Russ Steele
- Competing in 2008 NFFC Main Event and NBC Main Event.
- Competing in various FFPC and NFFC satellite leagues.
- Competing in the Fantasy Jungle Main Event and High-Roller ($1000 Entry Fee) Leagues.
- Contributing writer for FantasyJungle.com- providing News, Divisional Match-ups, and Blog.
- Have participated in fantasy football for 15+ years dating back to salary leagues with the Sporting News.
- Have played in various leagues (keeper, low stakes, high stakes, dynasty, and auction) on various sites including NFSL, Fanball, CBS Sportsline, Fantasy Bowl, KFFL and others.
- Work with a national bank here in Indy.
- Colts season ticket holder since 1984.
I've always loved playing fantasy football, even in the days when I thought it was a good idea to get my roster filled first by drafting right down the line, QB/RB/WR/WR/K/Def. I obviously wasn't tt too good back then. Ha!
Over the years, I've posted my ideas and "outside the box" thoughts onto other sites. This past year, it was suggested to me by several others that I consider starting a website that would bring these ideas to the table for others to consider. This is how UFFCs came to be.
I called the site Ultimate Fantasy Football Cheatsheets because I believe we offer some of the best customized cheatsheets in the industry. However, this site is much more than just cheatsheets. We are lining up some nice weekly content during the season that will help you make those tough decisions to improve your chances of winning in your league.
As well, we offer different strategies for you to consider for your draft. I firmly believe that there are many different winning draft strategies, since there are so many variables going into each draft, like league size, owner tendencies, scoring rules, roster sizes, etc.
We won't guarantee you to win your league by becoming a member of our site. But, we think you'll be better informed with our input and hopefully along the way you'll ll be entertain
Good luck in your leagues!
Russ~
Marc Quitsch
I have one hobby. Fantasy Football. I read about it, talk about it, play it and write about it. Fantasy sports has become more popular today than ever before. MLB, NFL, NHL, Nascar, Horse Racing, NBA… You name it, and someone is out there somewhere playing it in a fantasy format.
However, I stick with one hobby. One sport. Football. NFL Football. I, like many friends I have are a new breed of football fan. We attend NFL games and cheer for BOTH teams, during the game. Why? Because of fantasy football. For instance, I took a trip to Baltimore with 3 friends of mine in 2006 (which happen to be 3 of the top fantasy football players in the country). We watched the Ravens host the Atlanta Falcons. In the midst of all the "home" fans cheering for the Ravens, and the "away" fans cheering for the Falcons, here we were, the ultimate fantasy players, cheering for a bomb to Mark Clayton, only because one of us had Clayton as our #3 WR, and another one of us had Steve Mcnair as our backup QB that week. On the very next drive, the Falcons drove down the field as we cheered for Warrick Dunn as he gained around 35 yards rushing on the drive, and then cheered as Jerious Norwood broke a 20 yard run, and even though none of us had Norwood in our starting fantasy lineups, it was great to see a runningback like Norwood making progress in the NFL, because we knew that in the next season or 2, he would end up being a featured back in Atlanta or somewhere else, and we'd be targeting him on our cheatsheets soon enough.
Needless to say, the fans around us had no idea what to make of us. This describes me in a nut shell. Fantasy football is what I'm about. I don't care who wins. I don't care who loses. An allegiance I had years and years ago to the Giants has faded away, because if the Giants win or lose, they don't put money in my pocket. BUT if I have Brandon Jacobs and he leads the NFC in rushing and scores 14 TD's during the year, you better believe I'll be wearing a Giants Jersey at the following year's fantasy drafts.
My Experience:
I've played Fantasy Football since 1990. Within that time period:
- I've made the playoffs in 13 seasons and won 2 superbowls in Monarchs Fantasy Football(In 17 seasons playing there),
- Won 1 superbowl and lost 1 superbowl in Copa Football(in only 2 seasons played there),
- Made the playoffs every year in Fantasy Addicts Football and lost 2 times in their Superbowls(In 4 years there).
I then decided that I would try to play for money AND recognition, so I joined a $200 ESPN league back around 1999 and lost in their superbowl because in the final week of the regular season, two teams traded a scrub player for an elite RB. After sending numerous emails to ESPN about this trade, I found that there was no rule to stop such a trade from happening because you needed vetos to stop a trade and this league was FILLED with guys who knew each other. I was the newbie. In the end, the team that got the elite RB beat me by a small handfull of points in the superbowl and I thought I was finished with fantasy football events against people I didn't know.
But then I found out about the NFFC. The guys who run this contest not only created the league as if they were playing in it themselves, but they also set in stone that there is NO TRADING ALLOWED, to prevent any sort of collusion. I've been playing in the NFFC now since 2004 and must say that it's the most fun I've ever had playing fantasy football. So much fun, that I've given up all other leagues that I've played in for nearly two decades. In the time I've played in the NFFC, I'm one of only 4 people that have cashed in more than once in their $650 Auction event. The Auction has been my strongest event, and the players I have ranked higher in this format are players that have won THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of dollars playing fantasy football. Pride is a BIG part of fantasy football, and if you can rank higher than some of the biggest guns in the sport in any fantasy format, it's a huge ego boost.
This year, I'm entered in the NFFC NY Main Event, the NFFC $650 NY Auction League. I was also part of an Auction draft that was posted in Krause Publication's Fantasy Football magazine in June, if you'd like to catch some of the action you see in an NFFC Auction event.
During the year, I will be posting players to start on a weekly basis, along with information that gives me the notion to advise you to start them. I'll also be posting players to sit on a weekly basis, along with info showing why I feel these players should be riding the pine for that week. I hope to see feedback from many of the readers here at UFFC, so I can see how I'm being received. I'm not new at this. I do have a knack for choosing the hot and cold players, as I've posted them on NFFC messageboards for years. The only difference here is, Now you'll have to subscribe and log on to UFFCS.com to see my choices for the 2008 season instead of getting all of my opinions for free as in the past.
During the season, my partner and co-writer, Kris Kcira, will occasionally submit videos from 1-4 minutes long letting you in on any players we feel may come out of the woodwork, or any other surprises we feel may need to be addressed. These videos will be exclusively here at UFFC.
Tim Barr
Tim has played fantasy sports for over 15 years. His love runs deep even into fantasy fishing and golf.
