2015 NFL Schedule

2015 NFL SCHEDULE

PLAYOFFS

AFC and NFC Wild Card

January 9-10

AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs

January 16-17

Conference Championships

January 24

Pro Bowl

January 31

Super Bowl 50

February 7

WEEK 17

Sunday, January 3

New Orleans @ Atlanta, 1:00

NY Jets @ Buffalo, 1:00

Tampa Bay @ Carolina, 1:00

Detroit @ Chicago, 1:00

Baltimore @ Cincinnati, 1:00

Pittsburgh @ Cleveland, 1:00

Washington @ Dallas, 1:00

Jacksonville @ Houston, 1:00

Tennessee @ Indianapolis, 1:00

Oakland @ Kansas City, 1:00

New England @ Miami, 1:00

Philadelphia @ NY Giants, 1:00

Seattle @ Arizona, 4:25

San Diego @ Denver, 4:25

St. Louis @ San Francisco, 4:25

Minnesota @ Green Bay, 8:30

WEEK 16

Thursday, December 24

San Diego @ Oakland, 8:25

Saturday, December 26

Washington @ Philadelphia, 8:25

Sunday, December 27

Carolina @ Atlanta, 1:00

Pittsburgh @ Baltimore, 1:00

Dallas @ Buffalo, 1:00

San Francisco @ Detroit, 1:00

Cleveland @ Kansas City, 1:00

Indianapolis @ Miami, 1:00

New England @ NY Jets, 1:00

Chicago @ Tampa Bay, 1:00

Houston @ Tennessee, 1:00

Jacksonville @ New Orleans, 4:05

Green Bay @ Arizona, 4:25

St. Louis @ Seattle, 4:25

NY Giants @ Minnesota, 8:30

Monday, December 28

Cincinnati @ Denver, 8:30

WEEK 15

Thursday, December 17

Tampa Bay @ St. Louis, 8:25

Saturday, December 19

NY Jets @ Dallas, 8:25

Sunday, December 20

Kansas City @ Baltimore, 1:00

Houston @ Indianapolis, 1:00

Atlanta @ Jacksonville, 1:00

Chicago @ Minnesota, 1:00

Tennessee @ New England, 1:00

Carolina @ NY Giants, 1:00

Buffalo @ Washington, 1:00

Green Bay @ Oakland, 4:05

Cleveland @ Seattle, 4:05

Denver @ Pittsburgh, 4:25

Miami @ San Diego, 4:25

Cincinnati @ San Francisco, 4:25

Arizona @ Philadelphia, 8:30

Monday, December 21

Detroit @ New Orleans, 8:30

WEEK 14

Thursday, December 10

Minnesota @ Arizona, 8:25

Sunday, December 13

Seattle @ Baltimore, 1:00

Atlanta @ Carolina, 1:00

Washington @ Chicago, 1:00

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati, 1:00

San Francisco @ Cleveland, 1:00

Indianapolis @ Jacksonville, 1:00

San Diego @ Kansas City, 1:00

Tennessee @ NY Jets, 1:00

Buffalo @ Philadelphia, 1:00

Detroit @ St. Louis, 1:00

New Orleans @ Tampa Bay, 1:00

Oakland @ Denver, 4:05

Dallas @ Green Bay, 4:25

New England @ Houston, 8:30

Monday, December 14

NY Giants @ Miami, 8:30

WEEK 13

Thursday, December 3

Green Bay @ Detroit, 8:25

Sunday, December 6

Houston @ Buffalo, 1:00

San Francisco @ Chicago, 1:00

Cincinnati @ Cleveland, 1:00

Baltimore @ Miami, 1:00

Seattle @ Minnesota, 1:00

NY Jets @ NY Giants, 1:00

Arizona @ St. Louis, 1:00

Atlanta @ Tampa Bay, 1:00

Jacksonville @ Tennessee, 1:00

Kansas City @ Oakland, 4:05

Denver @ San Diego, 4:05

Philadelphia @ New England, 4:25

Carolina @ New Orleans, 4:25

Indianapolis @ Pittsburgh, 8:30

Monday, December 7

Dallas @ Washington, 8:30

WEEK 12

Thursday, November 26

Philadelphia @ Detroit, 12:30

Carolina @ Dallas, 4:30

Chicago @ Green Bay, 8:30

Sunday, November 29

Minnesota @ Atlanta, 1:00

St. Louis @ Cincinnati, 1:00

New Orleans @ Houston, 1:00

Tampa Bay @ Indianapolis, 1:00

San Diego @ Jacksonville, 1:00

Buffalo @ Kansas City, 1:00

Miami @ NY Jets, 1:00

Oakland @ Tennessee, 1:00

NY Giants @ Washington, 1:00

Arizona @ San Francisco, 4:05

Pittsburgh @ Seattle, 4:25

New England @ Denver, 8:30

Monday, November 30

Baltimore @ Cleveland, 8:30

WEEK 11

Thursday, November 19

Tennessee @ Jacksonville, 8:25

Sunday, November 22

Indianapolis @ Atlanta, 1:00

St. Louis @ Baltimore, 1:00

Washington @ Carolina, 1:00

Denver @ Chicago, 1:00

Oakland @ Detroit, 1:00

NY Jets @ Houston, 1:00

Dallas @ Miami, 1:00

Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia, 1:00

Kansas City @ San Diego, 4:05

Green Bay @ Minnesota, 4:25

San Francisco @ Seattle, 4:25

Cincinnati @ Arizona, 8:30

Monday, November 23

Buffalo @ New England, 8:30

Byes: Cleveland, New Orleans, NY Giants, Pittsburgh

