Fantasy Football Burning Questions for 2020: NFC West
The King’s new series on hot fantasy football topics for the 2020 season focuses on separate divisions in each edition. We will examine some of the biggest burning questions per team as you plan for your upcoming drafts. In this installment, we tackle some significant fantasy issues in the NFC West. There is a new... Read More
Why Saquon Barkley Should Be the 1.01 Pick
This might come off as crazy but hear me out. Yes, Christian McCaffrey had one of the best fantasy running back seasons in PPR history last season but Saquon Barkley should still be drafted ahead of him in 2020. 2019 was tumultuous for Barkley and the New York Giants. They officially transitioned from the face... Read More
IDP One-Man Mock With Multiple Personalities
For those of you in fantasy football IDP leagues (Individual Defensive Player), it can be hard to find content that helps you decide when you should draft defenders in your drafts, and when you should expect others to select them. To help you through this process, we are going to conduct a one-man mock with IDP players... Read More
Who Replaces Deebo Samuel in the 49ers Offense?
In the midst of a quiet portion of the early NFL offseason, the defending NFC champs were dealt a blow to their chances of returning to the big game. During a workout with teammates on June 18, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel injured his foot. As it turns out, Samuel suffered a broken... Read More
Fantasy Outlook in a Sentence: NFC Conference
I have been looking at data from the 2019 season since the Super Bowl finished. I have been looking at projections for the 2020 season for the past few weeks. I have been writing fantasy football columns from different perspectives for the upcoming year for quite some time now. Do you know one thing I... Read More
Born to Run: Why You Should Go RB/RB in Rounds 1 and 2
The draft strategies we implement in our fantasy drafts can change from season to season. One year it will be advantageous to load up with wide receivers early in the draft and the following it’s best to draft heavy at running back. This is because the player pool is always changing. We always have a handful... Read More
SFBX Preview: Fish Bowl Scoring and Strategy - Fantasy Bomb Pod
Pierre Camus and Chris Mangano review proposed scoring for Scott Fish Bowl 10 (SFBX) and lay out draft strategies that the top fantasy football analysts may employ to win the big annual tournament in the name of charity. Visit FantasyCares.net to learn more! Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all... Read More
How to Approach Rookies in a Dynasty Startup
In many ways, rookies in dynasty leagues are like icing. Too much can doom you and too little can shorten your window to win. But, just the right amount, combined with the other right ingredients, and you’ll have a delicious cake you can eat. The only difference between re-draft and dynasty is that you’ll be... Read More
Navigating the Dalvin Cook Holdout
On June 9, 2020, Adam Schefter reported that Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook plans to holdout from training camp unless he receives a "reasonable" deal. Cook is a young, ascending running back in this league and while he's very important to the success of the Vikings, he doesn't have much leverage. Player holdouts are going... Read More
Later-Round RBs with Upside and Safer RBs to Avoid
I have a new fantasy football strategy that I will be using this season. My strategy this season is to build a safe base in the early rounds and then target upside players as those are the ones that win championships. This is not simply saying to be reckless at your drafts, but more so... Read More
The Fantasy Fallacy of Running Back Committees
Some of the scariest words a fantasy owner can hear is that their running back is now part of a committee (RBBC). However, people rarely look beyond this - failing to examine what this truly means, and how it impacts a player’s value. In simple terms, an RBBC is defined as having multiple running backs... Read More
Will 'Safe' Players Hold You Back in 2020?
