Sunday, October 16, 2011

Version 1.2 - NFL 2011 Season Week 6 Predictions Modified

So I discovered that the program had a few "glitches" in it. Actually it isn't so much the program as much as it is how I obtain the stats, and for the length of time these particular stats are aligned with. The one major glitch was causing it to have preference (too much preference) to players who had performed very well the week before but not as well, if at all, the previous weeks up to that point.

To me, this was an obvious problem as some players who get put in for whatever reason and have a great game are then never to be heard from or seen again. Therefore, this discounts the players who are consistently above the bar, because while they may not have one huge breakout performance, they might have, say, five good to really good performances.

In order to attempt to fix this issue, I changed the timeline of stats that I use in order to predict next week's performance. I went ahead and tested it on this week's games (Week 6) just for the hell of it. I found this to be an even better idea in the general scheme of things, because I could instantly place my new rankings up against the games that are in play at this very moment.

The result? These predictions are a bit more accurate. From now on I will use this method and see how well it does. As with anything, I think this whole thing is going to take some tweaking to get it to maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

New results are as follows:

QB Rankings


Player
Projected Points
Rodgers, Aaron
30
Newton, Cam
29
Manning, Eli
25
Brees, Drew
24
Romo, Tony
24
Brady, Tom
23
Sanchez, Mark
22
McCoy, Colt
20
Stafford, Matthew
18
Freeman, Josh
17




RB Rankings




Player
Projected Points
Turner, Michael
19
Jackson, Fred
18
Thomas, Daniel
17
Hillis, Peyton
17
Hightower, Tim
17
Forte, Matt
16
Torain, Ryan
16
Peterson, Adrian
16
McFadden, Darren
15
McCoy, LeSean
14




WR Rankings


Player
Projected Points
Austin, Miles
29
Johnson, Calvin
19
Smith, Steve
18
Welker, Wes
17
Bryant, Dez
15
Jennings, Greg
15
Green, A.J.
14
Cruz, Victor
13
Nicks, Hakeem
13
Nelson, Jordy
11




TE Rankings


Player
Projected Points
Graham, Jimmy
17
Gronkowski, Rob
15
Hernandez, Aaron
14
Keller, Dustin
13
Gonzalez, Tony
10
Davis, Vernon
9
Miller, Heath
9
Watson, Benjamin
9
Davis, Fred
9
Winslow, Kellen
8




K Rankings


Player
Projected Points
Janikowski, Sebastian
12
Gostkowski, Stephen
12
Gould, Robbie
11
Akers, David
10
Kasay, John
10
Lindell, Rian
10
Carpenter, Dan
10
Longwell, Ryan
9
Folk, Nick
9
Nugent, Mike
9


Thursday, October 13, 2011

Fantasy Football Predictions NFL 2011 Season Week 6

QB Rankings


Player
Projected Points
Manning, Eli
29
Rodgers, Aaron
27
Newton, Cam
26
Roethlisberger, Ben
24
Brees, Drew
22
Sanchez, Mark
20
McNabb, Donovan
17
Vick, Michael
16
Brady, Tom
16
Dalton, Andy
15




RB Rankings


Player
Projected Points
Peterson, Adrian
26
Jackson, Fred
23
Turner, Michael
16
Green-Ellis, BenJarvus
15
Jones-Drew, Maurice
14
Forte, Matt
14
Greene, Shonn
13
McCoy, LeSean
12
Gore, Frank
11
Ingram, Mark
10




WR Rankings


Player
Projected Points
Cruz, Victor
23
Jones, James
22
Johnson, Calvin
18
Green, A.J.
18
Jennings, Greg
16
Smith, Steve
16
Garcon, Pierre
14
Holmes, Santonio
14
Nicks, Hakeem
14
Walter, Kevin
13




TE Rankings


Player
Projected Points
Miller, Heath
16
Graham, Jimmy
16
Davis, Vernon
15
Ballard, Jake
13
Walker, Delanie
10
Winslow, Kellen
9
Pettigrew, Brandon
8
Hernandez, Aaron
7
Davis, Kellen
7
Gonzalez, Tony
6




K Rankings


Player
Projected Points
Janikowski, Sebastian
16
Gostkowski, Stephen
16
Akers, David
13
Kasay, John
12
Longwell, Ryan
11
Crosby, Mason
11
Gould, Robbie
9
Lindell, Rian
8
Suisham, Shaun
8
Nugent, Mike
7