Fantasy Football Librarian

With our departure date from NYC in less than a month, we're trying to spend a little time living it up like a classic NYC tourist. So tomorrow my husband and I are taking a vacation day and visiting the Statue of Liberty (which of course makes me think of this - sorry, Sooner fans). Many moons ago we bought tickets for access to the crown, which apparently has to be requested months in advance. Seems kind of fitting to join in the throngs of hot, chatty, and sometimes surly (oh wait, that's just me) tourists to visit our lady liberty just before the Fourth of July. Should be a good time and honestly, it's one of a very small number of times over the past 9 months that my husband and I have been out together without our little dude...so here's to a little alone time. With the tourists. Let's head on over to today's football links: Fantasy Douche is offering words of warning about snagging Chris Johnson too early in your draft. Read up on reasons why the Tita...

Greetings fantasy footballers. It seems particularly awesome to me that our fantasy football season has just been extended for another day - who doesn't want yet another night when we can watch the NFL, right? I love that it's a fairly solid game, too, that might make a big difference for a bunch of championships. Good luck to you all! Unfortunately for me I already know that I have lost the championship game...to my husband of all people. I will not be living this one down for a long, long time I'm sure. I have Jamaal Charles' multiple touchdowns to thank for my fantasy demise this week. Before I get to Week 17 links (since I know there are plenty of you rockin it for Week 17), I wanted to remind you all that I do a fantasy playoffs league of sorts every year. All readers are invited to play in the FFLibrarian Playoff Challenge group that I usually run through NFL.com's Playoff Challenge - here's a link to the FFLibrarian group and if you have trouble joinin...

Hmm, I knew the holidays would be crazy since they always are - trying to juggle various factions of my family, trying to see my friends, and the added bonus of tending to our little dude has made things a bit challenging around here. Thanks for bearing with me during my quiet week here; championship time is no time for me to go dark! Let's get to today's links - lots of start and sit advice with a dash of rankings. Start/sit links: FantasySharks.com's Start/Bench List Week 16 FFToolbox.com's Week 16: Sit 'em or Start 'em Roto Arcade's Flames: Choice will guide owners to thy perfect light The Fifth Down's Week 16 in Fantasy Football: Matchups and Q&A Matthew Berry's love/hate list in Generosity in Vick-tory NFL.com's Start 'em, Sit 'em: Schaub, Blount can lead you to a fantasy championship CBSSports.com's Week 16 Start em and Sit em Rankings for Week 16: Mac Bros' Fantasy Football Running Back Start/Sit Rankings ...

One of the reasons I absolutely love doing this blog is the fact that you all send some of the more interesting and helpful e-mails with your own tips about websites or players. Yesterday I heard from a reader that very wisely pointed out that Joe Webb (Vikings QB) could be a very tricky and clever play for those of you in need of a WR - if he's healthy and starts at QB this week. Yup, you read that right. If you're in a Yahoo league, Webb is eligible at both the QB and WR spots and while he won't put up a tremendous stat line for a QB, he might well be able to top your WR3's numbers and is someone to consider this week if you're in a tight spot. Gotta pull out all the stops when you're in a playoff battle! Other advice for Week 15 as follows... Thursday Night Football thoughts and suggestions: Rotoworld's Thursday Night Matchup: SF @ SD   ProFootballFocus.com's Fantasy: Thursday Night Preview Start/sit links: FFToolbox.com's Start 'em an...

It's been a busy day here and I've got a small window of time here to get this post up while our little dude is snoozing, so let's get right to the start/sit and rankings links for the day: Start/sit advice: ProFootballWeekly.com's Start or sit: Week 14 RotoExperts.com's Hot Freaks Pyromaniac.com's Start 'em Sit 'em - Week 14 FantasyPros911's Starts and Sits Week 14 Bruno Boys' Week 14 Fantasy Football Start 'Ems Rankings links: Ultimate FF Strategy's 2010 Week 14 Player Rankings FanHouse's Week 14 IDP Rankings Fantasy Alarm's Week 14 Rankings Meanwhile, if you're in a tight spot, take a look at NFL.com's suggestions for sleepers in Driver, Choice among top fantasy sleepers for Week 14 . I'll be back tomorrow with the consensus start/sit list for the week.

