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Old 10-25-2010, 12:44 PM
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Where does NFL...

where do they get the NFL projections from on a weekly basis for fantasy? drives me nuts...i heard they simulate games on madden and use those stat lines.
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Old 10-25-2010, 04:47 PM
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i've been doing ff on yahoo for years...can project your players scores on there. i just play whoever is projected the highest for that week.

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Old 10-25-2010, 04:48 PM
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after reading your post again, i don't think i answered your question...my bad.
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Old 10-25-2010, 04:50 PM
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after reading your post again, i don't think i answered your question...my bad.

so your post was obviously a brag post?
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I've wondered the same thing. I'm guessing it's just a handful of guys they employ to break it all down and come up with a guess.
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Old 10-25-2010, 05:10 PM
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would guess a combo of things. situational stats, previous performance vs said team, defensive rankings of team each player is going against, projections based on YTD performance, etc etc
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