Fantasy Football Warning Signals For Week 4
With 16.66 percent of the NFL season now in the books, we are now on our way to Week 4. As you all know, situations can change quickly once we start moving towards the middle of the season. Some of those hyped-up fantasy assets that were being touted over the summer are now looking like... Read More
Bear Down: Justin Fields' Fantasy Influence
Some things are known. The Adam Gase curse is real. Some things will never be known. What came first, the chicken or the egg? And some things are uncertain. Is Matt Nagy a good coach and how does this affect what we can expect from Justin Fields for the rest of 2021? We are not... Read More
Week 4 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint
Welcome back RotoBallers! As we head into Week 4 of the NFL season, we are approaching the time where getting off to a slow start can cross the line and get into "I may be digging too deep of a hole to climb out of " territory. It's more critical than ever to make the... Read More
Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 4
Welcome fantasy friends and foes to the Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 4. Were you able to acquire your targets last week? Did you pick up and then trade Cordarrelle Patterson? If you traded for Allen Robinson, you are disappointed in the ugly performance from the Chicago Bears offense. However, please be patient the... Read More
Should We Worry About Robert Woods?
Matthew Stafford and the new look Rams' passing attack has taken the league by storm. The Los Angeles Rams currently sit at 3-0, and Stafford is leading the way with 913 passing yards and nine touchdowns. He's racked up two NFC Offensive Player of the Week awards in three weeks and is on pace for... Read More
Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 4
Before getting into this week's risers and fallers, I wanted to take a moment to pay tribute to the great Michael "Tags" Tagliere. This is my first article since his passing, and I'd be remiss not to dedicate the column to not only one of the best fantasy analysts out there, but to one of... Read More
Re-Drafting 2021: What Changes Would We Make?
It's three weeks into the season, so we've started to notice some trends that have emerged. Some players have more usage than we expected. Some offenses are playing at a faster pace. Some teams look utterly lost. So, if we could do it all over again, what would we do differently? That's the basic question... Read More
NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways
You can officially start panicking. We're already through three weeks of the year, and by next Monday at this time, you'll be looking at the schedule to realize that a quarter of the season is already behind us. It sucks, but it means there are still three more quarters ahead of us! Yay! To gain... Read More
Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 4
The unders struck again in Week 3 with 11 of 16 NFL games failing to hit their projected point total. Thankfully football fans were still treated to big plays thanks to a 109-yard kick return in the Jacksonville and Arizona game and a game-winning crossbar bank shot by Justin Tucker to fight off an upset... Read More
Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Something or Nothing?
Week 3 of the NFL season is now in the books and while we saw many familiar names register top-fantasy performances there were a few surprises. The quarterback position was fairly stable with Josh Allen coming in as QB-1 on the week off a four-touchdown performance. Justin Herbert had his own four-touchdown game against the... Read More
The Cut List - Time To Let Go? Week 4
We're cooking with gas now and officially entering Week 4. Keep tinkering with your roster, especially with those last 1–2 bench spots. Unless your roster is a juggernaut, those last two spots should be revolving doors until you hit on one of those lottery tickets. It's important not to read too much into the fantasy... Read More
Booms and Busts for Week 3 Lineups
Week 2 in the NFL continued the trend of non-traditional starters in fantasy out-producing their counterparts that are mainstays in lineups. Players like Derek Carr, Cordarrelle Patterson, and Rondale Moore put forth surprising efforts, catching many fantasy managers off guard as these are players that were largely on the waiver wire entering the week. But... Read More
Finding Tight End Breakouts And Busts – Week 3 Edition
Here’s the thing, when it comes to tight ends ranked outside the top-six, there are going to be a lot of mistakes. The position is extremely volatile and even the best options are prone to some extremely big clunkers. Their roles can change significantly week-to-week. Very few guys have locked-in roles like Darren Waller and... Read More
Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 3
In terms of fantasy production, Week 2 featured several games that were expected to have high point totals, but just fell flat. For every matchup like Arizona/Tennessee, there was a game like Chicago/Cincinnati that left a lot of points on the board. Thankfully, everything has a purpose when it comes to fantasy football, so we... Read More
Week 3 Busts - Players Who May Disappoint
As we head into Week 3 of the NFL season, we are approaching the time where it is warranted to start panicking about players. We are not there yet, but the next couple of weeks could be critical for the ROS fantasy outlook of many players who have gotten off to a slow start. Listed... Read More
WR1 or WR2? Worrying About Woods, Metcalf, Jefferson, and Aiyuk
What do Cooper Kupp, Tyler Lockett, Adam Thielen, and Deebo Samuel all have in common? According to preseason average draft position (ADP), they were all drafted as their respective teams' WR2. Robert Woods, DK Metcalf, Justin Jefferson, and Brandon Aiyuk were all viewed as surefire WR1s and taken ahead of these four guys. Not only... Read More
Jumping Ship on Bad Offenses?
