Only few days away from the last day of class and I already feel that I am going to miss it because of all the academic writing I learned while learning something new as well. When I first sign up for the class I had no choice but to take this one which is an hour away from my house. I wanted to find another class closer to my house but the fact that was about blogging got my attention and I immediately stop looking for other English class at a closer location. Now that we are in the last week of the semester, I am very glad I stayed in this class because I got to experience a new way of learning academic writing by using blogs.
The topic I choose was fantasy football game and by creating a blog I gain a great knowledge about how fantasy football game works. Therefore, thanks to this class I can say that I am ready to play next season. I am very excited because I also found out that by playing fantasy football I will enjoy more watching the real NFL games. Moreover, I learned important information that I will be using for my analysis paper from other blogging communities like ESPN, YAHOO, and NFL. Furthermore, I had a hard time finding new topics for fantasy football game at the end of the semester but thanks to other blogging communities and friends I was able to come up with more interesting and helpful entries.
This class was a challenging class because it was a new way of learning and also far away from my house. Even thought I had few problems on getting to class, I am very glad I never gave up and I am still working hard to finish what I started and who knows maybe keep blogging.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Even though there are three games left in the NFL regular season, fantasy leagues playoffs will have already begun or will begin this Thursday. The regular fantasy season is much like the fantasy playoffs, but there are a few minor things a fantasy owner must be aware of. There are also a set of guidelines to determine who enters the fantasy playoffs that are different from the NFL’s method of determining who gets into the playoffs.
Fantasy playoffs usually involve 4-8 of the highest ranking teams in the league. Fantasy teams are ranked by the highest of wins and if any teams have tieing win-loss records their playoff placing will be determined by the amount of fantasy points earned by a team. As shown on the ESPN website, leagues can use different methods to pick which teams will enter the playoff race and various playoff schedules used in different league styles.
Moreover, during the playoffs once the team loses once they are out. The playoffs schedule is decided by the ranking of the team. For instance, the first rank team plays the last rank team to enter the playoffs. Depending on the league, it’s usually the 4th, 6th, or 8th rank team. The second ranked team plays the second to last ranked team and so on and so forth. Therefore, having a better regular season record will benefit the fantasy owner because they play the poorer teams in the league. Further adjustments in the individuals’ team can also result from extenuating factors.
Although, the point system is the same in playoffs as in the regular season there are few things to look out for during this late season play. NFL teams that have already guaranteed a slot in the real NFL playoffs will sometimes not start or limit the playing time of some of their star players. For instance, a team like the Saints from New Orland’s who will most likely have a guaranteed high spot in the playoffs will not risk starting their start quarterback for fear that they could get injure during the game that has no importance or influence on their season’s future. Therefore, it is important to research which teams have a guaranteed playoff spot and whether any of your starters will be affected by benching in order to save then for the real NFL playoffs. But be aware some teams such as the Saints and the Colts may start their stars in pursuit of a perfect regular season record.
Overall, the playoffs is the most important part for fantasy football owners because it is what determines the winner. During this time owners have to keep their eyes open because there are different ways to pick up teams for the playoffs. Moreover, owners must know how the schedule is set up in their league and also what things to look up for in fantasy team management during the later season.
Fantasy playoffs usually involve 4-8 of the highest ranking teams in the league. Fantasy teams are ranked by the highest of wins and if any teams have tieing win-loss records their playoff placing will be determined by the amount of fantasy points earned by a team. As shown on the ESPN website, leagues can use different methods to pick which teams will enter the playoff race and various playoff schedules used in different league styles.
Moreover, during the playoffs once the team loses once they are out. The playoffs schedule is decided by the ranking of the team. For instance, the first rank team plays the last rank team to enter the playoffs. Depending on the league, it’s usually the 4th, 6th, or 8th rank team. The second ranked team plays the second to last ranked team and so on and so forth. Therefore, having a better regular season record will benefit the fantasy owner because they play the poorer teams in the league. Further adjustments in the individuals’ team can also result from extenuating factors.
