Q & A (That’s Questions and Answers)
July 14th, 2010
I like having CNBC on in the background during the day while I am working my real job trying to clean up the mortgage mess of the past 5 years. If you watch it often enough you will notice that there are 3 sides to every financial argument. There’s one guy that is always upbeat and optimistic, one that is acting like his plane is going down and the third has no prediction and just wants to see how it all plays out. It’s high class comedy to watch 3 financial experts talk about a single topic with three different opinions.
It’s no different in fantasy football analysis except for one word. Expert. I say there is no such thing as a fantasy football expert.
Yes, you can have an advanced knowledge of draft strategy and player projection that certainly can increase your chances of doing well. Yes, you can do your homework by reading the magazines (although it’s usually outdated by the time you get it), the big corporate web sites, the medium fantasy football web sites and even the obscure blog like you are doing now. That’s great and maybe entertaining but don’t fool yourself, it’s not “expert” analysis. I just don’t think it exists in fantasy football.
If you had a room of so called fantasy football experts and asked them about one player, chances are you will find some that are optimistic, pessimistic and undecided. Just like those financial experts on CNBC. I like this time of year to research what web sites I am going to use during the season to help me with the decisions I need to make once the season starts. My favorites and the ones I read almost daily are listed in the Links section on the right of the page. I encourage you to bookmark a group of web sites that you are going to read this season. Hopefully I am on your list. Don’t just do what ESPN.com says or you’ll be sorry. Read enough that you have time for so when faced with a decision either in your draft, waiver wire or line up, you will have become your own expert.
Just because I’m not a fantasy football expert doesn’t mean I don’t have opinions so if you have the questions, I’ll have an answer. But better than that, I have Polls so you will get multiple opinions to help you make your own decision.
Let’s do the first Q & A column of the season.
Q.
I get to keep 1 wr my choices are Brandon Marshall or Randy Moss. I’m leaning towards Moss because it’s a contract year but I stil think that Marshall and Henne are going to be explosive.
Jerry
A.
It’s certainly a good position to be in knowing that you will have a top 10 wide receiver locked up before the draft starts. In my Wide Receiver Rankings at the top of the page I have Moss #5 and Marshall #8 so I favor Moss in this situation slightly. According to the Fantasy Football Calculator, Moss has been the 2nd wide receiver selected in drafts so far while Marshall is the seventh. Moss is in a contract year and probably in his last season with New England. I think he is going to make a statement this season. I know you must like Henne from reading your question but I am big on Tom Brady this year being fully recovered from the knee injury. All signs are pointing to Brady-Moss having one more terrific season together.
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