From www.FantasyIndex.com
Scott Pianowski and Pretzel May were the top finishers in our 2011 Experts
Poll, so fitting that they placed the highest in the pivotal running backs
category. Pianowski ranked the highest in our traditional, official scoring
format, while May placed first in both of our supplemental scoring formats.
Pianowski, of Yahoo! Sports, was one of only seven experts to put Ray Rice
up in the No. 3 spot (ahead of Chris Johnson and Jamaal Charles). Doesn¹t
seem like that big a deal, but it would be a huge deal if you drafted either
Johnson or Charles back in August. He also earned points (relative to most
of the other experts) by dropping Darren McFadden (foot) down to 15th.
Our secondary scoring systems (which are weighted more heavily to the
quality of the middle and bottom of the top 20s), allowed May to shine. He
was one of only two experts to rank Maurice Jones-Drew 6th. That earned him
points relative to the field (allowing him to move by Pianowski in our other
scoring systems).
By ³scoring systems² we don¹t mean fantasy scoring system. All players are
ranked according to 6 points for TDs and 1 for every 10 run/rec yards. We
mean how WE SCORE THEM.
For years, we have made the top pick in each category worth 20 times as much
as the last.
(1st pick = 20 x player¹s production)
(2nd pick = 19 x player¹s production)
(3rd pick = 18 x player¹s production)
- - -
(20th pick = 1 x player¹s production)
But that scoring system might not give enough credit for uncovering a
later-round gem. If, for example, some expert had the foresight to rank
Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson as the final two backs in his top 20, those
picks wouldn¹t have much impact on his overall score. Lynch scored 220
points, so he¹d count 220 or 440 in one of those final two spots, which is
essentially nothing in this kind of scoring system.
In future years, we may go to the more balanced grading approach. If we use
³11² rather than one for that final player (and slide the first guys up to
30), then those final picks are worth a little more than a third of the top
pick. That might be better. Or we can even make them worth more.
We¹re not sure which is best. Out of respect for all the time the
competitors put in, we¹re listing the results both ways for now.
In what we call the ³Times 2² scoring system, Sam Hendricks
(FFGuidebook.com) moves up from 18th to 6th, and David Dorey (The Huddle)
moves up from 14th to 7th.
Chris Liss of RotoWire.com finished outside the top 15 in all three
categories. That was a surprise, considering he ranked LeSean McCoy 4th,
higher than any of the other 24 experts.
EXPERTS POLL, WIDE RECEIVERS (official scoring)
(with multiplier numbers ranging from 1-20)
Points
39,624 Scott Pianowski (Yahoo! Sports)
39,213 Pretzel May (FantasyDraftMaster.com)
39,058 Geoff Maleman (Redondo Beach, Calif. / Fantasy Index reader)
39,039 Nathan Zegura (The Fantasy Consultant)
38,978 Cory Bonini (KFFL)
38,871 Brian Laskiewicz (Randolph, N.J. / Fantasy Index reader)
38,791 Austin Kipp (Olathe, Kan. / Fantasy Index reader)
38,771 Eric Schneller (Indianapolis / Fantasy Index reader)
38,768 Lenny Pappano (Draft Sharks)
38,701 Justin Eleff (Fantasy Index)
38,679 Keith Mason (Sumter, S.C. / Fantasy Index reader)
38,534 Christopher Harris (ESPN)
38,492 Jeffrey Kamys (Dr. Stats Fantasy Sports)
38,390 David Dorey (The Huddle)
38,300 Gregg Rosenthal (NBC Sports / Rotoworld)
38,245 Bob Henry (Footballguys.com)
38,226 Jon Millman (Fantasy Football Champs)
38,195 Sam Hendricks (FFGuidebook.com)
38,104 Chris Liss (RotoWire.com)
38,060 James Serra (First Place Sports Software)
37,484 Craig Davis (FantasyFootball.com)
37,352 Tony Holm (FantasySharks.com)
36,574 Greg Kellogg (Kellogg's Komments)
36,346 Alan Satterlee (Dynasty Rogues)
34,600 Louis Tranquilli (BFD Fantasy Football)
EXPERTS POLL, WIDE RECEIVERS (Times 3 scoring system)
(with multiplier numbers ranging from 11-30)
Points
74,348 Pretzel May (FantasyDraftMaster.com)
73,607 Scott Pianowski (Yahoo! Sports)
73,521 Brian Laskiewicz (Randolph, N.J. / Fantasy Index reader)
73,182 Justin Eleff (Fantasy Index)
73,173 Nathan Zegura (The Fantasy Consultant)
72,734 Geoff Maleman (Redondo Beach, Calif. / Fantasy Index reader)
72,713 Sam Hendricks (FFGuidebook.com)
72,508 Eric Schneller (Indianapolis / Fantasy Index reader)
72,474 David Dorey (The Huddle)
72,303 Cory Bonini (KFFL)
72,235 Lenny Pappano (Draft Sharks)
72,024 Austin Kipp (Olathe, Kan. / Fantasy Index reader)