WEEK 10

Thursday, November 12

Buffalo @ NY Jets, 8:25

Sunday, November 15

Jacksonville @ Baltimore, 1:00

Detroit @ Green Bay, 1:00

Miami @ Philadelphia, 1:00

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh, 1:00

Chicago @ St. Louis, 1:00

Dallas @ Tampa Bay, 1:00

Carolina @ Tennessee, 1:00

New Orleans @ Washington, 1:00

Minnesota @ Oakland, 4:05

Kansas City @ Denver, 4:25

New England @ NY Giants, 4:25

Arizona @ Seattle, 8:30

Monday, November 16

Houston @ Cincinnati, 8:30

Byes: Atlanta, Indianapolis, San Diego, San Francisco

WEEK 9

Thursday, November 5

Cleveland @ Cincinnati, 8:25

Sunday, November 8

Miami @ Buffalo, 1:00

Green Bay @ Carolina, 1:00

St. Louis @ Minnesota, 1:00

Washington @ New England, 1:00

Tennessee @ New Orleans, 1:00

Jacksonville @ NY Jets, 1:00

Oakland @ Pittsburgh, 1:00

Atlanta @ San Francisco, 4:05

NY Giants @ Tampa Bay, 4:05

Denver @ Indianapolis, 4:25

Philadelphia @ Dallas, 8:30

Monday, November 9

Chicago @ San Diego, 8:30

Byes: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle

WEEK 8

Thursday, October 29

Miami @ New England, 8:25

Sunday, November 1

Detroit @ Kansas City (London), 9:30

Tampa Bay @ Atlanta, 1:00

San Diego @ Baltimore, 1:00

Minnesota @ Chicago, 1:00

Arizona @ Cleveland, 1:00

Tennessee @ Houston, 1:00

NY Giants @ New Orleans, 1:00

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh, 1:00

San Francisco @ St. Louis, 1:00

NY Jets @ Oakland, 4:05

Seattle @ Dallas, 4:25

Green Bay @ Denver, 8:30

Monday, November 2

Indianapolis @ Carolina, 8:30

Byes: Buffalo, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Washington

WEEK 7

Thursday, October 22

Seattle @ San Francisco, 8:25

Sunday, October 25

Buffalo @ Jacksonville (London), 9:30

Minnesota @ Detroit, 1:00

New Orleans @ Indianapolis, 1:00

Pittsburgh @ Kansas City, 1:00

Houston @ Miami, 1:00

NY Jets @ New England, 1:00

Cleveland @ St. Louis, 1:00

Atlanta @ Tennessee, 1:00

Tampa Bay @ Washington, 1:00

Oakland @ San Diego, 4:05

Dallas @ NY Giants, 4:25

Philadelphia @ Carolina, 8:30

Monday, October 26

Baltimore @ Arizona, 8:30

Byes: Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay

WEEK 6

Thursday, October 15

Atlanta @ New Orleans, 8:25

Sunday, October 18

Cincinnati @ Buffalo, 1:00

Denver @ Cleveland, 1:00

Chicago @ Detroit, 1:00

Houston @ Jacksonville, 1:00

Kansas City @ Minnesota, 1:00

Washington @ NY Jets, 1:00

Arizona @ Pittsburgh, 1:00

Miami @ Tennessee, 1:00

Carolina @ Seattle, 4:05

San Diego @ Green Bay, 4:25

Baltimore @ San Francisco, 4:25

New England @ Indianapolis, 8:30

Monday, October 19

NY Giants @ Philadelphia, 8:30

Byes: Dallas, Oakland, St. Louis, Tampa Bay

WEEK 5

Thursday, October 8

Indianapolis @ Houston, 8:25

Sunday, October 11

Washington @ Atlanta, 1:00

Cleveland @ Baltimore, 1:00

Seattle @ Cincinnati, 1:00

St. Louis @ Green Bay, 1:00

Chicago @ Kansas City, 1:00

New Orleans @ Philadelphia, 1:00

Jacksonville @ Tampa Bay, 1:00

Buffalo @ Tennessee, 1:00

Arizona @ Detroit, 4:05

New England @ Dallas, 4:25

Denver @ Oakland, 4:25

San Francisco @ NY Giants, 8:30

Monday, October 12

Pittsburgh @ San Diego, 8:30

Byes: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, NY Jets

WEEK 4

Thursday, October 1

Baltimore @ Pittsburgh, 8:25

Sunday, October 4

NY Jets @ Miami (London), 9:30

Houston @ Atlanta, 1:00

NY Giants @ Buffalo, 1:00

Oakland @ Chicago, 1:00

Kansas City @ Cincinnati, 1:00

Jacksonville @ Indianapolis, 1:00

Carolina @ Tampa Bay, 1:00

Philadelphia @ Washington, 1:00

Cleveland @ San Diego, 4:05

St. Louis @ Arizona, 4:25

Minnesota @ Denver, 4:25

Green Bay @ San Francisco, 4:25

Dallas @ New Orleans, 8:30

Monday, October 5

Detroit @ Seattle, 8:30

Byes: Tennessee, New England

WEEK 3

Thursday, September 24

Washington @ NY Giants, 8:25

Sunday, September 27

Cincinnati @ Baltimore, 1:00

New Orleans @ Carolina, 1:00

Oakland @ Cleveland, 1:00

Atlanta @ Dallas, 1:00

