2008 Fantasy QBs Rankings

By Fantasy Dr X. They are finally here! Enjoy this detailed article with a table/grid and downloadable PDF document. All 32 starting quarterbacks analyzed. 

2008 Fantasy WRs rankings

By Wayne Lin. 93 fantasy WRs listed, the top-20 analyzed and our usual table/grid and downloadable PDF document at the end. 

'08 Fantasy Break-out players 

Fantasy Dr X, Derek Lofland and Chad Samuels give you 16 fantasy breakout candidates for the 2008 season! Care to find out who they are?

"Had he been able to play all 16 games last year, he would have been over 1,000 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. In fact, in 13 games he had..."

Top-10 Decline players 

How the "Blogger" was Won...

(How you can survive a shaky draft and win a league by working the wiver wire to death). Last year a bunch of fantasy football writers got together to form the First Fantasy League Annual Blogger(FLAB). This was a 12 team Yahoo seasonal league with standard settings, 6 team playoff, and Points Per Reception. We sent one of our newer Maniaxs writers into the draft and came away with the following... By Garth Gregor.

 How the "Keeper" was Won...

(How a strong draft can take you a long way without having to use the waiver wire). Dr X relives that August summer night and explains his thoughts on the Maniaxs official keeper league's draft. Whom did he take where and why? Which pick turned out to be a bust? Which one over achieved? His sleeper pick? The key Waiver Wire addition? What was this Championship team built on? By Fantasy Dr X.

2008 RBs listed by age...

We have determined that unlike WRs, who could be productive until their “Middle-life crisis” strikes, the fantasy shelf-life for an NFL Rb is much shorter. We have learned that a Rb over the age of 30 is to avoid at all costs comes draft day. Who will they be in 2008? By Fantasy Dr X. ***UPDATED on 3/9/08***

2008 Preview: AFC East

By Derek Lofland. It’s hard for me to believe that the Jets aren’t going to improve on their record from 2007 given their strength of schedule and all the free agents they signed and high draft picks they made. The question is whether that is going to be enough for them to get into the playoffs...

2008 Preview: NFC East

By Derek Lofland. The NFC East is probably the most competitive NFL division heading into the 2008 season. The New York Giants are the defending Super Bowl Champions. The Dallas Cowboys won 13 games and had the number one seed in the NFC. The Redskins won their last 4 games to make the playoffs as the final wildcard. The Eagles finished strong and were a very dangerous 8-8 team at the end of the season that did not qualify for the postseason...

Spygate: The final verdict!

By Derek Lofland. What effect will this have on Bill Belichick's past accomplishments and what effect will it have on Tom Brady's career? Should the Patriot's dynasty be accompanied by an asterisk? Did players know about these practices? If so why didn't....

Winners & Losers

By Derek Lofland. Find out who hit a Homerun and who struck-out last week-end!

Top picks analysis

By Wayne Lin. Did the five top teams make the right choice? Right players for the right teams?

Top-5 post-draft questions

By Derek Lofland. What to make of this draft? Five burning post-draft questions answered! 

2008 Schedule: Winners & Losers

By Derek Lofland. Which 5 teams received a sweet deal from the NFL schedule-maker, and which 5 were brutalized by the '08 schedule? Find out...

Week 8 Start/Sit

John Arias will suggest some Fantasy Baseball starts & sits each week. Use our questions center for players not mentioned in the column! Week 8 is now up!!! Check out the new & improved format!

Week 8: Two-start pitchers

John Arias has Must start, advisable starts, questionable and high-risk options among these hurlers scheduled to take the mound twice in Week 8. Find out who they are and if they're startable... 

Week 7 Waiver Wire

Lawrence Barreca gives you 10 potential fantasy baseball's free agents to pick up off waivers that can help your fantasy team in week 7. Who are they?...

Post-Draft strategy: Easy, Tiger!

Fantasy Dr X warns you about a couple of traps that one may fall into in the early stages of a fantasy season... 

Top-10 "comeback" players

Lawrence Barreca gives you 10 potential comeback players that have been forgotten because of injures or off years. Don't sleep on them! Who are they?... 

Hitters: 10 Sleepers - 10 Busts

Lawrence Barreca suggests 10 Sleepers and 10 Busts in the hitting category. Curious to see, again, who they are?  

Pitchers: 10 Sleepers - 10 Busts

Lawrence Barreca suggests 10 pitching sleepers and warns you on another 10 potential busts. Curious to see who they are?  

Top-10 Rookies

Lawrence Barreca has 10 "Hot" rookies who could make an impact in 2008. Will they help your fantasy teams? How soon? 

College recruiting: Part II 

Nostradamus says:... "What  I am arguing here is that one does not exist without the other. Add in the 'fact' that recruiting services have evolved into a bonafide predicator of eventual success, and you have my attention. Maybe, I have yours"....

College recruiting: Part I 

Nostradamus says: ... "In the 80's and 90's recruiting was simply 'hearsay' and word of mouth. In our newfangled day and age of the Internet and free information, the hidden gems are now FAR from hidden. Sure, we all know about the 2-sports star that went on to"...

Colt Brennan: Best College QB?

Nostradamus takes the heath by going unconventional! Where does he rank college top-QB Colt Brennan? The majority of rankers have him at #1, not our Nostradamus. Does he rank him 2nd? NO. Third ranked a Charm? Not on his book! Try ....

Top-10 2008 NFL rookies RBs

Back in July of 2007, Nostradamus gave us his 2008 top-10 NFL worthy RBs. Care to find out who they are and where they rank? A word of caution... You may be surprised, but Nostradamus woudn't want it any other way!