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Fantasy Football Tight End Preparation for Week 15
Welcome to the playoff edition of tight end preparation. The tight end position is often forgotten about or thrown aside due to the fact that after the first five players at the position, the difference between the rest is insignificant. While that may be true, paying attention to certain statistics and matchups can provide a […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 15
The fantasy football playoffs are officially underway. It was a brutal week for injuries. Tyreek Hill, Justin Herbert, Josh Jacobs, and Justin Jefferson all went down. With the playoffs now underway, players who are injured are cuttable if you don't think they'll be back before the season wraps up. You also should put a lot […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 15 (2023): Best Fantasy Playoffs Streaming Options
The fantasy playoffs have arrived, which means the best teams are squaring off against each other every week from here on out. The margin of error is razor-thin and a poor performance by a defense can break title dreams. Play the wrong defense and managers can be left with a zero (or worse) in their […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Amon-Ra St. Brown, Ja'Marr Chase, Mike Evans, Sam LaPorta
The 14th Sunday of the 2023 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your matchup went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Week 14 Fantasy Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Justin Herbert, Derrick Henry, D'Andre Swift, Tee Higgins
The clock is about to strike midnight. For the majority of fantasy football leagues, this is the final week of the regular season. These games will determine whether managers earned a first-round bye in the playoffs or even made the postseason at all. Start and sit decisions have never been more crucial. As you prepare […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 14 Lineups (2023)
Welcome, fantasy football enthusiasts, to the pivotal Week 14 of the NFL season! As the playoff picture becomes clear, your fantasy matchups are more crucial than ever. Whether you're on the verge of clinching a playoff spot or battling to secure a higher seed, the decisions you make this week could make or break your […]

Fantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 14) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
For most leagues, Week 14 is the final week before the fantasy playoffs. Fantasy managers are working to secure a first-round bye, a playoff spot, or trying to finish the season strong. Unfortunately, there will be two teams on bye this week as well. The injuries didn’t stop hitting in Week 13 despite fewer teams […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 14: C.J. Stroud, Tony Pollard, and Calvin Ridley
Week 14 of the fantasy football season is underway and while we may have drafted certain players at a premium, it is okay to consider benching them despite their name value. We often hear the phrase "start your studs" and it is a tried and true method, especially earlier in the season. When injuries, tough […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Preparation for Week 14
We’ve officially made it to the final week of the fantasy football regular season. The agony of deciphering between 15 options at tight end that vary between bad, worse, and atrocious is almost at an end. For many fantasy managers, Week 14 could constitute a win and you’re in a matchup to get into the […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 14
Week 13 has come and gone. The fantasy football playoffs are starting for some and just around the corner for others. In the coming weeks, fantasy managers will have some tough decisions to make. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at fantasy football players whose arrows may be pointing up and players whose arrows […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 14
For most fantasy football leagues, there is officially one game left in the regular season. There may be some teams that have unofficially checked out if they're out of the playoffs, but I'm a big believer in the "you play to win the game" mantra. As we're reaching the end of the season, there aren't […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Justin Herbert, Austin Ekeler, Jahmyr Gibbs, David Njoku
The 13th Sunday of the 2023 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your matchup went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Week 13 Fantasy Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Kyler Murray, Breece Hall, D'Andre Swift, Drake London
Dodging busts with a full 16-game slate can be easy. With six teams on bye, it's a little bit more difficult. The Bills, Ravens, Vikings, Bears, Raiders, and Giants all get their week off this Sunday. It couldn't have come at a worse time with the fantasy playoffs for the majority of leagues just two […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 13 Lineups
Week 13 is finally here, and it might be the most important week for those fantasy managers still fighting for a playoff spot. With most leagues having their playoffs start in Week 15, there are just two regular season games left. That means if your fantasy team is on the bubble, you have to win […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 13: Kyler Murray, Joe Mixon, and Drake London
Week 13 of the fantasy football season is underway and while we may have drafted certain players at a premium, it is okay to consider benching them despite their name value. We often hear the phrase "start your studs" and it is a tried and true method, especially earlier in the season. When injuries, tough […]

Fantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 13) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
The fantasy playoffs are just around the corner and every week matters. Teams who have already locked up a playoff spot need to keep optimizing their roster to push for a championship. Teams on the cusp of earning a playoff bid need to secure crucial wins to stay alive. Finding an edge in matchups can […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Preparation for Week 13
Week 13 won't be easy for fantasy managers at the tight end position. Of course, with this dreadful position, no week is ever reason. However, this week we'll all have to figure it out with guys like T.J. Hockenson, Cole Kmet, Dalton Kincaid, and Isaiah Likely all on bye. Not to mention, we're missing Dallas […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 13
12 weeks down, just a couple more weeks to go until the fantasy football playoffs. Your league's trade deadline may have passed, but it's still important to understand key risers and fallers to see who you may want to start and sit in the coming weeks based on new information. In this weekly column, we'll […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 13
We're officially getting down to the nitty-gritty. We are just two weeks away from most fantasy football playoffs getting underway and that likely leaves teams operating under different pretenses. Teams with playoff spots wrapped up can be a little more aggressive with their roster spots and who they continue to roster. Other teams who don't […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Week 12
The 12th Sunday of the 2023 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your matchup went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 12 Lineups
As we gather around the Thanksgiving table, indulging in the feast of both turkey and football, fantasy managers find themselves faced with tough decisions on who to start and sit in Week 12. Just like the carefully planned Thanksgiving menu, constructing the perfect fantasy football lineup requires strategic thinking and a dash of intuition. In […]

Week 12 Fantasy Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Tua Tagovailoa, Garrett Wilson, James Cook, Amari Cooper
A trio of Thursday games. The first-ever Black Friday game. The regularly scheduled Sunday slate. And for dessert, Monday Night Football. A lot of football (and food) is on tap, and hopefully, the only thing busting is your belt buckle. But that's the nature of the game. Not everybody will put up the stat line […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 12: Russell Wilson, Alexander Mattison, Courtland Sutton
Week 12 of the fantasy football season is underway and while we may have drafted certain players at a premium, it is okay to consider benching them despite their name value. We often hear the phrase "start your studs" and it is a tried and true method, especially earlier in the season. When injuries, tough […]

Fantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 12) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Week 11 has come and gone and the divide is starting to grow between the best and worst offensive lines in the NFL. Week 12 will be another week where we have a full slate of games, so expect that divide to expand even further. Last week was a relatively quiet week on the injury […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Preparation for Week 12
As the quarterback and running back positions have been ravaged by injuries, the tight end position has largely skated by. Outside of Darren Waller's hamstring injury, the position had been extremely healthy this year. All of that came crashing down this past weekend when star tight end Mark Andrews was brought down from behind in […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 12
It's crazy to think about how fast this fantasy football season has gone. 11 weeks are down, and we are just a few weeks away from the fantasy playoffs. Most leagues will start their playoffs in Week 15 with the championship happening two weeks later in Week 17. That makes these last few regular season […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 12
Welcome to Week 12's Edition of the Cut List. With most trade deadlines in the rearview window, we'll no longer be touching base on sell-high or sell-low players. Instead, I'll be adding an "uh-oh..." section, which will focus on players whose fantasy football value is falling. They're not quite on the hot seat, but maybe […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Austin Ekeler, Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs, Stefon Diggs, more
The 11th Sunday of the 2023 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your matchup went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Week 11 Fantasy Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Isiah Pacheco, Puka Nacua, Gabe Davis, Amari Cooper, more
Now armed with 10 weeks of data, we know everything and we know nothing. It's widely regarded that Philadelphia has the best run defense in football and that's a matchup worth avoiding when setting lineups. Ditto with the Jets and wide receivers. But are we sure that defenses like Minnesota and Seattle are bad? Have […]