Fantasy Football Friday

by Ed Valentine on Jul 31, 2009 2:00 PM EDT in Fantasy Football

Here are a few Fantasy Football notes for those of you scouring the Inter-Google for info as you prepare for your draft.

NFL.com's Top 100 fantasy players has just one New York Giants on it. Brandon Jacobs checks in at No. 21. You should not be surprised by this. The Giants are not about individuals.
ESPN's list of Sleepers and Busts is not kind to the Giants. Both Eli Manning and the Giants' defense are in the 'bust' category. Eli is not a 'numbers' guy, so I can see that. The defense, though? That's harsh -- and wrong.
Yahoo! Sports is working its way through a series of position primers.
SI.com has a list of 20 Burning Questions to answer before your draft.
I'm not pointing to a specific story here, rather a Web site itself. One of the best sources of Fantasy Football info I know of -- and, as I have said, I am not a big-time FF expert -- is KFFL.com. To me, if you are a serious player this site should be a regular stop for you.

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No big deal

Only one person out of a whole bunch identified the Giant’s defense as a fantasy bust, and he qualified his remarks by saying they have a better real defense than a fantasy defense. I don’t see this as being much of a slap at the Giant’s D. Besides,what kind of credibility do a bunch of fantasy experts have anyway.

by Tucker Fredrickson on Jul 31, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions

Tucker nailed it

They are a reasonably good fantasy defense, but a better real life defense.

by brisulph on Jul 31, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

fantasy shmantasy!

I love FOOTBALL!!! but I just can’t get to into Fantasy Football, don’t know why…I guess I’m partial with stats, I just want our Giants to get Championships!!!! GO BIG BLUE! camp is around the corner…I can’t wait – argghhh! let’s get this going already! I hope Nicks signs soon and not miss any of camp…anybody has any heads up on this?

Opus smart , lascivio magis , intereo gauisus...

by 27Tango on Jul 31, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions

I hear you

I don’t go for it, either. But, since soooo many people do I think giving a nod to the Fantasy fanatics once a week is pretty harmless.

by Ed Valentine on Jul 31, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

anyone that drafts in July or early August

is really, really stupid.

there are always a handful of critical injuries in camp/preseason. i did an early August draft in 2003 and jumped on Michael Vick in the 2nd round. he broke his leg, missed 11 games, and i finished in 11th place in a 12-team league.

i haven’t drafted earlier than the last week in August since.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Jul 31, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions