Forum: NFL Board

Until this season I'd never played any fantasy sports. I got involved in two baseball leagues, and I'm having alot of fun. I'm going to do a Yahoo football league for myself and some friends here in LA who are completely new to fantasy sports. I'm looking for any advice on how to set the league up to make it the most fun for novice players (league settings, scoring catagories etc.). Hopefully some of you here who play alot can help me out. Thanks' Socal P.

Brown to retire as Raider By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer July 6, 2005 ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Tim Brown will end his prolific NFL career with the Oakland Raiders after all. ``Tim will sign a one-day contract and retire as a Raider,'' team spokesman Mike Taylor said Wednesday. A news conference is planned for later this month to recognize Brown, the former Heisman Trophy winner and longest-tenured player in franchise history.

http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/8655858

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-redskins-taylor&prov=ap&type=lgns What a freakin idiot! This guy is already an albatross for the Skins. He's now my official "Giambi" of the Redskins (of course Giambi is owed a lot more money, but I'd like to cut Taylor just as fast as Giambi, but know we can't) I thought my team did well with the pick of Taylor, given what Winslow did, but now it seems ST wants to one up Winslow.

Screw Ty Law. This is the news that matters for Patriots fans and deserves its own thread. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2005 SCOTT PIOLI SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots have signed Vice President of Player Personnel Scott Pioli to a contract extension. Terms of the extension were not disclosed.

Warfield is one of KCs starting corners... http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/8640892

Terrell Owens to Oakland for Jerry Porter? I found this on another board. I'm just throwing it out there. Seems bogus to me, but you never know.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-obit-stram&prov=ap&type=lgns RIP Hank Stram :(

Let's turn this thread into one where you post a team, and we all comment on it. SO I'll go first QB B. Favre WR Mi. Clayton WR B. Stokley WR P. Burress RB E. James RB T. Barber TE J. Witten BN C. Johnson

We get to keep 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WRs. Which do you think is a better deal? Trading a 2nd round pick for my boy Brett Favre OR trading Brian Westbrook for Brady?

When drafting: How much emphasis do you put on the strength of schedule...? This year... I have come to the conclusion that it is one of the most important factors in drafting... if not thee most important in drafting in the later rounds

Alright so apparently the waiting list for the other league is getting a little stretched so I would like to propose a second league! This league will be known as La Liga Futbol American, it will be an auction league and I will post some of the guidelines and scoring that I think should be included as well as a team limit and fees/site used, etc... For now I just want to gauge how many people would be interested in a second league that will be auction style.

I am in a keeper league and I am in need of RB help BAD! Currently I have Rudi Johnson, Travis Henry, Anthony Thomas, Thomas Jones, Duce Staley, and Michael Pittman. Rudi is the only one I can count on since Duce doesn't score TD's. I am happy with the receivers I have in Isaac Bruce, Laveranues, Justin McCareins, Santana Moss, Brandon Stokley, Plaxico, and Charles Rogers. What do you guys think of me trading the #4 pick in the rookie draft and Plaxico for my choice of Jamal...

Fantasy-wise... I still think he is going to have a good season... How good of a season do you think that he'll have? and in an 8 person draft: What round does he go in?

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/facts/062205topRBs.php Good stuff.

I don't even remember which team it was for, but around June 18th, it'll be retired. That's the season opener I think, isn't it? Source, as usual: WCBS880AM.

Rep. Silver was just on WFAN and said he is voting no on the Stadium plan. This is expected to be the end of the road for the new Jets Stadium in Manhattan.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8059077/ SAN FRANCISCO - Kirk Reynolds made just the kind of offensive gaffe he’d preached to the 49ers players about avoiding. San Francisco’s well-liked public relations director is suddenly on his way out of the organization after producing a controversial in-house video meant to prepare players for dealing with the media. It showed them exactly what not to do, all right. The 15-minute film leaked to the San Francisco Chronicle features racist jokes,...

Even to someone who knows little about American football, this guy is clearly something exceptional. To be still able to play at 42 is outstanding. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/us_sport/4581081.stm

Man, I'm thinking about signing up for both these games. I really don't have too much desire to go to Philthadelphia but it would be nice to see a Monday night game in Crabtown. The thing is, I have to buy an INCREDIBLY expensive hotel room for either game when I could just drive there. The good thing about it is I'll be surrounded by fellow fans of the Greatest Franchise in the NFL. THAT would be EXTREMELY beneficial if I were to go to the game in the City of Brotherly Hate. There...