The Rocket Docket: NFL Owners Meetings

This Week’s View From The Endzone

If there’s one thing the NFL doesn’t have enough of, it’s rules. Let’s take a look at the major rule changes that will be discussed and voted on beginning this Sunday at the NFL Owners meetings.

CHANGE IN PLAYOFF SEEDING

Although recent history suggests that resting players once a playoff seed is clinched doesn’t translate to success in the playoffs (i.e. a rested Bucs team in 2007 and every rested Colts team in the past 8 years), there are plenty of teams that decide it’s a good idea. By doing so, games are filled with half hearted efforts over the last two weekends of the season. Under this new proposal, the third through sixth seeds would be determined directly by the team’s overall win/loss record and would not be affected by division titles. Therefore, a wild card team with 12-4 record would host a 10-6 division winner.

Odds of League Approval: probably won’t have the votes this year but just the mere fact that it’s being brought up should discourage teams this season

DEFENSIVE PLAYER COMMUNICATION

While the quarterback’s helmets have been outfitted with a communication system to hear plays from the sidelines, it has long been viewed disadvantageous that no player on defense is outfitted with the same benefit. The NFLwill attempt to level the playing field and this is long over due in that respect. It may have took SpyGate to finally get this measure over the hump and passed.

Odds of League Approval: After only falling two votes short last year, this is almost a lock to pass

DEFERRAL OPTION ON COIN TOSS

As is stands now, the team that “wins” the toss requests whether or not to receive or kick to open the game thus allowing the other team to decide in the second half. Under this proposal teams would be able to defer their decision until the second half.

Odds of League Approval: It’s hard to imagine owners not voting for this

ELIMINATION OF FORCE-OUT RULE

Usually rule changes are implemented to help the offensive side of the ball to make the game more exciting. Eliminating the force out rule however would eliminate those pesky judgment calls that put the referees directly in the line of fire of fans and commentators. Two feet in bounds and possession would be the only way to determine a good catch.

Odds of League Approval: doesn’t seem to have the momentum this year to pass

5 YARD INCIDENTAL FACEMASK

What was the defensive player’s intent when he grabbed the face mask of the opposing player? Was it in malice? Did he tug on it hard enough to warrant a 15 yard penalty? These inner thoughts of a referee would no longer be needed under this proposal. Only a severe grab and twisting/pulling of the face mask would be called a penalty.

Odds of League Approval: the rule will probably stay ‘as is’ for the time being

INSTANT REPLAY FOR FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

The bizarre ending of the Browns/Ravens game last season prompts this addition to the replay options. It will probably rarely be used but it’s good to know that the referees can now legally confirm if a kick is good or not.

Odds of League Approval: 100%

BANNING LONG HAIR HIPPIES/RASTAS

…..or whatever the case may be. Leave it to the media to make this the crux of the owners meetings. Reminiscent of the NBA’s dress code, the NFL Owners are contemplating a ban on long hair in the NFL if it covers the name plate on the back of the jersey. Mattingly! CUT THOSE SIDEBURNS!!!

Odds of League Approval: If the league approves the Players Association will have a field day. For the sake of avoiding bad press, the owners let this one slide. Mr. Burns will vote ‘yea’.

-TD Hill
The Endzone View

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3 Round NFL Mock Draft Updated

The Football Jabber Three Round NFL Mock Draft has been updated. There has been quite a bit of movement with all of the Free Agency activity. Sink your choppers in as the wait for the 2008 NFL Draft enters it’s final month!

Round One | Round Two | Round Three
Round 1

#1 Miami - QB Matt Ryan

Do I think this is the best choice for the rebuilding Dolphins? No. But the fact of the matter is that Ryan is the most NFL-ready QB available for the Dolphins who are desperate for playmakers on the both sides of the ball. Parcells isn’t a stranger to drafting a QB 1.01 and I think the hype gets to him. I still believe that the Dolphins best course of action is to trade down.

#2 St. Louis - DE Chris Long

It isn’t a well kept secret that St. Louis is enamoured with Chris Long. Drating a defensive end would allow Adam Carriker to have a home position and would also take some pressure off of Leonard Little.

