July 2008 Blog Postings

Key developments this week

July 31, 2008 0 Total Comments

The Favre saga continues with a possible resolution within the next 24 hours. Fantasy players should be paying attention to see if the legend will be available this year or not. Rumor has it that both the Bears and the Vikings are "last resort" options for the Green Bay management, but the Bucs and Jets are preferrable options for Murphy and company. Even an offer of $20 mil over the next couple of years wasn't enough to stay retired. Enough's enough. Let him play.

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Fantasy Football API Update

July 28, 2008 2 Total Comments

Two new XML services are available through the FantasyFootballNerd.com API. You can retrieve a list of all players along with some additional background info such as their height, weight, experience, and college. You can also pass along that player's ID to a new service to retrieve news headlines within the past week that involves that player. Enjoy!

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Nerd Banned from Fantasy Football Leagues

July 27, 2008 0 Total Comments

The headline is a bit of an attention grabber, isn't it? Ok - so no official ban by an major fantasy football site, but I've received a couple of emails over the last week from users letting me know that their individual leagues have implemented a "No Nerd" rule for their drafts. I'm not sure that this is a good thing, but hey, what can you do?

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New Fantasy Football News Sources Added

July 24, 2008 1 Total Comments

Just a quick update.

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Favre Saga Continues

July 23, 2008 0 Total Comments

Well the past week has been interesting in the Favre saga. He's expected to petition NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for reinstatement to the Packer's roster, however the next move remains in the hands of GB.

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Not a Shockey-ing Surprise

July 22, 2008 0 Total Comments

If you're looking for a tissue after learning about Jeremy Shockey's departure from New York, you won't find one here. His first year with the Giants was great, but he never came close to being an elite TE in subsequent years. His relationship with Eli was cordial at best and the Giants didn't need him to win the Super Bowl. He had 1 good game last year and average for the rest of the time he was healthy. I'm not shedding any tears.

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Very Interesting Phone Call

July 16, 2008 0 Total Comments

I'm sure every fantasy football site owner has received this call recently, but I thought I'd throw my two-cents in. I received a voicemail from a gentleman in Los Angeles wanting to see if there would be a fit for one of his clients to be the official FantasyFootballNerd.com spokesman. The clients? Plaxico, TO, and Warren Sapp.

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First And Second Round Picks

July 13, 2008 0 Total Comments

Rankings among the top players who will most likely go in the first 2 rounds of your draft are close. Classic example: There's less than 1/10 of a point separating Randy Moss and Frank Gore with Moss gaining the edge. There's roughly 2 tenths of a point separating Manning (that would be Peyton obviously) from last year's surprise RB Ryan Grant.

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To Favre Or Not To Favre

July 11, 2008 0 Total Comments

It seems like everyone else has thrown their two cents in on the subject, so why not throw mine in too. Like virtually everyone else, I too am tired of the subject. It's going to become a cliche in the future. When Peyton Manning eventually decides to hang it up, people will speculate whether or not he'll "pull a Favre" and be back the following year.

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Welcome to the Nerd Blog

July 6, 2008 0 Total Comments

What exactly is a Fantasy Football Nerd? A fantasy football nerd is someone who uses technology to help him/her make good fantasy football decisions. The Draft Buddy program is unique in that it searches multiple fantasy football sites for me.

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