Unlike most fantasy blogs, FF4W won't make obvious predictions. They're boring. They're a commodity, appearing in thousands of places all over the Internet: "Start Dez Bryant this week." "Bench Maurice Jones-Drew." A waste of time.
On Thursday I went where no one else dared to go, predicting 140+ yards and 2+ scores for Jeremy Hill. I even pitched the concept to one of the "Big 5" fantasy sites, claiming that Hill will be the better fantasy option over Gio Bernard going forward. But they turned it down. The "experts" were afraid to touch him. Even CBS Sports posted a pre-game write-up of "Why to Watch" and "What to Watch for" without mentioning Hill once:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-9-game-rankings-hard-to-beat-tom-brady-vs-peyton-manning/
How can anyone win their fantasy league reading this stuff?
Big sites like ESPN, CBS Sports, etc. play things very safe, often waiting until *after* someone has a big game before promoting him. So while this blog predicted Hill would be a top 5 fantasy RB in Week 9 (currently he's #1), you shouldn't be surprised to see nearly every "expert" site come out with stories today heaping praise on Hill--something FF4W saw coming days in advance, when Hill was still available in 22% of ESPN fantasy leagues.
As I write in the book, I genuinely have nothing against the "expert" sites, and enjoy reading some of their content. But I never rely on what they write. That's why I urge every reader to do their own research and come to their own conclusions. Find the sites that offer the most value and are the most accurate. And stand by your decisions.
With respect to Hill, if you read this site, you would have known with some certainty what no one else could have imagined. That gives you an edge. The more insights you can gain on other players, the bigger your edge. That's how I win fantasy leagues. It's how I won two Sporting News fantasy baseball competitions vs. nearly 400,000 people combined.
Stating the obvious is boring. Predicting the future turns fantasy players into champions.
On Thursday I went where no one else dared to go, predicting 140+ yards and 2+ scores for Jeremy Hill. I even pitched the concept to one of the "Big 5" fantasy sites, claiming that Hill will be the better fantasy option over Gio Bernard going forward. But they turned it down. The "experts" were afraid to touch him. Even CBS Sports posted a pre-game write-up of "Why to Watch" and "What to Watch for" without mentioning Hill once:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-9-game-rankings-hard-to-beat-tom-brady-vs-peyton-manning/
How can anyone win their fantasy league reading this stuff?
Big sites like ESPN, CBS Sports, etc. play things very safe, often waiting until *after* someone has a big game before promoting him. So while this blog predicted Hill would be a top 5 fantasy RB in Week 9 (currently he's #1), you shouldn't be surprised to see nearly every "expert" site come out with stories today heaping praise on Hill--something FF4W saw coming days in advance, when Hill was still available in 22% of ESPN fantasy leagues.
As I write in the book, I genuinely have nothing against the "expert" sites, and enjoy reading some of their content. But I never rely on what they write. That's why I urge every reader to do their own research and come to their own conclusions. Find the sites that offer the most value and are the most accurate. And stand by your decisions.
With respect to Hill, if you read this site, you would have known with some certainty what no one else could have imagined. That gives you an edge. The more insights you can gain on other players, the bigger your edge. That's how I win fantasy leagues. It's how I won two Sporting News fantasy baseball competitions vs. nearly 400,000 people combined.
Stating the obvious is boring. Predicting the future turns fantasy players into champions.