I’ve been mock drafting and really drafting for a few weeks now, but it’s hard to judge a draft when the season still hasn’t even started. For some added perspective and lessons learned, I took a look back at the team I managed last year in my office fantasy football league — one of my…… Continue reading My Office League 2008: A Real Draft in Review
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And so 2008 begins…
Fantasy football season is upon us! *The people rejoice* *Crowds cheer and applause* *Small baby thrown in air* Someone catch that baby! *Baby caught inside beer* YES! The defending Super Bowl Champions, the New York Giants, face off against the Washington Redskins tonight. What will the lesser Manning of the mighty Mannings do?…… Continue reading And so 2008 begins…
Fantasy Football Fools’ 2008 Average Joe Mock Draft
I know it’s a little late to be posting a mock draft. Believe me. I know you all drafted already — well, hopefully, you drafted already. I wish I could have gotten this one edited sooner, but the rush of preseason football and real drafts took hold of me and delayed the posting. Next time,…… Continue reading Fantasy Football Fools’ 2008 Average Joe Mock Draft
Fantasy Football Fools is Paying the Fan
UPDATE: Contest tweet going out at 2 p.m. (Central) on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Follow me now! Think you’re ready to step your fantasy football game up to the next level? Want to try to best the Fools in a friendly fantasy football competition? Do you REALLY think you’re smarter than a fifth grader? Well, I made…… Continue reading Fantasy Football Fools is Paying the Fan
5 Reasons I Still Won’t Draft Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning has now returned to practice, but there’s still too much bad juju around old buckethead for me to consider touching him for my fantasy team. I can’t believe that I’m actually going to say it, but this season, it’s better to pass on the definition of a stud fantasy quarterback. I have my…… Continue reading 5 Reasons I Still Won’t Draft Peyton Manning
Q&A QB: How to Draft First Overall in Nine-Team Division
Q&A QB is a new head-smacking, hard-hitting, name-taking question and answer series where Jacob assists readers and his Twitter followers in perfecting their draft strategy and winning their league. This post is the first run at it. Let Jacob know what you think in the comments, and if you’d like to be featured in a…… Continue reading Q&A QB: How to Draft First Overall in Nine-Team Division
Expert League Team Retrospective: Fantasy Website Drunken Pirate Slapfight Expert League
About a month ago, I completed an expert draft with several fantasy football analysts and bloggers. The draft took almost the entire month of July because it was conducted with a 10-hour timer for each pick on MyFantasyLeague.com for those of us with day jobs. Psh, day jobs. The results of this draft, although mentioned…… Continue reading Expert League Team Retrospective: Fantasy Website Drunken Pirate Slapfight Expert League
You want to hang your draft board where exactly?
I did a guest post for The Hazean yesterday covering how to choose the right environment for your fantasy football draft. Read all about the pros and cons of each location at The Hazean. Fantasy football drafts are a sacred thing, so you should always be mindful to have them on hallowed ground. With the… Continue reading You want to hang your draft board where exactly?
Fantasy Football Players You Hate, Twitter
Last weekend, I asked all my Twitter followers what players ranked in the top 50 they didn’t want to touch in their fantasy football drafts. I’m sure each one of you is hoarding some dark feelings towards one of the top 10 players in fantasy, but even knowing the hatred you hold in your hearts…… Continue reading Fantasy Football Players You Hate, Twitter
The Incredible Depth at Running Back in 2008
If you followed along with my recent expert draft, you saw me pass on taking a lot of depth at running back (RB) in the early rounds. Only in the later rounds did I really flesh out the RB position on my team. Taking Tom Brady in the first round certainly didn’t help me snag…… Continue reading The Incredible Depth at Running Back in 2008