Saturday, December 20, 2008

FFGuidebook.com in 2nd place in the Fantasy Football Players Championship-

FFGuidebook.com in 2nd place in the Fantasy Football Players Championship going into the last weekend.

Only 7 points out of first place going into the last Sunday!

Yes, that is right the Leaders Board has been shaken up by the upward climb of FFGuidebook.com at FFPC.

Behind Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark on Thursday night:

Peyton Manning 364 passing yards, 3 TDs = 30.3 Pts
Reggie Wayne 7-108-1 = 23.8 Pts
Dallas Clark 8-105-1 = 28.5 Pts

FFGuidebook.com starts the last weekend with 82 points and hopes to finish in the top five.

As far as my other 13 leagues:

League Status
Diehards Expert league Playoffs
WCOFF Satellite #51 Playoffs
NFL.com
Lakenheath Local League Playoffs
FFPC Satellite #17 Playoffs
NFFC Consolation Round Top 10
NBC Consolation Round Top 50
Fantasy Index Expert Auction 2nd
Draftbook 5th place

NFFC Satellite OUT
NBC Satellite OUT
Experts.com Expert League OUT
FFOC 1st and Goal bracket (943 of 2600)

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

FANTASY FOOTBALL GUIDEBOOK NAMED ONE OF TOP 4 FANTASY FOOTBALL BOOKS OF ALL TIME

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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FANTASY FOOTBALL GUIDEBOOK NAMED ONE OF TOP 4 FANTASY FOOTBALL BOOKS OF ALL TIME
“Fantasy Football Guidebook: Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football” Available Online
LYNCHBURG, VA. – December 11, 2008 – Fantasy Football Guidebook: Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football, written by Sam Hendricks, was named one of the Top 4 fantasy football books of all time according to RotoNation.com. This great achievement comes on the heels of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News. USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced Fantasy Football Guidebook as a finalist in sports of THE NATIONAL “BEST BOOKS” 2008 AWARDS (NBBA) on October 20, 2008.

RotoNation is the leading fantasy sports industry site. Serious fantasy players and industry veterans know to check here often for the latest news, notes, games, tools, jobs, and more in the fantasy sports industry.

Fantasy Football Guidebook has received glowing reviews. Rob Zarzycki, top ranked WCOFF participant and author of Drafting to Win, said “By far the most comprehensive book I’ve seen on fantasy football to date.” Midwest Book Reviews recently reviewed the Guidebook and commented, “Fantasy Football Guidebook is an ideal gift for any fantasy football player.”
Sam’s rankings, projections and “expert” analysis appear in numerous fantasy football magazines this football season, including this year’s Fantasy Football Index, Fantasy Football Draftbook and Fantasy Football Diehards. Last year he finished in the playoffs in every “expert” league in which he competed. Sam is also an expert in Fantasy Index’s weekly online “Ask the Expert” column at www.fantasyindex.com
As an avid fantasy football player for the past 18 years, Hendricks has won numerous league championships and has participated in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and this year the inaugural season of the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

Fantasy Football Guidebook, Sam’s first book, was #1 on Amazon.com’s ranked sales listing during the months of April and May 2008. Virtual Bookworm Publishing publishes both Fantasy Football Guidebook and Fantasy Football Almanac 2008. Hendricks wrote Fantasy Football Guidebook last year while on sabbatical from his job as an F-15 flight instructor for Boeing. Fantasy Football Guidebook: Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football (ISBN 978-1-60264-020-7) and Fantasy Football Almanac 2008 (ISBN 978-1602641945) are available from Virtualbookworm.com, Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble (bn.com). More information can be found at the official websites, www.fantasyfootballguidebook.com, www.ffalmanac.com and www.sam-hendricks.com.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Do you prefer leagues with head-to-head playoffs, or where champions are determined strictly by win-loss records or total points over a 16- or 17-week

I prefer a little of both. I like the excitement of head to head playoffs because nothing tops beating a live opponent in a head to head match up. But I like the idea of starting with your regular season average points. This way a team that has really excelled gets a little bit of a bonus due to their exceptional scoring. So if there are 4 teams in the playoffs-subtract the lowest scoring teams average from all the others and that is the team bonus for the entire playoffs. Kind of like a golf handicap based on your regular season scoring. For example, the lowest team has an average of 110 points and you have an average of 120 points; when you play them in the playoffs you get a 10 point head start. So it is H2H but with a little nod to what they did to get there. The seeding based on W/L record can be misleading due to luck of bye weeks, etc., but total points are a good indication of performance.

