Which fantasy dud through two weeks would you most like to buy low?

I’ll give you one at each position. First, Derek Anderson at QB; he has played two tough opponents in Dallas and Pittsburg. He should rebound in week 4 vs. CIN. Next, LT who is currently not even in the top 30 at RB. Injury worries have hindered him so far. While a toe injury is worrisome, I would bet he recovers and gets back to norm soon. Finally, Braylon Edwards at WR is a victim of his QB (D. Anderson) and the same tough schedule CLEV faced in weeks 1 and 2. Any of those three should be good value later this season.


As seen at Fantasy Index Magazines website www.fantasyindex.com in their Ask the Expert Column. Check Sam's and all the other Experts advice this week.

Is the Patriots' offense doomed without Tom Brady?

Coach Belichick will RUN, RUN, and RUN some more with an occasional pass to Randy Moss. Look for disappointing numbers from J. Gafney and less catches from Wes Welker as well. Moss will still get his touches, as Matt Cassel will go with “the man” more often than not. The RBBC (Maroney and Sammy Morris) will get a boost as the Pats try and run and take some of the pressure off their new starting QB. New England’s kicker Gostkowski may even be a better play now as more FG attempts should come vice the XPs he kicked last year.

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Based on the preseason, which rookie do you feel you greatly over or underestimated in your initial evaluations?

Steve Slaton has jumped up the charts since my initial rankings in May. Some of that boost has come from a great preseason and some has come from the injury situation with Chris Brown and A. Green. Rumors out of Houston hint that Slaton may be the starter sooner rather then later. Eddie Royal is another underrated rookie who has caught my eye. He gets the start for Denver in week 1 with B. Marshall serving his suspension. If he can make his mark, it will be hard to take him off the field. Devin Thomas is another rookie WR, but he appears to have been overrated and may not see too much playing time early this season.

As seen at www.fantasyindex.com Fantasy Index Magazines "Ask the Expert" online column.

Which preseason issue has you most concerned?

With the regular season approaching, which preseason surgery (Manning, McGahee), suspension (Smith, Marshall), or contract squabble (Boldin, Jackson) involving a major player has MOST affected your rankings, and why?

Suspensions are easy, factor in how many games they miss and move on. Injuries are tougher because of the recovery time. Holdouts though, that is where I get nervous, because you have no idea when it will be resolved. I also think long preseason holdouts lead to injuries in the regular season. So up until last week I would have said Steven Jackson’s hold out. However, lately Peyton Manning’s swelling has me concerned. I have him clinging to QB#4 ranking by a thread and that will affect R. Wayne, M. Harrison, A. Gonzalez, D. Clark and Vinatieri. After seeing Jim Sorgi (Peyton’s backup) not play this past week, I suspect he was saved for opening day or worse. IND has a bye early in week 4. Anyone else see Peyton return to the field as late as Houston (Week 5)?

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Peyton Manning update and money FF Leagues I am in

Sorry this has been a little late getting out, but it is Fantasy Football draft season.
Oh yeah and we moved house too!

First, be afraid, be very afraid of Peyton Manning. I am getting a bad feeling that he will not be ready for Week 1. In addition, do not forget IND has their bye early in week 4, so it is conceivable that he rests until week 5. That is right folks he is a risk to miss five of your precious regular season FF games. Not saying it will happen, just that it might.

Pleased to announce that I am participating in three of the four top High Stakes Leagues this year. In order of their drafts:

National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) Classic Saturday 30 Aug 1 PM EST for $100,000 top prize, $8,750 in league prizes. Entry fee $1,300

NBC Primetime Saturday 30 Aug 7 PM EST for $100,000 top prize, $8,750 in league prizes. Entry fee $1,300

Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Friday 5 Sept 9 PM EST for $75,000 top prize, $7,500 in league prizes. Entry fee $1,375

I also am playing in a satellite or two for the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF) although I could not make the main event, which would have been my third year in a row appearing.

And many more $250-$500 satellites so you can see I put my money where my mouth is.
Last year I had a ROI of over 10%. Not too shabby!

Many have asked and YES, I have entered in the Fantasy Football Open Championship (FFOC), which is offering the top team 1 Million dollars. It is a long shot with so many entries and not all the drafts occurring at the same time, but what the heck.

I am preparing for my local, 16 Team, PPR, minimal keeper live Lakenheath draft today.
We even had an owner fly in from the U.S to draft here in England. That is dedication to a hobby! We have owners in the Middle East, Europe and North America.

Expert drafts, interviews and rankings

Look for my rankings and commentary in Fantasy Football Index magazine on pages 54-71.
In that same issue my Auction team from their Fantasy Football Index Mock Auction is discussed on pages 78-83. Of note is the “Which team is the team to beat?” where 4 of the other 11 Experts pick my team as one to beat. Others getting 4 votes were David Dodds from FootballGuys.com and Scott Pianowski from Yahoo sports.
I am also featured weekly on www.fantasy index.com in the “Ask the Experts” column.
Speaking of Experts, check out my fantasy football team at www.expertsdraft.com and track the success of that team against the other experts. You will find our recent draft, interviews about the thought process and much more.

TOP 4 RBs set?

Looks like the Top 4 RBs in the standard performance PPR league are pretty much set.

1) LT gets the #1 spot in most cases

2) Adrian Peterson

3) Steven Jackson

4) Brian Westbrook

You can shuffle the #2-#4 spots but all 4 end up in the Top 4 somewhere