2016 QB Rankings

QB
1 Aaron Rodgers GB/4
2 Andrew Luck IND/10
3 Cam Newton CAR/7
4 Russell Wilson SEA/5
5 Ben Roethlisberger PIT/8
6 Drew Brees NO/5
7 Carson Palmer AZ/9
8 Tony Romo DAL/7
9 Phillip Rivers SD/11
10 Blake Bortles JAX/5
11 Ryan Tannehill MIA/8
12 Eli Manning NYG/8
13 Tom Brady NE/9        4g suspension/
14 Kirk Cousins WAS/9
15 Andy Dalton CIN/9
16 Derek Carr OAK/10
17 Matt Ryan ATL/11
18 Tyrod Taylor BUF/10 (EJ Manuel/Cardale Jones (R))
19 Mathew Stafford DET/10
20 Marcus Mariota TEN/13
21 Jameis Winston TB/6
22 Teddy Bridgewater MIN/6
23 Brock Osweiller  HOU/9
24 Joe Flacco BAL/8
25 Jay Cutler CHI/9
26 Alex Smith KC/5
----no real order below:
27 Jared Goff (R) LA Rams/8
28 Colin Kaepernick/Blaine Gabbert SF/8
29 Sam Bradford/Carson Wentz (R)  PHI/4
30 Mark Sanchez/Paxton Lynch (R) DEN/11
31 RG3/Josh McCown/Cody Kessler CLE/13
32 Ryan Fitzpatrick/Geno Smith/Christian Hackenberg (R) NYJ/11

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

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-baseball-for-beginners-sam-hendricks/1028503683

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


http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-football-sam-hendricks/1100639984

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

 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantasy-hockey-sam-hendricks/1106954324

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/

What are you waiting for?

Each early bird entry into the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) makes you eligible for a drawing to win an entry into the coveted Pros vs Joes Challenge!

What is the Pros vs Joes Challenge?

Take a group of hard core FFPC fantasy players (the Joes) and pit them against a contingent of fantasy industry experts (the Pros). The overall field is divided into separate divisions (leagues). Each division of 12 conducts their own draft. The format is FFPC Draft Experts, 28-round live drafts (optimized scoring, no lineup submission) that take place in late July. The highest scoring team after 16 weeks in each division wins that league. The one team which outscores all other across all divisions over 16 weeks is crowned the FFPC Pros vs Joes Champion.

2016 FFPC Pros vs Joes Challenge

FFPC Pros vs. Joes has become a true showcase event and that will continue again this year. The FFPC will once again give away six (6) entries into the 2017 FFPC Main Event to each Pros vs Joes division winner, each valued at $1,750 per team for a total value of over $10,000 !!

The 2016 challenge will be limited to six (6) leagues, a total of 36 Joes and 36 Pros. 

The Pros vs Joes Selection Process

The 36 Pros will be selected by the FFPC and FantasyMojo.com and invited into this competition.

I have been in the Pros vs Joes Challenge since the very beginning (starting in 2009). I have won my league twice in those seven years. That is a pretty good track record! Last year I finished 5th overall. 

Since there are just 36 Joes spots available, the FFPC had to come up with a way to fairly reward their customers and select participants. The 36 Joes were selected via a random drawing. But to be entered into the drawing you must be signed up for a FFPC Main Event team before the early bird deadline of 31 May!!!

2016 Pros vs Joes Challenge Broadcast

2016 Draft Schedule (Tentative):
Draft #1 – Sunday July 24, 8:00 pm Eastern
Draft #2 – Monday July 25, 9:00 pm Eastern
Draft #3 – Tuesday July 26, 10:00 pm Eastern
Draft #4 – Sunday July 31, 8:00 pm Eastern
Draft #5 – Monday August 1, 9:00 pm Eastern
Draft #6 – Tuesday August 2, 10:00 pm Eastern

All six of the Pros vs Joes Drafts will be broadcasted live on the High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour blog talk radio show. Participants from the Pros and Joes will be invited to appear live to discuss the ongoing drafts.

The draftboards will also be available for viewing live on http://YouTube.com/NFL

The entry fee for the FFPC Main Event 2016 is $1,875. However they have an early bird special extended through 31 May that brings the price down to $1,775. If you do an online draft the early pricing is $1,650 (vice $1,850 full price for an online team). 

