Week 1 NFL Highlights
Ok, so week 1 is long gone by. How are you doing? 3-0 here looking good heading into week 2.
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A few tips for week 2 of Fantasy Football:
Take a look at teams that gave up a lot of points in week 1, and note who they played. The Giants in particular look like a team to me that is going to give up a ton of points. They made the Cowboys look like the Colts. Also the Cleveland Browns. Pittsburgh is good, but not that good. As you are looking for that bye week insert or filler player for the week, take a look at who is playing the Giants and Browns, and see if there is a wide receiver or quarterback on the waiver wire. A good matchup is better then rankings and year to date stats when looking at the free agent list. I would add the Lions to this list as well.
Along with this, take a look at teams that had a lot of total yards and/or scored a lot of points this week. Note these teams and watch players that are on the free agent list.
If you have a week that you do not like your defense, see who is playing one of these teams:
Browns
Buccaneers
Falcons
Kansas City
and see if the team playing them is available in the free agent list (defensive team).
Try to watch as much football as you can. So many times I have been able to snag players right when someone gets hurt. If you are serious about Fantasy Football, I suggest getting a laptop and wireless internet. Watch the highlight shows for injuries, keep an eye on your live stats, basically just be more informed then everyone else. Timing is key with a lot of the major pickups.
I am sure many of you saw Random Ward get picked up immediately after Brandon Jacobs got hurt on Monday Night Football. You want to be able to do that for any game, any player. There are going to be many injuries every week, so there are plenty of oppurtunities.
Keep an eye on the drop list. Many times players will drop a decent wide receiver due to a couple of poor games. Receivers will have bad fantasy football stats days. Look for #1 or #2 wide receivers.
Fantasy Football Draft Analysis
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Friday, September 14, 2007
Preparing for week 2 of Fantasy Football
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Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Fantasy Football last minute resources
Still preparing for your fantasy football draft? Here are some resources you may find helpful:
Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet
Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings
Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings
Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
Fantasy Football Sleepers and Busts
Fantasy Football Advice
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Comparing 3 seperate fantasy football drafts
Below is a chart of the top 50 players taken in a draft that I was in on Wednesday night, August 29th. The chart is sorted from pick 1 to pick 50 for the column "Draft #3, Live Online".
Draft #3 and Draft #2 had identical rules and rosters, point system, everything. Both were done on Yahoo Fantasy Football. Scoring is normal point for every 10 yards receiving and rushing, 1 point per 25 yards passing, 6 points per TD, nothing fancy. The rosters start 1 quarterback, 2 wide receivers, 2 running backs, 1 tight end, 1 kicker, 1 defense, and 2 flex positions. Flex position #1 was either a running back or a wide receiver, flex position 2 was either a wide receiver or a tight end. Draft 2 was a fantasy football draft the day before draft 3.
Red picks indicate the earliest pick a player was taken, while green picks indicate the latest a player was taken.
2007 Fantasy Football Draft Results
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How can this help you? Well, it shows how much knowing the rules of your league can make different players worth more or less. It also shows 2 exact drafts very close to each other, and ranges of spots the players went. With this, I would note that if you want Carson Palmer, you better take him with a mid second round pick, otherwise he will be gone. With running backs like Deuce McCalister and Jamal Lewis, you can wait maybe longer then you need to draft them. It is very glaring to see the bad picks between the two drafts that are similar.
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Sunday, August 26, 2007
2007 Fantasy Football Draft Recap
My final team looks like this -
Starters -
RB - Larry Johnson
RB - Maurice Jones-Drew
WR - Steve Smith
WR - Javon Walker
WR - Randy Moss
TE - Tony Gonzalez
QB – Philip Rivers/Tony Romo
K – Jason Elam
D – Green Bay Packers
Reserves –
QB – Philip Rivers/Tony Romo
RB - Ahman Green
RB – Jerrious Norwood
RB – Kevin Jones
WR - Terry Glenn
WR - Matt Jones
TE – Jason Witten
Overall I am very happy with my draft. Solid starting lineup with lots of depth.
Also I am in the process of cleaning this thing up. I see a lot of my comments get cut off at 1024x768. Sorry about that. Thanks for visiting.
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Labels: fantasy football draft final team, fantasy football draft results
2007 Fantasy Football Draft Round 16
Round 16
151 | Josh Brown | 115 | K |
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152 | Anthony Gonzales | NR | WR | nice sleeper here |
153 | Jason Hanson | 183 | K |
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154 | Joe Nedney | 158 | K |
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155 | Reuben Droughns | 144 | RB | interesting |
156 | Matt Schaub | 175 | QB |
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157 | Greg Olsen | NR | TE |
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158 | Green Bay | 121 | DT |
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159 | Troy Williamson | 237 | WR |
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160 | Minnesota | 126 | DT |
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I took Green Bay over San Fran and Minnesota. Not that it really matters. I only pick a defense so I don't have to be charged a transaction in the first week. Most times, I am looking at team matchups. Who is playing a team that sucks, and is their defense available.
Green Bay does get to play the Lions and Vikings and Bears twice each, all teams who can have trouble scoring the ball and are prone to turnovers. Who knows, I make keep them for a while.
