2009's
breakout backups
Every season fantasy owners see players who start the season as backups, yet eventually turn into fantasy gold. There may not be a better example this year than Steeler RB Rashard Mendenhall, who will likely open the season as a #2 for Pittsburgh but who could be a fantasy beast. Check out our look at the top backups at QB, RB, WR, and TE in our look at 2009's Top Backups (Published, 7/3).
fantasyguru.com mag cover story
2009
Cover Story: Time to Shine -
Our exclusive interview with Jaguar RB Maurice Jones-Drew conducted at a
late-May OTA session in Jacksonville - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com Magazineguru reports
2009
Position Battles - NFL
Reporter Adam Caplan updates his look at this year's key battles & project
winners when possible while also explaining roles for 2009 -
Updated, 7/1
2009's
Breakout Receivers
- We cover 80+ second and third-year WRs and TEs in our annual
look at this year's group of potential breakout players -
Published, 6/262009's
Contract Year Players
-
Assuming there is a new CBA, 2010 is actually a pretty good year for NFL
free agents, as there are plenty of stars who will be looking to get paid in
'10. Read up on all of them with plenty of analysis -
Published, 6/182009
RB Handcuffs -
Caplan's first look at all 32 team and the deal with their RB handcuffs -
Published, 6/102009's
Values & Player to Target -
After breaking down the off-season events, '08 performances, supporting
casts/systems & more, we have our early list of players we'll be targeting
at various points in drafts - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com Magazine2009
Coaching Changes - NFL
Insider Adam Caplan breaks down all of this year's coaching changes,
including coordinator change with fantasy
impacts covered - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com Magazine32
Writers Answer 32 Questions -
As we do each year, we ask 32 NFL writers a tough fantasy-related question
about the team they cover - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com MagazineOvervalued
& Player to Avoid - An extremely early look at some players we're not
exactly feeling in 2009 due to their talents, situation, and current draft
position -
Published, 6/5PPR
Gold - We look at some player who we feel will be worth more than some
people think in PPR leagues due to their large roles in the passing game -
Published, 6/5
Post-Draft
Rookie Report - Check out our
updated rankings, a ton of analysis, and
insight for keeper leagues in our first breakdown of this year's rookie
class - Updated, 5/22Post-Draft
Stock Watch - See which players saw a rise or decline in value after the
2009 NFL draft and more - Published, 4/27Strategy Stuff
2009
Draft Plan - John Hansen's first look at this
year's plan of action is broken down by position and will be
expanded to go round-by-round later this summer - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com Magazine
2008's
Lessons Learned - Hansen covers all the lessons fantasy
owners should have learned from the 2008 season -
Posted, 2/4Fantasy Draft Analysis
12-Team
Non-PPR Expert Draft - Caplan breaks down recent
draft with NO PPR
Expert League - Published, 6/16/09
FantasyGuru.com Magazine Expert Draft
- The entire draft plus owner Q & A for this year's PPR
Expert League, our 7th season - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com MagazineFantasyGuru.com Magazine
Showcase League - The top-11 finishers in our NFL
Playoff contest compete against our own Dom Korbel (the
defending) champ) in our 2nd annual showcase league with the
draft and Q & A - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com MagazineFantasyGuru.com
Magazine Expert Draft - Caplan reviews the a 12-team,
14-round PPR
expert draft for our mag conducted in mid-May - Published, 5/23Fantasy
Sports Magazine Expert Draft - Caplan reviews a 12-team PPR
expert draft conducted in early May - Published, 5/5Statistical Analysis/Numbers Stuff
2009
ADP Report -
Korbel checks in with an updated look at this
year's ADP data with player analysis on all positions -
Updated, 7/1Sixth-Year
RB's Playing Games -
An analysis of 6th year RBs like Jackson, Parker, and
McGahee projects how many games they may miss this year - Published, 6/23WRs
Changing Places -
Horn takes a look at performance history for WRs who change
teams - Published, 6/102009
SOS Analysis -
Check out our initial and comprehensive looks at this year's
Strength of Schedule for the season, first half of the season,
and second half of the season - Published, 5/11Romo
Without T.O. - Horn takes a look at QBs who lose a top
fantasy receiver to see if their production declines the next
season - Published, 3/12WRs and
SOS Adjusted Scoring - Horn delves into the WRs to see who
was helped or hurt by SOS - Published, 3/6RBs and
SOS Adjusted Scoring - Horn now looks at the RBs to see who
was helped or harmed by SOS - Published, 3/4QBs and
SOS Adjusted Scoring - Horn breaks down how much SOS played
into QB success in 2008 - Published, 2/28RBs and Body Mass Index
- Horn takes a look at BMI and whether or not it's best to
be a "big" back by examining Body Mass Index and RB success - Published, 2/23Correlating
RB Success - Horn looks at first year RBs to see if success in a rookie season correlates to success after that - Published, 2/20Miscellaneous/Leftovers
2005-2007 Archives - Links to 250+ past articles.Quick Article Access
- Cutler may get long-term deal - 7/3
- Jets LB Pace suspended four games - 7/3
- Steelers could cut Miller - 7/3
- Money is a factor for Favre - 7/2
- McGinest would like to play for Pats - 7/2
- Ronnie Brown says he's more "explosive" - 7/1
- Holmes bulks up upper body - 7/1
- Broncos: We're keeping WR Marshall - 6/30
- Burress, Vick may be suspended further - 6/30
- Tampa Bay: "Nay" on Plax - 6/29
- Peppers willing to negotiate with Panthers - 6/29
Injury
Updates - Daily update begin on 8/1.
