The Philadelphia Eagles drew first blood on Thursday night in a victory over the Dallas Cowboys to kick off a new NFL season.

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Sports Illustrated senior fantasy analyst Michael Fabiano offered advice to fantasy football managers as the new NFL season commenced. Fabiano discussed the importance of roster balance, highlighted key players such as Lamar Jackson and Chuba Hubbard, and emphasized the value of strategic defense selections.

Fabiano also reflected on the growth of fantasy football, noting its widespread popularity and its role in connecting fans. He advised managers to pay attention to matchups and consider player consistency, particularly in leagues with flexible quarterback options.

Senior fantasy football analyst offers tips as NFL season begins

Welcome back the Philadelphia Eagles drew first blood last night in a victory over the Dallas Cowboys that kicked off the new NFL season but who won and who lost wasn't the only reason people tuned in for many Americans like me. Well it's all about your fantasy football team your roster and who to start who to sit here to assess my team and give you advice for yours. Sports Illustrated senior fantasy analyst Michael Fabiano and Michael I want you to know if you didn't know is a fantasy sports writers association Hall of Famer. I'm always delighted to be in the presence of Hall of Famers Michael. So thank you. All right. Give it to me raw. Take my roster apart and if it needs to go to the cleaners tell me why. Well I do like that you have balance. Lamar Jackson was the best quarterback in fantasy last My guess is that you probably drafted him in the third round Niko Collins was probably your first rounder Josh Jacobs your second. I like Xavier worthy as long as Rishi Rice is suspended he is going to be the number one option in Kansas City. Corlin Sutton was an underrated player last year. Assuming this is a PPR league Jake Bates is one of the best kickers. I do have concerns about the consistency of Tucker craft. So you may be looking to play the matchups there maybe the waiver wire. And I also heard that you had the Texans defense but picked up the Cardinals. So I'm guessing that you had to read my stardom and sit him column over at Sports Illustrated where the Cardinals defense is the start of the week against New Orleans. Well done my friend. Yes well we picked up the Cardinals with a waiver transaction after the draft because we took a look at their first six games and they all set up pretty nicely. And if you can grab a few fantasy points from your defense and special teams that can oftentimes be the difference. I will break your heart though and tell you because we're in a flex league so we all start two quarterbacks. We grab Lamar Jackson in the draft. We were at the second pick in our draft and we had to go with Lamar Jackson because in a two quarterback league you've got to have if you can get one a running quarterback as well as a throwing quarterback. So that's my explanation there. No question in a super flex league the quarterbacks are going to come flying off the board. So Lamar obviously a very good pick. Four hundred and thirty fantasy points last year. Not sure he's going to do that again but he will be in the top five. There's no question about that. Now Michael we all have to admit we're all kind of neurotic about There is a neurosis that goes with this because we actually imagine ourselves as general managers and doing all this research and. Involving ourself at such an emotional level with something that is completely fictitious. It is it is maybe the greatest hobby in sports. And I have seen this industry grow in my over 25 years doing I actually started at CBS. In the early 2000s. And being a fantasy manager and playing in fantasy leagues is now hand in hand with watching the games. Can you imagine not playing fantasy football for the rest of your life if you're a football fan. I certainly cannot. And everyone has embraced it. You see the NFL had embraced it. All of the major networks embrace it to go along with a lot of the wagering that goes on these days. So yeah fantasy football is here to stay and it's been great to see it grow. I mean we're talking about tens of millions of people who play this great hobby. And it is also a great way to stay in touch with people college friends that maybe you don't see very often family. And I've got some celebrity leagues with some folks that I'm in and they all want to beat me like I'm the Yankees in these leagues. They all want to take me down. I would say I was the Cowboys but well you know how that goes. That's a little difficult to say these days. Not such a great on field record but a tremendous financial And that's a credit to Jerry Very quickly give me one name people should keep in mind for this weekend's rosters. I know you have Chuba Hubbard and so I will give you a pat on the back and say that he should be in lineups this week against Jacksonville. They were very very vulnerable to running backs last season and Hubbard averaged more than 16 fantasy points per game last He was one of the best breakout running backs in fantasy football. So stick with Chuba Hubbard in your lineup this week. Michael I will tell you this. I was scared of this encounter. It's turned out much better than I imagined. Please come back. The NFL season grinds on and we will have you as often as we can if you'd be willing. Michael Fabiano I appreciate

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