I’m usually a “glass-half-full” type of guy. In the spirit of Christmas, I definitely should look at the positive first, but today you can call me the Grinch because I’m about to rip some players for either playing out of their minds when they shouldn’t have or failing to show up when they should have dominated.

It’s the week 16 edition of Tales from the Strong-Side, Championship Week edition. Here’s some updated news, numbers and match-ups to get you ready for this week…

Week 16 is set to kick-off on Thursday night with the Texans and Colts. Here’s my preview of the match-up, from an IDP standpoint and some news and numbers surrounding the game…

Championship Week is upon us, for most of us, as is the Christmas season. Hopefully, a Fantasy Championship will get wrapped up and placed under your tree. Before we move on to week 16, we’ll recap week 15 and I offer some more names to look for on your IDP waiver wire…

Below is a list of some names that Craig Davis and Mike Woellert think could be worth a shot on your roster. This list will be updated throughout the day Monday, just in time for waiver wire openings on Tuesday through Friday, depending on when your waivers process.

“Before I get into the NFC Championship Game featuring the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers, I’d like to give a review of my thoughts on this past weekend’s NFC Divisional Round Games between the New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers. Coming off [...]”
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“If the Denver Broncos have shown anything in 2011-2012 it’s that once you get into the playoffs, EVERYONE starts from a clean slate. After basically falling into the playoffs because of bad play from the Chargers and Raiders, and then beating the Steelers in the Wild Card round, Tim Tebow and company will look to pull off the upset of the year by trying to beat the Patriots in their home turf in Foxboro.”
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“After dismantling the Detroit Lions last week the streaking New Orleans Saints will head on over to the Golden State to take on the San Francisco 49ers, but despite this being a tough matchup for both competitors, there are five really good reasons why this Saints team will defeat the 49ers in the 2012 NFL [...]”
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“With one 80-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas in overtime against the Steelers, Tim Tebow has managed to take away all the pain that the Broncos and the city of Denver have suffered over the past decade. Not since John Elway led the Broncos to two-straight Super Bowls in 1998 and 1999 has Denver been [...]”
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(Updated 1-13) Latest: – Broncos WR Eric Decker is still suffering from that sprained MCL and hasn’t practiced all week. He hasn’t been ruled out yet, but there’s literally no chance he plays this weekend; The Rams get their man while the Dolphins’ coaching search continues. Jeff Fisher agrees to coach St. Louis, choosing the promise of brighter days ahead with Sam Bradford

“In some farther reached circles of the fantasy football universe, there are still a few of you who are wrapping up your Championship game this week, instead of the traditional Week 16 wrap up. Why is this important? Well obviously it means that you have another week left, before you can really cram your gullet…
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“We still have a week left of the regular season, but the NFL playoff race is already starting to shape up nicely. We have the Packers locked into the No. 1 seed in the NFC after a huge win over the Bears on Sunday night. Having to play in Green Bay against Aaron Rodgers in…”
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“Well here we are folks: Week 17. It is the final frontier for most fans, our fantasy teams, and if you root for a team like mine (admitted Colts die-hard) for our NFL teams as well. As we walk through this final week of the regular season, many of us have finished our fantasy…”
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“Week 17 has very little fantasy football competition going on, but for those of you who are still competing, we give you the final week of rankings before we go into several other modes that you’re sure to love. But for those of you who are out and still doing some research, there are a…”
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“If you’re league is still competing and you just happen to own Tom Brady you, my friend, are in luck. The Patriots must win this week against the Buffalo Bills if they are to secure home-field advantage, and ta boot, they are 22-1 in regular season home games, meaning, not only is Brady slated to…”
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