What’s up Fantasy Guru fam! Injuries in the NFL happen every season, some keep players out for a week, others for a couple of weeks, and some could be season-ending. Last year we saw a fair amount of injuries that kept players off the field for the entire season and others for a big percentage […]
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Tyler’s Thoughts – Tearing Down the Tier 2 Tight Ends
This week’s “Tyler’s Thoughts” analyzes a new topic on a subject that I feel strongly about, yet drafters don’t seem to share similar confidence. That immediately made me want to start writing about why my conviction is so high in my early rankings. I’m talking about breaking down the second tier of tight ends. While some […]
2019 Prospect Stock Watch: June 7
As the offseason progresses, and the 2019 rookie class evolves, there’s a constant churn of draft prospect information. Some is good, some bad. This article will help clear the noise and get to the truth. There’s a lot of information out there, but only some of it is valuable. This article will also evolve and shift, based […]
Friday Fantasy Focus – Curtis Samuel
Welcome to the inaugural installment of the #FridayFantasyFocus! Each week I plan on zooming in on a particular player that has caught my interest for any number of reasons. Perhaps they’ve seen a sharp spike in ADP. Maybe they’re entering a new offensive system? Or possibly they’re just a player I’m eager to learn more […]
Mind of Marsal: Early Round Running Backs With Red Flags
What’s up my Fantasy Guru fam! It is Thursday morning, I have my Cuban coffee in hand, and I am ready to roll. If you have not tried Cuban coffee before, my only advice is tread lightly as a single shot will really get you going, no joke. Now that we are all aware of […]
Filling the Void: New York Giants Receiving Options
It seems every offseason there becomes more and more player movement in the NFL. Between free agency, trades, the draft and players getting released, there’s an immense amount of fluctuation surrounding target-shares and how teams will distribute targets. The goal of this article is to evaluate what teams looked like in 2018 and what changes […]
Fantasy’s Cheapest Feature Backs
Diving a little bit into the early ADP pools, it’s never too early to start finding this year’s value plays. While OTA’s and minicamps are underway, there aren’t any other significant milestones left on the NFL calendar until training camp. Rosters are fairly set until we get a chance to see some actual competition for […]
The Value of RB Opportunities
Tyler Buecher’s article on the red zone efficiency of running backs reminded me of some work I did last season but didn’t publish. Here’s a couple of quick charts (PPR scoring). While they are from 2013-2017, I doubt they changed much in a year: The first one shows how the value of a running back’s […]
Who Gets WR Targets?
A couple of weeks ago, I published my cheat sheet chart that translates WR targets into fantasy value. Today, I want to look at how many targets a typical team’s WR corps sees: A #1 WR is the wideout on a team who gets the most targets; a #2 sees the 2nd most, etc. I’m […]
Futures Bet: Which Receiver will Lead the League in Receiving Yards?
I’m a value seeker when looking for futures. I’ll take a few of the most obvious bets on the board, but I’m also out there looking for the rare +500 bets and above to throw a few bones at and hope it skyrockets into a large sum. One of my favorite futures I found while […]