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Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win Through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting |  | Author: Sam Hendricks
Publisher: Extra Point Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 72489
Media: Paperback
Pages: 166
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0982428669
EAN: 9780982428665
ASIN: 0982428669
Publication Date: June 1, 2009
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Product Description
From the award winning author of Fantasy Football Guidebook (and three other fantasy football books) comes the ultimate step by step guide to success; including methods of drafting, ranking players, creating cheat sheets and drafting like an expert. Finally, an easy to use and understand book, with tips on how to win your fantasy football league every year, is available at a great price. With over 200 winning ways, from how to pick a fantasy league to roster management tools, Fantasy Football Tips provides the key techniques to make you a consistent fantasy football owner. Written for all fantasy football players (whether a beginner or expert), Fantasy Football Tips is your ticket to this years League Championship.
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Another Winner from Hendricks January 24, 2010
Jeremy Crowhurst (North Vancouver, B.C.)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For the most part there are two kinds of Fantasy Football books out there. The first is the basic, introductory "draft RBs before kickers" kind of book. The second is the goofball theory book -- books that, while far from comprensive overall, describe in great detail the brilliant, wonderful theory that made the author the best fantasy football player in his league two years out of the last ten. The optimist in me thinks the authors of the latter group are people who got lucky, and haven't really subjected their theories to much scrutiny, whether by peer review, computer simulations, or just looking at data. The cynic in me thinks these authors are deliberately peddling crappy ideas, using their (cough) name to cash in without revealing any "real" secrets of the trade. The realist in me suspects that probably there's a some of both going on in most of those books.
In my view Sam Hendricks is the only author out there who is both writing at a high level, and writing honestly about his approach to winning at fantasy football. This book is a gold mine of information, containing valuable tips that you aren't going to see anywhere else. In addition, he isn't shy about calling out some of the nonsense that passes for accepted wisdom in fantasy football canon, and when he does, he backs it up with a solid logical argument. Tip #64, for example, blows away one of the central theses of Randy Giminez's "Dominate Fantasy Football" in less than 400 words, and after reading both, I'm basically ready to use Giminez for kindling. He's wrong, Hendricks is right, it's that simple.
I think a handful of his tips are questionable, but so many of them are so on the money that it makes this book worth far, far more than what he's charging for it. Sure, he could use some help in the editing department -- I grate my teeth every time I read "Jay Cutler or P. Manning", or "ARZ WR Larry Fitzgerald" in a paragraph of prose. Spell 'em out, bro, it doesn't cost you anything and, as you say often enough, consistency is a good thing.
Why this guy doesn't get more credit is beyond me, but a BIG part of me is glad that nobody's reading his stuff. The last thing I need is for my opponents to get better.
Now if he could just clean up his yearly Almanac....
A choice pick for those who love fantasy football October 12, 2009
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Fantasy football is a game of understanding the potential of players. "Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win Through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets, and Better Drafting" is a guide for those who want to improve their planning and choices when dealing with the game of fantasy football. With advice on better understanding football, seeing who is going to have the better season, and more, Sam Hendricks will give readers a leg up on their competition. "Fantasy Football Tips" is a choice pick for those who love fantasy football.
Outstanding! September 22, 2009
Neckless (MO, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very insightful! There are hundreds of tips to improve your fantasy team at the draft, and techniques to ensure the strength of your team throughout the fantasy season. Sam has considered draft techniques that nobody else has thought of. And, his personal style makes it fun to read. Great book.
First the Fantasy Football Guidebook, now this little gem! August 23, 2009
John Kuczka
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Sam Hendricks hits the bull's eye yet again with another great book not only on how to win at Fantasy Football, but how to better enjoy it as well.
Sam has competed in several high stakes leagues over the years including the World Championship of Fantasy Football and the Fantasy Football Players Championship. He shares the methods he himself has used to win since he began playing. Fantasy Football Tips is a quick and easy read, but it's comprehensive and detailed enough to guide you through the entire season. Sam's winning experience can be yours as he offers tips on drafting for your specific type of league and scoring system, techniques to help you pick the rookies destined to shine and how to spot the most likely breakout players. Sam even mentions weather and field conditions and how it will affect your team, something I rarely if ever thought about. There's also advice on trading and even an appendix with tools to help you stick with your plan on draft day. No FF player, veteran or novice should be without this book. Get it, read it, WIN!
No question about it, this book will help you win August 23, 2009
David C. Horne (Norman, Oklahoma)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Several months ago I wrote a review for Fantasy Football Guidebook, by Sam Hendricks, and I began it with this statement: "Here's a staggering number: 30,000,000 - that's how many users worldwide are estimated to have played fantasy football this year. So you can be forgiven if you didn't win your league, unless, of course, you were an owner in half a dozen leagues or more, in which case you have no excuse for not winning at least one."
I was lucky last year - in the fantasy league I cared about the most (the one both of my brothers and a couple of good buddies were also competing in) I drafted Brandon Jacobs and worked a trade for DeAngelo Williams. In week 16, the Giants and Panthers faced off and Jacobs and Williams combined to score seven touchdowns - which essentially sealed the league championship for me.
So what did I do to celebrate winning my fantasy football league?
I bought two copies of Sam's Fantasy Football Guidebook (which I used last year in preparation for the season), sent them to Sam with a letter asking him to sign them for my brothers, and then I gave those books to my brothers with this advice: "Read this over the summer. Better luck next year."
Well, what I didn't tell my brothers at the time is I already knew Sam had a new book coming out: Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win Through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting.
Sam has written several successful books on fantasy football, but as Sam says himself, the difference here is that for the first time he reveals battle-tested strategies that he personally uses to win high stakes fantasy football. And trust me when I say the man knows what he is talking about - there isn't another book on the market that offers proven strategies from anyone as successful at fantasy football as Sam Hendricks.
The point of the book is simple - if you want to win, here's how to do it.
There are numerous topics I could point to as being a valid reason for purchasing the book - but a couple that stood out to me were tips on choosing the right league and tips on reducing luck in your league, which obviously allows you, as the superior strategist, to rise to the top as the season progresses.
Sam also writes a section on understanding the difference between "uncertainty" and "risk" that I found to be an extremely useful tip. He also issues the standard warnings about relying on "familiar names" and getting caught up in the excitement of "one-hit wonders." All of which is good advice.
And my advice to you, my fellow fantasy football player: buy this book. It is well-written, an easy read, and most important of all, it will help you win. Oh, I'm also sending both of my brothers a copy of Sam's new book, but not until week 8 or 9.
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