Saturday, August 31, 2013

Fantasy Sports Writers Association Fantasy Football "Bob Harris" League

Fantasy Sports Writers Association team
-12 team league, slow draft, start 1/2/3/1/1/1 plus a flex
-PPR and standard scoring

QB
Peyton Manning-DEN/9    (4.04 no need for another QB until wk 7)

RB
LeSean McCoy-PHI/12     (1.09) Glad to see him at 9th overall)
Demarco Murray-DAL/11 (3.09)
Ronnie Hillman-DEN/9     (7.09) worth a flyer in the late 7th
Danny Woodhead-SD/8     (9.09) Sleeper who should be big in SD
Bryce Brown-PHI/12          (12.04) Handcuff for #1 pick McCoy
Robert Turbin-SEA/12       (15.09)
Mike Tolbert-CAR/4           (19.09) Lottery ticket, maybe GL vulture

WR
Brandon Marshall-CHI/8    (2.04) I love this guy in PPR
Hakeem Nicks-NYG/9       (5.09) Lots of hate, if he stays healthy?
Steve Smith-CAR/4             (6.04)
Greg Jennings-MIN/5         (8.04)
Brian Hartline-MIA/6         (10.04) love him in PPR, I am going RB odd rounds and WR in even rounds here)
Robert Woods-BUF/12      (14.04)
Malcolm Floyd-SD/8          (16.04)
Keenan Allen-SD/8            (17.09)

TE
Owen Daniels-HOU/8       (11.09)
Brandon Pettigrew-DET/9 (13.09)  My sleeper for this year

K
Randy Bullock-HOU/8      (20.04) last pick of draft and K2 overall

DEF/ST
PIT/4                                (18.04)

Overall strong team and love the 8 WRs to try and find some sleepers. TE I need to hit on one of those two.




Do you want 2013 FF rankings? Check out my Fantasy Football Player Rankings 2013 at Amazon.com. 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5DH79G/ref=zg_bs_156394011_19 




Books from Extra Point Press:
Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) 
www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070


Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/

Friday, August 30, 2013

Ask the Expert: Which one player do you believe will be on the most fantasy championship teams this season, and why?


Which one player do you believe will be on the most fantasy championship teams this season, and why?

C. J . Spiller. 1700 combined yards, 12 TDs and 60 receptions. In a PPR league that is 300 fantasy points and a championship... Buffalo plans to "give him the ball until he pukes". Now that's confidence. E. J. Manuel will start over Kolb and that should keep defenses a little unsettled. It will open up some lanes so that he can improve on his 6.0 YPC from 2012. Now if Spiller can only get some decent passes in the open field then he can work to improve on his dismal 10.7 yards per reception (kidding). The dual threat Spiller presents will be unleashed in 2013.

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 Basics , all available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/. He is a 20+ year fantasy football veteran who regularly participates in the National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC), Fantasy Football World Championship (FFWC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).




Books from Extra Point Press:



Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650


Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) 
www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070
Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100
Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635097

Thursday, August 29, 2013

$350 Football Players Championship (FPC) League

FootballGuys Players Championship team from draft on 18 August

QB
Andy Dalton-CIN/12           (I like him to be Top 10 this year)
B Roethlisberger-PIT/5
E. J. Manuel-BUF/12

RB
Trent Richardson-CLE/10    (with the 12th pick overall I will take it)
Matt Forte-CHI/8                 (started RB-RB
Ronnie Hillman-DEN/9       (8.01-Hope he starts from day 1)
Jonathan Stewart-CAR/4       (11.12 this may prove a waste)
Isaac Redman-PIT/5

WR
Roddy White-ATL/6             (4.01)
Hakeem Nicks-NYG/9         (5.12)
Antonio Brown-PIT/5          (6.01 double down on WRs)
Justin Blackmon-JAX/9 (4 game suspension-I can wait) (9.12)
Vincent Brown-SD/8            (10.01-WRs are deep and RBs are gone)
Cordarelle Patterson-MIN/5
Darius Heyward Bey-IND/8

TE
Jason Witten-DAL/11                    (3.12-my overall TE2)
Owen Daniels-HOU/8                   (7.12-my TE7 overall)
Ed Dickerson-BAL/8      

K
Kai Forbath-WAS/5

DEF
BAL/8


Do you want 2013 FF rankings? Check out my Fantasy Football Player Rankings 2013 at Amazon.com. 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5DH79G/ref=zg_bs_156394011_19 




Books from Extra Point Press:
Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) 
www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070


Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

3 Preseason Weeks in the books, so what do we know?


I have learned many things from my 13+drafts and 3 preseason games so far. In no particular order here they are:

-The QB position is deep. There are 15 QBs I would not mind having and that can be top 8 performers. After the top 5 on my rankings sheet (Brees, Rodgers, P Manning, Newton and Brady in that order) I really do not know who will be where but I would take any of them to start the season. 