Although, the point system is the same in playoffs as in the regular season there are few things to look out for during this late season play. NFL teams that have already guaranteed a slot in the real NFL playoffs will sometimes not start or limit the playing time of some of their star players. For instance, a team like the Saints from New Orland’s who will most likely have a guaranteed high spot in the playoffs will not risk starting their start quarterback for fear that they could get injure during the game that has no importance or influence on their season’s future. Therefore, it is important to research which teams have a guaranteed playoff spot and whether any of your starters will be affected by benching in order to save then for the real NFL playoffs. But be aware some teams such as the Saints and the Colts may start their stars in pursuit of a perfect regular season record.Overall, the playoffs is the most important part for fantasy football owners because it is what determines the winner. During this time owners have to keep their eyes open because there are different ways to pick up teams for the playoffs. Moreover, owners must know how the schedule is set up in their league and also what things to look up for in fantasy team management during the later season.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Waivers and rules
“Waivers are the process by which owners can select from the pool of available players who are not on a team's roster in the league.”(ESPN)
In fantasy Football game everyone starts with about 15 players, however these are not the player that the owner will have for the whole season. What happens during each week is that owners are able to pick up new players and also drop players. Moreover, all the players dropped from a team’s roster are immediately placed on waivers. During the waiver period, anyone in the league can claim the player. For Instance, there might be a wide receiver that comes out of nowhere, or a running back has an injury and luckily a new running back has started. For this reason you are going to pick up players off of waivers. Unfortunately, many leagues have different rules, therefore, not everyone get the player they want.
There are some fantasy football leagues that will let the owner pick up players all the time. For instance, one of the leagues is the standard league waiver. In this league, if there are several claims for a player then the player is awarded to the team with the best waiver positions. For instance, each week there are player that are very popular, so there will be many teams that will put their claims on a particular player. Furthermore, another fantasy football league is the customizable league waivers which allow managers to adjust the waivers. As you can see both leagues have different rules and settings.
Overall, waivers are use to provide an equal opportunity for all owners to add players to their rosters. Waiver rules may vary depending on the type of league. Moreover, requests for players that are on waivers are not executed immediately and this are put on pending status for a period of time until an owner is finally awarded.
In fantasy Football game everyone starts with about 15 players, however these are not the player that the owner will have for the whole season. What happens during each week is that owners are able to pick up new players and also drop players. Moreover, all the players dropped from a team’s roster are immediately placed on waivers. During the waiver period, anyone in the league can claim the player. For Instance, there might be a wide receiver that comes out of nowhere, or a running back has an injury and luckily a new running back has started. For this reason you are going to pick up players off of waivers. Unfortunately, many leagues have different rules, therefore, not everyone get the player they want.
There are some fantasy football leagues that will let the owner pick up players all the time. For instance, one of the leagues is the standard league waiver. In this league, if there are several claims for a player then the player is awarded to the team with the best waiver positions. For instance, each week there are player that are very popular, so there will be many teams that will put their claims on a particular player. Furthermore, another fantasy football league is the customizable league waivers which allow managers to adjust the waivers. As you can see both leagues have different rules and settings.
Overall, waivers are use to provide an equal opportunity for all owners to add players to their rosters. Waiver rules may vary depending on the type of league. Moreover, requests for players that are on waivers are not executed immediately and this are put on pending status for a period of time until an owner is finally awarded.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Other blogs
During football season owners try to encounter as much information as they can about their players, therefore, sometimes fantasy football blogs are an option. There many of blogs out there in the Internet but I am only going to use two for now. The one I like the most is ESPN Fantasy Football blog and the second one is Yahoo Fantasy Blog.
ESPN Fantasy Football blog caught my attention because this blog concentrate only about fantasy football. Most of the entries are written by Christopher Harris and most of the time he writes about a particular football player. Harris also gives several advices by week and, go over all the games. This blog is very organized because on one side of the page have all the recent entries where you can have access right away if it gets your attention. Therefore, I considered this blog to have a great content that will benefit people and also well organized to find entries quickly.
ESPN Fantasy Football blog caught my attention because this blog concentrate only about fantasy football. Most of the entries are written by Christopher Harris and most of the time he writes about a particular football player. Harris also gives several advices by week and, go over all the games. This blog is very organized because on one side of the page have all the recent entries where you can have access right away if it gets your attention. Therefore, I considered this blog to have a great content that will benefit people and also well organized to find entries quickly.
