This was a weird year for all rookies, and Edwards-Helaire entered a backfield that many did not want to admit was a timeshare. Last year, no running back had over 500 rushing yards for Kansas City, and the team has had just one 1,000-yard rusher over the last five years.
Read More »FANTASY FOCUS: Week 16
Detroit has become increasingly worse at run blocking which is a nightmare scenario against arguably the best group of defensive linemen in the league. Tampa Bay can legitimately shut down any running back not named Dalvin Cook.
Read More »FANTASY FOCUS: Week 15
This is one option in terms of streaming quarterbacks. Ryan Tannehill has the privilege of playing the Lions defense this week and Tom Brady will play them next week. Detroit just allowed over 10 yards per completion to Mitch Trubisky and 18 yards per completion to Deshaun Watson.
Read More »FANTASY FLEX: Week 14
Miles Sanders was the RB52 this past week with 3.1 fantasy points. Ten carries and one target against one of the better running back matchups (Green Bay) last week proves there are much better players to start in your running back slot.
Read More »FANTASY FLEX: Week 13
At least Joe Burrow threw the ball at least 40 times each game. He also did it with good accuracy which racked up receptions for all three receivers. Now, it is looking like a worse version of the Arizona receivers from last year.
Read More »FANTASY IMPACT: Week 12
Kenyan Drake is working his way into starting territory again. Week 11 against Seattle was the first time he had more than 2 catches or even double-digit receiving yards this year. His usage and production are looking up.
Read More »FANTASY IMPACT: Week 11
D'Andre Swift's Week 10 snap percentage is now up to 73 percent which is ahead of Miles Sanders, Alvin Kamara and Aaron Jones - just for reference.
Read More »FANTASY IMPACT: Week 10
Brandon Aiyuk has seen fairly consistent usage this year overall. The last two weeks he has had 115 and 91 yards receiving on seven and 10 targets, respectively, ranked 10th in fantasy points over those two weeks at the position.
Read More »FANTASY IMPACT: Week 9
In terms of snap count percentage, there are a few notable changes. The biggest surprise is that Leonard Fournette had a snap percentage of 73 percent compared to Ronald Jones’ 24 percent. It was a 56 percent-43 percent last week so Fournette is clearly taking over the leading running back role.
Read More »FANTASY IMPACT: Week 8
Daniel Jones is the perfect end-of-season quarterback with matchups against Cincinnati, Seattle, Arizona and Cleveland. Last year from Weeks 8-16 he was No. 5 in points per game in quarterbacks who played at least three games.
Read More »FANTASY IMPACT: Week 7
Christian Kirk has completed his coming out party. While Kyler Murray completed only nine passes, two went to Kirk who had 86 yards and two touchdowns. Kirk had an 81% snap percentage in Week 6 - 20% higher than most other weeks this year.
Read More »FANTASY IMPACT: Week 6
Tyler Higbee (TE 9) is the biggest sell candidate of any player now. He is clearly losing his job to Gerald Everett. Higbee was a star out of necessity last year with injuries to Everett and Cooper Kupp.
Read More »FANTASY IMPACT: Week 5
Joe Mixon is the player with the most unknowns moving forward but this is also the best opportunity to sell high. He plays Baltimore and Indianapolis the next two weeks which will drag down his value.
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Mixon is worrisome as he is averaging 3.2 yards per carry against questionable defenses. He only has faced a stacked box on 7.7 percent of his carries. If you can sell him at 3rd round player value, go for it.
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David Johnson disappointed many this week and he will again in his Week 3 based on his difficult matchup with Pittsburgh. He did however, lead all running backs this week with a 95% snap percentage.
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Stefon Diggs and John Brown led the league in receiving snaps for the week (56, 54) though it was against maybe the worst pass defense in the league, Brown is one of the biggest buy low candidates this week.
Read More »DIGGING DEEP: Underrated Players To Target
Turn on the tape and Tyler Boyd finds a way to be wide open a lot and he can make contested catches which makes it easy to target him for a rookie quarterback with no game experience. His current ADP (WR32) continues to makes no sense.
Read More »GAME PREVIEWS: Week 16
Zach Ertz is a must-start this week. If your team has been plagued by injuries and you lack significant depth, Dallas Goedert would not be a terrible flex option to get you around 7-8 points.
Read More »MATCH-UPS: Game Analysis – Week 15
Neither offense has a fantastic matchup but the volume each team is receiving in the passing game will make this game good regardless. Both Jared Goff and Dak Prescott currently rank in the top five for passing yardage.
Read More »REAR-VIEW: Week 13 Recap
Tom Brady may have only completed half of his passes but he had a good passing day for fantasy (25.3 fantasy points). Brady has been at the top of the league in passing attempts over the last few weeks.
Read More »REAR-VIEW: Week 12 Recap
There were only three receivers this past week with insane production. Chris Godwin, Jarvis Landry, and D.J. Moore were the only ones with 25 or more fantasy points.
