Sometimes getting off to a hot starts can be a bad thing. You are off to a 3-1 or 4-0 start – why change things if you are doing so well, right? Sometimes the adversity of being 2-2 or worse in the early goings provide teams with a reason to Read more

We are starting to hit “losing trades” season – the time of year where bad teams have to settle and make a deal because they need to avoid bye weeks. Maybe they will take a hit to give up Michael Thomas because they need a win this week. This is going Read more

Around this time last season, I wrote an article about how the widely hyped 2017 rookie RB class was just beginning to make an impact. A couple of months later the NFL welcomed a second consecutive loaded class of running backs, headlined by Saquon Barkley. So has this group lived Read more

START QUARTERBACK MATTHEW RYAN (HA HA FOOLED YOU), ATLANTA FALCONS @ Pittsburgh Steelers 23.8 PROJECTED FANTASY POINTS Matt Ryan is finally airing it out under offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian and developing a nice repore’ with rookie Calvin Ridley.  Julio Jones still can’t catch touchdowns or get red zone looks, but Read more

DION LEWIS: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Dion Lewis 71% 58% 48% 68% Derrick Henry 29% 42% 52% 39% Out-snaping Derek Henry 161-105 Played 68% of the offensive snaps, to Henry’s 39% in Week 4. Lewis has run 86 routes (21 targets), which is 14th in the Read more

One-fourth of most fantasy seasons are over – about a third of the fantasy regular season. So what are we doing on the trade market? We need to be ok holding onto some underperforming assets. If you are 0-4, unless you are a top scorer and getting a ton of Read more

START QUARTERBACK ELI MANNING, QB New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints 19.4 PROJECTED FANTASY POINTS The New Orleans Saints have allowed the most fantasy points in the NFL this season to opposing quarterbacks (32.2 per game) and they will face off against the Giants this week. The Saints secondary Read more

RB TARGET LEADERS THROUGH WEEK 3 Ezekiel Elliot is not known for having great hands or receiving skills. In 2016, Ezekiel Elliot ran 265 routes as a receiver (17.6 Routes per Game) and was targeted 2.6 times per game. In 2017, Elliot ran 267 routes in 10 total games (26.7 Read more

Through three weeks I am on both sides of the spectrum. I have leagues where I am 3-0 and hunting for buy-low targets from struggling owners. Then I have a league where I am 0-3 and I am that struggling owner. All I can do is preach patience, but I Read more

Every year we see several new players breakout. Often these breakouts occur within the first few weeks. These breakouts, whether temporary or permanent, can cause massive value swings that can be taken advantage of by savvy owners. If you correctly sell high on a temporary breakout you may capture a Read more

Week 3 is upon us my friends, and the player pool is looking grim.  You may have lost a running back for the season and were forced to throw together a scrappy roster and start a low-end RB 3.  Some of you may have cruised to a 2-0 start with Read more

Running Back touch leaders through Week 2 Keep an eye on Peyton Barber as he may be a great buy low candidate.  While he is not being targeted in the pass game, he is getting workhorse volume with 35 carries, which is ranked 6th in the NFL.  This high-powered passing attack Read more

Two data points – meaning we now have two reasons to panic or two reasons to be happy. The week-one issues do tend to incite panic, but a second week of bad production this early with a potential 0-2 team and we begin second guessing ourselves. “Let me dump this Read more

Week 1 is in the books, and man was it a fun one. We saw many memorable performances, along with a lot of old names getting back into the mix. Expect many players who put up duds in week 1 to get back on track. Here are my start and Read more

I spend a lot of time and digital paper droning on about how this and that player is either undervalued or overvalued. Over the past few months I even went division by division and gave you somebody from each team like that. But who do I really back up with Read more

By now, you have probably read all the waiver wire columns and are well aware who the hot commodities are from Week 1. Here are the players I think may be worth an add and useful in the weeks ahead. I am not going to tell you to pick up Read more

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Everyone wants to know it, so I can’t just go and ignore it. What do we do about Le’Veon Bell and James Conner? It is really a shoulder shrug situation. Conner put up big time numbers in his first start and Bell is a complete unknown. Everyone’s situation is different. Read more

Football is finally here.  This is the moment every fantasy owner and fan alike have been waiting for all offseason and preseason.  With 2018 fantasy drafts now in the books, you have done your research and are chomping at the bit for real football to start.  This is no dress Read more

Fantasy Football is inconsistent and unpredictable. So much of a player’s success is based around the other 10 players on their team. What’s more is that if a coach does not involve said player in their game plan, chances are slim they will breakout, regardless of what is said at Read more