-The WR position is also deep. There are about 4 that are super studs (CJ, AJ Green, Marshall and Dez Bryant) and another 6-8 that are capable of putting up top 5 numbers. After that the next 20 are pretty good. And then there are some really nice sleepers in the WR 40-50 range. You can alternate RB and WR and have a very nice roster this year while waiting on QB and TE.

-There is only one TE worth drafting early-Jimmy Graham (PPR leagues). There are many TEs who are worth getting late. 

-Owners still forget to boxout on the corners. Example A team 10 is on pick 5 of the draft. He is considering a RB or a WR. Both teams after him (11 and 12) have 3 RBs and 1 WR. What position should team 10 take? Assuming the players at RB and WR have the same value, team 10 should go WR since that is probably where teams 11 and 12 are going to go with most of their pick 5 and 6.

-Owners forget that there are NFL teams on byes in week 12 when SOME FF leagues have their playoffs. If your league rewards a first place regular season finish with enough compensation then losing C.J Spiller for the FF playoffs may be worth having him all regular season. If not then...buyer beware. 

-GB may have a different kicker this year than last. Miami will have a different kicker. 

-Oak will have a different QB than last year and he may not be the highest paid QB on their roster.

-SD looks horrible and cannot keep a WR healthy. Ryan Mathews will see Danny Woodhead on the field more than himself due SD's passing from behind constantly. OAK is competing for the same title only with different problems.

-Ryan Williams may not make the AZ team. Ditto for Tim Tebow in NE. 

-PIT, NO, CIN, DEN and CAR all may have RBBC. Rank them accordingly. 

-Do not buy into the RBBC in MIA hype-Draft Lamar Miler for his speed and have Daniel Thomas on speed dial for waivers if needed or stash him if the roster is deep enough.

-The Jets QB position is ugly. BUF may be uglier for Week 1 with neither of their QBs healthy.

-Ronnie Hillman and Chris Johnson will run they ball for the respective teams from the 20 to the 20 and then Montee Ball or Shonn Greene will come in and goalline vulture the TDs.

-IND is suspposed to run more this year. If they do not find a healthy RB (Ahmad Bradshaw are you listening) then Luck may throw as much as last year.

-C. J Spiller is the real deal and should be drafted as a top 5 RB

-Dez Bryant is a Top 4 WR this year.

-DET may surprise some this year. HOU will not-they are still a very good team.


Do you want 2013 FF rankings? Check out my Fantasy Football Player Rankings 2013 at Amazon.com. 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5DH79G/ref=zg_bs_156394011_19 




Books from Extra Point Press:
Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) 
www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070


Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Sleepers and draft strategies I love this year


QB
E. J Manuel-BUF (this way before Kolb's concussion, now the cat is out of the bag)
Brandon Weeden-CLE

RB
Daniel Thomas-MIA  (He is outside the top 50 RBs and people still hate him but as a sleeper I like him stealing some touches from fumble prone Lamar Miller)
Shonn Greene-TEN  Goalline vulture
Lance Dunbar-DAL  IF he can get healthy

WR
Kenbrell Thompkins-NE
Kenny Stills-NO
Golden Tate-SEA
Doug Baldwin-SEA 
Jason Avant/Riley Cooper-PHI (One has to be the WR2 for the Eagles this year)

TE (Outside Top 20 TEs)
Zach Sudfeld-NE
Ed Dickson-BAL (I have taken him as a flyer in some late rounds)

Deep Sleepers
Kenyon Barner-CAR RB
Pat Edwards-DET WR

Strategies I favor
1) Either grab a Top 5 QB in the 3rd -5th rounds (Brees, Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton or Tom Brady) and then avoid the position for the rest of the draft (assuming not in a start 2 QB league of course) or....wait on QB until everyone has gotten theirs and then wait some more

2) RB-RB to start if you can get two of the top 15 RBs or...RB-WR-RB if you have a top 6 pick to start. I also like RB-Jimmy Graham to start.

