviously graduated from &lt;i&gt;eminently replaceable asset&lt;/i&gt; to &lt;i&gt;highly coveted receiver&lt;/i&gt; in fantasyland. But his ascension will likely have a vaccuum effect with fantasy owners, as we try to find a new stud out of the rubble of receivers with 30 or fewer catches last season. And in my tireless search for the next Sidney Rice -- an 1,100-yard receiver from Round 10 or lower (standard-scoring league drafts) -- I've established the following criteria: 1. Each receiver (save &lt;strong&gt;Laurent Robinson&lt;/strong&gt;) has an established quarterback throwing him the ball.2. Each wideout has the measurables (size, speed, hands) to be a future No. 1 or 1A in real-world circles.3. Each receiver has little or no competition within their respective teams, fueling a potential breakout. This year's hunch pick is ... &lt;strong&gt;Devin Thomas&lt;/strong&gt;, Washington's second-rounder from 2008 (and fellow Michigan State alum). Yes, Thomas only had one great game last year (7 catches, 100 yards, 2 TDs vs. New Orleans); and yes, he probably won't have &lt;strong&gt;Donovan McNabb&lt;/strong&gt;'s complete trust early in the season, ceding red-zone targets to &lt;strong&gt;Santana Moss, Chris Cooley&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Fred Davis&lt;/strong&gt;. But IF the Redskins harbor any hopes of being competitive in the NFC East and contending for a wild card slot, Thomas &lt;i&gt;must&lt;/i&gt; become the passing game's most viable option between the 20s. He's a physical dynamo who just needs time to channel his inner-&lt;strong&gt;DeSean Jackson&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Top 10 WRs With 30 or Fewer Passes In 2009&lt;/strong&gt;1. &lt;strong&gt;Devin Thomas&lt;/strong&gt;, Redskins2. &lt;strong&gt;Devin Aromashodu&lt;/strong&gt;, Bears (gotta love the 12 catches/196 yards/3 TDs in Weeks 16/17) 3. &lt;strong&gt;Laurent Robinson&lt;/strong&gt;, Rams (would be No. 1 here if St. Louis had a good veteran QB)4. &lt;strong&gt;Early Doucet&lt;/strong&gt;, Cardinals (will likely garner the most catches from this list)5. &lt;strong&gt;Justin Gage&lt;/strong&gt;, Titans (Year 8 may mark the point of no return in Gage's career arc)6. &lt;strong&gt;Chaz Schilens&lt;/strong&gt;, Raiders (a reasonable lock for 55 catches and 6 TDs) 7. &lt;strong&gt;Malcolm Kelly&lt;/strong&gt;, Redskins (showed promise with 109-yard effort in Week 17)8. &lt;strong&gt;Legedu Naanee&lt;/strong&gt;, Chargers (could greatly benefit from &lt;strong&gt;Vincent Jackson&lt;/strong&gt; holdout saga)9. &lt;strong&gt;Brandon Tate&lt;/strong&gt;, Patriots (my favorite super-sleeper among those taken in Round 16 or later)10. &lt;strong&gt;Darrius Heyward-Bey&lt;/strong&gt;, Raiders (surely &lt;strong&gt;Al Davis&lt;/strong&gt; knew something we didn't on Draft Day 2009, right? Hmmm ... maybe not.)    What To Do With Dwayne Bowe? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I spent the Fourth Of July weekend working and watching TV -- specifically &lt;i&gt;It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia&lt;/i&gt; and The NFL Network's marathon coverage of &lt;i&gt;Hard Knocks&lt;/i&gt;, the award-winning series from NFL Films that chronicles a club's everyday traning camp journey -- from sunup to sundown. The 2007 edition featured the Kansas City Chiefs ... and their first-round pick from that season, &lt;strong&gt;Dwayne Bowe&lt;/strong&gt;. Bowe's first two NFL seasons were the stuff of fantasy dreams -- 70 catches for 995 yards and five TDs as a rookie, and 86 catches for 1,022 yards and seven TDs in 2008. But last year -- perhaps the first time Bowe generated preseason uberhype