As we enter the offseason, there’s a new format that’s emerged over the last couple of seasons which has caught the attention of many. In fact, it’s the preferred way to play for a lot of fantasy football enthusiasts. Best Ball. Between DRAFT, Fanball (BestBall10s) and a few other established sites, there’s plenty of variety and fun to […]
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As If It Never Even Happened: Le’Veon Bell
Le’Veon Bell was a dominant fantasy force as a running back since being drafted in the 2nd round by the Steelers in 2013. From that season through 2018, he was in the Top 10 in FP/G (points-per-reception scoring) every year. And except for his rookie season, he was Top 4 or better, even in 2015 […]
2019 Projected Draft Position: 1.0
One of the most important indicators of future success for NFL prospects is draft position. If you’re skeptical of that fact, check this out (https://www.fantasyguru.com/nfl/articles/general/rb-and-wr-success-probability-charts-2018-review). While where a player goes on draft day isn’t the be-all and end-all of their career, historical trends suggest the earlier a player is drafted, the higher their likelihood of […]
Fantasy Defense Scoring: Coaching Changes
This is the third in a series on fantasy defenses. I started with an overview of trends in defensive fantasy scoring and last week looked at whether a defense’s “base” alignment affected its fantasy scoring. This week, I want to examine the impact on fantasy scoring of changing coaches and alignments. A quick review of […]
DFS AAF Breakdown: Week 4
The first week of AAF football couldn’t have gone better. Football was back on my television, there were some high-quality performances by former NFL players, Orlando and Arizona looked like the Patriots and Rams, we found DFS AAF over on Fanball and online books came out with lines for us to bet on. The results […]
2019 Combine Preview: Tight Ends
The NFL Combine is almost here and it’s an incredibly important part of the draft process. This is the first real opportunity NFL teams get at evaluating most of these players up close, and it can be an important factor in determining where a player gets selected on draft day. Between medicals, interviews and on-field […]
AAF Depth Charts: Week 4
Here are the updated Depth Charts for the Alliance of American Football. I will try and update these each week so that we can stay on top of our roster moves and lineup decisions. Week Two: 2-28-19 ARIZONA HOTSHOTS Head Coach: Rick Neuheisel Offensive Coordinator: Hugh Freeze Defensive Coordinator: Nick Aliotti POS STARTER 2 […]
2019 Best Ball Values: Volume 6
As we enter the offseason, there’s a new format that’s emerged over the last couple of seasons that’s caught the attention of many. In fact, it’s the preferred way to play for a lot of fantasy football enthusiasts. Best Ball. Between, Draft, Fanball (MFL10s) and a few other established sites, there’s plenty of variety and fun to be […]
Injury-Adjusted Expected WR Points in 2019
Last week I analyzed what fantasy production we can expect from A.J. Green this year in light of how many games he’s missed the past three years. This week, I want to expand that analysis to all veteran WRs. You might want to read that linked article about Green first, but in expanding the analysis […]
2019 Combine Preview: Wide Receivers
The NFL combine Is almost here and it’s an incredibly important part of the draft process. This is the first real opportunity NFL teams get at evaluating most of these players up close, and it can be an important factor in determining where a player gets selected on draft day. Between medicals, interviews and on-field […]