Big times in the FFLibrarian household tonight - my husband is a Colts fan so tonight's Thursday Night Football game, which really the Colts must, must, must win, is going to be the focus of our evening here. As if a TNF game ever is not the focus of my Thursday evenings! But here's to a big night full of fantasy points whether you're already in the playoffs or fighting for your playoffs spot. Some of you might remember a site called FantasyIQ.com that I linked to last season - they're back now and are rolling out their new and improved start/sit interactive advice. In order to ask or answer a start/sit query, you will need to sign up for an account (or can login in with your twitter or facebook account) but it looks like most start/sit questions have at least 1 answer and several more in many cases. Start/sit for Week 14: Ask The Commish's Sit or Start   CBSSports.com's Week 14 Start 'em and Sit 'em Roto Arcade's Lames: Bowe owner prayers may...

Happy middle of the week! In less than two weeks we'll be back on the train headed to Virginia to spend the first half of Christmas with my family, followed by the second half in Tennessee with my husband's family. Unfortunately we're far, far behind on the present train and are going to need to make some serious progress over the next few days. Our families will probably get the "here, we made you a grandson/nephew for Christmas" line but it would be nice to have a little something under the tree for them as well. So Santa Sara will have to kick it into high gear soon...in the meantime, consider these daily links a sort of holiday gift to you all. Enjoy! A few more waiver wire links for you: Matthew Berry's Slim Pickings for Week 14 The Fifth Down's Week 14 in Fantasy Football: The Waiver Wire IDP Guru's 2010 IDP Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 14 Or get your lineup all ready for the Thursday night game by scoping out these rankings: CBSSports.com...

By now I think you all might be familiar with the site FantasyPros.com which has been looking at the weekly accuracy of experts' rankings and start/sit advice. In addition to that analysis, for a few weeks now they've been running a contest that pits you and your finely tuned fantasy skills against one expert with a little cash money at stake. Sign up, create your dream team (salary cap style), and see if you can beat FootballGuys' Sigmund Bloom this week. If you do, you win a little money and with the holiday season here, who doesn't want some extra money in their pocket? So have at it! But for those that are really just here for some Friday links, take a look at these gems: Start/sit links: Roto Arcade's Lames: McFadden could lean in wrong direction against Chargers Fifth Down's Week 13 in Fantasy Football: Matchups and Q&A Matthew Berry's Those who are dead to me Razzball.com's Week 13 Schmidt, Schmardt CBSSports.com's Week 13 Start ...

Just bought a ticket to fly out to Colorado with our son to visit friends next month. My husband is flying out a few days ahead of us for a conference so I've got some fun times alone with an infant on a plane. I'm in awe of any and all parents that do this with some frequency as the idea alone freaks me out enough that I considered trying to talk my mom into do a hellish one day fly-to-CO-and-back-home kind of trip. Then I realized it's time to man up though, right? In between worrying about a trip that's weeks away though I of course found some more Week 13 links for you. Again, remember we've got a Thursday Night game tonight! Start/sit advice: Roto Arcade's Flames: White-hot Cassel to guide owners to imaginary playoffs NFL.com's Cassel, Forte should make some fantasy noise in Week 13 FFNerd.com's Where to Put 'em Ask the Commish's Sit or Start Rankings for Week 13: Razzball.com's Week 13 Positional Rankings Roto Arcade's Early...

So we're going through one of the ultimate real life waiver wire-esque experiences. Back in July we toured a few daycare centers so that I can go back to work part-time at my library gig in January...but being New York City, that's far easier said than done. When we signed up for the wait lists at these daycares, we were roughly 80th and 40th at two different places. Sweet. Nothing like queueing up with the rest of Brooklyn for the chance at a spot. Yesterday I talked to one of the daycares (the latter one where we were 40th) and there might be an opening for our little dude but it depends on whether some of the folks in front of us are still interested; in essence, will they put their waiver claim in or will we get the spot? We should know in the next day or so and I must say this is weighing heavily on my mind. Could be as great of a coup as my Marques Colston waiver acquisition of 2006. Speaking of waivers, still plenty on that front to bring you as well as more prep for W...

