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NFLFreaks 2005 Draft Central

One Day That Can Make a Season - Are You Ready?


Note:  While ESPN.com now has a section by the same title, we have published this from the beginning.  We're not annoyed though, after all, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. <grin>


Preparation is the key to a successful fantasy football draft.  The NFLFreaks are all over it.  Everything you need to succeed come draft day is right here.  So study up, and if you have questions that you'd like to get the Freaks' take on, send them to Ask the Freaks.

If you want a taste of what's to come, check out our archives from 2004.


Draft Central Features

 

Pre-Draft Articles

Fantasy Football Cheat Sheets

Looking for your fantasy edge?  We give you five opinions from experienced and diverse viewpoints.  We update these throughout the off-season, so keep checking back.

Quarterbacks | Running Backs

Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Kickers

Team Defenses / Special Teams

[Last Updated 08/26/2005]

 

2005 Fantasy Football Sleepers

The Freaks list of high-value players that you can pick up later in your draft.

Strategies for Auto-Draft Leagues 

We've gotten a ton of mail on it, so we're bringing back CrunchTime's personal strategies for handling the difficult question on how to setup your team's Auto-Draft.

The NFLFreaks 2005 Fantasy Football Mock Draft

The long awaited summer classic is here.  Check out who the founding Freaks wanted on their squads, and why they had to have them.  Hindsight also provides some breakdown on round-by-round trends and strategies.

Off-Season Player Movement - The Fantasy Implications

StingRay breaks down how players switching teams helps or hurts the fantasy landscape.

 - Plaxico Burress Moves to New York

 - Kurt Warner Moves to Arizona

 - Randy Moss Moves to Oakland

Fantasy Football Player News - Updated!

The best up to date fantasy football player news on the Net, and our spin on it.

Player Spotlight - Michael Bennett

No one has truly established themselves in the Minnesota backfield since Robert Smith.  Will Bennett be able to make the job his?

2005 Strength of Schedule Rankings

The one aspect that most owners overlook at draft time is a player’s strength of schedule. These statistics can help identify which players will have an easy road in 2005, and which will have an uphill climb.

 - Opponents' Rushing Defense

 - Opponents' Passing Defense

 - Opponents' Win / Loss Record

Ranking the Freaks 2004 Cheat Sheets

As always, we rank the accuracy of the Freaks 2004 pre-season cheat sheets against the 2004 final fantasy football player rankings.  Who did the best?  Check it out...

 - Quarterbacks

 - Running Backs

 - Wide Receivers

 - Tight Ends

 - Kickers

 - Defense/Special Teams

Off-Season Player Movement

StingRay catches you up on all of the players who have moved teams during the 2004 off-season.  Keep checking back, this will stay up to date throughout the summer.

Player Spotlight - Lamont Jordan

Jordan has finally gotten his big chance.  Can he make the most of it in Oakland?

 

2004 NFL Stats Breakdown

Cut to the chase and check out the cold hard numbers.  Don't expect to see the same-old stuff.

 - NFL Player Statistics

 - Top Fantasy Performers - Weekly Scoring

 - Top First Half Fantasy Performers

 - Top Second Half Fantasy Performers

The Top Fantasy Football Keepers for 2005

The Sandman's take on the best players to keep on your squad for 2005.  I was surprised at a few...

 - Quarterbacks

 - Running Backs

 

2004 Fantasy Football Surprises and Disappointments

Here’s a look at who surprised, for better or worse, this fantasy football season.

 

 

CrunchTime's 2004 Player Consistency Rankings

 

A completely different way to slice and dice player productivity.  Put on your thinking cap...

 - Quarterbacks

 - Running Backs

 - Wide Receivers

The 2004 Average Fantasy Points Per Game Combined Rankings

 

Did you ever wonder which players score the best every week, regardless of position or games missed because of injury?  This is good stuff...

 


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