Understanding The IDP Picture

Year in and year out, fantasy football owners that play in individual defensive player formats, are tempted to take high-priced linebackers in the mid-rounds of their drafts, to ensure some point production. This is not the smartest way to win an IDP league, however, and can be especially difficult for IDP beginners to grasp. 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

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

Keep An Eye On Second Year WRs

One year ago, Denver’s Brandon Marshall absolutely lit the world on fire in this second NFL season, hauling in 102 passes for more than 1,300 yards and seven TDs. New Orleans’ Marques Colston caught 98 balls for 1,202 yards and 11 TDs in his second season, and Green Bay’s Greg Jennings also had a breakout season, scoring 12 times while racking up more than 900 yards and 50 catches. The point is that second year WRs are now truly worthy of watching, as KC’s Dwayne Bowe and others threaten to be potent fantasy weapons in 2008. Read more

Super Sleeper Running Backs

Because five of the top 25 and 13 of the top 40 fantasy RBs were plucked from the waiver wire in 2007, and guys like Earnest Graham, Ryan Grant, Kenny Watson, Chicago’s Adrian Peterson and Justin Fargas made names for themselves, fantasy owners are now forced to pay attention to just about every single running back on all 32 rosters - but how do you sift through the clutter to find the best super sleepers? Read more

2008 Fantasy “X-Factors”

2008 is chalked full of guys that could go either way. Guys who are more than capable of putting up huge digits, but only if everything goes perfectly right. We call these guys Fantasy “X-Factors” due to the fact that a certain set of circumstances could spark them to light up the stat column and become a true difference maker. Philly’s Donovan McNabb, who has only played in 33 total games in three seasons since throwing for 3,800 yards and 31 TDs in 2004, is the perfect example of a Fantasy “X-Factor.” Read more