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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. (Interesting fact, nearly 90% of the nation’s lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine…astonishing) Lobster has been fished from these cold seas for generations and through the years the lobsterman and women of Maine have become better and better at finding the little crustaceans. Sure, new technology helps but ultimately it’s up to the “locals” to find these delicacies.
Fish Like a Local
I’ve never fished for lobster but if I wanted to what would be the best way to learn? Find someone from the gold coast of Florida to teach me? Head to Manhattan where they certainly love their lobster? I don’t think so. I would go right to the hub…to the coast of Maine and find myself a local fisherman who can show me the ropes. Not only could this fisherman teach me the basics but he would also teach me all the tricks of fishing around the inlets of Maine.
Unfortunately, when it comes to fantasy football many of us rely on the “out of towners” for advice. Don’t get me wrong, the big national media outlets have vast resources at their fingertips and can conjure up a great looking video production in minutes but do you think they can really give you the local flavor you would get from someone who was around the team day in and day out? Like relying on local Maine fisherman who know the coastal waters, we can all be smarter fantasy football players by getting insight about teams and players we’re interested in by listening to the locals.
Trouble Snapping the Ball?
Let me share with you an excerpt of a recent post on Blogging The Boys (the most popular local Dallas Cowboys blog):
“Gurode has a knee injury and had trouble with a full practice on Thursday, he says he’ll go, but players almost always say that. The contingency plan is to move Kyle Kosier over to center, a position he’s never played in a game. Montrae Holland would then slide in at left guard. If Kosier has to play center, then the center/QB exchange is going to be a huge concern all game. Not only that, but Kosier will have to deal with all new blocking assignments.”
If you’re planning to play Tony Romo (#4 ranked Consensus QB for Week 6), Felix Jones (#19 ranked Consensus RB) or Miles Austin (#2 ranked Consensus WR) against a formidable front group of the Minnesota Vikings wouldn’t you like to know about the potential issue facing the Cowboys line?
This is amazing insight you just won’t get from a national source. National reporters and fantasy folks are spread too thin to get this level of detail. Yet, this tiny little piece of information could have a significant impact on the production of the Dallas skilled players.
Believe me when I tell you there are hundreds of examples of this terrific insight scattered across all kinds of local blogs right now. Most fantasy players would love to have this information on hand when they make a crucial decision but often times it can be hard to find.
Get Local with 1 Click of the Mouse
If you’ve been reading our posts or using our site you’ll know that we’re all about providing a “smart and simple” fantasy football application. We believe that inundating you with stats, news and other information that doesn’t make a difference won’t help. We view our work as a giant filter – providing users with best the Web has to offer and integrating this information into the simplest application possible so you can make smarter decisions in less time.
To that end, we have found an outstanding group that can help our users “get local.” After scouring the web for the best local coverage, we have decided to partner with SBNation.com to provide local fan-based coverage on all 32 NFL teams. Over the past few years SBNation.com has created a stable of the 32 most popular fan-based blogs that will get you as close as you can get to all 32 teams. Because their sites are run by passionate fans of the local teams you will get information you just can’t find anywhere else.
Finding the Local Information in PlayThisGuy!
We have added a “Local Coverage” link to every player in our application. You can quickly access these local sites by clicking the Local Coverage link on any player profile page.
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We’ve been using this new information internally for about a week and the feedback in unanimous, this stuff can make a big difference. We hope you agree.
We love hearing from our community so if you have a great idea for the service or general question feel free to reach us at contact@playthisguy.com. We promise a human being will get back to you in short order.
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