Footballguys Staff Bio: Aaron Rudnicki
Age: 35
Birthplace: Buffalo, NY
Education: University of Vermont (BA); SUNY Buffalo (MA); University of Illinois at Chicago (MA)
Occupation: Analyst
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Family: Single, never married, no kids
Years playing fantasy football: 16
Years writing about fantasy football: 5 years
Favorite FBG feature: Draft Dominator is an amazing piece of software that makes drafting super easy. Also, the FBG message boards are the best place to hang out on the internet.
Organized football experience: Very little
Favorite NFL team: Buffalo Bills
Favorite college team: Michigan, Syracuse, Buffalo
Favorite fan moment: Bills teams of the early 90s were a blast to watch and follow, even though every season always ended in crushing disappointment.
Favorite player of all time: All-time: Joe Montana Current: None really stand out
NFL rule(s) I would change if I could: I'd love to see the NFL adopt a modified version of the college rule to stop the clock after a 1st down in the last 5 minutes of each half. I think we'd see a lot more exciting finishes that way. I also think pass interference calls should definitely be fair game for instant replay challenges.
Favorite movie(s): Godfather; Big Lebowski; Swingers; Bottle Rocket; Glengarry Glen Ross; Beautiful Girls; Anchorman; Clerks; Miller's Crossing; State of Grace; Donnie Darko; Leaving Las Vegas; Buffalo 66; Pulp Fiction; Dazed and Confused; Slap Shot
Favorite musical genres/albums/artists: Like almost anything but Country music. Some favorite artists are Sublime, A Tribe Called Quest, the Roots, Tragically Hip, Slightly Stoopid, Grateful Dead, Tenacious D, Pearl Jam, Wilco, Pixies, De La Soul, Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine, Bright Eyes, Hieroglyphics, Jurassic 5, and Blackalicious.
What I read: Spend most of my time reading about football or sports in general.
Hobbies: I'm a huge hockey fan. Also enjoy movies, soccer, and poker.
Favorite TV show(s): I think The Wire on HBO was probably the best TV show of all time. Also a big fan of The Office, Mr. Show, Rescue Me, Seinfeld, Simpsons, Lost, and Friday Night Lights.
Least favorite household chore: All of them
Dream job: Scout or GM for an NFL or NHL team.
Quote: "It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man." "One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to DisneyLand, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. "Oh, no," I said, "DisneyLand burned down." He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real DisneyLand, but it was getting pretty late." "If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, just go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy." Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