Read More »REAR-VIEW: Week 11 Recap
Mason Rudolph is starting to show his limitations as a passer against a Browns team that is finally healthy in the secondary. Rudolph threw for 4 interceptions and just one touchdown on an infamous night that he was hit with a helmet.
Read More »REAR-VIEW: Week 10 Recap
This whole game was backwards and we can wonder how much we can take away from the game. What is important is that even in a negative game script for passing, Matt Ryan threw 35 times for just 185 yards and two touchdowns.
Read More »REAR-VIEW: Week 10
Jamison Crowder is the only important receiver on the Jets with Demaryius Thomas falling off. Crowder had 8 catches on 9 targets for 83 yards last week. He is clearly the favorite target of Sam Darnold.
Read More »REAR-VIEW: Week 9
It was a wild week last week with massive scoring for several players. Daniel Jones led the quarterbacks in scoring, Aaron Jones had more points than any player, and Mike Evans is officially back.
Read More »REAR-VIEW: Week 8
Adam Thielen and Chris Godwin are the only players with six receiving touchdowns but Godwin has 662 yards to Thielen’s 291 yards receiving.
Read More »LATE WEEK LOOK BACK: Lessons Learned – Week 6
We should all know by now the Eagles’ defense is funneled toward protecting the run and not the pass. The Eagles have already shown us that the number one receiver each week is allowed to go off for insane production as part of their defensive philosophy.
Read More »TAKEAWAYS: Part 2
There is not much to say for the Jets’ passing situation as everything should reset once Sam Darnold is back this week. For those playing DFS this week, the Jets defense is criminally cheap and allows thousands of dollars in savings compared to others.
Read More »TAKEAWAYS: Part 1
The Rams of old are slowly making an appearance again with Todd Gurley increasing his snaps each game and the Rams supporting multiple pass catchers. It is good news for Gurley that he saw 15 of the team’s 18 carries and Malcolm Brown is no longer a factor.
Read More »RANKING THE POSITIONS: Week 4
Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL for rushing attempts with 86 and is having 10 target games almost on a regular basis, which makes him the consensus No. 1.
Read More »TAKEAWAYS: From Week 3
Austin Ekeler and Mark Ingram are showing to be the steals of the draft so far, as both are one-of-four players averaging more than 20 points (PPR) for running backs.
Read More »OFFENSE: Takeaways – Week 2
Marlon Mack is leading the NFL in rushing attempts so far with 45.. Dalvin Cook is the next best with 41 attempts for 265 yards. Le’Veon Bell, Sony Michel and Ezekiel Elliott round out the Top-5 for rushing attempts with 36 each.
Read More »TEAM DEFENSE: Takeaways after Week 2
The landscape for defensive rankings so far have proven to be a far cry from last year. Eventually, the expected teams such as Jacksonville and Philadelphia will progress towards their normal means instead of being below average as they have ...
Read More »ROSTER ROUND-OFF: Running Back Handcuffs with Standalone Value
There is no reason to believe Austin Ekeler will not have positive game scripts with a passable offensive line and more targets with the departure of Tyrell Williams. He could be a solid RB2, RB3 or flex on your team right away if you load up on wide receiver early.
Read More »FANTASY PERSPECTIVE: Four Surprise Bust Candidates
Many experts have been high on Nick Chubb as a player for the upcoming year -- despite some glaring red flags. Others see the red flags at the cost of picking Nick Chubb at the start of the second round of drafts.
Read More »PRESEASON WINNERS: An Early Look
Playing more in the preseason is usually evidence of distrust of a player especially in the first game. Here are some mid-to-late round players with signs pointing for optimism based on injuries and playing time.
Read More »BEST-BALL: Two Perfect Player Stacks
With the recent emergence of best-ball popularity among fantasy professionals and more casual players, everyone needs differentiation between players good for regular leagues and those who will win best-ball leagues. With best-ball leagues starting on Yahoo! for the first time ...
Read More »DRAFT HELP: Late Round Targets in Deep Drafts and Best-Ball Leagues
Jimmy G is a lot more talented than Trubisky (another steal at ADP) with the fastest release and best looks in the NFL meaning he should outperform his ADP. His schedule allows him to be at least a late streamer in deep leagues or a good best-ball option at the end of the draft.
Read More »BEST-BALL LEAGUES: Draft Structure and Advice
Tight end is a heavily weighted position in these leagues as many have 1.5 PPR rules for tight ends only. I have seen Kelce go in the first round of multiple drafts because his production over the next available player is that much higher.
Read More »QUARTERBACK DRAFTING: Finding The Next Patrick Mahomes
Dak Prescott has been a sleeper each year in fantasy football and has ended up a "top-half" fantasy quarterback each and every season. He may not be the typical player you think of when you think #11 fantasy quarterback in 2018 but he was.
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