#3 Atlanta - OT Jake Long

Atlanta has signed a whole schwack of defensive tackles through free agency. I doubt they waste time to bring in these guys if Dorsey or Ellis is the pick. Gandy and Weiner aren’t getting any younger and both experienced injury-problems last year. Head Coach Mike Smith is a power running guy; offensive tackle serves his purposes.

#4 Oakland - RB Darren McFadden

Crazy Al Davis strikes again! Hurry, hurry, hurry; all cap space for the next four years must go! No guaranteed money deals refused! Despite having Echemandu, Justin Fargas, Mike Bush, LaMont Jordan and Dominic Rhodes on the roster, I fully expect Oakland to draft McFadden. Davis loves offensive playmakers with speed and DMac fits the bill perfectly. Look for LaMont Jordan and Dominic Rhodes to be given their walking papers if this happens.

#5 Kansas City - DT Sedrick Ellis

The Chiefs get put in a tough spot at 1.05. Do you reach for Clady or Otah? Or do you draft one of the falling blue chip tackle prospects? The Chiefs can’t resist pulling the trigger on Ellis; the lesser talented but much more durable tackle prospect. A trade down would better suit the Chiefs in this situation so they could draft a Chris Williams or Jeff Otah, but I don’t think they find a buyer.

#6 New York Jets - DE/OLB Vernon Gholston

The Jets remain thrilled that Gholston slips to them at 6. Despite signing Calvin Pace, Gholston is still a huge upgrade for the team as their pass rush was abyssmal last year. Gholston would most definitely play with his hand up for the Jets.

#7 New England (from San Francisco) - CB Leodis McKelvin

Despite what Dallas’ leaked cornerback draft board would have you believe, I think Leodis McKelvin leaves the board first to the Patriots who need to replace two cornerbacks lost in free agency. McKelvin adds return skills to the mix as well as good coverage abilities.

#8 Baltimore - OT Ryan Clady

Baltimore has been advised to treat this year as if Pro Bowl tackle Johnathan Ogden will not be returning. Heeding that advice Head Coach Harbaugh drafts his replacement in Ryan Clady. Clady is a fluid tackle who always seems to be in position. The Ravens will continue to lean on their running game this year and Clady is a solid choice to ensure it keeps rolling.

#9 Cincinnati - DT Glenn Dorsey

Dorsey slips to 9 amongst injury concerns swirling around him. Even with the phantom injuries appearing out of nowhere, Dorsey at 9 is too much to pass up. The Bengals failed to pick up a defensive tackle via trade this offseason so Dorsey fill sin nicely here.

#10 New Orleans - OLB Keith Rivers

New Orleans complete sits reconstruction of the linebacking corps with the drafting of Rivers. Rivers would likely take the job of current strong side linebacker Scott Fujita. Alongside newly acquired MLB Johnathan Vilma, the Saints instantly gain some credibility on defense.

The rest of the order—>

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Fantasy Dynasty 101 | Course Wrap Up

Well, we have come to a conclusion on the Fantasy Dynasty 101 for starting a successful Dynasty League. Below are the sections we covered if you need to go back and review.  If you love your fantasy football and have not tried a Dynasty yet, give it a shot.  Year-round fantasy football fun!

Over the course of doing this I have had several questions and requests to view the rulebook view the Contact button above. If you have any, throw them at me or just simply leave a comment here. I would be happy to help out.

As mentioned through this these can be adjusted to your league. I’m actually participating in a new one based on these rules that I’m not Commishing so it will be interesting to see how it works out when the rules are adjusted.

Stop back for our Dynasty rankings that will be up soon!  Ok, I’m off to prepare for my Restricted Free Agency coming up April 1st, have a good one!

Part 1
Get your owners, Cost/Payout, Where to host your league
Part 2
Appoint a Commish, Communication, Rulebook
Part 3
Rulebook contents
Part 4
Franchise Ownership, Tanking, League Currency
Part 5
Using IDP or Team D/ST, Lineups, Roster Size, Developmental Taxi Squad
Part 6
Filling Rosters, Determining Draft Order, Rookie Draft, Vet Draft
Part 7
Roster Management, Contracts, Injured Reserve
Part 8
Free Agency/Waivers
Part 9
Restricted Free Agency, Franchise Tags

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Who’s the Top Fantasy Dynasty QB in 2008?

