Fantasy Football Librarian

There are few things about my "job" as the FFLibrarian that I enjoy as much as the annual accuracy challenge, so this week is just a really awesome week for me - I get to share with you all which site had the most accurate preseason rankings for the 2009 season: CBSSports.com. Congrats CBSSports.com! So first things first - head over to the Fifth Down's Rating the Rankings in Fantasy Football to read up on how the challenge works (just a small dose of math) and see which other sites dominated this year. Then come on back here and read up on some of the other details... Okay, now that you've been to the Fifth Down, I want to be sure and alphabetically list all 48 sites that I looked at in the challenge: Accuscore Ask the Commish Bruno Boys CBSSports.com Draft Analyzer Guru Draft Analyzer Ultimate Draft Sharks ESPN Fanhandle FantasyFootball.com Fantasy Football Geek Blog Fantasy Football Maniaxs Fantasy Football Sherpa Fantasy Football Starters Fantas...

My brother-in-law is coming to visit this weekend - should be fun, we always have a good time when he's around. He's in town to hit up the Duke vs Gonzaga game at Madison Square Garden on Saturday - he went to law school at Duke and is quite the Duke fan. I'm psyched for the game and to see his fandom in action live and in person. Here's hoping that upcoming snowstorm doesn't trap him here, though it looks like my native Virginia might get the brunt of the storm with much of the northeast missing out on a pre-Christmas blanketing of snow.   Meanwhile today I am huddled over a cup of coffee trying to stay warm and caffeinated - prepping for my shopping excursion this afternoon. And tonight we'll be looking for a sports bar in which to watch the Colts vs Jags game. All in all, a nice day ahead. So let's get to today's links without further ado: I've got a couple of fflibrarian-in-other-places links for you - first up, read the NY Times' Fifth D...

Oh boy, oh boy, do I have a ton of links for you guys today. My laptop is getting ready to burst with all of these awesome articles, so prepare yourself. Meanwhile, tonight I'll be living it up with friends, family, and readers at the Brooklyn Buffalo Wild Wings starting around 8 PM - any last minute takers? Let me know ! It should be particularly interesting since my opponent in the BWW league this week is Scott Engel, who will be there watching the game with us. I'm pulling for good things from Santonio Holmes despite the crappy weather forecast in Cleveland. We'll start things off with places you can find my other articles/links throughout the web. First up, my article for the Bruno Boys, looking at up and coming RBs over the past few weeks and whether or not they'll continue trending up over the playoffs - Projecting RBs in the Fantasy Playoffs . Or scope out the Fifth Down's Week 14 in Fantasy Football Matchups which has great start/sit advice from the Sabli...

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, full of family, friends, and football. Yesterday morning we woke up kind of early to see the Thanksgiving Day parade - despite the crowds it was still a pretty good time and definitely something I think we had to do as NYCers. I was digging the Snoopy balloon the most, I think, though Kermit was a classic. Meanwhile the children near us didn't recognize the smurf balloon. What kind of generation are we raising that doesn't know what a smurf is? Amazing. Anyway, we ran home to get the turkey in the oven and all the other tasty treats going. We had just one friend join us and thankfully she did put up with the copious amounts of football we watched. Which of course leads me to my Broncos winning against the Giants last night - the Broncos defense was looking tremendous again, particularly the secondary, and I'm psyched to see how the rest of the season plays out. With so much going on yesterday, I took a break from all things FFL...

My grandfather has always been one to immediately ask about the weather when we talk on the phone. I used to chalk this up as an endearing old man question but turns out, I think he really wants to know - and strangely enough, so do I. Yes, I actually want to hear about his weather in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I think he might have passed along an odd weather gene, which regular readers here might have picked up on long ago. I talk about my weather with some regularity, which might just make me an old lady weather librarian type but hey, I eventually get to the fantasy football, right? And today is no exception...time for my weather rant. When I started telling people that I was moving from Boulder to NYC one of the first things I inevitably heard was, oh you are going to miss the sunshine. I laughed and thought, sure but I've lived through fun weather before like the cold, frosty winds of Chicago and the oppressive humidity of Washington, DC. Lack of sunshine? That will be a piece...

