Fantasy Football Librarian

I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and I'm guessing many of you are deep into the early summer heat wave we've got going on here over much of the eastern half of the country. And while summer is most certainly here in the weather department, the summer fantasy football content is not. The Washington Post has an interesting summary of how the FF industry is affected by the lockout - Fantasy football: Another lockout casualty? Onto the rest of today's reads, I've got a smattering of articles that were posted over the weekend: As I'm sure I point out far too often, now is the time to enjoy articles from awesome sites like Footballguys.com whose paywall goes up later in the summer. So scope out their 2011 Staff Mock Draft , which includes extensive analysis on each of the picks through the 4th round (out of 22 rounds). Another mock to monitor comes from Rotoworld - this one is an in-progress dynasty league draft . Looking for a quick top 10 QB list? Turn to Fa...

It has taken most of the month of May, but we have finally agreed to a price on our new home in Knoxville and we're all set to close in 6 weeks or so. Exciting times here in the FFLibrarian household and now I'm bracing myself for our third move in as many years. So between the big move this summer and the 2011 season (hopefully) gearing up, there's lots going on in my world. But I've also got plans to bring you all updated results on my aggregate accuracy analysis with the 2010 results incorporated at some point during the month of June - read up on last year's multi-year accuracy results here. But for now, let's get to the latest FF analysis: Earlier this week we looked at several mock drafts and Roto Experts' Pink Zone Coverage takes a look at some mock results with a focus on the top 10, and then a handful of players that aren't worth their current ADP (average draft position) due to the risk they bring along. Speaking of ADP analysis, FantasyFo...

There's a season for mock drafts, my friends, and this is it. I'm seeing a definite decrease in mock coverage, which is no doubt related to our wacky start to the year (see, I'm staying positive: there will  be a 2011 season!), but some of my favorite sites are still getting mocky: FFToolbox.com is part of a mock that's sporting a solid field of franchises - Experts Mock Draft Results . Always love mocks that include a line or two of analysis for each pick. Right now they're in the 2nd round but I know this article will be updated as they move along in the draft. Another mock destination is Fantasy Football Experts Mock Draft - again, most picks include a little analysis. You can also see Smitty's Take on FantasyFootballXtreme.com. Note that both of these mocks I'm linking to today are for PPR leagues. I'm guessing it's going to be increasingly difficult to find a non-PPR mock this year. The offseason is a prime time to get your hands dirty wit...

The clouds and rain just won't stop here in NYC - it's been going on since Monday and frankly this is a great reminder of one reason why I loved living in Colorado so much. Has Boulder ever even seen 4 days in a row of rain? Unlikely. But the silver lining is that the fog and clouds make it a smidge darker in the morning, meaning our young tot sleeps in just a bit longer. I'll take that trade off. For now. Much more of this dreariness and we'll be hopping the first flight to a sunny paradise. Speaking of paradise, let's talk football: Since all we can really do is speculate about how the labor shenanigans will affect the 2011 season, might as well see what the minds at CBSSports.com envision happening if the season gets pushed back to October (seems to be the en vogue prediction) in  No OTAs, no minicamps? This season could be ugly . Fantasy Alarm's How New Rules Will Affect 2011 Fantasy Football Production takes a quick look at how some of our favorite kic...

Our extended family is growing - my big sis is having a baby in July, so we're headed down to our hometown in the DC area this weekend to celebrate with a baby shower. Going down to DC used to be a cinch - hop on the cheap but fancy-ish bus and $20 and 4.5 hours later, you're there. But now that we've got our own wee one, that bus isn't exactly an option since every other bus rider would probably want to throw us and our active baby off the bus after approximately 1 hour max. Plus, the quantity of crap that we travel with has grown exponentially...so we're taking the train instead. Granted, most everyone in our train car will probably grow weary of us quite quickly, too, but at least it's a faster ride. Apologies in advance if you're on our train this weekend. Anyway, I'll be quiet on the blog front until next week, so I hope you all have great weekends. Let's get on over to today's links: Footballguys.com zeroes in on this year's rookies wi...

After a little bit of bargaining and perhaps some disgruntled parties on both sides, my husband and I had our offer on a home in Knoxville accepted over the weekend. Sounds a bit like the NFL world these days...except for the fact that the 2011 season is still very much in limbo. Anyway, the house is 102 years old so fingers crossed that the inspection goes well... So clearly lots of change coming to the FFLibrarian household this summer, but one thing we can all count on is the steady increase in fantasy analysis as we make our way through May. First up, for those of you that are interested in testing the auction league waters, KFFL.com has a fairly thorough article with some pros and cons and the basics behind auctions in Introduction to fantasy football auction leagues . Assuming that the season comes together here, Rotoworld's  The 2001 Quarterback Market showcases QBs that likely to see some movement in free agency, trades, or just plain ol' release-ville. Good, worth...

Yesterday afternoon we put an offer in on a house in Knoxville, Tennessee, which is soon to be our new home. The house is roughly 5 times the size of our current apartment in Brooklyn; I have no clue what we will do with all that space other than purchase walkie talkies so we can communicate between different rooms. Wait, are walkie talkies totally passe now? Possible, definitely possible. So while I sit here checking my e-mail and phone incessantly, I thought, well now is a great time to get a post up...let's get to it. FFToday is hot off a mock draft with Mocking in May , which highlights one of the major draft trends I think we're going to see in 2011 - a QB run in rounds 1-3.  The Huddle is another site that opens up their content for free this time of year and there are two solid articles on rookies that are worth checking out there: A look at Top IDP Rookie Linebackers - thoughts on who will have an instant impact, who needs to simmer for awhile, and then others kee...

Greetings long-lost fantasy football friends. You've been very patient with me this spring as I've been essentially missing in fantasy action here for the past few months. Lots of stuff going on here in FFLibrarian land between our increasingly mobile and adorable 7-month-old, our impending move to Tennessee (not leaving NYC until July though!) and all the house hunting and moving plans that come with it, and then a slew of travel this spring that have all kept me from posting as much as I would have liked. So thanks for sticking around and rest assured that I will be back to my normal posting schedule as the season (fingers crossed!) begins to unfold. We've got lots of post-draft material out there to look at, so let's try and make sense of the fantasy analysis madness out there: If you just want the results of the draft straight up, cruise on over to the Bruno Boys for their NFL Draft 2011: Round by Round Draft Tracker .  Another place to swing by for some general...