FOA 2009 Preview: Running Backs

The release of Football Outsiders Almanac 2009 is just around the corner, and to get people excited, we've decided to release some sample material from the book.

Our final sample is the first four pages of running backs from the "skill players" section, complete with KUBIAK fantasy football projections. For those who haven't seen our book before, this gives you a good idea of what you'll see for every quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end who played a significant role in 2008 or is likely to play a significant role in 2009. That includes comments and full-season "what if" projections for the top two quarterbacks on every team, even if one of those quarterbacks is named "Caleb Hanie."

Download the Running Back sample here [1].

If you would like to look at the two previous samples:

• New York Giants chapter [2]
• Big 12 preview (South Division) [3]

Pricing for FOA 2009 will be as follows:

• $12 for the PDF download
• $20 for the print-to-order book
• $30 for a package that includes the KUBIAK fantasy projections workbook along with the PDF download
• $60 for the PDF download, KUBIAK workbook, and a year subscription to Football Outsiders Premium -- since Premium is normally $40 and KUBIAK is normally $20, this essentially means you get Football Outsiders Almanac 2009 for free.

It looks like we'll have the PDF version of FOA 2009 as well as the KUBIAK fantasy football projection spreadsheet available sometime around July 8. The KUBIAK workbook will have all the functionality of past years, plus auction values and a new "fantasy playoffs" feature that will let you re-order the values based on slightly different strength of schedule adjustments that count Week 14-16 double and remove Week 17.