Fantasy Football league ideas have been coming across my desk over the past 34 years of play, and many of them, I have personally instituted in some of my leagues. They're awesome! Back in my day, we had to wait until Saturday to watch cartoons. (It was inhumane!) And we'd get detention for passing notes …
Back in the early 2000s, I got hooked up with a couple Fantasy Football writers that wanted to start a new league with me. Josh Kerkau and Brian Roberson invited me to join their Absolute Gridiron Association, which 10 years later, I now deem “The Most Interesting Fantasy Football League Ever.” To put it simpy, …
A Fantasy Football auction can get your blood flowing and they are much more intense than regular straight drafts. If you haven’t tried one — or if you haven’t done one in a while — get on it! Now, they even have auctions on Fantasy sites like ESPN, MyFantasyLeague.com and CBSSports.com, which we’ll get into. …
Welcome to the first in a 24-part series on FanDuel lineups Strategy (give or take 19 to 20 parts of this series). My goal here is to share some of my favorite tips for Daily Fantasy Football on FanDuel, for different types of games on the site. This past summer, I joined the FanDuel Insider …
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 …
You may or may not have noticed that I’ve been slacking on my January blog posts on DavidGonos.com. You know I’ve been writing for several sites lately, from SportsIllustrated.com to FantasySports.About.com to SKYLLZONE. But now, I’ve launched an entirely new Fantasy Sports website called SoCalledFantasyExperts.com, where I’ll be joined by dozens of Fantasy Baseball and …
It has felt like ages since my last Interrogate the Industry post. For that I apologize. I think due to the peak of the Fantasy Football season, the Holidays, illnesses things often get put on the back burner for everyone. I wasn't ignoring the posts as much as not over concerning myself making sure folks …
It’s a crucial time in fantasy football, and I can only hope that you are one of the few that have survived to this point in the season. It’s either the playoffs or the last week of the regular season, and seasons are on the line. At this point, your roster is pretty much set, …
One quarter into the season, we find ourselves looking at plenty of star wide receivers limping around, dealing with tough injuries, which makes us deal with a difficult set of Week 5 WR rankings. Are you ready to make some tough decisions? Both Brandon Marshall and Calvin Johnson have been used as decoys recently, and …
Week 3 was great for my Fantasy squads (I know, I know NO ONE CARES) and I was able to get an interrogation of Jennifer Millman from Rotoexperts.com making it even better. I have been a follower of Jen for a while now on Twitter, and of her work on Roto Experts which is top notch. …
Week 1 has arrived and along with it Daily Fantasy Football! I admittedly am not a seasoned veteran but delved into the latest Fantasy sports sensation last season and fared well. I will reiterate I am NOT a high stakes player (yet) and at this point dabble in "Affordable" tournaments but primarily "50/50" contests and …
Listen, don’t feel bad that you’re checking out our 2014 Fantasy Kicker rankings. At some point, everyone has to take a look to see who will end up being your team’s last pick of the day. It probably makes you feel like you’re wasting your time, but still, this guy is going to take up …
Interrogate the Industry has returned and this week we are back with the one and only Rumford Johnny! Johnny runs the both the site and podcast of 2 Mugs Fantasy Football Podcast along with @RyFo18. Their podcast is awesome and entertaining so if you are in need of another podcast be sure to check it …
This is a new series I’ve decided to start writing because I’m a bitter, jealous man. I hate that these sites had owners that were much smarter than me. So I explain to readers why I’m so jealous of them! Makes sense! I plan to review websites, iPhone apps, draft tools and in-season tools. Essentially, …
Without further ado I present to you my 2014 Positional Tiers. I know it has been a while since my last Draft Strategy posts which you really should read especially if you are participating with so many others in the National Draft Day Weekend! As I stressed in my Prepping for the Prep post, positional …
Woooeee it has been a busy week, and as most of you likely know it will be a busy month, but never too busy for Interrogate the Industry. In fact, now is the best time to get some interviews out there. Between working on rankings over on FantasyPros, writing my Round by Round Draft Strategy …
