FANTASY FOOTBALL — WHY WE REALLY CARE
I called to wish my friend Jeremy a happy birthday today. As our conversation turned to our respective jobs, he quipped that I should apply to be the next coach of the Green Bay Packers. I responded that I would make...
Astronauts, Asininity, and Animal Husbandry (or How I Screwed the Pooch This Week in Fantasy Football)
Jack May, aka radio DJ “Candied Yam Jackson”, told a story from his days at Yale in the 1950s with friend and classmate John Rawlings, who would later help design space suits for astronauts. Jack relates in a 2010 interview with...
Fantasy Index podcast shout-out
Thank you to Justin Eleff, host of the Fantasy Index podcast, for the shout-out. My co-owned team — a 2QB, 2TE league started by Justin himself — enters the playoffs a remarkable 14-0. In my 25 years of playing fantasy football,...
TRADE DEADLINE EDITION: WHO TO BUY, WHO TO SELL
The trade deadline in many leagues is this week or in the next couple of weeks. Here are some key buy and sell targets, separated by what assets you are willing to trade away. BUY For teams willing to pay the...
2018: The Year of the Stud QB
We all got it wrong. The accepted mantra in the 2018 pre-season was to wait on quarterbacks this year. The talent and production would be deep in all tiers. While the elite might be few, they wouldn’t be that much better...
DOUBLE DOWN OR RETRACT?
When our convictions are challenged, many of us entrench ourselves, shouting even louder despite all the contradictory evidence. Others would suggest that we are not just stubborn: we’re egotistical, and we hate to be wrong. But, we would argue that we...
THE TOP-FIVE QUARTERBACKS IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2018
As we enter into second half of the fantasy football season, it’s not time to relive Mahomes’s record-breaking start, Trubisky’s miraculous six-touchdown game, or Baker Mayfield’s dramatic overtime win in his debut. No, friends, it’s time to look ahead. We only...
Bye, Bye, Patty
It’s not you, Pat. It’s me. You’ve been so good to me all these weeks, and I just know that it could never get any better. Let me remember you — us — for the memories that we have made. Good...
LOVING LIFE, HATING LIFE, OR JUST DEALING WITH IT
“You are what your record says you are.” -Bill Parcells We can all pat ourselves on our backs for our hot starts in some leagues, make excuses for our winless teams in others, or dream about paths to glory for...
Last chance to buy cheaply
As the first four weeks of the NFL season have passed, a unique opportunity is available. At this point, some players are simply not producing — or are producing far lower than expected — but still have upside that can easily...