The Pigskin Guy is Taking a Hiatus

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The Pigskin Guy will be taking a break from sportswriting for a while due to personal reasons. Enjoy the upcoming football season and good luck with your fantasy teams. Just remember who told you first about Eric Decker and Ronnie Hillman. I don’t think that’s too much to ask now that the entire world is jumping on the bandwagon and rehashing things I told you months (and in Decker’s case, years) ago. Some people can’t make a prediction until it’s so obvious that my wife could do it for them. You know what those people are called these days? Fantasy experts, apparently. I really appreciate the support the blog has received since I created it back in March. Maybe I’ll talk to you all again down the line. Take care and God bless.

Fantasy Faceoff: Percy Harvin vs. Victor Cruz

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It’s time for another Fantasy Faceoff between Fantasy FB Pundit and I. According to the official scorer here at ThePigskinGuy.com, I’m currently undefeated in our faceoffs. Pundit will try to get in the win column by arguing Percy Harvin, as I argue for Victor Cruz. Let’s just say I don’t like his chances. Here we go with Cruz vs. Harvin…

The Fire Sale: Here Comes the Pain

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It’s back. The most successful, talked about, entertaining column in fantasy sports over the last 12 years. Actually, it’s none of those things but The Fire Sale has returned for its 13 season and generated quite a following since I came up with the idea one day in my living room.

The Fire Sale has been featured on SI.com the last two years and you’ll be able to catch it here every Tuesday during the NFL season. That’s assuming my health doesn’t continue to get worse and I’m still alive come September. If not, you won’t have The Fire Sale but the world will be a better place, so it all evens out in the end.

The Fire Sale normally doesn’t start until August but I thought I would start bringing the pain a little early this season, so here we go with an abbreviated version. Now, on with The Fire Sale…

Camp Fires: AFC Training Camp Battles to Watch (Guest Column)

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As I deal with my health issue that will restrict the amount of posts I can do over the next couple of months, I’m trying to sprinkle in a few guest columns to keep the blog fresh. I will say that after my first week I’m already more tired than I thought I would be, so these will be a great help until I get back on my feet. Hopefully it will be sooner than later because I’m already driving my wife crazy and it hasn’t even been 10 days yet. Actually, she may kill me before my health does.

In the first of my guest columns, Kenzie MacNeil looks at someAFC training camp battles fantasy owners should keep an eye on over the next few weeks. I don’t really know how to do those lines that signal the end of me talking and the start of Kenzie’s article, so this is it:

With training camps getting ready to jump off around the league this week, it seems fitting to discuss the most important position battles to keep a close eye on.  The fantasy landscape can change pretty quickly and this is the first step toward putting months of speculation to bed.

Updated 2012 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings (July 20)

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I finish up my updated position rankings with wide receivers. After a lot of moving around my receivers are finally beginning to look like a finished product. I never thought I would be saying that back in April but there wasn’t much movement in my Top 40 for the first time since I started the rankings, which means were getting close to the finish line. Here are my Top 100 fantasy wide receivers for 2012.

Fantasy Faceoff: Jahvid Best vs. James Starks

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In our latest edition of Fantasy Faceoff, Fantasy FB Pundit and I battle it out over Jahvid Best and James Starks. Following my resounding victory in the first Fantasy Faceoff we did, I thought I’d be a good host and give Pundit a fighting chance this time, so I let him take Best, while I argue for Starks. You know, something tells me since I’m the one who writes these introductions and has editing powers to the blog, by my crazy gorilla math I may end up undefeated in Faceoffs at the end of the summer. Just a hunch. So here is the battle of running backs being drafted on average in Round 6. Who do you prefer? Best or Starks?

Updated 2012 Fantasy Tight End Rankings (July 17)

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I’m finishing up my updated position ranking with tight ends and receivers. I look at tight ends here and I’ll hit receivers later on in the week. Like quarterbacks and running backs, I’m starting to settle on tight ends, especially the Top 20. However, I’m still tinkering with the bottom half of my ranking as training camps approach. Here now are my Top 40 fantasy tight ends for 2012.

Site Update from The Pigskin Guy

I wanted to let all 11 of my loyal readers know that I’m currently dealing with a health issue that is going to restrict the amount of time I can devote to the blog over the next couple of months. I was hoping to really turn up the coverage once training camps start but that simply won’t be possible now. I will still be posting though. I’ll be updating my rankings, doing more Fantasy Faceoffs with Fantasy FB Pundit, posting draft results from my leagues and things of that nature but it won’t be quite the extensive coverage I had envisioned.

I’m hoping to be back to full strength by the start of the NFL season. If for some reason I don’t make it, please remember me as a douche. I want to be the first person in recorded history that when I die I’m not talked about as the greatest human being who ever lived. I appreciate all the support the blog has received since I started it in late March. My goal for the rest of the summer is to post a few times a week, so continue to check back often. You can also follow my idiotic ramblings on Twitter @ThePigskinGuy Thanks as always for stopping by the blog.

Updated 2012 Fantasy Running Back Rankings (July 15)

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I continue to update my position rankings with a look at running backs. I feel the running backs are finally starting to fall into place for me. This was the first time I really felt good after I was done ranking them since I started back in April. So as of mid-July I’m feeling good with quarterbacks, running backs and tight ends. That just leaves receivers. Don’t even get me started on receivers. Anyway, here are my updated Top 75 fantasy running backs for 2012.

Updated 2012 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings (July 13)

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It’s been a month since I updated my rankings, so I’ll be hitting each position over the next week. Here’s how it’s going to go down for the rest of the summer. I’ll be updating my preseason positional rankings three more times. This week, when training camps start and then I’ll release my final preseason rankings the week of August 13. With most fantasy drafts taking place in mid-late August now, I think that makes the most sense. Quarterback is the one position that’s pretty set but there are still a few movers. Here are my updated Top 40 fantasy quarterbacks for 2012.