Jimmy Graham has Subpar Week 4 Performance

What is tall, frequently complains and needs to perform better consistently? If your answer was Jimmy Graham, you are perfectly correct. After an impressive Week 3 performance which saw Graham nab seven catches against the loathsome Chicago Bears, many fantasy owners felt Graham had turned a corner, finally nestling into his role in Seattle. However, […]

Cecil Shorts III is Your PPR Injury Stash Special of the Week

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Cecil Shorts III has never been a spectacular, big play receiver but what he has going for him is consistency. Over the last four seasons, he’s averaged nearly 4.5 catches per game and has been left without a catch in […]

Andre Ellington Expected to Play vs. Lions

The Arizona Cardinals and head coach Bruce Arians fully expect running back Andre Ellington to return to action for the team's week 5 contest against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Ellington has missed the last three weeks with a sprained PCL. Arians claims Ellington could played in week 4 against the St. Louis Rams, but […]

Charles Sims Earns Permanent Role With Bucs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Charles Sims may be behind Doug Martin on the depth chart as of right now, but he has earned a permanent role as a "jack-of-all-trades" with the team. Through the first four games of the season Sims has seen 128 snaps, 59 percent of those snaps were running pass routes, […]

College Football Rankings: NCAA Fierce 40 Poll Week 5

Fierce 40 - Top 40 College Football Teams as of Week 5 Check out all of RotoBaller's NCAA College Football articles, including top 40 team rankings and NFL draft rankings. A lot of big names dropped games this week and the rankings are getting tighter at the top!   Rank, Team, Record, Result Last Week […]

NFL Survivor League Picks – Survivor Pool Targets & Avoids (Week 5)

The first quarter of the season ended with Seattle narrowly escaping in a game that never should have been that close. If the Seahawks lost, many people would have been knocked out of their survivor pool. For my picks; the Browns lost to the Chargers because God hates Cleveland and the Cardinals were shockingly upset by Todd Gurley […]

Running Backs Sending Out Warning Signals Going Into Week 5

The running back position has been absolutely brutal this year. Whether it's ill-timed injuries or just plain under-performing, backs as a whole have once again been the most frustrating position to monitor. That brings us to the first RB-centric edition of our Warning Signals piece. If you've been following the first few editions you'll notice […]

Tavon Austin Is A Sneaky Waiver Wire Add

Another week, another Rams WR leads the passing game. Tavon Austin was excellent at Arizona, catching six balls for 96 yards and two scores while leading all WR in Week 4. He seven targets were enough to lead the team as the Rams only chucked the ball 24 times. The Todd Gurley Show was the […]

Scramble to Add Michael Vick in Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ or 2QB Leagues OWNED IN: 19% percent of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Vick’s first start with the Steelers wasn’t pretty, but I didn’t expect much. Being thrust into the starting role on a short week is incredibly tough. Especially so for Vick, who wasn’t signed until the end of August. Now he […]

Blake Bortles: Your Sneaky Week 5 Waiver Pickup at QB

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% percent of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Bortles hasn't been pretty but he has now provided three straight respectable fantasy weeks. During that span he has averaged 271 yards passing and has racked up 5 touchdowns to just 1 turnover. He has also run for 20+ yards in three […]

Alex Smith (QB, KC) Is a Strong Play Against Bumbling Bears

BALLER MOVE:  Add as Injury or Bye Week Replacement OWNED IN: 38% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: It hasn’t been pretty, but aside from a matchup with the very elite Broncos defense, Alex Smith continues delivering solid fantasy performances. This past week he didn’t even score a touchdown, but in typical Alex Smith fashion he didn’t […]

Clay Harbor: Deep League Tight End Option in Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Jacksonville’s offense is not being confused with Mike Martz’s “Greatest Show on Turf” teams these days, but the Jags’ young kids are beginning to show signs that they are headed in the right direction. While defenses focus the bulk of their attention […]

Larry Donnell (TE, NYG) Could Be Gold vs 49ers in Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The New York Giants tight end has not been the fantasy force he was in 2014 when he came out of oblivion to rack up 63 receptions for 623 yards and six touchdowns.  This season has been an entirely different story, […]

RotoBaller Radio Podcast: Week Five Waiver Wire Sleepers & Analysis

RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Tuesday night, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano will be discussing the hottest waiver wire pickups, free agent sleepers and fantasy football injury news […]

Jacksonville Jaguars (JAX, DEF) - Waiver Wire Analysis

Yep, these two teams face each other this week. You can pick your poison if you're looking for a sleeper waiver wire defense because both of these teams have issues. Both quarterbacks are prone to getting sacked. Both quarterbacks are interception prone. Bother quarterbacks have weapons that can go off and completely ruin the choice […]

Atlanta Falcons (ATL, DEF) - Waiver Wire Analysis

We're going back to the well! The Falcons forced four turnovers last week in a 48-21 demolishing of Houston. They scored two defensive touchdowns as well, including a time-expiring fumble return to pad the stats. This week they get Kirk Cousins on the Redskins. Cousins is 1-6 on the road in his career and has […]

Is Gary Barnidge Actually A Viable Fantasy Option?

