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Upside can be such an overused word in fantasy.Were all guilty of it. Were always hoping to be first to discover the next big star, but fantasy football isnt only about getting the greatest gain from the least expected source.Its also about being the team that puts up the most competitive score week in and week out, the team that grinds it out until the playoffs, and never runs quiet. Slow and steady wins the race might be a boring saying, but its absolutely true. (Well, its true at least as it pertains to teams qualifying for the fantasy football postseason.)In addition to seeking the biggest return for your buck at the draft table, be sure to fill at least a few spots on your roster with reliable weekly bets, the consistent types who wont let you down and will elevate your teams points-scored floor. They might be boring, unsexy picks, but theyre necessary parts in your championship quest. Entering 2016, the following players best fit the description of steady performers.The players who fit this description are not merely those with the best consistency metrics, such as those found in my consistency ratings. Those measures do generally identify more reliable bets, but roles change, unexpected injuries derail seasonal outcomes -- see the third name on the list -- and therefore the players profile in its entirety needs be considered.Each steady performer includes Tristans ADP take, listing the players ADP in ESPN leagues as of July 5, as well as my opinion on how worthy it is to risk it.Giovani Bernard, RB, Cincinnati BengalsIt might seem difficult to believe, but only 10 running backs scored more standard-league fantasy points than Bernard from 2013-15 combined, and only seven did so in PPR scoring. Thats largely due to his involvement in the Bengals passing game; he had 163 of his standard-league points on receptions alone, fifth most among running backs. Bernard should be involved at least as much in the Bengals passing game this season, considering their lack of depth at wide receiver. Plus, hes involved enough as a runner to make an impact there as well, one of only 11 running backs to have at least 150 carries in each of the past three seasons.Tristans ADP take: 110th (110.4) is at least a round (and probably two rounds) too late. Bernard is an excellent value past the 10th round.Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona CardinalsThough there are many mouths to feed in the Cardinals passing game and their quarterback is one of the older ones in the NFL, Fitzgeralds role lends itself to consistency, at least at the lower tiers of the position. His average target distance has shrunk at this latter stage of his career, dropping to a career-low 8.4 yards in 2015, yet he was able to score between seven and 13 fantasy points in nine of his 16 games. Fitzgerald is pretty predictable: He gets nine or so targets per game, one to two of those in the red zone, and his good hands fuel a high catch rate that should keep him firmly within that range most weeks, making him a nice WR3 to own.Tristans ADP take: 59th (62.3) is perhaps a round too soon, but in a season in which wide receivers are being drafted more aggressively than ever, he might need to be on your radar by the sixth round.Mark Ingram, RB, New Orleans SaintsA player doesnt necessarily have to stay completely healthy to be considered consistent, especially at running back, where injuries are commonplace. In Ingrams case, his status as the Saints go-to option at the goal line, as well as a significant contributor in their receiving game, has made him remarkably reliable on a weekly basis. To that point, he never scored fewer than six fantasy points in any of his 12 healthy games. In fact, in Ingrams 25 games played from 2014-15, he averaged 12 standard-league and 15 PPR fantasy points, and in 17 of those games he finished within five points of his averages in both formats; in four other contests he exceeded his weekly averages by a larger margin.Tristans ADP take: 22nd (23.0) is a few spots late. In a season during which the top tier of wide receivers makes more compelling cases for first- and early second-round status, Ingram makes a weak case for a first-round selection, but hes one to aggressively target in the mid-to-late second round.Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina PanthersThere might not be a player in the NFL who better fits the description of steady than Olsen, who on 25 occasions the past three seasons combined produced a fantasy point total that ranked among the top 10 tight ends for the week, second only to Rob Gronkowski (29). In addition, Olsen on only nine occasions during that same time span finished outside the top 20 tight ends in weekly scoring, and he has appeared in 142 consecutive games, starting each of the past 64 of those. Olsens critics claim that his consistency will dry up with the return of wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, but thats not necessarily so, as Olsen scored only 13 more standard-league and six more PPR fantasy points in 2015 than 2014, when Benjamin was last healthy. Olsen also accrued a greater percentage of the Panthers total targets in 2014 (25.3 percent) than 2015 (24.9), which indicates that he shouldnt be any less involved in the game plan.Tristans ADP take: 38th (39.5) is just about right, but Id be apt to take him if he slips even a spot or two.Golden Tate, WR, Detroit LionsThough Tates consistency metrics might not hint his belonging on this list -- he was a top-25 wide receiver 12 times and finished outside the top 50 at the position on seven occasions in his first two seasons with the Lions -- his role supports his being a safe selection. Calvin Johnsons retirement will shift things around in the Lions passing game, but Tate will be the team leader in targets, absorbing a solid eight to 15 weekly, more than stabilizing his weekly fantasy score. Keep in mind that Johnson missed three games in 2014, and in those games Tate was targeted 12, 13 and 14 times, scoring four, 21 and 21 fantasy points (11, 31 and 28 in PPR scoring). Tate has as good a chance as any receiver to reach the 150-target plateau, which makes him an especially safe investment in PPR.Tristans ADP take: 54th (56.0) is about right.Delanie Walker, TE, Tennessee TitansIf youre going the consistent/safe route at tight end and arent angling for Olsen, Walker should be your pick. Walker appeared in 15 games last season and didnt finish lower than 18th at the position in weekly scoring in any of them; he was the only tight end to finish within the top 20 in every game that he played plus appear in at least 15 contests. He had the 10th-largest target share -- 27 percent of the Titans total targets -- in the league and the largest among tight ends last season, and while Walker might be needed to block more in Mike Mularkeys exotic smashmouth offense in 2016, hes still highly likely to finish among the top five at the position in targets. Remember, opportunity at this position breeds consistency.Tristans ADP take: 53rd (55.8) is about right, though Id prefer to wait another round in standard formats.Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle SeahawksHe was the No. 3-scoring quarterback in fantasy in both 2014 and 2015 and is the third-most desirable quarterback off the board in early drafts this season, but its actually his consistency thats an even more valuable trait than his productivity. Mobile quarterbacks tend to fit the description; those who can contribute five to 10 points each week with their legs are considerably safer because their off days throwing arent so damaging to a fantasy teams competitive chances. In Wilsons case, he was the only quarterback in the league to finish within the top 20 in scoring at his position in all 16 of his games last season, and since the beginning of 2013, he has the most top-10 weekly performances at the position (26).Tristans ADP take: I tend to wait much, much longer to select a quarterback than Wilsons No. 29 (31.9) spot, and I think hes a wiser pick at least a round later, but hes closer to value at that number than most of the upper-echelon passers. Nike Vapormax Plus Norge . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Nike Joyride Run Norge . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. http://www.vapormaxnorge.com/vapormax-herre-norge/vapormax-hvit.html . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half. Vapormax Svart Herre Norge .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. Vapormax Plus Herre Norge . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- With the complicated math of baseball in the wild-card era, players in the Boston clubhouse were unaware the Red Sox are playoff bound.Dustin Pedroia hit his fourth career grand slam to help Rick Porcello get his major league-leading 22nd win, and the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Saturday night for their 10th consecutive win.Boston maintained a 5 1/2-game lead over Toronto for the division title and ensured no worse than the ALs second wild card. While the Red Sox technically have a magic number of one, the Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles play each other three times in the seasons final week -- meaning only one of them can win match Bostons 91 wins.Among the other wild-card contenders, only Detroit can reach 91 victories.I havent heard it, Red Sox manager John Farrell said moments after the game.Porcello was informed of the news by a reporter.Obviously, its big, Porcello said. Its the position that we wanted to be in coming into this last week of September. We definitely want the division going forward.Boston is on its longest September winning streak since an 11-game run in 1949.Pedroia stopped an 0-for-17 skid with a single in the sixth and gave Boston a 6-3 lead with a seventh-inning drive off Danny Farquhar.Everybody is obviously grinding, Pedroia said.Pedroia hit several foul balls, including one off his toe before going deep.You can see why hes as good as he is because he fought off some good pitches and got his pitch (a changeup) and crushed it, Farquhar said.Porcello (22-4) gave up three runs, eight hits and struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings. He just missed getting his 12th consecutive start of seven or more innings and three runs or fewer, which would have moved him past Cy Young (1904) and Pedro Martinez (2000) for the longest stretch during the same season in franchise history.Porcello is first Boston pitcher to have 22 wins since Martinez had 23 in his AL Cy Young Award wwinning season in 1999.dddddddddddd.Craig Kimbrel, the fifth Boston reliever, reached 30 saves for the sixth straight season despite allowing Logan Forsythes solo homer in the ninth.Brad Miller hit a two-run double in a three-run second that put Tampa Bay up 3-1 and gave him 80 RBI.Tampa Bay threatened in the second but failed to score due to two nice defensive plays. Pedroia made a throw from just in front of the outfield grass at second base on Mikie Mahtooks grounder to get Corey Dickerson at the plate. Third baseman Brock Holt made a solid play along the line on Alexei Ramirezs grounder and threw him out at first to end the inning.We made a couple of really nifty plays, Farrell said. Petey with a heads-up play and then Brock made a beautiful backhand play to finish the inning.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: Farrell didnt rule out 3B Pablo Sandoval (left shoulder) from coming back this year if an injury replacement is required in the postseason. . Knuckleballer Steven Wright (right shoulder) threw at 120 feet on level ground for the second straight day but is not ready to throw off a mound.RAYS: DH Nick Franklin (left hamstring) was in the lineup for the first time since Sept. 15. He did pinch hit twice in-between.LOOKING AHEADFarrell said LHP David Price will start Tuesday and Sunday, which lines him up for Game 2 of the AL Division Series.HONORING BIG PAPIThe Rays will honor Red Sox DH David Ortiz in a pregame ceremony Sunday before his final game at Tropicana Field. He will be just the fourth visiting player to be honored, joining Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Cal Ripken Jr. Whenever somebody takes their time to honor my career I always appreciate it, Ortiz said. Everybody has shown a lot of respect and love.UP NEXTRed Sox LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7) will go against Rays RHP Jake Odorizzi (9-6) in Sundays series finale. ' ' '