Footballguys Staff Bio: Jeff Haseley
Age: 36
Birthplace: Rochester, NY
Education: State University of New York (Fredonia) BS
Occupation: Senior Consultant
Hometown: Rock Hill, SC
Family: I am married with three wonderful children.
Years playing fantasy football: I began sometime in the mid 90's So it's going on close to 15 years.
Favorite FF smack talk: I don't talk that much smack. I enter my lineup and hope for the best.
Years writing about fantasy football: Over six years. 2000-2003 with a different FF site. 2007-present with Footballguys.com
Favorite FBG feature: The new feature this year - Rate my Team!! Loads of information for players on your roster, expert opinions, stats and helpful hints to help you dominate your league. Such a great, great tool.
Organized football experience: If you count the five weeks of pee-wee football during their "training camp" period, then yes. I quit because playing football as a kid, with full gear and pads is MUCH different than your average pick up game. Later on in my 20's I played in a flag football league. I played safety and was also the team's kicker. I even kicked a 50-yarder and boy did that look pretty sailing through the uprights -err barely crossing the cross bar.
Favorite NFL team: I grew up a Buffalo Bills fan, so I still have an allegiance to them, but I live in the Charlotte, NC area and follow the Panthers regularly.
Favorite college team: I am not a big College football guy, which is pretty much blasphemy in the south. I grew up watching Syracuse. I don't really have a favorite team, but I follow the ACC and SEC mostly.
Favorite fan moment: As a Bills fan, it has to be the "Comeback Game" in 1993 against Warren Moon and the Houston Oilers. I was supposed to go to that game. I was home on break from college, but my funds were depleted, so I opted to watch the game from home - except the game was blacked out. I listened to the entire first half on the radio and then decided to give up. My buddy called me to tell me what was going on (with the comeback) and I glued myself to the radio once again. By far the best game I've ever listened to on the radio - that's for sure.
Favorite player of all time: I tend to gravitate to players that not only show it on the field, but also off the field. Peyton Manning, Steve Smith, David Akers, Michael Strahan, Trent Dilfer, Brett Favre, Nate Burleson and I can't forget Marc Bulger who once won me a championship, because he tossed a TD to Steven Jackson and not Torry Holt.
NFL rule(s) I would change if I could: Overtime - If there's one part of the college game I like it's the overtime structure. Let both teams get a chance, before the winner is decided. Plus it will lead to more fantasy points.
Favorite movie(s): My favorite movies are probably your favorite movies, but here's some that may not be in your wheelhouse. Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Man on Fire, In the Line of Fire, A Few Good Men, JFK, Goodfellas - to name a few.
Favorite musical genres/albums/artists: I grew up a U2 and Rush fan, so they have to be mentioned first. After that, it's a conglomeration of all things 70's, 80's and classic rock
What I read: I'm not a big book reader - unless of course you count kids books that I read to my children.
Hobbies: Football, of course. Spending time with my wife and family. I love reading books to my kids.
Favorite TV show(s): Outside of ESPN and NFL Network, I'm a big fan of forensics shows, especially Forensic Files.
Least favorite household chore: I am blessed to have a stay at home wife and thank goodness she does the laundry.
Dream job: I would love to have a management position working for a public relations department of a pro sports team. To me, that would be great.
Quote: "You don't have to be the best team in the world, you only have to be the best team in the stadium" - Lou Holtz
Here's a quote from one of my favorite comedians - Demetri Martin: "Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I'm swimming, sometimes I'm not sure which one it is. I gotta go by the outfit. "Pants, uh oh. Bathing suit, okay. Naked, we'll see."
Parting thoughts: If scientists were ever going to figure out how to travel through time, wouldn't we now be seeing people from the future?
