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The "other" Fantasy Magazines thread (1 Viewer)
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broncofan13000
Footballguy
Just got the Fanball magazine yesterday. Haven't had a chance to see if its decent or not, but it definately looks attractive. Full color, and a nice layout. I don't agree with some of the rankings(as with most magazines), but better then what i've seen out of both ESPN and NFL.com so far.
edit: oh and their mock draft is a joke.
edit: oh and their mock draft is a joke.
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On The Rocks
Footballguy
i will always get FFIndex. I just like the writing. i don't always agree with the projections but i like some of the annual features.
i picked up The Sporting News FF mag at the grocery store last night....and laughed out loud when I saw they had Thomas Jones as a top 10 redraft pick.
i typically buy PFW's FF mag, but this year, i might pass jsut because FBG subscription has gotten so darn tootin' good, any magazine is pointless.
i picked up The Sporting News FF mag at the grocery store last night....and laughed out loud when I saw they had Thomas Jones as a top 10 redraft pick.
i typically buy PFW's FF mag, but this year, i might pass jsut because FBG subscription has gotten so darn tootin' good, any magazine is pointless.
On The Rocks
Footballguy
not as of yesterday.
On The Rocks
Footballguy
i used Draftsharks a few years ago. the first year the info was really solid....so i went back the following year. the following year, they were absolutely horrid, i think Lenny Pappano was sick with mono for a month going into the season which really hurt their effort and going into the season it never recovered.after that year, i came over to the fine folks at FBG and expect to stick around for a while.
On The Rocks
Footballguy
as of today it is on the stand at the store i was just in.kind of a PFW / CBS Sportsline combination magazine. (Cover: Larry Johnson)
broncofan13000
Footballguy
I'm actually liking this magazine, not a bad read. Its called Fantasy Football Weekly by Fanball.com. It has Steve Smith on the cover.
I haven't heard any comments on Fantasy League Football (SA on the cover). I picked it up because none of the others were on the newstands yet and it seems to be ok -- decent projections, player analysis and team analysis. Of course, I may change my mind after doing some indepth reading. Any other opinions?
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
I picked up Fantasy Football Pro Forecast from Barnes and Noble last night (with Larry Johnson making his hand signal on the cover). Just in time for my 7 hour trek up to Traverse City to visit the inlaws. 
What really caught my attention however was Amanda Beard on the cover of FHM magazine.
What really caught my attention however was Amanda Beard on the cover of FHM magazine.
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There it is
Footballguy
Just picked up my Fantasy Football Pro Forecast. 
ESPN is doing their weekly FB show now. John Clayton just said they are going to do the QB ranking next.
AH, life is great.
ESPN is doing their weekly FB show now. John Clayton just said they are going to do the QB ranking next.
AH, life is great.
Pass_The_Peas
Footballguy
Guru a great mag! Will get it again this year. Should be out this week
Pack43
Footballguy
I just picked up FF Pro Forecast this week too. They may want to tweak how they project TDs for players that miss significant time the year before. Most every projection I saw for players that scored 0 TDs in 2005 projects them to have 0 TDs in 2006. Some examples:
Ahman Green - 1261 total yds, 0 TDs
Javon Walker - 1345 receiving yds, 0 TDs
Michael Clayton - 1142 receiving yds, 0 TDs
Ahman Green - 1261 total yds, 0 TDs
Javon Walker - 1345 receiving yds, 0 TDs
Michael Clayton - 1142 receiving yds, 0 TDs
Rick Blaine
Footballguy
Just picked up FF Authority. Big fan of it, none of the typical regurgitated information found in the other rags. Solid analysis. Other than the FBG mag, its the only one I'll buy.
John Facenda
Footballguy
I've seen several for the Fantasy Football Index magazine. I looked at Barnes & Noble and Books A Million, and while they had a ton of choices neither had FFI. Does anyone know if it's on the shelf yet? Or if not, when?
for the Fantasy Football Index magazine. I looked at Barnes & Noble and Books A Million, and while they had a ton of choices neither had FFI. Does anyone know if it's on the shelf yet? Or if not, when?
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the X-Pert Sports Fantasy mag.
