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2009 Testimonials
Admittedly, there are a lot of
testimonials here, but we received 600+ from our 2009
subscribers. While all these glowing remarks may seem a little
unrealistic (we're never perfect, of course), we stake our
reputation on the fact that they were all actual comments sent to us
from our subscribers.
We fully comprehend that this page is essentially a sales pitch for our service, but if you really want to understand the value of our site, there's no better way then to read actual success stories and compliments sent to us from our readers.
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testimonial heard on Sirius/XM NFL Radio with Adam Schein and
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Notable
Previous Testimonials
"FantasyGuru.com is
the only fantasy site I'd get my info and analysis from." Jay
Glazer, Fox Sports NFL Insider.
"I know football, but FantasyGuru.com's John Hansen knows fantasy
football." Ron Jaworski, ESPN NFL Analyst.
"When I need some extra insight, I go to FantasyGuru.com."
Brent Jones, Former 49er TE and NFL Analyst.
"The
best information, the best strategy advice, the best writing -- the
best FF site, bar none."
Nick
Bakay, NFL.com Contributor/Actor/Writer
“I use
FantayGuru.com and all their great information and it page off big,
as I won the 2008 NFFC classic championship and the 100,000 grand
prize. Keep up the great work guys.”
Tom Yates, 2008 NFFC Champion
"I can say w/o hesitation that without your contributions my partner
& I would never have been able to win the Championship and the 1st
prize of $200,000."
Richard Berger, 2006 WCOFF Champion
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2009 Testimonials
“Thanks to FantasyGuru.com, I had the edge I needed to bring home the 2009 NFFC classic crown and $100,000. It’s all the info you need at one Web site, and I like the fact you guys have the same passion and love for fantasy football that I have. Keep up the great work.”
Steven Luzzi
2009 NFFC Champion
“I heard John Hansen go on Sirius NFL Radio the Sunday morning going into Week Five. He cut off Adam Schein and made it a point, right at the top, to tell people to pick up Miles Austin and Jeremy Maclin. Amazingly, those two (who had done zero up to that point), combined for 395 yards and 4 TDs that day. I was blown away, and immediately subscribed. Now I’m a lifer.”
T. Singer
“You guys tout yourselves as the most ‘professional’ fantasy information service out there and I definitely see that. From Hansen’s incredibly long track record, to Cosell watching game tape at NFL Films, to Caplan being one of the best NFL insiders, it’s laughable how much more professional you are compared to your competition.”
B. Salhaney
“FantasyGuru.com led the charge on Jamaal Charles. Way back in May you guys were talking him up and talking about his exciting skills. I drafted in twice and while I let him go in one league before he blew up, I kept him in my big money league and he won me the title! That single piece of advice was worth 20 subscriptions.”
E. Kunsaki
“You were right to continually push Fred Jackson and diss Marshawn Lynch. Jackson’s a player, and Lynch was a bum. It is not your fault the Bills failed to realize this most of the year.”
P. Ford
“It really comes down to trust for me, and while you can’t get everything right in terms of player predictions, you’re very good, and I especially trust your excellent inside information on injuries and especially on Sunday morning. I don’t think you got a single guy wrong in 2009 in terms of game-time injury updates.”
D. Dean
“The content is fabulous and I am learning as much about football in general. This is amazing stuff and something I think is hard to put a value on.”
B. Koebel
“The way I see it, your site is simply an extremely profitable investment. Playing FF for money without it is like working on Wall Street and not reading the WSJ. The other guys in the league use different paid services, and stick with them year after year, even though they know they are just sponsoring my kid's 529. I would tell them about you, except that I have a genetic problem preventing me from being a moron.”
A. Martinez
“For me, the consistency and accuracy of the information is what keeps me coming back. I find it really hard to come up with ways how this site can be better.”
S. McCurdy
“You guys clearly have a hell of a staff putting in a ton of time and it shows. With the ever-evolving NFL, there's simply no way to correctly read the crystal ball week-to-week, but I found you to be on the right path most of the time. I don't pay you to make my decisions for me, only to help me make more informed decisions - and now I'm in the Championship. Thanks!”
R. Lecke
“You were the first to put out there that Mike Sims-Walker was someone we needed to pick up quick as he would not be a secret for long and you were more cautious on Mario Manningham. You were right on both counts and many others.”
