After the long, over-hyped saga of rumors and speculation, Brett Favre should turn in his request for reinstatement and show up to the Green Bay Packers training camp this weekend. Even though Favre and the Packers administration are talking, the Packers haven’t changed their stance on backing Aaron Rodgers as the starter, so it looks…… Continue reading The Favre Effect on Fantasy Football Drafts
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Fantasy Draft Strategy: Tiering Your Player Rankings and Cheat Sheets
Now that the players have settled into their teams for 2008, and overlooking the few free agents still bouncing from workout to workout, it’s time to start preparing your draft cheat sheets and practicing your draft strategy with a few mock drafts. Tiering your draft cheat sheet is one very effective method of drafting a…… Continue reading Fantasy Draft Strategy: Tiering Your Player Rankings and Cheat Sheets
The Third-Year Breakout Wide Receiver Theory and Why It’s Coincidence
I don’t put much faith in the third-year breakout theory for wide receivers. It’s no perfect science but merely a common coincidence. A wide receiver’s breakout year has more to do with when the receiver becomes comfortable in the offense than when they hit year 3 of their career. Receivers–unless they fall into a good…… Continue reading The Third-Year Breakout Wide Receiver Theory and Why It’s Coincidence
Impact wide receivers on the move this off-season
Many a team in the NFL could use a game-changing wide receiver. Several teams are stuck with either aging veterans or a bunch of young butterfingers running routes each Sunday. Lucky for them, numerous top receivers are up for free agency or wanting a trade this offseason, and several of them might be moving if…… Continue reading Impact wide receivers on the move this off-season