Greetings! Ya’ll wanna see my face? Well, now’s your chance as for the second year in a row I’ve been handpicked by Andrew Siciliano to participate in DirecTV’s promotional fantasy football extravaganza. Receiving the opportunity to ask MJD and Roddy White questions pertaining to fantasy was like a dream come true for me, not so much unlike my other dream that came true of having Dina and Lindsay Lohan at the same time. God, that was hot. Anyway, I was only given a couple minutes and somehow managed to offend MJD by asking him if his quarterback is still seeing ghosts out there and also call Roddy, “Julio” 2-3 times. WHOOPS! Witness.
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Weekly IDP Rankings: Week One For 2013 Fantasy Football
September 5, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Football, Weekly Rankings | 25 Commentsby: Kevin Kumpf
After weeks of sleeper, busts, injuries and cuts, we’re finally here. FOOTBALL! For the first week of IDP rankings, there are not many changes from my preseason rankings. Teams change from year to year, and IDP stats tend to be less opponent-based than their offensive counterparts, so we’re left primarily with overall talent.
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Bet the Farm: NFL Week 1 Betting Contest
September 5, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Football, Bet The Farm | 39 Commentsby: Josh Carey
Welcome to Bet the Farm, Razzball’s weekly NFL wagering contest. We’re back for our second season and ready to take you on over the course of 17 weeks of NFL play. For those new to the game, here are the rules:
- You start with $1,000 in contest money to make wagers with.
- You can wager on the spread or Over/Under for any NFL game, so long as your pick is made by kickoff of that game. The Yahoo Sports Odds page is a good place to get betting lines: you may use the best line you find available when you make your post, but revisions to wagers are not allowed.
- Your wager must be in an increment of $10.
- You must beat the House: Therefore, you only receive 90% of your wager for a win ($9 on a $10 bet), but lose 100% of your wager on a loss.
- Your wager may be any amount between $10 and your full bankroll.
- New this year: If you lose your entire bankroll, you are allowed a re-buy for another $1,000. Unlimited re-buys are available.
- New this year: Bet the Farm staff will keep track of the full leaderboard for all participants. However, any player who has taken a re-buy will be listed below all players who have not taken a re-buy – even those with lower current balances. It’s always better to not lose all your money. Players will two re-buys will be listed below those with one re-buy, and so on. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Weekly Rankings: Charles In Charge
September 5, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Football, Weekly Rankings | 187 Commentsby: Sky
Yeah, yeah, you’ve heard that lead in title before. Whatever, you don’t really come for weekly rankings for the jokes do you? You do? Fine, a guy goes to the doctor and tells him ‘Doc, ya gotta help me. I keep having weird dreams. Last night I dreamt I was a Wigwam and the night prior I dreamt I was a TeePee. What’s wrong?’ and the Doc says, ‘That’s easy. You’re two tents.’ RIMSHOT! Ok, jokes over kids time for the meat and potatoes and the first week of the rest of your 2013 Fantasy Football lives and I only have one question for you that I won’t even type, you’ve just got to click the link. I have put Jamaal Charles as the top RB for week 1 because it’s against the Jaguars. Is that me betting on KC or betting against Jacksonville? I’d say the latter. Though every year is different and we can’t assume Jacksonville will finish in the bottom 5 in yards allowed to opposing running backs again, I think KC does well enough to give JC Superstar his touches and he’s got a good shot to torch JAX for week 1. Outside of that, I wouldn’t say my rankings go too crazy. I have little belief that either Ryan can turn around that Saints defense enough not to rank the two big wideouts from the Falcons in the high at wideout. My surprise pick this week might be Celek in the top 12 TEs for the week. His preseason was fairly under the radar but he was used a lot in the passing game. If that keeps up, he could be your first TE stream for the year and maybe more. But enough of all that, let’s get this party started. Here’s the weekly rankings for week 1 of the 2013 Fantasy Football season…
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The start of the fantasy season is finally here! By now, you have likely completed your draft and you’re just counting the seconds until Thursday’s game between the Ravens and Broncos (exactly 161,722 at the time this sentence is being written). However, before the games begin, you have a few decisions to make.
With the exception of Rob Gronkowski, you’re probably thinking about playing the people you drafted in the first 5-6 rounds, and that’s smart. Why would you spend an early pick on someone you don’t feel comfortable playing every week, regardless of the matchup? Still, there are some great defenses out there and if you’re looking for a solid flex play, you probably have a few options, so here’s a little something to make that decision easier.
