How many of you remember “Fragile Fred” Taylor? In his first four seasons, he played 15, 10, 13, and 2 games and gained a reputation for being injury-prone. But he was fabulous when on the field: in his 1st three years, from 1998 to 2000, only Emmitt Smith scored more TDs among RBs than Taylor’s […]
Offensive Identities 2018, Part III: The Passing Game
So far, I’ve looked at the basics of offensive identity in 2018 (plays from scrimmage; how many fantasy points (FP) those plays generated; how many of those plays were “wasted” from a fantasy perspective; and the relationships between wins and plays and FP) and the running game (including the correlations between running plays and winning, RB carries and FP, […]
MLB Weekly Preview: May 6-12
Jeff Mans and I were sitting around the metaphorical campfire, singing “Kumbaya” and talking about baseball, the future of the fantasy business and days of old. He reflected upon his Fantasy Alarm days and then, Eureka! Like a flash of lightning, the thought sprung from his mind… the MLB Weekly Preview. For those of you […]
Draft Age, Draft Position and RB Fantasy Production: 2019 Draft
As a follow-up to my article on the fantasy prospects of RBs of a certain age and draft position, I’ve taken the data in that article’s charts and cross-referenced it with this year’s RB picks. My piece was a follow-up on Russell Clay’s interesting article on running back and wide receiver draft position and the […]
Offensive Identities 2018, Part II: The Running Game
Last week I looked at the basics of offensive identity in 2018: plays from scrimmage; how many fantasy points (FP) those plays generated; how many of those plays were “wasted” from a fantasy perspective; and the relationships between wins and plays and FP. This week, I’ll dig into the running games of the 2018 offenses. […]