Tampa Bay @ Houston, 1:00

San Diego @ Minnesota, 1:00

Jacksonville @ New England, 1:00

Philadelphia @ NY Jets, 1:00

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis, 1:00

Indianapolis @ Tennessee, 1:00

San Francisco @ Arizona, 4:05

Buffalo @ Miami, 4:25

Chicago @ Seattle, 4:25

Denver @ Detroit, 8:30

Monday, September 28

Kansas City @ Green Bay, 8:30

 

WEEK 2

Thursday, September 17

Denver @ Kansas City, 8:25

Sunday, September 20

New England @ Buffalo, 1:00

Houston @ Carolina, 1:00

Arizona @ Chicago, 1:00

San Diego @ Cincinnati, 1:00

Tennessee @ Cleveland, 1:00

Detroit @ Minnesota, 1:00

Tampa Bay @ New Orleans, 1:00

Atlanta @ NY Giants, 1:00

San Francisco @ Pittsburgh, 1:00

St. Louis @ Washington, 1:00

Miami @ Jacksonville, 4:05

Baltimore @ Oakland, 4:05

Dallas @ Philadelphia, 4:25

Seattle @ Green Bay, 8:30

Monday, September 21

NY Jets @ Indianapolis, 8:30

WEEK 1

Thursday, September 10

Pittsburgh @ New England, 8:30

Sunday, September 13

Indianapolis @ Buffalo, 1:00

Green Bay @ Chicago, 1:00

Kansas City @ Houston, 1:00

Carolina @ Jacksonville, 1:00

Cleveland @ NY Jets, 1:00

Seattle @ St. Louis, 1:00

Miami @ Washington, 1:00

New Orleans @ Arizona, 4:05

Detroit @ San Diego, 4:05

Baltimore @ Denver, 4:25

Cincinnati @ Oakland, 4:25

Tennessee @ Tampa Bay, 4:25

NY Giants @ Dallas, 8:30

Monday, September 14

Philadelphia @ Atlanta, 7:10

Minnesota @ San Francisco, 10:20

The Podcasts That Have Changed My Life

The podcasts that I listen to have been a life saver when it comes to learning on the fly without sitting down and forcing your face into a book. My consumption of Podcasts has exploded over the years and I highly recommend the below Podcasts, they aren't listed in any particular order but I did loosely sort them by category. 

Business / Professional Development:

The $100 MBA Show

Ask Pat

Entrepreneur On Fire John Lee Dumas

The Smart Passive Income Podcast

The Accidental Creative

Developing Prospective

Edge Cases

Startup Podcast

Unstuckable

Freakonomics Radio

Tech News:

Daily Tech News Show

Cordkillers Podcast

What The Tech

Comedy:

The Joe Rogan Experience

Sports:

You might be at the point like hey but what about sports? 

Between the endless fire hose of Sports drama on ESPN Radio and WFAN I don't think it's necessary to download and dedicate more time to hearing the same news spun 10 different ways. 

Podcasts have been extremely influential in my life, growth, sanity and development.

Considering the average American spends 38 hours per year in traffic, and closer to 90 if you live in a large metropolitan area. Source here: That's far too much time to waste listening to the latest gossip or the top 40 songs you already know the words to. 

Time is too valuable to waste, send us your recommendations if you know of a great Podcast we should check out.

Thanks for reading!

Michael Muss 

What It Takes To Win Fantasy Football

There seems to be a big difference between what people think matters most when it comes to Fantasy Football. I hear things all the time from people like "If your draft well then you really don't need to make too many moves during the season". Another common misnomer is when people think that the key to winning is just to be lucky and avoid having your stars injured. But they are wrong too, there's a lot more going on than just avoiding injuries and drafting well. How about "It's all luck anyways, I won't waste too much time researching I'll just grab the hot players on Free Agency and let the rest work itself out." If you can't put the winning formula into one sentence then you are doomed to repeat in your losing ways. Success in Fantasy Football is a multifaceted game. Sure there's luck and skill involved, but there's also a lot of stuff that happens behind the scenes that most owners never pick up. To save you from another wall of text, I have created the "What it takes to win your fantasy football league" pie chart.

