Sam Hendricks (FFGuidebook.com) finished 5th out of 50 Experts in Week 7

Following up my week 2 2nd place finish and week 5... 4th place (out of 50 Experts)  finish I finished 5th in week 7 out of 50 Experts in the 411Fantasy.com contest.

"Last week’s co-winner is also this week’s record breaker. Paul Greco of Fantasy Pros 911 sought new heights with a score of 28 points in what was a remarkable week for just the majority of the field     ... Jake Ciely (RotoExpers) maintained his Top 5 momentum with 24. He was tied with Jody Smith (Gridiron Experts), who jumped from 12th to 4th, and Andrew Fiorentino (RotoWire). Firoentino was one of just two experts to name all Top 5 QBs and collect seven points right off the bat. That also might be a first that occurred twice in one week. Also accomplishing this was 411’s Adam Helbling, who notched 23 points.


With 21 points were Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sportsline) and Sam Hendricks (FF Guidebook)."from http://www.411fantasy.com/

I must be doing something terribly wrong in the other weeks because I am not showing up in the top 25 after 3 top 5 finishes in 7 weeks. I may have submitted one of those bad weeks late as I did not realize it was a noon deadline. I hoped that was noon CST. But never checked back to see if it was a good form. Time will tell.

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Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634


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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635070

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

Week 8 Who is in and who is out...

OUT: Sam Bradford (A.J Feely starts), Javid Best (Maurice Morris and Keiland Williams starts), Lee Evans, Chris Cooley out for the season (Fred Davis move p higher, Andre Johnson (Jacoby Jones), Felix Jones (Demarco Murray and Phiilip Tanner -Tashard Choice looks iffy), Mark Ingram (Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles), Santanna Moss (Anthony Armstrong), Willis McGahee (Moreno and Lance Ball), Mohammed Massaquoi CLE WR

Not Expected to Play: Peyton Hillis (Montario Hardesty), Hines Ward (Antonio Bown and Emmaual Sanders), Tashard Choice, Mike Tolbert SD RB, Danario Alexander

Watch: Matt Stafford-listed as Questionable but practiced and is expected to play,

Tavaris Jackson SEA QB-listed as Questionable but practiced and is expected to play
Beanie Wells AZ RB is Q and probably a game time decision (if unable to play look to Alfonsio Smith or LaRod Stephen Howling), Joe Addai will probably start but not get as full load (Delone Carter is the RB in IND now), Daniel Thomas MIA RB questionable

Expected to start: Brandon Jacobs, Joseph Addai, T Romo, M Stafford, Tavaris Jackson, Marshawn Lynch (sure...), Kevin Walter, V Shiancoe,

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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Week 7 Results for FFGuidebook.com and Sam Hendricks

11 leagues this year. In my defense 5 of the 11 are Expert leagues and the remaining 6 are money leagues. One is the high stakes Fantasy Football Players Championship (www.theFFPC.com). Lets see how I did last week. Follow along by using the links to each league.

Money Leagues first ("Show me the money")

Fantasy Football Players Championship (www.theFFPC.com) Main Event League #58 "I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid"                                                                          Win (6-1, improved to 2nd in total points)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=v2w2li9480bh23b65x5k5l1wtir1m1t&LN=102561&U=908283&EID1=27587&OPER=1770

FootballGuys Players Championship (FPC) League 09.07.10b                  Win (4-3, improved to 1st TP)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=eaz8jz779lupe4w49551ep5x285949j&LN=92918&USER=908283&EID1=27472&OPER=1770

FootballGuys Players Championship (FPC) League 09.06.10j                    Loss (2-5, yet improved to 10th in TP)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=wch618nn98f0rb011b782q922f3662r&LN=102417&USER=908283&EID1=26940&OPER=1770


National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) $125 Satellitte League  Win (5-1-1, 2nd in TP)
http://nffc.stats.com/football/reports/league_home.asp

NFFC Private Auction League                                                                        Win (6-1, fell to 5th in TP)

Local League                                                                                                    Loss (6-1, 1st in TP)

Money League Outcomes 4-2 (including a win in the $200,000 FFPC)  (For the season 29-12-1)

Expert Leagues

Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA)  League/Division 3 "Jay Clemons" Win (4-3, improved to 1st TP)
http://blue.rtsports.com/cgi-bin/display_standings?LN=55559&UID=0zp23f3k07b2f7rn0o3n8qzxxu29r94&TN=4764594&X=1316889097900