Congrats Yankees fans! I'll be honest, I was pulling for the Phillies since I was hoping for another championship for my sister's friend Eric Bruntlett , but I can put that aside and be happy for my new hometown team. You guys all know my heart is really with football anyway... So speaking of which, let's jaunt on over to today's football articles: My weekly article with the Bruno Boys is up - I'm looking at some players who have sweet playoffs matchups, but not the top guys, more like your borderline/bubble players. But to be honest, wait an hour or so to check it out. One of the graphics/charts was accidentally left out so there's going to be some tweaking needed... In the meantime, check out my recommended reading in the Fifth Down's Week 9 in Fantasy Football Matchups - lots of good advice from the Sablich Bros, too, so definitely swing by the comments section if you've got a question about your lineup. I don't know what it is but I love r...

I love my neighborhood - I think it's just beautiful. I felt this way as soon as laid eyes on it when we were apartment hunting this summer. There's just such an abundance of character between the brownstones, old apartment buildings, churches, banks, and even the court buildings. Now I'll be the first to admit that I didn't think anything in New York City could possibly top my Boulder foothills, and while Boulder still takes the cake, my Brooklyn 'hood is awesome in a totally different way. I was walking around in the cool drizzle here yesterday thinking about how absolutely lovely the changing leaves are, even on a soggy day...and it occurred to me: this is it. This is how autumn was meant to be. And what makes autumn even better? Football. So let's get to today's links: In yesterday's comments, reader Brian reminded me that I've been neglecting FantasyPros911 - and what an oversight! Thanks for the nudge, Brian, since it's definitely worth ...

Those of you who have been following along with the Five Game Parlay I've been participating in with Fighting Chance Fantasy know that I got a bit too sure of myself (and the Eagles) last week and set myself up for a brussels sprouts extravaganza - I promised to provide photo documentation of me eating a sprout if the Eagles didn't cover against the Raiders last week and trust me, I do not want to eat a sprout. But you fine people have given me several sprout recipes, and I'm a woman of my word, so tonight we'll be fixing up several sprout dishes. Should be an interesting dinner. So let's get to some start/sit links and other good stuff... The Fifth Down's Week 7 in Fantasy Football is up with my weekly batch of best links and lots of matchup advice from the Sablich brothers.   Good stuff from the KFFL blog - this week's roundtable discussion between a bunch of my favorite bloggers is "Which two players are you stashing for the second half? Why?...

My mom is coming to visit this weekend - she's going to be the family guinea pig on the fancy wifi-enabled buses that run from DC to NYC (yes, seems a little odd to call a bus fancy). My sister lives here in NYC, too, which means my mom will be in complete heaven spending all weekend with her girls (if you know my mom, I promise you could see her visibly gushing with excitement for this weekend) and I can't wait to have her here in my new home. Sadly it will be cool and rainy all weekend here in NYC - perfect football-watching weather, right? Well perhaps I can talk my mom into watching some football with me...  Now to today's links! Is Bradshaw better than Jacobs? Rotoworld explains why it's time to buy low on Jacobs now. LOTS of good stuff in IDP Wednesday - Week 6 from Numbers & Guts; good pickups, bye week fillers, and those teams that allow their IDPers lots of tackle opportunities.  The Fifth Down's Week 6 in Fantasy Football Matchups is up with my...

