New site!

From a football standpoint, things are pretty quiet these days. I like to think of it as the calm before the storm. The NFL Draft, rookie minicamps and OTA’s are pretty much behind us. Training camp looms on the horizon. The football season is in limbo.

With that being said, I thought it the perfect time to make some changes around here. And these are not your standard run-of-the-mill changes, like getting a new header image or some new widgets. Nope. This is big.

We have been running off the free WordPress blog for quite a while now and it has served us well. But the time has come to move up and play with the big boys in the blogging industry. The Hazean is going live:

TheHazean.com

Finally, we are moving up in the world. We bought the domain last week, had to get it transferred (thanks, Mock Draft Central) and now are ready to roll with our new digs.

What this means for you, the reader:

• First, we need you guys to head over to the new site and subscribe via reader or email. We do not want to leave you guys in the dark (this site is not going to be updated anymore), and we want more people to subscribe, so tell your friends to do so as well! However, if you already are a subscriber here, you can keep your subscription and I will fix the feed later this week to automatically transfer you to the new blog.
• Second, more content. We are going to have a few more guys helping write with the goal of throwing out at least one post a day. Some examples: Daily Haze instead of Weekly Haze, interviews, training camp reports, rookie watch, the Monday morning rehab, Friday polls and lists, player rankings and much more.
• Third, more features. Polls, ads, maybe some contests, who knows. As we find cool stuff to do with the blog, we will push it out to you, the reader, to make your stay at The Hazean as good as possible. We want to know more of your ideas/suggestions/comments too!

So head on over to TheHazean.com and bookmark it, or subscribe via feed reader or email. This blog is done, we will not update it anymore from now on, so consider this its farewell. It has been good to us, no doubt, but we are ready for the next phase.

Looking forward to seeing you guys at the new site! Bring your friends!

Weekly Haze

Here are today’s great reads:

• Breaking the runningbacks into tiers and explaining it. [Fantasy Football Fools]
• Four guys you should not draft this year based on their current ADP. [Fantasy Football Exchange]
• Three fantasy football bloggers mock the top-30 players for 2008. [Fantasy Football Goat]
• Team-by-team runningback analysis. [Football Jabber]
• Why Joseph Addai might be a better pick than Adrian Peterson. [The Fantasy Football Geek Blog]
• Javon Walker partied hard in Las Vegas. Maybe too hard? [Deadspin]
• And was it Floyd Mayweather’s crew that jacked up Walker? [The Big Lead]
• Chad Johnson: Not a man of his word. But you already knew that. [The EndZoneView]
• If you play in IDP leagues. [Fantasy Football Librarian]
• Earnest Graham showed up for work, which is a good thing because he does not have enough years under his belt to hold out. Earn your keep son! [Pancake Blocks]
• Risers and fallers. [No-Offseason.com]

For more great reads, check out my Google Reader Shared Items page.

Monday morning rehab

Did anyone watch the US Open final round yesterday? Pretty amazing stuff. Tiger v. Rocco today at 11 a.m. CST starting on ESPN should be worth a watch if you get the chance. I will be keeping up with the 18-hole playoff via The Big Lead.

For it being the NFL offseason, yesterday was a pretty big sports day. Fittingly, since it was Father’s Day and all. In addition to the thrilling Open, the College World Series played a couple of games and the NBA Finals tipped off in the night cap, with the Lakers forcing a game six in Boston.

Back to football, though. Only a couple updates in the MMR today, but all big names. Hit the jump to read the latest.

Pay me!

By: Blaine Clancy

Pick me, please me, pay me!

With most teams’ OTA’s wrapping up, three of the top five selections in the 2008 NFL draft have already been signed: Jake Long, left tackle with the Miami Dolphins, Matt Ryan, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, and Darren McFadden, running back for the Oakland Raiders.

Each player brings huge fantasy implications to their respective teams. Hit the jump to go in-depth.

Weekly Haze

Here are this week’s great reads:

• Crazy awesome analysis. A must-read for all fantasy footballers. [Fantasy Football Librarian]
• Comeback player of the year candidates. [Fantasy Football Goat]
• The June mock draft will be coming your way soon, but until then here is more analysis of our May mock draft. [Fantasy Football Fools]
• Chicago runningbacks — Cedric Benson included — have been not so good lately. [EndZoneView]
• Speaking of Benson, he apparently was not well liked by his teammates. [Shutdown Corner]
• I have been saying this for a while now: Antonio Gates NOT the No. 1 tight end. [No-Offseason.com]
• If you are looking for a site to host your fantasy league. My favorites: Yahoo! and Fleaflicker. [The Fantasy Football Geek Blog]

For more great reads, check out my Google Reader Shared Items page.

Monday morning rehab

WordPress was down for a little while this morning, so I was afraid I would not get this out on time. But alas, WP came through in the clutch like the LSU baseball team in getting things up-and-running again.

So I was in Austin this weekend for an ultimate frisbee tournament, and by now you all know our good friend Cedric Benson was — once again — in Austin again for the weekend. And again, Benson got himself into trouble.

It could be big trouble for Benson. Rumors are flying that he could be canned today. Good thing the Bears drafted Matt Forte in the second round of this year’s draft.

The moral of the story: If you are a Cedric Benson owner, keep your eyes peeled for updates today. Everyone else, hit the jump for this week’s MMR.

Weekly Haze

Here are this week’s great reads:

• Playing in a keeper league? Check this out. [The Fantasy Football Geek Blog]
• The CBS guys are putting on a mock draft right now. [CBSSports]
• Chad Johnson lost this hand of poker. [EndZoneView]
• The Cowboys showed Terrell Owens the money. Will he end his career in Dallas? [Every Morning Quarterback]
• Travis Henry out in Denver, so for now it is the Selvin Young show. [Fantasy Football Exchange]
• Of Henry, Shaun Alexander and Kevin Jones, who would you want? [Football Jabber]
• Ranking the best offensive lines in football. [FF Toolbox]
• Darren McFadden looking good, other Raiders? Not so much. [No-Offseason.com]
• A good day for the fantasy sports industry. [RotoNation]
• Someone did not like one of the first-round picks in our May fantasy mock draft. [The Fantasy Football Geek Blog]
• It’s Matt Leinart’s job … for now. [The NFL Guru]

For more great reads, check out my Google Reader Shared Items page.

Monday morning rehab

Kinda bored at work this morning, but some sad news to report: My boss’ mother passed away this weekend. That downer makes this Monday even worse.

But the MMR must go on, so here it is. And on-time this week, unlike last week’s installment. Please forgive me, it was a holiday after all!

Jake Delhomme, Deuce McAllister, Andre Johnson and more after the jump.