Fantasy Football 101 (1 Viewer)

[Avery]

Not to distract the pool from the important shark level discussion of should I draft Kareem Huggins or Joique Bell in the last round of my rookie fantasy draft (I'd take a shot at Huggins myself) but upon request from the wife, I'm commishing a "friendly" fantasy football league for our families. Most of the teams will be owned by people who are casual football fans and have never played any fantasy sport of any kind.

My goal is not to crush them, although my instincts will be hard to resist, but to have a fun and friendly league and keep everyone involved although it may be difficult as I get the impression that the interest levels are variable.

I think I remember an article around here on the basics of fantasy football for the newbie. I want to help everyone as much as possible and I'd love to send them a primer so they have some idea of what they're getting into and have a shot at being competitive, and thus stay involved.

I imagine there are at least a few of us in the same boat, so any tips and a link to any such articles would be much appreciated!

 

[Clifford]

I would just try to break down what you know to five simple rules about drafting. Not even go into the reasoning, just say here are five rules to follow.

Then after the draft give them five rules for in-season management. Will probably work better than an article.

 

[Mark Wimer]

Go Here: LINK

The article series is listed as a Timeless Classic, scroll down the page and look on the left hand column:

Beginner's Guide (Timeless Classic)

# Part 1 - Why Fantasy Football? - 7/15/08

# Part 2 - Different Types of Leagues - 7/15/08

# Part 3 - Scoring Variations - 7/15/08

# Part 4 - Starting Lineup Requirements - 7/15/08

# Part 5 - Tools of the Trade - 7/15/08

# Part 6 - Preparing for the Fantasy Draft - 7/15/08

# Part 7 - Dominating on Draft Day - 7/15/08

# Part 8 - Post Draft Analysis - 7/15/08

# Part 9 - Improving Your Roster - 7/15

# Part 10 - Using the Free Agent Wire - 7/15/08

# Part 11 - Deciding Who to Start - 7/15/08

# Part 12 - Your Playoff Push - 7/15/08

 

[Masked Vigilante]

Don't coddle them. Crush them and make it hurt. You need to strip away their ego. They will be humiliated but will be stronger for it.

 

[Avery]

Don't coddle them. Crush them and make it hurt. You need to strip away their ego. They will be humiliated but will be stronger for it.

You're clearly not married.