Fantasy Football Index Magazine Expert Auction League (Draft Masters but play every team each week)                                                                                                              Loss 1-10 (22-56), 12th place
http://goalline.rtsports.com/cgi-bin/display_standings?LN=100828&UID=94m1czr95356fbq3406bidw7k8mhu34&TN=4854786&X=1316889246868


Fantasy Football Pro Forecast Magazine Expert League                                   Win (2-5, 12 TP)
http://www23.myfantasyleague.com/2011/home/32210#0

Fantasy Football Pro Forecast Magazine Expert PPR League                            Win (4-3, 2nd TP)
http://www23.myfantasyleague.com/2011/home/60587#0


Pros vs Joes FFPC League 2 "Caspers Ghost Hunters" (Draft Masters) Win (11-0 this week) Improved to 1st in points (and 2nd overall out of 96 teams)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=q7ko74ga3116fg3wq991ak2egp3p15l&LN=93779&USER=908283&EID1=19316&OPER=1770

Note the Draft Masters leagues are draft and forget with no trades/adds or drops. The computer optimizes your lineup each week. So it is essentially a draft and forget league with no options to correct for injuries or status changes.

Experts League Outcomes 4-1

Overall out of 11 leagues 8-3 (overall 45-31-1)

Conclusion: I have said it throughout my FF career. I play better in leagues where luck is less and more skill is utilized. I play better in leagues with PPR, flex players (2 better than 1) and where active management is required (i.e add/drops allowed and the owner has to set a lineup-as opposed to DraftMaster leagues where no lineup is submitted. Historically I do better where my skills can be used to add better players and I think I do a better job at start/sit decisions than most.

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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Ask the Expert: What's the worst player you've used in a starting lineup this season, and how did it turn out?

Injuries and bye weeks have left fantasy teams with some desperate plays to fill lineups. What's the worst player you've used in a starting lineup this season, and how did it turn out?


Actually I have been pretty lucky on the injury front. Lost Andre Johnson and now Santana Moss but not too bad so far considering... My worst starter may well be Joseph Addai this week. I happened to be in Europe and thus the SNF game kickoff happened at 1:30 AM. I had both Addai and Delone Carter. I waited and watched until gametime and ultimately started Addai only to watch him play a few snaps before calling it a night and changing into street clothes.



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, Fantasy Football Basics and Fantasy Football Almanac 2011, 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 World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

Fantasy Football Almanac 2011: The Essential Fantasy Football Reference Guide (10.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635003

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

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

Fantasy Football (Soccer to Yanks): The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Fantasy Football Tip #217 Start to pickup your handcuff now that bye weeks are forcing teams to drop players

Week 8 and if your league only has an 11 game season (many 12 team leagues do this), then now is the time to start to think about adding the handcuff for your #1 RB. Many of your opponents have dropped players due to the bye week crunch. Look for your handcuff and add him now before the playoffs 1) if he will be just as good as your stud RB should he fall injured or 2) if your stud RB is injury prone or has shown some minor injuries the past few weeks. Do not add the handcuff if it means dropping a starting RB; only if you have roster space to spare. Think of it as insurance against a catastrophic loss to your #1 or #2 draft pick!

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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Week 7 info-who is in and who is out...

OUT: Sam Bradford (A.J Feely starts), Javid Best (Maurice Morris starts), Lee Evans, Chris Cooley (Fred Davis move p higher, Sebastan Janokowski (Dave Raynor kicks), Andre Johnson (Jacoby Jones), Felix Jones (Demarco Murray and Tashard Choice get the carries), Peytn Hillis (Montario Hardesty), L. Blount TB RB

Other new starters: C Ponder MIN QB, Carson Palmer or Kyle Boiler OAK QB, Charlie Whitehurst or Tavaris Jackson SEA QB, Tim Tebow DEN QB, Brandon Lloyd STL WR, E Graham TB RB,


Questions still to be answered: Do these players play? Mark Clayton STL WR, Jonathan Baldwin KC WR, J Addai ND RB, Denaryious Thomas DEN WR, Eddie Royal DEM WR, Earl Bennett CHI WR, Antonio Gtaes SD TE, Matt Schuab HOU QB

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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Facebook page dedicated to Wives of Fantasy Football and Jimmy Kimmel's joke.