Let me know what you think on Twitter @FantasyBroApp

Thanks,

Michael Muss

Fantasy Football: Watch Your Players and League Transactions Like a Hawk

Fantasy Football: Watch Your Players and League Transactions Like a Hawk Even When You Are Busy With Life

Here's a little protip that I have been using to help me keep track of everything that goes on in my Yahoo! fantasy leagues. Having status updates sent to me without having to incessantly check on my fantasy apps has been a life saver. Although it may seem crazy to have every little status update sent to you via SMS message. It has never been unbearable to receive a handful of updates a week that have saved my tail from time to time.

How did I set this up? 

It's very easy and you don't even need to be tech savvy to accomplish this. I use a website called ifttt.com which can automate pretty much anything that happens in the online world. You can automatically save Instagram pictures to Dropbox, save quick ideas to Evernote or turn on and off the lights in your home. 

The steps are pretty simple:

1. Sign up at

2. Use this link to go to the Yahoo! Sports Recipe to get player updates.

2b. Use this link to go to the Yahoo! Sports Recipe to get player league transaction notifications.

3. Authenticate your Yahoo account when pressing the "Activate Channel" button and enter your cell phone number you want to receive the SMS messages on. 

4. You can choose which leagues you want to be notified on if you decide that some leagues are more important than others.

Other Options:

This can also be done by iOS or Android Push Notifications as well if you prefer. I have found that SMS messages have worked out best where I will make sure I check rather than dismiss with all the other push notifications I get and rather not see. 

The alerts can be forwards to your Pebble Watch or Android Wear device if you prefer, a recipe for the Apple Watch is probably in the works soon as well. 

You can have a spreadsheet automatically created with all the breaking news of the day if that seems to work better for you. 

Lastly, you can automate your wins and losses at the end of every week automatically to Twitter which is pretty bad ass. Especially when you win.

Mix and match these services to your own liking. Thanks for reading and good luck in your Fantasy Football endevors. If you find this helpful please let me know by commenting here or tweeting me @fantasybroapp on Twitter. Don't forget to subscribe for all the fantasy football life hacks to come!

Thanks again,

Michael Muss

Fantasy Stereotypes: You Know Who They Are and How to Beat Them

Hey Guys,

Hope all is well in the shakeup of an offseason. There have been plenty of movers and shakers in both the NFL Power Rankings as well as some interesting depth chart issues. Don't even get me started on the prospect of Demarco Murray, Darren Sproles and Ryan Mathew all splitting carries for the Phillidelipha Eagles this season. How will Brandon Marshall fair alongside Eric Decker with the immortal Geno Smith at the helm? In the next coming weeks are you prepare for your Fantasy Football drafts we will tackle these issues. 

But back to Fantasy Football stereotypes. We all have friends, family and co-workers who fit the profiles outlined in the YouTube video below. Each stereotype comes with a fatal flaw which can be used against him during the fantasy football season. May the fantasy odds always be in your favor.

Once we can identify each of the individuals that fall prey to one a stereotype we can use this information to our advantage. Here's a list of who they are and how and when to exploit them.

The Homer:

The typical Fantasy Football Owner who plays favorites with his roster choices. This owner is known for consistently drafting players from the teams he roots hardest for. The homer does this with little regard for average draft position (ADP) or actual Fantasy output.

Exploit: 

Getting under the skin of the homer is quite easy, just draft players you know he covets. This is easy to accomplish since he can't draft all the high quality Fantasy Football players at once. They should be ample opportunities to draft skilled position players without reaching beyond that player's ADP.  It's important to exploit the homer as long as it isn't at the detriment of your own Fantasy Football team.  Chances are you will be able to have them overpay during the season via trade for these players you went out of your way to grab. 

Mr. Know It All:

This owner goes above and beyond to read every cheat sheet available. Watches the NFL combine, analyzes each offseason move carefully and subscribes to paid Fantasy resources. This type of owner lives and dies by the projected points of his players. Injuries, trade rumors, and depth chart dangers are dismissed for the almighty projected point algorithm of choice.

Exploit:

Well to be honest, there isn't an easy way to take down this type of Fantasy owner. Statistics are huge indicators on potential outcomes of Fantasy Football.  Projected versus actual performances can be quite different. That's why the games are played. Anyone can do anything on any given Sunday. If you use statistics such as touches, targets or snaps while in trade negotiations you are more likely to work out a trade. Use your gut when making your decisions because numbers don't tell the whole story all the time. 

The Ridiculous Trader:

This guy is usually the annoy and persistent owner who continues to spam the league's members with lopsided trades. A big pop-over window should appear when receiving these trades that says. " Are you sure you want to get ripped off?". 

Exploit:

At some point, it could be worth it to trade away the cornerstone of your fantasy team in exchange for some side cash. While this is highly immoral, it's not a terrible way to recover some of your financial investment in a lost Fantasy season. You will probably catch some flack for this, possibly even have the trade vetoed. I have seen owners banned from leagues for this type of collusion. However, in the world of Fantasy Football I have seen morals compromised for much less.

