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Stack 'Em - Players With Favorable Fantasy Schedules
ADP Arbitrage - Wide Receiver Draft Bargains
I've introduced this series with a look at running back comparisons to identify mid-round values at the position. Now it's time to dive into the wide receiver position. While ADP is very informative and can help you get informed about where you should start worrying about potentially missing on a player, it shouldn't have as... Read More
Dynasty Mock Draft - Fantasy Bomb Pod
Pierre Camus and Chris Mangano break down results of a dynasty startup mock draft conducted by RotoBaller fantasy football analysts to give dynasty owners a preview to post-NFL Draft ADP. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be... Read More
RB Committees to Avoid in 2020
Nobody likes a running back committee. Nobody besides Austin Ekeler, I guess, but that's a story for another day. We fantasy football owners want clarity in the backfield. If we have the chance to draft a bell-cow a la Christian McCaffrey in 2019 we're always going to pull the trigger no matter what the outcome ends being.... Read More
FFPC Best-Ball Slim: Draft Strategy Guide
No kickers, no defenses, no waivers to worry about, no points left on your bench each week. Is this the perfect fantasy football league? For those not already aware, let me introduce you to FFPC (Fantasy Football Players Championship) Best-Ball Slim Leagues. If you play best-ball, you know how it works. You draft your team... Read More
The King's Dynasty Rookie Rankings and Outlooks (Premium Content)
Scott Engel reveals his top 40 overall rookie rankings for 2020, designed to help you execute the ideal draft on first-year players in your dynasty league. In-depth analysis is provided, with guidance on how to deal with the flow of your draft. You will notice that a prime emphasis is placed on RBs through the... Read More
Does Hand Size Really Matter For Quarterbacks?
So, Joe Burrow has small hands. Nine inches to be exact. It's been the talk of Twitter for a few days. Bud Light got involved in the jokes by asking Burrow to be the spokesman for their new tinier bottles. Pundits are convinced Burrow is going to be an NFL bust because of his hand... Read More
Dynasty Football Startup Draft Strategies
Soon the NFL Draft will pass, and it will be time for dynasty owners to convene and execute their own drafts. If this will be your first time in a new dynasty startup league, you are in for some excitement. At its core, fantasy football is supposed to be a replication of a general manager/coach... Read More
Are Rookie Receivers Trustworthy in Redraft Leagues?
When I started planning this article, it reminded me of a draft I had last year in a very deep league. It was a re-draft league and a guy drafted Emanuel Hall, a Missouri receiver with 4.39 speed, signed to the Bucs a few days prior. Sure, it was a deep league, the Bucs' offense... Read More
Veterans That May Be Impacted By The NFL Draft
Most of the fun fantasy-centered NFL Draft speculation so far has focused on who will go where, and what teams need offensively. But in this feature, we go deeper. How will potential rookie selections late this month affect players on existing rosters? This year’s class is very deep in top-level WRs, and we could see... Read More
Browns 2.0? A Cautionary Tale for the 2020 Arizona Cardinals
We all remember what happened last season in Cleveland. The excitement was there and so were the weapons. Or so we thought. As with anything in life, things do not always turn out the way we think they will. The team which is supposed to win doesn’t. The player who was supposed to make the... Read More
Best Ball Mock Draft Recap and Analysis
On March 30th, several veteran fantasy football players and RotoBaller contributors participated in a best ball mock draft and there were a few first-round surprises in this one. Diamond Mike went first overall and took Saquon Barkley over Christian McCaffrey. I followed up with Mike after the draft and he told me that he went... Read More
The King's Early 2020 One-Man Fantasy Football Mock Draft
I will be doing this one-man mock exercise more than once as news and player movement dictate changes. Here is my first crack at it for the 2020 offseason. I put myself in the draft chairs and minds of every owner in an advance look at the next season. With the stoppage of play in... Read More
Using VOA To Draft Fantasy Football Bargains
If you're a loyal RotoBaller reader, you know we strive to give you the edge no matter the fantasy sport you happen to be playing. Just a few weeks ago I took another step and introduced three metrics for fantasy football: Value Over Starter (VOS), Value Over Average (VOA), and Value Over Replacement (VOR). The idea... Read More
Early 2020 Best-Ball Draft Strategy
When it comes to draft strategies for fantasy football, there are too many to name. Zero-RB, late-round QB, Value-Based Drafting... whatever you like, it is out there. Instead of going through all of them, we want to know what the best strategy is to use in early best-ball drafts. It is still quite early, as... Read More
Best Ball Drafts - Early ADP Surprises