TheWivesofFantasyFootball is a facebook page dedicated to in there words " if you can't beat them, cheer them on".

Mission	Helping wives not just "get though" the season, but become your man's biggest fan!

Actually it seems like a pretty nice set up. There is a contest to find the #1 wife of fantasy football (with a $100 gift card to a lingerie store for the winner). They were interviewed on The Early Show at CBS
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150786852725274


 and even Jimmy Kimmel gave it a shout out on his show. Actually he made a joke out of it but Ayala the wife is taking it in stride.

The kimmel skit has a bleeped out word in it so be warned before hand.
( www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EDrUizpVbg)

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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Ask the Expert: Which new QB starter in week 7 has the most fantays relevance?

Several backup quarterbacks are likely to become starters soon -- some in Week 7, some probably not long after that. Which one of these soon-to-be-starters do you think will have the most fantasy relevance, and why?


With reference to the backup quarterbacks soon to be starters, to quote a famous movie, "the list is long, but distinguished".

Recap: Carson Palmer, Tim Tebow, John Beck, Christian Ponder, Charlie Whitehurst and just for fun lets include Matt Moore who started in week 6 and A.J. Feely who will start this week for Sam Bradford by all indications. Feely and Whitehurst are temporary QBs, not long term starters. Ponder and Moore are about equal-good guys on bad teams. Beck and Palmer have some potential , but lack chemistry with their receiving weapons. Winner by a large margin is Tebow. Look for 2000 yards passing, 15 TDs and as many INTs. Add to that 500 yards rushing and 5 rushing TDs and you have 200 fantasy points in most standard 4 pt per pass TD leagues. If Tebow is not available (and he shouldn't be), grab Palmer since he will not be looking over his shoulder like John Beck will.



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, Fantasy Football Basics and Fantasy Football Almanac 2011, 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 World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

Fantasy Football Almanac 2011: The Essential Fantasy Football Reference Guide (10.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635003

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

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

Fantasy Football (Soccer to Yanks): The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Week 7 Add and drops

Week 7 Byes: SF, NYG, PHI, CIN, NE and BUF.
Yeah no worries for a week about NE starters and their status. But alas no Fred Jackson, Frank Gore, Vernon Davis, Ahmad Bradshaw, Cedric Benson (who is suspended for week 8 too), and Brady, Welker, Gronkowski.

ADDS: Carson Palmer, Demarco Murray if somehow still available, Tashard Choice, Montario Hardesty, Maurice Morris, CJ Spiller (who will now be a WR and score some more FPs), Denaryius Thomas DEN WR, Jonathan Baldwin KC WR sleeper, T.O?, Ben Ogbonnaya, Mark Clayton sleeper, Marion Barber if available, Braylon Edwards SF WR bac from injury, Devin Hester

DROPS: Ocho Stinko, James Casey, Hold off on dropping Plaxico Buress but he is close to drop status, Kevin Kolb,

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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Week 7 information QBs and RBs

New starters for week 7 (I.e people who are starting for the first time or were not expected to start).

QB: Tim Tebow (20 FP), Christian Ponder (18 pts), Carson Palmer and Charlie Whitehurst (16 pts), John Beck and A.J. Feely (starting for STL) (16pts)
RB: Earnest Graham (16 FP for Blount TB), Maurice Morris (14  FP for Best DET), Demarco Murray (12 FP for Felix Jones DAL), Jackie Battle (10 FP for KC), Montario Hardesty (8 FP RBBC w Peyton Hillis-watch this is Hillis may not go?)

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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Week 6 Results for Sam Hendricks and FFGuidebook.com

11 leagues this year. In my defense 5 of the 11 are Expert leagues and the remaining 6 are money leagues. One is the high stakes Fantasy Football Players Championship (www.theFFPC.com). Lets see how I did last week. Follow along by using the links to each league.

