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Fantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 10) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Week 9 was a rough one for offensive lines across the NFL. 14 teams had average PFF grades below 60.0 in their matchups. Additionally, we saw more potentially significant injuries for teams across the league. The Titans lost starting tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere for the season with a shoulder injury while the Browns may be working […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Preparation for Week 10
Tight ends are popping off left and right! First, it started off with Sam LaPorta. It wasn't long after that until Dalton Schultz started breaking out with rookie sensation, C.J. Stroud at quarterback. Around that time, Trey McBride exploded onto the scene with Zach Ertz going on IR. Now, it's Dalton Kincaid's turn. We certainly […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 10
Week 10 is already here, and the fantasy football season is moving along quite fast. Most leagues have their playoffs start in Week 15, meaning there are only five more regular season matchups left. With the fantasy trade deadline also approaching, now should be the time to make your team even stronger. Maybe you buy […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 10
What do you know? Last week this article could’ve essentially been called the Green Bay Packer Edition with a focus on Jordan Love, Aaron Jones, and Christian Watson. This week they’ll be passing the torch - hope Love doesn’t underthrow it - to the Seattle Seahawks. Working the waiver wire is the most underappreciated part […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Lamar Jackson, Bijan Robinson, Cooper Kupp, Travis Kelce, more
The ninth 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 […]

Fantasy Football Week 9 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Justin Herbert, Tony Pollard, Puka Nacua, D.J. Moore
The year of the backup quarterback is, unfortunately, upon us. Possibly 10 signal-callers who did not start Week 1 will be under center for teams in Week 9. That's impacting some of the wide receivers that are usually locked in fantasy lineups. It also stems beyond the passing game. If quarterbacks can't connect with receivers, […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 9 Lineups
Welcome to Week 9 of the fantasy football season! As the NFL season rolls on, the stakes are getting higher, and making the right start and sit decisions for your fantasy team becomes increasingly crucial. Whether you're vying for a playoff spot, looking to maintain your position at the top of the standings, or just […]

Fantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 9) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Week 8 was a welcomed break from the bye weeks, but it was short-lived with four teams on bye in Week 9. Fantasy managers who have been relying on teams like Denver, Detroit, San Francisco and Jacksonville will certainly be working to fill some gaps in their lineups in Week 9. Understanding which teams will […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 9: Will Levis, D'Onta Foreman, Puka Nacua
Week 9 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 9
Don’t look now, but the tight end position might actually have quite a few good options. That doesn’t necessarily mean we have any more studs, but there are a lot of good options. The second half of 2023 should give fantasy managers plenty of good choices to choose from. At the beginning of the season […]

Fantasy Football Busts: Is There Any Hope for Chris Olave, D.J. Moore, Aaron Jones, or James Cook?
When you draft a player in the early rounds of a fantasy football draft, you expect them to be productive parts of your fantasy team, right? Seems pretty obvious. But for one reason or another, that doesn't always happen. Today we'll be looking at some players who haven't lived up to expectations. They aren't droppable, […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 9
Last week is officially in the books and we're looking on to Week 9 -- believe it or not, we're almost halfway through the regular season already. And with all of that, we have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 9 and beyond. In […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 9
We're halfway through the fantasy football regular season. Regardless of where you stand in your league's standings, it's important fantasy managers continue to tinker with their rosters. Part of that process is deciding which players need to be sent packing. This article, as difficult as cutting players can be, should help you do that. Unfortunately, […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Patrick Mahomes, Tony Pollard, Kenneth Walker, Cooper Kupp, more
The eighth 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 […]

Fantasy Football Week 8 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Josh Jacobs, DeAndre Hopkins, Amari Cooper, Tyler Lockett
The NBA season has tipped off. The World Series begins Friday night. There's a handful of NHL games every night. And of course, we're right in the middle of football season. How do sports fans find the time to do a little fantasy football research? RotoBaller has you covered. All the stats and analysis that […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 8 Lineups
As Halloween approaches, fantasy football managers are in for a thrilling twist to their weekly lineup decisions. Week 8 of the NFL season is about to unfold with a spooktacular array of matchups that promise both tricks and treats for fantasy owners. In this special Halloween-themed start-sit guide, we'll delve into the eerie and enchanting […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Preparation for Week 8
The tight end position may actually be getting some reinforcements over the second half of the season. We'll talk about Dalton Kincaid and Trey McBride and their breakout potential. While on the surface it may look as though Michael Mayer's role moved backward, a lot of that can be explained by the blowout nature of […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 8: Geno Smith, Miles Sanders, and Tyler Lockett
Week 8 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 8) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Week 7 was loaded with bye weeks and injuries across the NFL. Fantasy teams were forced to comb through the waiver wire to find solutions to try and keep fantasy championship dreams alive. Thankfully, we didn’t have to take notice of many bad injuries in the trenches in Week 7. The most significant offensive line […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 8
Thanks to my good friend Joe Nicely for filling the last two weeks. I'm back in action for Week 8, and looking forward to breaking down my fantasy football risers and fallers as always. Let's get right back to it! We're now seven weeks in with 11 more to go. Week 7 is now officially […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 8
We're halfway through the fantasy football regular season. Regardless of where you stand in your league's standings, it's important fantasy managers continue to tinker with their rosters. Part of that process is deciding which players need to be sent packing. This article, as difficult as cutting players can be, should help you do that. There […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Austin Ekeler, Raheem Mostert, Cooper Kupp, Keenan Allen
The seventh 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 […]

Fantasy Football Week 7 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Jonathan Taylor, Kirk Cousins, Rachaad White, Jerry Jeudy
"Bye-nado" Part 1 is here. Six teams are taking the week off. Plus, with injuries mounting (see: Christian McCaffrey, Kyren Williams, David Montgomery, and more), fantasy managers need to get creative with roster decisions to field a winning lineup. That could mean that managers may have no choice but to start players listed as potential […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 7 Lineups
Welcome to an exciting week in the world of fantasy football as we delve into the much-anticipated Week 7 matchups! With the season well underway, fantasy team managers are carefully considering their lineup decisions, aiming to secure crucial victories and maintain a competitive edge. In this edition, we'll explore key players to start and sit, […]

Fantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 7) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Week 6 will go down as a fantasy bloodbath. The teams weren’t scoring. Players were getting hurt left and right. The struggles of NFL offenses in Week 6 had a massive impact that probably affected nearly every fantasy manager in one way or another. There were also offensive line implications to this week as well […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Preparation for Week 7
While the tight end position is never fun, Week 6 may have given fantasy managers two more options to consider. Both Michael Mayer and Trey McBride had breakout weeks. It wasn’t just the production that was positive, but more importantly, a change in their utilization that should have fantasy managers excited - more on them […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 7: Kirk Cousins, Rhamondre Stevenson, and Michael Pittman Jr.
Week 7 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 […]

Ranking the Top 10 Biggest Fantasy BUSTS This Season
Now that we are six weeks deep into the 2023 NFL season, it's safe to say that some players have greatly exceeded our expectations while others have greatly disappointed them. For the purposes of this exercise and for the sake of moral code, we aren't going to put players who have been lost for the […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 7
Hello, RotoBallers! Football fans and fantasy managers might still be recovering from wild Week 6 action that included both San Francisco and Philadelphia losing, Desmond Ridder scoring more fantasy points than Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, and Josh Allen, as well as injuries to elite fantasy producers such as Christian McCaffrey, Justin Fields, David Montgomery, and […]