Fantasy Football Almanac 2009: The Essential Fantasy Football Reference Guide
by Sam Hendricks
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Author: Sam HendricksEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-19
ISBN: 1602643989
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Book Reviews of Fantasy Football Almanac 2009: The Essential Fantasy Football Reference Guide
Book Review: Good but could have been better
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked this book for several reasons.
1) It is out the beginning of May. I bought it and had it for my late May draft and to take on vacation for the Memorial Day week. No other fantasy football magazines are out this early. Heck I had to wait until after 4 July to find a Fantasy Football Index magazine this year. I like having something early and this comes out shortly after the NFL draft.
2) It is a book, not a magazine. It stands up pretty well against the orange juice my kids spill on it and the water from the bathtub and the drops it takes from me falling asleep in the lounger.
3) No advertisements. Most of them are scantily clad women these days (Ok I do not mind that, but my wife does). My wife says that most of the magazines she has thumbed through look like porn and she does not want them in the house lying around.
4) Mr. Hendricks is not afraid to point out his mistakes. Not too many "experts" point out their misses. Most just advertise their one big pick that they got right the previous year and move on. In 2008, he admitted to predicting T. Romo as a bust for 2007 and said he got it wrong. In 2009, he mentioned missing on Larry Johnson in 2008. I liked seeing that.
5) I like the large print for the schedule. Some of the magazines print it so small it is an eye test. Granted over 20 pages is too much. LOL Next year how about a compromise between 2 and 20.
6) I really liked the depth chart, which was new this year. And the added left hand column for changing a rank or up and down arrows. Neat!
What I did not like:
1) Too many different font styles and sizes. Some player's names were larger than others were. Why? Are they better draft choices?
2) What happened to the tiers from 2008? I liked that grouping of like players.
3) More text and less statistics. I do not care about the 58th QB or the 108th LB
4) Give me more analysis. I loved Fantasy Football Guidebook. Get back to that format more.
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