Articles – Fantasy Football
2009 Fantasy Football
Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math
Formula: Rating = Amount of Talent (Individual + Team Support) + Opportunity Tier I Larry Fitzgerald 20 (10+10) – I have been harping on this…
- Drew
- October 26, 2009
- 58
2009 Fantasy Football
Mr. Broken Fibula Goes To Washington!
A broken fibula seems like it might not be that bad. I mean fibula, it’s like a tiny lie or something, right? Well, whatever it…
- Doc
- October 25, 2009
- 24
2009 Fantasy Football
Week 7 Game Day Companion
Sunday’s finally here! To start things off we have our “Matchup Savers,” players that you can start today if you’re in a pinch due to…
- Drew
- October 24, 2009
- 39
2009 Fantasy Football
The Cotch Rocket Is Out Of Fuel
We are on the cusp of week 7. Before we know it the Colts will be 14-0 and we’ll be talking about if they should…
- Doc
- October 23, 2009
- 17
2009 Fantasy Football
The Awesomist Ground Game Preview on the Interweb
Here it is Ladies and Gents, the Ground Game Preview for Week 7. One thing I would like to reinforce about our “rating system,” which…
- Drew
- October 22, 2009
- 46
2009 Fantasy Football
Week 7 Fantasy Football Roundtable
Mosey on over to Rookie Blitz to read the newest fantasy football roundtable. Like every week we give our fantasy sleepers and busts for the…
- Doc
- October 22, 2009
- 1
2009 Fantasy Football
You Sunk My Battleship!
A large part of rating players and making roster recommendations is risk management. Every player has a risk/reward ratio. Clearly, if it were possible to…
- mgeoffriau
- October 21, 2009
- 42
2009 Fantasy Football
Statistical Strategery: Week 7
Another week is in the books and the numbers are setting like that dirty picture you took of your wife with the Polaroid. Shake it,…
- Doc
- October 20, 2009
- 35
2009 Fantasy Football
Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math
The trade deadline isn’t that far away! We should all be throwing out trades right now like nobody’s business, gearing up our teams for a…
- Drew
- October 19, 2009
- 37
2009 Fantasy Football
The Zorn Identity
The much maligned Jim Zorn will become a figure head-coach after GM Vinny Cerrato and him had a little talk and “stripped him” of his…
- Doc
- October 18, 2009
- 26
2009 Fantasy Football
Week 6 Game Day Companion
Sunday’s finally here! To start things off we have our “Matchup Savers,” players that you can start today if you’re in a pinch due…
- Drew
- October 18, 2009
- 30
2009 Fantasy Football
Jared Allen’s Disembodied Mullet
The title is a product of a long day and a lack of sleep. Here are some more hallucinogenic thoughts: Wes Welker: He isn’t on…
- Doc
- October 16, 2009
- 47
2009 Fantasy Football
The Awesomist Ground Game Preview on the Interwebs
Here it is Ladies and Gents, the Ground Game Preview for Week 6. One thing I would like to reinforce about our “rating system,” which…
- Drew
- October 16, 2009
- 13
2009 Fantasy Football
Trade Matty Ice for Matty Hass?
So you have a quarterback, right? I’m going to go out on a limb and say you do. It is time to start looking into…
- Doc
- October 15, 2009
- 54
2009 Fantasy Football
Alas, Poor Sore Nick (They Threw It Well)
Already reeling from injuries to Vincent Fuller and Cortland Finnegan, the Titans secondary took another hit on Sunday night when cornerback Nick Harper was knocked…
- mgeoffriau
- October 14, 2009
- 58
2009 Fantasy Football
Statistical Strategery: Week 6
I’ve compiled some statistics here that I think might be useful for this week. The first chart looks at passing defenses for week 6 while…
- Doc
- October 13, 2009
- 66
2009 Fantasy Football
Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math
Let’s remind ourselves of the formula: Sleeper Rating = Amount of Talent (Individual + Team Support) + Opportunity I have to give a quick shout…
- Drew
- October 12, 2009
- 57
2009 Fantasy Football
Rice Rice Baby
Ray Rice got 143 total yards and 1 touchdown on 21 touches to Willis McGahee’s 2 touches and 2 total yards. I’ve been shouting his…
- Doc
- October 11, 2009
- 20
2009 Fantasy Football
Week 5 Game Day Companion
We have a new addition to “Game Day Companion” that should help your team out some weeks. I have been talking about Bye weeks a…
- Drew
- October 10, 2009
- 43
2009 Fantasy Football
Running Back Utilization Realizations
We live in a strange new world of running backs sharing carries, running wildcats and not murdering their ex-wives. This ain’t your older brother’s NFL! …
- Doc
- October 9, 2009
- 24
2009 Fantasy Football
Fantasy Roundtable Week 5: Sleepers and Busts
This week’s Fantasy Football Roundtable is up and running over at Fantasy Football Whiz! If you don’t click your way over there you are missing…
- Doc
- October 9, 2009
- 6
2009 Fantasy Football
Fried Freddy Friday
Fred Taylor’s ankle took a time machine back to when it was younger and attached to the aptly nicknamed Fragile Fred. He was looking ok…
- Doc
- October 8, 2009
- 29
2009 Fantasy Football
Ground Running Back Goulash
Here are the ingredients for a big pot of rushing yards for your fantasy team. Mix them up and put it on the stove on…
- Drew
- October 8, 2009
- 44
2009 Fantasy Football
We Have Clearance, Clarence!