On the outside it just looks flashy and cheesy (has pictures of fake cheerleaders on nearly every page including the cover)
It's got Bush on the cover in his USC jersey, and the whole thing is in color.
But inside it has some good insight into durability concerns about players.
I also like the projections which predict many games missed for Foster and Warner along with auction prices.
Problems include the fact that MCNair is not on the Ravens according to this mag, but I'm sure that's the case for most mags outside of FBGs.
So far I've read ESPN, X-pert sports, FBGs and FBGs is definitly the best. ESPN has some nice extras, but I don't like the rankings.
On the outside it just looks flashy and cheesy (has pictures of fake cheerleaders on nearly every page including the cover)
It's got Bush on the cover in his USC jersey, and the whole thing is in color.
But inside it has some good insight into durability concerns about players.
I also like the projections which predict many games missed for Foster and Warner along with auction prices.
Problems include the fact that MCNair is not on the Ravens according to this mag, but I'm sure that's the case for most mags outside of FBGs.
So far I've read ESPN, X-pert sports, FBGs and FBGs is definitly the best. ESPN has some nice extras, but I don't like the rankings.
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Mystery Achiever
Footballguy
This is why I've never looked into the magazines as well - I prefer the currency of info in the 'net.And I don't needUnless I need a little material for the plane or takin' care of a little business in the bathroom, I've had a hard time justifying the $$$ to buy a magazine when it's outdated the nano-second it comes off the presses.If I were to buy any fantasy football magazines out there though, FBGs would be it! I just have a hard time paying money for anything in print that is also available online for a fraction of the price (or free)....updated on a daily basis. But that's just me.I can't see a need to buy ANY magazine, even the FBG one. What info is in the FBG magazine, let alone one of the others, that I can't find here with the internet subscription?
The magazine led me to this site, and after I found it, I gave the magazine away to a rookie draftor who could make better use of it.
No offense to FBG, because the magazine was wonderful, but I'm having a hard time justifying the purchase of ANY magazine with so much more (and more current) info available on the Internet!
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reading material -- that's a guy thing. 
Reality Football
Footballguy
As a long-time FF player, I appreciate FF Index's 20-year anniversary section this year. Nice to see historical perspective in what is a pretty ephemeral "sport."
obxlegends
Footballguy
I was interested to see if they were going to aknowledge their Tatum Bell fiasco of last year. They did. I liked that. Take a risk and admit if they are wrong.I like Index because they list the IDP grouped together as starters with their stats from last year. Can be useful if you're sitting there at the draft flipping through pages.
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
Plus their past reputation is all they've got to hang their helmet on imho....
It is due out on July 1, but I have not seen it yet. I ordered it online for the newsstand price, no tax and the shipping is included. FantasyIndex.comI've seen several
I think FFI is the best out there. Ian Allan's a heckuva writer. Their 20th anniversary issue (got it in the mail already) has a lot of cool extra stuff. I couldn't agree more on the cheesiness of Fanball, as described above. It's torturous to listen to someone who thinks they're funny but really isn't. And they never stop with the sthick - it's like watching a really bad episode of Sports Center.
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MikesVikes
Footballguy
I think that the FFI is a good magazine. Others on the shelf look very similar to it and I don't think that is any accident.
BigRed
Footballguy
Have been a fan myself but disagree on the last part. I buy a mag based on how good it appears to be THAT year. I really don't care much (if at all) how it was in past years.
Maybe that's because we're calling it like we see it. If some "experts" make what IMO is a bad/highly questionable pick or ranking, why walk on eggshells?
I agree but didn't get the impression they were all that bad about it. TSN was though.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Check out the "Sleepers & Busts" section in F.F. Index.
Some of their sleepers:
- Edgerrin James
- Peyton Manning
- Ronnie Brown
- Reggie Bush
- Joey Galloway
C'mon... if you are going to use the term "sleeper" in the headline, at least name an ACTUAL sleeper. Otherwise, change the title to "Guys We Feel Will Outperform Even the Highest of High Draft Positions."
Edge and Manning aside, I think I'm actually more offended that they are pimping Galloway. What they should have said was: "Last year, Galloway had by far his best season since 1998... we think he's going to stay effective, even though every fantasy player in the world is aware of how good he was in 2005."
