Tag Archive for 'fantasy-football'

Vacation ramblings and some links

August 18th, 2008 by ep

Today is the final day of one of the most awesome vacations on record. So much done, but so little done. Among the things I wanted to do was beat a videogame. I have about 800 or so that are on a will-finish pile, dating back to the PS2, GameCube and Xbox. I played a [...]

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The holy fantasy trinity: K-DEF-TE

August 15th, 2008 by ep

  Yeah, I’m not kidding. Okay, probably lost a few fantasy football readers with that title, but it’s truth. I would never advocate picking kickers, defenses or tight ends early in the draft, quite the contrary actually. (All bets are off if Dallas’ Jason Witten, San Diego’s Antonio Gates, or Cleveland’s Kellen Winslow are available [...]

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Fantasy football: A primer for 2008

July 27th, 2008 by ep

Many players have their own idea how a fantasy football draft is supposed to work. Draft two running backs with your first two picks is the most popular strategy, but I’m here to tell you to think a little differently this year. You can find information and statistics to back up this sentiment on a [...]

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Who’s No. 1? It’s LT, don’t even question it

July 16th, 2008 by ep

While I think the Minnesota Viking’s Adrian Peterson is a great running back, he’s got too many question marks surrounding him to pick him No. 1 over the San Diego Chargers’  Ladainian Tomlinson. Why stick with reliable LT over flashy AP? Click through the break

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Rating the 2008 NFL Draft: NFC East

May 3rd, 2008 by ep

Redskins rock the second round The following is Sloppy Potatoes look at what to think about the 2008 Draft class once they start suiting up on Sundays. First, how the NFC East rookies will fare: New York Giants The Super Bowl champs selected only two skill players in the draft, Michigan WR Mario Manningham and [...]

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KNEE JERK — 2008 NFL Draft: Round 2

April 26th, 2008 by ep

Holy crap! Two picks and the Steelers have already stolen the draft. Of course, it’s only the second round… and it’s late April. But on paper, getting Rashard Mendenhall AND Limas Sweed could end up being a huge haul for Pittsburgh. These are two of the best skill players in the draft. Ben Roethlisberger has [...]

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