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Week 2 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
We say this every year, but… man, that Week 1 was weird! We saw potential stars unexpectedly benched (Kadarius Toney and Cam Akers). We saw numerous fantasy-relevant QBs play like they were passing kidney stones (Joe Burrow, Dak Prescott, Tom Brady, Trey Lance, etc.). We also saw some of the highest drafted players in all […]
Chris Gregory 2 years agoWeek 2 IDP Start Em, Sit Em - Streamers and Fades for Fantasy Football Defensive Players
Week 1 was incredibly inconsistent for fantasy managers and analysts alike. One of our favorite boom prospects (Kyle Hamilton) barely saw the field, and one of our busts (Tremaine Edmunds) barely hit the over on our bet against him registering double-digit tackles, though he did fail to produce a big play as we anticipated. Luckily, […]
Chris Gregory 2 years agoIs It Already Time to Bail on the Bay? 49ers Fantasy Football Outlooks
Considering the expectations for the San Francisco 49ers and the fantasy totals their players were projected to produce, Week 1 could not have gone much worse for their fans and investors. Playing on a field that had to be regularly squeegeed like a windshield covered in bugs, Trey Lance and company were disappointing in a […]
Chris Gregory 2 years agoWeek 1 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
It's time again for big men in pads to grapple and hit each other while we (the fans) pretend there's nothing homo-erotic about it at all! That's right, the NFL season is beginning in just two days! That means it's time for our weekly IDP Positional Rankings to be reborn. But before we get to […]
Chris Gregory 2 years agoWeek 1 IDP Start Em, Sit Em - Streamers and Fades for Fantasy Football Defensive Players
As we addressed in our Week 1 IDP Rankings article, we are changing things a bit. In years past, I have included some positional streamers and fades within my weekly rankings, but we will be separating those into separate and larger articles this year. Hopefully, this change allows us to give you more volume and […]
Chris Gregory 2 years agoThe Annual IDP One-Man/Multiple Personalities Mock Draft
As is our tradition, we close the pre-season every summer with a new One Man Mock with Multiple Personalities. As always, this will be a standard IDP format with our traditional IDP scoring (0.5 points per half-tackle, 1 point per solo, 2 points for PDs or FRs, 3 points for sacks, and 4 points for […]
Chris Gregory 2 years agoFantasy Football IDP Sleepers and Busts: Defensive Backs Edition
With the offseason finally slipping into our rearview mirror, we at Rotoballer want to give IDP managers an early look at how each defensive position is playing out in the fantasy realm. To do that, we will look at how IDP analysts and managers value players at every defensive position. Based on that, we will […]
Chris Gregory 2 years agoIDP Draft Bargains and Busts for Fantasy Football - Linebackers Edition
With the offseason finally slipping into our rearview mirror, we at RotoBaller want to give IDP managers an early look at how each defensive position is playing out in the fantasy realm. To do that, we will look at how IDP analysts and managers value players at every defensive position. Based on that, we will […]
Chris Gregory 2 years agoRookies Ready to Start in IDP Leagues - Kyle Hamilton, Devin Lloyd, Nakobe Dean, and more
Towards the latter part of the 2021 season, we advised our regular IDP readers that the 2022 NFL Draft class would be a bit of an outlier. We warned that those playing in standard or Superflex dynasty leagues should try to trade their 2022 assets for comparable 2023 picks if possible because the quarterback and […]
Chris Gregory 2 years agoRotoBaller Staff PPR Mock Draft: Post-NFL Draft Risers and Fallers
Before this year's NFL Draft, I offered a couple of one-man mock drafts to give you an idea of where rookies may fall in your local dynasty and re-draft leagues. Now that we are past the Draft, the staff here at RotoBaller got together to do a mock to see where fantasy football rookies place […]
Chris Gregory 3 years ago2022 Dynasty Mock Draft for Fantasy Football Dynasty Leagues (Pre-NFL Draft)
As the NFL Draft hits us this week, we will give you two final mocks intended to offer an idea of true player values independent of where these rookies are drafted on Thursday. By offering this view before the Draft, you can put into context where these rookies stand amongst their NFL peers and get […]
Chris Gregory 3 years ago2022 Fantasy Football Mock Draft for Redraft Leagues (Pre-NFL Draft)
As the NFL Draft hits us this week, we will give you a final fantasy football mock draft intended to give you an idea of rookie values in the overall fantasy landscape before the actual Draft this Thursday. One of the primary reasons this may be helpful is to put into context where we think […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoWeek 18 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
In our IDP Waivers column earlier this week, we offered you a bare-bones account of which NFL teams worried us going into the NFL's Seventh Day (aka the week of rest). In that bare-bones account, we promised to offer you more details and insight into which teams may cost you valuable fantasy snaps on defense. […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoIDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18
With Week 18 finally upon us, a vast majority of you are done with your fantasy season. It's increasingly common for most custom fantasy football leagues to avoid the final week in any NFL season for fear of a fantasy championship being influenced by stars on top-seeded teams being rested before their playoffs. It's typically […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoWeek 17 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
Yet another development in the NFL’s COVID drama occurred this week, with the league again changing its position on when COVID positive players are eligible to play. It is a development that looks great on paper, as both vaccinated and unvaccinated players can get back on the field faster. Still, it's also a change that […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoIDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17
