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Ladd Biro biography
Ladd Biro was named the 2010 Football Writer of the Year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. Follow all his advice at the Fantasy Fools blog (fantasy-fools.blogspot.com), on Facebook and via Twitter
(@ladd_biro).
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Sweet 16 for Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers earned his place on fantasy’s Mount Rushmore with his five-touchdown Week 16 performance on Christmas night, propelling millions of gleeful owners to championship glory. That’s the type of overwhelming firepower you’re dreaming of when you invest a first-round pick on a quarterback. Many …Read More
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Upsets rule fantasy, reality
Upsets made headlines across the NFL this past week. So it should come as no surprise that several top-seeded fantasy teams were sent packing, as well. Who could have imagined that the lowly Chiefs would spoil the Packers’ march to perfection? Even more inconceivable was …Read More
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Cry me a Philip Rivers
Ever since I mastered the art of flicking a paper football across a table until it dangled off the edge, then drilling it through a two-fingered goalpost, I have loved fantasy football. Of course, we young lads didn’t call it “fantasy” back in the day, …Read More
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Fantasy football: How we would draft differently at midseason
AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB: So, uh, how’s that Chris Johnson pick working out for you? Still think Peyton Hillis was a steal in the third round? Yes, it’s time for our semi-annual exercise in self-flagellation, when we reflect back two short months on what could have been had we made all the right moves during our preseason draft. Step right up for The Perfect Draft 2.0: Midseason Review.
Free agent pickups for Week 9
So, how perfect was your draft? One consolation: If recent history holds, roughly half of these players will not be on our final Perfect Draft roster at season’s end. Hope abounds! To win a fantasy championship, it helps to start with a great draft. But …
Coaching controversy
In one of my leagues, our commissioner decided to try out a new option offered by the league-management site to add a head coach to our rosters. Each team win yields seven points, with a loss registering a goose egg. I wasn’t in favor of …
Fantasy football: Starters, benchwarmers for NFL Week 6
AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB: Wondering whether or not to start Aaron Rodgers and Ray Rice, or to bench Donovan McNabb and Donald Driver? The network bozos specialize in that kind of advice. If you’re looking for help with your real starting lineup conundrums, check out our starters and benchwarmers for Week 6 of the NFL season.
Fantasy Football: Receivers steal spotlight, points
Fantasy scores were down virtually across the board this past week, thanks in part to the onset of the dreaded bye weeks. But a quick glance at some of the top performers Sunday also sheds light on the statistical downturn. BenJarvus Green-Ellis out-scored his quarterback. …
Fantasy football: Starters, benchwarmers for NFL Week 5
AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB: Our starters and benchwarmers in NFL Week 5.
Fantasy Football: 6-team bye weeks will challenge owners
It seems we’ve just gotten our starting lineups settled, and already we have to start juggling them with the onset of bye weeks. From this week through Week 8, six teams will take a breather. In Weeks 9 and 11, four teams will be off. …
Fantasy football Week 4: waiver wire pickups, drops
AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB: Here’s a look at players worth picking in Week 4, and others who would look better in someone else’s lineup.
Fantasy football Week 3: Starters and benchwarmers
AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB: Wondering whether or not to start Tom Brady and Calvin Johnson, or to bench Kerry Collins and Jason Snelling? The network bozos specialize in that kind of advice. If you’re looking for help with real starting lineup conundrums, read on. Our fantasy football expert Ladd Biro gives you this wee’s starters and benchwarmers.
NFL fantasy football Week 3 pickups
AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB: To win a fantasy championship, it helps to start with a great draft. But filling in your roster throughout the season with the right free agents is also important. Here’s a look at players worth considering after two weeks, and others who would look better in someone else’s lineup.
Fantasy football: Whom to pick up, whom to avoid in Week 2
FANTASY FOOTBALL: Every year, like clockwork, the games of the first weekend set off a frenzy of waiver-wire jockeying and panic-induced trading. Rather than viewing this as little more than the first glimpse of a long, roller-coaster season to come, we race to the conclusion that what we just saw is what we’ll be seeing all year. That’s a prescription for disaster.
NFL Fantasy football: Some late draft tips
Everything changes in my fantasy universe tonight. Since 1992, when I first got hooked, I’ve plied my craft exclusively with other men. Mostly neighborhood guys, church friends, work colleagues and high school and college buddies scattered around the country. Those drafts are distinguished by an …
NFL Fantasy Football: Here's a look at my 'Perfect Draft'
AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB: In a perfect fantasy world, my starting lineup this season would feature Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, Arian Foster, Andre Johnson, Roddy White, Greg Jennings and Antonio Gates. That would be the same perfect world in which my teenagers admit I’m always right, Mila Kunis stalks me and snow started falling in Dallas today.
NFL Fantasy Football: Hidden draft gems
At this time of year, fantasy enthusiasts tend to obsess about their first-round draft pick. Do you go with Adrian Peterson or Chris Johnson with the top pick? What about Arian Foster? Is the middle of the round too early for Aaron Rodgers? Should you …
Fantasy Football: Player’s stock rarely improves after offseason team swap
There’s nothing unusual about offseason player movement. Big names swap teams every year. In each of the previous two seasons, roughly 20 offensive skill-position players of note changed jerseys via free agency or trades. What’s rare is the free agent who improves his fantasy stock …
NFL fantasy football: A preview of the rookies
FANTASY FOOTBALL: With all the hype and breathless reporting that greet rookie classes at the beginning of each NFL season, you’d think they’d have a greater impact on fantasy leagues.
