A New Expert In Town

October 30 2009 No Commented

We consider 411fantasy.com to be like the 2007 New England Patriots; We’ll leave you a small window of opportunity to upset us, but you have to be damn near perfect to pull it off. Meet Tom Suitt of Milton, Georgia. Tom, a 14-year veteran of fantasy football, is the first fan of our site to unseat all three experts, Adam Conn, Jeff Thitoff and Adam Helbling, in the 2009 Experts Contest. He correctly named two players at each skill position, three teams on defense (including the Jets as the No. 2 unit), one kicker and one multiple choice question.

Tom's attire makes up for the fact that he beat the 411 experts. Well played, Mr. Suitt.

Tom's attire makes up for the fact that he beat the 411 experts. Well played, Mr. Suitt.

Tom’s score was equivalent to fourth last week amongst the experts and he even took down his “arch rival” Jeff Boggins of Fantasy Sports Empires. We spent a few minutes with Tom to see where the genius lies within his fantasy mind.

411: Congratulations, Tom. In Week 7 you were able to nail down two players each at RB and QB and TE, along with most everyone else, but not nearly as many had Vincent Jackson and Wes Welker among their top five receivers. Did you know Jackson, who had all 142 of his yards in the first half, was going to be that effective against the Chiefs, or just playing a hunch on match up?

Tom: Hunch on the match up. KC hasn’t shown much on any side of the ball, and even with LT and Sproles, (Norv Turner) has shown that he and Rivers love to sling the ball. I had picked up Malcom Floyd as a WR fill-in for a league and he did well enough for me also. Plus, Welker is a points machine. New England is the closest thing to a run-and-shoot offense out there, and Welker probably gets looks on every play. With Tampa’s defense, that’s an easy match-up.

411: Of the possible choices at defense, you liked San Diego against the Chiefs. What was it about the Chargers defense, which has struggled against the run this season, that made you choose them over Buffalo, Carolina and Chicago?

411: Once again, KC has looked almost as bad on offense as St. Louis, and the Chargers have a pretty decent defense. Carolina’s defense is being brought down by their offense – why Carolina did not continue their Tampa Bay game plan and just run, run, run vs. the Bills crappy run D just stuns me. Which is why I didn’t go for the Bills defense as well. Chicago’s defense has yet to impress me this year. Allowing 21 points to the Lions in the first half, and hemorrhaging LBs does not inspire me…. However, I do like them this week vs. the Browns as a fill-in for a bye week defense like the Steelers or Patriots.

411: After re-reading the first two questions, it dawned on me…. are you a closet Chargers fan?

Tom: No. An emphatic “no”. I am a Steelers fan. Been one since Super Bowl XIII. (Two out of three 411 members approve, Tom.)

411: Of the 30 players/teams you selected, which one(s) impressed you the most, and which one(s) were you most disappointed in?

Tom: Vincent Jackson was the most pleasant surprise, I think. I expected him to do well, but not that well. For most disappointing…honestly, this may sound strange, but I was disappointed that Brady threw two picks and only 3 TDs after the run against Tennessee. And as I said before, I was disappointed that DeAngelo Williams didn’t get more against a bad Bills defense.

411: You noted in an email, “As long as I’m beating Jeff Boggis, I’m happy.” It will please you to know that you did in fact outscore the No. 1 overall ranked expert, Mr. Boggis of Fantasy Sports Empires. Thoughts?

Tom: The thought of beating Boggis makes me smile for the week. Seriously though, I used to work with Jeff, and we used to discuss FFL strategies a lot, and I was in a league with him at the company we worked at (I won the league that year), and we have fun with the trash-talking. Plus, he posts a lot on his Facebook about how well he’s doing on 411Fantasy.com, so I thought he needed a little jabbing this week.

411: As a reward, Tom, your name and a photo will appear atop the 411fantasy.com Hall of Fame (we can barely afford T-shirts for ourselves). In addition, your opinion is now highly regarded by our site – until you fall back down to earth, that is – and we’d like for you to give us a sneak peek into Week 8. Give us a couple of players you like that may not be on everyone else’s radar.

Tom: Since it’s a bye week for some pretty good QBs (Brady, Roethlisberger, Palmer), if you haven’t already grabbed the 49ers Alex Smith and you’re incredibly desperate for a fill-in QB, keep an eye on AJ Feeley. Delhomme will be on a VERY short leash this week vs. Arizona’s not-so-great pass defense, and Steve Smith and his owners are dying to have someone that can actually get him the ball. Arizona’s #1 rush defense will stack the box and dare Carolina to run. And speaking of DeAngelo Williams, if you could sell high on him right now, I’d give it a look. His schedule during the FFL playoffs is brutal (Patriots, Vikings, Giants, Saints). I’d also give Devin Hester a serious look vs. Cleveland’s defense. The magic number for WRs is 3 years, but this is only year 2 for him being a full-time WR…. However, he got some good points vs. a decent Cincy defense last week, and I’d look for him to do well again this week. Lastly, if their defenses play up to par, the Ravens/Broncos game could be a kicking fest.

411: Spoken like a true expert. Nicely done, Tom.

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