The Cut List (Week 16) - Time to Let Go?

Today, I'm writing to you as someone who has officially been eliminated from championship contention in both of his home leagues. In one of those leagues, I admittedly never stood a chance. My first five draft picks were Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kenyan Drake, Le'Veon Bell, Zach Ertz, and Dak Prescott. My goodness, that was brutal just […]

Week 15 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen and Ryan Tannehill each accounted for at least four touchdowns in Week 15, while also registering at least 37 fantasy points, finishing as the top-three quarterbacks on the week. The studs came through for the most part with the exception of Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson who each uncharacteristically scored less than […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Busts for Week 15

If you're still reading this column for matchup advice, congratulations are in store! Pat yourself on the back, relax and take the edge off for a moment, and then get ready to relive the stressful experience of the fantasy playoffs all over again. Last week saw unexpectedly strong performances from struggling players in difficult matchups. […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 15 Lineups

Week 14 of the NFL season brought many ups and downs for fantasy managers that were looking to advance in the playoffs. Whether it was surprising inactive announcements due to Covid or sustained injuries, players declaring themselves inactive on social media, or your quarterback leaving for large portions of the game to take care of […]

Week 15 Fantasy Football Sleepers and Value Plays

The "King", Scott Engel, and Frank Stampfl of CBSSports.com identify the best fantasy football sleepers and value plays for season-long and DFS lineups for Week 15 of fantasy football. Target these players for use if you need a lineup plug-in or are looking to save some DFS cash in your DraftKings and FanDuel lineups. Like […]

Can We Trust Diontae Johnson in Fantasy Playoffs?

Diontae Johnson has taken over as the number one receiver in Pittsburgh this season. He has also been benched this season for drops and publicly called out by coach Mike Tomlin. After watching his eligible targets drop ball after ball in the past two games, Mike Tomlin delivered an ultimatum Tuesday to the #Steelers pass […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 15

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

NextGen Stats - Running Back Breakdowns and Takeaways

Things finally got serious. If you're here, it's only because one of two reasons: 1) you have followed the series all along and want to keep reading just so you don't feel bad with yourself, or 2) you won your first round of the fantasy playoffs and are still on the lookout for the smallest […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals For Week 15

We are in the thick of the fantasy playoffs. Every decision from here could be the factor that determines if fantasy gamers will be able to advance further into the playoffs. Knowing the warning signals from the previous week is crucial to all of our roster management decisions. There are only three weeks left of […]

The Cut List (Week 15) - Time to Let Go?

I don't know if there is a more frustrating aspect of fantasy football than the double-bladed sword we refer to as "patience." One of those blades will mockingly wound you in grand fashion after you've given up on a player too early. The other will repeatedly lacerate you over time for believing in a player […]

Week 14 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield finished as the top two quarterbacks in fantasy football this week after getting into a 89-point shootout. Aaron Rodgers had another big week, tossing three touchdown passes and running for another. Tua Tagovailoa and Derek Carr landed inside the top-five as the Raiders and Dolphins both needed to play catch […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 14 Lineups

It only seems appropriate that the final week of the 2020 fantasy football regular season would be just as wild as any in terms of scoring throughout. It was one of the higher scoring weeks across all skill positions but filled with a vast array of under the radar players among the tops of the […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Busts for Week 14

The moment has finally arrived. It's time to unleash that playoff roster you built by studying strength-of-schedule and pulling off blockbuster moves at the trade deadline. Of course, if you've followed our excellent RotoBaller team all season you are no-doubt well-equipped to breeze through your first-round matchup. That's because we break down every fantasy football matchup and keep […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals For Week 14

As most fantasy football leagues head into the playoffs, it is important to keep track of the troubled players from the week prior to determine if their poor performance or situation change could impact your fantasy team down the line. Every start-sit decision is crucial. One wrong move could knock fantasy managers out of the […]

