Sleepers are crucial to success in fantasy football. You need to find undervalued players before your league mates do. These players can be used as starters, depth, or for trades. If you can collect enough solid players in the late rounds of the draft and free agency (often called waiver wire pick ups) throughout the season then you will win your fantasy football league. This article will contain strategies you can deploy to find your own fantasy football sleepers. When your new to fantasy you might find yourself a little confused about how you can find out which players are valuable and which aren't. This article will help you master your fantasy football skills.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
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Strength of schedule is calculated by taking the 2011 schedule and adding up all of each teams opponents wins and losses. This won't account for any improvements or declines by a team from the 2010 to 2011 season so it is by no means a guarantee of success but it can be useful for fantasy football. Just because the Cardinals have the easiest schedule doesn't mean you should draft a ton of Cardinals because, lets be honest, the Cardinals aren't that great. Strength of schedule can be used as a form of tie breaker. Figure out which teams have easy schedules. If you are between a player from the Panthers (hardest schedule) and a player from the Cardinals (easiest schedule) and they are about equal in value to you then take the Cardinal because he will be playing an easy schedule and easy opponents often translate to a lot of fantasy points.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
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In this article I will be expanding on my previous article Fantasy Football Sleepers 2011 so be sure to read that article before you get started with this one. In this list I am only going to include 3 more fantasy football sleepers. Sleepers, as I told you in my previous article, are cruicial to your success in fantasy football. They are undervalued players who will out preform their ADP (average draft pick). Last year you could have picked Arian Foster in the middle rounds. If you did draft Foster last year then you had the biggest sleeper of the year as he ended up being number one overall in fantasy points. Sleepers, busts, and waiver wire pick-ups are the little things that win fantasy football leagues. The 3 sleepers I provide in this list are "deeper" then the previous sleepers I listed. The sleepers are ranked in no particular order, meaning that the numbers mean nothing.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Saturday, July 09, 2011
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Have you ever found yourself scrambling for time when its your turn in the late rounds of a fantasy draft and you don't know who to draft? If so then your problem could be that you haven't practiced drafting. Just like anything else in life, practice makes perfect.
Mock drafts will help you to recognize what round you need to take your target quarterback, or when the tight end run is going to happen so you aren't left with a mediocre tight end. In fantasy football mock drafts are the perfect practice. Mock drafts should be done at least a few times every year if you are serious about winning your fantasy football league. The mock drafts you did in 2010 are no longer useful for 2011 and new mock drafts should be done because all of the players change and sometimes the overall picture can change significantly.
Mock drafts will help you to recognize what round you need to take your target quarterback, or when the tight end run is going to happen so you aren't left with a mediocre tight end. In fantasy football mock drafts are the perfect practice. Mock drafts should be done at least a few times every year if you are serious about winning your fantasy football league. The mock drafts you did in 2010 are no longer useful for 2011 and new mock drafts should be done because all of the players change and sometimes the overall picture can change significantly.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Friday, July 08, 2011
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There is a lot of rave going on this year about ranking Michael Vick for fantasy football in 2011. Some people say he is number one overall. But other people claim they would never draft him. The question on a lot of fantasy football owners minds is should I draft Michael Vick? His points per game last season was amazing. He put up spectacular numbers in only twelve games last season. Sure that all sounds great but he is also known to be an extremely risky player. Throughout the rest of this article I am going to explain why Michael Vick is scary to own and scary to face in fantasy football.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
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This fantasy football guide will include both general draft strategy, as well as, some observations that are specific to the 2011 season. Meaning analysis on who you should draft, or the different positions in general.
General Analysis
For this section I am going to start off with a list of things that every fantasy player should know, if your a veteran fantasy player and you just want to find information for this year then scroll down past this list.
- Never skip your draft.
- Always research current player information.
- Don't draft players because you like them.
- Don't be afraid to stray from the default rankings where you play fantasy football
- Have a plan ahead of time including a list of sleepers, busts, projections, and player rankings.
- When it is your turn to draft look ahead to judge what your oppenents will take. For example, I have my eye on a running back and a wide receiver and I like both but I notice all the guys that pick in between me and my next pick are in need of running backs.I then take my running back first and watch them all take running backs then I get my receiver in the next round.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
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This article contains fantasy football predictions and projections for Mike Williams (Tampa Bay) in the 2011 season.
Mike Williams had an extraordinary rookie debut on a young Tampa Bay offense. This offense features Josh Freeman who is now entering his third season and LeGarrette Blount who is entering his second season this year. Both players are extremely young and talented. Freeman played ten games in his rookie season in 2009 and managed to rack up 1,855 yards and 10 touchdowns, he also threw 18 interceptions. It wasn't the best season. Freeman stats improved greatly in 2011. He was even owned in some fantasy football leagues. He wasn't on top of the rankings but he managed to put up 3,451 yards, 25 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. This was a great second season and should be signs of things to come which is why he is one of my fantasy football sleepers for 2011. He also added 364 rushing yards to his yardage totals. Freeman is just what Williams needs, a talented young quarterback who has some experience in the league and a bright future. The Bucs should also see improvement from the running back position as well with the emergence of LeGarrette Blount.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
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Every year, fantasy football has a few busts. Last year there was Ryan Mathews, Shonn Greene, and Michael Crabtree to name a few. A bust is when any fantasy player under preforms the fantasy rank they were given during the off season. On this list I will include busts from all positions that I think are most likely to bust this season. It is somewhat of a do not draft list. The number next to the players name is simply for organization and isn't any sort of a ranking system. I strongly recommend that you read my rankings and sleepers as well (links on the side bar). Okay enough chitter chatter lets get started with the Fantasy Football Bust list.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Sunday, July 03, 2011
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Fantasy leagues are won and lost in the late rounds of the draft. I remember my first season of fantasy football when I was about 12 years old. I thought I knew a lot of football but I was proven sorely wrong when after doing no research at all I found myself dropping tons of my mid-late round picks to pick up free agents by mid season. By that point I got into it and was doing tons of research and totally obsessed so I ended up doing fair in an inactive league. The most important things in fantasy if you want to be successful are to do your pre-draft research and stay active during the season on the waiver wire and with your rosters. This list will provide you 8 of my fantasy football sleepers that you should keep in mind on draft day organized by position. This list is comprised of mid to late round sleepers. Once you've finished this article be sure to check out More Fantasy Football Sleepers 2011 and How To Find Fantasy Football Sleepers as well as these player specific articles on Jeremy Maclin, Michael Vick and Mike Williams.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Friday, July 01, 2011
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Here at AnalyzeFantasyFootball.com we have released the fantasy football tight end and defense/special teams rankings pages. The links to them can be found at the bottom of this post as well as on the top of the page like always on there respective buttons. I also explain how to stream defense and I have a comment for each player rated! Check it out and let me know what you think about my rankings! Stay tuned for the final Kickers Rankings page followed by an exclusive article on my 2011 late round sleeper for your 2011 fantasy football draft. Bookmark AnalyzeFantasyFootball.com for exclusive fantasy football analysis.Leave Comments about what you think of my rankings, or leave your own list :)
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