Thursday, December 31, 2015

FFGuidebook.com Week 16 and Final Results for 2015 Season

I was in 13 leagues-7 active and 6 Draft Masters. 

In the draft masters and total points leagues I gave myself a win if I outscored half of the teams in the league. Some leagues are all play (AP).


Week 16 Results:
Leagues Eliminated from contention prior to Week 16:
Pro Forecast Magazine Standard (Non-PPR) Expert League Loss 6-8 8th place Eliminated

 SFB360 Invitational Lost in League Championship Week 15 184-180

 FFPC $250 Classic Eliminated from playoffs in Rd 14

 FFPC $35 Classic Loss in playoffs 134-130 (Reg season 9-4 3rd place)

Only Leagues active for Week 16
Fantasy Index Experts League (AP) Loss 91-85 (All Play) 7th

 Fantasy Index Auction Experts League Win 80-92-4 7th (Third straight week of defeating everyone in AP 11-0)

 Pro Forecast Magazine PPR Experts League Loss in semi-finals of Playoffs and this week in Consolation game for 3rd place (Reg Season 8-5 4th place; Playoffs Finished in 4th place)

 Fantasy Sports Writers Association League Lost in consolation round for 9th place (Reg Season 3-10 12th place, Playoffs 10th place)

 Pros vs Joes Contest (Sponsored by FFPC) Win 13-3 1st place (Overcame a 65 point deficit to take first place and win a Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Main Event Entry for 2016 (valued at over $1,850)
!)
FPC $35 DM #1915 Win 12-4 2nd place (45 points from 1st)

 FPC $35 DM # 2083 Loss 6-10 8th place

 FPC $35 DM #2068 Win 8-8 4th place 

 Local League Loss to Duck's Destroyers 142-136 in League Championship (same score as our week 1 matchup, TDs to ASJ and Eric Decker in OT (thanks Bill Bilicheck) sealed my fate.

For the week: 4-5
For the Season: 105-95 (not much above .500 but I am playing in quite a few expert leagues with the best of the best)

I was in 4 playoffs in week 14-lost one
I was in 3 playoffs in Week 15 (lost two)
I am in one Championship in Week 16 and lost that but… my Pros vs Joes Draft Masters team came through with 3 straight top scoring weeks to take first place and a 2016 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Main Event entry! So I got that going for me-which is nice.





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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-basics-sam-hendricks/1030680433

Introducing a military thriller from Award Winning author Sam Hendricks- Just One More...
On a fateful night in Afghanistan, a flawed NATO airstrike sets into motion a chain of events that reaches across the world, from Vancouver to Copenhagen to London. How far will one person go for revenge?
In the sleepy English countryside, an F15E Strike Eagle team gears up for a live weapons mission. Can lead pilot "Rider" keep his head in the game and overcome the demons of his past? Hundreds of lives will depend on the answer as a deadly Al Qaeda terrorist cell, and maverick CIA and MI6 agents descend on US soil in a jaw-dropping climax where anything goes.

Just One More... $9.95
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428642

BN.com (9.95)
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/just-one-more-sam-hendricks/1024930949?ean=9780982428641

Other Fantasy Sports Books from Extra Point Press

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

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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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Happy Birthday Mathew Berry!

Love his book! Love his pod cast and really like seeing someone on TV (ESPN) who knows and appreciates fantasy football.


Oh and he is also in the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.


Happy Birthday to Mathew Berry!
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Friday, December 25, 2015

Ask the Expert Question: Pick one player, probably available on waivers in most leagues, who you believe might be a key performer in WEEK 17, and say why.

Pick one player, probably available on waivers in most leagues, who you believe might be a key performer in WEEK 17, and say why.

Christine Michael is probably available and has a good chance to be the starting RB in week 17. I suspect the Seahawks will stash Marshawn Lynch for a playoff push. Michael knows the playbook and appears to be more serious and focused this time around with Seattle. He carried the ball 16 times for 84 yards Sunday and looks to be the man for now. How else can you get a starting RB off of waivers in week 16. My only worry is their opponent in week 17...Arizona. Stranger things have happened. Happy Holidays! 


