The Fantasy Fool | Rookie prospects even dimmer than usual
Posted on Monday Aug. 08 @ 12:13 PM
With all the hype and breathless reporting that greet rookie classes at the beginning of each NFL season, you’d think they would have a greater impact on fantasy leagues. Yet over the past two seasons, you could count the true difference-makers among the first-year players on one hand.
In 2009, Knowshon Moreno and Percy Harvin were solid, if unspectacular, fantasy contributors. Last year, Tampa Bay gave us LeGarrette Blount and Mike Williams, the only rookies worthy of a regular starting role on a fantasy contender.
The pro game is simply too fast, too complex and too long for most newcomers to master in one season. And that’s in a typical year, with a full offseason of training camps, OTAs and class time to prepare.
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Let's get crackin'
Posted on Monday Aug. 08 @ 11:58 AM
Welcome to the 2011 fantasy football season, everyone!
It was a long and frightening offseason as we contemplated a fall without football. But deep in our hearts, we all knew we'd be back here, right? Did you really think they would call of the season? Yeah, neither did we.
But the long lockout and the free-agency whirlwind has us trying to catch our breath. Plaxico Burress is out of prison and back on the field, Braylon Edwards is a 49er, Todd Heap and Kevin Kolb are Cardinals, Reggie Bush is a Dolphin ... phew!
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Welcome to Fantasy Blitz, where we prefer to leave the endless rankings to the bazillions of "experts" out there on the interwebs. Of course, we'll be offering plenty of tips and predictions. But mostly, we're just a couple of NFL junkies with a fondness for trash talk and a combined 20-plus seasons of fantasy football (and more than a few trophies) under our belts. Thanks for hanging out with us.
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