Monday, June 30, 2014

Jimmy Graham TE or WR and How it Could Affect Your FF Season

In case you have been concentrating on World Cup Football (Soccer to Yanks) let me enlighten you on a developing Fantasy Football story. Jimmy Graham, the Super Star TE, is currently involved in a grievance case against his team the New Orleans Saints. 

Background: NO wants to pay Graham like a Top TE. They gave him the teams franchise tag but as a TE not as a WR. That means less money for Jimmy. 
TE gets $7 Million.
WR gets $12 Million.
Quite a difference and Graham is new school at TE and moves around quite a bit. He is not your typical stay in and block TE with a late slide to the middle of the field. In fact he lined up wide or in the slot 2/3 of the time he in the game so he has a legitimate gripe here.
He feels (and perhaps rightly so) that his numbers are worthy of WR $.

The deadline for a ruling is 15 July so it will be resolved before training camp begins. However, if you are drafting Graham you need to know how your league will treat a decision that calls him a WR. If such a ruling is made then the NFL may call him a WR which means his position status will change for FF purposes. Or will it? How will your league rule? Normally it is the position that the league software. 

Of course if he is ruled a TE than none of this discussion will matter. AND only really matter in leagues that have TE unique rules-like the FFPC and FPC that awards 1.5 PPR to TEs (as opposed to 1 PPR for other positions). Or leagues that do not allow TEs to be flex eligible. 

Some questions to think about:
-If you already drafted him as a TE will he stay that way if the NFL subsequently changes his position to WR?
-When is the position locked in for FF Leagues? 
--At the start of the FF draft
--At the start of training camp
--At the start of the pre season
--At the start of the regular season
-Can a players NFL listed position change mid season? This is much more a factor in Fantasy Baseball then in FF.
-If you are in a tournament (such as FPC or TPC) does Grahams position change or should it stay the same for others who draft later?

What do I think? 
If he is listed in the software as a TE when the first draft occurs (in the case of a tournament with lots of drafts on different dates) then he should stay at that position for the entire season. I guess what I am really saying is that there are no position changes in FF. Whatever the position he starts at he finishes in since some drafts occur before or after a change. It would be an unfair advantage for him to be listed as a TE for one draft of a tournament and then listed as a WR for other later drafts. 

If you are in a local league just make sure you know whether he is a TE or WR based on your league rules in case the ruling makes the NFL change their mind about his position. 




Fantasy Football Tips (2nd Edition): 230 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635151


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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-guidebook-sam-hendricks/1008633837


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



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



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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Last Day for Early Bird Signup in Footballguys Players Championship (FPC)!

If you have been procrastinating or holding off for whatever reason from joining a FPC League this year today is the last day of their early bird special. 

Why play?
-The 2014 FPC is awarding $2 million in prizes! 
--Including their best ever $300,000 Grand Prize.
--League Prizes of $1,500 for 1st and $500 for 2nd place
--Championship round prizes all the way to 650th place

-Join today before the early bird special expires and you will receive a free 2014 Footballguys.com insider Pro subscription. 
The subscription is worth $29.95-not a bad return to start on your $350 FPC entry fee. 
I recommend the Footballguys.com website in all of my fantasy football books so you may already have a subscription-no worries they will just extend your current sub for another year. Great!

I have been a member for almost 10 years now.
I love their site and their information-it is a one stop shop for FF.

-Drafts start July 5th and run through Thursday September 4th. I want to draft right before the opening kickoff!!!!

-$350 entry fee or $1,000 for three teams a discount of $50. And if you are like me and just cannot get enough of the FPC and come back again and again-the computer will automatically give you the $50 discount every time you enter your third team. 

What are you waiting for? Sign up for a Footballguys Players Championship team today and maybe I will see you in one of my leagues. 




Fantasy Football Tips (2nd Edition): 230 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635151


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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-guidebook-sam-hendricks/1008633837

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



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



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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Great offer from NFFC and FanDuel Saves You $100

SAVE $100 ON ANY NFFC ENTRY WITH FANDUEL

For the second straight year, FanDuel.com will allow NFFC owners to save $100 to play in the NFFC. It's a deal you HAVE to take. Here's the deal for 2014: By depositing $50 into your current or new Fanduel account, you will automatically receive a $100 discount off ANY NFFC event. It's as easy as that. I did it last year and plan to do it this year too. $50 at FanDuel saves you $100 in the NFFC!!!


Click Here to sign up for this special promotion.

Once you've signed up on Fanduel.com, they will pass that information on. For any NFFC contest you sign up for, they will  take $100 off your entry once the NFFC receives confirmation from FanDuel that you have signed up with them. Simple enough.