The Commish:

The commissioner of a fantasy football league is supposed to be a person of high moral character. They will not be influenced by one whiny owner who pleads for a rule change or for a trade veto. The commissioner may have some odd point scoring system or rules that may differ from traditional fantasy league formats. The commissioner can be abrasive and try to rule with an iron fist. But hey, it isn't easy being the commissioner, dealing with the trials and tribulations of trade disputes. 

Exploit:

There aren't many chinks in the suit of armor on this one. Criticism is rarely met with agreement and a victory over a rule change or trade dispute. You can however, achieve a common goal if you are able to get the majority of your league to fight in favor for something regardless of the commissioner's opinion on the matter. This is your best bet, also it never hurts to be "buddy buddy" with the commissioner. Sometimes all it takes its a little birdy to implant a subtle suggestion that could become fantasy law.

Protip: Pay your league dues early, you will score some bonus points with the commissioner.

The Overreactor / Rage Monster: 

The rage monster lives and dies with every win and loss during the season. His motions are erratic, depending on which way the wind blows. Count on lots of roster movement throughout the season as he grows tired of underperforming players. His short leash antics and overreactions will lead to a high turnover rate of players. Some good ones worth keeping will hit the waiver wire so keep your eyes peeled.

Exploit:

The rage monster, while someone you wouldn't want within an arm's reach of your finest china may be your best ally in acquiring talented players. The rage monster may be quick to give up on a high draft pick who has been riddled with injuries. The rage monster see's little value in players who don't suit up on game day. You should have your eyes on the prize, knowing that an underperformer today may be a total stud come keep in the playoff race, The rage monster is more susceptible to trades that yield short-term gains in return for long-term successes.  

The Autodrafter:

The autodrafter rolls the dice, either by being unavailable for the draft or by running out of time due to indecision. These owners are generally weak minded and don't invest the same amounts of time and effort. Within the definition of the autodrafter is it's own greatest weakness. Most autodrafts are based on the best player available which could in fact, produce a hefty roster of players. Autodrafters do win championships, it's possible if the owner has great knowledge for the game or just drafts with an incredible amount of luck. The autodrafter tends to get players that no one else in the league is high on or has slept on. You could autodraft an impressive squad or a team with three Quarterbacks, two kickers and two special teams/ team defenses. 

Exploit:

While through luck or misfortune, the autodrafter's team will be filled with sleepers or aging hasbeens. Autodrafters tend to be newer or casual owners who neglect their lineups and disregard making roster moves unless absolutely necessary, The autodrafter leaves his team to luck and the almighty algorithm which drafted the team. No need to find weaknesses in the autodrafter's skill set. The autodrafter often defeats himself.

Mr. Feeling:

Mr. Feeling is the anti-Mr.Knowitall. He makes roster moves based on gut instincts alone with little to no research behind his moves. Mr. Feeling can waste precious roster spots on players who won't ever produce. Mr. Feeling bases most of his "gut" on the perceived skill of players. Mr. Feeling probably gets most of his information from one source or catches some of the hype in players from ESPN highlight reels and sports talk radio. 

Exploit:

Sell high on players he is enamored with. While it may be hard to acquire players from him that he admires, you may be able to coax out a player who has recently cooled down in the past few weeks. Fantasy Football is a whirlwind of emotion dictated by performance, water cooler chats and the media. Play to his inability to separate true value from his over-hyped and sometimes random "feels" for certain players.

Thanks for reading and tweet at us with any suggestions or questions. Don't forget to subscribe to get all the weekly updates!

Michael Muss

Fantasy Bro Sports: We're Almost as Sorry as Brandon Bostick

Hey there FBS'ers, I just wanted to apologize if I haven't got back to your email recently. We have been overhauling our algorithm and working on a business plan to bring Fantasy Bro Sports to life. Things aren't ever as easy as one thinks heading into things. The important lesson is, if it seems too good to be true then it probably is. To say we have correct many self-caught oversights recently is a bit of an understatement. We all here believe in releasing a strong, stable and quality application and service. Our beta testers have been truly instrumental in catching bugs and offering advice on improving current features in addition to some create suggestions on future updates. 

We take our fantasy football very seriously, and dedicating hundreds of man hours to bring out the best possible product. 

Just because you haven't heard back from us in awhile doesn't mean we don't love and cherish each and every one of you. If you haven't contributed yet, never hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter @FantasyBroApp or via email at fantasybrosports@gmail.com

Thank you again for your unwavering support, even through the difficult and painful times!

Thank you,

Michael Muss

Fantasy Bro Sports: We Liked Fantasy Sports Before it was Cool

No serious business to announce today. Just playing around with this amusing logo generator from  hipsterlogogenerator.com.

Here's what our Logo would look like if we were a Williamsburg based Start-up.

I'm Only Here So I Don't Get Fired

Ladies and Gentlemen of the inter webs the brief winter hiatus is almost over so count on us returning to churning out useful analytic. Off season inspired rage and rants and a few coming of age tales from "the Fantasy Bro Sports: Here's where I cry about how hard building a start-up is".

We will return to our regularly scheduled program shortly. In the interim, tweet us @fantasybroapp with one feature you would love for us to incorporate into the next build of Fantasy Bro Sports. 