Some of their sleepers:
- Edgerrin James
- Peyton Manning
- Ronnie Brown
- Reggie Bush
- Joey Galloway
C'mon... if you are going to use the term "sleeper" in the headline, at least name an ACTUAL sleeper. Otherwise, change the title to "Guys We Feel Will Outperform Even the Highest of High Draft Positions."
Edge and Manning aside, I think I'm actually more offended that they are pimping Galloway. What they should have said was: "Last year, Galloway had by far his best season since 1998... we think he's going to stay effective, even though every fantasy player in the world is aware of how good he was in 2005."
On The Rocks
Footballguy
i was traveling to every store in town every day for the past 3 days waiting for FF Index to come in.
finally, Borders had it on their shelf today!
my FF Season just started! I know it always has a few bad projections, but I enjoy the writing.
finally, Borders had it on their shelf today!
my FF Season just started! I know it always has a few bad projections, but I enjoy the writing.
losgalacticos
Footballguy
I was determined not to buy any fantasy mags this year. I wanted to do the regular TSN NFL Preview and FG On line and that would be it.
However, being a weak soul, I bought the Index for the 16th straight year. I like it because they give me something to think about when I read it. I crossed out the "experts rankings" to remind me not to look at them. This is the kind of crap that talked me out of Carson Palmer last season. Rather, I will make time to READ the text to look for angles I have not thought of.
Forecast also does a nice job of this- I noticed in there that Julius Jones has averaged 3.0 ypc in 2 TE sets. Good info- but it is up to ME to determine if this is important.
The Index ranking Bell and Rod Smith so high last year to me is a positive. I didn't go with it, but it gave me something to think about. That's why the other rags stink.
However, being a weak soul, I bought the Index for the 16th straight year. I like it because they give me something to think about when I read it. I crossed out the "experts rankings" to remind me not to look at them. This is the kind of crap that talked me out of Carson Palmer last season. Rather, I will make time to READ the text to look for angles I have not thought of.
Forecast also does a nice job of this- I noticed in there that Julius Jones has averaged 3.0 ypc in 2 TE sets. Good info- but it is up to ME to determine if this is important.
The Index ranking Bell and Rod Smith so high last year to me is a positive. I didn't go with it, but it gave me something to think about. That's why the other rags stink.
Pack43
Footballguy
What does that mean? Magazines need inaccurate projections to make you think? Other mags didn't rate anyone high/low so they didn't give you anything to think about? Note: I like FF Index and will buy it when I see it on the news stand. Just trying to figure out what it is that makes the other mags stink.
Kit Fisto
Footballguy
Most other mags simply regurgitate last year's final statistics and present them as forecast for this year. FFI goes out on limbs more often.And yes, sometimes they whiff big time on guys (Bell, Rod Smith, Santana Moss a few years ago) but even they aren't above reproach. There's a section in this year's FFI dedicated to bad projections, and they poke fun of themselves for those.
Just read that FFI will be on the stands July 11-14. This has been the only magazine i read. You cant do everything in front of a monitor, can you? I think the FFI reads easy, has great stat pages for reference and throws their own twist on things. I havn't been to the store to look at FBG's version, does it provide any more or less information than FFI?
PhilyFn
Footballguy
Best check again on FFI. Went to B & N after lunch today to see if I could find that rag TO wrote and glanced at the mags and saw 1 sitting there, so snatched it up quick like. Don't know if it was another TO blunder but it was on the shelf.
They didn't have the book by the way...
They didn't have the book by the way...
It's a book, rather than a magazine, but has anyone bought/used the Pro Football Prospectus in the past? If so, what were your impressions? The advertising spiel is intriguing--separating RB performance from offensive line performance, for example.
I've read the baseball version and enjoyed it (I'm just a baseball stat geek, not a fantasy baseball player). I wonder if football can be analyzed statistically to the depth baseball can, though.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076114217...609564?n=283155
I've read the baseball version and enjoyed it (I'm just a baseball stat geek, not a fantasy baseball player). I wonder if football can be analyzed statistically to the depth baseball can, though.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076114217...609564?n=283155
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