Category: Fantasy Football

What’s in a name? The fun in Fantasy Football monikers.

Dayna O’Gorman
Senior NFL Reporter

By Dayna O’Gorman // @DaynaOG

Its almost time. You can almost smell the compeition start to bubble up from within. Stats, lists, scheme breakdowns. Its all just around the corner. No, I’m not talking about NFL training camp. I’m talking about FANTASY FOOTBALL.

There are thousands of websites dedicated to fantasy football. How to build a team, how players are ranked, how to draft in the best way possible, everything you could possibly need. But lets be honest, we all know what the most important part of Fantasy Football is. Its all about your team name.

Every year I am amazed by the creativity some people use when creating a team name. A great spin on current events or pop culture. A snarky twist on a players name. So many ways that people find the perfect name.

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Patience is key in fantasy football

Wanda Wiedman
Chicago Bears Reporter

By Wanda Wiedman // @WandaW63

Football season can’t come any faster for me. As I sit at the kitchen table sipping a Starbucks coffee, the compelling urge to turn on the television to watch a football game is overwhelming.

So I scroll through my email and spot the invitation for our yearly Our Turf Football Fantasy Football league. The excitement is breathtaking and I start putting together a strategy as to how I will draft my players.

But our league has a smart tradition: we don’t draft until preseason is over. This way we know who is out due to injury and we have a chance to start the season with fresh healthy players.

The ladies at OTFB are very serious about our FF league and the players we choose fuel our competitive drive. We are always respectful and encouraging to one another but have no problem pitting a prime player in the right spot to win.

For years we have played a standard league, and it works for us. Several of us play for fun, while others play to win. But patience is key in fantasy football.

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NFL Rivalries

Sonja Greenfield, Senior NFL Reporter

By Sonja Greenfield //@Mom23RN

I love a good rivalry.  Being that I’m a Michigan fan, and Kate’s a Buckeye fan, you know we go back and forth all the time. (Make sure you check in on us the last week of November.)

Lisa and I go back and forth about fantasy football (Yes, that’s me, your TWO-time OTFB Fantasy Football Champ)

I like to give Lucy a hard time about the Packers, and sometimes I give Wanda a hard time about the Bears.

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“Survey says, …” TWT: Greats of the game + rising stars

Fantasy Football Reporter

By Liz Panucci // @PanucciLiz

It’s been a full week in the media with awards, stories, and images from Atlanta, Georgia leading up to Super Bowl LIII.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame brought the spotlight to them when announcing the Class of 2019. If Canton, Ohio in August is on your bucket list follow @ProFootballHOF for details and watch firsthand as ‘the greats enter the hall’.

Who is the next ‘Rising Star’ you foresee having a remarkable career with the NFL? Click the link below to tell us and your answer may be featured on the Our Turf Twitter account.

Greats of the game + rising stars

 

 

Lisa Johnson, Our Turf Football’s reporter, was at the Reese’s Senior Bowl. While in Mobile, Alabama her scouting mind and eyes captured a few rising stars. Read more here

To see last week’s survey SBLIII results, click here.

 

Follow Liz on Twitter // @PanucciLiz

#SmartWomen #SmartFootball 

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“Survey says, …” TWT: Super Bowl LIII

Fantasy Football Reporter

By Liz Panucci // @PanucciLiz

Hi all! During the break from fantasy football, indulge in some fun by sharing your thoughts in these quick surveys.

The Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots will be vying for the top spot this Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia. To keep you in the NFL spirit, here are 5 multiple-choice questions awaiting your response.

Click the link below to tell us and your answer may be featured on the Our Turf Football Twitter account.

Super Bowl LIII

Here’s some info I found and thought you might want to know. How do these prices compare to your stadium?

Here are the results taken from the week January 28 to February 4:

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#SmartWomen #SmartFootball 

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Fantasy Football – It’s that time again

Fantasy Football Reporter

By Liz Panucci // @PanucciLiz

Whether it’s your first year trying something new or you’re a veteran and managing 5 or more teams, this is an exciting time. Football season is around the corner and it’s time to prepare for ‘The Draft’ of your team.

Once again, at Our Turf Football, we are running five leagues. One on NFL.com and four through Yahoo.com. Three of the leagues are female only and two are coed. There is one each, female only and coed, of $20 buy-in leagues. As of this writing, all leagues are full except for 2 spots available in the female only buy-in league. The defending champs are back and ready to take the top spot once again.

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OTFB Fantasy Football 2018

Fantasy is on at Our Turf Football!

Whether you’re an expert or just want to try for your first time, this is the place to be.

 

 

4 Leagues to Choose From:

OTFB Female Free 1 (Beginners start here)

Draft: August 27, 2018 @ 7:30pmET

 

OTFB Coed Free

Draft: August 27, 2018 @ 9:00pmET

 

OTFB Female $20

Draft: August 28, 2018 @ 7:30pmET

(must pay $20 up-front to play)

 

OTFB Coed $20

Draft: August 28, 2018 @ 9:00pmET

(must pay $20 up-front to play)

 

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Three Rookies to Watch at Patriots Camp

Fantasy Football Reporter

By Liz Panucci // @PanucciLiz

Every year, training camp proves decisive for a handful of players. It’s where jobs are won and lost. It’s where careers start and stop.

With Julian Edelman suspended for four games and both the secondary and backfield in flux, Pats camp is shaping up to be crucial for a few newcomers to Foxborough.

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Fantasy Football Round Up: 2017 in Review

by Wanda Wiedman and Kate Ahar // @WandaW63 @ClvlndK8

Any avid fantasy football participant has their lineup ready for their draft. First and second rounds are all about the running backs and wide receivers and by mid round the quarterback frenzy takes over. But that didn’t happen this past season. In a panic, someone grabbed Dak Prescott in the first round and chaos ensued. But was it all worth it at the end?

According to our analysis and the ranks by points, here are the Top 10 for each position. Was yours on it?

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Fantasy Football 2017 Season Recap

Fantasy Football Reporter

By Liz Panucci // @PanucciLiz

I won! I won a championship!

My theory going into the 2017 NFL fantasy football season was to play the numbers. I drafted the highest I could when my turn came, focusing on wide receivers and running backs in the early rounds. Five of our six leagues did not have a kicker on the roster.

Each week, my starters were selected by using the players who had the highest projected stats going into the week’s games. When a player was injured and out for the season, I then replaced said player with the top player available in that position on the league’s list.

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