The only thing better than playing Fantasy Football is winning! We tracked down these FREE Fantasy Football Draft Tools, so you can win without spending money!
The only thing better than playing Fantasy Football is winning! We tracked down these FREE Fantasy Football Draft Tools, so you can win without spending money!
Couldn’t we all use a helping hand once in awhile? Especially if it’s free! We love great free Fantasy Baseball draft tools! Why am I always finding new tools?
Spring Training has officially begun and the Fantasy draft season is here! I thought I’d share with you a mock draft for Fantasy Baseball I did on the free Draft Wizard app powered by FantasyPros. This mock draft tool is just absolutely fantastic – and I think their draft simulator is probably the greatest tool …
Welcome to our 2018 NFL Mock Draft for Fantasy Football purposes! I've joined together with writers from a handful of other Fantasy websites to preview the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, from the viewpoint of how these picks will affect Fantasy Football owners. The mock draft is a slow draft, and we'll be …
The 2018 fantasy football first round should be full of more running backs than wide receivers compared to recent seasons. We’re talking in both standard and PPR formats and most other mock draft types. I’m a big believer in being prepared. I’m like a boy scout, only… more prepared. That’s why I break down the …
An old football-watching buddy of mine emailed me a few years ago reminiscing about a bad Super Bowl party or two that we had been to together. Tom reminded me of the time my brother-in-law invited us over to his house for the '99 Super Bowl (Falcons and Broncos), and then when we got there, …
I’m 40 years old, which means that my formative years (from 6-15 years old) were in the perfect Saturday Morning Cartoons time period of 1977-86. Five years earlier (1971) and there would have been way fewer cartoons available to watch on Saturday (there wasn’t even any electric back then!) And five later (1991), after the …
A good piece of chocolate can make your day better. Diabetes, obesity, bad skin, spoiled dinners and chocolate smears on your face aside, the best candy bars ever make life awesome! My friends at FifthPeriodLunch.com posted a blog listing the top five candy bars ever. Check it out when you get a chance, and without …
People that know me know I’m serious about three things: Dogs that look like people, “Three’s Company” fan fiction – and snack chips. There’s nothing worse than going to someone’s house for a party, and finding out their idea of the best chips ever is a half-open bag of store-brand potato chips, with some organic …
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Donovan, The Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N’ Roses (Why is the apostrophe on the “N” like that?), along with several people you haven’t heard of, in 2012. There are very few current bands I would consider “rock bands,” like Foo Fighters, Chili Peppers, …
Recently, I took part in a 2015 IDP draft with my old buddies over at CBSSports.com, along with 11 other Fantasy Football writers. They came from sites like RotoWire, USA Today, ProjectRoto and Pro Football Focus. So I thought I’d share those 2015 IDP draft results with you here! An IDP league, as you might …
Over the past three or four years, on Fantasy Baseball magazine has stood out above the rest – and I really don’t think it’s close. I got my digital copy of “The Fantasy Baseball Guide 2015” this week, and once again, I’m supremely impressed by the people involved, the design and – most of all …
Just when you thought the Fantasy Baseball season was behind us – we publish the first two rounds of a 2015 Fantasy Baseball mock draft among 12 Fantasy writers from across the industry. I already posted the first round of this draft over at FantasySports.About.com, and there have already been some fireworks from some of …
Over the past couple decades, Fantasy Football users have been on their own on Draft Day, but not now – with this handful of 2014 Fantasy Football Draft Apps for the iPad in your hand. The days of just using a cheat sheet ripped out of an old magazine are officially over. As a matter …