Thanks again and much love,

Michael

Vince Lombardi Never Worried About SEO

As I'm learning and reflecting upon, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is everything. Without it even the best products would never be seen or found. 

Here are my experiences so far in my climb to the top of the Google Rankings.

SEO, my visibility via search engines right now is really terrible, and by really terrible I mean that I wouldn't show up on Google or Bing with a direct entry of my web domain FantasyBroSports.com. Forget any other common keywords that should give me some sort of relevancy such as Fantasy Football, iOS Applications, Fantasy etc.

Content: Still working on different ways to display information about Fantasy Bro Sports. Should I refer to it as FBS (Feel free to leave a comment below)moving forward just because it's probably quicker for me to type and possibly quicker for you to read. However see the above problem about SEO and I'm no expert about SEO yet but repeating my domain name a million times just might do it.

I don't think SquareSpace has helped the situation from an SEO standpoint. At the time I chose them because it was super simple to get started.

I didn't have to purchase a template from some third-party. In my first draft of this I used the term Zero to One Hundred real quick, I'm apprehensive to keep it but I'll keep my Drake-isms to myself.

There were no hoops to jump through, the templates are beautiful and with a one week trial I was able to preview what I wanted and had a good idea of what I was getting.

It happened to come with an extra domain name ( So I own MichaelMuss.com too) which was a nice bonus. Also I was able to support the Joe Rogan Podcast with coupon code: JOE or whatever it was at the time. This podcast has always kept me stimulated and laughing even when I was banging my head up against a wall when my App would crash or give obscure error logs that I couldn't decipher for days. Perhaps one day soon I'll have time to launch my own Fantasy BS podcast.

The downside to have everything prebuilt on SquareSpace is the ability to customize the website itself. It’s possible that I am just a complete noob when it comes to SquareSpace and I have yet figured out how to have my newsletter sign-up come as a splash page. (See the link above or check out www.fantasybrosports.com/news to see what I mean).

As commonly experienced in the past, when businesses offer free content such as e-books and coupon codes. There is a splash page that the user at a very minimum has to dismiss.

It's generally a value for value model where you barter your email address for a free eBook or something of that nature.  (The eBook just might be on the way)

So far it doesn't see that SquareSpace will allow such code-injection on the landing page which will make me question what decisions I may make at the end of my pre-paid year.

Got a great recommendation to help us get this Fantasy Football revolution off the ground? 

Tweet to @FantasyBroApp

Choosing A Domain: A Story filled with Turnovers and Triumph

Click here now: http://tinyurl.com/feeling-lucky-cj This is a compilation of the best NFL Fantasy Player Files. Each video contains a different NFL player doing a cool move whether its passing, catching, or kicking the football. Have fun ! :)

The Anatomy of a Domain: A Story of Headaches and Triumph

Setting up the Website:

Choosing an available domain that is pronounceable, affordable and relevant to your product is one of the more nerve racking and nail biting adventures.

I probably have 45 different names that I thought of while sitting on the throne one weekend. (Don't worry I totally took breaks for coffee and snacks).

Once you have out a couple different directions you would like try, comes the scary part. Punching them into GoDaddy or whatever Domain Service you choose.

FantasyLineup - Taken
FantasyLegend - taken
FantasyLegends - Taken
FantasyFootballApp - Taken
Fantasy Bros - Taken 

… See where I'm going with this, and once you find one that is available it sort of that moment where someone is trying to sell you a $1,000 Bose Surround Sound System for $15.99.

Hmm well it looks okay right? I'm sure it'll sound good when I play music. It's not a huge investment I might as well take the small risk. 

So you finally decide to pull the trigger. TAKEN ... Something is fishy, maybe I shouldn't have punched it in the checked it's availability so many times.

Did someone I know buy it up right from under me? I did ask a few people if the name sounded okay before I went to pull the trigger the next morning. 

F!... so to make a long story short, unless you have a very unique brand name that one one else wants do count on your first choice for domains to be out there. 

If you want to dabble in the world of the (co, BIZ, TV, NYC, etc.) feel free. But as long as someone else owns that .com domain.

Can your start-up ever really feel like it's yours? You may have spent a good portion of your life, sharing a room or even a bed with a sibling.

For your big moment to shine, to pour your heart into a project all of your own do you still want that sense of sharing a space with someone? 

Regardless if the domain is an abandoned blog, direct competitor or sex toys ecommerce site. You aren't married to anything yet; you can still manage something else.

And that was the run down of the domain purchasing escapades. I finally settled on FantasybroSports.com ... surprise surprise. If you managed to make it this far without seeing
Fantasy Bro Sports lining every crevice of this website, Twitter and maybe my lower back one day (Need to cover up this Pink Butterfly tattoo somehow).

So boom! Email confirmation, mashed in my credit card number and now FantasyBroSports.com is now mine. So just like every minor accomplishment you make along the way, you have to blast it out on every Social Platform you have ever signed up for. Pulling out the Yellow Pages to look up lost classmates (at least for the ones that have finally escaped the wrath of the Facebook). Doesn't everyone want to hear about my new Fantasy Football website? 

