Recent content by Lenny Pappano

Thanks, David -- always a pleasure.There are about 40 spots left for the 2006 WCOFF. Any of your folks who are interested can check out WCOFF.com. I hope to see you and Joe out there again soon! Thanks again for giving me a chance to share with your guys! :bye:

Gotta confess that I’ve not seen the trend of reversing the order for round 3. It sounds interesting. It’s not anything that’s ever been discussed on the WCOFF message board, but I would certainly entertain the idea if it got some support. I’m not completely convinced that drafting early is a...

I worked as a member of the “vast right-wing conspiracy” during the Clinton years. I was involved as a copy writer/Senior Account Executive at one of the country’s biggest conservative direct mail fundraisers. We raised money for conservative candidates and organizations. I loved my job, but...

Me neither. it's just that my timing is sometimes off! :wall:

I’m not sure that I would stake our reputation on any single player. You get flames when youre wrong about a player, don't ya, David?!! :yes: But I will say that Reggie is going to shock a lot of folks by how good he is.

Since most of the first-round busts are elite RBs, we usually look at wear and tear – and more specifically, we look at guys who have had career-highs in carries the previous season. That is typically a good indication. We nailed Jamal Lewis and Eddie George simply because they were worn out...

Moss will bounce back. He was hurting last year, and his QB sucks. I actually like Aaron Brooks as the QB – a guy who can’t read a defense, but can find one-on-one coverage 25 yards downfield – and then sling it. That plays to Moss’ strengths. Horn is too old to return to his glory days...

Same advice I give for nearly every league: Don’t draft a QB with your first 5 picks, and grab defenses and kickers in the last rounds. It still amazes me to see QBs taken in round one, and kickers going in the 13 round. Ouch.

The Thursday night party will actually be at the Riviera this year – at the “Top of the Riv” which is their big ballroom on the 24th floor. About 200 people will get together to watch the Dolphins/Steelers game. It’s really a spectacular view of Vegas from there… 30 minutes before the doors...

I’m enamored by Bush this year. He may be the best pure runner in the NFL already, and I just can’t see him sitting much behind Deuce. I think LenDale White is going to be the Titans starter early in the year. And Maroney will take over for Corey Dillon by Thanksgiving. I’m going to reserve...

I can certainly sympathize with the frustration some folks have – especially guys who are comped a room, and then forced to take one through the WCOFF. A few quick thoughts: First is that about everyone who asked for a room exemption this year prior to May 1 received the exemption – which I’m...

I think the biggest “luck” factor in fantasy football is avoiding injuries. To that extent, I’ve noticed that the WCOFF Champs every year have been incredibly “lucky” in having healthy teams – thought I suppose the same claim could be made for successful NFL teams, as well. But when you talk...

I think a lot will depend on what happens in the next year or so. ESPN and a few other high profile fantasy sites currently have a lawsuit against them from some knucklehead who claims that fantasy football is gambling. CDM and representatives of the Major League Baseball Players Union are...

In the first phone conversation between me and Emil – I thought it was very crazy. But the more we talked about building the event around our own tastes and likes, we started to think “Man – who WOULDN’T want to do this?” Ironically, looking back, I almost think it was a good thing that we...

A little bit about the genesis of the WCOFF might help in answering this question: For a few years, Emil (Emil Kadlec, WCOFF co-founder) and I kicked around the idea of doing something for the “consumer” portion of the industry. There were industry trade shows that would attract the same 40 or...