Bik's Week 9 Picks

Due to some scheduling conflicts didn’t get a chance to post my Thursday Night Pick but just know it was documented between TJ and I that I picked Dolphins +3.... I know it looks shady since my picks are struggling this year and I’m posting that I got the game right the day after, but just make a leap of faith.

I was going to write something about the Sedins’ re-signing with the Canucks but it was getting excessively long and this piece is generally saved for the NFL Picks so I’ll have that for you next week. So onto the picks – on bye this week: Denver, Detroit, New York Giants, Arizona, San Francisco, Jacksonville. Home teams are in CAPS.

Bik's Thursday Night Week 7 Pick: Power Ranks v2.0

I was originally going to do my power ranks every 4 weeks but then I realized, waaaay too much happens in just 2 weeks in the NFL Season to not do this every 2 weeks. So back again are my current power ranks for the NFL. The Number in brackets are the teams rank from Week 5:

Bik's Thursday Night Week 5 Pick: Identifying Identities

Through 4 weeks in the NFL season we’ve learned some things. Now in years past I’ve felt the things we’ve learned at this time of the year to be fake. After all Arizona recently started the year 4-0, Bills started 4-1, Raiders were 3-2, and Falcons were 2-3. But for some reason this year some of the fast starts seem very authentic. The teams that were supposed to be good, actually are good. Now there might be a few surprises here and there, but certainly not to the same level we’ve seen in years past. Considering who the Chiefs opened the season against, it wasn’t a crazy notion to see them start the season at least 3-1, so 4-0 isn’t that big of a stretch. More of the surprise teams are in that 2-2 range where we didn’t expect them to be as good and really they’ve just been unlucky so far (I.e. San Diego, Tennessee) but we still don’t know enough about them.

Overall Rankings Update

I'll be posting updates on my overall ranks as injuries mount in NFL Pre-Season and we learn more information about offences in training camp.

2013 Fantasy Football Overall Rankings

The 2013 Fantasy Football Season is nearly here. But before you can trash talk your friends, scour the waiver wire for the next fantasy gem, and win a championship, you have to get prepared for the Draft. Bik Nizzar will get you ready for the upcoming fantasy season as The Extra Period unveils its Fantasy Football Overall Rankings.

Thanks for reading the positional ranks this week. Finally I get to the end and see how the positions mesh together to create the overall draft board that I believe will bring you success. This will be changing as we get closer to Week 1 so check back for updates. With injury news & position battles things can change quickly. The overall ranks are a reflection of what I spoke about in the Draft Guide. I’m not going to address the tiers here because you can see how the rankings shape up with the emphasis on RB’s early (20 in the top 40) and rather than having to refer to the previous posts for the positional ranks, I’ve listed each players positional rank next to their name. I’ll address some players who offer great value for their current draft position in a feature coming next week called “Progression/Regression”. Below the ranks are some details for the current spots. Without further adieu the 2013 Fantasy Football Overall Ranks:

2013 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings: Quarterback

The 2013 Fantasy Football Season is nearly here. But before you can trash talk your friends, scour the waiver wire for the next fantasy gem, and win a championship, you have to get prepared for the Draft. Bik Nizzar will get you ready for the upcoming fantasy season as The Extra Period continues its Fantasy Football Positional Rankings.

The deepest position in fantasy is our next stop as the ranks continue this week. Tomorrow will be Wide Receiver. Once again we’ll divide them into tiers. More details about some players who could regress or progress  next week . Below the ranks are some details for the current spots. Without further adieu the 2013 Fantasy Football QB Ranks:

2013 Fantasy Football Guide in Memes

Back in the good ole' days, too much summer time was wasted channel to channel. I'm talking before you could just hit the "Guide" button on your remote and have access to all your channels and see what was playing when. If you misplaced your TV guide or didn't want to wait on the scrolling guide page, it was just *click* *click* *click*. That's what summer sports viewing is for non-baseball fans: *click* *click* *click*, trying to find the next repeat of "Saved By The Bell". Just waiting for football season to start. Thanks to this invention called The Internet, now summer downtime is spent online and too many hours, for someone like myself, going through memes. So while I wait for kickoff to the 2013 NFL Season, it's also time to start preparing for the Fantasy Football Season. The only logical thing to do then is to combine the 2 passions. Welcome to the 2013 Fantasy Football Guide in Memes