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Posted by Sean in Fantasy Advice,First Look,Free Draft Kit,Projections,Rank,Ranks,Wide Receivers on Aug 26th 2010 and last modified on Aug 27th 2010. (Print This)
Draft time is here! It's what we've been preparing for all off-season. Your other responsibilities and obligations take a back seat as you begin to set your sites on a fantasy title. Pre-Season Week 3 often reveals the most, but some of us have our drafts this weekend. Much has happened to the wide-out pool: Sidney Rice could miss half the season. Vincent Jackson is still waiting to be traded. Percy Harvin's continued struggle with Migraines is concerning. Dez appears ready to get back on the playing field, while Chaz Schilens finds himself side-lined once again. Who's stalk is rising? We like Jabar Gaffney, Malcom Floyd and Johnny Knox. Josh Cribbs has played more of a role in Cleveland's passing game than most expected. Wes Welker has proven to be an incredible healer. Larry Fitzgerald cringed as he watched his starting quarterback... read more
Posted by Paul in Rank,Ranks,Top 200 on Aug 26th 2010 and last modified on Sep 2nd 2010. (Print This)
A top 200 ranking is an essential tool that every fantasy owner should use to help dominate their draft. It helps owners gauge a players overall value instead of his positional value. As usual, we went a little bit deeper and ranked the top 240 players. We feel it was important to rank every player that could become relevant at some point during the season. I left out defenses and kickers because my colleague Rob has already covered them extensively in his positional write ups. We will continue to update these rankings as the season approaches. Top 240 1) Chris Johnson - TEN - RB 2) Adrian Peterson - MIN - RB 3) Maurice Jones-Drew - JAC - RB 4) Ray Rice - BAL - RB 5) Frank Gore - SFO - RB 6) Andre Johnson - HOU - WR 7) Aaron Rodgers - GRE - QB 8) Michael Turner - ATL - RB 9) Drew Brees - NOR -... read more
Posted by Sean in Fantasy Advice,First Look,Free Draft Kit,Projections,Rank,Ranks,Wide Receivers on Aug 10th 2010 and last modified on Aug 12th 2010. (Print This)
The NFL has developed into a pass-happy league. With the playbooks opening up, and the offenses spreading out, Wide Receivers have leap-frogged running backs as the staple of fantasy success. The elite top runners kick off the first round in most formats (Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Maurice Jones-Drew, Ray Rice, and Frank Gore), but past that, WRs have infiltrated the bottom half of the first round and dominate the second. Recent ADP (Average Draft Position) trends have Andre Johnson, Randy Moss and Reggie Wayne as first rounders in standard scoring/12 team formats. 6 out of 12 second round spots are going to pass-catchers. That's more than any other position. We’ll continue to keep an eye on the injuries. Jeremy Maclin, DeSean Jackson and Hakeem Nicks enter 2010 with high expectations. None of their camp ailments appear serious. We’re not worried... read more
Posted by Paul in Rank,Ranks,Running Backs on Jul 6th 2010 and last modified on Jul 15th 2010. (Print This)
While doing these rankings I realized something about this year’s running back crop. It looks to be a little top heavy but surprisingly deep. I know it’s a completely contradicting statement but nonetheless true. After the first four backs are selected you can make a strong argument for almost anyone in the top 24 being ranked ahead of the next. The running back position in general is one of the more difficult to project in football. That’s part of what makes the process so much fun. We know from past years that someone selected in the top five will probably be a complete bust. Matt Forte and Michael Turner are two perfect examples of players who failed to live up to their lofty expectations last year. Both were consensus top five picks and both disappointed fantasy owners who selected them that high. The fact is... read more
Posted by Rob in Defenses,Rank,Ranks on Jun 29th 2010 and last modified on Jul 2nd 2010. (Print This)
Many people downplay the fact that getting a good defense/special teams (D/ST) can help out your fantasy squad. Truth be told many of these fantasy D/ST's will disappoint and not match their rankings. The importance of a D/ST to your squad is invaluable in the sense that they can make up points when your other players struggle. Now I'm not saying you go ahead and be the first one to draft a D/ST on draft day, I said they are important, not that important. I subscribe to the belief that a D/ST should be taken within the last two rounds of your draft. Solid D/ST's can still be found believe it or not. I'm sure we all remember last year's preseason fantasy darlings the Pittsburgh Steelers. Where did they end up when all was said and done and how many people wasted high draft picks on them... read more
