Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings

by | Sep 3, 2013 | Fantasy Football

Zoneblitz.com’s weekly position-by-position breakdown to help YOU set your fantasy lineup!

 

Quarterbacks

  1. Matt Ryan at New Orleans
  2. Tom Brady at Buffalo
  3. Robert Griffin vs. Philadelphia
  4. Andrew Luck vs. Oakland
  5. Drew Brees vs. Atlanta
  6. Matthew Stafford vs. Minnesota
  7. Tony Romo vs. NY Giants
  8. Aaron Rodgers at San Francisco
  9. Colin Kaepernick vs. Green Bay
  10. Michael Vick at Washington
  11. Carson Palmer at St. Louis
  12. Cam Newton vs. Seattle
  13. Ben Roethlisberger vs. Tennessee
  14. Eli Manning at Dallas
  15. Russell Wilson at Carolina
  16. Matt Schaub at San Diego
  17. Alex Smith at Jacksonville
  18. Christian Ponder at Detroit
  19. Philip Rivers vs. Houston
  20. EJ Manuel vs New England
  21. Ryan Tannehill at Cleveland
  22. Josh Freeman at NY Jets
  23. Brandon Weeden vs. Miami
  24. Andy Dalton at Chicago
  25. Jay Cutler vs. Cincinnati

Just because you drafted one of the top 12 quarterbacks doesn’t mean your guy is necessarily one of the 12 best plays every week. Cam Newton, Eli Manning, and Russell Wilson owners are the first to fall victim to tough matchups, though in most cases you’re likely starting them anyway. I certainly wouldn’t argue as a “don’t bench your studs” proponent, though quarterback is so deep this year that if you waited and then nabbed a couple of guys in the 10 to 15 range, playing the matchup every week. For instance, those who drafted Michael Vick are delighted to throw him in against a Washington defense that allowed the third most passing yards last season.

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Fantasy Football Mailbag

by | Sep 2, 2013 | Fantasy Football

Every week our Fantasy Editor, Anthony Maggio, will be answering YOUR questions in our fantasy football mailbag. Send your questions to Maggio@zoneblitz.com, or tweet them to #1500blitz to potentially be answered on the air Sunday mornings during Fantasy Football Sunday on 1500 ESPN at 9 a.m.

 

Q1A: Start Dallas defense, which looked phenomenal during preseason, or Tampa Bay vs. NY Jets week 1?

 

A: I’m inclined to go with Tampa Bay. While the Cowboys are at home against a Giants offense with some health and offensive line concerns, the Bucs have too juicy of a matchup. Despite the Jets’ recent struggles they still could run the ball last year, but Tampa’s run defense was best in the league. Yes, its pass defense was atrocious, but the Bucs signed Derrelle Revis in the offseason and New York can’t throw the ball anyway.

 

Q1B: To pick up a defense I need to drop someone. Here are my options: Mike Williams, Alshon Jeffery, Le’veon Bell, Bernard Pierce, Jared Cook, Zach Sudfeld or Joique Bell. I lean Joique Bell…

 

A: You left your draft without a defense? All the leagues I’m in require you to be able to fill out a starting roster by the end of the draft. Anyway, I think you’re probably safest dropping Joique there. He’s the least likely to be scooped up right away should you want to get him back. Though if you have Reggie Bush, then you may actually want to drop Sudfeld or Jeffery depending on your depth at WR/TE and who is available at those positions on the waiver wire.

 

Q2: Another owner has expressed interest in Eddie Lacy. It would seem that WR would be my most upgradeable position—he’s got Randall Cobb, Lance Moore, Rueben Randle and Tavon Austin. He also has Charles, Ball, Giovani Bernard, Tate and Bryce Brown.  You see any potential deals that would even strike a chord? I’m leaning towards holding on to him unless it was a blockbuster. None of his receivers excite me much, and Bernard is the only back that super excites me.

 

A: The only guy two guys on that list who I’d accept as a 1-to-1 return for Lacy would be Cobb or Charles. Unless the other owner is a big Packers fan, though, my guess is that Charles would be off the table. If your own RB depth can handle the hit and the other owner’s interested, then definitely pull the trigger for Cobb. I like Bernard, but Lacy’s got far more potential this season without a BenJarvus Green-Ellis to steal work all season.

Catch Maggio on Fantasy Football Sunday

by | Aug 30, 2013 | Fantasy Football

There’s a lot of injury news to catch up on before week three games start this afternoon. Don’t miss Anthony Maggio on the radio this morning giving his last minute advice on 1500 ESPN’s Fantasy Football Sunday.1500ESPN_logo_stacked

The show runs a half hour from 9-9:30 a.m. this week. You can get the live stream here. You can also reach him via twitter at: #1500blitz or email questions to maggio@zoneblitz.com.

 

Maggio Fantasy Show Debuts Sunday Morning

by | Aug 18, 2013 | Fantasy Football

 

If you’ve enjoyed reading Anthony Maggio’s fantasy content at Zoneblitz.com you’re sure to love listening to him on the radio. Fantasy Football Sunday debuts at 9 a.m. on 1500 ESPN in the Twin Cities. You can listen online by clicking here.

And if you have a fantasy draft this afternoon, don’t forget to print out your cheat sheet PDFs. We have five scoring systems available here.

 

Zoneblitz Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2013 #1

Zoneblitz Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2013 #1

by | Aug 16, 2013 | Fantasy Football

Zoneblitz.com would like to thank the 11 team and fantasy bloggers who helped our own Anthony Maggio conduct our first ever fantasy football mock draft Tuesday night.

The 12-team, 12-round, standard-scoring, PPR draft is chronicled below, with the picks by every team in order by round followed by Maggio’s round-by-round analysis of who got a good deal and who may have reached.

Each of the 11 other participants also were given a chance to weigh in with their opinions on their picks and the draft overall. You’ll notice the hot links on all but Anthony Maggio’s first round picks. If you click there, you will be taken to those write-ups. Maggio’s analysis is at the bottom of this post.

The 12 participants by draft order were:

Jon Merckle, The Viking Age – Twitter: @TheVikingPig/@The Viking Age
Scott Payne, MileHighReport – Twitter:@Skotty_Payne/@MileHighReport
Jake Perper, Bears Backer – Twitter: @Bears Backer
Ryan Boser, Out of My League – Twitter: @Ryan_Boser
Travis Dauro, Canal Street Chronicles – Twitter: @CSCtweet/@bigitalian4
Anthony Maggio, Zoneblitz.com
Steven Mullenax, The Landry Hat – Twitter: @LandryHat
Neal Coolong, Behind the Steel Curtain – Twitter: @nealcoolong/@btsteelcurtain
Josh Michaels, KCKingdom.com – Twitter: @kckingdom/@jishmichaels
Mike Dietrich, Turf Show Times – Twitter: @dvond/@TurfShowTimes
Kyle Rodriguez, Colts Authority – Twitter: @ColtsAuth_Kyle/@ColtsAuthority
Leo Howell, The Pewter Plank – Twitter: @UTEPMiners/@ThePewterPlank

So, without further ado, take a look at the results and feel free to tell us who you think did well or not so well in the comments below. (more…)