The newest wrinkle that has been added to many Fantasy Football leagues is playing with Individual Defensive Players, instead of Team Defenses.  This brings a whole new aspect to playing and drafting for the game.  The main league that I play in has been playing IDPs for four seasons now, and I’ve come up with a few strategies to help out someone who is playing this format for the…
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Wow!  Now this is an important read!  Since most of us wait until the last round to pick our kickers, it’s not like he will decide the championship, but there are subtle differences between great kickers.

Nate Kaeding, SD.  He was perfect on his 58 PATs (now that’s a lot!), and only missed three FG attempts.  He’s the kicker for a great offense, and LaDanian Tomlinson won’t score 100 TDs again…
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Antonio Gates, SD.  This is the one tight end that deserves to be drafted anywhere near wide receivers.  Gates has been the best tight end in fantasy football the last three seasons.  Gates has averaged 80 catches, over 1,000 yards, and 11 TDs over that span.  He will probably be drafted somewhere between rounds 3 and 5 in your draft.  I can understand the 5th round, but if someone is…
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Marvin Harrison, IND. If you are playing a keeper league, these standings might change a little, but for a year to year league it is still very tough to top Harrison. The guy is just a flat out professional. He runs routes with precision, has baby soft hands, and has a way of finding the end zone. And oh yeah, his quarterback is

Second Half Promotions

Back to the Big Apple – It is being reported that Lastings Milledge will be rejoining the Mets Thursday when the second half of the season opens.  What a difference a year makes!  This time last year Milledge was the talk of the town, the subject of every other team’s desire in trade talks, and the buzz around Shea waiting for his arrival was…
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1.  LaDanian Tomlinson, SD.  Let me start out by saying, if you expect LT to repeat his 33 touchdown season (don’t forget he threw for two as well), than you will be very disappointed with your pick.  Then again, if you have the number one pick, and you don’t pick Tomlinson, you need to go to get your head examined.  Tomlinson is one of the most exciting and…
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1. Peyton Manning, IND. The undisputed leader of the pack for the last 5 years has now gotten that pesky “can’t win the big one” tag off his back with his Super Bowl victory in February. After his “off year” in 2005, Manning was back to his usual dominant self with another season of well over 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns. Manning didn’t make…
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We are just about at the halfway point of the major league season, and so far many teams have called up their top prospects in order to pump some energy into their lineups. Some are flourishing (Ryan Braun, Hunter Pence) while others are wondering how this game has gotten to be so difficult (Alex Gordon, Carlos Quentin). With so many guys either called up, or given jobs…
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Do I have to tell you again???? I have been urging all of you since I began writing this blog to be sure that you have Ryan Braun on your team if he is available. How this kid could still be on the wire in any league is beyond me. With this 2 HRs tonight, his stats are now .342 10 HRs, 31 RBIS, and 8 steals…
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Streaky? Yeah, you could say that: Jack Cust is at it again. With his home run last night he now has 6 HRs and 16 RBI in his last 12 games. His average on June 14th was .218, it now sits at .288. If you can live through the month long stretch that Cust will have where you will get almost no performance, for…
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