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 http://www.ExtraPointPress.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/ and www.BN.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). He won the Fantasy Index Open in 2013. 



Check out the latest book from Extra Point Press…a military thriller from Sam Hendricks Just One More...







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


http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-basics-sam-hendricks/1030680433

Introducing a military thriller from Award Winning author Sam Hendricks- Just One More...
On a fateful night in Afghanistan, a flawed NATO airstrike sets into motion a chain of events that reaches across the world, from Vancouver to Copenhagen to London. How far will one person go for revenge?
In the sleepy English countryside, an F15E Strike Eagle team gears up for a live weapons mission. Can lead pilot "Rider" keep his head in the game and overcome the demons of his past? Hundreds of lives will depend on the answer as a deadly Al Qaeda terrorist cell, and maverick CIA and MI6 agents descend on US soil in a jaw-dropping climax where anything goes.

Just One More... $9.95
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428642

BN.com (9.95)
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/just-one-more-sam-hendricks/1024930949?ean=9780982428641
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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Week 16 Early IN/OUT OBJ Suspension for SNF upheld; Tyler Eifert and M Lynch Out

Weather
HOU @ TEN-drizzle
CLE @ KC-windy
DAL @ BUF-drizzle
PIT @ BAL-drizzle


MISC
Drew Brees Day to Day
LeSean McCoy-week to week

New Starters
Branden Weeden-HOU QB? (B Hoyer if back from concuss)
AJ McCarron CIN QB
TJ Yates-HOU QB
Matt Hasselbeck/Charlie Whitehurst IND QB 
Blaine Gabbert SF QB 
Shaun Draughn SF RB
Shayne Graham ATL K
Greg Zuerlien STL K 
Matt Cassel DAL QB 
Johnny Manziel  CLE QB
SEA RB-Bryce Brown/C Michael/F Jax (3rd dn)
CAR RB-CAP/Fuzzy Whittaker/M Tolbert
Brock Osweiler-DEN starter going forward


Playing


Expected to Play
Matt Hasselbeck

Probable
Denard Robinson

Questionable
Calvin Johnson
Heath Miller
Carson Palmer
Doug Baldwin
Stevie Johnson 
LaDarius Green
Charles Clay

Doubtful


Not Expected To Play
Julian Edelman
Jonathan Stewart


Game Time Decision

Out
Percy Harvin-IR OFS
LeVeon Bell-OFS
Khiry Robinson-OFS
Steve Smith-OFS
Reggie Bush-OFS
Keenen Allen-OFS
Branden Oliver-OFS
Jamaal Charles-OFS
Mike Davis SF RB-OFS
Deion Lewis OFS
Nick Folk OFS
Zac Stacy OFS
Victor Cruz OFS
Justin Hunter OFS
Breshard  Perriman BAL WR OFS
Julian Edelman-Out for Regular Season
Colin Kaepernick-OFS
Joe Flacco OFS
Justin Forsett OFS
Tony Romo OFS
Jimmy Graham-OFS
Ahmad Bradshaw-OFS
Chris Johnson
Josh McCown-OFS
Marshawn Lynch out 4-5 weeks
Martellius Bennett-OFS
Larry Donnell-OFS
G Celek SF TE-OFS
Mark Ingram-OFS
Carlos Hyde-OFS
Toby Gerhart-OFS
Marques Wilson-OFS
Matt Bryant ATL K-Out For Season (OFS)
Dexter McCluster-OFS
T Rawls-OFS
Vincent Jackson-? 
L Blount-OFS
Brian Hartline-OFS
Brandon Pettigrew-OFS
Crockett Gilmore-OFS
Tony Romo-OFS
Marcus Mariota
Tyler Eifert-CIN TE
Marshawn Lynch
Andrew Hawkins-OFS
TJ Yates-OFS
R Woods-OFS
Melvin Gordon-OFS

Peyton Manning 
Andrew Luck
Andy Dalton


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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-basics-sam-hendricks/1030680433

Introducing a military thriller from Award Winning author Sam Hendricks- Just One More...

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

FFGuidebook Week 15 Results


I am in 13 leagues-7 active and 6 Draft Masters. 

In the draft masters and total points leagues I give myself a win if I outscore half of the teams in the league. Some leagues are all play (AP).
Week 15 Results:
Fantasy Index Experts League (AP) Loss 88-77 (All Play) 7th
Fantasy Index Auction Experts League Win 69-92-4 10th
Pro Forecast Magazine PPR Experts League Loss in semi-finals of Playoffs (Reg Season 8-5 4th place)
Pro Forecast Magazine Standard (Non-PPR)Expert League Loss 6-8 8th place Eliminated
SFB360 Invitational Lost in League Championship 184-180
Fantasy Sports Writers Association League Lost in consolation round (Reg Season 3-10 12th place)
FFPC $250 Classic Eliminated from playoffs in Rd 14
FFPC $35 Classic Loss in playoffs 134-130 (Reg season 9-4 3rd place)

 Only Leagues active for Week 16
Pros vs Joes Contest (Sponsored by FFPC) Win 12-3 4th place (65 points out of first place with one week to go!)
FPC $35 DM #1915 Win 11-4 3rd place (63 points from 1st)
FPC $35 DM # 2083 Loss 6-9 8th place
FPC $35 DM #2068 Win 7-8 4th place (209 its from 1st-no hope)
Local League Win in second round of playoffs, advanced to Super Bowl where I will face Duck's Destroyers (reg season 8-5 2nd place) (I am trying to repeat as League Champion!)

For the week: 5-5
For the Season: 101-90 (.528) (not much above .500 but I am playing in quite a few expert leagues with the best of the best)

 I was in 4 playoffs in week 14-lost one
I was in 3 playoffs in Week 15 (lost two)
I am in one Championship in Week 16.


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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-basics-sam-hendricks/1030680433

Introducing a military thriller from Award Winning author Sam Hendricks- Just One More...
On a fateful night in Afghanistan, a flawed NATO airstrike sets into motion a chain of events that reaches across the world, from Vancouver to Copenhagen to London. How far will one person go for revenge?
In the sleepy English countryside, an F15E Strike Eagle team gears up for a live weapons mission. Can lead pilot "Rider" keep his head in the game and overcome the demons of his past? Hundreds of lives will depend on the answer as a deadly Al Qaeda terrorist cell, and maverick CIA and MI6 agents descend on US soil in a jaw-dropping climax where anything goes.

Just One More... $9.95
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428642

BN.com (9.95)
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/just-one-more-sam-hendricks/1024930949?ean=9780982428641

Other Fantasy Sports Books from Extra Point Press

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

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, December 19, 2015

Week 15 IN/OUT TJ Yeldon, J Stewart, K Wright, J Edelman, A Ellington-Out; Brady, Jeffiries and Z Miller IN

Weather
CLE @ SEA-drizzle
GB @ OAK-light rain
CIN @ SF-light rain

MISC
-Spencer Ware KC RB looking more like an emergency back
-Denard Robinson should be the man in JAX at RB
-CAR RBBC is a mess with Fuzzy Whittaker starting and CAP getting his share and don't forget GL Vulture Mike Tolbert
-Some question how long M Hasselbeck can last at QB for IND

New Starters
Jimmy Clausen/Matt Schaub BAL QB 
AJ McCarron CIN QB
TJ Yates-HOU QB
Matt Hasselbeck/Charlie Whitehurst IND QB 
Blaine Gabbert SF QB 
Shaun Draughn SF RB
Shayne Graham ATL K
Greg Zuerlien STL K 
Matt Cassel DAL QB 
Johnny Manziel  CLE QB
SEA RB-Bryce Brown/C Michael/F Jax (3rd dn)
C West-KC RB
CAR RB-CAP/Fuzzy Whittaker/M Tolbert


Playing
Greg Olsen
Donte Moncrief
Karlos Williams
Tom Brady
Alshon Jeffries
Zach Miller
O Darkwa
M Hasselbeck

