I have been blessed with the opportunity to read "Fantasy Football For Dummies: by Martin Signore. Martin has worked in film and television ever since he went to NYU film school. He has worked on video games as he is a first generation gamer. He is also a AVID fantasy football coach. He has won numerous public, private and expert league titles, and seems to have found his true calling. This book will teach you all you need to know about creating/managing a fantasy football team. There are 18 chapters, spread out over 290 pages that will teach a newbie and a seasoned veteran the ends and outs, the terminology, and the do's and don'ts of how to research players. Signore explains the difference in the types of drafts that are used to select your team. Is it a autodraft, a online draft (where you meet in a draft room on the internet) or a off line draft.( You meet at somewhere and have a draft party). He also goes into detail about setting your line up with regards to injuries, matchups, bye weeks and performances. Signore walks you through the scoring system that alot of leagues use and how to use these numbers to decide on who to draft with comparisons to thier pervious years. He takes the time to explain in detail the different types of leagues that are available to join, and breaks those down for people with different experience levels. If you are interested in running your own league, Signore gives advice and examples of what you will need to do to run your league effetively and still have fun as well.
This book will also give you a great knowledge base of how to research your players, from different websites to magazines to TV shows that are designed and dedicated to the Fantasy Football player. I have been playing fantasy football for well over 10 years now, and he has given me more things to add to my arsenal for the coming years, to better improve my record and increase my chances of winning the over all league title. He goes into detail about draft strategies with regards to taking 2 high caliber RB's ( called the stud-RB theory) and shows you how this can mean the difference between winning and losing your season. This books breaks down trades and helps you know the difference between a trade that benefits just you or someone trying to put one over on the new guy. He breaks down taking elite wide receivers over average running backs.
He explains how to draft in auction drafts, where you are given a set amount of "money" and how to spend it, so you will have a good team and not spend all your money on the top 2 or 3 guys and have no money left to have a competitive team. Also, how to draft with your head and not your heart, do not spend your picks on all your favorite teams players. You have to consider bye weeks( when your team does not play), and injuries.
Overalll, I would HIGHLY recomend this book for anyone who is interested in joing the ranks of fantasy football players, that way the next time somesays to you, "Oh crap, I need Manning to score 35 points or I'm gonna lose", you will know exactly what he is talking about.
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