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In-Season Articles

More Projections and Optimals for FFPC Playoff Contests: The Wrong Read, Divisional Round

Week 2 of the Playoffs also brings Part 2 of the FFPC Playoff Challenge. The rules are a little different, and the prizes are a little smaller, but the games are more important and arguably less predictable. The Divisional Round Playoff Challenge differs from the original version in that it only includes eight roster spots. There are only eight teams remaining in the playoffs, so…...

The Gauntlet Returns: How to Navigate Underdog’s Divisional Round ADP

Shawn Siegele explores the nuances of building Underdog playoff rosters now that we’re down to eight teams as we enter the Divisional Round. Wild Card weekend lived up to its branding and delivered in a way that regular season football generally did not in 2023. As Colm and I broke down on Overtime yesterday, the initial wave of playoff games followed our expected script but…...

A 2023 Self-Appraisal: Transparency, Accountability, and the Pursuit of Betterment, Part 1 – Preseason and Weeks 1-4

“Self-examination, the observation of one’s own experience, is the very root of the intelligence.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti. Using self-examination to accept the person you are could be worthwhile for your mental health, but it can’t generally improve your performance at a craft. Using self-examination to become better requires action. And it begins with an honest evaluation of what you have been doing and what results…...

Projections and Optimal FFPC Playoff Challenge Lineups: The Wrong Read, Wild Card Weekend

We’re doing something a little different this week. While I will still include the team-level numbers for the Wild Card round, I want to start elsewhere. One of my favorite fantasy contests is the FFPC Playoff Challenge. Much of the strategy for that contest revolves around the game theory aspect — how do you fill your lineup with players who will score points and help…...

FFPC Playoff Contest: The RV Tools Give Us Scenarios for Every Team But One (and Not the Obvious One)

Shawn Siegele dives deep into the RotoViz tools and presents his game plan for attacking the 2024 FFPC Playoff contest. Perhaps no fantasy game is quite as fun to enter, discuss, and debate as the FFPC Playoff contest. You get to choose your own players without interference from other drafters, eliminating every excuse. You can win $500,000 in the course of a month instead of…...

All of the Best Options for Exploiting Underdog Playoff ADP Ahead of the Wild Card Round

In the first of a two-part series breaking down the FFPC and Underdog playoff contests, Shawn Siegele helps you build a juggernaut in this week’s Underdog drafts. If you were waiting on the playoff matchups to dive into the Underdog playoff drafts, they’re currently offering six different contest structures to drafters. In today’s exercise, we’ll work through the general tactics, the differences between the contests,…...

Trevor Lawrence Gets a Favorable Matchup to Take Jacksonville to the Playoffs: The Wrong Read, Week 18 – Sunday Edition

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

Can C.J. Stroud Cap His Rookie of the Year Season with a Playoff Berth? The Wrong Read, Week 18 – Saturday Edition

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

Evan Can’t Wait: Week 18 Tight End Plays for DFS

For most of the free footballing world, the 2023 fantasy football season is over. Titles have been won, belts have changed hands, and prize money is being collected. Fun times for the winners and those who did not taste triumph thoughts are already turning to next year. (Unless your league is playing in Week 18, of course, which, if so, I applaud and am baffled…...

Happy New Year! And Congrats to All of the New Fantasy Football Champions

Week 17 didn’t let off the brakes. Shawn Siegele shares some initial thoughts in the aftermath of one of the biggest roller coaster seasons ever.  Fantasy football will break your heart . . . but in the best possible way. Ben and I finished Saturday night in third place overall in the FFPC Main Event. Unfortunately, we crashed and burned on the fantasy season’s final…...

Going Deep: Week 17 Passing Matchups Preview, Part 3

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools — specifically the newly released Passing Game Matchup Rater — to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As my process makes heavy use of the Matchup Rater, I’d highly recommend that you set aside half an…...

Going Deep: Week 17 Passing Matchups Preview, Part 2

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools — specifically the newly released Passing Game Matchup Rater — to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As my process makes heavy use of the Matchup Rater, I’d highly recommend that you set aside half an…...

Patrick Mahomes Looks to Bounce Back Against a Weak Cincinnati Defense: The Wrong Read, Week 17 – Part 2

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

The NFL and Their Mild and Temperate Championship Settings – A Week 17 NFL Weather Report (with Sunday Updates)

RotoViz subscribers know that winning often hinges on meticulous analysis of various factors: player statistics, team dynamics, and even the whims of Mother Nature herself. Weather conditions, often overlooked, can play a pivotal role in any game’s outcome. A few of the most well-known and craziest examples include the Fog Bowl, the Tuck Rule Game, and the Ice Bowl. The NFL is unique in its…...

The Raiders Need a Lot to Go Their Way to Make the Playoffs, But Zamir White Will Do His Part: The Wrong Read, Week 17 – Part 1

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

Jahmyr Gibbs Proves Why He Was Worth a First-Round Pick: The Wrong Read, Week 17 – Early Week Preview

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

Using the RotoViz Pace Tool to Forecast which Week 17 Games to Target or Avoid

The pace of play at the team level is instructive in fantasy football. The faster a team is, the more plays they will tend to run. The more plays a team tends to run, the more players on those teams tend to score. Using the RotoViz Pace Tool, we can see the tendencies of every team in these areas so far in 2023. I toggled to…...

Going Deep: Week 17 Passing Matchups Preview, Part 1

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools — specifically the newly released Passing Game Matchup Rater — to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As my process makes heavy use of the Matchup Rater, I’d highly recommend that you set aside half an…...

Rashee Rice’s Rise To Stardom and Demarcus Robinson’s Nose For The End Zone: Wide Receiver Advanced Stats And Buy Lows Ahead Of Week 17

In this weekly article, Ryan Ramsarran uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blowup WR in DFS. We’ll use the advanced WR metrics to highlight a few buy-low options at the position each week. Week 16 is in the books, and…...

Zero RB Universe: The Championships – Addressing the Tough Matchup Questions for Finals Weekend

Shawn Siegele breaks down the biggest usage takeaways from Week 16 and looks ahead to all of the key matchups in the fantasy finals. Breece Hall’s 43-point outburst helped us in a big way in the Main Events and carried Colm Kelly and me into the FFPC Superflex finals where we’ll face off against a handful of other managers from the RotoViz community. I hope…...

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