Money Leagues first ("Show me the money")

Fantasy Football Players Championship (www.theFFPC.com) Main Event League #58 "I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid"                                                                          Win (5-1, 5th in total points)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=v2w2li9480bh23b65x5k5l1wtir1m1t&LN=102561&U=908283&EID1=27587&OPER=1770

FootballGuys Players Championship (FPC) League 09.07.10b                  Win (3-3, improved to 2nd in TP)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=eaz8jz779lupe4w49551ep5x285949j&LN=92918&USER=908283&EID1=27472&OPER=1770

FootballGuys Players Championship (FPC) League 09.06.10j                    Win (2-4, 12th in TP)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=wch618nn98f0rb011b782q922f3662r&LN=102417&USER=908283&EID1=26940&OPER=1770


National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) $125 Satellitte League  Win (4-1-1, 2nd in TP)
http://nffc.stats.com/football/reports/league_home.asp

NFFC Private Auction League                                                                        Win (5-1, 3rd in TP)

Local League                                                                                                    Win (6-0, 1st in TP)

Money League Outcomes 2-4 (disappointing but a win in the $200,000 FFPC is always welcome) (For the season 16-10-1)

Expert Leagues

Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA)  League/Division 3 "Jay Clemons" Loss (3-3, 3rd TP)
http://blue.rtsports.com/cgi-bin/display_standings?LN=55559&UID=0zp23f3k07b2f7rn0o3n8qzxxu29r94&TN=4764594&X=1316889097900

Fantasy Football Index Magazine Expert Auction League (Draft Masters but play every team each week)                                                                                                              Loss 0-11 (20-46), 11th place
http://goalline.rtsports.com/cgi-bin/display_standings?LN=100828&UID=94m1czr95356fbq3406bidw7k8mhu34&TN=4854786&X=1316889246868


Fantasy Football Pro Forecast Magazine Expert League                                   Loss (1-5, 12 TP)
http://www23.myfantasyleague.com/2011/home/32210#0

Fantasy Football Pro Forecast Magazine Expert PPR League                            Win (3-3, 3rd TP)
http://www23.myfantasyleague.com/2011/home/60587#0


Pros vs Joes FFPC League 2 "Caspers Ghost Hunters" (Draft Masters) Win (10-1 this week) Improved to 3rd in points
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=q7ko74ga3116fg3wq991ak2egp3p15l&LN=93779&USER=908283&EID1=19316&OPER=1770

Note the Draft Masters leagues are draft and forget with no trades/adds or drops. The computer optimizes your lineup each week. So it is essentially a draft and forget league with no options to correct for injuries or status changes.

Experts League Outcomes 6-0

Overall out of 11 leagues 8-3 (overall 37-28-1)

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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Week 6 assessment of fantasy football teams is needed

Bye week blues due to AZ, SEA, TEN, SD, DEN and KC got you down?

Shoot for atleast 4-2 after week 6. But don't let a poor start get you down. Check the rules to see how playoff spots are allocated. Perhaps it is best record and then most points, then next best H2H and then next best points scored. My point is there are some leagues where my teams start off slow even though they are good teams. Bad breaks with Arian Foster or Andre Johnson or R Mendenhall can get you down but do not give up the ship. Keep fighting on. In several leagues I am 2-3 or 1-4 but in the top 5 in points scored. That usually is a good indicator of things to come. I may have played the best teams early or gotten "unlucky" but things can change quickly. Especially with the bye weeks upon us.




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Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634

Fantasy Baseball for Beginners: The Ultimate "How-to" Guide ($10.95) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428693http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

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

Fantasy Football (Soccer to Yanks): The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Week 6 Waiver Wire/Pickups

Bye week blues due to AZ, SEA, TEN, SD, DEN and KC means good QBs like...P Rivers will need to be benched. As far as RBs ok maybe Chris Johnson not to many others. OK all of these teams are a little weak in the FF production. Shout out to Dwyane Bowe who has had the best start of his career and is the excpetion to the rule.

Who should you add as a LT or ST pick up?
First of all, remember this is for good leagues with 12 or more teams and fairly deep rosters of 20 or more players. So no obvious good players are left.They will be listed in order I like them...