M. Grady
“I was concerned initially about your IDP coverage, but it was very solid early in the week (WW and Stock Watch), in the middle of the week (projections) and the end of the week (game previews).”
C. Banowit
“Solid job on the auction content this year. You paid more attention to it with a lot of different articles and tools, and it really helped my auction draft.”
G. Griffith
“The gameday updates provided by FantasyGuru.com are awesome! When DeAngelo Williams was ruled out, FantasyGuru.com was the only site that made a significant late upgrade to his ranking. I did a last minute roster change that enabled me to win the week and that win put me in the playoffs.”
E. Barkel
“FantasyGuru.com is entertaining, educational, pretty darn accurate most of the time, and a moneymaker to boot. Oh yeah, worth every penny.”
S. Cohen
“While I thought your preseason content was better than ever and agreed with pretty much everything you spat out, it was a tough year to get a handle on, so my draft was so-so. But as you always do, you eventually came up big for me. If you don’t give me great picks preseason, you do in-season, as you did this year with Mike Sims-Walker and Miles Austin. You told me to pick them up before they broke out, and that made my season.”
W. Walker
“I really love your practice reports during the season going back to your footballinjuries.com days and continuing now. There were a few times I saw information being reported by other sites that you were not reporting and I questioned your timeliness. Turns out the others were reporting incorrect things and a little later you had the real scoop, from the teams themselves. Outstanding value!”
B. Sable
“You should have given Tony Romo a little more love this year, but you are right in that he really didn’t play all that well for most of the season. You were dead-on about Roy Williams being a bum, however.”
P. Shields
“I consider much of your content to be the difference in the close playoff games (and they are often close). Thanks again.”
J. Rucci
“Every even year that I played I made it to the playoffs, and every odd year, I didn't. It was a vicious cycle. Year 6 I signed up midseason and won my first championship and this year (year 7) I've broken the curse and made the playoffs. I couldn't have done it without FantasyGuru.com.”
C. English
“Fantastic service. I've been using your site for three seasons now and my teams have improved across the board each consecutive year. This year, it's looking like I will win at least two if not all three of my leagues and will walk away with about $3,000 total. The unbiased projections and discussions of player situations are great. All the information really helps to make those tough lineup decisions that many times are the difference between winning and losing.”
C. Scolari
“You guys really pushed Jermichael Finley hard and convinced me that he was the next stud at the position, so I got him in three keeper leagues. Thanks to that call, it looks like I’m set with the next Antonio Gates for years to come!”
B. Beck
“The consistency of my play has vastly improved since using this site and I am regularly making the playoffs in all of my leagues.”
B. Sevilla
“I wanted to let you know that I absolutely love your site. Your information is, for the most part, dead-on. I am in six leagues right now and I often refer to your weekly player projections and base my starters on that most of the time. You guys are right 95% of the time in your weekly rankings and comments. Having you guys as a reference point has been a huge key to my success.”
C. Husby
“I absolutely love your podcasts and challenge anyone to come up with better information and analysis regarding fantasy football on the Internet right now. They can’t, because it doesn’t exist. John Hansen, Adam Caplan, and Greg Cosell are all big names in their fields and have the insight to back up their reputations.”
D. James
“I've been a subscriber for several years but mostly for injury updates. This was the first year I read everything and listened to all the podcasts. Needless to say, I made it to the finals in one league in which I never even made the playoffs in the past four. All of John's other podcasts and analysis, especially with Caplan and Greg Cosell, are extremely valuable.”
D. Verret
“I want to thank the entire staff for the amazing job you guys do. I rely very heavily on your service as it is the main source for my fantasy football info. This has been by far the toughest year to play fantasy football, but you guys made it much easier to navigate through it this season. I think you guys have been on top of the league all year long, especially with the Waiver Wire stuff, which was a tremendous help in trying to stay ahead of the competition.”
T. Holewienko
“The only suggestion I can make is to tell you to continue doing what you do - producing the best fantasy information and insight Web site available.”
