Running Back Strategy        
By: Mark Cunningham

While many fantasy football books and websites suggest you take back to back running backs in the first and second round, that usually isn't the best strategy.  In most fantasy drafts, the second round running backs have a lot of questions and you are better off waiting until later in the draft and getting a couple starters because there's a good chance at least one of those will normally work out.  The perfect example of this took place in a recent expert's mock draft I took part in.  It was a 10 team mock draft and I had the 3rd pick in the second round after taking Frank Gore in the 1st round.  The players available to me were Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Andre Johnson, Jamal Lewis, and Willis McGahee.  Rather than going with one of the oft-injured or oft-inconsistent running backs, I chose a rock solid receiver in Reggie Wayne and ended up landing TJ Houshmanzadeh in the 3rd round.   I took Carson Palmer in the 4th round and then took Michael Turner and Thomas Jones in the 5th and 6th rounds.  Because I didn't reach for a RB in the second, I will have the weekly choice between two solid RBS in Turner and Thomas Jones every week and I also have the luxury of having 2 great receivers in Wayne and Housh.  So remember, don't listen to the experts, take the best available player in the second round regardless of position.


PPR Leagues
By: Mark Cunningham



It seems that many leagues are turning to a PPR (Point Per Reception) Format.  With the new wave of leagues changing their format to include Point per reception, many people have not adjusted their rankings to the point per reception aspect of the league.  People like Wes Welker, Derrick Mason. Reggie Bush, Bobby Engram and TJ Houshmandzadeh are going entirely too late in many drafts.  It is important to realize when you look at rankings from books and websites, the PPR aspect is not taken in to many of these rankings so you can't follow it to a T.  TJ Houshmandzadeh and Wes Welker both had 112 catches last year and should probably be two of the top 5 receivers off the board, but on average Housh is going as the #8 receiver and Welker is going as the #15 receiver.  These guys are so valuable and not many people realize how valuable they really are in PPR leagues.  Guys like Derrick Mason and Bobby Engram are going in on average in rounds 9 and 13 but Engram had 94 catches last year and Mason had over 100.  These guys are outstanding #3 receivers for any fantasy team and you should be the smart one to pick these guys earlier than it says on cheatsheets.  Reggie Bush has clearly not been that good in his first 2 years in the league, and should go nowhere near the 2nd round in a normal league, but in any PPR format, he is a great #2 running back in a PPR format and someone that should be very highly coveted.  It is so important to remember your league's scoring format and pick guys accordingly.

FantasyPigskin365.com Review
By: TheFantasyBlogger.com

Here is a review of our website by one of the most well-respected fantasy bloggers on the internet.  You can link to it by going on http://www.thefantasyblogger.com/fantasypigskin365com/

FantasyPigSkin365.com

FantasyPigSkin365.com is one of my vote for top up and coming fantasy football portal.  The ownership over there is committed to bringing you an interactive fantasy football experience with fresh information smashed all over their beautifully designed website.  I went over there and checked everything out before this review and all the features are easy to use and gain access too (forum is an easy register and post configuration).  Want to absorb fantasy football through your headphones?  They’ve got a great weekly podcast.  Just sit back and relax or browse the web with the info in the background.  Press play and you’re there.  Their latest entry is a pick by pick analysis of who they drafted and why they drafted them in the Experts Draft myself and others just participated in.  Also, this site really does update their content and I have been told by Mark Cunningham, owner, that all weekly rankings and sleepers will be done by Wednesday every week.  That’s a big time guarantee.  I’ll tell you right now that this often does not happen in the fantasy football industry.  I really like the way they tiered all of their top preseason rankings - easy to grab info quick with nice visual aids.  All in all, tremendous resource for fantasy football players.  I’ve talked with Mark Cunningham on several occasions, he’s a great guy and if you want an interactive website to bounce ideas off of, get advice, or see another point of view, FantasyPigSkin365 is constantly updated and there for you.