Friday, January 8, 2010

"Ask the Expert" Question: If you were drafting a fantasy team for the duration of the NFL playoffs, who should be the top player drafted, and why?

Fantasy Football Index Magazine "Ask the Expert" Question for the Week:

If you were drafting a fantasy team for the duration of the NFL playoffs, who should be the top player drafted, and why?

I started a NFL Playoff contest in my local league ten years ago and many other leagues/operations run this kind of game now. I love the additional fun for the next 4 weeks. I am taking A. Rodgers. He averages 23 points per game (the most of any QB for 2009) and he could easily play four games if GB makes the Super Bowl. GB has a great defense, great WRs and I especially like J. Finley at TE. Ryan Grant is no slouch in the running game (14th in league) and they come in with an eight game win streak if you erase the freakish loss to PIT 37-36 in week 15. Sometimes it is better to go with a player who could play four games (Wild card weekend team) even though he does not score as many points per game.

ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly at http://www.fantasyindex.com/ with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.

Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips and Fantasy Football Almanac 2010, all available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/. He is a 19-year fantasy football veteran who regularly participates in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and finished 7th overall in the 2008 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC). This year finished 16th overall in the Fantasy Football Players Championship (out of 228 players) after winning his leagues regular season W/L record and total points.

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($9.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

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