Start Your Studs... Just Not These Guys

The phrase “Start your studs” will forever be an axiom in fantasy football. However, there comes a time in every stud or early draft pick's season that you have to consider benching them. You always hope it comes in the middle of the year, but for the guys we’re looking at today, it’s during the […]

Week 14 Fantasy Football Sleepers and Value Plays

The "King", Scott Engel, and Geoff Stein of MyFantasyLeague.com identify the best fantasy football sleepers and value plays for season-long and DFS lineups for Week 14 of fantasy football. Target these players for use if you need a lineup plug-in or are looking to save some DFS cash in your DraftKings and FanDuel lineups. Like […]

NextGen Stats - Wide Receiver/Tight End Breakdowns and Takeaways

You won't believe it, but you weren't dreaming: the fantasy football regular season is over (in most leagues and for our purposes at least), and it's time to gear up for that deep playoff run toward the championship. It's just three more weeks and fantasy contests for most GMs out there, so if you're still […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 14

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

The Cut List (Week 14) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome to the fantasy playoff edition of the Cut List. If you're still thinking about who to keep and who to drop, congratulations. You survived the most mind-numbingly frustrating regular season in NFL history, including a Week 13 so rife with crippling fantasy moments that it's hard to know where to start. You could've been […]

Week 13 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Week 13 was pretty random as far as quarterbacks went, with Derek Carr, Baker Mayfield, Ryan Tannehill, Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff finishing in the top-six. Patrick Mahomes only scored 19.32 fantasy points but his day could have been much bigger had Tyreek Hill's touchdown been properly called by the officials and counted. Darren Waller […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 13 Lineups

It only took 12 weeks of action around the NFL, but the crap finally hit the fan. Between game postponements due to Covid, players being placed on reserve due to Covid, or just injuries in general, scoring for fantasy managers was affected. Throughout the season, we have been accustomed to seeing QB scoring fairly high […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Busts for Week 13

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! It's officially the last week of the fantasy regular season and it's time to push all the chips in as you prepare for battle. For those of you facing a win-or-go-home scenario, there is no tomorrow and it's a long wait until next season. Managers can ill-afford to leave valuable […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals For Week 13

Week 12 must have been the craziest slate of games to have ever been played. The Denver Broncos went without a quarterback. There’s a game getting pushed back until Wednesday. We also saw Latavius Murray outscore Alvin Kamara. The closer we get to the fantasy playoffs the more things get magnified. The warning signals are […]

Week 13 Fantasy Football Sleepers and Value Plays

The "King", Scott Engel, and Real Talk Raph of RotoBaller identify the best fantasy football sleepers and value plays for season-long and DFS lineups for Week 13 of fantasy football. Target these players for use if you need a lineup plug-in or are looking to save some DFS cash in your DraftKings and FanDuel lineups. […]

Trends to Buy or Sell for the Fantasy Football Playoffs

The second half of the fantasy football season has been underway for a few weeks now and it is pertinent that we note some trends that can determine where/how to perceive certain players. Teams tend to alternate usage of certain guys throughout the season as teams either hit a skid or stride. Rookies often see […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 13

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

You won't believe it, but you weren't dreaming. That turkey you stuffed your face with a few days ago? Real. Your weekly meeting with football on the telly this past Sunday? Also real. All of that together only meant one thing: the fantasy football regular season is almost over, and with just one more week […]

The Cut List (Week 13) - Time to Let Go?

For our Week 13 Cut List preamble, we are going to lament the absolutely mystifying chain of events that ended the Chargers/Bills game in Week 12. Down by 10 with 3:21 left on the clock and starting from his own 12-yard-line, Justin Herbert led yet another impressive late-game drive that included two fourth-down conversions--one of […]

Week 12 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Week 12 was a little frustrating for quarterbacks with Josh Allen, Justin Herbert and Kyler Murray all finishing outside the top-10. Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes finished as the top-two quarterbacks on the week, while the main surprise was Mitch Trubisky who relied on garbage-time production to finish as QB-6. Robert Tonyan returned to relevance […]