Tell your parents! and subsequently explain to your parents what it means to own a domain name. The process involved and why I couldn't get anything catchier like "FantasyExpert.com".

"Can I see it?" ... these four words shot through my chest like a gunshot. I barely have anything at all ... I have the rights to point a series of ASCII characters towards an ipv4 public web server. 

I still need a host. 

Any if you thought choosing the perfect (out of the available pool) domains, try figuring out whether to go with SquareSpace or Bluehost / WordPress.

I might save this for another day and another blog post.

Search Engine Optimization: (SEO) - Why am I not getting any hits? 

I got my flashy new website from SquareSpace jumped through a couple hoops to get everything redirecting properly now how do I get people here?

Apparently "Build it and they will come" does not apply to generating traffic to your website.

Finally got indexed on Google: (Courtesy of Google Webmaster Tools)

So the days of adding "Fantasy Football" in black font on a black background on a webpage is not long suitable to get ranked on Google. I'll detail all the tips and tricks I've come across with links to these high quality resources in the near future. 

As you can see below it's important to have your brand be associated with relevant keywords so people can find you when they search. As you can see there is still much work to be done.

Now that I finally have a steady stream of daily visitors, I need to find a reason to keep these people entertained as well as adding valuable content to keep them coming back.

Now it’s finally time to add some valuable Fantasy Football related content, and just as hard as it is that first day of high school when they stick you in Homeroom or August Madness as they called it many moons ago when I was in High School. Coming up with some grandiose way of introducing yourself is pretty difficult when you are put on the spot.

Which lead me to ask myself, are we a software company? At the end of the day that is ultimately the final product we are producing.

Then again, are we Fantasy Football advice blog rolled into an iPhone App.

When I've mentioned to my friends and family, "Hey I'm starting up my own business called Fantasy Bro Sports ..."

The dumbfounded looks on peoples faces as I tried to describe the blogging and iOS app portions of what I plan on doing really made me question if this whole thing was even viable. Don't get me wrong there were plenty of "Oh thats really cool i hope it goes well" which in reality were mostly polite ways to segue off topic. In a nervous defensive fit I started throwing out phrases like "it's a algorithmic analytical tool to help users decide on which players to start on their fantasy teams" which kind of sort of summarized what this is but boy the more verbiage I threw at them the less and less interested they were at hearing more. The one semi-positive reaction I got from people is when I mentioned the possibility of a Fantasy Football Podcast and many were quick to volunteer to become 

After some time alone I broke it down to this: 

"Fantasy Bro Sports is iOS app that takes the pain out of managing your Fantasy Football team"

I can't stress how important it is to use the KISS method (keep it simple silly) when pitching or shamelessly promoting your project or business.

More to come where we dissect our business identity and thank you for reading!

Have any questions about our progress? Need Fantasy Football lineup advice?

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The Top 100 Fantasy Football Team Names of 2014

Here are the top 100 Fantasy Football Team Names for the 2014 Season. I've left off some over used and less than clever names off this list (I also left on some fan favorites). 

Feel free to add your own in the comments and I'll add them to the ranks.