for his past accomplishments and seemingly boundless future -- he was a big disappointment, catching just 47 balls for 589 yards and four TDs in 11 games. Perhaps worse, the Chiefs' new coaching regime (namely head man &lt;strong&gt;Todd Haley&lt;/strong&gt;) seemed unimpressed with Bowe's sporadic commitment to conditioning and clean route running. Fast forward to the present, where fantasy owners must ask themselves a very-blunt question before draft day: &lt;i&gt;Does Bowe possess a tangible upside, or is he on the path to becoming this decade's &lt;strong&gt;Michael Clayton&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/i&gt; At this point, we're wiling to give the 26-year-old Bowe the benefit of the doubt for myriad reasons: 1) Haley and new offensive coordinator &lt;strong&gt;Charlie Weis&lt;/strong&gt; are two of the most progressive passing minds in football. 2) In Kansas City's three wins in '09, Bowe tallied 13 catches for 206 yards (which includes a 1-catch/6-yard clunker in Week 17). 3) Excluding &lt;strong&gt;Chris Chambers&lt;/strong&gt;, flashy rookie &lt;strong&gt;Dexter McCluster&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;i&gt;maybe&lt;/i&gt; Lance Long&lt;/strong&gt; (suprisingly one of QB &lt;strong&gt;Matt Cassel&lt;/strong&gt;'s favorite targets last year), the Chiefs have no other skilled pass-catchers to embrace. And, finally ... 4) At 6-foot-2, 221 pounds, the physical Bowe is one of the best jump-ball receivers in the red zone -- which should motivate Cassel to master the fade pass this summer. &lt;strong&gt;Verdict&lt;/strong&gt;: As you'll see below, I have Bowe conservatively ranked as the No. 17 receiver; but he's still worth a leap of faith in Round 6 for standard-scoring leagues ... and Round 5 with PPRs -- especially if he's highly motivated to press Kansas City into giving him a contract extension next winter. As I've said before: &lt;i&gt;NEVER underestimate the power of one man's salary-drive season&lt;/i&gt;.    Into The Great Wide Open   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Here is my revised listing of the top 25 receivers in fantasyland: 1. &lt;strong&gt;Andre Johnson&lt;/strong&gt;, Texans (tops in PPR or standard leagues)2. &lt;strong&gt;Larry Fitzgerald&lt;/strong&gt;, Cardinals (ensconsed at No. 2)3. &lt;strong&gt;Greg Jennings&lt;/strong&gt;, Packers (accentuating the positives from last year)4. &lt;strong&gt;Reggie Wayne&lt;/strong&gt;, Colts5. &lt;strong&gt;Randy Moss&lt;/strong&gt;, Patriots 6. &lt;strong&gt;Roddy White&lt;/strong&gt;, Falcons7. &lt;strong&gt;Calvin Johnson&lt;/strong&gt;, Lions (a certifiable steal after the 30th pick)8. &lt;strong&gt;Brandon Marshall&lt;/strong&gt;, Dolphins 9. &lt;strong&gt;Sidney Rice&lt;/strong&gt;, Vikings 10. &lt;strong&gt;DeSean Jackson&lt;/strong&gt;, Eagles (could easily be top-5 by season's end) 11. &lt;strong&gt;Miles Austin&lt;/strong&gt;, Cowboys 12. &lt;strong&gt;Anquan Boldin&lt;/strong&gt;, Ravens 13. &lt;strong&gt;Marques Colston&lt;/strong&gt;, Saints14. &lt;strong&gt;Michael Crabtree&lt;/strong&gt;, 49ers (a Year 2 leap of faith on potential dynamo)15. &lt;strong&gt;Chad Ochocinco&lt;/strong&gt;, Bengals16. &lt;strong&gt;Steve Smith&lt;/strong&gt;, Panthers17. &lt;strong&gt;Dwayne Bowe&lt;/strong&gt;, Chiefs18. &lt;strong&gt;Vincent Jackson&lt;/strong&gt;, Chargers (holdout + looming suspension = lost year)19. &lt;strong&gt;Mike Sims-Walker&lt;/strong&gt;, Jaguars20. &lt;strong&gt;Percy Harvin&lt;/strong&gt;, Vikings (boost him 5-7 notches in PPR leagues)21. &lt;strong&gt;Jerricho Cotchery&lt;/strong&gt;, Jets22. &lt;strong&gt;Kenny Britt&lt;/strong&gt;, Titans23. &lt;strong&gt;Hines