Expected to Play
T Kelce
V McDonald
CJ Anderson

 Probable
L Miller
H Miller
De Williams
Jordan Mathews

Questionable
T Coons
Davante Adams
Rishard Mathews
LaDarius Green
CJ Anderson

Doubtful
Stevie Johnson-SD

Not Expected To Play
Torrey Smith


Game Time Decision

Out
Percy Harvin-IR OFS
LeVeon Bell-OFS
Khiry Robinson-OFS
Steve Smith-OFS
Reggie Bush-OFS
Keenen Allen-OFS
Branden Oliver-OFS
Jamaal Charles-OFS
Mike Davis SF RB-OFS
Deion Lewis OFS
Nick Folk OFS
Zac Stacy OFS
Victor Cruz OFS
Justin Hunter OFS
Breshard  Perriman BAL WR OFS
Julian Edelman-Out for Regular Season
Colin Kaepernick-OFS
Joe Flacco OFS
Justin Forsett OFS
Tony Romo OFS
Jimmy Graham-OFS
Ahmad Bradshaw-OFS
Chris Johnson
Josh McCown-OFS
Marshawn Lynch out 4-5 weeks
Martellius Bennett-OFS
Larry Donnell-OFS
G Celek SF TE-OFS
Mark Ingram-OFS
Carlos Hyde-OFS
Toby Gerhart-OFS
Marques Wilson-OFS
Matt Bryant ATL K-Out For Season (OFS)
Dexter McCluster-OFS
T Rawls-OFS
Vincent Jackson-? 
L Blount-OFS
Brian Hartline-OFS
Brandon Pettigrew-OFS
Andre Roberts
Andrew Hawkins
Charles Johnson MIN WR
Tyler Eifert
Charles Clay BUF TE
Crockett Gilmore
Peyton Manning 
Andrew Luck
Andy Dalton
Jonathan Stewart
Chris Thompson
Kendal Wright
Scott Chandler
J Edelman
Brian Hoyer
Marion Brown
Andre Ellington


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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-basics-sam-hendricks/1030680433

Introducing a military thriller from Award Winning author Sam Hendricks- Just One More...

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Friday, December 18, 2015

Ask the Expert Question: Has this injury-filled season changed your draft strategy for next year?

It seems to have been an especially injury-filled season. Have all the injuries caused you to change your draft and in-season strategy going forward, or do you believe it's just one season, or not much different than normal?

 No not one bit. My draft strategy is generally to avoid handcuffs. No guts, no glory is my motto. My philosophy is to use the extra roster spot (and often the mid round pick) for the long shot player who "could" be a season maker. The kind of boom or bust player who can lift a team into the playoffs or give them that critical championship win. Sometimes it pays off with a difference maker. Most times the player is a dud and is cut mid to late season. In almost every winning case though the "extra" puts my team head and shoulders above the others. It is a strategy that tries to "buy" an advantage. Drafting a handcuff is playing to lose in my opinion unless the handcuff is great. An example of a losing handcuff gamble this year was Jamaal Charles (1st rounder) and Knile Davis (12th round), who everyone thought was his clear cut handcuff. Now if 2016 is just as injury plagued then I might have to reconsider but until then I am swinging for the fences and avoiding handcuffs in most cases.


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 http://www.ExtraPointPress.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/ and www.BN.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). He won the Fantasy Index Open in 2013. 



Check out the latest book from Extra Point Press…a military thriller from Sam Hendricks Just One More...







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


http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-basics-sam-hendricks/1030680433

Introducing a military thriller from Award Winning author Sam Hendricks- Just One More...
On a fateful night in Afghanistan, a flawed NATO airstrike sets into motion a chain of events that reaches across the world, from Vancouver to Copenhagen to London. How far will one person go for revenge?
In the sleepy English countryside, an F15E Strike Eagle team gears up for a live weapons mission. Can lead pilot "Rider" keep his head in the game and overcome the demons of his past? Hundreds of lives will depend on the answer as a deadly Al Qaeda terrorist cell, and maverick CIA and MI6 agents descend on US soil in a jaw-dropping climax where anything goes.

Just One More... $9.95
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428642

BN.com (9.95)
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/just-one-more-sam-hendricks/1024930949?ean=9780982428641
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