71,732 Gregg Rosenthal (NBC Sports / Rotoworld)
71,609 Keith Mason (Sumter, S.C. / Fantasy Index reader)
71,335 Christopher Harris (ESPN)
71,142 Bob Henry (Footballguys.com)
71,141 Jon Millman (Fantasy Football Champs)
71,101 Tony Holm (FantasySharks.com)
70,758 James Serra (First Place Sports Software)
70,675 Jeffrey Kamys (Dr. Stats Fantasy Sports)
70,411 Chris Liss (RotoWire.com)
70,182 Craig Davis (FantasyFootball.com)
69,335 Greg Kellogg (Kellogg's Komments)
69,298 Alan Satterlee (Dynasty Rogues)
68,100 Louis Tranquilli (BFD Fantasy Football)
EXPERTS POLL, WIDE RECEIVERS (Times 2 scoring system)
(with multiplier numbers ranging from 21-40)
Points
109,483 Pretzel May (FantasyDraftMaster.com)
108,171 Brian Laskiewicz (Randolph, N.J. / Fantasy Index reader)
107,663 Justin Eleff (Fantasy Index)
107,590 Scott Pianowski (Yahoo! Sports)
107,307 Nathan Zegura (The Fantasy Consultant)
107,231 Sam Hendricks (FFGuidebook.com)
106,558 David Dorey (The Huddle)
106,410 Geoff Maleman (Redondo Beach, Calif. / Fantasy Index reader)
106,245 Eric Schneller (Indianapolis / Fantasy Index reader)
105,702 Lenny Pappano (Draft Sharks)
105,628 Cory Bonini (KFFL)
105,257 Austin Kipp (Olathe, Kan. / Fantasy Index reader)
105,164 Gregg Rosenthal (NBC Sports / Rotoworld)
104,850 Tony Holm (FantasySharks.com)
104,539 Keith Mason (Sumter, S.C. / Fantasy Index reader)
104,136 Christopher Harris (ESPN)
104,056 Jon Millman (Fantasy Football Champs)
104,039 Bob Henry (Footballguys.com)
103,456 James Serra (First Place Sports Software)
102,880 Craig Davis (FantasyFootball.com)
102,858 Jeffrey Kamys (Dr. Stats Fantasy Sports)
102,718 Chris Liss (RotoWire.com)
102,250 Alan Satterlee (Dynasty Rogues)
102,096 Greg Kellogg (Kellogg's Komments)
101,600 Louis Tranquilli (BFD Fantasy Football)
Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650
Scott Pianowski and Pretzel May were the top finishers in our 2011 Experts
Poll, so fitting that they placed the highest in the pivotal running backs
category. Pianowski ranked the highest in our traditional, official scoring
format, while May placed first in both of our supplemental scoring formats.
Pianowski, of Yahoo! Sports, was one of only seven experts to put Ray Rice
up in the No. 3 spot (ahead of Chris Johnson and Jamaal Charles). Doesn¹t
seem like that big a deal, but it would be a huge deal if you drafted either
Johnson or Charles back in August. He also earned points (relative to most
of the other experts) by dropping Darren McFadden (foot) down to 15th.
Our secondary scoring systems (which are weighted more heavily to the
quality of the middle and bottom of the top 20s), allowed May to shine. He
was one of only two experts to rank Maurice Jones-Drew 6th. That earned him
points relative to the field (allowing him to move by Pianowski in our other
scoring systems).
By ³scoring systems² we don¹t mean fantasy scoring system. All players are
ranked according to 6 points for TDs and 1 for every 10 run/rec yards. We
mean how WE SCORE THEM.
For years, we have made the top pick in each category worth 20 times as much
as the last.
(1st pick = 20 x player¹s production)
(2nd pick = 19 x player¹s production)
(3rd pick = 18 x player¹s production)
- - -
(20th pick = 1 x player¹s production)
But that scoring system might not give enough credit for uncovering a
later-round gem. If, for example, some expert had the foresight to rank
Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson as the final two backs in his top 20, those
picks wouldn¹t have much impact on his overall score. Lynch scored 220
points, so he¹d count 220 or 440 in one of those final two spots, which is
essentially nothing in this kind of scoring system.
In future years, we may go to the more balanced grading approach. If we use
³11² rather than one for that final player (and slide the first guys up to
30), then those final picks are worth a little more than a third of the top
pick. That might be better. Or we can even make them worth more.
We¹re not sure which is best. Out of respect for all the time the
competitors put in, we¹re listing the results both ways for now.
In what we call the ³Times 2² scoring system, Sam Hendricks
(FFGuidebook.com) moves up from 18th to 6th, and David Dorey (The Huddle)
moves up from 14th to 7th.
Chris Liss of RotoWire.com finished outside the top 15 in all three
categories. That was a surprise, considering he ranked LeSean McCoy 4th,
higher than any of the other 24 experts.
