The Impact Of Jackson’s Holdout

Every season, there seems to be at least one NFL star who’s contract situation throws a serious kink into the plans of fantasy football owners as they prepare for their drafts. This year, it’s Rams RB Steven Jackson. His ADP (Average Draft Position) is dipping, as folks get scared that he could be this year’s Larry Johnson. Read more

When To Keep A Quarterback

Recently, I had a fantasy football owner ask me a question that nearly stumped me. I know, weird, huh? Usually, I’m the guy that answers questions right away, with no hesitation in my voice – however, this was different, very different. You see, I’m not huge on fantasy QBs. I don’t believe in keeping them, or taking them in the first round, however, I met my match with this question, and my answer totally surprised me. Read more

Experts Draft: Lynch Is Our 1st Pick

Okay, so we’ve tried a few different methods in our expert league drafts this year. We’ve in so many different leagues that we’ve picked just about everywhere between 1-12. While Adrian Peterson has been our number one overall choice, we’ve also tried taking Randy Moss in round one, which we think is a solid strategy. But in our most recent draft, our choice was Buffalo’s Marshawn Lynch. Read more

Don’t Take Tom Brady Early

No disrespect to NFL.com’s Michael Fabiano, you do great work, but I just don’t understand your thought process taking Tom Brady in round one of a recent mock draft. Folks, although Fabiano obviously knows what he’s talking about, I definitely wouldn’t follow his example of taking Brady in round one. Read more

The Benefits Of Concerns

Fantasy football drafts are all about expectations. Plain and simple, guys drafted in rounds one and two are expected to perform better throughout the season and – in theory – score more fantasy points than guys drafted in rounds three, four and five. However, we all know that doesn’t always happen. Read more

Be A Draft Trend Setter

I like to say that it’s never a bad idea to start a trend in a fantasy draft. The trends I’m referring to are more commonly known as “runs.” However, I should clarify. Don’t be the guy that takes a QB or a TE in round one, but be thinking about literally staying ahead of your competition as you draft. Read more

Drafting TEs Back-To-Back

Some fantasy leagues have an RB/WR/TE flex position. In one of my most recent expert league drafts, I used a strategy to take advantage of this starting line-up quirk. With the first overall pick, I took my guy, Adrian Peterson, followed by WR-combo Marques Colston and Steve Smith in rounds two and three. Then, I did something extremely unconventional in rounds four and five. Read more

Catch On To FFOC

To play fantasy football, you have to love competition. But to play fantasy football well, you have to have a little pep in your step, a little swagger in your walk and a little trash in your talk. Come on, you know what I mean. I’m sure you’ve been that guy at the bar, a family function, or out on a double date – talking about how you won your fantasy league last season. Read more

Fantasy Football Is An Art - Not A Science

Regardless of how much you do or don’t know about fantasy football, or how good or horrible you think you are on draft day, there’s enough stuff floating around out there with regards to fantasy football draft strategy to keep your head spinning for days. Don’t worry, I’m going to sort through all that, and simplify things for you right here and right now. Read more

Know Your Scoring System

Have you ever wondered why there are huge discrepancies in where guys like Reggie Bush, Frank Gore, Rudi Johnson, Brandon Jacobs and several others are ranked among fantasy websites and magazines? Varying opinions are a factor, but the main reason is that different media outlets rank their players based on various league scoring formats, but don’t always identify which one they’re using. Read more

How To Win An IDP League

If you’re not playing fantasy football with individual defensive players, you’re missing out. IDP leagues add more players to the mix, increasing the overall competition level. If a stacked offensive team has a few holes on defense, it can be vulnerable against a team with a bang-up D that may be struggling on offense due to injury problems. IDPs give the margin of error some breathing room, as more factors need to be taken into account – like who ranks higher on draft boards – Marc Bulger or Brian Urlacher? Read more

When To Go Against The Grain

For the past several years, it’s been smart to draft running backs in Rounds 1 & 2, regardless of draft position. Solid featured RBs have always been hard to come by, thus the rationale for snagging two good ones early. As trends go, the “RB-RB” strategy has been the strongest in the history of rotisserie sports – but starting with 2008 drafts, it could be coming to an end. Read more