Week 1 of the 2019 fantasy football season is in the books, and as usual some of the most informed player expectations have imploded. Players who were expected to be studs turned out to be duds. And players who were thought to be nobodies became somebodies. For example, of the fantasy WR1s for Week 1, only…
So you’ve waited. Long days. Even longer nights. But now it’s here. Yes, Football is back! That’s Football with a capital “F”. The regular season of the NFL is finally here and it begins tonight with a classic matchup of the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. The longest rivalry in the NFL is…
OTAs/Minicamp Takeaways and the Beat Writer Beat: Philadelphia Eagles by Anthony Fuentez Dynasty fantasy football players who rely solely on push notifications from fantasy apps or the newsfeed of their league’s hosting site to stay on top of the latest news about NFL teams and players are missing out on a lot of valuable information.…
OTAs/Minicamp Takeaways and the Beat Writer Beat: Dallas Cowboys by Anthony Fuentez Always looking for a competitive edge, dynasty fantasy football players tend to use apps with push notifications (think Sleeperbot) or frequently check the news sections on their league’s hosting site (powered by Rotoworld, for example) to stay informed about NFL team and player…
The NFL Draft is finally here! In a couple of days, young men will finally see their dreams fulfilled. NFL fans will get excited by rookies who could improve their team’s chances of winning a championship. And for us dynasty players, we’ll finally learn the landing spots of some of our favorite rookies who we’ve…
Around this time of dynasty rookie season, dynasty players are busy reworking their initial rookie rankings based on NFL Combine results. They’re reconciling the physical and athletic traits of the rookies with their game tape and college stats. In a word, they’re coming to final conclusions about their talent. But for fantasy football, and for…
2019 Dynasty Rookie Post-Combine Risers and Fallers: Running Backs Now that the 2019 NFL combine is over, dynasty fantasy football players are busy reworking their initial dynasty rookie rankings. Their initial rankings were based on college production and game tape. The physical measurements and athletic testing results from the Combine enable dynasty players to reconsider…
The 2019 NFL combine has come and gone, so it’s time for dynasty fantasy football players to revisit their initial rookie rankings. By and large, initial rookie rankings were based on their college production and game tape. But the Combine provides hard numbers for their physical and athletic traits, numbers which can undermine or reaffirm…
2019 Dynasty Rookie Draft Picks Now that the NFL combine is all over with, we can begin to see how dynasty rookie drafts will start to take shape, at least for the first round. Yes, a lot will depend on landing spots. But I am a firm believer on drafting on talent and not…
For fantasy football players who play in redraft leagues, the season ends at the same time as the NFL regular season. This isn’t the case for dynasty fantasy football players. For them, fantasy football is a year-round endeavor. After the Super Bowl, it’s time to start researching next year’s NFL rookies. Along with grinding some…
The 2019 NFL Combine is approaching (Feb 27th) and for Dynasty Fantasy Football enthusiasts its the time of year to get any advantage possible to get the edge on your league mates. Sure, anyone can watch the highlights of the Combine and see who ran the fastest 40 yard dash time and who had the…
If you’ve seen the movie “Moneyball,” you know the story of how advanced statistics changed the game of professional baseball. A similar trend is now at work in professional football. From 4th down conversion rates to match-up win percentages, some franchises have used advanced statistics, or what some prefer to call “advanced analytics,” to get…
For NFL fans, August is about training camps and preseason games. It’s a time to gain a sense of whether rookies might work out, new veterans will fit in, and old veterans will take their game to the next level. If a new coaching staff is in town, it’s also a time to see if…
Hype…buy in or cash out?? I’m going to end every article I write with a Haiku summary until further notice, so if you hate reading and just want to scroll to the bottom to read the Haiku…… I got you covered 😉 with the 2018 NFL season approaching every fantasy football player around is trying…
So we’re at that time of year. You know, the time of year where us dynasty nerds can’t get enough of NFL training camps and we read every blurb out there about players we want to “buy and sell”. We follow every beat writer. We follow every fantasy football guru. We click every story relating…