For the second time since we brought our tiny bundle of joy home, I got over 5 hours of sleep in a row last night. It was pretty sweet. Even better than beating my husband pretty thoroughly this past weekend in one of the leagues we play in together (though for the sake of full disclosure, he did beat me in another league this week). But the awesome sleep came at a price: our little dude was an unhappy camper for many hours yesterday, which makes the long sleep a bit more bittersweet. But we're on the cusp on a long, holiday weekend and I've got lots of links for you. Since I'll be traveling I probably won't post again until the weekend when I'll try my best to do a consensus start/sit for you all. Enjoy your Thanksgivings and safe travels! Waiver wire links: Rotoworld's Waiver Wired: Romo Redux Razzball.com's Waivering Wire KFFL.com's Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: RB - Week 12 ProFootballFocus.com's Waiver Wire Fifth Down's Week 12 in F...

Ed Hochuli, you have competition. We had a friend over last night for Thursday Night Football and we all noticed that one of the refs was rocking an Ed Hochuli-like look; not quite the same buff bicep action as we've all come to know and love from Hochuli...but I'm just saying, watch out Hochuli: there's competition in Buff Ref Land. Beyond buff refs we've got plenty of material for Week 11, so take a look: Start/sit for Week 11: Fifth Down's Week 11 in Fantasy Football: Matchups and Q&A Roto Experts' Lineup Lieutenant Matthew Berry's Love, Hate and Michael Vick Roto Arcade's Lames: Turner to leave uncomfortable burning sensation in the 'Lou' CBSSports.com's Week 11 Start 'em and Sit 'em FFArmory.com's Start 'em, Sit 'em Week 11  Bruno Boys' Start 'ems    Razzball.com's Schmidt, Schmardt, Week 11 Week 11 rankings: Razzball.com's Week 11 Positional Rankings Ultimate Fantasy Football Strat...

One of the great things about our friends and family knowing we're such big football fans means we've got a wide array of NFL and college team gear for our son. And I mean wide. We can have him rocking Northwestern, University of Tennessee, University of Colorado, University of Michigan, Broncos, Patriots, Colts, and/or Titans gear. So many solid options, it's a good thing he's skilled at going through more than one outfit a day. College Gameday will be at the Northwestern vs Illinois matchup this week since it's taking place at Wrigley Field (first time Gameday has been at - and I use "at" quite loosely in this case - Northwestern since the mid-90s I believe) and the Broncos play on Monday night. Fun weekend of football for me. Let's get straight to today's links: Week 11 Start/Sit action: FFToolbox.com's Start 'Em and Sit 'Em Roto Arcade's Flames: Reggie Bush a solid flex option versus beakless 'Hawks NFL.com's Star...

I can't believe how quickly this season is cruising by - Thanksgiving will be here in just over a week and I'm starting to think about our travels down to see my family in Virginia for the holiday. My grandmother is traveling for the first time in 4.5 years so that she can meet our son so it's a big weekend for our family. I'll try to get some links up early next week to help with lineup decisions before you all might hit the road, too. But as for this week, let's get right to today's Week 11 advice... Waiver wire links: Matthew Berry's Pickups for now and the playoffs IDP Guru's Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 11 for those in IDP leagues Fifth Down's Week 11 in Fantasy Football: The Waiver Wire ProFootballFocus.com's Fantasy: Week 10 Waiver Wire FFToday.com's Through the Wire Start/sit links: FantasySharks.com's Start/Bench List Week 11 FantasyFootballXtreme.com's Start and Bench Advice (radio show starts up right away, FYI) ...

I'm a bit of an animal enthusiast - I'm a cat owner and long-time dog lover (as my mom can attest to since I spent the majority of my childhood begging for a dog, despite the fact that the rest of my family is allergic to them) and after watching Food Inc recently I have been dabbling with the idea of just going total vegetarian. So my protest of Michael Vick this season has been to avoid him in any and all fantasy leagues even though he is probably THE acquisition of the season. I know, not much of a protest, but hey, it's a way of saying what this guy did to dogs was not okay in my book...so of course this makes his monumental performance last night a bit of a sticky wicket. Sure, I'd love to have his points and kudos to Vick for coming back to the league and showing what an incredible athlete he is . But I maintain that I'd rather lose a thousand times to his massive fantasy points and maintain my Vick protest. ( Update: Wow. You guys are getting personal and in ...