Welcome to the first of a four-part installment I plan to run at the start of each month.This is where I do a one-man Fantasy Football mock draft, using the free Draft Wizards Mock Draft tool. I hope to share with you some thoughts on some of the players I choose, while also offering up …
The 2014 NFL draft is nearly on top of us, which means Fantasy Football owners are going nuts as they get ready to redo their rankings in anticipation of what this class of rookies will bring to each team. Let's fill out some free NFL mock draft contests, so we can win stuff! We've been …
After receiving some great responses from the 30-For-30 series at davidgonos.com from readers, and writers alike it was decided to form the Gonos 30-for-30 league. It would be be filled with 12 contributors to the series, including myself representing the site. It is a Rotisserie League which is 5x5 with standard scoring (Average, HR, RBI, Runs, …
Last week, I got a digital copy of my favorite Fantasy Baseball magazine, “The Fantasy Baseball Guide 2014" and once again, I come away incredibly impressed. As I've mentioned in the past, like an old character actor dropping names at a party, I worked on several Fantasy Baseball magazines in my 14 years writing about …
The new mock draft simulator is out! The new mock draft simulator is out! Finally, after several offseason months, the Draft Wizard Mock Draft simulator is here! And now we can all run our own Fantasy Baseball mock drafts to see where different positions get thin, and where the experts think we should draft someone. …
The Fantasy Fatcast continues their midseason 2014 Mock Draft, looking ahead to what Round 2 might look like. Eric Mack of Bleacher Report and Brett Tresky, who now has over 2,000 Twitter followers, join me, SI.com's David Gonos, to talk some Fantasy Football before Week 11! We also discuss the Perfect Lineup game at DraftDay.com, …
The fellas take a step back to look two steps forward, as they break down what they think the first round of a 2014 Mock Draft would look like. In this podcast, Bleacher Report's Eric Mack, SI.com's David Gonos and host Brett Tresky take turns making picks for a faux first round mock in Fantasy …
I've been talking about how awesome the DraftWizard Mock Draft Simulator is, but one thing I haven't really highlighted yet is the Keeper Mock Draft Simulator part. I'm in several keeper drafts, three of which draft this week! So I've been doing a few mocks on this tool this week. What's cool is, you can …
Just before tonight's Fantasy Fatcast podcast, my computer decided to restart, with 11 updates. (I don't need the lectures, IT guys.) So Tresky and Emack flew solo … together. They had a caller from Chicago, Joel Henard, ask some Fantasy questions about Jay Cutler, Matt Forte and second-year wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who Emack is …
Let’s figure out the best draft spot! One of the great features of using the Draft Wizard by FantasyPros.com is that you can not only mock for free – but you can mock to your heart’s content! So I decided to do 12 different Fantasy Football mock drafts this morning, and using their post-draft analytics, …
So you're on the clock and you're staring at a decision of Arian Foster vs Adrian Peterson as the first overall pick of your draft. I was in this position last year and also had Aaron Rodgers to choose from. Based on how bad Rodgers torched me in 2011, I took him and finished .500 …
On Tuesday night, I took part in a 2013 PPR Mock Draft held on MockDraftCentral.com by FantasyTrade411.com for their upcoming Fantasy Football draft guide. I was quite unhappy with my draft, as I chose to pick in the 12th spot, hoping to see what kind of advantages I could make for myself, having back-to-back picks …
Some argue whether a Fantasy Football mock draft will help multiple people figure out what to expect in their upcoming drafts, but I don’t think anyone will argue how helpful doing a mock draft yourself really is. It’s one of the only exercises in the world that people just flat out enjoy. If only mock …
My, oh my, Fantasy Football sure has gotten fancy! Gone are the legal pads and magazines, and here come the iPads and laptops. Welcome to my list of the Best Fantasy Football Draft iPad Apps!
