AFC
East
NE 11-5
BUF 7-9
MIA 7-9
NYJ 6-10
North
PIT 10-6
BAL 9-7
CIN 9-7
CLE 4-12
South
HOU 9-7
IND 8-8
TEN 7-9
JAX 6-8
West
KC 10-6
DEN 9-7
OAK 8-8
LA Chargers 7-9
NFC
East
DAL 11-5
NYG 9-7
PHI 8-8
WAS 8-8
North
GB 10-6
MIN 9-7
DET 8-8
CHI 5-11
South
ATL 10-6
CAR 9-7
TB 8-8
NO 8-8
West
SEA 11-5
AZ 8-8
LA Rams 5-11
SF 5-11
Monday, May 8, 2017
Sunday, May 7, 2017
2017 NFL Schedule and its implications
Two days ago I blogged my best games of 2017....
Week 1 PHI @ WAS Cousins proves WAS wrong for no LT deal
Week 1 LA Chargers @ DEN (MNF) Anytime Rivers plays DEN it is explosive, even more so since Mike McCoy is now the Broncos OC
Week 2 GB @ ATL Questions. NFC Championship?
Week 4 CAR @ NE What the 2016 Super Bowl should have been?
Week 4 OAK @ DEN About the only matchup in the AFC left
Week 4 IND @ SEA All the good games apparently are in week 4
Week 5 GB @ DAL Great matchup!
Week 7 ATL @ NE Super Bowl matchup. Why is this not the TNF kickoff game?
Week 8 DEN @ KC Anytime the broncos go to Arrowhead....
Week 10 SEA @ AZ (TNF) Finally a good TNF game?
Week 11 ATL @ SEA Questions none?
Week 14 BAL @ PIT Will Big Ben have announced his retirement? Will they be playing for a Division title?
Week 16 SEA @ DAL Something will be on the line here...
Now some other schedule implications/thoughts.....
Other schedule highlights
-Bye weeks do not start until week 5
--There are seven bye weeks
---Three weeks have six teams off (Weeks
---Three weeks have four teams off
---One week (7) has just two teams off
Is it me or could we just have six weeks of byes (four weeks with six teams off and two weeks with four teams off)?
Speaking of byes:
-NYG plays four games against teams coming off a bye
-Neither CLE or JAX get national night time games (TNF, SNF or MNF)
-4 Games in London
-MIA plays NE twice in 15 days.....seriously NFL?
-Eight teams have three game road trips...arg!
In May it is always to early to tell if a team has a easy or tough schedule....although I and others do it anyway. The reason it is too early is teams that are playoff contenders in the previous year (how most toughness scales are based) may not be tough or contenders in the following year. In essence, things look differently in December than they do in August before the season starts.
Having said that....DEN has what appears to be the toughest schedule with the most playoff teams (.578 winning record for opponents). the LA Chargers also face 8 playoff teams from last year.
The AFC West by virtue of their success last year are the top four teams with the hardest schedule based on opponents winning percentage.
NE has a tough 6 game stretch with a Mexico city game and 5 of 6 away games.
The teams with the easiest schedule?
27 MIN
28 PIT
29 CIN
30 JAX
31 TEN
32 IND
Hmmmm the last three teams (easiest schedule) are from the same division...AFC South.
Week 1 PHI @ WAS Cousins proves WAS wrong for no LT deal
Week 1 LA Chargers @ DEN (MNF) Anytime Rivers plays DEN it is explosive, even more so since Mike McCoy is now the Broncos OC
Week 2 GB @ ATL Questions. NFC Championship?
Week 4 CAR @ NE What the 2016 Super Bowl should have been?
Week 4 OAK @ DEN About the only matchup in the AFC left
Week 4 IND @ SEA All the good games apparently are in week 4
Week 5 GB @ DAL Great matchup!
Week 7 ATL @ NE Super Bowl matchup. Why is this not the TNF kickoff game?
Week 8 DEN @ KC Anytime the broncos go to Arrowhead....
Week 10 SEA @ AZ (TNF) Finally a good TNF game?
Week 11 ATL @ SEA Questions none?
Week 14 BAL @ PIT Will Big Ben have announced his retirement? Will they be playing for a Division title?
Week 16 SEA @ DAL Something will be on the line here...
Now some other schedule implications/thoughts.....
Other schedule highlights
-Bye weeks do not start until week 5
--There are seven bye weeks
---Three weeks have six teams off (Weeks
---Three weeks have four teams off
---One week (7) has just two teams off
Is it me or could we just have six weeks of byes (four weeks with six teams off and two weeks with four teams off)?
Speaking of byes:
-NYG plays four games against teams coming off a bye
-Neither CLE or JAX get national night time games (TNF, SNF or MNF)
-4 Games in London
-MIA plays NE twice in 15 days.....seriously NFL?
-Eight teams have three game road trips...arg!
In May it is always to early to tell if a team has a easy or tough schedule....although I and others do it anyway. The reason it is too early is teams that are playoff contenders in the previous year (how most toughness scales are based) may not be tough or contenders in the following year. In essence, things look differently in December than they do in August before the season starts.
Having said that....DEN has what appears to be the toughest schedule with the most playoff teams (.578 winning record for opponents). the LA Chargers also face 8 playoff teams from last year.
The AFC West by virtue of their success last year are the top four teams with the hardest schedule based on opponents winning percentage.
NE has a tough 6 game stretch with a Mexico city game and 5 of 6 away games.
The teams with the easiest schedule?
