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Predicted 2024 NFL Team Records

I ran an exercise looking at each week, predicting the winner of every game, to compile their predicted season team record. My prediction…

The Curious Case of Michael Penix Jr.

I am a fan of Michael Penix. He can and will be a productive starting NFL quarterback. I also agree that the Atlanta Falcons’ selection of…

2024 NFL Free Agency Fantasy Impact

The 69th podcast covers the first couple days of NFL’s free agency period, discussing the impact that the major moves at primarily QB and…

NFL Week 5 Fantasy Football Musings

There should be no debate on who the best teams are in the NFL through five weeks. There remain only two unbeaten, last year’s NFC title…

NFL Week 4 Fantasy Football Musings

I’m wise enough to admit when I’m wrong, and I may be wrong about CJ Stroud, the Houston Texans, and a few others. The biggest one though…

2021 Fantasy Football Auction Rosters

2021 fantasy football roster construction season is in full swing. My ā€œhome leagueā€ is a dynasty auction league format where we hold our…

Mid-Season Fantasy Football Studs & Values

It’s time to highlight the fantasy football difference makers and best values (from a cost basis). We’ve just hit the mid season point of…

Fantasy Football 25% Season Awards

It is an annual rite of passage to pass judgement a quarter of the season in. This is about making lists and calling out those who are not…

PAFFL OG Roster Grades

Here are my annual post auction, roster grades…with a crucial caveat. I watch more football than most, I read advanced analytics, listen…

2018 NFL QB Rookie Rankings

The 2018 NFL crop of incoming talent shows promise at the games most important position, quarterback, and brings a wealth of top-level…

2018 NFL RB Rookie Rankings

The 2018 NFL crop of incoming talent shows promise at the games most important position, quarterback, and brings a wealth of top-level…

2018 NFL WR & TE Rookie Rankings

The 2018 NFL crop of incoming talent shows promise at quarterback and running back, particularly at the top of both positions. However wide…

Nick Chubb gives Browns great RB corp

The Cleveland Browns used the thirty-fifth pick in the 2018 NFL draft on Georgia running back Nick Chubb. My prediction is in two years…

Saquon Brings Big Game to the Big Apple

The New York Giants used the 2018 NFL draft’s second selection on one of the best running back prospects to enter the league the past two…

Rashaad is the new Marshawn!

The Seattle Seahawks used the twenty-seventh pick in the 2018 NFL draft on running back Rashaad Penny. An explosive, highly productive…

Ravens Stretch to Fill TE Void

The Baltimore Ravens have invested a half-dozen draft picks on the tight end position the past five years without much success. With a hall…

LOL NBA Free Agency Impersonation Vid

I couldn’t not post this as Cameron Magruder nailed it in his NBA free agency impersonation video. So well done going through the…

LeBron becomes the Greatest Laker Ever

We’re nearly twenty four hours post the least public, quietest decision of LeBron ā€œKing Jamesā€ career, selecting the Los Angeles Lakers as…

Famous Jameis’ End in Sight?

Reports Friday Tampa Bay Bucs QB Jameis Winston will be suspended for 3 games for groping an Uber driver and won’t appeal the suspension…

LeBron’s Summer Decision

Be prepared to be overwhelmed with speculation and gossip on LeBron James next home. The drama is at its peak because LeBron’s impact is…

2017 Top Fantasy Football Rookies

This years 2017 rookie pick predictions go thirty plus deep. It’s a reflection on the depth and quality of this year’s class, which on…

Doc & Darryl Wasted Potential Personified

ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 installment, Doc & Darryl, touches on how talented not only Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry were but the entire…

Top Fantasy Football Rookie RB’s

This year’s group of rookie running backs is deep with talents that will deliver immediate contributions in committees and many who…

Joe Paterno’s Legacy is Shot

If there ever was any plausible deniability Penn State proponents and Joe Paterno lovers could hide behind regarding the Jerry Sandusky…

Team USA missed on Jeremy Lin

Team USA could have selected a superior 12th man that embodies the Olympic spirit and opportunity with Jeremy Lin.

Las Vegas is now a Hockey Town?

With the NFL selecting Las Vegas for expansion, the town gets it’s first pro sports team and sheds misconceptions in the process.