1.    A Flacco Seagulls

2.    Show Me Your TDs

3.    A Dingo ate my Brady

4.    America’s Fantasy Team

5.    Backfields and McCoys

6.    Cam I Am

7.    Cry me a Rivers

8.    DeMarco Polo

9.    Everyday I’m Russellin’

10. Final Dez-tination

11. Forgetting Brandon Marshall

12. Insane Clowney Posse

13. Johnny Backup

14. Johnny Foosball

15. MonT-Rex

16. Nobody puts Brady in the Corner

17. Manziel in Distress

18. Motown Megatrons

19. Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood

20. No Game This Week

21. No Punt Intended

22. Omaha Manning

23. Peyton the Town Red

24. Peyton’s Place

25. Red Hot Julius Peppers

26. Revis and Butthead

27. Sam I Am

28. Sandusky & Boy

29. Shooting the Brees

30. Teach me how to Dougie

31. The Abusement Park

32. The Brady Bunch

33. The Calvinists

34. The Romosexuals

35. The Real McCoy

36. The Untouchables

37. Titletown TDs

38. Victorious Secret

39. What would Jones Drew

40. When in Romo

41. Lets Talk About Rex Baby

42. Matty Ice Ice Bay

43. Jamaal Charlie Horse

44. Wham, Bam, Michael Sam

45. Philly Buttfumbles

46. It’s All Luck

47. Go Home Rodgers

48. Wacka Flacco Flame

49. Geno Smith & Wesson

50. Drake’s Bandwagon

51. Multiple Scorgasms

52. Folk Dance

53. Cash Dance

54. Y U NO WIN?

55. U Mad Bro?

56. Taste My Rainbow

57. Party Like a Gronk Star

58. J.J. S.W.A.T.T. Team

59. You Down With JPP?

60. Welker, Texas Ranger

61. No Romo

62. CJ0k

63. Suh Girls, One Cup

64. Henne Given Sunday

65. Boy Named Suh

66. Ripley's Talib it or Not

67. Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe

68. It's Always Runny in Philadelphia

69. Makin' It Wayne

70. The White Welkers

71. Luckness Monster

72. Teenage Mutant Ninja Bortles

73. The Sun Will Come Out Amaro

74. Ladies and Edelman

75. Not Making The Cutler

76. Chicken Cutler

77. The Brady Bunch

78. EJ Read The F–king Manuel!

79. Charles In Charge

80. All Reggie No Bush

81. Calvin’s Johnson

82. Graham Crackers

83. L. Scott Fitzgerald

84. InstaGraham

85. Sorry For Your Loss

86. Russell and Flow

87. Password is Taco

88. The Shiva is Mine

89. Vinegar Strokes

90. Vandelay Industries

91. Cold Blooded Spiller

92. 98 DeBrees

93. I’m Jamaal In

94. There’s an AP for that

95. Can’t Hardly Watt

96. Foster Children

97. Running Some Aarons

98. Hopeless Romontic

99. Baby Break Ribs

100. I came In Like A Montee Ball

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The top contributors will also receive a free promo code to download the Fantasy Bro Sports App once it hits the App Store. 

Fantasy Bro Sports - "It's perfect, I promise"

What is Peek Testing?

Feel free to check them out here: http://peek.usertesting.com/

Peek Testing is a service that someone give you feedback on your website, they are supposed to be like real regular users that could land on your site. They are not necessarily UX design critics which can be helpful to finding design issues that the "average user" could get tripped up on.

Initially I was not sure how to feel about the user’s reaction to Fantasy Bro Sports.

He liked that it was clean and all and it was obvious that it was about a Fantasy Football App and that's when things went down hill.

He didn't check out all of the above links additional content and when he did he read two sentences and stopped. 

Initially I was angry with the user, but could it have been my user interface? 

So after checking out many other blogs and sales websites and comparing it to my own I could tell there was plenty of work to be done.

What is this website for?

How was the user supposed to know that this is for a fantasy football app? Besides a lonesome picture of a iPhone mock up with a football field on the screen, the purpose is not obvious.

Secondly there was no call to action.

There was no "subscribe to our blog", "Available in the App Store now". With no call to action and the mailing list buried in it's own page, no information about how the app works, and where and when would it be available. 

My about the app section was bare, and my about me section was and still sort of is a wall of text. Nothing stands out, almost as interesting as page 719 of Webster's Dictionary. 

I left myself with a much larger to do list than I expected considering that I ran the Peek Testing as a way to gauge how great my website layout was and the validation of a great job.

Maybe the key is to never feel like you are finished.

Thanks for reading!

Michael

Fantasy Bro Sports Blog - "It Can't be Done"

All we hear now a days as an IOS developer is, the App Store is full! 80 percent of iOS developers live below the poverty line.

Everything that could ever be made has already been.

The market has matured, there cannot be something fresh.

The ecosystem is too competitive to earn a livable income.

So what am I doing here? First and for most I’m here to prove that it can still be done.

This isn’t a personal vendetta (Okay perhaps it might be for a bevy of different reasons), it’s just the human response to “It can’t be done”, “You can’t do it”, “Don’t waste your time”.

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. Doubt is toxic and goes hand in hand with insecurity.

I’m not in the business of fostering either emotion. “It can’t be done” are the four most motivational words I can ever hear.

But anyways enough self-pep talk about the player haters (not the disgruntled Fantasy Football patrons who are going against a Running Back who just crossed 200 yards rushing or a wide receiver with his third touchdown reception).

I’m not sure what the parameters of this blog will be moving forward, it’s going to be part documentary style, noting my struggles with development of the iOS App, managing data streams, establishing a Fantasy Football related Podcast (Official name, date and frequency to be determined at a later date).

Enjoy Episode 2 of Tough Season: New Faces Ep.2. I love the draft advice in this one.

"Research is for non-champions!"

Fantasy Bro Sports Blog - The Inception

Welcome to the first blog spot from Fantasy Bro Sports. 

Who are we?

We are currently building an iOS Application (Soon to venture on other platforms on day). 

My elevator pitch on this goes something like this:

Fantasy Bro Sports is all the Fantasy Football advice you will need available right at your finger tips. People bemoan the risk / reward of determining who they should start on their fantasy football roster. 

I know myself and in my social circle this consumes the majority of conversations and subsequent self induced stress. Why can't there be something that takes a mathematical analysis of historical stats, game plans, depth chart and every other factor that could affect a players results on the field for that given week.

It can become another job to keep up with the endless hours of Twitter updates, expert fantasy football blogs, official depth chart listings, rumor mill rumblings and professional analysts that sway your emotions to and from certain players.

Fantasy Bro Sports is the solution.

This blog is going to be my personal outlet for all the dramatic twist and turns on this journey from going from an idea to a product and business. 

Unfortunately if you were looking for another blog on expert advice which is main just regurgitated  information from media outlets I'd look elsewhere.

However if you are thinking about your own projects that could be the next big thing hopefully you stick around and become apart of the Fantasy Bro Sports community. 

Thank you and good luck on your Fantasy adventures this season.

Enjoy the first episode of Tough Season: Chasing A Repeat Ep. 1