Ward&lt;/strong&gt;, Steelers24. &lt;strong&gt;T.J. Houshmandzadeh&lt;/strong&gt;, Seahawks25. &lt;strong&gt;Steve Smith&lt;/strong&gt;, Giants         Into The Great Wide Open, Part II   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; While we're at it, might as well list the next-best 30 wideouts:26. &lt;strong&gt;Devin Thomas&lt;/strong&gt;, Redskins27. &lt;strong&gt;Antonio Bryant&lt;/strong&gt;, Bengals28. &lt;strong&gt;Derrick Mason&lt;/strong&gt;, Ravens29. &lt;strong&gt;Mike Wallace&lt;/strong&gt;, Steelers30. &lt;strong&gt;Devin Aromashodu&lt;/strong&gt;, Bears 31. &lt;strong&gt;Laurent Robinson&lt;/strong&gt;, Rams32. &lt;strong&gt;Dez Bryant&lt;/strong&gt;, Cowboys33. &lt;strong&gt;Braylon Edwards&lt;/strong&gt;, Jets34. &lt;strong&gt;Julian Edelman&lt;/strong&gt;, Patriots (could catch 80 balls this season)35. &lt;strong&gt;Jeremy Maclin&lt;/strong&gt;, Eagles36. &lt;strong&gt;Robert Meachem&lt;/strong&gt;, Saints 37. &lt;strong&gt;Pierre Garcon&lt;/strong&gt;, Colts38. &lt;strong&gt;Steve Breaston&lt;/strong&gt;, Cards (can he handle the full-time duties of a No. 2?)39. &lt;strong&gt;Chris Chambers&lt;/strong&gt;, Chiefs40. &lt;strong&gt;Donald Driver&lt;/strong&gt;, Packers41. &lt;strong&gt;Lee Evans&lt;/strong&gt;, Bills42. &lt;strong&gt;Early Doucet&lt;/strong&gt;, Cardinals43. &lt;strong&gt;Nate Burleson&lt;/strong&gt;, Lions44. &lt;strong&gt;Mario Manningham&lt;/strong&gt;, Giants45. &lt;strong&gt;Kevin Walter&lt;/strong&gt;, Texans46. &lt;strong&gt;Donnie Avery&lt;/strong&gt;, Rams (he's wayyyyy too good to be this mediocre)47. &lt;strong&gt;Santonio Holmes&lt;/strong&gt;, Jets (the suspension cripples his seasonal ranking)48. &lt;strong&gt;Hakeem Nicks&lt;/strong&gt;, Giants49. &lt;strong&gt;Roy Williams&lt;/strong&gt;, Cowboys50. &lt;strong&gt;Austin Collie&lt;/strong&gt;, Colts51. &lt;strong&gt;Justin Gage&lt;/strong&gt;, Titans52. &lt;strong&gt;Lance Moore&lt;/strong&gt;, Saints53. &lt;strong&gt;Santana Moss&lt;/strong&gt;, Redskins 54. &lt;strong&gt;Wes Welker&lt;/strong&gt;, Patriots (ACL tear in December + minimal rehab time = no thanks) 55. &lt;strong&gt;Arrelious Benn&lt;/strong&gt;, Bucs (middling ranking doesn't account for lack of competition among Tampa Bay receivers)&lt;strong&gt;FYI&lt;/strong&gt;: I have a gentlemen's bet with &lt;i&gt;Rotoworld&lt;/i&gt; guru &lt;strong&gt;Gregg Rosenthal&lt;/strong&gt;, pitting Aromashodu against &lt;strong&gt;Johnny Knox&lt;/strong&gt; (ranked No. 56 in this countdown). The bet is rather simple: &lt;i&gt;Which Bears wideout will catch more passes in 2010?&lt;/i&gt;    The Power Of ADP &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The calendar reads July 7, but the good people at Fantasy Football Calculator are already hard at work, trying to make mathematical sense of this year's top fantasy football prospects. In fact, this site represents the perfect one-stop shopping for mock drafts and the Average Draft Position tool (ADP) -- perhaps the best learning aid for NOT reaching during the August drafts. Speaking of ADP, here's a list of quarterbacks likely earmarked for Rounds 1-11 (12-team leagues): &lt;strong&gt;Aaron Rodgers&lt;/strong&gt;, Packers -- Round 1, Pick 10&lt;strong&gt;Drew Brees&lt;/strong&gt;, Saints -- Round 2, Pick 4&lt;strong&gt;Peyton Manning&lt;/strong&gt;, Colts -- Round 2, Pick 8&lt;strong&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/strong&gt;, Patriots -- Round 3, Pick 7&lt;strong&gt;Tony Romo&lt;/strong&gt;, Cowboys -- Round 4, Pick 2&lt;strong&gt;Philip Rivers&lt;/strong&gt;, Chargers -- Round 4, Pick 3&lt;strong&gt;Matt Schaub&lt;/strong&gt;, Texans -- Round 4, Pick 7&lt;strong&gt;Brett