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Final IDP Tiered Draft Rankings and Analysis
Welcome back for our last Individual Defensive Player (IDP) rankings analysis of the pre-season! With the season just around the corner, many of you are making the final tweaks to your roster or setting up for your final 2020 draft. Hopefully, these ranks and tiers will help you draft the right guy or avoid dropping […]
Chris Gregory 4 years agoBoom and Bust Draft Picks: Running Back Edition
Many fantasy football managers are familiar with the concept of “boom” and “bust” players by now. “Boom” guys are your overachievers. They are the guys from high school who were voted the most likely to clean porta-potties for a living, and yet they ended up becoming the most tenured Senator in Washington. In fantasy terms, these […]
Chris Gregory 4 years agoWhy Zero RB Won't Work In 2020 (and Beyond!)
In the 1970s, you didn't have to go far to find a funky cool cat cutting up the dance floor in a polyester leisure suit while his pet rock named Morton rested comfortably in his pocket. By the 1980s, people had realized things like the pet rock, and leisure suits were lame. Instead, it was […]
Chris Gregory 4 years agoIDP Draft Sleepers: Linebacker
There are at least 25 linebackers (LB) in fantasy right now that are not only well-known names in the IDP community but are also consistent fantasy contributors in even the most shallow of IDP leagues. Given that kind of depth, many IDP managers in shallow leagues will have little to no use for LB […]
Chris Gregory 4 years agoWashington’s Backfield Without Derrius Guice: Addition By Subtraction?
Less than a month ago, we took an in-depth fantasy look at the Washington Football Team's (otherwise known as the 'Washington No Names') backfield situation. Back then, Washington's RB unit looked to be a free-for-all brawl. The odds favored Derrius Guice getting a majority of the backfield’s early-down work. Adrian Peterson was set up to […]
Chris Gregory 4 years agoIDP Draft Sleepers: Defensive Back
As of August 1st, several relevant fantasy defenders have decided that they rather sit out this season than have a swab shoved up their nose before they are locked in a quarantine trailer for two days. Those defenders who chose to stay home include C.J. Mosley, Dont'a Hightower, Michael Pierce, and Patrick Chung. These are […]
Chris Gregory 4 years agoWhat to Expect from Washington's Backfield in 2020
The running back position in fantasy football is historically shallow. You traditionally have your five no-brainer top running backs worthy of a first-round pick, and another 10 or so guys deserving of a top-45 pick thanks to their situation/talent/history. After that, you have a lot of gray area. That gray area is where fantasy football […]
Chris Gregory 4 years agoIDP One-Man Mock With Multiple Personalities
For those of you in fantasy football IDP leagues (Individual Defensive Player), it can be hard to find content that helps you decide when you should draft defenders in your drafts, and when you should expect others to select them. To help you through this process, we are going to conduct a one-man mock with IDP players […]
Chris Gregory 4 years agoEarly IDP Tiered Rankings & Analysis for 2020
Individual Defensive Player (IDP) formats are becoming more popular in fantasy leagues, but not all IDP leagues are the same. Your IDP ranks can and should change depending on your league's format. An example might be that if your league requires you to start a defensive tackle (DT) specifically, then Aaron Donald's fantasy value would […]
Chris Gregory 5 years agoFantasy Football Spring Cleaning Primer
It’s springtime again, and with spring comes the need for cleaning. That means it’s time to make room in your garage for that treadmill your in-laws gave you as a passive-aggressive Christmas gift and, more importantly, it’s time for you to clean out your fantasy football closet and make room for the new wave of […]
Chris Gregory 5 years ago