Beating The Waiver Wire - Speculative Stashes for Week 12

It's Wednesday morning. You dropped a player last night expecting to make some moves on the waiver wire, only to wake up and find out you weren't able to get anyone you put a claim in for. What now? If you've got an open roster spot, its always a good idea to plan ahead for […]

Studs Turned Duds - Disaster Recovery from Week 10

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Josh Gordon (WR, CLE) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Hypothetical situation: you're 7-3 in a 12 team league with six playoff spots. You're basically a lock to make the playoffs, but you don't feel great about your team. You're ninth in scoring despite being third in the standings. You need to make some risky […]

Beating The Waiver Wire - Speculative Stashes for Week 11

It's Wednesday morning. You dropped a player last night expecting to make some moves on the waiver wire, only to wake up and find out you weren't able to get anyone you put a claim in for. What now? If you've got an open roster spot, its always a good idea to plan ahead for […]

Why T.Y. Hilton Needs to Remain in Your Lineup

Did you know T.Y. Hilton is currently second in the NFL in receiving yards? I sure didn't. It has been an indescribable roller coaster of emotions for T.Y. Hilton owners, culminating in two scenarios in Week 9: your faith in Hilton paid off and he carried you to victory with one of the five best […]

Disaster Recovery from Week 9 - Studs Turned Duds

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Beating The Waiver Wire - Speculative Stashes for Week 10

It's Wednesday morning. You dropped a player last night expecting to make some moves on the waiver wire, only to wake up and find out you weren't able to get anyone you put a claim in for. What now? If you've got an open roster spot, its always a good idea to plan ahead for […]

Disaster Recovery from Week 8 - Studs Turned Duds

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR, PIT) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in All PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: JuJu Smith-Schuster made a name for himself off the field last week, becoming a twitter legend for the highly publicized case of his missing bike. This week, he made a name for himself on the field. JuJu had seven receptions for 193 yards and a […]

Marqise Lee (WR, JAX) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in All PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 40% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Marqise Lee has become a serviceable fantasy player without Allen Robinson this year. Over the past two weeks, Lee has had nine receptions on 16 targets for 155 yards. He's became one of Blake Bortles' favorite targets last year and has continued to build trust with […]

Beating The Waiver Wire - Speculative Stashes for Week 9

It's Wednesday morning. You dropped a player last night expecting to make some moves on the waiver wire, only to wake up and find out you weren't able to get anyone you put a claim in for. What now? If you've got an open roster spot, its always a good idea to plan ahead for […]

Hit The Panic Button - Time to Give Up on High Draft Picks?

I've been writing a series of articles known as Disaster Recovery this season. Each week, I looked at typical must-start plays that turned in dud performances. You can call this list the Disaster Recovery All Stars. These guys would have appeared multiple times if I covered the same player two weeks in a row, and […]

Disaster Recovery Week 7 - Studs Turned Duds

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Beating the Waiver Wire - Adds for Week 8

It's Wednesday morning. You dropped a player last night expecting to make some moves on the waiver wire, only to wake up and find out you weren't able to get anyone you put a claim in for. What now? If you've got an open roster spot, its always a good idea to plan ahead for […]

Disaster Recovery Week 6 - Studs Turned Duds

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Disaster Recovery Week 5 - Studs Turned Duds

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Disaster Recovery - Week 4 Duds and Looking Ahead

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Joe Mixon - Buy Low or Return to Sender?

Joe Mixon is an enigma. Fantasy owners had no idea what to do with the rookie running back entering the season. Many over-drafted him due to his immense talent and tremendous upside. Others stayed far away due to him joining a crowded backfield running behind a bad offensive line. Four weeks into the season, people on […]

Disaster Recovery - Week 3 Duds and Looking Forward

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Disaster Recovery, Week 2 - Studs turned Duds

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Disaster Recovery, Week 1 - Studs Turned Duds

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns were a bit of a fantasy wasteland last season. Their top performer, Terrelle Pryor, signed with Washington in the offseason and they are starting a rookie QB in Week 1. While it's hard to imagine the offense becomes a fantasy juggernaut, there are a few intriguing players here that could provide good […]

ADP Warning Signs - High-Risk Wide Receivers

Everybody loves a good fantasy hype train, especially when players join new teams and enter new situations. But the guys riding high on hype often see themselves overdrafted and end up busting at their ADPs. A new paint of coat doesn't always make the room look better. All three of these potential bust receivers are […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Los Angeles Rams

The Rams made their long-awaited return to Los Angeles last season, and it couldn't have been more disappointing. Their offense was abysmal, their defense didn't play to their potential, their coaches feuded with former players, even their stadium got delayed a year. Head coach Jeff Fisher was fired midseason after going 1-8 in his final […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals were all over the place in terms of fantasy value last season. Carson Palmer disappointed, David Johnson dominated, and Larry Fitzgerald remained Larry Fitzgerald. Not much has changed personnel wise for the Cardinals, but these guys are all being drafted in different spots than they were a year ago. This team still […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Carolina Panthers

2017 is an odd year, which means the Carolina Panthers should be good. They've improved their win total by at least four games in each odd year of the Ron Rivera era. The Panthers are 27-5 in the past two odd years. While the odd/even year theory is most likely just coincidence, it's hard to imagine […]

Fantasy Spin - Sammy Watkins Moves to L.A.

Former first-round pick Sammy Watkins has been traded to the Los Angeles Rams after three seasons in Buffalo. The talented wide receiver currently sits at an ADP of 33 and is the 15th receiver off the board. Watkins was already a polarizing player on draft boards due to his inconsistency and injury history. This shocking […]

2017 Player vs Player - Todd Gurley vs. Leonard Fournette

Fantasy football draft season is upon us and RotoBaller is here to help! In this series, two RotoBaller experts will discuss the merits of two players with similar value and average draft position (ADP). Remember that situations will change for all players over the course of the summer and it may impact where they are […]

Josh Doctson (WR, WAS) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper

The Washington Redskins selected TCU wide receiver Josh Doctson with the 22nd pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Washington had good reason to take him that high; he has solid size, is a great route runner, and has tremendous red zone target potential. Unfortunately for Doctson, his rookie season went wrong in every way imaginable. He […]

Brian Hoyer (QB, SF) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper

The San Francisco 49ers have gone into a full rebuild. They've purged their roster of last years quarterbacks and brought in a new regime with General Manager John Lynch and Head Coach Kyle Shanahan. Shanahan brought with him a quarterback from his year in Cleveland to be the starter, journeyman Brian Hoyer. Lets be clear […]