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2007 Fantasy Football Draft Round 15
Round 15
141 | Heath Miller | 102 | TE | Value TE's still here late |
142 | Brett Favre | 106 | QB | Value QB |
143 | Jason Elam | 99 | K | Got my kicker |
144 | Reggie Williams | 234 | WR |
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145 | Brandon Marshall | 200 | WR |
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146 | Correll Buckhalter | 230 | RB |
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147 | Michael Turner | 242 | RB |
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148 | Owen Daniels | 94 | TE | Nice value pick |
149 | Dwayne Jarret | NA | WR |
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150 | Tony Scheffler | NA | TE |
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Plenty of QB's and TE's that are playable still left late in this draft. I got the kicker I wanted.
Click here to go to round 16
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2007 Fantasy Football Draft Round 14
Round 14
131 | Vernon Morency | 81 | RB | nice pick, I was thinking something like this |
132 | Randy McMichael | 110 | TE | |
133 | Eli Manning | 89 | QB | nice value here, good backup |
134 | Jacksonville | 203 | DT | 2nd defense, never waste |
135 | Jake Delhomme | 118 | QB | a step below Eli, but decent |
136 | Mike Bell | 216 | RB | No, he will annoy you |
137 | Ted Ginn | NR | WR | dont do it, let someone else |
138 | Matt Jones | 165 | WR | Number 1 WR in Jacksonville |
139 | Eric Parker | NR | WR | should be on waiver wire |
140 | Joe Horn | 225 | WR | not a fan of Atlanta passing game |
Can you say 3rd year breakout WR? He's the number 1 in Jacksonville, which isn't saying a whole lot, but after watching the garbage WR's that have been taken for the last several rounds, I am quite happy having Matt Jones as my 5th wide receiver.
Joe Horn slipped by me, but really I did not want anything to do with the Atlanta Falcons passing game. I passed on Alge Crumpler the same way, so no sweat off my back that I could have had Horn.
Time to go swipe the 3rd best kicker on my board for some more value.
Click here to go to Round 15
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2007 Fantasy Football Draft Round 13
Round 13
121 | Stephen Gostkowski | 104 | K | |
122 | Miami | 133 | DT |
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123 | Kevin Jones | 73 | RB | Best player on board, very happy with 5th RB |
124 | Santonio Holmes | 204 | WR |
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125 | Derrick Mason | 154 | WR |
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126 | Brandon Jones | 229 | WR |
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127 | Ben Roethlisberger | 142 | QB |
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128 | Dallas Clark | 88 | TE |
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129 | Neil Rackers | 114 | K |
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130 | Trent Green | 161 | QB |
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I swear I could hear a pin drop when I wrote "K. Jones" on the board, like the whole room forgot about him. Again best player available. Jones at worst will be out till week 6, and at best could be ready to go a few weeks earlier. I will take my chances on this with my 13th round pick, and my 5th running back. Only one more value pick left, and then it is kicker and defense time.
I note that everyone has a defense except me, so I am looking at Green Bay, Minnesota, and San Francisco. I am pretty sure I can take anyone of these that I want.
I also note that only me and 2 other guys have not picked kickers, and the 2 guys in question keep saying every round "Me and YOU, Man, no kickers till the last round". I got my eyes on Jason Elam, and I will take him early round 15. One more round of value I hope.
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Fantasy Football Draft Round 12
Round 12
111 | Kevin Curtis | 198 | WR | |
112 | Denver | 168 | DT | |
113 | Devery Henderson | 179 | WR | |
114 | Isaac Bruce | 184 | WR | |
115 | Dallas | 116 | DT | |
116 | Ladell Betts | 84 | RB | good pick |
117 | L.J. Smith | 67 | TE | If this guy takes Witten I take Smith here |
118 | Jason Witten | 61 | TE | Best player on board not Alge |
119 | Alge Crumpler | 43 | TE | could have got him, didn't want him |
120 | Pittsburgh | 127 | DT |
All value here. While these guys draft crappy WR and defensive teams, we get a top 60 player in the 12th round. Not a bad TE backup in case Gonzales craps the bed this year. Now I can also entertain the idea of trading Gonzales for something else. Feel very comfortable with Jason Witten as my starting TE.
The guy next to me mentions "isn't that your second TE?"
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Round 11 - 2007 Fantasy Football Draft
Round 11
101 | Jay Cutler | 100 | QB | Thanking god that he took Cutler |
102 | Chester Taylor | 66 | RB | nice value |
103 | Philip Rivers | 74 | QB | besides TE's the best player on the board |
104 | Muhsin Muhammad | 125 | WR | |
105 | Nate Kaeding | 122 | K | kicker run |
106 | Jeff Wilkins | 92 | K | |
107 | Shayne Graham | 97 | K | |
108 | D.J. Hackett | 205 | WR | |
109 | Matt Leinart | 90 | QB | I take Lienert over Cutler if Rivers was gone |
110 | Ben Watson | 76 | TE |
Again, I was able to get my guy and get lots of value with the top player on the board (besides any TE that are left). Very lucky that the guy took Cutler above me instead of Rivers. If he would have taken Philip, I would have went with Matt Leinart.
The quality of players being passed up to take kickers and defenses blows my mind. Don't get caught up in it. It always seems to happen too, these little mini runs of kickers and defenses being drafted. Don't do it. It is the best thing that can happen for you late in the draft.
So many people do not like the end of the draft because "there is no one left" or whatever. When these guys take defenses and kickers, fill your bench with the best available players. Make sure no one is left for them.
Click here to go to Round 12
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