Yahoo Lineup Picks (Week 11) - NFL DFS Advice
Hey there RotoBallers! In this article, I will be taking a look at some of my favorite Yahoo DFS lineups picks for the Week 11 slate. These DFS picks are based on a multitude of factors including matchup, talent, recent performance, Vegas odds, and pricing on Yahoo. Generally, I will try to outline a top option at each... Read More
Week 11 Daily Fantasy Football Tournament Stacks
Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Time to reflect on what you are thankful for. Long touchdown runs? Yep. Long touchdown passes? You bet. Long touchdowns in general? Of course. In short, we're all thankful for fantasy football, and what better way to celebrate than with another week of DFS? The goal of this weekly... Read More
Week 11 Dynasty Matchup Previews
Dynasty owners don’t play week to week, they play long term. However, dynasty owners still need to analyze different aspects of weekly matchups to determine the best time to sell or buy a player. Make sure you don’t buy that hot rookie too soon and don’t sell the aging veteran too late. Each week, I... Read More
NFL Survivor League Picks (Week 11): Survivor Pool Targets and Avoids
After 11 weeks we are finally finding out who the elite teams are, the middle class, and the rest. Here are my tiers as we move into Week 11: Tier 1: Patriots, Eagles, Steelers, Rams, Saints, Seahawks Tier 2: Chiefs, Vikings, Cowboys, Panthers Tier 3: Titans, Jaguars, Lions, Falcons Tier 4: The rest of the pack Tier 1 teams can win... Read More
Dynasty League Buy, Sell - Rookie Round Up for Week 11
Each week, I'll take a look at how NFL rookies are performing from a dynasty fantasy football perspective. Last week, I ran through the rookies and made a buy or sell recommendation for each. This week I'm doing a deeper dive into two polarizing players: John Ross and Mike Williams. Both were prodigious college talents... Read More
Fantasy Pop Quiz - Lineup Questions for Week 11
It's nice to remind myself when I'm wrong (there's a good "haha he's married now" joke in there, but that's low hanging fruit that's even too low for me) especially as I weep over the less-than-smoldering ashes of my fantasy teams. In the pre-season, I went back through years of fantasy scoring, estimating how different... Read More
#TrendingNow - Dynasty Risers and Fallers Week 11
Fantasy owners will make this mistake year after year with players. When it comes time for your draft or auction, you need to stop paying for names. Far too often a fantasy owner will pay for the name on the back of a jersey instead of the stats on the scoresheet. The problem with some... Read More
Fantasy Bomb Podcast - What's Up With That???
RotoBaller lead editor Pierre Camus and writer Chris Mangano ask the hard questions entering Week 11 of the 2017 fantasy football season, such as "What's Up With That???" They debate the fantasy value of Kareem Hunt, Drew Brees, and anyone wearing a Buffalo Bills jersey. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius... Read More
10 Lineup Busts and Avoids for Week 11
I planned on writing up a long introduction about this current fantasy football season, but I had computer issues the entire time I was working on this week's column, so something had to suffer due to time constraints. I don't think it would be a good idea to let the actual bust picks suffer, so... Read More
FantasyDraft Lineup Picks (Week 11) - NFL DFS Advice
It is finally time for NFL Week 11! If you're a FantasyDraft DFS player, then this article is for you. Each week, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy football lineup picks for FantasyDraft. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. If you have any questions... Read More
Josh Gordon - Stash Now Before It's Too Late
That which is dead will never die, Josh Gordon returns. Buy now before it's too late! Some fantasy owners have been carrying a torch for Gordon ever since his breakout season in 2013, hoping for a return to glory. Gordon has had a lot of demons to exorcise and a lot of doubters to prove wrong... Read More
NFL Rookies To Watch In Week 11
Each week, we will look at rookies who have either performed well the previous few weeks or who have a favorable matchup in the upcoming week. These may be high-profile names or under-the-radar depth players; the only thing that matters is that they are first-year pros ready to make a name for themselves. Hopefully, by... Read More
Players Sending Out Warning Signals: Heading Into Week 11
We are somehow already entering Week 11, and there is only a little over a quarter of the fantasy season left. There is very little room for error now, as trade deadlines are now imminent with playoffs set to begin in just a few short weeks. That means that there is no time to waste... Read More
Fantasy Football Buy-Low and Sell-High Candidates For Week 11
Time is running out on fantasy football owners looking to make that big blockbuster deal that turns their .500 team into a playoff contender or their second-place squad into a division champ. If the trade deadline in your fantasy league has not passed yet, it is fast approaching. You probably only have two-to-three weeks before... Read More
Week 11 PPR Rankings (Top 300)
Welcome back folks. If you are reading this column, and still feverishly setting your fantasy lineups, then you are most likely still in the playoff hunt. Nice work. As we move into Week 11 of the fantasy football season, four teams are still on bye. There are some viable fantasy football players sitting this week, especially on the Panthers,... Read More