Moreover, Yahoo fantasy blog share very helpful information to people but unfortunately it is combined with basketball information as well. This blog is written by Brad Evans and Andy Behrens. They usually write about important games, football players and who to pick each week. Even though, Yahoo fantasy blog offers good content, the blog is not very organized because it does not show all the recent entries. Therefore, if someone wants to find an entry it might take a couple of minutes but it will be worth it.
Overall, there are thousands of fantasy football blogs in the Internet but only a few can meet your needs. ESPN Fantasy football blog is the one I recommend the most to all the fantasy football fans because of its content, organization, and styles. On the other hand, I also recommend Yahoo fantasy blog only because of its content because the organization is not too good. Therefore, I will be using this two blogs for my analysis paper only because of its great content.
Overall, there are thousands of fantasy football blogs in the Internet but only a few can meet your needs. ESPN Fantasy football blog is the one I recommend the most to all the fantasy football fans because of its content, organization, and styles. On the other hand, I also recommend Yahoo fantasy blog only because of its content because the organization is not too good. Therefore, I will be using this two blogs for my analysis paper only because of its great content.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
How and when to choose the right player...
In order to achieve goals people have to work very hard and that’s what fantasy football owners do. But do not get me wrong when I said “work very hard”, what I meant to say was that owners have to spend several hours doing their homework in order to accomplish their goal. Therefore, owners should have a good knowledge on how and when to choose the right player before, and during the season.
First, before the season starts owners should use a cheat sheet to prepare for the draft. A Cheat sheet will provide owners with a list of NFL players ranked in order of predicted fantasy points. Even thought, cheat sheets might not be 100% accurate, it is a huge help to use on draft day. Also owners should have a good knowledge of the rules of the league, system of scoring, and especially the basics of fantasy football. With these two tips owners are ready to choose their players.
In addition, during the season owners have to make sure to upgrade their lineups every week. This is one of the biggest mistakes owners can make and could end up being terrible, because they can have an injured player in their lineup or a player on a bye week. According to Brad Evan in “Are You Ready for Some Fantasy Football”, the author mentioned that owners’ biggest mistake is to draft a running back and a quarterback that have the same bye week. He also mentioned that in order to avoid these errors, owners should be very careful when drafting their player and also have a list of each NFL team’s bye week on draft day. Therefore, owners should keep an eye open for news and schedule; otherwise, it could cause them a game and also could be the difference between making or missing the playoffs.
Overall, there are several ways owners can win fantasy football and one of them is to know how and when to choose the right player. Owners should always plan ahead and be prepared on the draft day. For instance, use a cheat sheet from a trustful sport website and also know the basics of fantasy football. Moreover, owners should not forget to upgrade their lineups every week and check for injuries and bye weeks. These tips will lead owners to accomplish a great season and also lead them to place first in their league.
First, before the season starts owners should use a cheat sheet to prepare for the draft. A Cheat sheet will provide owners with a list of NFL players ranked in order of predicted fantasy points. Even thought, cheat sheets might not be 100% accurate, it is a huge help to use on draft day. Also owners should have a good knowledge of the rules of the league, system of scoring, and especially the basics of fantasy football. With these two tips owners are ready to choose their players.
In addition, during the season owners have to make sure to upgrade their lineups every week. This is one of the biggest mistakes owners can make and could end up being terrible, because they can have an injured player in their lineup or a player on a bye week. According to Brad Evan in “Are You Ready for Some Fantasy Football”, the author mentioned that owners’ biggest mistake is to draft a running back and a quarterback that have the same bye week. He also mentioned that in order to avoid these errors, owners should be very careful when drafting their player and also have a list of each NFL team’s bye week on draft day. Therefore, owners should keep an eye open for news and schedule; otherwise, it could cause them a game and also could be the difference between making or missing the playoffs.
Overall, there are several ways owners can win fantasy football and one of them is to know how and when to choose the right player. Owners should always plan ahead and be prepared on the draft day. For instance, use a cheat sheet from a trustful sport website and also know the basics of fantasy football. Moreover, owners should not forget to upgrade their lineups every week and check for injuries and bye weeks. These tips will lead owners to accomplish a great season and also lead them to place first in their league.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Josh Freeman...