Believe it or not this is a great time of year for some fantasy football owners. Those that play in Dynasty and Keeper leagues are considering making moves for the 2008 season. This is a time of year that many new Dynasty leagues begin to pop up as they do not have to wait since most of them run year round. It’s common practice to be drafting vet’s while then waiting for the rookies to be placed on teams before a rookie draft. Today we are going to look at who the top Dynasty QB’s are. In recent years there has been no question to this. After a QB highlighted season though the answer is not as clear.

Browsing various fantasy football sites that have their early Dynasty and Keeper rankings up there are three names that are at the top of the list. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning,and Tony Romo. Tony is going to hinder our averages since he has only been news for two years and only played in 10 games in 2006 but let’s have a look at the per game averages anyway. We will look at those things that you get scored on in most leagues at the QB position.

Please hit the poll over there—-> in the sidebar as who you think the top Dynasty QB is!

TD’s Per Game 06/07

Tom Brady: 2.31
Tony Romo: 2.12
Peyton Manning: 1.94

Interestingly enough, Tom Brady’s inflated season in 2007 did not provide a lot of separation. You can bet that there is a direct correlation between Randy Moss being in a New England Patriots jersey. The previous three seasons he averaged 26 TD’s per season, which he almost doubled with Moss in town last year. Good news for Brady and his owners is that he will have Moss again this season.

Not far behind Brady is Tony Romo. Yes you can say, “Well he has Terrell Owens…” Owens has caught 28 of Romo’s 55 TD’s over the last two seasons. Myself there is reason to believe that if Moss and Owens were taken out of the equation that Romo would be putting up more TD’s. the Cowboys seem interested with getting a solid #2 WR to pair with Owens which could turn scary.

Strange to find Peyton at the bottom of this list. This is due to taking only two years because of Romo’s short stint as a starting QB. We all know Manning is a consistent TD’s machine. What sets him apart from the others is that Manning’s success is not hinged on a particular WR. Even without Marvin Harrison in 2007, Manning was able to match his 31 TD’s from 2006. We all remember that he is not far removed from a 49 TD season as well.

Yards Per Game 06/07

Tony Romo: 273.62
Peyton Manning: 264.66
Tom Brady: 260.47

Romo gets to be top dog in one of these categories. In 2007 his Yards per game jumped from 181.4 in 2006 to 263.2. Kinda makes you wonder what we will see in 2008, huh?

As he is with TD’s, Peyton Manning is a consistent yards machine. He has only been under 4000 yards once since his rookie season and has NEVER been under 3700 yards.

Another inflated stat courtesy of Randy Moss. 2007 was the second season in Brady’s career over 4000 yards and he damned near hit 5000.

INT’s Per Game 06/07
Tom Brady: 0.63
Peyton Manning: 0.72
Tony Romo: 1.23

Tom Brady’s career low 8 INT’s in 2007 is one of these stats that we can’t attribute to Moss. This was all Brady. It was his second highest career total for a season in attempts as well. Brady seems to be in a zone.

Peyton had his highest INT total since 2002 last year. Still, if your league takes away 2 points per INT he still only had 28 points taken from you over the course of the season.

Although Romo’s INT’s went up from 2006 to 2007 we have to keep in mind he played six more games and had 183 more pass attempts. His % or INT’s per attempt actually went down. Still, he is the guy out of the three that appears to have the best chance to get some points taken away if your league punishes your QB for picks.

So what have we learned here today? It appears that there is not that big of a difference between these QB’s in your Dynasty draft regardless of scoring system, at least over the past two seasons. We can look for Romo to continue to improve. We can look for Brady to have another season with Randy Moss assisted stats. We can also look for Peyton Manning to provide consistent numbers despite who he is throwing to. Don’t feel like you have to be the first one to jump at a QB in your Dynasty or Keeper draft this year.

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When to trade LaDainian Tomlinson? A Dynasty Dilemma

The ultimate quandary for dynasty league football owners is figuring out when it’s the right time to move that special player that consistently made you perennial playoff favorites. For many LT2 owners that time, unfortunately, is now.