QB: Alex Smith (may still be out there), D McNabb (ST), Matt Cassel (LT as he is on Bye), Curtis Painter if desperate Matt Moore, B Gabbert, Charlie Whitehurst may start week 7 and same for Christian Ponder-MIN

RB: Jackie Battle should be gone (LT on a bye), Delone Carter/Donald Brown, Earnest Graham/K Lumpkin, J Rodgers ATL, Ricky Williams, John Kuhn (ST), J Dwyer (ST)

WR: Jason Hill, Michael Jenkins, Brandon Gibson, Damien Williams TEN, L Naanee CAR, Ben Oamanu LT (Bye this week), Brandon LeFell, Jeremy Kerley NYJ (replaces Mason as WR3), Roy Williams LT, Steve Smith PHI LT, Mike Williams SEA sleeper if he comes back

TE: Jared Cook should be gone if not GRAB HIM, Jake Ballard if avail LT, Evan Moore, J Dressen (ST), A Fassano, Clay Harbor (ST), Dennis Pitta (Love his last name), Kellen Davis (ST)

DEF: WAS, 








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Ask the Expert Question: If you could own one of the NFL's current BACKUP running backs the rest of the way, which one would it be, and why?

If you could own one of the NFL's current BACKUP running backs the rest of the way, which one would it be, and why?


Trick question because there are a few “backup” RBs who are just about starters in my book. Jonathan Stewart in CAR has to top the list even though DeAngelo Williams is supposed to be the starting RB. Tim Hightower in WAS may be the #2 back behind Ryan Torrain but if I know anything about Shanahan it is that he changes his mind about RBs more than Lady Gaga changes clothes. Mark Ingram/Darren Sproles is another case. You pick who is the “starter” and I will take the other person in a NY minute. Now if you want to go legitimate sleeper it comes down to Steven Ridley or Delone Carter and I have been touting Carter all season long. He has not proven me right yet but with the hammy to Addai he will get his 2 week audition and I think he can make the most of it.


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, Fantasy Football Basics and Fantasy Football Almanac 2011, 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 World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

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

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

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Week 5 Results for Sam Hendricks and FFGuidebook.com

11 leagues this year. In my defense 5 of the 11 are Expert leagues and the remaining 6 are money leagues. One is the high stakes Fantasy Football Players Championship (www.theFFPC.com). Lets see how I did last week. Follow along by using the links to each league.

Money Leagues first ("Show me the money")

Fantasy Football Players Championship (www.theFFPC.com) Main Event League #58 "I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid"                                                                          Win (4-1, 6th in total points)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=v2w2li9480bh23b65x5k5l1wtir1m1t&LN=102561&U=908283&EID1=27587&OPER=1770

FootballGuys Players Championship (FPC) League 09.07.10b                  Loss (2-3, fell to 4th in TP)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=eaz8jz779lupe4w49551ep5x285949j&LN=92918&USER=908283&EID1=27472&OPER=1770

FootballGuys Players Championship (FPC) League 09.06.10j                    Tough Loss (1-4, 8th in TP)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=wch618nn98f0rb011b782q922f3662r&LN=102417&USER=908283&EID1=26940&OPER=1770


National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) $125 Satellitte League  Loss (3-1-1, 2nd in TP)
http://nffc.stats.com/football/reports/league_home.asp

NFFC Private Auction League                                                                        Loss (4-1, 3rd in TP)

Local League                                                                                                    Win (5-0, 1st in TP)

Money League Outcomes 2-4 (disappointing but a win in the $200,000 FFPC is always welcome) (For the season 16-10-1)

Expert Leagues

Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA)  League/Division 3 "Jay Clemons" Win (3-2, 2nd TP)
http://blue.rtsports.com/cgi-bin/display_standings?LN=55559&UID=0zp23f3k07b2f7rn0o3n8qzxxu29r94&TN=4764594&X=1316889097900

Fantasy Football Index Magazine Expert Auction League (Draft Masters but play every team each week)                                                                                                              Loss 2-9 (20-35)
http://goalline.rtsports.com/cgi-bin/display_standings?LN=100828&UID=94m1czr95356fbq3406bidw7k8mhu34&TN=4854786&X=1316889246868


Fantasy Football Pro Forecast Magazine Expert League                                   Win (1-4, 12 TP)
http://www23.myfantasyleague.com/2011/home/32210#0

Fantasy Football Pro Forecast Magazine Expert PPR League                            Loss (2-3, 5th TP)
http://www23.myfantasyleague.com/2011/home/60587#0


Pros vs Joes FFPC League 2 "Caspers Ghost Hunters" (Draft Masters) Win (10-1 this week) Improved to 6th in points
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=q7ko74ga3116fg3wq991ak2egp3p15l&LN=93779&USER=908283&EID1=19316&OPER=1770

Note the Draft Masters leagues are draft and forget with no trades/adds or drops. The computer optimizes your lineup each week. So it is essentially a draft and forget league with no options to correct for injuries or status changes.