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Razzball Writer’s League Draft Recap: The Mediocre Murphs
September 4, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Football, Razzball Writers League | 17 Commentsby: murph
Much like my high school and college grades, yea I went there, Yahoo draft software graders hit me with a big fat C+, here you go, nice try, but your team is the epitome of mediocre. What the?! I spent the last three months on mock drafting for a C+? But seriously as stated by both Sky and Jaywrong these grades are about as meaningful as the weekly projected points these sites put up to assist you during the fantasy season, so not to make excuses but I’m not putting much stock in my grade. Although I did make a few critical mistakes, I think my draft went well considering the circumstances. Let me explain…
Please, blog, may I have some more?The Razzball Podcast is back, with the final preview show a full-on smorgasbord of last-minute, up-to-date news and the explanation as to why losing NFL franchises’ fan bases are more obese. It must be because of all the [Vladamir] poutines! Then JayWrong decides to start the news with Tim Tebow and Nick bashes the CFL! Talk about a crazy pod. Don’t forget we have some spots left in a few more RCL Leagues rounding out our biggest RCL Football season yet. In the regular season (so starting next show!) I’ll be giving the weekly top scoring team a shout out (top scoring through Sunday’s games since we record Mondays) on air before breaking down the week’s RCL action on Tuesday afternoons. Only T-minus (AKA Sky’s average Yahoo draft grade) one day until Thursday Night Football kickoff!
Please, blog, may I have some more? Razzball Writers League Draft Recap: Kevin’s Team
September 3, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Football, Razzball Writers League | 19 Commentsby: Kevin Kumpf
You know how sometimes you wake up in the middle of the night and feel completely disoriented? You think, “Where am I? Was that all a dream? I never even had a subscription to Word Up magazine!” Then you roll over and go back to sleep. Well that’s how I felt after the Writers League draft, except instead of going back to sleep, I have a roster to maintain all season.
The back story is that I was in Savannah for a different draft that happened to coincide with the Writer’s league draft. I protested the draft time, but Sky and the others were all like, “Deal with it. There are no IDPs anyway, you don’t stand a chance.” While the IDP thing may be true, I am an equal-opportunity fantasy owner, so I was confident about my chances to make a statement in the Writers League this year. Confident, until I had a little too much fun that day in Savannah. The end of my other draft was blurry to say the least, and when I finally logged into the Writers draft, it was the middle of the 5th round. Luckily I had set my own rankings, knowing an autodraft was likely. Here are the results:
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“The computer, an extension of the human intellect. The ENCOM511, centre of the most calculating intelligence on earth, programmed by Master Control to survive by all means. Soon, the ultimate tool will become the ultimate enemy.” I didn’t start my summary with a quote from the 1982 sci-fi blockbuster Tron as an analogy depicting me […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Twelve Team Expert Auction Draft
September 3, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Football, Our Leagues | 199 Commentsby: Sky
So here’s my final go in another Expert League. Scott Pianowski must really like my money the way I play this game as it’s the second league I’ll be in with hm. I covered the first one here. I drafted before the Baseball All-Star break then. For the most part, this league is similar in set up except that it’s a 12 teamer rather than a 14. I do also think there are some similar owners but, hey, that would require me to pay attention to other owners. Neverthewho, here’s results for my last draft for 2013 Fantasy Football…
Razzball Writers League Draft Recap: Jaywrong’s Chargers
September 2, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Football, Razzball Writers League | 33 Commentsby: Jay
Hey, guess who the only person was that received a lower draft grade (D) than myself (D+)? (And if you know me on the baseball side, I’m all about the +’s.) If you guessed Sky, well then… you sir have the remarkable ability to grasp the notion of duh. And let me tell you something, […]
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Razzball Writers League Draft Recap: JB’s Team
September 2, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Football, Razzball Writers League | 38 Commentsby: JB Gilpin
Woooooo! The Razzball Writer’s League. I’m excited, but I’d be even more excited if Tehol’s team butt fumbles his way to a 3-11 record. I mean who starts their gloating in the 2012 recap with a Lady Gaga quote?
Well through the deal of the dice, or shake of the cards, or something like that, I randomized my way into a first pick (see Draft Results here) and didn’t pull anything crazy and grabbed AP. Sorry Sky’s rankings! Although I do like Doug Martin 2. But after that, it was a tough draft being the swing-around and pounding two beers between picks. Just like Sky said in his Writer’s League Recap, this is probably my least favorite team I’ve fielded (12-team PPR, same format as RCL Leagues – speaking of start an RCL League today!):
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