Fantasy Football Stock Rising / Falling After Preseason Week 3

The third week of the preseason is usually the most important. For the most part, this is the one week where coaches keep their starters in for an extended period of time and we get a long look at the first team offense. That held true this past week. By my count we saw 17 […]

NFC South: Strength of Schedule Analysis & Players to Target or Avoid

We’ve previously published an article series analyzing and grading all the NFL defenses, division by division. Now we’re going to look at the strength of schedules of each NFL team, division by division, to help you identify players with the best matchups vs. the league’s weakest defenses. Today we provide NFC South strength of schedule analysis. For […]

Ranking the Best and Worst NFL Defenses: NFC South

Defenses matter a lot in fantasy football. If you can draft and matchup the right players against sub-par defenses, you have a recipe for success. It's not as easy as just looking at the best and worst defenses from 2014 though, and that's why we're here to help. In this eight article series, we're going […]

Devonta Freeman (RB, ATL) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Middle Rounds CURRENT ADP: 110 STD, 88 PPR ANALYSIS: Devonta Freeman came into the league with a lot of hype last year as the guy expected to take over for Steven Jackson. I was definitely one of those people saying that. Unfortunately, that never came into fruition, and Freeman was used more as a pass […]

Running Back Sleepers You Need to Know in 2015

Is there any position in fantasy where a sleeper pays off more than at running back? While all your league-mates are scrambling to reach and overpay for their first and second running back, those who employ more value based draft strategies feed off of their leagues impatience and are rewarded with strong players at both wide receiver […]

Why Falcons Wide Receiver Julio Jones is the #1 Wide Receiver in 2015

Atlanta Falcons' receiver Julio Jones is one of the most interesting players to analyze in upcoming fantasy drafts. With a double digit TD season, two thousand yard season (including a 1500 yarder), and a 100 catch season to his name, Jones has accomplished quite a bit in the NFL before his 26th birthday. Most people […]

Depth Chart Battles: Falcons Running Backs Tevin Coleman and Devonta Freeman

When the Atlanta Falcons selected Tevin Coleman out of Indiana in the third round, the assumption was that he would automatically become the starting running back. Considering how bleak Atlanta's ground game has been over the last few years, that's a fair assumption to make.  That being said, completely writing off Devonta Freeman after just one year […]

Atlanta Falcons: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook

Despite being a fantasy friendly franchise, the Atlanta Falcons have suffered through several disappointing NFL seasons in a row. The 2014 campaign ended up being the last they could endure with their long time coach Mike Smith and they ultimately decided to make some coaching changes. With Smith out, new Head Coach Dan Quinn and […]

2015 NFL Draft Analysis: NFS South Draft Review and Grades

Rotoballer kicks off the 2015 NFL Season by reviewing each teams draft, continuing with the NFC South. Draft expert Owen Elle gives his take on each teams ability to fill their needs and add overall talent to their rosters. Check out our previous divisional draft reviews: AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West  Be sure to check all […]

Harry Douglas (WR, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper PPR Leagues (monitor Julio Jones status) OWNED IN: 15% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Falcons are providing virtually no information on the status of Julio’s hip injury, but at least we know that Douglas has been the number three receiver in Atlanta for years. We also know that Julio hasn't been doing much in […]

Harry Douglas (WR, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper PPR Leagues (Bye Week Fill-In) OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Don't let Julio Jones and Roddy White deter you from trusting Harry Douglas as a fantasy option if you need help during your bye weeks. No, you are not going to start him as a WR1 or even a […]

Steven Jackson (RB, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add / Start in Most Leagues for Week 10 OWNED IN: 67% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: While Steven Jackson is not the elite rusher he was back in his days in St. Louis, he is still the feature back on a solid Atlanta offense. Even though it's a stretch to call him a waiver wire […]

Antone Smith (RB, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

The below analysis first appeared in RotoBaller's article Week 4 Running Backs: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds. BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues as Bench Depth Owned in 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: At some point Steven Jackson has to stop being the big fierce back we have all come to know and love right? Well, maybe not. But when/if he does, […]

Week 2 Tight Ends: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Whats up RotoBallers? The 2014 fantasy football season has begun, and I'll be writing your weekly waiver analysis for tight ends (TE) and giving you my suggestions for who to pickup. Even though waivers ran for most leagues last night, it's never to late to see who's sitting out there on your waiver wire and […]

Devonta Freeman (RB, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately In All Leagues ANALYSIS: Thank goodness the Falcons kept this dude a secret for as long as they did because many fantasy owners didn't even realize how good this rookie running back really is on draft day, especially if you did yours early in the off season. In addition to the rumors […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Player Rankings And Matchups Analysis

It is finally time!!! We've all been waiting for the NFL season to kick off and its just about here. As for fantasy, week one is arguably the hardest because there are so many unknowns. How will the rookies play? Which new offensive schemes will work and which will look...not so good? It's not easy […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Matchups: Start/Sit Advice (Games 1-8)

Each week we will be taking a look around the NFL at all of the weekly fantasy football matchups, and will be trying to help put together your optimal winning lineups. If you aren't sure if you should start or bench a player, or are looking for potential weekly sleepers, you've come to the right place. Below is […]

Levine Toilolo (TE, ATL) - Fantasy Football Sleepers

BALLER MOVE:  Target in Final Draft Rounds of Very Deep leagues or off Waiver Wire (Current ADP: Undrafted) ANALYSIS: With the retiring of one of the greatest tight ends to ever play the game in Tony Gonzales, many assume that the 100+ targets tossed his way by Matt Ryan will be soaked up by a healthy group of […]

Steven Jackson and Danny Amendola: Fantasy Sleepers

As Fantasy Football Draft Season heats up and enters full stride, RotoBaller will be bringing all sorts of high quality sleepers to target in your drafts.  These are a couple of high-profile 2013 free agent signings  who turned out to be disappointments last year but could be big time fantasy football sleepers in 2014.   […]

Tiered Quarterback Rankings: Top 21 in Fantasy Football

Last week, we looked at the top 10 quarterbacks in our 2014 fantasy fantasy football QB rankings. Tiers 1-2 included QB studs like Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton and our #1 QB for 2014 fantasy football: Drew Brees.  In this article we'll look at the next 11 QBs, representing tiers 3-4 in our quarterback rankings. […]

Dynasty League Quarterback Rankings: Top 15 for 2014

Flawed NFL Quarterbacks With Upside   15. Andy Dalton - If Jay Gruden had stayed, or if he didn’t put up a stink bomb in the playoffs for the third straight year, Dalton would be much higher on this list. With that said, he’s got a plethora of weapons on the field. The opportunity is there. […]

Atlanta Falcons: 2014 Fantasy Football Analysis & Team Outlook

It’s no secret that the Atlanta Falcons were one of the most disappointing teams in all of football last season. They had an unusually poor win / loss for the Mike Smith/Matt Ryan era, emerging victorious just four times. Most of Atlanta’s woes, though, weren't due to lack of performance, but rather to the consistency […]