Experts League Outcomes 3-2

Overall out of 11 leagues 5-6 (overall 30-24-1)

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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

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Week 5 4th place finish for Sam Hendricks (www.FFGuidebook.com) in 411Fantasy Experts contest

Following up my week 2 2nd place finish with a week 5... 4th place (out of 50 Experts)  finish.

"A three-way tie for fourth place followed: Jake Ciley (RotoExpers), Alessandro Miglio (Pro Football Focus) and Sam Hendricks (FF Guidebook) had 18 apeice. Hendricks was the only expert to select Alex Smith over Mark Sanchez, Jason Campbell or Kevin Kolb." from http://www.411fantasy.com/

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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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95)
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Fantasy Football Tip #216 Take advantage of your leagues drops especially around week 5 and the byes

After 5 weeks, it is time to really evaluate who you have, what you have and where you need to improve. Some of those studs at the draft have faltered due to injuries  (Peyton Manning, Andre Johnson anyone) or just loss of a job (Tim Hightower possibly). Others who were under the radar have popped up as studs (Cam Newton, Fred Jackson, Eric Decker, Rob Gronkowski, John Kasay, SF DEF). Some players have been dropped by other teams in your league that are valuable additions. Start by looking at who the top teams in your league have dropped recently. You are more likely to find good players dropped from good teams then find good players dropped from bad teams. Although the later the season progresses the less this phenomenon is seen. Generally, towards week 8 and onwards drastic measures are needed by bad teams to have any success and therefore they may have to give up hope on a potentially good player.

Look at the free agents available by position. Some will be one week wonders with big scores in one of those four or five weeks but little else to show. Others will be slowly progressing toward a productive season. Seek out those who have improved or who you have reason to believe can improve.

Why do good players get dropped? Sometimes it is a slow start (DeAngelo Williams CAR RB, Reggie Bush MIA). Sometimes it could be a lingering injury (Braylon Edwards, Lee Evans, Earl Bennett) or a young gun who has jumped in front of the vet (Chris Cooley supplanted by Fred Davis?). In any case, now after the first bye week is the time to start looking for those hidden gems in the free agent bin.

Players available now in some leagues:

QB Sam Bradford, Jason Campbell
RB Ryan Torrain (ok not after last weeks pickups but you get my drift),
WR Brian Hartline, Preston Parker, DHB
TE Evan Moore, Ben Watson, Jeremey Shockey, V Shinacothe
K Dan Bailey DAL
DEF SF, TEN, WAS, NYG, NE

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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 Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95)
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Week 5 Start em/Sit'em and who is in and out

Week 5 Start em/Sit'em and who is in and out.
I will begin with who is in and out then move on to the starters I like. I am leaving out the obvious starters so you will not see Aaron Rogers or Adrian Peterson here guys.

IN (New starters)
Isaac Redman (RB PIT) (Mendenhall NETP)
Curtis Painter (QB IND)
Steven Ridley (RB NE) (D Woodhead is Not expected to play (NETP)
Jonathan Baldwin (WR KC)
Danny Ware (RB NYG) (B Jacobs NETP)

OUT
Chad Henne for season (Matt Moore replaced him after this weeks bye)
Andre Johnson (WR HOU)
Danny Amendola (WR STL) for season
Eddie Royal (WR DEN)
Earl Bennett (WR CHI)
Mike Williams (WR SEA)
Braylon Edwards (WR SF)

START
QB Matt Ryan, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Eli Manning, Mark Sanchez, Donovan McNabb
RB Ahmad Bradshaw, Ryan Mathews, Darren Sproles, J Addai, Isaac Redman, Dexter McCluster
WR Julio Jones, AJ Green, Eric Decker, Sidney Rice, Nate Washington, Jacoby Jones, Jordy Nelson
TE Owen Daniels, Tony G, Dustin Keller, J Gresham

SIT
QB Hasselback, Campbell, Orton, Cutler, Rothelisberger
RB Ryan Grant, DeAngelo Williams, Pierre Thomas, Mendenhall, Brandon Jacobs, Shonn Greene and NE RB
WR Austin Collie, Brandon LeFell, Andre Roberts, Devery Henderson, Jacoby Ford, * Dont bench Wes Welker just because he is on Revis Island (Shutdown CB Darrelle Revis covers him this week)
TE Brent Celek, Ballard (NYG), T. Scheffler, A Gates,

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Ask the Expert Question: Which preseason favorite will continue their downward spiral?