T. Dini
“The best fantasy football service on the Internet. Your timely podcasts are invaluable to your subscribers along with all of your useful tools on the site. I set more than 20 lineups a week and I could never do it efficiently or effectively without your service. I'm not sure what I am addicted to more, fantasy football or your site!” P. Aye
“I was really pissed when I listened to your Trade/Trade For article and moved DeAngelo Williams just before the fantasy playoffs and he had a huge game – but that piece of advice wound up winning me my league. I’m not sure if you got lucky or not because he got hurt, but you were definitely right with the Jonathan Stewart angle in that he was awesome and a threat to DeAngelo’s value, plus their schedule didn’t look good at all.”
S. Cadisal
“FantasyGuru.com is exactly what I was looking for. I am a guy who still thinks it's a little odd to pay money for fantasy football information. I'm not only cheap, I also think an obsession with a hobby is a bit ridiculous. But I was trying to get my info from the free sites out there and they just weren't cutting it. All I had to do was create my league's custom scoring on FantasyGuru.com and then I receive customized information from who to draft to who to start. I had a great team. Time is money and having one central location for all my fantasy info is worth the money.”
M. Grimsley
“The gold of your work shines through regarding the projections of players to pick up when starters aren't performing or are injured.”
D. Behr
“I have been doing fantasy football since 1994 and a FantasyGuru.com Subscriber since 1995. Over the past 15 years, I have only finished out of the money a few times. My success has largely been in part to the Guru's outstanding service. I constantly beat other members in my leagues in overall quality of draft and WW pickups from using the tools, information, updates, and ability to collaborate through the message board with other Guru members. Many of my league members think I am just lucky, but I know the truth. It is a result of being a part of the Guru community for what amounts to almost half a lifetime. Last but not least, Guru's ‘Kai-Zan’ committment to bettering the site every year is a quality that many aspire to, but only few deliver on. Keep it up guys!”
S. Pomponio
“This has been your most consistent season yet. No rational subscriber expects all your calls to be right week-to-week or in the preseason. But this year you were right more than ever before. I ‘trust’ your predictions a lot more than I ever have before and am less unhappy the few times they didn't work out. Best kicker information ANYWHERE in a landslide!”
D. Hartensveld
“No site with advice will ever provide a 'one size fits all' perfect type of coverage, but FantasyGuru.com attacks all data from all sides. I'll be subscribing again.”
J. Manolakos
“FantasyGuru.com offers the best ‘power-to-weight ratio available on the Web today.’ High-value information is given in an accessible format. In terms of news you can use, insightful analysis and easy-to-use technical tools, there is no way you should go into your league season without FantasyGuru.com by your side.”
M. Gaburo
“I think you guys were Lord of the Manor this year and the tools you offer are exceptional and helped me make the best decisions for my team all throughout the year. Keep up the great work.”
R. Sforza
“Great pickups that I made thanks to the site: Miles Austin, Steven Smith, Cedric Benson and, last but least, Jerome Harrison – who won me my championships. I also followed the advice of ‘Players to trade and trade for’ and traded Brian Westbrook for Dallas Clark – who paid off 100 times for me. I am laughing all the way to the bank with my winnings this season!”
R. Furino
“Your projections and sleeper/Waiver Wire picks helped turn my team around. I had a 2-4 team and then joined the site and finished 8-6. The projections helped make my roster moves easier, less second guessing going on. Also, I heard about your site on Sirius NFL Radio on the Tailgate and Sunday Drive. Loved hearing Hansen on the show with his Sunday picks.”
S. Evans
“Thanks for being the best service around. I just won my league this year again and I am playing for the championship in Week Sixteen in another league. My best year ever. I am a long-term subscriber and really want to thank you guys for the work you do. I know on some level it is about money but you guys really seem to love what you do.”
D. Goder
“I have been a subscriber for several years and the site just gets better and better each year. While no one can predict a football season with 100% accuracy, FantasyGuru.com gets it right way more often than others I've seen. I have been competitive (in the money, at least) nearly every year that I have subscribed. Hansen's Draft Plan, alone, is worth its weight in gold.”
C. Carpenter
“A co-worker got me hooked on Guru somewhere around 1999 (you'd probably know better than me). Since then, I've been in the money almost every year. No one in my league shares their sources of information, but I'm pretty sure there are two other owners that use your service. We always seem to take each others' draft picks and waiver claims - and we're all in the hunt every year.”