After seven straight seasons of dominance his presence alone on your squad made up for any questionable roster move you may have made. Despite a few weak links in your starting lineup, you still were able to strike fear in your opponents heart as they waited all Sunday to watch him single handily beat their team. Despite not matching his career plateaus set the previous season, Tomlinson was still able to churn out nearly 2,000 total yards and almost 20 touchdowns at age 28. Supremely impressive especially when considering this was his lowest output in three seasons. Anyone would kill to have a running back with such constant production on which to lean his squad on. But in the year when the heir apparent was born, Adrian “The Purple Jesus” Peterson, many began questioning Tomlinson’s stranglehold as the most valued running back in fantasy.Now begins the delicate balance of knowing when to start entertaining trade offers while his value is still high or riding Ladainian for the next few years for that one last shot at glory.

If there’s one thing we know about star running backs it’s that their demise comes swiftly and harshly. Shaun Alexander and Priest Holmes are the recent examples. However, the best example to compare LaDainian Tomlinson to is a running back that dominated the fantasy world almost as much as LT2: Marshall Faulk. After his, at the time, record setting season of 26 TD’s, Faulk enjoyed a memorable campaign the year after notching over 2,000 total yards and 21 touchdowns (numbers eerily similar to Tomlinson last season). Of course we all know Faulk’s injury history and fall from the fantasy throne after that. It would be extremely presumptions to claim that Tomlinson will face a similar fate in 2008 as Faulk did in 2002 and beyond, but the writing is on the wall that this ride is ending its run.

So with the future now, Ladainian Tomlinson owners should be working the phones and looking for a package that should include a younger running back upon which to build and some other pieces that can continue to make your dynasty team formidable in the future. By doing so you may very well be jeopardizing your chances to win that championship this season, but as always is the case in Dynasty, it’s better to make yourself slightly weaker now so that you can dominate later. If you trade wisely and obtain a few players that can still make you a contender and build your team for the future, by all means don’t hesitate to pull the trigger. It’s been fun being the envy of the league for so long as a Tomlinson owner, but it’s time to move on.

*TD Hill is a part-timer here who writes only because of the fact we are holding his cat hostage.  To catch more of his stuff check out The Endzone View 

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Play some Trivia with Football Jabber!

I’m bored. Whatya say we we have a little Football Jabber Trivia Challenge? You can enter here…
FootballJabber.com Trivia Daily Trivia

Each day there will be a scoreboard there on the sidebar giving the results from the previous day. You can also then take the link from the scoreboard to play each day. How fun is that?

Questions are made up of NFL and NCAA flava. Bring it Jabber Heads!

Fantasy Football | Who the hell do I keep?

Since Football Jabber started a couple months ago we have not just had a downright discussion on fantasy football like we used to at our old home. Let’s open it up and field some questions on fantasy football keepers and dynasty players you may have questions on.

Is Tom Brady the QB to have this year? Have a player your thinking of trading in a league? Keeper time is up, wanna know who you should cut ties with? Throw them down in the comment box. FB Jabber guys and readers alike will throw out their 2 cents.

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NFL Draft Prospects | Top 5 ILB

Top 5 ILB Prospects

Much like the safety prospects this year, the inside linebacker class of this year lacks a true standout player. Many of the players in this year’s offering are OLB converts or only project well as a situational ILB in a 3-4 scheme. Be wary of this when planning your IDP dynasty draft. Expect some of the labeled ILBs to convert back to OLB and likewise, many of the bigger OLBs will likely move inside early in their career.

1) Dan Connor, Penn State

Connor’s roots are on the outside, spending all of his college career there save his senior year. He is a better blitzer than coverage LB but is still a sure tackle. His football instincts are paramount and is rarely caught out of position. His speed and size will allow him to adapt well to the NFL game. Expect the team that drafts Connor to keep him on the outside for a year or two.

2) Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma

Quickness is Lofton’s calling card in this draft. Beginning his career at strong-side linebacker, Lofton moved inside for the last four games of his junior year and finished off an excellent year amassing 157 tackles. I compare him to a more well-built version of D’Qwell Jackson, a short stocky type linebacker that relies on quickness and good tackling to be effective. Despite limited experience at the position, I believe Lofton is a better fit for the inside than outside. In fact, some sites do not even list Lofton as an inside linebacker. Similar to Connor, he is a tweener type that may live on the outside until he gets his shot.