Sometimes, a bad offense can sink a good player. It happens every year. In 2020, for instance, the Bengals scored the fourth-fewest points in the NFL. Tyler Boyd was targeted 10 times, but only finished with 841 yards and four touchdowns, dropping almost 10 yards per game over his 2019 numbers despite a catch rate... Read More
Fantasy Football Warning Signals For Week 3
Week two is over and done with, and we are now looking forward to the next slate of games. Before we can move on with our lives we must take a look at the warning signals from the week prior. It’s important to gather the information to determine if the players who misfired in our... Read More
Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 3
Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season is officially in the books. Just like in Week 1, overreactions will undoubtedly be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 3 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose... Read More
NextGen Stats - Running Back Breakdowns and Takeaways
The season is officially in full swing. Two weeks are gone, and 32 games are already in the books, providing some tasty information and data to crunch. To gain the biggest edge in your fantasy football league, it's necessary to understand how to apply the advanced statistics being used in sports nowadays. Back in the... Read More
The Cut List - Time To Let Go? Week 3
As a hardcore NFL fan and one who loves to play couch-General Manager a little more than I probably should, the one thing I've learned is that mistakes are okay. They're going to happen. Drafting in the NFL Draft or fantasy football for that matter is incredibly difficult. Don't believe me? Go back and look... Read More
Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Something or Nothing?
Week 2 of the NFL season is now in the books and while we saw many familiar names register top-fantasy performances there were a few surprises. The quarterback position was fairly predictable for the most part with Kyler Murray, Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson, Daniel Jones and Aaron Rodgers all registering top-five performances. Derek Carr, Daniel... Read More
Booms and Busts for Week 2 Lineups
Just as fast as it took for us to get to the beginning of the 2021 NFL season, Week 1 has come and gone in the fantasy football world. And it was a whirlwind of a week at that. Whether it be dealing with injuries like Raheem Mostert or navigating through player news that affected... Read More
Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders
The tight end position is undoubtedly the worst position in all of fantasy football. Luckily for fantasy managers, this year might just be one of the best. There looks to be, by my count, six really solid tight ends fantasy managers should be able to depend on from week to week. We all know the... Read More
Week 2 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint
After Week 1 of the NFL season, fantasy managers might be panicking on some top players like Ezekiel Elliott, but it is important to realize that it is a long season. It would be nice to start the fantasy season on a tear, but it isn't the end of the world if players come out of... Read More
Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 2
Week 1 is in the rearview mirror. We learned a lot from one slate of games, but it’s important to remain patient and not jump off the deep end. We saw a few players that did better than expected. On the contrary, we saw some household names face plant on our fantasy lineups. Paying attention... Read More
Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 2
Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season is officially in the books. We finally have real data to dissect. Overreactions will undoubtedly be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 2 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at... Read More
Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 2
The NFL regular season is a marathon, but there are still a lot of things we can learn early on in the season. For one, we get to see how teams will utilize new free-agent acquisitions, rookies, and our favorite sleepers from the year before. Also, we can see which established veterans were able to... Read More
The Cut List - Time To Let Go? Week 2
Week 1 just wrapped up and it's always hard not to overreact to what we saw opening weekend, but nonetheless, decisions must be made. Playing the waiver wire is one of the most important aspects of fantasy football success. Teams go through so much roster turnover over a 17-game schedule and with the extra game... Read More