M. Anderson
“Because of your excellent insight and understanding of the NFL you are able to offer the best advice around. Because I have subscribed to your site for the last couple years, I have gone from the bottom of most of my leagues to the top. Thank you FantasyGuru.com! I would recommend this site to anyone that wants to seriously step up their game in fantasy football!”
L. Balzer
“Sound matchup advice helped me to the playoffs in seven of my 10 leagues and to the finals in three so far. Loved the waiver wire e-mails and the last minute Sunday morning updates. I knew about injuries and inactives from the Guru long before ESPN or any of the other sites. Prediction on Darren McFadden was right on the money. John was never a fan and steered me away from wasting a pick on him.”
K. Knopf
“Even when you’re wrong, you’re right. You were enamored with Felix Jones’ potential and game this summer and while it took a while, he did take over as their #1 back and showcased great potential late in the season.”
K. Levy
“I started the season at 1-6 and I'm currently playing in the title game this weekend. I relied heavily upon the 'Waiver Wire' and 'Stock Watch' information posted on this site to help me dominate the second half of the season and squeak into the playoffs. Now that I'm in the playoffs, I'm killing other teams because I utilized the 'Strength of Schedule' option on the site. It's because of these services that I was able to pick up quality free agents. Thanks to all who make this site work.”
B. Thornhill
“FantasyGuru.com gives good info that enables me to focus on several keys to building both great dynasty and yearly draft teams. The analysis is usually right on. FantasyGuru.com is a professional organization for true die-hard fantasy football fanatics. Many times, I've used the Sunday updates to change my starting lineup to avoid goose eggs on my lineup. FantasyGuru.com gives you several wins each year you might not have had otherwise.”
J. Beard
“Your service has grown substantially in 12-13 years. I have tried a number of alternatives over the years but kept my subscription with Guru going. I consistently find that only you get my repeat business.”
M. Ludzack
“Love the site. The biggest thing it does for me is it expands my knowledge of all the players in the fantasy world, which means I'm more aware of the young players that are up and coming. This gives me a definite advantage over the other owners in my dynasty league, and has resulted in continued success each year.”
J. Wetzel
“I think you have a great team in place and each one of you adds something unique that; collectively, no other service can match. This year, I've really enjoyed listening to the podcasts. They've helped me get a better understanding or more accurate gauge of how you all feel about specific players or situations than I might get from simply reading it in black & white. I find that I don't have the time to dedicate to my hobby as I have in the past. This is why I feel FantasyGuru.com provides excellent value for me. You all provide the in-depth information and analysis that I no longer have time to do myself. Thanks for all your hard work! Look forward to next season with you!”
C. Paroda
“Thanks for the heads up on Pierre Garcon this year. In my deep 16-team league, the pickings are slim, and you guys were on him before anyone.”
B. Salvato
“You guys didn’t give Ray Rice the love he wound up deserving in the preseason, but you know what? Your extensive analysis and reasoning behind your tempered expectations made all the sense in the world. Other experts just jumped on the bandwagon. They wound up being right…this time. Most times, you’ll come out on top because you have the intelligience and the insight.”
T. Schloesser
“FantasyGuru.com is by far the best tool not only on the Web, but in any form of media. You guys don’t make excuses and piss in our ear and tell us its raining, you guys man up and give subscribers the best information around. Generally you’re right on point, but no one is perfect and you use your mistakes to make better decisions in the future.”
A. Epstein
“This is my fourth year on board with you guys, and it has been a success. Some of the players who carried me into the playoffs were on my roster were directly attributed to FantasyGuru.com include Mike Sims-Walker...who you guys were pumping up when no other site had him on their radar. Same with Miles Austin, Jermichael Finley, Rashard Mendenhall, etc.”
B. Gonsalves
“I won a league championship this year almost entirely on the strength of your advice to pick up the 49ers D in Week Sixteen vs. Detroit. You have the best fantasy football service on the market!”
D. Hardin
“Needless to say your general advice, strategy articles, waiver lists and rankings worked for me. After only one year, I'm now a loyal subscriber.”
R. Harles
“I won my third title in a row this year. That is unprecedented in my 12-team league. Nobody had ever won two in a row in 17 years of playing. I scored the most points all year and was the 2nd highest scoring franchise of all time. I was prepped for a great draft and got amazing information all year long! Ultimately it comes down to my decision and scoring system but I can't think of not having you guys in my corner. Thanks for your spectacular work this year.”