Fantasy Football Tips (2nd Edition): 230 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635151


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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-guidebook-sam-hendricks/1008633837


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



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



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Friday, June 27, 2014

The Fantasy Championship (TPC) begins as drafts start!

The Fantasy Championship (TFC), a new High Stakes contest with a lower priced entry fee, began drafts this week! 

The first TPC draft went like this:
1 J Charles
2 L McCoy
3 AP
4 Calvin Johnson
5 Dez Bryant
6 Eddie Lacey
7 Matt Forte (too much of a drop for him I think)
8 Demaryious Thomas
9 Montee Ball (I would not draft him here, 2nd rd yes 1.09 no!)
10 Brandon Marshall
11 AJ Green
12 A Foster

RealTime Fantasy Sports and MyFantasyLeague.com have joined together to provide a new high-stakes contest with a lower mid price entry-The Fantasy Championship, a high-stakes contest featuring a $200,000 grand prize. The Fantasy Championship is a partnership between two of the industry leaders in fantasy sports, giving users an opportunity to use award-winning software in a premier high-stakes contest. Both companies are experts at running high-stakes contests, having powered some of the biggest name contests in fantasy football. Now they bring their combined power directly to you!

Registration for the contest is now open. The cost to enter is $250 per team or three teams for $700. The price point is lower than most high-stakes contests, providing great value to fantasy football players. The contest is capped at 3,996 entries, yielding superior odds for all participants. Players can sign up at http://www.fantasychampionship.com

Highlights:
-an online fantasy football contest consisting of multiple fantasy football leagues.
-Leagues feature head-to-head regular season play with four teams in each league qualifying for their league playoffs.
-League Champion wins $1,000. 2nd place wins $500 ($1,500 in league prizes)
-Up to four teams from each league will advance to the championship playoffs to compete for overall prizes, including the $200,000 grand prize.
-Leagues are open to players of all skill levels and players choose their draft time.
-Scoring is a very standard PPR format (Not 1.5 PPR for TEs though)
-Starting rosters are 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF and 2 Flex (that's right Dual Flex!)
-Leagues play a 12 week regular season (Week 11 is ALL PLAY)






Fantasy Football Tips (2nd Edition): 230 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635151

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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-guidebook-sam-hendricks/1008633837


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




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



http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-basketball-handbook-sam-hendricks/1107640391

Thursday, June 26, 2014

FootballGuys Players Championship (FPC) Early Bird Special-Only a Few Days Left

Just days until the end of the 2014 Footballguys Players Championship (FPC) early bird special. 

Register early for the 2014 Footballguys Players Championship and get a free 2014 Footballguys.com Insider Pro subscription. Play one team at $350 and get a one year subscription, or play three teams for $1000 and get hooked up for three years. This promotion is extended to June 30th.

The 2014 Footballguys Players Championship has a mid-stakes record $300,000 Grand Prize. Second place is $40,000, cash awards to 150th place, 2015 FPC teams ($350 value) all the way to 400th place and FBG lifetime and three-year memberships all the way down to 650th place.





Fantasy Football Tips (2nd Edition): 230 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635151

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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-guidebook-sam-hendricks/1008633837


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



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



http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-basketball-handbook-sam-hendricks/1107640391

Monday, June 23, 2014

Top QB FF Rankings 2014

Here is my top 12 QBs with auction values. More QB Rankings thru QB 40  can be found at Amazon or use my link below.

QB          June  (Auction values in () based on $200 league-20 roster
-Start 1QB / 2RB / 3WR / 1TE / 1Flex / 1PK /1DT )
1 Peyton Manning-DEN (4)               $32
2 Drew Brees-NO (6)                        $29
3 Aaron Rodgers-GB (9)                    $27
----------Bet on the Top 3----------
4 Mathew Stafford-DET (9) G Tate and Eric Ebron TE help $25
5 Matt Ryan-ATL (9) Got OL help                                $23
6 Andrew Luck-IND (10) (may throw more this year)       $18
7 Cam Newton-CAR (12)                   $16
8 RG3-WAS (10)                              $15   
9 Tom Brady-NE (10)                       $14
10 Nick Foles-PHI (7)                       $12
11 Tony Romo-DAL (11) Sleeper       $12

12 Russell Wilson-SEA (4)                  $10


where all of my rankings (PPR and Non-PPR for QB, RB, WR, TE, K and DEF are available along with Dynasty and Rookie Rankings and a draft tracker.




Fantasy Football Tips (2nd Edition): 230 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635151

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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-guidebook-sam-hendricks/1008633837


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




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