Published on: 9th September, 2010
So close, you can almost feel Troy Polamalu’s hair, hear Brett Favre giggle in the huddle like a schoolkid on the playground and smell the fear of anyone trying to keep Jared Allen out of their backfield. Players have practiced, studied film and ran the minefield-like gauntlet of preseason games. And ...Published on: 3rd September, 2010
Like stock market gurus looking for the next big thing, we here at chinstrapninjas are all about helping you find great value in your respective fantasy football leagues. We’ve published more than 100 pages of exclusive fantasy football advice, strategies, rankings, and…sleepers. While there may be plenty of question about what constitutes ...Published on: 2nd September, 2010
I just completed a trade of Weemsian proportions. In other words, it was a ridiculous deal. In fact, it is probably the craziest trade I have ever completed in my fantasy football tenure. Those who’ve played in leagues with me know how bold a statement that really is. I don’t have ...Published on: 29th August, 2010
Like a hyperactive ballerina attempting to kill an airborne hornet with a flyswatter, my five-year-old daughter swung the Wii remote and her on-screen golf ball landed dead center of the fairway, just a short chip from the green. I take the remote and stand in perfect form. Feet squared, head steady, ...Published on: 27th August, 2010
The minute Kurt Warner announced his retirement earlier this year, we knew two things immediately. First, that unlike Brett Favre, Warner really was retiring for good. And secondly, that the Cardinals quarterback situation was going to get very, very interesting from a fantasy football standpoint. News Thursday escalated the situation even further. First, anyone ...Published on: 26th August, 2010
When it comes to fantasy football, the term sleeper has become so cliché and overused that it sort of defeats the purpose to call any player a true sleeper anymore. Once upon a time a sleeper in fantasy football was an unknown quantity that had the potential to become a household ...Published on: 22nd August, 2010
Like a moth drawn to the beckoning ultraviolet glow of a bug zapper, I just couldn’t stop staring at the headline on a certain fantasy football magazine found recently at the grocery store newsstand. “Why you MUST draft an elite quarterback to win in 2010” The teaser was developed to make you ...Published on: 22nd August, 2010
The wide receiver pool is long and full of both upside options and guys you shouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole. As many receivers as there are, however, there are just as many ways to view their individual ability and value from a fantasy standpoint. One such way is to combine a ...Published on: 21st August, 2010
To many people on fantasy football draft day, running backs are like Lays potato chips;You can’t take just one, or two, or seven. Except, like potato chips, hoarding too many running backs isn’t exactly good for your health. At least, your fantasy football team’s health. And taking a running back early, a ...Published on: 21st August, 2010
Everyone seems to love their composite rankings. Composite, you ask? The following list of 35 quarterbacks was developed by combining rankings from CBS Sportsline.com, ESPN.com, Foxsports.com, Yahoo.com and NFL.com, along with chinstrapninjas.com’s jzak’s ranks with individual player capsules and sockonfl’s ranks with individual player capsules. Be sure to note, however, that some of ...