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Since I was a kid, all I've ever wanted to do was write, so when Mike offered me the chance to put out some fantasy articles this season, I jumped at the chance.
There was just one problem, what the hell should I write about?
My first idea was to write a weekly article about an athlete that came out of no where to have an incredible fantasy performance. But the truth is, not only was this boring for me to write, it was probably just as boring to read. Not to mention that the point of these articles are to help other fantasy players and I just couldn't see how telling someone what they already know happened last week was helpful at all. After 2 weeks I terminated the article, all in all, it was a bad idea.
My second idea was to write about players that had burned me week in and week out, which, I soon realized was in no way helpful to anyone, not even to me and after just one posting, I scrapped that idea too.
Meanwhile, I continued to post to my blog, Pewter Pants, which, not to toot my own horn too much, is a pretty insightful look at the Buccaneers organization. In fact, there was one week that I posted an article entitled The NFC South leading Bucs in which I touched on the year that Jeff Garcia, Earnest Graham, Joey Galloway, and others were having, just to watch the same topics covered on the Fox Pregame Show hours later. And while I understand that certainly not everyone is a Bucs fan, I feel it is the obligation of fans to talk about the teams that we each support, otherwise all we would hear about is the Patriots, the Cowboys, the Packers and a runningback out of Minnesota. Everyone else would be quickly forgotten.
And while my writings of Tampa Bay came quick and easy, I still struggled to find a fantasy article that I felt people would appreciate. So, instead, while my fellow Outlaws put up fantastic articles (Da Bomb's Start 'em/Sit 'em; Millertime's Weekly Waiver Wire Moves; Mike's Cheatsheets; The Ram's 1st Down or 4th and Forever) I searched the new posts weekly and replied to the commonly asked "this guy or that guy" questions. And it was while I was responding to these threads that I noticed that there were certain guys, week after week, that fantasy owners were constantly questioning whether or no to start, and often, these were the same players that I was questioning whether or not to start (with 6 leagues, it is difficult to find a player that I don't have).
And that was it, wasn't it? It wasn't so much that I needed to find a fantasy angle that no one had yet touched, but I had to find one that the people of this site wanted, needed. Thus, I came up with A Fantasy Perspective, a weekly article in which I would zero in on one player who had struggled throughout the year and analyze that player's upcoming matchups and determine whether or not that player should be in your lineup or not. It would be answer the same questions posted throughout the message board, just the answer, this time, would come before the question.
First came Jamal Lewis, who I said play and he did well. Then Steve Smith, same result. Then Rudi Johnson and again, my advice was spot on.
The point being that A Fantasy Perspective was the article that I had been waiting all season to write. And while I fear that I waited too long into the season for this article to carry any real weight (after all, this is the 4th and last version of it for the 2007 season), it is my hope that next year it will be a favorite amongst our veteran members and newcomers alike.
So, with the 2007 fantasy season just one game away from its finish, I would like to take time to thank anyone that has ever read this article, and to thank anyone that has trusted my advice.
A Fantasy Perspectice will be back next season, and, quite frankly, I can't wait.
-Danny West
Dec. 24th, 2007
Since I was a kid, all I've ever wanted to do was write, so when Mike offered me the chance to put out some fantasy articles this season, I jumped at the chance.
There was just one problem, what the hell should I write about?
My first idea was to write a weekly article about an athlete that came out of no where to have an incredible fantasy performance. But the truth is, not only was this boring for me to write, it was probably just as boring to read. Not to mention that the point of these articles are to help other fantasy players and I just couldn't see how telling someone what they already know happened last week was helpful at all. After 2 weeks I terminated the article, all in all, it was a bad idea.
My second idea was to write about players that had burned me week in and week out, which, I soon realized was in no way helpful to anyone, not even to me and after just one posting, I scrapped that idea too.
Meanwhile, I continued to post to my blog, Pewter Pants, which, not to toot my own horn too much, is a pretty insightful look at the Buccaneers organization. In fact, there was one week that I posted an article entitled The NFC South leading Bucs in which I touched on the year that Jeff Garcia, Earnest Graham, Joey Galloway, and others were having, just to watch the same topics covered on the Fox Pregame Show hours later. And while I understand that certainly not everyone is a Bucs fan, I feel it is the obligation of fans to talk about the teams that we each support, otherwise all we would hear about is the Patriots, the Cowboys, the Packers and a runningback out of Minnesota. Everyone else would be quickly forgotten.
And while my writings of Tampa Bay came quick and easy, I still struggled to find a fantasy article that I felt people would appreciate. So, instead, while my fellow Outlaws put up fantastic articles (Da Bomb's Start 'em/Sit 'em; Millertime's Weekly Waiver Wire Moves; Mike's Cheatsheets; The Ram's 1st Down or 4th and Forever) I searched the new posts weekly and replied to the commonly asked "this guy or that guy" questions. And it was while I was responding to these threads that I noticed that there were certain guys, week after week, that fantasy owners were constantly questioning whether or no to start, and often, these were the same players that I was questioning whether or not to start (with 6 leagues, it is difficult to find a player that I don't have).
And that was it, wasn't it? It wasn't so much that I needed to find a fantasy angle that no one had yet touched, but I had to find one that the people of this site wanted, needed. Thus, I came up with A Fantasy Perspective, a weekly article in which I would zero in on one player who had struggled throughout the year and analyze that player's upcoming matchups and determine whether or not that player should be in your lineup or not. It would be answer the same questions posted throughout the message board, just the answer, this time, would come before the question.
First came Jamal Lewis, who I said play and he did well. Then Steve Smith, same result. Then Rudi Johnson and again, my advice was spot on.
The point being that A Fantasy Perspective was the article that I had been waiting all season to write. And while I fear that I waited too long into the season for this article to carry any real weight (after all, this is the 4th and last version of it for the 2007 season), it is my hope that next year it will be a favorite amongst our veteran members and newcomers alike.
So, with the 2007 fantasy season just one game away from its finish, I would like to take time to thank anyone that has ever read this article, and to thank anyone that has trusted my advice.
A Fantasy Perspectice will be back next season, and, quite frankly, I can't wait.
-Danny West
Dec. 24th, 2007
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