Fantasy Football 2017

Sometimes your draft doesn't go to plan, and sometimes people just don't listen. So guess what, it seems like drafting a quarterback early is still a thing. With a week or so to go, people are making one of two mistakes: panicking in the fourth round (or earlier) and drafting Aaron Rodgers, or hedging their bets by drafting two quarterbacks in total. Crazy, right? I'm not saying either of these strategies is bad, but you're missing out on some serious talent.Anyway, moving down is Tom Brady from the second spot to the…

Points and receptions? Please. The two biggest fantasy killers are Father Time and Mother Nature.When a player like Frank Gore hits the ripe old age of 34, naturally, you want to stay the hell away. Like the very end of a banana, no one wants the scraps of a 12-year career - especially one chock full of bumps, bruises, and a butt load of miles.Well, everyone except me. Strike me with a turnip and color me insane, but I actually think Gore is worth a sneaky late-round pick this year. For once, we're not talking about…

If Andy Dalton were an ice cream flavor, he'd be "plain."There's nothing exciting about drafting the Milhouse of the NFL. I'm sure Dalton's a real nice guy, but at the end of the day, the Bengals are still one-pump chumps in the playoffs. It's normally pretty easy to separate real life football and fantasy football, but if there's one thing stubborn owners remember, it's some serious playoff chokin'.Again, I get it, no one wants the dud. Even if said dud threw for over 4,000 yards last season. Just remember, success…

Tight ends are sort of like quarterbacks for fantasy purposes. You need to start only one tight end each week, and you likely won’t need to draft more than that. The difference is that tight ends are inherently riskier than quarterbacks. The odds of Rob Gronkowski playing in all 16 games in a given season are far less than those of Aaron Rodgers doing so. So if you feel the need to draft a backup tight end, I suppose I won't kill you for it. I would suggest drafting a single tight end and just picking up the best one…

As a general rule of thumb, you don’t make friends with Cleveland Browns receivers.Just quickly, when did fantasy owners become so snobby? In case you haven't already figured it out, repeat after me: running backs in the first two rounds, receivers, then quarterbacks. It's so simple!Or, maybe not.There’s a lot to be said about all the wide receivers who will slip through the cracks. Outside of your Top 30 guys, you could make a case that pretty much anyone is a sleeper, but if there’s a name that deserves to head…