Archive for February, 2009

Feb26th

Post-Combine Fantasy CPR Mock Draft 1-10

AUTHOR: joe dexter | IN: Featured, NFL, NFL Mock Draft | COMMENTS: None Yet

After the NFL combine, teams are starting to form a true love and opinion on the top prospects. Fantasy CPR is on the scene with picks 1-10.

Feb24th

The Value Meter: Is Orlovsky a true starter in '09?

AUTHOR: joe dexter | IN: Fantasy News, Featured, NFL | COMMENTS: None Yet

Eight touchdowns, eight interceptions, zero wins and a bonehead safety later, Dan Orlovsky believes that testing the free agent market could land him a job as a starter. Fantasy CPR weighs in.

Feb24th

The Cincinnati Bengals are on the Clock and Need Your Help

AUTHOR: joe dexter | IN: Fantasy News, Featured, Help Me Out, NFL | COMMENTS: 2 Comments

The NFL Combine is coming to a close. Teams are falling in love with prospects. Mock Drafters, including me, are drooling over our favorite prospects. But as always, I need you! 
Starting tomorrow, the folks involved in the FootballBurrito.com Mock Draft will be busy, Looking to improve their team. Already, we have seen a trade involving Derek Anderson (wait until draft day to find out ). The Lions are on the prowl trying to find the best talent and who to take with first pick of the draft.
I will represent the Bengals of South Western Ohio. Last season, undoubtedly was an [...]

Feb23rd

What's Going On in CPR?

AUTHOR: joe dexter | IN: Fantasy News | COMMENTS: None Yet

Hey Guys, just a little programming update on what is going on, and what to expect coming up in the next few weeks.
–Baseball season is on the way, We will be rolling out our position rankings for each position.
–NFL Draft coverage is on the way. I’ll take a look at some of the most valuable rookies upcoming in the 2009 season.
–Every wanted to do more tournament type fantasy leagues? Well we might have the perfect site for you.
–NFL Mock Draft anybody? I am a part of footballburrito.com’s NFL mock draft. I am the Cincinnati Bengals. What should I do readers? [...]

Feb13th

Full Court Press: Injuries and Trade talk

AUTHOR: joe dexter | IN: Fantasy News, Full Court Press, NBA | COMMENTS: None Yet

A happy Friday to you as we head into the all-star break. A lot of news is circulating, trade bait has been layed out. Now we just wait for the big bite.
Trade Talk:
Amare what?-
The Heat, Grizzlies and Suns are reportedly discussing a three-team trade that would send Amare Stoudemire to Miami, Michael Beasley to Memphis and both Rudy Gay and Shawn Marion to Phoenix.
–Via Rotowire
Scratch that idea now that Oneal and Marion swapped spots in Toronto. Poor Shawn. Goes from one of the most versatile forwards to just someone worth trading two times in the last two season. He could [...]

Feb12th

The Value Meter: Ian Kinsler vs. Chase Utley

AUTHOR: joe dexter | IN: Featured, MLB, Value Meter | COMMENTS: None Yet

Draft Time is right around the corner. We all know that depth at some positions, such as first base and outfield, leave many wondering what positions are the weakest and should be drafted right away. One of this positions I would argue is second base. It will be key in 2009 to get one of the top 5 second baseman. So who are the two best at the position? I would argue it is Chase Utley and Ian Kinsler. But who is worth more? That is the question that could haunt you on draft day. Let’s take a closer look.
Chase [...]

Feb10th

Give some 'Love' to the Jefferson Injury

AUTHOR: joe dexter | IN: Featured, Full Court Press, NBA | COMMENTS: 1 Comment

Elton Brand, Chris Kaman, Andrew Bogut, Carlos Boozer, Andrew Bynum, and Now Al Jefferson. These are all key players that have and continue to miss a majority of the NBA season.
Jefferson adds his name to the list after tearing his right ACL on Sunday. Jefferson, who was averaging 23 points and 11 boards a game will miss the remainder of the season. I know it hurts fantasy owners. It stings. But don’t you worry, I have the remedy.
Because all you need in this world is love. Kevin Love.
Love is already averaging 9.3 points per game alongside 8.7 rebounds. According to [...]

Feb7th

An Interview with Tim Dierkes of RotoAuthority

AUTHOR: joe dexter | IN: Fantasy News, Featured, Full Court Press, Injury Report, MLB | COMMENTS: 3 Comments

With fantasy baseball right around the corner, I sat down with RotoAuthority’s own Tim Dierkes, to get some input on the trends he is seeing early phases in the fantasy baseball draft season.
Fantasy CPR: First and Foremost Tim, Thank you for your time. You are quite a busy man. I’ll start off by asking if you can tell us a little bit about RotoAuthority and it’s history?
Tim Dierkes: RotoAuthority was my first attempt at blogging. It started as a blogspot blog in June of ‘05, and shortly after that I got a real domain name. It’s just [...]