As seen in ASK THE EXPERTS, Fantasy Football Index's Expert column found at http://www.fantasyindex.com. ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.

Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, an Award-Winning Finalist in the Sports category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News, available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com, at all major bookstores, and at www.amazon.com. He is an 18-year fantasy football veteran who has teams in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC), NBC Sports Fantasy Championship and the inaugural season of the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

Monday, December 8, 2008

Matt Jones suspension delay explained

Matt Jones suspension delay explained

I have finally figured out why Matt Jones has not served his three game drug suspension for an off-season cocaine arrest in July. He is owned by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in his fantasy football league. Rumor has it that the Executive League of 12 (yes that’s the league name) is a keeper league with a large roster of 25 but no free agent pickups during the season. It is a start 3 WR plus one flex position of RB/WR or TE. My sources tell me Goodell has been in a bind since he loaded up on QBs at the April draft at the expense of his WRs. Lacking depth at that position, injuries to Joey Galloway and Kevin Curtis forced him to postpone his star WRs suspension in week 6 for violating the leagues substance-abuse policy. This little maneuver raised a few eyebrows within the fantasy league including a well worded verbal protest from Fox News Channel anchor Jane Skinner who supposedly threatened a coup d’etat. This explains why Jones has been able to play ball for the past 7 weeks rather than serve his three game suspension. Granted he did appeal the sentence but the league never has revealed when he was to start serving it. My sources also tell me that Goodell was eliminated in his league playoffs this week, so look for Matt to start his suspension very soon. Unfortunately Adam Scheffler could not be contacted to confirm these allegations.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Which players will flop in the fantasy playoffs?

Marion Barber is my choice for dud for the next 3 weeks. Why? Well he is banged up with a dislocated toe injury that he will play on (expect him at less than 100%). He faces the #1 defense in the NFL at Pittsburgh this week before coming home to play the New York Giants and then Baltimore. His QB is back and connecting with T. Owens more and more and the Cowboys have a rookie in 4th round pick Tashard Choice that they may want to see more of based on his week 13 performance. It all spells less fantasy points for MB3.

I also see rookies like Forte and Slaton performing less than optimally due to the strain of a longer season then their college years. Weeks 14-17 are much harder for rookie RB's who have cared the load all season. I would not be surprised to see one rookie RB injured in the last week games.

As seen in ASK THE EXPERTS, Fantasy Football Index's Expert column found at http://www.fantasyindex.com. ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.

Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, an Award-Winning Finalist in the Sports category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News, available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com, at all major bookstores, and at www.amazon.com. He is an 18-year fantasy football veteran who has teams in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC), NBC Sports Fantasy Championship and the inaugural season of the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Which season-long underperformer do you believe will be a fantasy star the rest of the way?

Terrell Owens. So far he has 40 catches for 500+ yards and 6 TDs. About 120 FP’s in a PPR league. Not quite the TO numbers we have come to expect. But he had 3 games without T. Romo (four if you discount the Week 11 early return from injury for Tony). The Boys play 3 at home and two away to finish but face tough run defenses that may actually play into TO’s hand and get him the ball more. Look for him to finish the season with 1000 yards and 10 TDs. And it all starts Thanksgiving day versus Seattle.

As seen in ASK THE EXPERTS, Fantasy Football Index's Expert column found at http://www.fantasyindex.com. ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.

Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, an Award-Winning Finalist in the Sports category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News, available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com, at all major bookstores, and at www.amazon.com. He is an 18-year fantasy football veteran who has teams in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC), NBC Sports Fantasy Championship and the inaugural season of the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).