3) Jerod Mayo, Tennessee

Mayo, like the previous two on the list, spent all of the college career on the outside before moving inside in his senior year. Mayo is an instinctive football player who can close on ball carriers, cover well and blitz effectively. A knock on him is that he is too light for his frame and many scouts have considered Mayo better suited to the weak side. Mayo scares me the most out of all of the prospects on this list to move back to the outside permanently. He is still a great prospect but this may not translate to fantasy success as an inside linebacker.

4) Johnathan Goff, Vanderbilt

A more natural inside linebacker, Goff has the intangibles you want in the leader of your defense as a two-time team captain for Vanderbilt. One of the best combine performers, don’t be surprised if Goff is taken higher than many expect. Although he would likely do fine in a traditional 4-3 set, I believe he would benefit from being inside in a Wade Phillips-type 3-4 set that does not require larger LBs. (No, I’m not saying the Cowboys will select him)

5) Phillip Wheeler, Georgia Tech

A high-school defensive end, sophomore weak side linebacker and junior/senior middle linebacker, Wheeler is the epitome of a physical upside player that has shown his ability to learn new positions and in turn, new schemes. Wheeler is a superb blitzer but has shown a tendency to bite on fakes. He is also a big presence for a linebacker as 245 lbs and rarely is taken off of his feet. Another linebacker who may not see the light of day from the inside, Wheeler needs to improve his awareness on playaction before teams will consider him a true Mike. His athleticism and penchant for getting to the QB will likely land him a gig on the outside early in his career.

Close to the cut:
Beau Bell, UNLV - Another OLB convert, injury history, character issues and weak coverage play knock him out of the top 5. Keep your eye on him however, as he projects better to the inside than many of his predecessors.
Erin Henderson, Maryland - Yes, Henderson is a true OLB but I believe he will become an excellent 3-4 ILB, watch for the team that drafts him.
Spencer Larsen, Arizona - Smaller body and weaker combine; Larsen produces but in outclassed but other prospects.

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Expanding your Fantasy Football Dynasty League

Something that comes up often in Dynasty Fantasy Football Leagues this time of year is the question as to whether or not the league should expand to add more teams. Of course there are Pros and Cons to it and those are for you to decide. If you have decided you would like to expand your league, or would if you knew where to start, this post can help get you on te right track. As we say with our Fantasy Dynasty 101 on how to put a Dynasty League together, this is customizable to suit how you want to do it. Take what you need and then add your own flava.

These rules were used to expand from an 8 team league that was watered down, to a 10 team league. Doesn’t matter how many teams you have already, it will work. Since they are expansion teams you want to make it a bit challenging for the new teams but still be able to compete. You want to make sure there is a balance of players that the established teams lose but to where they are not hindered too much. In this format one team finished dead last and one made the playoffs. So like any fantasy team it just depends on the owner how good their expansion team is.

Rule #1: Each Existing team protects 8 players that cannot be picked in the expansion draft.

Since this was a league that did not use IDP players this pretty much allowed each team to protect a full starter lineup. Of course they were able to stray from that and protect whoever they wished. The number can be changed to suit your roster size.

Yes it sucks to get players taken from your team but you can protect who you want. It is fun however to watch the rest of your league get players plucked from them, especially your biggest rival!

Rule #2: Each time a team gets a player picked from his team he gets to protect another player.

At all times each team will have 8 (or the amount you settled on) players protected. It may seem like overkill but trust me it works out well for one team not to get stripped of too much. Set a time limit that the owner has to protect a player so they are not holding up the draft. Ours was 24 hours.

Rule #3: Protected players must be announced by ENTER DATE HERE.

You want to give the new owners a little time to think about who they are going to take like with any draft. Decide how the players will be announced. We use a league forum and there was a thread started for it. If you don’t use a forum for your league it’s great for communication, you should consider it.

Rule #4: No team can lose more than four players.

Again, you don’t want one or two teams stripped too much. This number can be adjusted to fit your roster size, how many teams you already have, and how many rounds are in the expansion draft.