It's been a while since we last saw an NFL football kicked off. Kansas City won the Super Bowl almost two months ago and ever since Feb. 1, Bestball10 has been gathering draft data for best-ball football leagues starting next season. That is great, as early data is already available and there are plenty of... Read More
Stefon Diggs to Bills: Fantasy Impact
There is not much available for NFL teams on free agency at the wide receiver position. The pickings are already slim after Amari Cooper and A.J. Green were retained by their current ballclubs. But as we are seeing early in free agency, that has not prevented some significant wideout movement. The first big news of... Read More
Way-Too-Early 2020 Mock Draft Reaction
Mock Draft SZN is here! Oh, wait...no, it's actually far too early for anyone to be doing mock drafts. Except us, the RotoBallers, because we couldn't wait to do a mock draft and I'm here to talk about the results. Below, you'll find my commentary on this totally accurate 2020 mock draft before the NFL Draft... Read More
Digging Deeper Into the Realm of Volatility
If you have been following and reading the site lately, you know I started to explore the concept of "player volatility" in one of my last columns. That one definitely set the table for what is coming here and was already long enough for an introduction that I opted to split all of this content... Read More
NFL Scouting Combine Preview - Woo Fantasy Podcast
RotoBaller fantasy football analyst Brandon Murchison is joined by John Laub to preview the upcoming NFL Scouting Combine. In depth analysis of the incoming prospects from a fantasy prospective. Where do these players rank going in and how should you value them after the testing is done? Find out in this episode of Woo Fantasy!... Read More
Biggest ADP Surprises: Early Fantasy Football Mock Draft
RotoBaller fantasy football analysts Pierre Camus and Chris Mangano review the draft board from RotoBaller's 2020 Way Too Early Mock fantasy football draft. They look at early ADP, reaches, values, and surprises throughout the first 10 rounds. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us... Read More
Is Lamar Jackson Worth a First Round Pick?
RotoBaller fantasy football analysts Pierre Camus and Chris Mangano discuss the idea of taking Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in the first round of 2020 fantasy football redraft leagues. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure... Read More
Why Lamar Jackson Should Be a First-Round Pick in 2020
Sometimes I like to make noise and some headlines if I can. That is why I host shows six days a week on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio representing RotoBaller. If I can get people buzzing about a topic, calling in or responding on social media with passion and vigor, I am having fun. But whenever I... Read More
Super Futures: Early 2020 Fantasy Outlooks for Chiefs and 49ers
Now that the Super Bowl is over, fantasy football purists are already looking ahead to the NFL Draft and next season. The Chiefs proved that a high-flying offense that boosted many teams to fantasy championships could also win a Super Bowl of its own. The 49ers fell short, but earning an NFC Championship was an... Read More
Managing Running Backs in the Modern NFL
Who among us saw the film Gremlins and didn’t want their own little pet Mogwai like Gizmo? He was cute and curious and had a propensity to sing calming melodies. He was one little creature you weren’t ashamed to admit you liked and why not? The tricky part was that little Mogwai would multiply if... Read More
Introducing Value Over Starter Football Metrics
When it comes to fantasy sports, we're always looking for the highest possible Return On Investment or ROI. This concept is easy to understand: in both Daily Fantasy and re-draft/fantasy leagues, ROI would come down to how many points a player returns relative to his salary, or the price you paid (given his ADP on... Read More
Goodbye Runners, Hello Pass-Catching RBs: 2019 Season Trends
As the 2019 summer kept going we all had two things in our minds with regard to September's fantasy drafts and both of them were related to running backs: Where in the world are Ezekiel Elliott and Melvin Gordon and when will they be back? It made sense back then (and it still does now,... Read More
Rushing Quarterbacks Are Becoming Necessary
The 2019 fantasy season is over. We are all thinking about what to do come 2020 draft day. So let me ask you something. What if I offer you the chance of drafting a quarterback who is a lock to finish the season with 270 fantasy points? Would you take him and make him your... Read More
Strategies that Worked (or Not) in 2019 Fantasy Football
Everyone's an expert before the season begins. Our sleepers are all going to pan out, we know who to avoid, and we'll easily compensate for any bad luck through trades or waivers during the year. Then fantasy football happens. That means everything that can go wrong will go wrong and that high-floor player on a... Read More
Full-Length Playoff Leagues - Fantasy Football Strategy & Picks
The regular season is over, but that doesn't mean the fantasy fun stops there. While certainly inferior to full season leagues, playoff fantasy football is still a great way to carry on playing this game that we love and providing us all with a vested interest in each of these playoff games, no matter how... Read More
