Category Archives: Draft Tools

Secrets of Manning’s Neck

Categories: Controversial Topics, Draft Tools, General, Projections

If you drafted Peyton Manning, you’re not happy. Unless you traded him away. Then you’re euphoric, and the other guy is telling everybody he’s finally realized that fantasy football is a big waste of time anyway. But if you’ve got … Continue reading

ASYS….or do you?

Categories: Draft Tools, General, Projections, Sit / Start

Enough of this sleeper talk, draft strategies and back up questions.  We need to discuss what to do with the acronym, ASYS (always start your studs).  For the most part, that is true and you should listen to it as … Continue reading

Running Back Handcuffs

Categories: Draft Tools, General

UPDATED: September 4, 2011 NOTE: Starting RB is Goal line RB if none is listed ARIZONA CARDINALS STARTING RB – Beanie Wells 3RD DOWN RB – LaRod Stephens-Howling HANDCUFF – LaRod Stephens-Howling ATLANTA FALCONS STARTING RB – Michael Turner 3RD … Continue reading

Last Minute Fantasy Football Draft Wisdom

Categories: Draft Tools, General

So here we are. You did it. You survived the lockout, the hold-outs and the injury scares. This is the Main Event. The Big Weekend. It’s time for your Draft, with a Capital D, no less. By now you should … Continue reading

Fantasy Football Draft Prep. Look Ma, No Names!

Categories: Draft Tools, General

Look, if you want rankings and such, there are a million websites all claiming that they know who is going to be better than who. I’ve got some guesses, but anybody who can tell for a fact that he knows … Continue reading

My Dudes (2011 NFL Edition)

Categories: Draft Tools, Fantasy Sleepers, General

Every sports fan has “Their Dudes”. These are YOUR players. Maybe it’s for fantasy purposes, maybe it’s just solely as a fan. For instance, Eric Piatkowski was “My Dude” in the NBA 2K2 video game. Justin Upton has been “My … Continue reading

12 Burning Draft Day Questions

Categories: Draft Tools, Fantasy Sleepers, General

1. Are Arian Foster and Chris Johnson worth top 5 picks? Absolutely not! There is no doubt that Arian Foster should have been the consensus # 1 pick in most fantasy formats this season just like Chris Johnson should have … Continue reading

If You Don’t Know, You’ve Now Been Informed

Categories: Draft Tools, General, Injuries, Player News

A title with both a Biggie reference and a Snow reference. If I go 6 months without making a “12 Inches of Snow” joke, I’m just not living life to its fullest. I really wanted to go with “If You … Continue reading

Round by Round VBD Draft Strategy

Categories: Draft Tools, General

My last article discussed how to get the most accurate numbers to help with value based drafting as well as some reflection on players being drafted much earlier or much later than there 2010 values.  Today I want to take … Continue reading

FFPC Draft #1

Categories: Draft Tools, Player Rankings

It has taken me a while to get into the mood. However, I finally kicked off my fantasy football season with an online FFPC draft on August 14th.  If you are not familiar with the FFPC, you should be. It … Continue reading