ICYFU[1]You can figure that out. and weren’t reading RotoViz in August, Mr. Douche has been tracking draft and scoring data from the Fantasy Football Players Championship, one of the most popular high-stakes outfits in the industry. We here at RotoViz will continue mining that data for interesting takeaways that can be useful for fantasy players, high-stakes or otherwise. This week, it’s an update on which players…...

ICYFU[1]You can figure that out. and weren’t reading RotoViz in August, Mr. Douche has been tracking draft and scoring data from the Fantasy Football Players Championship, one of the most popular high-stakes outfits in the industry. We here at RotoViz will continue mining that data for interesting takeaways that can be useful for fantasy players, high-stakes or otherwise. This week, it’s an update on which players…...

I think the Similarity Scores Apps are pretty amazing, and they tend to get overlooked around here, among all the other great tools and content. If you want to understand them better, I recommend you read this post by The Douche. But here’s the nutshell version: It’s not perfect. It doesn’t know everything. It probably just knows a lot more than you do. Disagree with…...

I’ve been playing in high-stakes fantasy football leagues for a dozen years now, and that prompted me to share some lessons learned.[1]Another dude with a great first name wrote something like this last summer, and it’s recommended reading. Consider this a supplement to that. Last time, I covered how to handle wide receivers and tight ends. This time, it’s all about the backfield. You’ll notice…...

Listen, I like the late round QB strategy as much as the next guy. It’s great. If you want to know why, follow the @LateRoundQB (he even wrote a book about it). If J.J. doesn’t hate QBs quite enough for your liking, I highly recommend Steve Gallo’s “Zero QB Theorem.”[1]That’s not sarcasm, by the way. Everybody should read that. Here’s the problem: The late-round QB movement has eaten up so much…...

All year, RotoViz has basically been chugging along with the consensus narrative that Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon are superlative fantasy prospects. They started as the second and third overall prospects, respectively, in the composite RotoViz rookie rankings, and then the hype articles (like this, this, this, this, this, this, this and this) started flowing in. Apparently no one fears the Dissenting Costanzan anymore. This isn’t RotoVizian…...

I’ve been playing in high-stakes fantasy football leagues for a dozen years now, first in the defunct World Championship of Fantasy Football and for the last several years, the Fantasy Football Players Championship. I’ve played with several co-managers over all those years, which helps not only with the financing but with decision-making. The basic idea is that you invest a lot more than you normally…...

This article is part of a series comparing positional ADP to positional projections from the Similarity Scores Apps. I covered the QBs here. If you’ve already read that one, feel free to skip down to the player-specific takeaways. I think the Similarity Scores Apps are pretty amazing, and they tend to get overlooked around here, among all the other great tools and content.((Not completely overlooked,…...

Anthony Amico recently wrote a piece on Joseph Randle being a value trap. If you haven’t read it, you should. It’s got everything you need to know about why you shouldn’t draft a marginally athletic, medium-sized running back with limited production just because he has a good chance to be the starter for the Cowboys. Anthony’s reasoning is sound. When I read it, I felt myself…...

I think the Similarity Scores App is pretty amazing, and it tends to get overlooked around here, among all the other great tools and content. I recommend you read this post by The Douche, which tells you everything you need to know about how the app works. But here’s the nutshell version: It’s not perfect. It doesn’t know everything. It probably just knows a lot…...