Both playoffs and 2010 advice

Well it has been a weekend of late nights and late mornings here in Brooklyn. With both my brother-in-law and some friends in town, we've been out late enjoying sporting events and good times. But it's not all puppies and lollipops here - I've lost in the playoffs to a friend who likes to needle me about any and all wins he has over me (yup, I'm talking about you, Sam), but I'm still alive and well in two other leagues including the Buffalo Wild Wings All-Star Blogger League. If Quinton Ganther can put up 22 or fewer points, I'm money and will move onto the final round of playoffs. I've got my fingers crossed since that would certainly make up for my world of hurt what with the Broncos losing to the Raiders. I can't believe I typed that sentence. So painful. But hey, at least I'm not Ryan of Fighting Chance Fantasy whose losing parlay bet means he not only has to suffer through watching Dirty Dancing but will also need to sing "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" on Fighting Chance Radio on Tuesday night. Oh good times.

Moving onto today's links:

First up, the game reviews in case you missed any of the highlights from yesterday:

Football Outsiders always provide an entertaining and insightful Audibles at the Line: Week 15
CBSSports.com's First Response: There is no explanation
Peter King's MMQB: Cowboys' win, Vikes' loss, Tomlin's call make Week 15 compelling
Rotoworld highlights the top 5 games from the week (and wow, what a bunch of entertaining games) in Flair for the Dramatic.
Or check out Razzball's Start Jerome Harrison From the Future!

Since many of you have concluded your fantasy seasons (my condolences), take a look at the Bruno Boys' Red flag AFC players for 2010.
A few waiver wire articles for anyone still in the market for a lineup upgrade:

Lester's Legends' Get 'em or Don't Sweat 'em
Bruno Boys' Pick Them Up
ProFootballWeekly's Fantasy Ticker: Week 16
Football Docs' Waiver Wire

Take a look at KFFL.com's Post-game Injury Report for quick hits on guys who suffered injuries during Week 15.
Finally, Hatty Waiver Wire Guru is already getting you ready for Week 16 with Studs, Starts, Sleepers, and Bench - remember this week is a little different with a game on Christmas night (Friday) and then the normal Sunday and Monday set up.

Labor Day FF links

Happy long weekend! Here's hoping most of you are free to enjoy the 3-day weekend and the relaxation and fun that comes with it. I spent my Sunday participating in 3 fantasy football drafts scattered throughout the day and night, but I think I've finally wrapped up my drafts for the year. So like many of you I'm now turning my attention to the Week 1 games! But before we get to some player rankings and prep for Week 1, I want to make sure that all you experts out there are aware of the upcoming deadline for the annual accuracy contest that I run with the Fantasy Sports Trade Association. I compare preseason positional rankings from experts to the final outcome of the fantasy season to see which site had the most accurate preseason rankings, and this year's deadline is fast approaching: September 9th by kickoff. Check out the info on the FSTA site for more details and be sure to e-mail me your submissions. Now, onto Week 1! First up, let's get to some of this

2010 Week 2 consensus start/sit

Greetings and happy weekend. I've got this week's consensus start/sit for you which is a tally of all the start/sit votes that players received in the various start/sit articles that I linked to earlier in the week. So while these aren't my personal recommendations, I do think knowing what the consensus is could be of help when making lineup decisions...so enjoy! Note: the players are listed in no particular order. QB Start: Michael Vick, Kyle Orton, Matt Ryan, Jason Campbell Sit: David Garrard, Alex Smith, Jay Cutler, Vince Young, Carson Palmer RB Start: LeSean McCoy, Darren McFadden, Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Jackson Sit: Tim Hightower, C.J. Spiller, Beanie Wells, Ronnie Brown WR Start: Santana Moss, Legedu Naanee, Malcolm Floyd, Mike Williams (TB), Dez Bryant Sit: Randy Moss, Michael Crabtree TE Start: Chris Cooley, Todd Heap, John Carlson, Jermichael Finley Sit: Jermaine Gresham, Owen Daniels, Tony Scheffler, Jeremy Shockey, Bo Scaife Kicker Start: La

A hiatus

Update: It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you all that yesterday, August 30th, I delivered our stillborn daughter, Caroline Mary. This has been an almost surreal and definitely heartbreaking experience and I appreciate the support in each and every one of your notes. Caroline will be honored and loved always. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your thoughts and prayers - they mean the world to our family. I have been a very poor blogger this month and feel I owe you all an explanation, particularly as this is crunch time for draft prep. I hope this is not too personal of a look into my life since I know most of you are just here for the football. I am nearly 18 weeks pregnant and we have learned that our baby (a little girl!) has triploidy, a chromosomal abnormality that means she has three copies of every chromosome instead of the normal two. The doctors have explained that it's a completely random occurrence and fairly rare that she has made it this far along, but tha

LestersLegends said…

Good luck tonight. That's funny about the Dirty Dancing bet.

11:42 AM

Les Savy Ferd said…

I've got a question for the Librarian, and you all. Through my own numbskulledness, I am 2 pts behind with one player left to go this evening. That player? The redskins K. The problem? He's listed as Q. Now, this isn't a problem, I don't think. Gano will most likely start, but...

I was wondering if there is a website I can go to an hour before kickoff which will tell me if he's playing?

Any help at all is appreciated. I'm just worried that since he's a kicker that no site will give a darn and list him as active or inactive.

Thanks again.
-Douglas.

3:43 PM

Fantasy Football Librarian said…

Douglas - KFFL.com does a great job listing all inactives: http://www.kffl.com/hotw/NFL/?cat=inactive. Even kickers! So check back there for news before tonight's game.

Good luck!

4:07 PM

thanks so much! I knew this would be the place to come with advice. And good luck to you 2 other leagues.

(i've never stayed alive this long myself. I think I might need to send Jamaal Charles a fruit basket or something if I win!)

5:58 PM

Ryan Hallam said…

Hey Sara, thanks for the plug! Yeah, just what I want, more people listening to me sing tomorrow night! Stupid Vikings!

7:59 PM

Unknown said…

Hi Sara!

Advanced to 1 FFL final, lost in semifinal in other FFL league and NY Giants crushed the Redskins. So I guess two out of three ain't bad (per Meat Loaf :-)

However, that semifinal loss to my brother, who will let me know all about it when I see him in a few days. C'est la vie!

Happy Holidays!

Noah
Jersey City

12:37 AM

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