Fanspeak: Fantasy Football Strategy

By Fanspeak Staff Writers John Belaska, John Manuel & Jack Concannon:   Tight End:     1. There seems to be a pretty big gap between the top 2-3 tight ends versus the rest of the bunch. How does that disparity play into your draft strategy with evaluating these tight ends? JOHN BELASKA: With the … More »

By Fanspeak Writers John Belaska, John Manuel & Jack Concannon:   Quarterback:         1. Each year there seems to be at least one surprise quarterback who ends up putting up good fantasy numbers throughout the year. Who will be that quarterback this season and why? JOHN BELASKA: I really like Ryan Tannehill … More »

Mock 1: Ron , Standard League non-Dynasty – 10 Team League https://fanspeak.com/fantasyotc/share.php?d=2b2bee89e705e3e0d2910cd90b159c03   YOUR PICKS QB1 Drew Brees (BYE: 6) RB1 Jamaal Charles (BYE: 6) RB2 Frank Gore (BYE: 8) WR1 Pierre Garcon (BYE: 10) WR2 Golden Tate (BYE: 9) FLEX1 RB Shane Vereen (BYE: 10) TE1 Rob Gronkowski (BYE: 10) DEF1 Seahawks Defense (BYE: … More »

By Rotowire’s John McKechnie History shows injuries regularly occur to even the most highly drafted players. Using average draft position (ADP) dating to 1998, the top-24 players selected (the first two rounds of a 12-team league) have missed an average of 1.8 games per year with 45 percent missing at least one game. Sixty-seven of the … More »

By Jack Concannon If you buy an expensive car its goes without saying that you get insurance to back it up. That insurance allows you to sleep at night knowing that if anything happens to your car you can get a car of similar value at no extra cost to you. In the world of … More »

By Guest Writer Jack Concannon: Comparing the fantasy value of one player to another seems simple: which player will be more helpful on the way to a fantasy championship?  Maybe the most important position when it comes to winning in fantasy is the quarterback position. Quarterbacks tend to put up the most points out of … More »

By Guest Writer John Concannon:   Last month’s NFL Draft had many offensive weapons being taken into the NFL and selecting the right ones to your fantasy team could be the ticket to a championship. So which ones are going to have an impact? I am going to look at all of the big name … More »

By Staff Writer John Belaska   Last time we talked about keeper and dynasty leagues. This time we are going to discuss another type of league that is an alternative to the usually standard scoring formats. This is the Individual Defensive Players’ Leagues. These are fantasy football leagues that require owners to start individual defensive … More »

By Staff Writer John Belaska                  Keeper and dynasty fantasy football leagues offer a fun and exciting alternative to the standard league formats. Unlike like standard leagues that offer owners complete new rosters each season, these leagues allow an owner to keep players from year to year. One of the best things about these leagues … More »

By Staff Writer John Belaska There are many different factors that will cause a player to perform a certain way. The big ones are pretty obvious. Players always do better for the home crowd. If a player is injured and cannot go in the game, obviously you do not want him in your starting lineup. … More »