Posted by Rob in Fantasy Advice,First Look,Ranks on Jun 9th 2010 (Print This)
The tight end position this year in college football is weak. There is no other way to put it. The position saw a large number enter the NFL Draft and it didn't help that the big name juniors came out such as Rob Gronkowski of Arizona and Aaron Hernandez of Florida. There is one tight end that is above and beyond the best in this class and that is Lance Kendricks of the Wisconsin Badgers. He and Garrett Graham formed a dynamic duo last year in Madison and now Kendricks will be the featured target in an offense that is built around the tight end. Kendricks is athletic enough that he even had seven carries for 102 yards last season. Fantasy Football Brothers expects big things out of D.J. Williams this year at Arkansas and we think he will improve on his 32 receptions in 2009. In 2008... read more
Posted by Rob in Fantasy Advice,First Look on Jun 3rd 2010 and last modified on Jun 4th 2010. (Print This)
There were alot of talented runners to leave the college ranks last year, but that doesn't mean the cupboard is bare by any means. Jacquizz Rodgers of Oregon State heads the list of running backs going into the 2010 season, but other backs are not far behind in talent and or production. That means the depth of talent in this year's class will provide fantasy owner's the chance to build a stable of backs or wait and build their team around other areas that don't provide as much talent down the rankings (wide receiver). The truth is a talented back like Rodgers is not that different from a Dion Lewis in Pittsburgh or a John Clay out of Wisconsin. Mark Ingram of Alabama will look to have another Heisman season in Tuscaloosa, and Shane Vereen at Cal will have the backfield to himself now that Jahvid Best has made his... read more
Posted by Rob in Fantasy Advice,First Look on Jun 1st 2010 and last modified on Jun 4th 2010. (Print This)
The time is upon us as spring practices have wrapped up across the landscape of college football and it's again time for Fantasy Football Brother's First Look Series. A new crop of signal callers will emerge this year, some names you will recognize and others will be names that will have to step into the spotlight because of NFL departures. John Brantley at Florida will try and fill the shoes of college legend Tim Tebow, as well as Landry Jones and Garrett Gilbert stepping in for Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy. The man at the top of the list is the same as last year, Case Keenum out of the University of Houston. He lost his offensive coordinator, but enough weapons remain intact for the Cougars and Keenum to have another successful season. Keenum was above and beyond the best statistical QB in college last year. He boasted... read more
Posted by Bill in Fantasy Advice,Rank,Ranks,Running Backs on May 10th 2010 and last modified on May 13th 2010. (Print This)
It has been a strange, if not downright weird few weeks here at the Brotherhood. First and foremost I am happy to announce and welcome another new member to the Brotherhood. Welcome to the Brotherhood Jason Daniel Michaud. This young man also doubles as my first nephew. I hope to see him helping us out with our 2020 draft kit. As some of our readers might know our site was brought down by a hacker, Our Director of Technology, who also just happens to be the father of J.D. has assured me that our site is again 100% safe and locked down. Now GoDaddy has some questions that need to be answered, but I will save that rant for another day. We again apologize to any of our reader's that were inconvenienced by this brief interruption. While we have... read more
Posted by Paul in Fantasy Advice,First Look,Quarterbacks,Ranks on Mar 2nd 2010 and last modified on Mar 4th 2010. (Print This)
This week the Brotherhood will be releasing our 1st LOOK at the 2010 dynasty rankings. We know the season isn't technically over, but we also know how important it is to stay ahead of the competition. There is nothing wrong with starting your prep work a little early. We're going to kick off this week with the quarterbacks. This is how I would rank and value these players if I had to select my keepers today. These rankings will change throughout the off-season. Some teams are going to improve through the draft and free agency and others are going to lose key players. Philip Rivers is a good example of a player who could find himself losing several key members of the Chargers offense. The San Diego front office has a lot of decisions to make this off-season. Do they resign Vincent Jackson, Malcom Floyd and LaDainian Tomlinson? If they... read more