The 2009 NFL Schedule: Your Roadmap to Success
by Greg Alan
4for4.com
Each season a number of NFL scheduling oddities appear. The 2009 season is no exception. If you're a serious Fantasy Football owner, you'll want to consider every edge possible --- including scheduling anomalies.

Learn how to use "Hot Spots" to target waiver wire pickups, craftily time trades and optimize your roster for the playoffs.

Below, you'll find vital tactics that can positively change your outlook and lead to big results.

Portions of this article will also appear in FSP's Fantasy Football Pro Forecast magazine.


Folks, to win your league championship, you must get hot at the end of the season!

All your research during the summer will fail to net a championship if you run out of gas during your fantasy playoffs.

LESS EFFORT + MORE RESULTS = A MUST DO
Many fantasy strategies and tactics often require tons of preparation and often result in a minimal gain. On the other hand, leveraging "Hot Spots" requires little time and often yields a big upshot. Sound good? Buckle up and let's dig in...

In truth, having just one or two favorable add-on scheduling matchups during your playoffs is often all it takes to gain an edge --- and walk off with a championship.

In this article, I make a case for the phrase "Timing is Everything." Keep that theme in mind this season. If you wisely leverage the NFL schedule, you'll be able to cleverly time trades, artfully target waiver wire pickups and most importantly, optimize your roster for the playoffs.

Even if your draft doesn't go well, by leveraging "Hot Spots" you'll be turning negatives into positives and strengthening your team.

We'll start out examining traditional Strength of Schedule (SOS) research. In addition, I'll offer up a few observations.

I'll also share the initial 4for4.com 2009 Defense Team rankings. We'll integrate these rankings into the 2009 NFL schedule. Then, we'll build a roadmap and flag some "Hot Spots." We'll pay particular attention to the final few weeks of the NFL regular season --- Fantasy Football playoff time.

In addition, we'll review the 4for4.com Team Defense "Hot Spots" - a great time saver in helping plan out your Team Defense.

Before we dig in I need to get you on board and talk about how important the NFL Schedule is when it comes to winning your Fantasy Football Championship.

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