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5 Fantasy Football players that are overrated relative to ADP

Found August 15, 2012 on Shatter The Backboard:
PLAYERS: Maurice Jones-Drew,  Peyton Manning
TEAMS: Jacksonville Jaguars,  Denver Broncos
They say you can’t win your fantasy football league on draft day, but you certainly can lose it. As I said before, fantasy football is all about value. You want to maximize the value of each and every pick. Every time you draft a player a fantasy football bust who doesn’t perform to his draft position, you’re at [...]
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