The draft continues, and this will be part two of the Draft Strategy series. In case you missed the first two parts of the series check them out here: Prepping for the prep and Draft Strategy Part 1. This time we will be plowing through the fifth to twelfth rounds. These rounds are more of …
Well hopefully you are here after reading my last piece Prepping for the Prep, but even if not welcome and get ready to discuss some round by round Fantasy Football draft strategy. Now that you have a game-plan and some tools to use during your draft we can try and devise a strategy for each …
It seems as if the closer and closer football season is getting, the more and more I want to Interrogate the Industry! "Everyone, I want to interview everyone" *Lets out an evil laugh*. Seriously though, the Baseball season still has my full attention ,but it is getting more and more difficult to stay focused, especially …
It is officially draft season folks, and that means it is time for some draft strategy. I always enjoy digging in to player rankings, compiling spreadsheets, and discussing players ADP and hype on Twitter this time of year. I obviously am not alone, but maybe some of you need a little nudge or kick in …
Over the past couple months, I asked many of my Fantasy friends to help me write a book filled with great Fantasy Football Tips. Fifty Fantasy writers from dozens of websites wrote one tip each, and I mixed them in with 51 of my own Fantasy tips to create an awesome PDF. I’m proud to …
I am not going to lie, this week besides Interrogate the Industry (of course), I didn't focus much on baseball. I guess I did slightly, as my oldest started her first season in T-Ball, but other than that my mind was on other things. Besides the entertainment of watching a mob of kids charge at …
A large percentage of Fantasy Baseball players have become hooked on the excitement of playing Daily Fantasy Baseball games. This daily game is essentially the next generation of Fantasy, as the game continues to evolve from Rotisserie, to Head-to-Head -- to Daily. So, of course, that’s not good enough for me. It got me thinking …
Sadly my Fantasy Baseball Draft season is over, and after poring over my rosters, I found 5 hitters I couldn't avoid drafting in 2014. There were actually more than five in many instances, but for the sake of this, I will pick out the five players who made most of my Fantasy Baseball squads this …
When taking a closer look at our 2014 Relief Pitcher Rankings we need to keep a few things in mind. If there is one thing I have learned, especially over the past three seasons is that Closers are valuable in Fantasy Baseball, however they are also the most implosive position in baseball. Closers lose their …
You must be drafting this weekend if you are looking at our 2014 Third Base Rankings just now. Although Draft season is nearly over, it happens to be what is oft-referred to as "Draft Weekend. This means many owners are cramming for their only, or final drafts of the season now. Third base is what …
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, …
The ongoing series of 2014 Fantasy Profiles continues, this time with Twins prospect Byron Buxton. I will be looking closer at MLB’s top prospects all offseason, as well as throughout the season, focusing on players who will have a real Fantasy impact on the 2014 season. When the top prospects got released, or continue to …
After a slow start to the 2013 season the Dodgers took off. Yasiel Puig burst onto the scene, and Clayton Kershaw proved to be the best pitcher in the league. The Dodgers finished the season on a high note, but also with a resolve to improve the team. These resolutions resulted in bringing over bounce-back …
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 …
Before we get into the 2014 Boston Red Sox, let's look back at last season. You don’t win the World Series without ample talent, and the 2013 Boston Red Sox were no exception. Their championship roster was anchored by the only offense to surpass 800 runs (853), and they scored 7.2% more runs than Detroit’s …
Welcome to the 2014 Texas Rangers Preview! Last year could only be described as a disappointment for Texas Rangers’ Fantasy Baseball fans, as they went from No. 1 in team batting in 2012 to No. 8 last year. However, not all was lost as Yu Darvish finished as the AL runner-up in the Cy Young …
The Fantasy Football playoffs are a short sprint after a 13-week endurance run, and you have to think of them a little differently. This article was submitted as a guest piece from Andy Germani. We do like to post guest articles from writers, so if you're interested, read the bottom of this article to see …
