As I sit and reflect upon this year's Fantasy Football season, I want to remind everyone that my mind is refocused and I am committed to providing each and every one of you the very best prognosticating one can give. My distractions are limited this season, as I have regrouped and am determined above anything else!
And with that being said, let me retract a few things: First, Wes Welker has been removed from the Top 5 WR list due to his "questionable" return from injury. Every player on that list, in my previous post, has moved up one slot and Welker has been replaced by Roddy White of the Atlanta Falcons at #5.
Next, I would like to apologize to all the hockey die hards out there for my recent comments about how the season should not run into warm weather months. I was just concerned for the players because I don't want the ice to melt and the players' skates to get stuck in the floor. I can't see hockey players doing so well playing basketball. Also, the words 'summer' and 'ice hockey' just should not be in the same sentence. Ever.
Lastly, I want to remind all of you that August is the official Fantasy Draft Month! Most leagues conduct their Fantasy Football draft in the month of August(I have 3 drafts to attend) so make sure you are switching your thought process to draft strategy without the prospect of losing your job, for those of you blessed enough to have one in these rough days. If you are not currently employed, then you should have a one-up on almost all of us since you have more time to 'study(or read this blog).'
Let's talk draft strategy for a second here: If you are blessed with the #1 overall pick in your or any draft you are in, who will you take? Chris Johnson? Adrian Peterson? Maurice Jones-Drew? Comment below if you dare. Draft strategy is important in this day and age of Fantasy Football. Obviously we don't want to be drafting David Akers with the 1st overall pick or even in the 1st 14 rounds. Is drafting a QB with your 1st pick the way to go? In this, the year of the WR and TE, and with many of the NFL teams going to 2-back systems, we find ourselves with declining QB's(Favre potentially retiring today, Brady's health questions, Kurt Warner retired) and crowded backfields(Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams both broke 1,000 yds last season in Carolina). Another positon player had to step up and it will be a deep draft with the talent in the WR and TE pools.
All things considered, draft strategy is important to have a fighting chance in Fantasy Football. Each player, every year, gets wiser(or luckier) which means most of us need to try even harder and come up with the best strategy when drafting. Write it on a cocktail napkin while eyeing the beautiful blonde across the bar, knowing that you won't have the 'cojones' to walk over to her and ask her, flat out: Should I draft Adrian Peterson with my first pick or draft a Top Tier quarterback? If her reply has anything to do with money, walk away. It's not going to work out in your favor. If she explains to you the upside of drafting a Top Tier QB over a RB who has a case of the dropsies, or how Aaron Rodgers had the 2nd most fantasy points in the league last year(396.3) behind a guy who collected over 2,500 total yards(Chris Johnson-396.9), marry her on the spot. And then have her run your team. What have you got to lose?
Be sure to check out this site each and every week throughout the football season for tips, advice, wit and humor. I promise it will be much better to read this than to stare at the head of hair of a certain prognosticator on a certain sports television station.
Feel free to email me(btmfantasyfootball@yahoo.com) with any questions regarding anything Fantasy Football-related. Or, if you really want dating advice on what to say to that blonde you met in your local establishment, I will gladly respond but know that I will most likely tell all of my friends you asked for dating advice. If you want that type of advice, wait until I publish my book.
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