Additional teams before the early bird deadline are $250 off so just $1625.

See you in Las Vegas! I am playing in the Saturday 7pm Main Event league!

Check out the latest books from Extra Point Press

Including Financial Planning The Fighter Pilot Way and…a military thriller from Sam Hendricks Just One More...

Financial Planning The Fighter Pilot Way: 365 Personal Finance Tips Everyone Should Know 

www.amazon.com/dp/0982428685

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

Fantasy Football World Championship (FFWC) May Madness!

The Fantasy Football World Championship (sponsored by Scout Fantasy) will be held in Bally's in 2016. This is the 5th anniversary of the FFWC. Their May Madness offer is on right now!
Sign up now for the FFWC Main Event ($200 deposit) and you are automatically entered into a 1 in 25 lottery for a second Main Event entry free!

And if you purchase a Scout membership for a year ($200) then you get a $200 credit for any contest they offer. So essentially you get a free scout membership because you can turn around and use that $200 credit for your FFWC Main Event team!

The FFWC Main Event has a $1,750 entry fee.

Prizes include $150,000 Grand Prize and $10,000 league prize

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

Top 70 RB Rankings Non-PPR for Fantasy Football 2016

2016  RB Rankings  Standard (Non-PPR) Leagues-21 May

Todd Gurley                           LA/8

Le’Veon Bell                           PIT/8

Adrian Peterson                    MIN/6

Ezekiel Elliot  ®                     DAL/7

David Johnson                       AZ/9

Jamaal Charles                      KC/5

Devonta Freeman                 ATL/11

Lamar Miller                          HOU/9

Doug Martin                          TB/6

Eddie Lacy                             GB/4

Mark Ingram                         NO/5

Matt Forte                              NYJ/11

LeSean McCoy                       BUF/10

Latavius Murray                    OAK/10

Carlos Hyde                           SF/8

Thomas Rawls                       SEA/5     (C Michael, C Propise, etc)

CJ Anderson                           DEN/11

DeMarco Murray                   TEN/13

Jeremy Hill                             CIN/9

Matt Jones                              WAS/9

Jay Ajayi                                 MIA/8

Dion Lewis                             NE/9

Ryan Mathews                       PHI/4

Jonathan Stewart                  CAR/7

TJ Yeldon                               JAX/5

Giovani Bernard                    CIN/9

Frank Gore                             IND/10

Ameer Abdullah                    DET/10

Duke Johnson Jr.                   CLE/13

Danny Woodhead                 SD/11

Melvin Gordon                       SD/11

Jeremy Langford                   CHI/9     RBBC J Howard, K Carey)

Rashad Jennings                   NYG/8

Justin Forsett                         BAL/8

Chris Ivory                             JAX/5

Karlos Williams                     BUF/10

Charles Sims                          TB/6

Isaiah Crowell                        CLE/13

Derrick Henry ®                   TEN/13

LaGarrette Blount                 NE/9

Devontae Booker                 DEN/11

Kenneth Dixon                      BAL/8

DeAngelo Williams                PIT/8

Jordan Howard                  CHI

Shane Vereen                        NYG/8

Theo Riddick                          DET/10

Paul Perkins                            NYG/8

Bilal Powell                            NYJ/11

James Starks                          GB/4

Tevin Coleman                      ATL/11

Darren Sproles                      PHI/4

Cameron Artis-Payne           CAR/7

Arian Foster                           FA

Darren McFadden                 DAL/7

C. J. Prosise                          SEA/5

Jerick McKinnon                    MIN/6

Javorius Allen                       BAL/8

Alfred Morris                         DAL/7

Ronnie Hillman                      DEN/11

Charcandrick West               KC/5

Trent Richardson                     IND

Tre Mason                               LA

DeAndre Washington             OAK

Ka’Deem Carey                     CHI/9

Kenyan Drake                         MIA

Andre Ellington                     AZ/9

Spencer Ware                       KC

CJ Spiller                              NO

Chris Johnson                       AZ

Chris Thompson                    WAS/9

Dexter McCluster                 TEN

Footballguys Players Championships

Footballguys Players Championship (FPC) drafts start June 5th (and continue all the way to 8 September). 