I've got blogger's block this morning so instead of detailing the meandering thoughts in my head or life in Brooklyn, I'll instead just skip the chit chat and jump right to today's links. Lots to look at: Who doesn't want advice on the Top 5 Most Likely to Go Off - Week 5 ? See which players are going to knock you over with their stat lines this week. In a good way.  Lester's Legends brings us Week 5's Fantasy Football Out on a Limb - will Wells outperform Benson this week? I've got my weekly top links up in the NY Times ' Fifth Down - Week 5 in Fantasy Football Matchups - and there's lots of great lineup advice there, too, from the Sablich brothers. They do a fantastic job at responding to start/sit questions in the comments, so ask away! I had a handful of IDPers that I needed to replace for this week's bye so I first turned to FFToday's IDP Notes for the latest and greatest news on the IDP front.   Let's mosey on over to t...

Greetings from my couch where I'm holed up with a box of kleenex, a laptop, and a remote control. Oh and a lot DayQuil. Perhaps all the traveling finally got to my immune system - I'm down for the count with a full-blown cold. In this age of swinexiety (swine + anxiety) I can safely assure you all that this is just a cold, but it is still no fun at all. Silver lining? I'm not going anywhere today so I might actually catch up on fantasy football e-mails (though fair warning that I might be in a bit of cold meds haze...)! Time for today's links: Looking for Week 4 position rankings? Take a look at Fantasy Hulks - RB ,  QB , WR ,  TE  (wow, Denver best vs TE in the whole league?!), and D/ST . The Fifth Down's Week 4 in Fantasy Football Matchups is up which includes my three links of the week. Plus the Sablich guys are great at responding with start/sit advice so by all means, post your questions in the comments section! I like boldness in the FF real...

My 2008 accuracy analysis is up on the Fifth Down! Check it out, Ranking the Rankings in Fantasy Football, 2008 and let me know what you think. Does my system make sense? Will you be thinking about this at all when you decide which rankings to look at next summer? What else would you like me to do with this? If you're wondering which sites I looked at, here's a full list of all 23 sites in alphabetical order: ADP (via FF Calculator) Ask the Commish CBS Sports ESPN Fantasy Hulks Football Outsiders FantasyFootball .com Fantasy Football Nerd Fantasy Football Sherpa Fantasy Football Starters Fantasy Football Trader Fantasy Football Xtreme FFToday FFToolbox Fantazzle Fantasy Sports Games FootballDocs FOX Sports KFFL Robocoach Rotoworld Sports Illustrated SportsBuff Yahoo! Fantasy Sports My plans for the next few months include re-running the analysis with even more sites - I've already heard from a few sites that would like to see how they stack up - and I'd also li...

Right now my husband is at a conference in San Francisco, gearing up to spend the next four days going to nearly 20 different interviews - can you imagine many things more painful than being "on" for that long and being able to talk about 20 different schools/companies? I'm sending all sorts of good thoughts his way and think it's appropriate that his interviews coincide with the first weekend of the NFL playoffs. See, I kind of envision this first round of interviews as his first weekend of job playoffs if you will. There are second round interviews, fly-outs and job offers to be had down the line much like there are late round playoffs and the Super Bowl for NFL teams. But as always, it doesn't take much for me to relate my personal life to football in some way... Now to today's links: The Hazean has kept the Start & Sit suggestions rolling through the New Year. Check our Start & Sit: Fantasy playoffs - I'm strongly considering using LeRon McCla...

A belated Merry Christmas to everyone - I've found it really hard to carve out time for a blog update while visiting with family so my apologies for going off the radar for a few days! I've now transitioned from visiting with my family in Virginia down to my husband's family in Tennessee. One of the best parts about being in Tennessee is my unbelievable ability to sleep late here - at least 10 AM every morning. It's glorious. But now we're off to visit grandmothers and such, so I'm hoping to get a quick start/sit list up that I'll try to add to (though a lot of sites have shut down for the season) and do a consensus start/sit for by tomorrow. Also, I am doing another FFLibrarian's Challenge with NFL.com's Playoff Challenge for the postseason. Stay tuned on that front if you're interested - I should have a group set up by the end of this weekend. NFL.com's Start 'em Sit 'em Bruno Boys' Start em & Sit em - Week 17 The Talented M...