Several preseason favorites (Eagles, Cowboys, Jets, pick your own) struggled in the season's first month. Which of these teams will continue its downward spiral -- and take some of its biggest fantasy performers down with it?

Excluding the obvious favorite-turned-nightmare team IND, then next in line has to be PIT. Their terrible offensive line (injuries are killing them) will continue to be a problem for the entire year. Injuries to Big Ben and Mendenhall in week 4 will not help (OK maybe I. Redman is an improvement to the side stepping Mendy). Even an easy schedule may not be enough to get the Steelers back in the playoffs, much less the big dance. You may be able to gather some fantasy relevant points by playing the matchups, but of the big five disappointments from the favorites, Pittsburgh is most likely to continue to disappoint.



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 with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.

Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips, Fantasy Football Basics and Fantasy Football Almanac 2011, 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 World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

Fantasy Football Almanac 2011: The Essential Fantasy Football Reference Guide (10.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635003

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

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

Fantasy Football (Soccer to Yanks): The Ultimate "How-to" Guide for Fantasy Football/Fantasy Soccer ($14.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936635011

Week 4 Results for FFGuidebook.com leagues, 8 wins 3 losses. Best seen to date!

11 leagues this year. In my defense 5 of the 11 are Expert leagues and the remaining 6 are money leagues. One is the high stakes Fantasy Football Players Championship (www.theFFPC.com). Lets see how I did last week. Follow along by using the links to each league.

Money Leagues first ("Show me the money")

Fantasy Football Players Championship (www.theFFPC.com) Main Event League #58 "I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid"                                                                          Win (3-1, 7th in total points)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=v2w2li9480bh23b65x5k5l1wtir1m1t&LN=102561&U=908283&EID1=27587&OPER=1770

FootballGuys Players Championship (FPC) League 09.07.10b                  Loss (2-2, lost yet improved to 3rd in TP go figure)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=eaz8jz779lupe4w49551ep5x285949j&LN=92918&USER=908283&EID1=27472&OPER=1770

FootballGuys Players Championship (FPC) League 09.06.10j                    Tough Loss (1-3, yet improved to 7th in TP)
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=wch618nn98f0rb011b782q922f3662r&LN=102417&USER=908283&EID1=26940&OPER=1770


National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) $125 Satellitte League  Win (3-0-1, 2nd in TP)
http://nffc.stats.com/football/reports/league_home.asp

NFFC Private Auction League                                                                        Win (4-0, 3rd in TP)

Local League                                                                                                    Win (4-0, 1st in TP)

Money League Outcomes 4-2 (now we're talking) (For the season 14-6-1 pretty good!)

Expert Leagues

Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA)  League/Division 3 "Jay Clemons" Win (2-2, 3rd TP)
http://blue.rtsports.com/cgi-bin/display_standings?LN=55559&UID=0zp23f3k07b2f7rn0o3n8qzxxu29r94&TN=4764594&X=1316889097900

Fantasy Football Index Magazine Expert Auction League (Draft Masters but play every team each week)                                                                                                              Win 10-1 (18-26)
http://goalline.rtsports.com/cgi-bin/display_standings?LN=100828&UID=94m1czr95356fbq3406bidw7k8mhu34&TN=4854786&X=1316889246868


Fantasy Football Pro Forecast Magazine Expert League                                   Loss (0-4, 12 TP)
http://www23.myfantasyleague.com/2011/home/32210#0

Fantasy Football Pro Forecast Magazine Expert PPR League                            Win (2-2, 3rd in total points)
http://www23.myfantasyleague.com/2011/home/60587#0


Pros vs Joes FFPC League 2 "Caspers Ghost Hunters" (Draft Masters) Win Improved to 7th in points
http://leagues.myffpc.com/cgi-bin/welcome_page?UID=q7ko74ga3116fg3wq991ak2egp3p15l&LN=93779&USER=908283&EID1=19316&OPER=1770

Note the Draft Masters leagues are draft and forget with no trades/adds or drops. The computer optimizes your lineup each week. So it is essentially a draft and forget league with no options to correct for injuries or status changes.