You are playing for over $1.8 Million in prizes including the $250,000 Grand Prize!

Cost to enter $350. Or Get 3 teams for $1,000 (saving $50)

The FPC has an early bird special which ends Thursday June 30th.
Register to play before the deadline and receive a Footballguys membership for a year ($29.95 value) or buy a 3-pack of FPC teams for $1,000 and save $50 plus get a 3-year subscription to football guys.com ($64.95 value)!

Sign up today for a chance to win $250,000!

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

First Expert Draft of 2016-Fantasy Football Index Magazine

I have participated in the Fantasy Football Index magazine "Expert" draft for the past ten years. It is always one of, if not the first, expert draft of the year. It was held last night at 8:30pm ET.

Here is my competition in Draft Order (order reverses in even rounds)

1. Cory Bonini

2. Sam Hendricks

3. Bryan Hough

4. L'roy Hale

5. Chris Liss

6. Alan Satterlee

7. Lenny Pappano

8. Scott Pianowski

9. Michael Nazarek

10. Jim Nienaber

11. Paul Charchian

12. David Dorey

I am not going to reveal the entire draft (you will just have to buy a copy of Fantasy Football Index magazine when it comes out in June!), but I will show you my team and discuss some of the aspects of it.

Note: this is a "draft and forget" league where no adds/drops or trades are allowed. There are no weekly line-ups as the computer always cherry picks your best starting line-up for you after the fact. Teams have a roster of 22 and start 1/2/3/1/1/1. Scoring is standard (non-PPR).

.

QB

Aaron Rodgers GB 3.02

Teddy Bridgewater MIN 11.02

RB
Todd Gurley LA  1.02
Doug Martin TB   2.11

Melvin Gordon SD 6.11

Charles Sims TB 8.11

Isaiah Crowell CLE 10.11

WR

Jarvis Landry MIA 5.02

Emmanuel Sanders DEN 7.02

Dorial Green-Beckham 9.02

Vincent Jackson TB 12.11

Breshad Perriman BAL 14.11
Pierre Garcon WAS 15.02
Kamar Aiken BAL 16.11
Tyler Boyd CIN 17.02

Brandon Coleman NO 22.11

TE

Greg Olsen CAR  4.11

Jason Witten DAL 13.02

Kicker

Brandon McManus DEN 19.02

Mike Nugent CIN 21.02

Defense

Minnesota Vikings 18.11

Buffalo Bills 20.11

Here are my picks again in the order I made them:

Todd Gurley LA  1.02 (Looked at Le Veon Bell but his injuries concern me)
Doug Martin TB   2.11 (Love to start with 2 strong RBs then focus on other positions in these formats)
Aaron Rodgers GB (Bit of a reach as I prefer to wait on QBs but with him falling to third round I decided on the fly to grab him and go with just 2 QBs giving me another WR to stockpile)
Greg Olsen CAR (Best TE other than Gronk. Again decided to go strong at QB and TE early so that I only needed one bye week filler later on in draft at each position-this allowed me to instead of going 3/5/7/3/2/2 to draft 2/5/9/2/2/2 so stockpile two more WRs since I went QB and TE strong early)
Jarvis Landry MIA
Melvin Gordon SD (League does not have a flex but like 3 starting RBs in my stable)
Emmanuel Sanders DEN
Charles Sims TB (must needed handcuff for Doug Martin)
Dorial Green-Beckham (Stockpiling WRs in hopes that 1-2 catch fire)
Isaiah Crowell CLE (in a draft and forget format I do not have to decide when to start this boom or bust RB)
Teddy Bridgewater MIN (Homer pick as many of the tier 2 and 3 QBs were flying off the board)
Vincent Jackson TB
Jason Witten DAL (Not as good a pick in a Non-PPR league and has the same bye as my stud TE Greg Olsen-Doh! I knew this and waited 2 rounds before picking him)

-Get ready for my WR run (pick 14-17 stockpiling WRs)
Breshad Perriman BAL
Pierre Garcon WAS
Kamar Aiken BAL
Tyler Boyd CIN

Minnesota Vikings
Brandon McManus DEN
Buffalo Bills
Mike Nugent CIN
Brandon Coleman NO (Sleeper-but I wonder if a TE not on a bye with Olsen and Witten would have been better value added to my team)

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

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