3) Wait on TEs. If you cannot get Jimmy Graham in the late 2nd round (PPR leagues, FFPC and FPC he goes in late 1st) then wait on TEs and take two TE12 or TE13 candidates.

4) Using the overall rankings list on the draft site that hosts your draft as the defacto ADP and making sure you do not pay too much for a player or wait too late to pick your sleeper.






Do you want 2013 FF rankings? Check out my Fantasy Football Player Rankings 2013 at Amazon.com. 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5DH79G/ref=zg_bs_156394011_19 




Books from Extra Point Press:
Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) 
www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070


Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/

Sam Hendricks Appearing on Kellogg's Komments tonight at 7:30 pm EST on BlogTalkRadio

The show runs for 90 minutes from 7:30-9:00pm EST. I am expected on around 8:30pm.

Greg Kellogg is a Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA) Hall of Fame Member.
His show Kellogg's Komments airs every Tuesday from 7:30-9:00 and Saturday from 9-10pm.

We will discuss my books and the outlook for 2013-including possible sleepers at various positions.



Do you want 2013 FF rankings? Check out my Fantasy Football Player Rankings 2013 at Amazon.com. 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5DH79G/ref=zg_bs_156394011_19 




Books from Extra Point Press:
Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) 
www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070


Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/

Monday, August 26, 2013

Time is running out to draft in the FootballGuys.com Players Championship (FPC)


Over $1.2 Million Dollars are waiting for the top fantasy owners playing in the Footballguys.com Players Championship this year, with a guaranteed grand prize of $250,000.00 - in fact, the entire prize structure is fully guaranteed! 
  • Just $350 for an entry, or buy a three-pack of teams for $1,000
  • All cash prizes placed in a secured attorney escrow account
  • All cash prizes may be split among co-owners, if so desired
  • All cash prizes awarded by January 30, 2014

But hurry because time is running out. 
Leagues are open until 5 September

 More facts:

2013 Footballguys Players Championship (FPC)
  • Over $1.2 million in guaranteed prizes!
  • Grand prize of $250,000!
  • League prizes are $2,000. $1500 cash or 2014 Entry into FFPC Main Event valued at $1650 | 2nd - $500 cash
  • The Championship round pays cash down to 100th place.
  • 2nd place is $35,000, a 100 times return on a $350 entry fee.
  • 2014 Footballguys Championship teams are awarded from 101st to 200th place, a $350 value each.
  • Lifetime Footballguys.com subscriptions from 201st to 280th place.
  • Three year Footballguys.com subscriptions from 281st place to 400th place.
  • Daily drafts through September 5th
  • All prizes held in attorney escrow account.
  • The entry fee is $350 per team and three teams for $1000

 http://leagues.myffpc.com/footballguys

I have played in the FPC every year since it's inception and drafted recently (18 Aug) in another FPC league  this year. See you there.



Do you want 2013 FF rankings? Check out my Fantasy Football Player Rankings 2013 at Amazon.com. 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5DH79G/ref=zg_bs_156394011_19 




Books from Extra Point Press:
Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) 
www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070


Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/

Fantasy Football Tip #230 Average Draft Position for any given league is heavily influenced by the default rankings used by the website provider


If you think about it this is pretty obvious but FF players forget it all the time. Your leagues ADP will he heavily influenced by the overall rankings used on the draft page by your league. If those rankings have Montee Ball at RB15 he will be drafted higher on average than other sites that use another provider where Ball is ranked RB25. 

Even though some owners will ignore the rankings provided some will use them to varying degrees. Some may decide to use them as a "fail-safe" mechanism where they look at the overall rankings and pick players that have been at the top for what they feel is too long etc. In this manner they are in fact swayed by the rankings themselves. 

Keep this in mind when you think about using the "default" rankings. Where did they come from and how are they affecting the average draft position for similar leagues this season.




Do you want 2013 FF rankings? Check out my Fantasy Football Player Rankings 2013 at Amazon.com. 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5DH79G/ref=zg_bs_156394011_19 




Books from Extra Point Press:
Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650

Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669

Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95) at Amazon 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) 
www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693

Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players ($14.95) 
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070


Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players ($14.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635100

Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/