I. Bright
“Seriously, I think you all do a wonderful job with everything. I don't think there's a better bang-for-your-buck service out there. FantasyGuru.com is like the Consumer Reports of fantasy football - the expert opinions that matter most to me. During the season I don't have a ton of time to sit down and read all the stuff you post, so I really enjoy the podcasts I can download and listen to when I'm jogging or traveling. If I stopped playing fantasy football, I'd still listen to the Sunday night weekly review podcast with John and Adam and the matchup podcast with Greg Cosell. The shows are that good.”
J. King
“Great site. Keep up the good work. I like the Twitter updates. The message board is fantastic. I loved the Mike Sims-Walker blog post! Please keep including ‘get his ass now’ blogs.”
F. London
“Great service. The most proactive out there. This year, especially, you exceeded my expectations. Keep up the great work, you're the best kept secret out there.”
S. Keele
“I liked the e-mails, in case I couldn't access the site on Sunday morning, or if it is more convenient for me to read and email instead of log in to the site, like on a break at work on a Thursday night, or if I'm 'traveling' and have slow internet access. I like your approach of giving us all the information you have so we can make our own decisions, or if we are short on time, we can use your recommendations for our lineups, and modify it as much as we have time for. When you give us reasons for your recommendations the way you guys do, we can decide if we agree or not. This is one area where many services fall way short. I don't feel you guys have any biases or deficiencies in your analysis; it seems you guys are all professionals who know about football, whereas some sites you wonder if the analysts were just pulled off the street and have a limited, layman's knowledge of football.”
M. Tuttle
“First year Guru subscriber, long-time fantasy player here. Would like to offer a strong, hearty ‘thank you’ as your site has cruised to the top of my most-read sites. The features, especially draft content, ‘Trade/Trade For,’ and My Guru Roster Analyzer are unmatched anywhere else on the Internet.”
B. Shufelt
“The Twitter thing...I love the updates. Jamaal Charles for example...’get this guy now’ is very useful. Just the stuff I need to know to smoke the guys I'm competing against.”
B. Harvey
“I won my league this year, FINALLY. The reason? Without question, it is FantasyGuru.com. Starting with a draft that included Chris Johnson and Reggie Wayne, timely pickups like Jerome Harrison (after a Tweet), and flawless lineups week after week. I went the entire season without a stupid lineup. No last-minute ‘I hope this works’ changes… only solid decisions with the help of Guru projections. I've got the Trophy, but FantasyGuru.com made it possible. Lock me in with another renewal. I'm not going anywhere.”
B. Harvey
“FantasyGuru.com is by far the best fantasy football site ever. The amount of content and insight it has to offer is extraordinary. I no longer have to search multiple sites to get the info I need. 2009 was my first full season as a subscriber and thanks to John Hansen, Adam Caplan, and the rest of the FantasyGuru.com staff I am League Champion in both leagues I play in. I am already excited about being a subscriber in 2010. Thanks a million.”
H. Inman
“Let me say this, last year was my first year doing fantasy football. I have always been more of a college football fan, but last year really was an eye-opening experience at how much fun the NFL could be while playing fantasy football. The only downer was that I finished in last place in our league. So needless to say I had an entire year of ridicule and being the butt of all the jokes in my circle of friends. Fast forward to this season. I heard Adam Caplan interviewed on the Colin Cowherd show and footballinjuries.com was referenced. So when I got home I went to that site and it directed me to FantasyGuru.com, within 15 minutes I was signed up and perusing the information with a big smile on my face. At that point I had no idea what a treasure trove of information I had stumbled upon. Anyway, to make a long story short, with the plethora of information that I had access to, and the ease with which I could access it, I ended up finishing 12-4 in my 10-team league and won in a Week Seventeen championship! All I can say is that I am one person, but I really tip my hat to you guys, the research and effort you put into the site really shines through in the product, but also in the results of the people who use it.”
A. Lauer
“After projections have been set you do a good job of moving guys up and down (arrows) and showing injury/weather concerns.”
B. Jacobs
“I love the good vibes/bad vibes section. This has helped me identify late-round ($1) candidates that have the potential to be impact-type players.”
M. McDermott
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