Drew Loftis
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Drew Loftis is a mild-mannered Sunday Sports Editor for the New York Post. A child of North Carolina, he spent eight years at UNCC before being hired by his hometown newspaper, the Shelby Star, late last century. A couple years later, he became the Sports Editor and later City Editor for The Free Press in Kinston, N.C. Drew first arrived in the big city in 2005, making the leap from the Single-A network of small daily newspapers to the major leagues at the NYP. But Drew isn’t just an editor. He also is a terrible joke-teller, horrible name-pronouncer, huge Batman fan, and graced with a face for radio and a voice for print. And, Drew is something else. He is also the alter ego of the infamous Fantasy Madman - the fantasy football fanatic who routinely plays dozens and dozens of leagues every season like a lunatic. Luckily for the readers of The Post, the Madman uses his powers for good, sharing the knowledge and strategies he has learned over his decades of pathological obsession. You can find his work at the NYP under the Fantasy Insanity banner, where he fights for truth, scoring and fantasy domination throughout the football season.
The Archive
Finding the right Super Bowl 2024 DFS picks from a limited slate
February 9, 2024 | 5:44pmObviously, being in a single-game format impacts how you build a roster.
Fantasy football: Go against grain in final full-roster DFS week
January 27, 2024 | 7:00amThis is the last full roster opportunity — come Super Bowl week, the only options broadly available will be the single-game caption/showdown formats.
Fantasy football: DFS stacks in divisional round should start with NFC contender
January 20, 2024 | 7:30amWe think the Lions could boat race the Buccaneers, and we want some exposure to what we expect to be a rout.
Fantasy football: How to approach Rams' offense in wild-card game
January 13, 2024 | 7:00amDo we build a wild-card weekend DFS roster using the Rams’ passing game or running game, because doing both doesn’t make much sense?
Fantasy football awards: Cowboys, Dolphins stars battled for top wide receiver
January 6, 2024 | 7:00amTyreek Hill seemed to have dashed away, dashed away, dashed away all season. But then he got banged up, right as CeeDee Lamb was going boom.
Fantasy football: Chargers, Cowboys stars are two Bust of the Year winners
January 2, 2024 | 7:15amThe Madman’s top villain changes from season to season. This year, in fantasy football, we had two main archenemies in Tony Pollard and Austin Ekeler.
Fantasy football: This running back has been 2023's top waiver pickup
December 30, 2023 | 7:00amPerhaps the only thing more satisfying than hitting on a late fantasy draft pick is striking gold on a waiver-wire pickup.
Managing your fantasy teams in Week 17 isn't for the faint of heart
December 26, 2023 | 3:36pmTough decisions face fantasy football managers in the final week of the season.
Fantasy football: Rams' fifth-round pick tops 2023 rookie class
December 23, 2023 | 7:00amFirst things first: Few things are more exciting than firsts.
Aaron Rodgers' injury devastated entire fantasy football seasons
December 19, 2023 | 6:30amNow, clearly, this terrible event hurt Rodgers himself, his teammates and even the fans much more than us, a Fantasy Madman. But that doesn’t mean we weren’t hurt. A lot.
Stay in the fantasy football action even if you're out of the playoffs
December 16, 2023 | 6:45amThis is the Hunger Games portion of our regularly schedule football season... unless you already died because you didn’t make the playoffs.
QB options remain for fantasy playoffs after harsh season
December 12, 2023 | 8:00amWe’re too appalled by the evil 2023 have cast upon a congregation of quarterbacks —Joe Burrow, Kirk Cousins, Aaron Rodgers, Deshaun Watson, rookie Anthony Richardson, even Daniel Jones ... all...
Fantasy football: Usable quarterbacks hard to find this season
December 9, 2023 | 7:00amWelcome to Fantasy Quarterback Armageddon.
Waiver wire Panthers can stay in the bargain bin where you found them
December 5, 2023 | 6:45amBut this late in the year? The Nordstrom and Bloomies fantasy stores are closed. You’re now shopping at the fantasy version of T.J. Maxx or Dollar General.
Fantasy football: Star running back's injury makes this backup incredibly useful
December 2, 2023 | 7:30amThere are few things worse than waiting. Whether it is stoplights, a grocery line, watching the food cook at a fondue restaurant — waiting is just awful.
How you should be attacking the waiver wire in Week 13 Fantasy Football
November 28, 2023 | 4:14pmWe understand you are suffering from some roster discomfort. Let’s take a look.
Fantasy football owners still can ride with this NFL superstar
November 25, 2023 | 7:00amNo king’s reign is forever. All kingdoms eventually come to an end.
Scoop up your new fantasy football workhorse
November 21, 2023 | 6:30amIf Kenneth Walker misses significant time, Zach Charbonnet could turn into one of the season’s top waiver finds.
Fantasy football: Expect big things from this NFL QB the rest of way
November 18, 2023 | 7:00amOnce the formerly injured NFL player looks like his former self, we’re ready to return him to his previous status in our fantasy hierarchy.
Week 11 waiver adds to target
November 14, 2023 | 6:30amWhen you find a glimmer of success in a haystack of mediocrity, why would anyone toss that needle back into the fray.