Every year, you will see plenty of fantasy football strategy articles. They are important as they serve as a guiding light for fantasy players. But in recent years as there has been more and more fantasy coverage than ever, strategy articles can tend to sound familiar. For years, my strategy has been more about which... Read More
Forget Zero RB, Grab Two RBs ASAP
Remember a few years ago when Zero RB was a big thing? For those of you who are not sure what that is, it is a fantasy football strategy where you wait to take an running back and load up on wide receivers and other position players early on. That strategy was fun and may... Read More
How to Build a Best-Ball Slim Team on FFPC - Fantasy Bomb Pod
Pierre Camus and Chris Mangano conduct a Best Ball Slim draft on FFPC on air and discuss their thought processes through each round. Things take an odd turn when some teams load up on QB and TE, forcing them each to shift strategies. You won't believe some of the final rosters in this league... Like and... Read More
The Perfect 10: Drafting a Dream Team in Round 10 and Later
Derrick Jones Jr. in the 2020 Dunk Contest (Sorry, Aaron Gordon). Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci during the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Miss Davis working at the Landing Strip in Varsity Blues. Our lives are defined by perfect 10s. Thankfully, we can take this same principle and apply it to our fantasy drafts. After you’ve taken the... Read More
The King's One-Man Mock (Post NFL Draft)
This is my second one-man mock exercise of 2020 and the first after the NFL Draft. I put myself in the draft chairs and minds of every owner in an advance look at the next season. With the return of play in some other sports, we can look ahead with hope to the first few... Read More
Assessing Dynasty Value in FFPC Startups
This is the time for dynasty leagues to plan rookie drafts and make preparations for another competitive season. But what if you're new to the dynasty world or deciding whether to dip your toe in the pool? First, you should read about Joe Nicely's experience jumping head first into a dynasty league with the sharks... Read More
Diary of a Dynasty League Rookie: My Draft Experience
Some of you probably know that I write about NFL DFS here at RotoBaller. What you might not know is that I’ve never played in a dynasty football league. I know, crazy right? I’ve spent years playing in a regular fantasy league with the same small group of friends and we all agree that our... Read More
Should You Worry about Deshaun Watson in Fantasy?
From the moment Deshaun Watson stepped onto the football field he was an absolute star. He led the Clemson Tigers to back-to-back college football championships, including winning it in 2016. He was then a first-round pick in the NFL Draft and set the world on fire when he got the opportunity to start. An ACL... Read More
2020 NFL Schedule - Fantasy Football Winners and Losers
The NFL schedule release is an event that many fans look forward to each year. Due to current circumstances, you may be more excited than ever before to see your teams’ schedules. The first step many fans likely take is to look over their favorite team’s schedule and count potential wins or losses, tallying up... Read More
Stack 'Em - Players With Favorable Fantasy Schedules
Even in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, we have to keep going. That is why the NFL put together and released the 2020 season schedule as usual. While it is still unclear when (and even if) the season will start, the league did its homework and created the path to the Super Bowl for the... Read More
ADP Arbitrage - Wide Receiver Draft Bargains
I've introduced this series with a look at running back comparisons to identify mid-round values at the position. Now it's time to dive into the wide receiver position. While ADP is very informative and can help you get informed about where you should start worrying about potentially missing on a player, it shouldn't have as... Read More
Dynasty Mock Draft - Fantasy Bomb Pod
Pierre Camus and Chris Mangano break down results of a dynasty startup mock draft conducted by RotoBaller fantasy football analysts to give dynasty owners a preview to post-NFL Draft ADP. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be... Read More
RB Committees to Avoid in 2020
Nobody likes a running back committee. Nobody besides Austin Ekeler, I guess, but that's a story for another day. We fantasy football owners want clarity in the backfield. If we have the chance to draft a bell-cow a la Christian McCaffrey in 2019 we're always going to pull the trigger no matter what the outcome ends being.... Read More
FFPC Best-Ball Slim: Draft Strategy Guide
No kickers, no defenses, no waivers to worry about, no points left on your bench each week. Is this the perfect fantasy football league? For those not already aware, let me introduce you to FFPC (Fantasy Football Players Championship) Best-Ball Slim Leagues. If you play best-ball, you know how it works. You draft your team... Read More
The King's Dynasty Rookie Rankings and Outlooks (Premium Content)
Scott Engel reveals his top 40 overall rookie rankings for 2020, designed to help you execute the ideal draft on first-year players in your dynasty league. In-depth analysis is provided, with guidance on how to deal with the flow of your draft. You will notice that a prime emphasis is placed on RBs through the... Read More
Does Hand Size Really Matter For Quarterbacks?
So, Joe Burrow has small hands. Nine inches to be exact. It's been the talk of Twitter for a few days. Bud Light got involved in the jokes by asking Burrow to be the spokesman for their new tinier bottles. Pundits are convinced Burrow is going to be an NFL bust because of his hand... Read More
Dynasty Football Startup Draft Strategies
Soon the NFL Draft will pass, and it will be time for dynasty owners to convene and execute their own drafts. If this will be your first time in a new dynasty startup league, you are in for some excitement. At its core, fantasy football is supposed to be a replication of a general manager/coach... Read More
Are Rookie Receivers Trustworthy in Redraft Leagues?
When I started planning this article, it reminded me of a draft I had last year in a very deep league. It was a re-draft league and a guy drafted Emanuel Hall, a Missouri receiver with 4.39 speed, signed to the Bucs a few days prior. Sure, it was a deep league, the Bucs' offense... Read More