As you parents out there can surely understand, the past few weeks have been like riding a carousel of ever-changing baby-shushing instruments. One week our little dude is perfectly silenced in a swing, the next week our magical tool is bouncing on a balance ball (which let me tell you is more than just a little physically taxing when the bouncing lasts and lasts and lasts), and this week it's rolling around our apartment and hallways in his stroller. What works one week might not work the next...and that's so true in fantasy football, too, my friends: sometimes you've gotta eschew what has worked in the past and just roll with what's hot right now. So for thoughts on who is hot, read on... Start/sit suggestions: Ask The Commish's Sit or Start for Week 10 LestersLegends.com's Start/Sit Week 10 NFL.com's Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Manning, Charles in line for huge numbers in Week 10 USA Today's Studs and Duds: Redskins' Chris Cooley a smart pla...

Tomorrow my mom is coming up to NYC for a speedy visit to see her grandson and provide a couple extra hands to help out. She's apparently bringing some meals up with her that she has fixed and frozen for us, and I must admit that sounds pretty dreamy right now. One less thing to do! Now there's a good chance that I might be a bit slow in getting posts up over the next few days, but don't worry, I won't forget about getting start/sit and rankings links out to you all! Really having my mom around to help me out probably means more time for me to help you all out...so here's to my mom! Meanwhile, let's get to today's articles: A few more waiver wire links in case you haven't pulled the trigger yet on waiver additions: Matthew Berry's Getcher QBs here! Razzball.com's Waiver Wired - my husband will be glad to see Garrard topping this list since he just grabbed him thanks to Garrard's killer matchup with the Texans. CBSSports.com's Waiver ...

It's a nasty day here in NYC - cold and rainy. Perfect day to curl up at home, oh say, with a warm and cuddly baby? Lucky me. Kudos to my boss for sending me a link to Juice Analytics' visual take on football stats - I love that this shows both offensive skill player stats as well as tackles (solo and assisted) for those in IDP leagues. I'm linking over to the Team Defense portion since I think this is a really quick and easy spot to assess how each defense stacks up in terms of pass and rush D. Along the same lines, you can also check out Ultimate Fantasy Football Strategy's Best and Worst Defenses to Face After Week 8 . Note that this is all about fantasy points allowed versus the previous link which was straight up NFL stats. Moving on to the rest of today's links: First up, as promised some links with the fantasy fallout from Randy Moss going to the Titans: Rotoworld's Moss Grows on the South FantasyOMatic.com's Moss' Impact on Vince Young ...

Big times in real life waiver world - in case you haven't heard the news yet, Randy Moss has landed with the Titans while Shawne Merriman was claimed by the Bills . Stay tuned for articles on the fantasy implications of these moves. In the meantime, read on for this week's early start/sit links and more... Start/sit suggestions: Roto Arcade's Flames: Rest your playoffs hopes on Mike Williams' shoulders FFToolbox.com's Week 9: Start 'Em and Sit 'Em Football Docs' Fantasy Football Start Sit ProFootballWeekly.com's Week Nine Matchups to Exploit or Avoid FFManiaxs' Fantasy Football Week Nine Start/Sit FantasyFootballXtreme.com's Start and Bench Advice: Week 9 (their radio show starts right away, just a heads up - scroll down on their page a bit to pause or adjust volume as needed) NFL.com's player rankings for Week 9 are up - looking at this is a reminder that Week 10 is going to be brutal on the stud QB front since Brees, Rodge...

I think it's written into baby law somewhere that all newborns shall be dressed up in costume for Halloween, so of course there has been some discussion in our household about the best Halloween costume for our little dude. We went with a prefab football costume (what could be more appropriate, right?) that arrived recently and appears to be made for a freaking 4-year-old not an infant as marketed. We'll see if we can get our dude into it without looking like the droopiest little football, but hey, it's good to know that we now have a costume for him for years to come. I hope you all have fun plans in store for Halloween, though could anything be better than spending the day watching Week 8 games? Didn't think so. So let's get to today's start/sit links and other articles... Start/sit linkage: CBSSports.com's Week 8 Start 'em and Sit 'em Razzball.com's Schmidt, Schmart: Week 8 Fifth Down's Week 8 in Fantasy Football: Matchups and Q&...