Why Fantasy Football Matters - You have no idea

Here is another Fantasy Football Strategy post that I think you might enjoy.
I stumbled across this book the other day and decided to give it a read and to tell you the truth, it was dead on in so many ways. In reading the different media reports and things you can grab bits and pieces of information about the why and how of fantasy football, but this book helps bring it all together.

No extra fluff and stuff on this...go ahead and grab a copy of this book after you read the authors description.





Why Fantasy Football Matters


Talking Trash, Trading Studs, and Drafting Sleepers -- an Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Obsession

U.S. businesses lose $200 million in productivity each football season because employees are managing their fantasy squads instead of working.

In Why Fantasy Football Matters (And Our Lives Do Not), two grizzled veterans revel in the addiction that is fantasy football. From pre-draft hijinx to post-draft trash talk, from tumultuous trades to the perils of free agency, it celebrates the eccentric personalities, absurd rituals, and hilarious superstitions of one of the most fanatical fantasy leagues on earth.

With humor, insight, and a dash of advice, Why Fantasy Football Matters celebrates the thirty-two million Americans who prefer managing their fantasy squads to relaxing with loved ones. And it gives girlfriends, coworkers, and sports purists all the proof they need to accept that this is an obsession that really matters.

Fantasy Football Strategy - Team is set, Now What?

That's right football fanatics, the NFL Season starts in two days. So in relation to your fantasy football team, you need really only have about a day and a half to play your Fantasy Football Strategy and set your roster for the first game of the week. If you plan on playing anyone on your roster from either Indianapolis or New Orleans, make sure you have them in their starting spot.

So let's talk about planning your starting lineup. Most of the time, you want to put the best player possible from your roster at each of the positions required for a full lineup. But let's get a little deeper in thought and really maximize the roster a bit.

If your starting stud Running Back is playing a Top Tier rush defense, you might need to consider what other match-ups you may have on your roster. For instance, L.T in San Diego will have a pretty good year barring injury. However, in Week 1 he is up against the Bears Defense which has been a top 5 ranked "D" the past 2 years.
If we look deep on our own depth chart, maybe we see that we have Laurence Maroney, who if healthy, could rack up quite a bit of yards against a suspect Jets front line. There are a few other options out there with other backs and other poor run defenses, but hopefully you see the thought process and my thinking.

I recommend that you do this same exercise with each player on your roster. Personally, I have my 2 fantasy research book on my desk at all times so that I can easily flip to the data I want or need. Clicking online is great, but the books I use are just terrific for allowing me to work in an offline environment and allows me to think without distractions.

Pick up each of these books now and if you order within the next few days, you will have them by the weekend and can use the super saver shipping option. FYI, I do this each and every year and keep each copy on my bookshelf for easy reference.

So what if you don't have time to review all this data and you want a simple method for setting yourself up to win each week?

I would recommend you grab this handy access to software. Basically the card gets you membership to a website that is just chalk full of stats and info. It will assist you in setting your roster in record time and stays up to date through multiple media feed so that nothing gets lost in the flood of data. My brother used this with great success last year winning 2 of 3 leagues he was in. It was great for him because of his work schedule, he did not have the extra time to put in to review all week long. He logged in, checked on a few things, got the recommendation and set his roster. Ultimately he won over $375.00 last season and only invested the 20 bucks for the software and spent by his estimation about 30-40 minutes a week on Fantasy Football. The only league he could not win was the 9 year Veteran League that I won this past year with the little brother in Third Place.

So check out this software and grab it as it is a great resource and tool.

Get ready for some huge data tomorrow and I share my "Ultimate Secret" for winning football. You must read it before Saturday as I will be deleting that post as it is only for those who have been following along during the pre-season.

Fantasy Football Strategy - The Tool Bag

Having a good Fantasy Football Strategy starts with your ability to process and utilize information correctly. If you rely on the information provided from your league's service provider or from one of the talking heads on TV, then you likely are wasting a bit of time each week.

If there is one thing that I have learned over the years, it's that information management is key to your success. Way back in the early days of Fantasy Football, the relied upon source was an Excel spreadsheet and the stats page from USA Today on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Now with the industry growing to nearly 40 million fantasy players, there is a ton of data floating around out there. My goal here is to show you how to process that data quickly and free up your time a bit more by making your time spent on fantasy sports more productive.

I will begin to outline the tools that we will use during the season should you choose to follow along with me this season. Oh, that brings me to another point, make sure you subscribe with your email address so that you can get updates and alerts to new info. Here in the pre-season, I have been given access to some awesome deals and free reports that I have been sending along to folks on my email list. Often times, they are available for a short time, so you certainly do not want to miss out.

The first thing that I recommend you do as your action point for today is to set up a Blog Reader account such as Bloglines. Once you get that set up and running you can add blogs and RSS feeds from sites or blogs that you feel have good information. Why a blog reader? Blog readers organize information and allow you to peruse the title and first few sentences of a post or article which saves time because you are only going to click on links that have a data use you are interested in. I will be posting a short video on how to use bloglines this week, so be on the look out for that.
You can subscribe to this feed in your favorite blog reader by clicking the rss symbol on this blog.

Moving on to the second action point, it will be helpful to you to begin to put your fantasy roster's into an Excel Spread Sheet. You simply need to list each player, their position, the team they play on and their bye week to start with. Now I know that you are a serious player if you have read down this far, so make sure you use the worksheet tabs at the bottom to add the different teams from different leagues. There will also be a video added to show you how to set up the Excel Roster correctly.

Finally, with this being the final week before the official start of the season, if you are like me, you are still looking for one more place to play and one more team to manage. I was able to find this discount option on a pretty nice Fantasy League and one that is perfect for using the Fantasy Football Strategy format found in this blog because of the scoring rules.

Click this link to see the post that outlines the details. Highly Recommended.

Be sure to check back often as we prepare for the Thursday Night Kickoff for the 2007-08 Season and for future key points on establishing a strong Fantasy Football Strategy.