Tuesday, September 4, 2007

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.

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