Articles – Fantasy Football
2009 Fantasy Football
Charles In Charge Of My Medication Being Upped
The Chiefs only gave Jamaal Charles 9 touches when they should have given him 99. Haley gave too many looks to Smith and Savage which…
- Doc
- November 8, 2009
- 39
2009 Fantasy Football
Week 9 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
- November 7, 2009
- 48
2009 Fantasy Football
Shoot Gonzo Out Of A Cannon And Into Your Free Agent Pool
Anthony Gonzalez: He had a little surgery the other day. You know, they just scraped around inside his body to see what was up. He’s…
- Doc
- November 7, 2009
- 6
2009 Fantasy Football
Playoff Statistical Strategery: Quarterbacks
Well, I told you to punt Matt Ryan a while back and the numbers continue to confirm that advice. Kurt Warner continues to have the…
- Doc
- November 6, 2009
- 3
2009 Fantasy Football
Playoff Statistical Strategery: Running Backs
So you are looking like a contender in your league and you are getting ready for a playoff run, but somehow you got there in…
- Doc
- November 6, 2009
- 11
2009 Fantasy Football
The Awesomist Ground Game Preview On The Interweb
Yesterday before the “Aerial Preview” as I call it, Mark compared Fantasy Football to Fantasy Baseball. He drew some really good analogies; in particular that…
- Drew
- November 5, 2009
- 33
2009 Fantasy Football
Statistical Strategery, Week 9
The top of the chart has the worst defenses and the bottom the best. So as you can see in the first row of the…
- Doc
- November 5, 2009
- 35
2009 Fantasy Football
Baseball vs. Football (Apologies to George Carlin)
As I flipped back and forth between MNF and the World Series (and thought over my fantasy baseball and fantasy football seasons), I couldn’t help…
- mgeoffriau
- November 4, 2009
- 24
2009 Fantasy Football
WR Targets
Guys Worth a Look 1. Mike “who the @#$%” Thomas-which Jaguars receiver has the most targets over the last three weeks? Holt? Wrong. Sims-Walker? Wrong.…
- Jones
- November 4, 2009
- 22
2009 Fantasy Football
Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math Week 9
Formula: Rating = Amount of Talent (Individual + Team Support) + Opportunity Tier I Jason Witten 17 (9+8) – I know that Miles Austin is…
- Drew
- November 3, 2009
- 28
2009 Fantasy Football
Michael Turner Overdrive
The rumors of Michael Turner’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Last night he looked like he took Marshawn Lynch’s beast mode and Spike Jonzed it…
- Doc
- November 3, 2009
- 39
2009 Fantasy Football
Slaton’s Slippy Fingers Slam Owners Onto Slag Heap
Steve Slaton has had troubles fumbling all season. Wait, he hasn’t had any trouble fumbling; he has perfected the craft which led to him being…
- Doc
- November 1, 2009
- 40
2009 Fantasy Football
Week 8 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
- November 1, 2009
- 44
2009 Fantasy Football
Danny Ware, Over There!
Ahmad Bradshaw has been running on a split hoof and it could crack wide open at any moment. Do you think this means he’ll get…
- Doc
- October 30, 2009
- 41
2009 Fantasy Football
The Awesomist Ground Game Preview on the Interweb
1 O’Clock Games Houston (21st) @ Buffalo (32nd) Steve Slaton is an automatic start regardless of matchup. The Bills defense isn’t as bad as you…
- Drew
- October 29, 2009
- 38
2009 Fantasy Football
Johnson & Johnson Makes Baby Cry
The name of the game this week is injury management. Three members of the top tier of wide receivers (Andre Johnson, Calvin Johnson, and Reggie…
- mgeoffriau
- October 28, 2009
- 36
2009 Fantasy Football
Statistical Strategery
So this week’s strategery has a new format to completely disorient and befuddle you! The first change is that I have added DVOA, which is…
- Doc
- October 28, 2009
- 14
2009 Fantasy Football
Target(s) Practice
Mohamed Massaquoi: in addition to having the majority of all vowels in his name (except for that elusive “Y”) Massaquoi also gets the majority of…
- Jones
- October 27, 2009
- 21
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
