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IDP Forecast

Now I'll be honest here...I'm feeling a bit of a letdown. I was so excited about last night and the start of the season that I neglected to remember I have to wait 2 more days until there is any further NFL action. All I can say is thankfully we have college football.

I will also add that I am playing one of my two fantasy football nemeses in one of my leagues this week (yes, that's you, Will) and he has Drew Brees. While I never really want someone to have an awful, horrid night like Brees had last night, it was a glorious fantasy experience to consistently see his numbers subtract back down to 0. [photo: Sam Riche, The Indianapolis Star]

Anyway, back to fantasy info - that is why you're here. I'm focusing on IDP info in today's post although I will also try and add more links to my Week 1 Start/Sit post, so keep an eye on that if you're interested in more lineup advice.
  • CBS Sportsline's Witness for the Defense: Week 1 looks at some potentially stellar IDP performers for this first week.
  • FFToday's IDP Notes for Week 1 - this includes both a "quick hits" section if you just want to read a brief summary of IDPs across the league AND a more in-depth look at each team and its IPD news
  • FantasySharks.com's The Hive...oh, The Hive. I honestly think it's one of my favorite weekly columns. So give it a look and take in the IDP wisdom it provides.
  • ProFantasySports.com's Week 1 DB Cheat Sheet - there are in fact quite a few IDP nuggets on PFS, so take a look around.

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Itzell said…
Your blog is great for football lovers. I will take time to read all these articles.
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