Rule #5: There will be a XX Round Expansion Draft. Which ever new team that is determined to pick first in the expansion draft will pick second in the rookie draft. Which ever team is determined to pick second in the expansion draft will pick first in the rookie draft.

Figure out how many rounds you want. We actually did 12 rounds and have a 26 man roster. This gave the new owners the chance to get about half of their roster this way. To fill the rest of their roster they had Restricted Free Agency, the rookie draft, and a few Free Agent runs before the season started.

The way the draft ran was like this. The team picking first picked a player from the unprotected players on current teams. The owner of the team that lost the player then has 24 hours (or how ever long you determine)to protect another player. Once the new protected player was announced, or 24 hours had past, the second new team makes their pick. This cycle continues until the determined number of rounds has been completed.

Like I mentioned, you can do this however you determine. We used a thread on the league message board.

Other things to consider:

This league uses the rules outlined in our Fantasy Dynasty 101 series. So it was determined how much league currency and contracts years the start up teams.

Whatever system you use you want to adjust the numbers used for salary cap or whatnot to where the new teams coming in are on an even playing field with the rest of the league. Maybe even a little under since they are expansion teams and the owners knew that coming in, right

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Free Agency and Fantasy Football | NFC North

As a year-round fantasy football owner I watch free agency in the NFL with one eye on my favorite team and another eye on the rest of the league. There are moves every year that are going to open opportunities for some players and make things tougher on others. As things slow down we are going to take a look at how some roster moves effect players with new homes and the players on teams making the moves. Let’s start out in the NFC North…

Chicago Bears

Each season more and more fantasy football owners are staying away from Chicago Bears. The front office has not given much of a reason to change that slide this year. Out are the sure handed Moose Muhammad and Bernard Berrian. In are Marty Booker and Brandon Lloyd. Brian Griese is gone and they resigned Rex (his consistency is) Grossman to battle it out with Kyle Orton. Desmond Clark is going to hang out to make sure Greg Olsen doesn’t break out right away at TE. Cedric Benson should go cheap this year. He has not given owners reason to think otherwise.

There is not much that the Bears can do in the NFL Draft to make owners consider any Bears players a viable fantasy solution on their team.

Green Bay Packers

The Packers are not shaking things up in Free Agency. You may have heard though that the guy that was likely to be their starting QB retired. With Brett Favre gone things open up for Aaron Rodgers and his career. All signs point to good things right now with Aaron Rodgers stepping in and being a successful NFL and Fantasy starting QB. The weapons are built in around him. The key loss of Bubba Franks is in name only as Donald Lee has stepped up at TE and you could see the Packers address the position in the draft. An unlikely solution at RB in Ryan Grant only helps matters.

Don’t look now but the Packers have become one of those teams where just about every skill position player is sought after in Fantasy Football.

Minnesota Vikings

So the Vikings did pretty well in the draft last year, right? Adrian Peterson wasted no time achieving fantasy studdness. Questions still surround the QB position but this won’t hurt Peterson’s stock. Good news for T. Jackson is that he gets a new target in Bernard Berrian from the division rival Bears. Although Jackson has not had a rocket start as a QB in the NFL, having Peterson running the ball and Jackson throwing to him instead of a Bears QB should help Berrian. The Vikings also have a new face at backup RB, Maurice Hicks.

It will be interesting to see how the top RB’s shape up in fantasy drafts this season. You know Peterson will be up there.

Detroit Lions

The big move for the Lions would be Mike Martz out the door to San Fran. What will happen at QB? Jon Kitna was a decent fantasy QB at times last season. Is Drew Stanton going to to be healthy enough to start making a play for the starting QB job? Rumors fly about a Roy Williams trade. Which Kevin Jones will show up this year and how long can he stay healthy? Tatum Bell wanted out but then re-signed. They have brought in Michael Gaines at TE. Calvin Johnson should continue to rise.

There are really too many questions surrounding Lions. People will take the risk based on talent but the question is when and at what cost?

Next up, NFC South. In the meantime you can check out our friend The Fantasy Football Goat who is doing a rundown on the divisions giving some predictions as well. The Goat can help you out if you like to do a little gambling. Not much of a gambler myself…I just pay money hoping to win some in fantasy football leagues and live in denial about that being gambling itself.

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