Tuesday, we broke out the first round of The Usual Suspects 2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft and today it is on to Round 2! Last season, the top 2 rounds were filled with teams that likely got mixed up in back-to-back picks as notorious as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. That's right, 'Dumb and Dumber' and I'm …
When you think of a 2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft, you rarely picture the opening scene of "The Usual Suspects", where a flaming matchbook is used to lite a wounded man's smoke. And then a gasoline trail, which races by a corpse while a dude in a trenchcoat takes a whizz. As the suspenseful score …
Last week, we held the very first Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft for the 2015 season. Oh my, we are proactive! We gathered together 12 of the very best Fantasy Baseball writers across the worldwide web, and stuck them into a time machine. We sent these to the year 2015, to hold the first baseball mock …
Your time machine just took you to March 20, 2015, where we’re about to hold a 2015 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft with 12 writers from across the interwebbernet. (That’s what we call it in the future.) Unfortunately, you’re only able to stick around for the first four rounds (because you have to avoid meeting your …
This past season was a story of big successes and big failures (Larry Fitzgerald's owners need no reminders) by many wide receivers. The 2013 WR Rankings reflect my reactions to the amazing/horrible seasons that some of these guys had. With many leagues now requiring three starting wide receivers or using flex spots, the wide receiver …
Looking at 2013 Fantasy Football rankings when the 2012 Fantasy season is barely cold is kind of like asking out a hot chick just days after you got dumped by some other hot chick. (Then again, if you won your league, then looking at the Fantasy Football 2013 rankings is more like doubling down and …
Is there a more troublesome page on a Fantasy Baseball website this year than the 2013 Fantasy Baseball Reliever Rankings. I didn’t think so. (Or maybe the page that says Send Us Money! Those are troublesome, too.) But here we are – checking out who we think are the best Fantasy Relievers, which usually indicate …
Why are these 2013 Fantasy Baseball SP Rankings so important to Fantasy owners? Well, starting pitchers affect four separate categories, and usually are responsible for your ranking in each of those categories. With 14 hitters in your lineup, one or two hitters aren’t going to pace the rest of your team in four categories. But …
When compiling my 2013 Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings, I struggled with many small decisions, and battled with many overall themes. And it dawned on me that these rankings may indicate where a player sits on a ladder, with the very best at the top, and one player below them on every rung, and so on. …
There are few positions where more is expected in Fantasy Baseball play than first base. These 2013 Fantasy Baseball First Base Rankings are chock full of excellent power hitters, many of which are also able to hit for average and drive in runs. In 2012, the first base position saw nine 30-home run hitters (two …
You can consider the 2013 Fantasy Baseball Third Base Rankings as Miguel Cabrera and everyone else. Miggy is considered a top-three pick in all Fantasy formats, coming off the first Triple Crown season in over 40 years. The former third baseman-turned-first baseman moved back across the diamond to make room for Prince Fielder, and he …
When looking at 2013 Fantasy Baseball DH Rankings across theInternet, you might find several spots that literally rank the designated hitters in the America League. In other words, they give you each team’s DH, and rank them from a Fantasy perspective. That’s dumb. Here’s why – most designated hitters are eligible to play at one …
The 2013 Fantasy Baseball SS Rankings are important to your Fantasy team – but not the most important. You’ll want to bulk up on corner infielders with power and slugging corner outfielders and speedy center fielders. The middle infielders generally give you little in the power categories, and are so-so in the speed categories. You’d …
These 2013 Fantasy Baseball 2B Rankings might save your life someday. OK, well, maybe not really. But they could be important for the life of your Fantasy Baseball team as you enter the 2013 season. And normally, second base is considered one of the weakest positions in the game. It wasn’t too long ago (well, …
From a Fantasy Football standpoint, 2012 was an up year for running backs! These 2013 Fantasy Football RB Rankings are obviously somewhat based on what running backs did this past season. Just like the 2011 season affected the 2012 running back rankings. I know it sounds like I’m talking in circles – but stick with …
This exercise of writing the 2013 Fantasy Football Defense Rankings is a little tougher than all of the other sets of rankings we’ve done since the NFL regular season ended. Since a DST includes an entire defensive unit, along with all of the units on special teams, it’s a completely different animal than the singular …
While I call this thing a Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2013, it’s actually not a mock draft at all. It’s fo’ real. The Early Bird Fanatics League is a league set up by Shane Hallam over at DraftTV.com. This is actually a PPR, IDP league that drafts in February (right after the Super Bowl), and …
Man, you really love Fantasy Football if you’re checking out the 2013 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings this early! Good for you! Unfortunately, this is the one Fantasy position that can change the most from year to year, with superstars dominating one year and becoming afterthoughts the next. (UPDATE: You can find our latest 2013 Fantasy …