Introductory paragraphs are the most difficult. The temptation to say things like, “Hello, everybody out there in cyberspace!” is almost overwhelming. Also, clever titles are…
- mgeoffriau
- October 7, 2009
- 32
2009 Fantasy Football
Game (Day) Theory: Bye Week Strategy
Everyone has their favorite Mario Brothers level. It is a tough call but I have to go with the water level on the original game.…
- Drew
- October 6, 2009
- 57
2009 Fantasy Football
Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math
Let’s remind ourselves of the formula: Sleeper Rating = Amount of Talent (Individual + Team Support) + Opportunity Week 5 is on the way! It’s…
- Drew
- October 5, 2009
- 83
2009 Fantasy Football
Steve Smith Sheds Parentheticals
Steve Smith had been dragging his (NYG) all over the field. It was slowing him down, but he finally bust a move so funky the…
- Doc
- October 4, 2009
- 32
2009 Fantasy Football
Week 4 Game Day Companion
The old adage “Sell High, Buy Low” just doesn’t do it for me. I’m not convinced it covers enough of the strategy landscape. So what…
- Drew
- October 3, 2009
- 45
2009 Fantasy Football
Somebody’s Going to Emergency
Injuries and byes are hurting some of us in week 4. But we can at least be thankful that we are only metaphorically hurting (depending…
- Doc
- October 2, 2009
- 37
2009 Fantasy Football
Razzball Commenter League Update
I am on the RCL Standings somewhere. No, keep looking. No, further down. Yeah, I suck. Here’s our fearless leader Rudy Gamble on how the…
- Doc
- October 2, 2009
- 22
2009 Fantasy Football
Sunday Special: Bottled Mark Sanchez Grit
It is week 4 in the NFL. Oh how the time flies. It seems just like yesterday that Anthony Gonzalez was my favorite receiver to…
- Doc
- October 1, 2009
- 53
2009 Fantasy Football
Winner Of The Brett Bowl To Be Declared NFL Champs
All of Sunday’s games have been canceled. With the Monday night game taking precedence there really was no reason to play any other games which…
- Doc
- October 1, 2009
- 9
2009 Fantasy Football
Fantasy Roundtable: Sleep Until You Bust
This week you can find the roundtablers bellied up to Big Troph.com. We are feasting on the sleepers and busts of week 4. And oh…
- Doc
- October 1, 2009
- 11
2009 Fantasy Football
Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math
Let’s remind ourselves of the formula: Sleeper Rating = Amount of Talent (Individual + Team Support) + Opportunity Let the bye weeks begin! This is…
- Drew
- September 30, 2009
- 34
2009 Fantasy Football
Opportunity Knox, But Not Often
We are three weeks into the season and the target numbers are piling up so it’s time to sift through them for some gems or…
- Doc
- September 29, 2009
- 44
2009 Fantasy Football
Do the Add/Drop Belly Flop!
The men on the wire jump off tonight. Get out your big, soft, trampoliney things with the bright red bullseyes on them. Glen Coffee: I…
- Doc
- September 29, 2009
- 14
2009 Fantasy Football
He’s Just Not That Into You
Eradicator: “Dude, it’s OVER!” Me: “What are you talking about? What’s over?” Eradicator: “Everything men have been talking about for centuries; it’s all been washed…
- Drew
- September 28, 2009
- 37
2009 Fantasy Football
Game (Day) Theory: Which Ninja Turtle are you?
No this isn’t a chain letter or cheesy personality test that someone dumps on you on Facebook. Actually it sort of is the latter. There…
- Drew
- September 28, 2009
- 15
2009 Fantasy Football
Greg Lewis Beats 49ers!
I don’t love or hate Brett Favre. I am glad he is around so I can add words and phrases like osteoporosis, One A Day…
- Doc
- September 27, 2009
- 25
2009 Fantasy Football
Saturday Morning Quarterback
Lots of football reporters, analysts, and bloggers like to wait till Monday or Tuesday morning to talk about what they saw, rate their teams’ performance,…
- Hank
- September 25, 2009
- 20