Favre&lt;/strong&gt;, Packers -- Round 6, Picks 3 &lt;strong&gt;Kevin Kolb&lt;/strong&gt;, Eagles -- Round 6, Pick 9&lt;strong&gt;Jay Cutler&lt;/strong&gt;, Bears -- Round 7, Pick 8&lt;strong&gt;Matt Ryan&lt;/strong&gt;, Falcons -- Round 7, Pick 9&lt;strong&gt;Joe Flacco&lt;/strong&gt;, Ravens-- Round 8, Pick 3&lt;strong&gt;Donovan McNabb&lt;/strong&gt;, Redskins -- Round 9, Pick 3&lt;strong&gt;Eli Manning&lt;/strong&gt;, Giants -- Round 9, Pick 4&lt;strong&gt;Carson Palmer&lt;/strong&gt;, Bengals -- Round 9, Pick 12&lt;strong&gt;Ben Roethlisberger&lt;/strong&gt;, Steelers -- Round 10, Pick 10&lt;strong&gt;Matthew Stafford&lt;/strong&gt;, Lions -- Round 11, Pick 7&lt;strong&gt;Chad Henne&lt;/strong&gt;, Ravens/&lt;strong&gt;Alex Smith&lt;/strong&gt;, Redskins  -- Round 11, Pick 12 (dead heat)   The Cutting Room Floor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I haven't flipped through the &lt;i&gt;Sports Illustrated&lt;/i&gt; fantasy spectacular yet, but I'm optimistic it'll surpass the 2009 edition from a beauty &lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt; content perspective. Here's one clue why: I penned a great column about the \"Ten Commandments of Roster Construction\" ... which, due to space restraints, didn't have enough room for a pro-&lt;strong&gt;Jerome Harrison&lt;/strong&gt; mini-sermon. But the magazine's loss ... is now Fantasy Clicks' gain:&lt;strong&gt;V. You shall not make wrongful use of Jerome Harrison's name&lt;/strong&gt;We're standing behind Harrison -- who's getting absolutely zero respect in preseason mock drafts -- for the following reasons: 1) Harrison rushed for 561 yards and five TDs in his final three games (Chiefs, Browns, Jaguars).2) Cleveland opens with an easy-cheesy slate of Tampa Bay and Kansas City (BOOM!).3) The Browns have a sneaky-good offensive line, anchored by Pro Bowl tackle &lt;strong&gt;Joe Thomas&lt;/strong&gt;.4) &lt;strong&gt;Mohamed Massaquoi&lt;/strong&gt; aside, the Browns' leaky receiving corps includes &lt;strong&gt;Chansi Stuckey, Brian Robiskie&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Syndric Steptoe&lt;/strong&gt;.5) Cleveland only has to play Baltimore and Pittsburgh once from Weeks 1-15; and if you're worried about starting Harrison against the Ravens in Week 16 ... it also means you're playing for a fantasy championship that week. How's that for accentuating the positive?     I'm Begging The NFL Network ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;... To air the 1984 Raiders-Dolphins tilt in its next batch of NFL Classic Games. While YouTubing last week, I stumbled upon the NBC original broadcast of this titanic showdown -- pitting the defending champion Raiders against the 12-1 Dolphins at the famed Orange Bowl ... and featuring the remarkable play-by-play tandem of &lt;strong&gt;Dick Enberg&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Merlin Olsen&lt;/strong&gt;. Three things immediately stand out from this well-preserved clip: 1) &lt;strong&gt;Dan Marino&lt;/strong&gt; breaks &lt;strong&gt;John Unitas&lt;/strong&gt;' single-season record for touchdown passes. 2) Raiders cornerback &lt;strong&gt;Lester Hayes&lt;/strong&gt; and Dolphins receiver &lt;strong&gt;Mark Clayton&lt;/strong&gt; warrant stronger consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 3) And at the 4:06 mark, you'll notice a Dolphins fan in the upper deck blowing into a vuvuzela, the same swarm-of-bees-replicate noisemaker that's been all the rage at the World Cup in South Africa. Timeless stuff!     Choose Your Quarterback     "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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