Target Risers and Potential Breakouts for Week 11
The theme for Week 11 has been all about change in opportunity. Most of the names on this list have seen their situations change significantly from what they were in the early part of the season, whether because of an injury to someone else on their team’s depth chart, or by virtue of returning from... Read More
Studs Turned Duds - Disaster Recovery from Week 10
Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all... Read More
Smashmouth - Offensive Lines Impacting Fantasy Football For Week 11
Now is the time in fantasy seasons where owners are adding what they believe will be the final pieces to the puzzle to deliver a fantasy championship. Whether it’s via trade or the waiver wire owners that are really paying attention are able to spot the players that will see increased opportunity as the season... Read More
Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers: Week 11
There were some dramatic shifts in fantasy value in Week 10 after surprising breakout performances, especially at the quarterback position. Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and... Read More
Thursday Night Football Matchup Analysis (Week 11)
Russell Wilson is making a strong case for league-MVP consideration... The play that saw him spinning and dodging on the way to a 40-plus yard completion to Doug Baldwin shows not only how prolific of an athlete Wilson is, but also how he is the spark to this entire offense. He is putting together one... Read More
Week 11 Waivers Podcast: Avoiding Fantasy Football Fool's Gold And Alleged Clairvoyance
After Hours With RotoBaller Radio, featuring RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and esteemed co-host Anthony Aniano, is back (11/13/17) helping you find the best waiver wire pickups for Week 11 of fantasy football action. Let's win some leagues! Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday from 5-7 PM EST. You... Read More
Do Not Cut Strategy for Playoffs - Endgame Special
Entering our last week of byes, and with the fantasy regular season dying down, we have a much better handle on player values than we did in the first couple of months of the NFL calendar. Before Mother Nature interfered, the plan was to have one more significant round of byes in Week 11, with... Read More
FAAB Auction Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 11 Pickups
Welcome to Week 11 everyone. As we move closer to the fantasy playoffs, fantasy owners need to prepare for the final push and decide their strategy going into the stretch run. With Devonta Freeman (concussion) looking unlikely to play and Ezekiel Elliott's suspension officially underway, the biggest names to fill-in are running backs Tevin Coleman and Alfred... Read More
Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds
Well, we finally have some closure with the Ezekiel Elliott situation. Of course, everyone and their mother was more than eager to alert us that Dallas missing tackle Tyron Smith was a bigger obstacle than missing Zeke. As far as injuries go, the Packers lost their top two running backs in Aaron Jones (knee) and... Read More
Running Backs Waiver Wire - Week 11 Pickups and Adds
If you're a believer in the All-RB bench strategy, you may consider acquiring multiple players on this list. We have no idea how much value players like Jamaal Williams or Rex Burkhead will have in another week or two, but the off-chance that they play significant roles on their respective teams during the fantasy playoffs... Read More
Wide Receivers Waiver Wire - Week 11 Pickups and Adds
Three weeks. That's all that's left before most teams enter their fantasy playoffs. Because of the playoff implications that waiver wire pickups have at this stage of the game, I will break the below sections up into guys for teams who need help now versus guys who can be stashed for potential upside later. There... Read More
Tight Ends Waiver Wire - Week 11 Pickups and Adds
While there were plenty of movers and shakers on the fantasy scene, the tight end position didn't see as much volatility. Injuries have been the biggest story in the tight end world, but the tight ends remained healthy, at least during this past week. So here we are, feverishly looking to analyze statistics and projections to... Read More
Deeper Sleepers for Standard Leagues (Week 11)
There's a surprising amount of players I considered for this list this week--especially at the running back position, where there were a lot of players whose ownership was under 20% but who ended up with five or more carries this week. This is anecdotal, but it felt like running backs were more active this week than... Read More
The Cut List - Players on the Chopping Block (Week 11)
As the season wears on, this list will feature more name brand players that you may have trouble letting go. Peyton Manning owners remember all too well how a big name can derail an entire season if you refuse to accept that he simply no longer has value. The names on this list no longer... Read More
Monday Night Football Matchups and Starts/Sits (Week 10)
Happy Monday RotoBallers! Another week, another Monday. Tonight's Monday Night Football matchup pits together two teams going in very different directions. Once 4-2 with early playoff hopes, the Dolphins now find themselves trying to avoid a third consecutive loss in as many weeks, all under the national spotlight in primetime. They'll have to do so without (former)... Read More