Player News -
Search our team report player news by name now; daily update begin on 8/1.
Player Rankings & Projections
2009
Player Rankings & Projections - Updated look at
this year's numbers includes projections/comments for 650+ players/teams, w/ IDPs - Updated:
7/3 2009
Custom Cheat Sheet - Create your own customized and
printable CS with several other options -
Updated: 7/3 
2009
Cheat Sheet - Our generic yardage/TD rankings in a 1-page
cheat sheet form with tiers or drop-offs in value
noted in PDF form -
Updated: 6/25 2009
Top-200 Overall - A look at the top-200 players overall
(Yardage/TD) with players to target highlighted in PDF form -
Updated: 6/25 
Interactive Depth Charts
- Most likely our final update until the start of training camp,
since teams are generally off the entire month of July - Last Updated:
7/1Player/Team Analysis
2009
Offensive Team Ranking - We rank and grade for the run and
pass all 32 offenses with comments - Published, 6/122009
Player Previews - This year's player previews for QBs, RBs,
WRs, TEs, PKs, and DTs includes 66,000 words with
more profiles and updates to come later this month - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com MagazineBreaking
Down the QB Position - Film Guru Greg Cosell breaks down the
position and discusses the various types of players who play it
plus he grades 40 QBs in a variety of categories - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com Magazine2009
OL Previews - Rankings and extensive overviews of all 32 OLs
for 2009 with Better/Worse designations for the run & pass - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com Magazine
2009 Rookie Player Profiles - Bios and analysis of 350+ Players from
this year's draft class. 2008 Rookie Player Profiles - Bios and analysis of 350+ Players from
'08's class. Keeper League Analysis/Strategy
Keeper
League Plan of action -
A distant cousin of the draft plan, some tips for your
keeper league draft and more -
Published: 6/12Keeper Rankings -
With the draft behind us, We re-rank
400 players for the next 2-3 years with dynasty league options marked for reference -
Updated: 5/4Keeper
League Overviews - We cover 300+ players at QB, RB, WR,
and TE with info and analysis for those in keeper leagues -
Posted, 3/26Auction Content
2009
Auction Draft Plan -
Mike Horn gives you an early plan of action for your auction
with insight on each position and also the big picture -
Updated: 6/4IDP Content
2009's
IDP Values & Players to Target + Overvalued - Simons
covers value options to target, players who will be
overvalued, and more - Published, 6/162009's
Top-100 IDPs - Simons break down the top IDP options at DL/LB/DB with an
'08 review & analysis for '09 - From 2009's FantasyGuru.com MagazineKeeper
League IDP Overviews - We cover 220+ players at DL, LB,
and BD with info and analysis for those in keeper leagues -
Posted, 3/27Blogs
Twitter Updates
Podcasts/Our Interviews
- NEW! Latest Podcast - Recorded 6/25
Fantasy Issues -
Hansen, Caplan, and
Cosell go over some key issues on fantasy owners' minds
right now.
Click here to DL – Recorded 6/25
Click here to DL – Recorded 6/25
- Podcasts (Link to DL, Image to listen)
-
OTA/Minicamp Review - 6/5
-
Loop -
WR News - 7/1
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Loop - Breakouts -
6/24
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Loop - Contract Yr -
6/17
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- Our Interviews (Click Image to listen)
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NEW! Joe Flacco - 12/26
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Chat Transcripts
FG.com Poll (Started 7/3)
Recent Message Board Posts
Breaking News
Yahoo report: Burress, Vick likely to get stiff penaltiesPosted by: cjettago
Stallworth to plead guilty
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General Fantasy Banter
Does your league give out a trophy?Posted by: Hail Skins
Owen Daniels Ranking
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