Hi fantasy footballers - hopefully many of you are gearing up for a championship fantasy battle as well as holiday time with family and friends. Check out the list below for your weekly dose of start or sit links: Ask The Commish Sit or Start for Week 16 SI FanNation's Start 'em, Sit 'em Bruno Boys' Start em & Sit em - Week 16 The Talented Mr. Roto : Love/Hate for Week 16 Sports Outlaw's Week 16 Start 'em Sit 'em Mac Bros' Week 16 Start or Sit Rankings FFToolbox's Week 16: Start 'Em The Hazean's Start & Sit CBS Sportsline's Week 16 Start 'em and Sit 'em ProFantasySports . com's Week 16 Start 'em/Bench 'em Report Fighting Chance Fantasy's Who to Start, Who to Sit - Week 16 The Fantasy Football Report's Start'm Sit'm - Week 16 SportingNews . com's The Decider: Week 16 starts and sits I've got a few more links - my weekly column with the NY Times' Fifth Down, Fantasy Foot...

Last night I left my house with about 4 minutes left in the New Orleans vs Chicago Thursday Night game to meet up with some friends for a quick drink - when I got there one of them said, "wow you must really like us to come out when there's a game on!" and yes, indeed, I do have my priorities straight: friends before football. Usually. But since I left before the end of the game, I missed the OT situation that occurred and Marques Colston's second touchdown of the season. Second touchdown?! A mere two TDs is not what I was anticipating on draft day... Anyway, here's your Friday start/sit listing for Week 15 - I should be back with a consensus by tomorrow so stay tuned! Ask The Commish Sit or Start for Week 15 SI FanNation's Start 'em, Sit 'em Bruno Boys' Start em & Sit em - Week 15 The Talented Mr. Roto : Love/Hate for Week 15 Sports Outlaw's Week 15 Start 'em Sit 'em Fighting Chance Fantasy's Who to Start, Who to Sit -...

Good morning from cold and snowy Boulder - thanks to the Colorado sunshine, soon this half foot of snow will be long gone. And I'm sure Oakland is hoping their game last night will soon be a distant memory. Man, that was an ugly game. I was playing against Darren McFadden in one of my leagues and one of my individual defenders, Eric Weddle , outscored McFadden. Good for me, sad for Oakland. But moving on - with the playoffs coming up I know a lot of you have start/sit questions. Take a look at the list of start/sit links below and keep in mind that I'll be posting my consensus start/sits later this afternoon. SI FanNation's Start 'em, Sit 'em Bruno Boys' Start em & Sit em - Week 14 Sports Outlaw's Week 14 Start 'em Sit 'em Junkyard Jake's Bench/Start The Mac Bros' Start or Sit Week 14 Rankings Fighting Chance Fantasy's Who to Start, Who to Sit - Week 14 CBS' Week 14 Start 'em Sit 'em The Fantasy Football Report...

Wow, I haven't done very much this morning yet - I can hardly believe we're creeping up on noon here and I'm still in my pajamas, enjoying my morning coffee. I love long weekends. So here's today's start/sit links list. I'm guessing I'll get the consensus start/sit compilation up by tomorrow morning at the latest, so stay tuned for that. SI FanNation's Start 'em, Sit 'em Bruno Boys' Start em & Sit em - Week 13 Ask the Commish's Sit or Start Sports Outlaw's Week 13 Start 'em Sit 'em Junkyard Jake's Bench/Start The Mac Bros' Start or Sit Week 13 Rankings The Talented Mr. Roto's Love/Hate for Week 13 Fighting Chance Fantasy's Who to Start, Who to Sit - Week 13 RotoExperts ' Start and Sit: Week Thirteen CBS' Week 13 Start 'em Sit 'em The Fantasy Football Report's Start'm Sit'm - Week 13 NFL. com's Start 'em Sit 'em And a few other links for this holiday Friday - my ...