WANNA OWN YOUR LEAGUE? READING ALL OF THESE 140 PAGES IS A GOOD PLACE TO START.
BY MATTHEW BERRY
ESPN FANTASY FOOTBALL 5
KICKOFF
GO AHEAD. TAKE A GOOD WHIFF. LEAN IN, BURY YOUR NOSE. You smell that? It's fantasy football, my friend, and it's here. Everyone has his own official start to the fantasy football season, and for me, it's the first time I crack open a magazine. Yeah, there's a ton of stuff online and, no doubt, I'll hit ESPN.com for some mock drafts and the latest updates, but really, there's nothing quite like holding a magazine. Feel the weight, bend back the pages, roll it up and smack your buddy in the face when he tries to draft a player that's already been taken. That may seem extreme, but it rarely happens a second time. Just saying. Ever since the Super Bowl ended, we here at ESPN Fantasy HQ have been re-watching game film, crunching numbers and, me personally, figuring out the seven habits of highly effective drafters. I've also been working on subtle ways to get the title of articles I wrote into other articles I write. The point is, it's been a gas. That's how long we've been working on this—the word "gas" was actually being used like that when we started.
Do you draft with your mind, guided by cold and emotionless analysis? Maybe you're a heart guy, plowing ahead with players you love, forsaking guys who have burned you and rebutting logic with "I don't care, I just hate him!" You could also be the guy who shows up late, immediately gets drunk and tries to draft a player who went the round before—at least until you get hit with a rolled-up magazine. However you draft, we got you covered in here, starting with 522 player profiles. That's right: 522! Chock-full of fantasy goodness, this mag is just the beginning. As news breaks, we'll have tons of updates, analysis, articles, lists, the daily Fantasy Focus 06010 podcast I do with Nate Ravitz, videos and more at ESPN.com. Play for free in fully customizable leagues, accessible from any mobile device. And throughout the season, starting Aug. 10, there's the award-winning Fantasy Football Now (11 a.m. ET on ESPN2). So welcome to the 2014 fantasy football season. It's gonna be a gas. Oh, that'll make a comeback, and when it does, we'll be ahead of the curve. Just like you'll be for draft day.
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