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NFL Barometer: Get On Deck

Derek VanRiper

Derek VanRiper

Derek is the Senior Baseball Editor for RotoWire.com, where he's been a two-time finalist for the FSWA's Baseball Writer of the Year award, and winner of the Best Football Article on the Web (2009) and Best Baseball Article on the Web (2010) awards. Derek also co-hosts RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio (XM 87, Sirius 210) from 11a-2p ET on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

If there is one flaw in attending games in person, it's the disconnect that takes place trying to catch up on the rest of that week's action. Still, I wouldn't trade it for anything – especially when it's an annual trip to Green Bay.

To those who played fantasy football 20 years ago, how did you handle making lineup changes and game-time decision adjustments? Contingency lineups?

For that matter, how did you get through entire meals without a cell phone?

Thankfully, my wife has played in enough leagues where she can run through my teams while we're in the car and use the RotoWire News Center app and the various league manager apps to make sure everything is in order without so much as a break at the rest area.

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Rashard Mendenhall, RB, PIT – Fading Isaac Redman on draft day proved to be a good decision, as the Steelers' running game has been anemic in Mendenhall's absence. It's certainly pl

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