Barnidge fits our ownership requirements for waiver wire adds, and deserves to be acknowledged with his recent play. He followed up his breakout Week 3 with an excellent game Week 4, catching all six of his targets for 75 yards and a score. If you had no idea who Barnidge was before the season you're […]

Stream Josh McCown As A Bye Week Fill-In?

Have no fear Cam Newton owners, Josh McCown is here. Wait, what? That's right, I said start McCown. In his past two starts he has been carving, completing 60-of-90 passes for 697 yards and four touchdowns. Don't forget that McCown was leading the Browns on their opening drive at New York Jets until a helicopter fall […]

Charcandrick West (RB, KC) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Stash in 14-16+ Team Leagues (or Jamaal Charles handcuff) OWNED IN: 1% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: We're going really deep here. The running back market is once again thin so we're going to have do some speculating. Roy Helu Jr. makes an interesting option considering the Latavius Murray injury/fumble benching in the second half, but I'm not buying […]

How Is Allen Hurns So Underowned? Add Him Everywhere

When a defense uses their top corner on the offense's best receiver, good things happen for the #2. That was exactly the circumstance for Allen Hurns on Sunday as the Colts shadowed Allen Robinson with Vontae Davis. Hurns responded by catching 11 of 15 targets for 116 yards and a score. Hurns has now scored in back-to-back […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week Five Lightning Round

Later today, and over the next couple of days, we will be publishing more in depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. But in efforts of bringing you timely information, as fast as possible, consider this the Week 5 waiver wire lightning round. Waiver pickups are in order of priority, broken out by each position, […]

RotoBaller Radio is On @ 9:30 PM – Week Five Waiver Wire Pickups & Injury Updates

RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph will be talking all things fantasy football tonight at 9:30 PM EST with co-host and fantasy football expert Anthony Aniano (@AAnianoFantasy), Tuesday October 6th, to prepare for Week 5 and discuss top waiver wire pickups and injury updates. They will be answering all of your fantasy baseball football live on the air, so get […]

MLS Playoff Previews - Major League Soccer Analysis

The Audi 2015 Major League Soccer (MLS) playoffs are around the corner and the teams are busy plotting their way ahead. With just three weeks remaining in the regular season, the picture is becoming clearer. However, there is still a lot of soccer to play, which makes the weeks before the play-offs very exciting indeed. […]

Cowboys Not Benching Joseph Randle Despite Close Call

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones felt the need to assure the media and fans that running back Joseph Randle was not and has not been benched following his hear-fumble at the goal-line against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. "We did not bench him," Jones said, according to the Dallas Morning News. "We just wanted […]

Martavis Bryant to Be Thrown Right Into the Fire

If you thought the Pittsburgh Steelers would ease wide receiver Martavis Bryant back into action after serving his four-game suspension, think again! Bryant will be thrown right into the Steelers' starting lineup on Monday Night Football against the San Diego Chargers. "Martavis is motivated, he looks strong, he’s very impressive right now," Michael Vick said, […]

Andrew Luck Will Be a Game-Time Decision on Thursday Night

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck will be a game-time decision on Thursday Night Football against the Houston Texans. Luck is reportedly dealing with a partially separated throwing shoulder, which has to be one of the worst injuries a quarterback can have while trying to play. If Luck can't go, Matt Hasselbeck would likely receive his […]

Charles Johnson on Track to Return in Week 6

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Charles Johnson hopes to return to action in week 6 from a rib injury that kept him out of the Vikings week 4 matchup against the Denver Broncos. Heading into the year, Johnson was expected to have a big season with Teddy Bridgewater as his quarterback. However, that hasn't been the […]

Is Chris Thompson the #1 Running Back to Own In Washington?

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Washington Redskins backfield has gotten very crowded in recent weeks with both Matt Jones and Chris Thompson eating into Alfred Morris’ workload. Morris is the clear number one and he helped solidify that position with 38 rushing yards on […]

Week 5 Deeper Sleepers: Buying the Browns?

Welcome to our season-long segment at RotoBaller where we will be targeting players owned in 25% or less of Fleaflicker leagues. A couple picks put up solid performances (Ryan Fitzpatrick, Falcons D) while Ty Montgomery stunk the bed. Can't hit 'em all. Week 4 was a great week for DFS players, with Josh McCown, Tavon Austin, and Allen […]

Antonio Gates is Your Must-Add Tight End Pickup of the Week

BALLER MOVE: Add in All 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN:: 53% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: August, 2014. I sat in my friend's backyard, in the midst of our hotly-anticipated keeper league draft. As we rolled along past the middle rounds, it became apparent that I had shorted myself at tight end. I noticed that two San Diego […]