NBA’s Musical Chairs Summer

Due to a cap increase, availability of 2 of the top 3 players and teams looking to adjust to the change in play will result in madness

Cavs Final Loss = LeBron Panic

LeBron James will either depart Cleveland or orchestrate major personnel changes to adjust to Warriors and leagues changes.

A Fantasy Football League Manual

The below is the fantasy football league manual for our league, the Palo Alto Fantasy Football League, PAFFL for short. I publish this to…

Top 2014 Fantasy Football Rookies

Here’s my 2014 list of top fantasy football rookie picks. As I wrote about earlier, the NFL evolution has changed the value of rookies…

Top 2013 Fantasy Football Rookies

Below are my projected top 20 fantasy football rookies for 2013. This year’s NFL draft class is like any other year, it has it’s areas of…

2005 PAFFL Rookie Draft Projections

The first three choices likely will be Cedric Benson, Ronnie Brown & ā€˜The Cadillac’ Williams — not necessarily in that order. All three…

2006 Fantasy Football Rookie Analysis

RB Reggie Bush (#2 / New Orleans Saints) — Bush is an electric playmaker who barring injury and incompetent offensive game planning will be…

2007 Top NFL Fantasy Football Rookies

The PAFFL has sixteen rookie pick selections, which allow each of its franchises to control (either out right or thru a topper) a rookie…

2008 Fantasy Football All-Pro Team

This is simply the top scorers (thru week 13) at each position, for the 2008 season. In the past we had pool payouts for this stuff but…

2008 Fantasy Football Rookies

The 2008 NFL draft brought fantasy football a plethora of fresh talent. Five first round selections at RB, two QB’s and plenty of solid 2nd…

2009 Fantasy Football Top Rookies

Given that the draft is over and many of the PAFFL rookie picks have changed hands, I thought it was a good opportunity to do another mock…

NFL Draft Pick Success %

ESPN published an analysis of the past 17 years of top draft picks by position (essentially 1st round picks) to determine which positions…

QB Wonderlic Scores Thru the Years

I came across this blog post that lists NFL QB wonderlic scores for dozens of players from 1982 thur 2006. Some very interesting stuff…

Top 2010 Fantasy Football Rookies

Below is the list of top fantasy football rookies, in order of their projected selection in the PAFFL league (which is a auction based…

Top 2011 Fantasy Football Rookie

For fantasy leaguers the 2011 crop of skill position talent is deep, it lacks the immediate star power due to a lack of wide open starting…

Top 2012 Fantasy Football Rookies

Like the NFL draft, this is my mock draft (though I reserve the right to make changes if any trades or major injuries occur involving picks…

NFL Draft Fantasy Fits

NFL teams have established expectations with their draft selections. The first two days (rounds 1–3) teams expect immediate contribution…

The Shifting Eagles QB Narrative

A month ago we all we’re talking about Chase Daniel’s as a legitimate threat to Sam Bradford, and to a greater extent questioning why the…

The Losing Kaepernick Proposition

The previous franchise cornerstone quarterback of the San Francisco 49’ers Colin Kaepernick; a man who led the team to consecutive NFC…

Is this NFL Draft QB Class Deep?

There will be a lot written over the next two months on the depth and long-term potential of this year’s NFL Draft quarterback class. The…

LeBron chokes in crunch time?

An interesting stat was published by ESPN today that looked at the shooting percentages over the past decade for all NBA players with at…

Thunder Fans Curry Despair…

This is a classic perspective from a OKC fan (home) as Stephen Curry unleased his final dagger on Saturday night. The game was an…

Steph Curry Breaks Records & Hearts..

After last nights ā€œkillerā€ finish and insta-classic game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors, the legend of…

Durant + Warriors = Jealousy?

The hottest NBA media topic seems to be how the Golden State Warriors, a team on an all-time great pace (52 -5) in professional sports…

Is Kaepernick Competent?

Colin Kaeparnick, the 49’ers uber athlete quarterback has been vilified the past year after being the darling, new age model of what the…

Week 3 Musings

This past Saturday I was reminicising from an article celebrating the greatest dunk of all time in the ’00 Sydney Olympics (for those who…

2015 PAFFL Projections

My annual regular season PAFFL projections have evolved over the years from subjective guesses to slightly masked data driven efforts. The…

Fantasy Football Rookie 2015 Predictions

We hear endless predictions on each years rookie class’ fantasy football production. There’s endless hyperbole, and this year will be no…