Lobsters and Football – How a Popular Seafood Meal Will Give You an Edge in Fantasy Football

"You talkin' to me?" Robert Di Niro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver . You're probably wondering how the heck a lobster can help you win more often in fantasy football.  Read on and you'll find out... I'm lucky to live in a wonderful part of the country, New England.  Home of the Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, Red Sox, the Presidential hangout Martha's Vineyard and amazing local lobster from Maine. ...

Why the Most Common Approach to Projecting Fantasy Points is Broken and How to Fix It

. Do you find yourself looking at "Projected Fantasy Points" (we'll call them PFPs) in your league management service and wondering how in the world they come up with those numbers?  Or, have you lost faith in these numbers because you have found they just aren't that accurate? This topic is one of the regular conversations we have at PlayThisGuy!  Heck, we're in the fantasy business but ...

Conjoined Twins – How Your Alter Ego Could be Submarining Your Chances for Fantasy Football Success

In each of us exists two different fantasy football players, the one we've BEEN and the one we ARE.  By that I mean we aren't the same players today as we were when we began playing.  We've memorized more statistics, studied more trends, learned more about our competitors and generally speaking grown into more sophisticated players as the years have gone by. However, like it or ...

Hack Your Leagues Fantasy Football Waiver Wire With This Little Known Trick

"You'll have to be quick...I'm good at that" - from a conversation between Jenny and Kevin from The League . Did you know that in Week 3 of the 2010 season 3 of the top 5 top fantasy producing players (Vick, Collie, Moore) could have been found on the wire in most leagues as late as Week 2?  Read that again, 3 of the top 5 fantasy point ...

How “Getting Smart” Can Instantly Make You Be a Better Fantasy Football Player

. What is Getting Smart? Want to have more fun playing fantasy football?  Want to avoid that feeling that you're at a disadvantage to the stat-geek in your league who spends 20 hours a week researching players?  Or, do you just want an extra edge to win more often? Regardless of your motivation it's time to Get Smart about playing fantasy football.  Getting Smart is an easier, quicker ...

Smartest Fantasy Football Draft Advice on the Web – Here’s Why…

[caption id="attachment_357" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Preparing for your fantasy draft doesn't have to be this complicated"][/caption] You're draft is tonight and you're scratching your head about whom to listen to for advice.  With more than 100 Web sites telling you "I'm the best...listen to me" it can be a real challenge to find the right information that will actually make a difference. Well, we've got something that just ...

How Lessons Learned From the Travel Industry Are Changing the World of Fantasy Football

November 14, 2009 by Lisa Ross in Better Decision Making,Featured
"There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction." - Winston Churchill The winds of change are constant and the worlds of sports and travel are not immune. I know, you're probably saying what the heck do sports and travel have in common? Good question...and believe it or not the answer below WILL help you make better fantasy sports decisons ...

Waiver Wire Greed – 3 Little Known Skills to Mastering the Waiver Wire

"Greed, for lack of a better word is good." - Gordon Gekko Come on, admit it, we're all greedy when it comes to the waiver wire. After all, who doesn't want to monopolize their leagues waiver wire...picking up all the best players, dropping them too close to games for anyone else to pick them up, squatting on certain player hoping they are good trade bait ...

How Albert Einstein Can Help Increase Your Fantasy Football Performance by 45%

November 1, 2009 by Ron Ross in Better Decision Making
In the famous words of Albert Einstein, "Insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results." Whether you're dominating your league or toiling in the cellar, my guess is that you want to maximize your fantasy football teams performance for the remainder of the season. I know, I know, you're probably thinking I must be a descendant of Einstein to ...

How to Make 40% Better Fantasy Football Decisions in 5 Minutes or Less

October 29, 2009 by Ron Ross in Better Decision Making
If you win your fantasy league every year or generally go undefeated through the course of the season then there is no need for you to read on (and a BIG congratulations is coming your way!). However, if you're like the majority of us that do lose from time to time (some more often than others) then this is a must read as it ...