27 MIN
28 PIT
29 CIN
30 JAX
31 TEN
32 IND
Hmmmm the last three teams (easiest schedule) are from the same division...AFC South.
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Time is running out for FFPC Early Bird Pricing and Pros vs Joes Contest Entry
The entry fee for the FFPC Main Event 2017 is $1,875. However they have an early bird special 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).
Early entrants (a $200 deposit secures your team) also are entered into a lottery for the Pros vs Joes Challenge. The winner of each PvJ league receives a FFPC Main Event entry for the following year. I won my Pros vs Joes League in 2015 and won an entry into the 2016 FFPC Main Event.
Additional teams before the early bird deadline are $250 off so just $1625.
See you in Las Vegas!
Including Financial Planning The Fighter Pilot Way and…a military thriller from Sam Hendricks Just One More...Early entrants (a $200 deposit secures your team) also are entered into a lottery for the Pros vs Joes Challenge. The winner of each PvJ league receives a FFPC Main Event entry for the following year. I won my Pros vs Joes League in 2015 and won an entry into the 2016 FFPC Main Event.
Additional teams before the early bird deadline are $250 off so just $1625.
See you in Las Vegas!
Check out the latest books from Extra Point Press
Financial Planning The Fighter Pilot Way: 365 Personal Finance Tips Everyone Should Know
Fantasy Football Tips (2nd Edition): 230 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635151
Friday, May 5, 2017
2017 NFL Schedule-Fantasy Implications and Best Games
Hello and welcome to a lively discussion on the 2017 NFL Schedule and my thoughts on its implications on fantasy production and W/L records as well. But first my top 13 (bakers dozen) games this season.....Circle your time measuring devices people. Here they come...
Week 1 PHI @ WAS Cousins proves WAS wrong for no LT deal
Week 1 LA Chargers @ DEN (MNF) Anytime Rivers plays DEN it is explosive, even more so since Mike McCoy is now the Broncos OC
Week 2 GB @ ATL Questions. NFC Championship?
Week 4 CAR @ NE What the 2016 Super Bowl should have been?
Week 4 OAK @ DEN About the only matchup in the AFC left
Week 4 IND @ SEA All the good games apparently are in week 4
Week 5 GB @ DAL Great matchup!
Week 7 ATL @ NE Super Bowl matchup. Why is this not the TNF kickoff game?
Week 8 DEN @ KC Anytime the broncos go to Arrowhead....
Week 10 SEA @ AZ (TNF) Finally a good TNF game?
Week 11 ATL @ SEA Questions none?
Week 14 BAL @ PIT Will Big Ben have announced his retirement? Will they be playing for a Division title?
Week 16 SEA @ DAL Something will be on the line here...
More schedule implications tomorrow...
Week 1 PHI @ WAS Cousins proves WAS wrong for no LT deal
Week 1 LA Chargers @ DEN (MNF) Anytime Rivers plays DEN it is explosive, even more so since Mike McCoy is now the Broncos OC
Week 2 GB @ ATL Questions. NFC Championship?
Week 4 CAR @ NE What the 2016 Super Bowl should have been?
Week 4 OAK @ DEN About the only matchup in the AFC left
Week 4 IND @ SEA All the good games apparently are in week 4
Week 5 GB @ DAL Great matchup!
Week 7 ATL @ NE Super Bowl matchup. Why is this not the TNF kickoff game?
Week 8 DEN @ KC Anytime the broncos go to Arrowhead....
Week 10 SEA @ AZ (TNF) Finally a good TNF game?
Week 11 ATL @ SEA Questions none?
Week 14 BAL @ PIT Will Big Ben have announced his retirement? Will they be playing for a Division title?
Week 16 SEA @ DAL Something will be on the line here...
More schedule implications tomorrow...
Thursday, May 4, 2017
FFPC Main Event sign ups underway
The Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Main Event for 2017 is now accepting registration for teams.
The entry fee for the FFPC Main Event 2017 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).
Early entrants (a $200 deposit secures your team) also are entered into a lottery for the Pros vs Joes Challenge. The winner of each PvJ league receives a FFPC Main Event entry for the following year. I won my Pros vs Joes League in 2015 and won an entry into the FFPC Main Event.
Additional teams before the early bird deadline are $250 off so just $1625.
See you in Las Vegas!
Check out the latest books from Extra Point Press
Financial Planning The Fighter Pilot Way: 365 Personal Finance Tips Everyone Should Know
Fantasy Football Tips (2nd Edition): 230 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635151
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Pros versus Joes Contest
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.
2017 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 2018 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 2017 challenge will be limited to six (6) leagues, a total of 36 Joes and 36 Pros.
Division Winner Pros vs Joes 2012 and 2015
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 eight years. That is a pretty good track record! In 2015 I finished 5th overall. Don't ask about last year. I love a all or nothing strategy in Draft Masters events!!!
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!!!
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 2017 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!
Check out the latest books from Extra Point Press
Financial Planning The Fighter Pilot Way: 365 Personal Finance Tips Everyone Should Know
Fantasy Football Tips (2nd Edition): 230 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($12.95) www.amazon.com/dp/1936635151
Monday, May 1, 2017
The Fantasy Championship (TFC) is up and running!
The Fantasy Championship TFC is ready for you with.....
$250 entry (3 teams for $700)
$200,000 Grand Prize
$1,500 in League Prizes
Draft dates starting Memorial Day Weekend
$250 entry (3 teams for $700)
$200,000 Grand Prize
$1,500 in League Prizes
Draft dates starting Memorial Day Weekend
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