Post by Kliquid on Jan 4, 2011 2:37:49 GMT -5
2011 NFL Playoffs: Ranking the Top Fantasy Players
Playing fantasy football during the NFL playoffs might be a new concept to some, but speaking as a person who plays in a separate league for the playoffs, let me tell you—it’s a blast. In fact, it can often times be more dramatic and exciting than playing in the regular season as you find yourself truly cheering for teams along with your individual players.
View the rest of the 2011 fantasy football playoff rankings:
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends
Playoff fantasy football can be an thrilling way to shorten the already prolonged off-season if you’re one of the millions who is addicted to fantasy football.
In the league I play in, we will draft a team that must consist of each of the following:
1 Quarterback
2 Running Backs
3 Wide Receivers
1 Tight End
1 Kicker
1 Defense / Special Teams Unit
If you have filled up your roster with each of these, you are free to draft six more players at any position. This often means that some teams have two quarterbacks, two or more kickers or defenses, etc.
The scoring system is simple: total points on your fantasy roster throughout the entirety of the playoffs.
This means that you do not set a “starting lineup” each week. Every player on your roster is automatically in your lineup until his team is eliminated from the playoffs.
(Note: Because kickers and defenses are almost guaranteed to accrue at least some points in every game, they are often selected earlier in the playoff system than they would be in your standard pre-season fantasy draft.)
With a limited talent pool in the playoffs, this means that selecting players who you believe will be on a team that will make it the furthest in the playoffs is of the utmost importance.
It also can mean slightly downgrading players on teams that have a first round bye as they will have one less opportunity to gain points than the players on teams that do play in the Wild Card round.
With the basics out of the way, let’s move on to ranking the players for this season’s playoffs!
Playing fantasy football during the NFL playoffs might be a new concept to some, but speaking as a person who plays in a separate league for the playoffs, let me tell you—it’s a blast. In fact, it can often times be more dramatic and exciting than playing in the regular season as you find yourself truly cheering for teams along with your individual players.
View the rest of the 2011 fantasy football playoff rankings:
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends
Playoff fantasy football can be an thrilling way to shorten the already prolonged off-season if you’re one of the millions who is addicted to fantasy football.
In the league I play in, we will draft a team that must consist of each of the following:
1 Quarterback
2 Running Backs
3 Wide Receivers
1 Tight End
1 Kicker
1 Defense / Special Teams Unit
If you have filled up your roster with each of these, you are free to draft six more players at any position. This often means that some teams have two quarterbacks, two or more kickers or defenses, etc.
The scoring system is simple: total points on your fantasy roster throughout the entirety of the playoffs.
This means that you do not set a “starting lineup” each week. Every player on your roster is automatically in your lineup until his team is eliminated from the playoffs.
(Note: Because kickers and defenses are almost guaranteed to accrue at least some points in every game, they are often selected earlier in the playoff system than they would be in your standard pre-season fantasy draft.)
With a limited talent pool in the playoffs, this means that selecting players who you believe will be on a team that will make it the furthest in the playoffs is of the utmost importance.
It also can mean slightly downgrading players on teams that have a first round bye as they will have one less opportunity to gain points than the players on teams that do play in the Wild Card round.
With the basics out of the way, let’s move on to ranking the players for this season’s playoffs!