Many were excited by the news. You had waited all week for news on the best fantasy DB in the game, and finally they told you what you wanted to hear. Derwin James was active again! Rejoice, for he is an automatic starter the second he’s activated. Right? As those who follow my Twitter timeline may […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoWeek 16 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
Before you even ask, yes, we are aware that our COVID-centered intros are becoming a bit of a broken record. That said, we must keep coming back to this particular record because it continues to be the biggest factor in fantasy football right now. While COVID went much of this year without impacting any NFL […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoIDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16
This past NFL weekend was one of the most frustrating in recent memory, especially considering it was a playoff matchup for most fantasy managers. The superstars who put up putrid numbers for playoff managers include the legendary Tom Brady, Michael Pittman Jr., Alvin Kamara, Taysom Hill, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Najee Harris, Micah Parsons, Derwin […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoWeek 15 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
I will be the absolute first in the world to say this, but COVID-19 isn’t great. In fact, at the risk of being controversial, I’ll say COVID is bad! I know that’s a hot take, but I’m sticking with it. If COVID were a food, it’d be the equivalent of taking a wonderful Taco Bell […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoIDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 15
As most fantasy managers enter into their playoffs, more and more of you are going to take note of “nagging” injuries that follow your stars into matchups. This is especially true after most of us watched banged-up stars enter and leave games early over the past few weeks. Situations in which players like T.J. Watt […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoWeek 14 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
This past Sunday, the Texans' Kamu Grugier-Hill and the 49ers’ Azeez Al-Shaair put in two of the best fantasy performances of the season. Few casual fans knew who these players were, and only a few more know who they are now, but IDP managers are taking notice of these players. With breakouts like this, we […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoIDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 14
As we’ve discussed in the past, this IDP Waiver column is intended to help everyone who enjoys the IDP format. That means we offer additions for those in standard IDP formats and those who play in deeper fare. We also strive not to repeat ourselves too much and to give you a variety of options […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoWeek 13 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
Most of us remember the unprecedented disaster that was Week 6 of the 2021 NFL season. That perfect storm of bye weeks rendered countless offensive stars unavailable, forcing some to start backups at every position on their team. Remember that? Well, Week 13 could be even worse for IDP managers. This week we lose Myles […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoIDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13
As most of you know, this year marks the latest attempt by the NFL to turn your pockets inside out as they suck the last crumbs of dignity from your soul. I mean, this is the first 17-game regular season the NFL has ever seen. With this wonderful change comes an extra day of delicious […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoWeek 12 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
Thanksgiving without football is something many of us have never had to experience. The Detroit Lions have been Turkey Day mainstays since 1934, and the Dallas Cowboys since 1966. So few of us have even experienced a Thanksgiving without pigskin…and yet some have mixed feelings about the fantasy implications of three games on Thursday. This […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoIDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12
We all do it. We get overconfident in our projections and we start making calls we shouldn’t. Whether you’re a desperate manager who started Tua and his terrific matchup over a "slumping" Aaron Rodgers this week, or a cheap dad who thinks Dr. Thunder is the same as Dr. Pepper (it isn't), everyone makes these […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoWeek 11 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
If you play in a long-standing keeper or dynasty league, now is the stage at which you commit to one of two things. You are either tuning your contender like an F1 going into Monaco, or you are scrapping it for parts. If you aren't doing one of these two things in dynasty, then you're […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoIDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11
It happens every NFL season. It’s something we warned you against early in these columns and it’s something few find attractive on a dating profile. It’s something most children and many adults struggle with until the day they die, and no, we are not talking about IBS. It's called impatience. Others may know it as […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoWeek 10 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
As we enter Week 10, we find ourselves more than halfway through the fantasy football season. That means some of you are in the thick of a final playoff push, while many others have begun rebuilding their dynasty rosters. For those out of the race and looking to hoard young assets, now is a good […]
Chris Gregory 3 years agoIDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 10
After a Week 9 that many might call the "Week that went wrong," IDP managers must be baffled. Namely, managers and experts have to ask themselves how some of the NFL's brightest pass-blocking units suddenly collapsed on themselves like dying stars at the center of a fake universe. Seriously, what transpired on Sunday was more […]
Chris Gregory 3 years ago