EXPERTS POLL, WIDE RECEIVERS (official scoring)
(with multiplier numbers ranging from 1-20)
Points
39,624 Scott Pianowski (Yahoo! Sports)
39,213 Pretzel May (FantasyDraftMaster.com)
39,058 Geoff Maleman (Redondo Beach, Calif. / Fantasy Index reader)
39,039 Nathan Zegura (The Fantasy Consultant)
38,978 Cory Bonini (KFFL)
38,871 Brian Laskiewicz (Randolph, N.J. / Fantasy Index reader)
38,791 Austin Kipp (Olathe, Kan. / Fantasy Index reader)
38,771 Eric Schneller (Indianapolis / Fantasy Index reader)
38,768 Lenny Pappano (Draft Sharks)
38,701 Justin Eleff (Fantasy Index)
38,679 Keith Mason (Sumter, S.C. / Fantasy Index reader)
38,534 Christopher Harris (ESPN)
38,492 Jeffrey Kamys (Dr. Stats Fantasy Sports)
38,390 David Dorey (The Huddle)
38,300 Gregg Rosenthal (NBC Sports / Rotoworld)
38,245 Bob Henry (Footballguys.com)
38,226 Jon Millman (Fantasy Football Champs)
38,195 Sam Hendricks (FFGuidebook.com)
38,104 Chris Liss (RotoWire.com)
38,060 James Serra (First Place Sports Software)
37,484 Craig Davis (FantasyFootball.com)
37,352 Tony Holm (FantasySharks.com)
36,574 Greg Kellogg (Kellogg's Komments)
36,346 Alan Satterlee (Dynasty Rogues)
34,600 Louis Tranquilli (BFD Fantasy Football)
EXPERTS POLL, WIDE RECEIVERS (Times 3 scoring system)
(with multiplier numbers ranging from 11-30)
Points
74,348 Pretzel May (FantasyDraftMaster.com)
73,607 Scott Pianowski (Yahoo! Sports)
73,521 Brian Laskiewicz (Randolph, N.J. / Fantasy Index reader)
73,182 Justin Eleff (Fantasy Index)
73,173 Nathan Zegura (The Fantasy Consultant)
72,734 Geoff Maleman (Redondo Beach, Calif. / Fantasy Index reader)
72,713 Sam Hendricks (FFGuidebook.com)
72,508 Eric Schneller (Indianapolis / Fantasy Index reader)
72,474 David Dorey (The Huddle)
72,303 Cory Bonini (KFFL)
72,235 Lenny Pappano (Draft Sharks)
72,024 Austin Kipp (Olathe, Kan. / Fantasy Index reader)
71,732 Gregg Rosenthal (NBC Sports / Rotoworld)
71,609 Keith Mason (Sumter, S.C. / Fantasy Index reader)
71,335 Christopher Harris (ESPN)
71,142 Bob Henry (Footballguys.com)
71,141 Jon Millman (Fantasy Football Champs)
71,101 Tony Holm (FantasySharks.com)
70,758 James Serra (First Place Sports Software)
70,675 Jeffrey Kamys (Dr. Stats Fantasy Sports)
70,411 Chris Liss (RotoWire.com)
70,182 Craig Davis (FantasyFootball.com)
69,335 Greg Kellogg (Kellogg's Komments)
69,298 Alan Satterlee (Dynasty Rogues)
68,100 Louis Tranquilli (BFD Fantasy Football)
EXPERTS POLL, WIDE RECEIVERS (Times 2 scoring system)
(with multiplier numbers ranging from 21-40)
Points
109,483 Pretzel May (FantasyDraftMaster.com)
108,171 Brian Laskiewicz (Randolph, N.J. / Fantasy Index reader)
107,663 Justin Eleff (Fantasy Index)
107,590 Scott Pianowski (Yahoo! Sports)
107,307 Nathan Zegura (The Fantasy Consultant)
107,231 Sam Hendricks (FFGuidebook.com)
106,558 David Dorey (The Huddle)
106,410 Geoff Maleman (Redondo Beach, Calif. / Fantasy Index reader)
106,245 Eric Schneller (Indianapolis / Fantasy Index reader)
105,702 Lenny Pappano (Draft Sharks)
105,628 Cory Bonini (KFFL)
105,257 Austin Kipp (Olathe, Kan. / Fantasy Index reader)
105,164 Gregg Rosenthal (NBC Sports / Rotoworld)
104,850 Tony Holm (FantasySharks.com)
104,539 Keith Mason (Sumter, S.C. / Fantasy Index reader)
104,136 Christopher Harris (ESPN)
104,056 Jon Millman (Fantasy Football Champs)
104,039 Bob Henry (Footballguys.com)
103,456 James Serra (First Place Sports Software)
102,880 Craig Davis (FantasyFootball.com)
102,858 Jeffrey Kamys (Dr. Stats Fantasy Sports)
102,718 Chris Liss (RotoWire.com)
102,250 Alan Satterlee (Dynasty Rogues)
102,096 Greg Kellogg (Kellogg's Komments)
101,600 Louis Tranquilli (BFD Fantasy Football)
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