I write Daily Fantasy Football strategy columns for DFSEdge.com each week, and that means I usually play on several different Daily Fantasy sites each week. And in my FanDuel column on Saturday, I thought it interesting how many crazy running back situations there are this week, due to injuries and the Trent Richardson trade. So …
Two deep and it has been everything you've waited for since last December when your league's championship was won right? Remember it isn't time to give up on some top options. Steven Ridley will turn it around and Roddy White will get going eventually. Cam Newton started slow last season and was the best QB …
There are a few things you should always keep in mind when you start to look at 2013 Fantasy Defense rankings on any site. Scoring systems, more than any other position, affect the rankings of defense/special teams greatly. As a matter of fact, some scoring systems don’t even use special teams in their scoring, or …
The Quarterback position is DEEP! But, is rolling with a Quarterback by Committee a realistic fantasy option? But I digressing. I went wild Saturday night. My wife was bartending, I was home with the kids and splurged. I entered an APEX Fantasy Money League. The draft was at 6pm my time, which meant it was …
This is the second of a two-piece article to help Fantasy owners find breakout players this upcoming season. This article will be about young Fantasy breakout players who I expect to emerge from the middle of the positional rankings. The other article was about veteran Fantasy values who are primed to rebound and have breakout …
Have you decided to dabble on the Dark Side and venture into IDP Fantasy Football? If so, here are your 2013 IDP Rankings, done by position and with a complete 195 Player Overall list. It is a tough go in these IDP Leagues though friends, there really isn't a set standard scoring system and with …
There are all kinds of strategies to assembling a fantasy football team, but an approach I seem to find myself sticking to across all fantasy sports is ensuring to balance my high risk picks with what I consider safe and reliable options. For the purpose of this 2013 Fantasy Football All-Risk Team, players who aren't projected …
Free Fantasy Football draft tools are my favorite kinds of Fantasy Football draft tools. I've been playing this game for over 20 years, in an estimated 110 different drafts –- and my opponents are smarter than ever before. You have to stay ahead of the competition, and these tools are meant to help you do …
Everyone wants to find the best Fantasy Football rankings. There may be no greater task than compiling your own rankings -- it is tough stuff man. As I've been plugging away on my rankings recently, I thought it'd be a good idea to go out on the road -- or surf the net, if you're …
There are a lot of folks out there right now who would like to give Josh Hamilton (and Stephen Strasburg, and Matt Kemp, and Justin Verlander, etc., etc.,), and other players off to bad starts, a piece of their mind. We drafted you so high! We expected elite numbers all the time, forever, without exception! …
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 …
The 2013 Tout Wars weekend is officially over. But the second guessing has just begun! My ninth season of drafting in this league ended with a night at Foley’s, and everyone got a chance to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly. Most of what everyone discussed over beers and Irish fare will be …
With this year's baseball season quickly approaching, many Fantasy fans already have their eyes on the movers and shakers – and possible Fantasy dark horses -- that will make the 2013 season a memorable one. Knowing these players will give you an inside tip on whom to watch out for during the regular season, and …
I recently got a digital copy of “The Fantasy Baseball Guide 2013” magazine, and I have to say I’m thoroughly impressed. During my time at CBSSports.com, we churned out several Fantasy Baseball magazines over the five years I was a writer there. So I have a soft spot for this medium, as a writer, and …
Thirteen years ago, I started a Fantasy Sports website called, FantasyRef.com, then I sold it a couple years later in order to join the Fantasy staff at CBSSports.com. After writing there for five years, I joined a start-up site called OpenSports.com, where I worked a few more years. When it fell in late 2010, I …
If you are reading this, you are a special kind of person. I don’t mean short-bus special, but I mean, special in the “information addict” kinda way. If you aren’t reading this, then I’m not writing this. What? That’s right. I just blew your mind. My name is David Gonos and I’ve been a “so-called …