It wasn’t long ago that the tight end position was considered super-deep with stars aplenty. But here we are, looking at the 2013 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings, and we realize that many of the stars have faded quite a bit. Does that mean you can still invest a high draft pick in a tight …
Sunday night, I was invited by FantasyTrade411.com invited me into a mock draft for their 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide (COMING SOON!). A few rounds into the draft, I decided to bite on Indians C/1B Carlos Santana. And as I was looking at my lineup, it suddenly dawned on me that this is one of …
As I mentioned in my 2012 Fantasy Rookie QB Preview, back in September, a rookie quarterback helping out in Fantasy Football play was a rare sighting. While a handful of good quarterbacks have helped Fantasy teams over the past few decades, seeing two Fantasy quarterbacks like Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck become top 12 …
Running backs are your lifeblood in the Fantasy Football playoffs and since you are either in your championship game or in the final four, you need to confirm your lineup with our Week 16 Fantasy Football RB Rankings. Sure, kickers and defenses are valuable too, yadayadayada. But it's your running backs that you want to …
You're ohhhhhh so close to sitting atop your Fantasy league as the 2012 champion. You're either in the Fantasy Football championship game or you are at least in the Final Four. I guess there's even a possibility you're playing for third place in a consolation game, like I am in one league .... Stupid Dennis …
Did the injury to Robert Griffin III or Dez Bryant or Percy Harvin ruin your prospects for winning a playoff game in Week 15!?! Let's hope not. Hopefully, you are checking out the Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings from several different sites. It's always good to get several opinions from people you trust. Also, remember …
The fine gentlemen over at the website DynastyLeagueFootball.com agreed to write a piece for our site that detailed what the first round of the 2013 Fantasy Rookies draft might look like. We know how much the 2012 Fantasy Rookies helped owners out, especially Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Doug Martin. Paymon Shokoohi did a great job …
One of the great things about writing for my own website is that I can write about whatever I feel like. Sometimes it’s about Fantasy Football and Fantasy Baseball, and sometimes it’s about … other things. So I always get a kick out of the different weird keywords that end up sending people to my …
When assembling the 2012 Fantasy Running Back Rankings recently, it dawned on me that we’re in a weird era. We don’t have an unquestioned No. 1 guy that has been atop the rankings for three years or so, like we did in the ‘90s with Emmitt Smith and Terrell Davis, or in the ‘00s with …
The Fantasy Football late rounds are usually filled with a bunch of kickers and defense/special teams units. This mock draft won't be much different, as most owners still need to fill those less-than-key positions. For those owners that grabbed defenses early, they'll be likely grabbing the final sleepers at running back and wide receiver in these final …
Most likely, we're going to start seeing some defense/special teams come off the board over these next few rounds. And this is a great spot for several rookie sleepers, or preseason stars that are only just now getting some love in the Fantasy world. This Fantasy Football Mock draft continues on with only four rounds …
It's official. We're in the middle rounds of our Fantasy Football Experts Draft known as #TwitMock 2012! We hope you've enjoyed it so far. The experts have been leery of drafting quarterbacks and tight ends, but these next few rounds should change some of that. They'll also be looking to fill backup spots among running …
We're already into the fifth and sixth rounds of this #TwitMock Fantasy Football Experts Draft! We've seen just a handful of quarterbacks and only a couple tight ends come off the board. Follow along here and on Twitter for over the better course of a week as Fantasy writers make picks. We'll also be tweeting …
Gone are the superstars sure to take every Fantasy Football team into the playoffs, and now we get to see the third round picks, where injury questions and former stars and youngsters with upside take residence. Welcome to the #TwitMock Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2012 -- where you can follow along here and on Twitter for over …
Welcome to the #TwitMock Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2012 -- where you'll be able to follow along over the better course of a week as Fantasy writers make picks. We'll also be tweeting analysis about each of our picks, and the analysis will be posted here for readers to follow along with. Here are the …
The MyFantasyLeague.com MFL 10s mock draft is officially behind us now, after about a week or so of drafting. I’m happy with my roster, but there are certainly spots that I feel I got ganked just before my pick. This is my review of my team, with some highlights and lowlights. You can also go …
I’m participating in a mock draft for a 12-team PPR league on MyFantasyLeague.com, where you can follow all of the draft picks daily. They call this the MFL 10s Experts League, and I discussed the first two rounds on Tuesday, so here are the next couple rounds! There weren't a lot of surprises, and I'm …
My good friends at MyFantasyLeague.com asked me to join a 2012 Fantasy Football Mock Draft for writers they were starting up this week. The guys at MFL do a great job with mock drafts, publicizing them, and running them. Without question, it’s one of my favorite draft setups, partially because of the no-frills look. Thinking you’d …
Welcome to my Fantasy Football Rankings two-round mock draft! By mid-June, teams have pretty much sorted out who they plan to go to camp with -- and from there they'll figure out who they'll go to war with. We're beyond the NFL Draft, and a lot of the offseason training activities. Fantasy Football owners have …