There was a time, a time before “the cloud.” When the local fantasy website reigned supreme. When people believed everything they heard on podcasts. This was an age when only men were allowed to read fantasy news. And in Minneapolis, two podcasters were more man than the rest. Their names were Anthony Maggio and Bo Mitchell. They were like a gods walking amongst mere mortals. Their voices could make a wolverine purr and wore suits so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo. In other words, “magsh” and Bo were the balls.
Teams are already reporting to training camp, which means its that time of year to start putting your fake team together! As we did a year ago here at Zoneblitz, we’ll be provided a standard league fantasy football cheat sheet that will be regularly updated to reflect news, injuries, position battles, and anything else that requires a shift in thinking. Print this out, take it with you to your fantasy draft, and dominate your league!
Got questions? Well we’ve added my email address and Twitter handle to this year’s cheat sheet so you know where to find me. I’d wish you good luck this season, but with my help, you won’t really need luck.
My cousin, Karen, died last fall after a battle with breast cancer that was nothing short of heroic. She was 54 years old and left behind her husband and four adult children. My grandfather’s struggle with cancer ended eight days after the birth of my son in 2012. These are only my family’s most recent run-ins with this awful disease, and mirror the experiences of countless others.
My dear friend and former colleague, Bo Mitchell, and his family have been run through the ringer by cancer. But as he and his lovely wife Kari have admirably shown through their efforts with the RE/MAX Results Breast Cancer Ride and the AttaBoy Ride, cancer’s not just gonna get away with it. I’m honored to have been asked to help support their efforts to continue raising money to fight cancer by participating in the first ever Breast Cancer Fantasy Football League!
This 48-team league includes four divisions, with each division featuring a local media member/fantasy football expert. I’ll be taking all comers in the End Cancer division, The Huddle’s John Tuvey will be doing his best to manhandle the Find a Cure division, Kare 11’s Dave Berggren will take your best shot in the Save 2nd Base division, and Bo himself will attempt to hold down the Beyond the Pink Ribbon division. Rather than break down the particulars in this space, here’s a link to all the who/what/when/where/why information. http://www.charityeventsofminnesota.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FantasyFootball. All of the money raised will go to support foundations fighting breast cancer, but there will be an engraved league trophy to go along with some serious bragging rights.
Before you sign up, though, please note that there will be a live draft on Saturday, August 23rd, at Poor Richard’s Common House in Bloomington. You MUST be able to attend this live draft event in order to participate. OK, now click on the link above and sign up, because space is limited. I look forward to beating you down in our head-to-head matchup, and teaming with you to beat down breast cancer.
A lot can happen between now and training camp, and a lot more is going to happen after that. But with the draft now in our rear-view mirror and free agents having mostly found homes, here’s an updated 2014 cheat sheet
Here’s our fantasy take on all the offensive players taken in the first round.
#2 | St. Louis: Greg Robinson, T, Auburn
St. Louis has certainly invested plenty in skill position players the last handful of drafts, Sam Bradford being the highest profile of the bunch. The former Oklahoma product looked like he figured a few things out in 2013 before a knee injury cut his season short. Enter Robinson, who is an investment to protect the Rams’ investment. This doesn’t do a ton for any St. Louis receiver, but Bradford’s sleeper status is solidified with this pick.
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