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PAFFL '09 Key Dates

Below is a list of the key dates for the PAFFL '09 season, starting with the auction (end of July) thru the trade deadline in November. 

Pre-Auction Report

Happy Belated 4th of July!  We’re less than a month out from the ’09 PAFFL auction, our 22nd year of fantasy football competition.  This year brings some changes, gone are the former auction format (by position & team) to a more open draft style auction selection, gone is a long-time owner (Jonah), in are effectively three new owners (BINGO from Blak Jesus; En Fuego from the Firefighters; & the yet to be determined new owner for Ron Jeremy – who has chosen to be part of the Firkin Crawlers ownership group).  

Steve McNair shot & killed

With the news dominated by the passing of Michael Jackson, the NFL and fantasy football communities lost a great player today.  Steve McNair was apparently murdered, shot & killed, in an apartment with a female friend.  The 36 year old, three time pro bowler and one of the first african-american quarterbacks to have the poise of a traditional drop back style thrower to also have the mobility to win games with his legs, will be missed. 

Brett Favre, Brian Brohm & a cut for.....

Team Kitty continues to acquire talent at the quarterback position in the hope that some will end up as fantasy contributors in '09. 

Projected 2009 PAFFL Rookie Pick Selections...

Given that the draft is over and many of the PAFFL rookie picks have changed hands, I thought it was a good opportunity to do another mock (or projected) rookie selection order.  While personal preference will dictate selections here is my best take on how the draft will end up. 

Rookie Picks, J.P. Losman, Laurence Maroney, and more...

In what was really two different deals put together in one, IMT & the Beavercats have completed a fun, 21st century style PAFFL trade. 

Minor Deal...

File this under, barely registers as a fantasy football deal but matters in the deeply sophisticated, micro economics style fantasy football format of the PAFFL. 

New Auction Format Loophole...

Two things that we need to discuss, one of which is a clear loophole, around the new auction format. 

Vince Young for Brodie Croyle & $5

Team Kitty and the Salem Beavercats agreed to a minor, salary cap era type of deal tonight. 

Top 2009 NFL Rookies Continued...

I posted what I think will be the top eight most valuable rookies in the NFL from both a 2009 & beyond standpoint.  Below are another eight that will make some impact this year and/or are well positioned to be big time contributors down the road.  In many fantasy leagues, particularly the dynasty/keeper formats, this is the area where the best deals are as some of these guys will be given the same opportunities as top picks and will more firmly grasp them. 

NFL Team by Team Draft Summaries

On the FFCollective blog, there are posts for each NFL conference with an overview by team of how the draft will impact player's fantasy values.  You can get one person's opinion on how Donald Brown will impact Joseph Addai or whether Josh Freeman has a chance to contribute this year in Tampa. 

Top Rookies for '09

It's a quick look as the NFL Draft's first day starts to wind down on who the top fantasy rookies will be, specifically for the PAFFL (where long-term success is just as important as short term).  I'll update this as the 3rd round is completed but at this point here are the top guys based on talent & situation. 

NFL Draft & Auction Weekend Updates...

I hope everybody is getting excited for the '09 season, its just around the corner.  In fact our auction weekend is nearly three months away.  The NFL draft un-officially kicks off the new season as we all dream about how a college player we love will fit in the NFL and what that draft pick means for a veteran already on the roster.  

Reggie Bush for rookie picks

Confirmed by multiple sources (including one of the principals), Team Kitty & BINGO completed a trade last night over drinks at a couple of watering holes over the span of several hours. 

Beavercats name new personnel associate

As Team Kitty mentioned, we added little boy to the flock this past week. He has been part of the Beavercats franchise since last summer but now will have an official role as an associate with the personnel department, focused on the rookie class of 2025 & beyond.

If you look at the photo, you can see how happy he is to be informed of his new role.

Quit Crying, Jay Cutler....

I think this ESPN article says it all, how can a sub par NFL quarterback (one who took over a perennial playoff contender) who has failed to lead his team to the playoffs (in an easy division), compiled a 17-20 overall record (and was more than 30 games under .500 during his college career) in two+ years starting complain about his name being mentioned in hypothetical trades? 

Jack Trippers: off-season winners?

Ok, NFL free agency is only two days in but with a flurry of trades & signings, some of the question marks heading into the '09 season are being answered.  A few of the most fantasy relevant moves have been Minnesota & Kansas City locking up their starting QB's for '09 with Sage Rosenfels (in trade with Houston) and Matt Cassel (in trade with New England) respectively.  Denver signing RB's Correll Buckhalter & J.J. Arrington also change the balance of power at back. 

Am I a Kobe hater?

The other night while watching the Celtics play the Lakers with Team Kitty, Ron Jeremy and the Trippers calling in, we had an impromptu debate on who the best player in the NBA was.  The consensus was Kobe Bryant, at which I cringed b/c I don't believe he's a team player or a winner.  Of course he has won three titles but he did that with the a hall of fame center in the prime of his career, Shaq, who has proven to be a winner (he took an undermanned Orlando team to the finals & won his first year away from the Lakers in Miami) without Kobe. 

Top NFL Free Agents by Position...

I've started to read religiously The National Football Post.  While most of the content is general, I love former NFL GM Michael Lombardi's inside perspective.  While its just another opinion, he breaks it down from a general manager's viewpoint giving you a look not from a journalist but from a lifelong NFL personnel man. 

Is the Stanford Men's Hoops run of success over?

Stanford men's basketball has a run of fifteen straight years with ten or more conference wins, the longest such streak in the pac ten conference.  During that time Stanford made one final four, won several conference championships and developed a program with expectations of success. 

The Best of the NFL.com Fantasy Files

2009 PAFFL Rookie Draft Order

The 2009 PAFFL Rookie Draft order is final.  In a draft that is commonly thought to be lacking in high end talent like '06 & '08, its one that may deliver a lot of sleeper talent at the running back & wide receiver positions.  Much of it won't blossom for a couple of years but its deep at both positions. 

Arizona is my heart's choice

but my head says Pittsburgh will roll to its 6th Super Bowl title later this evening.  While the Arizona Cardinals are the true cinderella choice, an original NFL franchise which has not tasted a title in sixty years (not to mention only a single playoff victory in the past thirty years).  However not every underdog succeeds and in this case the odds are heavily against the Cardinals. 

Punched

Andre Johnson's rights for $5 in '09 cap space

In the first official deal of the 2009 PAFFL season, the Jack Trippers & Beavercats consummated a small cash for a player's rights deal.