2012 Fantasy Football Convention

Join 97.1 The Ticket on Saturday, August 25th at Fifth Avenue Sports and Entertainment in Royal Oak for the 97.1 The Ticket Fantasy Football Convention. Admission to the event is free.

#24 David DeCastro, OG, drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers

Fantasy Football: Who’s The Best Quarterback?

Drafting a young quarterback too early would make Terry Foster, co-host of the Valenti & Foster show, cringe.

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ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 02: Calvin Johnson #81 of the Detroit Lions celebrates his touchdown in the endzone with teammates Rob Sims #67 and Gosder Cherilus #77 during the second half against the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on October 2, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Fantasy Football: When To Grab A WR?

“Take (Arian) Foster or (Ray) Rice,” Stoney suggested to a fan at last weekend’s Fantasy Football Convention in Royal Oak, adding, “I think Ray Rice is going to be unbelieveable this year.”

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Fantasy Draft: Timing Is Everything

“Anybody that drafts before week three is over, you should get out of the league,” Stoney said.

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Valenti Takes On Fantasy Football Strategies

“It’s all about give me the most impactful guys, but it has to be in the right spots,” Mike Valenti said.

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Andrew Luck won the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Award as part of the Stanford Cardinal. He led his team to an 11-2 record in 2011 and a berth in the Fiesta Bowl. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Fantasy Football Rookie Edition: Who’s Got Luck?

“Who’s more ready to play right now? Who’s more ready to call an offense?” Mike Valenti said about his fantasy football pick. ‘Who’s used to that? It’s Luck … You can play Luck this year.”

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Valenti Predicts Green Bay’s Nelson Is A ‘Bust’

Valenti said Nelson will get “8 to 10 touchdowns” this year.

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Titus Young #16 of the Detroit Lions gets in for a second quarter touchdown past Cletis Gordon #25 of the Carolina Panthers. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Mike Valenti’s Fantasy Football Picks

Mike Valenti, host of the Valenti & Foster show, and a fantasy fanatic broke down his fantasy draft list for those in attendance at the Fantasy Football Convention at Fifth Avenue in Royal Oak. Here it is.

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Karsch, Anderson, Fithian Think Lions Should Grab Maurice Jones-Drew

So, will the team do it? “No, and I don’t understand why,” Karsch said, adding if they did make the deal, he believes they would be the Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s.

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