Experts League Outcomes 4-1

Overall out of 11 leagues 8-3 (overall 25-18-1)

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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

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Week 5 Waiver Wire Wannabees-Who to Add and Who to drop

First remember that Week 5 starts the bye week debacle. So who is out this week?
BAL, CLE, DAL, MIA, STL and WAS all get a week off to watch the competition. And in DAL and MIA's case to heal.

OUT in Week 5
QB: Flacco, McCoy, Romo, Henne/Matt Moore?, Sam Bradford and Rex Grossman (who almost looked like bad rex this week-is Halloween that close?)
RB: Ray Rice, Peyton Hillis, Felix Jones, the MIA RB dejour, Steven Jackson (just as he gets healthy) and the new Redskin RB Ryan Torrain
WR: A Boldin, T Smith (not so hot in Week 4 but they tried to get him the touches), no CLE WRs worth caring about, M Austin (should be back Wk 6), Dez Bryant and L Robinson (remember him from STL), Brandon Marshall, any STL WR?, Santana Moss
TE: Ed Dickson, Jason Witten, Fred Davis

Who is good to pick up to start for this week? Leaving the obvious startes off this is a list of some who may be on the waiver wire and added as a stop gap measure.
QB: Donovan McNabb has a decent matchup vs AZ if you can stomach that he might be pulled, Alex Smith, Kyle Orton and Curtis Painter too
RB: Isaac Redman (PIT), Darren Sproles (may be back on WW), Ryan Torrain WAS (even though he is on a bye), Steven Ridley (NE), LT, Earnest Graham
WR: Jacoby Jones/Kevin Walter should see more balls with Andre Johnson out (possibly 3 weeks), Percy Harvin if available, Antonio Brown if Charlie Batch plays for Ben, Michael Crabtree, Steve Breaston and DHB are all better plays this week and should be on the WW
TE: Todd Heap (KC), and Visanthe Shiancoe
K: Ryan Longwell (yes Vikes come on in Week 5), Olindo Mare (CAR)
DEF: KC, CIN and IND

Who is good to pick up for long term


QB: Jason Campbell is still out there in some leagues, Matt Moore MIA if desperate for a week 6 possible starter,
RB: Ryan Torrain WAS, Isaac Redman (if available-doubt it), Tashard Choice, Keiland Williams GL vulture,
WR: Jacoby Jones/Kevin Walter should see more balls with Andre Johnson out (possibly 3 weeks), Steve Breaston, Laurent Robinson but may be sqeezed out when Miles Austin returns in week 6, Donnie Avery sleeper
TE: Ben Watson (CLE), Heath Miller (PIT), James Casey (HOU) (may be in RB section since he is a FB too)

Droppables: Andre Roberts WR AZ, Chris Cooley TE WAS, Derrick Ward RB HOU, Chester Taylor RB AZ, LeRon McClain RB KC, Mike Williams WR SEA,

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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

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Fantasy Football Tip #215: Use bye weeks to block opponents waiver moves

Fantasy Football Tip #215 simply adding to the 201 tips already in the book Fantasy Football Tips by Sam Hendricks.

If you have played the last 4 weeks on auto-pilot (not looking too closely at your opponent) now is the time to start focusing on his roster and his weaknesses! Starting this week (5) some teams will be on a bye. This week BAL, CLE, DAL, MIA, STL and WAS are all off. In fact, for the next 4 weeks (5-8) 6 teams will be on a bye each week. Then in week 9 and 11 only 4 teams are off. Yes, week 10 is a full schedule. Why do you care? Because your weekly opponent may have some holes in his lineup due to those byes (combined with some inconvenient injuries) and you can exploit that with the waiver wire if needed. If he is short a kicker or defense you probably cannot do much to prevent him getting one, but if there is one great K or D that should go off this week. You could try and outbid him on that player (or D) to block him from getting him. Look at his QB situation especially, 6 of the 32 starting QBs are sitting at home this week. He may not have a starter on his team, if this is the case he needs to go get one from the waiver wire. At the best you can make him bid higher by letting him know you intend to bid big on the one obvious waiver wire QB that is free. All of these tips help you get a small edge on your weekly opponent, and bye weeks make this even easier because weaknesses are blatantly obvious in some cases (Flacco on a bye and Vick banged up).

 

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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

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