Josh Freeman, a 21 year old Senior from Kansas State was the 17th pick in the first round of this year's draft. After been benched for nine weeks, Freeman made his first NFl appearance playin the Green Bay Packers last sunday. Freeman is a quarterback for Tampa Bay who led the Buccaneers to a 38-28 victory over the Green Bay Packers last Sunday. Freeman did a great job in this game; he hit 14 of 31 passes for 225 yards and throw three touch downs. Moreover, he set a record on becoming the youngest quarterback to open a game for the Buccaneers. Thanks to Freeman, the Buccaneers have plenty of reasons to be positive about the future…
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
You don't need to be an expert to play FF...
There are many people—especially women---that do not participate in fantasy football for few reasons. Many of them think that fantasy football is hard and some others think that it takes too much work. But what they don't know is that fantasy football is a very easy game to play and at the same time people can have fun with friends and family. Also, since fantasy football is getting popular there are many sports sites, TV shows and online shows that transmit helpful information to fans. Therefore, fantasy football is not as hard as people think it is.
Fantasy football is a fun game to play and a good opportunity to socialize with people. Therefore this game has become very popular. According to Colin Cowherd of ESPN:
“more than 27 million players play fantasy football. They spend an average of nine hours a week (during football season… playing fantasy football).”
Leagues are hosted online through Yahoo, ESPN and some other sports sites. In these sites people can find different types of leagues from very expensive and competitive to cheap or completely free. Furthermore, throughout the season owners are in charge of setting weekly lineups, proposing, accepting and rejecting trades, competing against other teams in the league, check for updates and news, and the hardest one, watch most of the football games on Sunday and Monday.
Here comes the easy part, before the season starts, fantasy football news experts give helpful information to fantasy football owners. They also looked at the last season most popular players to help fantasy owners decide on their future teams. Moreover, there are many ways owners can obtain helpful information and updates that will help them make good decisions on choosing the right players. For instance, ESPN offers weekly analysis on the SportCenter television show, feature articles in ESPN fantasy football magazine, online shows, and columns throughout the season.
In addition, the website does the entire math, add up scores, create schedules, manage the league draft and allow owners to interact on messages boards. What else could you ask for?
Overall, there are many sources that can help you survive throughout the season such as ESPN and Yahoo. Furthermore, it might seem hard and a lot of dedication to participate but when you are actually playing, you enjoy more watching football games on weekends. Therefore, fantasy football game is an easy game to participate and have fun with friends and family as well.
References
Wikipedia.org 8 Nov. 2009 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_football_(American)
Fantasy football is a fun game to play and a good opportunity to socialize with people. Therefore this game has become very popular. According to Colin Cowherd of ESPN:
“more than 27 million players play fantasy football. They spend an average of nine hours a week (during football season… playing fantasy football).”
Leagues are hosted online through Yahoo, ESPN and some other sports sites. In these sites people can find different types of leagues from very expensive and competitive to cheap or completely free. Furthermore, throughout the season owners are in charge of setting weekly lineups, proposing, accepting and rejecting trades, competing against other teams in the league, check for updates and news, and the hardest one, watch most of the football games on Sunday and Monday.
Here comes the easy part, before the season starts, fantasy football news experts give helpful information to fantasy football owners. They also looked at the last season most popular players to help fantasy owners decide on their future teams. Moreover, there are many ways owners can obtain helpful information and updates that will help them make good decisions on choosing the right players. For instance, ESPN offers weekly analysis on the SportCenter television show, feature articles in ESPN fantasy football magazine, online shows, and columns throughout the season.
In addition, the website does the entire math, add up scores, create schedules, manage the league draft and allow owners to interact on messages boards. What else could you ask for?
Overall, there are many sources that can help you survive throughout the season such as ESPN and Yahoo. Furthermore, it might seem hard and a lot of dedication to participate but when you are actually playing, you enjoy more watching football games on weekends. Therefore, fantasy football game is an easy game to participate and have fun with friends and family as well.
References
Wikipedia.org 8 Nov. 2009 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_football_(American)
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