Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Win Rates tool to examine the best and worst best-ball performances at the RB position, including standout results from Christian McCaffrey, Austin Ekeler, and Leonard Fournette. Over the past month we’ve detailed the running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends, while also evaluating our structural approach to the 2019 season. Today we start over with the RB position and…...

Shawn Siegele profiles Austin Ekeler’s stardom, Devin Singletary’s breakout, and Darwin Thompson’s opportunity in his look at the AFC running back committees ahead of Week 14. The RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer provide a smorgasbord of data as we dive into the advanced stats for every team. Much of our focus is on how RBs score their points. We use expected points (EP) and fantasy points over…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all the top wide receiver performances from Week 13, including surprising explosions from Kenny Golladay, James Washington, and Courtland Sutton. The Lions, Steelers, and Broncos collectively moved to their third quarterback options for the 2019 season. The results were far better than expected. David Blough, Devlin Hodges, and Drew Lock breathed life into moribund offenses and each placed a WR on…...

In a Thanksgiving week Backfield Battles Edition, Shawn Siegele looks at Rashaad Penny’s dream opportunity and details the NFC running back committees ahead of Week 13. The RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer provide a smorgasbord of data as we dive into the advanced stats for every team. Much of the focus is on how RBs score their points. We use expected points (EP) and fantasy points over expectation…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all of the top wide receiver performances from Week 12, including big games from Chris Godwin, Jarvis Landry, and D.J. Moore. In this week of giving thanks, I find myself grateful for the blessing of being involved with such a great team here at RotoViz and among such a wonderful community that stretches to our subscribers, our slack members, our podcast…...

Shawn Siegele explores the BestBall win rates for key players in the MFL10 of Death, including a breathtaking squad with Mark Andrews, Darren Waller, and D.J. Chark. He looks back at his own draft and evaluates whether the lessons from the Best Ball Workshop have allowed him to continue his winning ways. Each week in my adventures down the rabbit hole of the Best Ball Win…...

Jack Miller has done an excellent job this season using the Strength of Schedule Streaming tool to help you buy players before they benefited from easier schedules. In this companion piece, Shawn Siegele suggests a few sell options to boost your lineup for the fantasy football playoffs. It’s Always Hard to Sell – Let’s Make It A Little Easier I have a particular fondness for the SoS…...

Shawn Siegele looks at a rare receiving explosion from Mark Ingram, a clockwork receiving explosion from Austin Ekeler, and emerging opportunity in Indianapolis as he details the running back workloads for every AFC backfield ahead of Week 12. Our goal with the Zero RB Watch List is to help you locate RB breakouts and waiver adds before they happen, but this column isn’t just for…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all of the top wide receiver performances from Week 11, including big games from Stefon Diggs, Calvin Ridley, and John Brown. WR Fantasy Points Over Expectation Leaderboard – Week 11 Stefon Diggs In the midst of a brutal stretch where he has the most difficult WR schedule in football, Diggs ignited a Vikings second-half comeback with 121 yards and a score…...

Shawn Siegele explores the BestBall win rates for tight ends, breaks down heroic seasons from Austin Hooper, Mark Andrews, and Darren Waller, and examines the superstar with a shocking difference in win rate between the FFPC and BestBall10s. Each week in my adventures down the rabbit hole of the Best Ball Win Rates tool, I like to choose a specific position or question for closer examination…....

Jack Miller has done an excellent job this season using the Strength of Schedule Streaming tool to help you buy players before they benefited from easier schedules. In this companion piece, Shawn Siegele suggests a few sell options to help close those key fantasy football trades. It’s Always Hard to Sell – Let’s Make It A Little Easier I have a particular fondness for the SoS Streamer as…...

Shawn Siegele looks at a breakout performance from Ronald Jones, a big opportunity for Brian Hill, and a disappointing result from Ezekiel Elliott as he details the running back workloads for every NFC backfield ahead of Week 11. Our goal with the Zero RB Watch List is to help you locate RB breakouts and waiver adds before they happen, but this column isn’t just for…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all of the top wide receiver performances from Week 10, including big games from Christian Kirk, Darius Slayton, and Amari Cooper. It was a banner Sunday in fantasy points over expectation (FPOE). Five of the top-eight scores came from rookies or second-year players. Two of those top-eight scores were fueled by another rookie. Daniel Jones led a quartet of young QBs…...

Shawn Siegele examines the BestBall win rates for wide receivers, looks at big games from Tyler Lockett and Mohamed Sanu, and takes a round-by-round look at the preferred roster construction from the Best Ball Workshop. Each week in my adventures down the rabbit hole of the Best Ball Win Rates tool, I like to choose a specific position or question for closer examination. Last week we analyzed…...

Jack Miller has done an excellent job this season using the Strength of Schedule Streaming tool to help you buy players before they benefited from easier schedules. In this companion piece, Shawn Siegele suggests a few sell options to help close those key fantasy football trades. It’s Always Hard to Sell – Let’s Make It A Little Easier I have a particular fondness for the SoS Streamer…...

Shawn Siegele looks at a breakout performance from Devin Singletary and bounceback performances from Melvin Gordon and Damien Williams as he details the running back workloads for every AFC backfield ahead of Week 10. Our goal with the Zero RB Watch List is to help you locate RB breakouts and waiver adds before they happen, but this column isn’t just for Zero RB owners. We’re…...

Tyler Lockett joined the 40-point club, while Mike Evans and Kenny Golladay produced back-to-back monster performances. Shawn Siegele breaks down all of the top WR performances from Week 9, including Tyreek Hill’s success with Matt Moore and how Russell Wilson and Matthew Stafford are fueling big seasons in Seattle and Detroit.  Fantasy Points Over Expectation Leaderboard – Week 9 Only three receivers reached double-digit fantasy…...

Shawn Siegele examines the BestBall win rates for running backs in the Dead Zone and compares them to runners in the Sweet Spot, especially members of the 2019 Zero RB Candidates list. Each week in my adventures down the rabbit hole of the Best Ball Win Rates tool, I like to choose a specific position or question for closer examination. This week’s prompt comes from…...

Jack Miller has done an excellent job this season using the Strength of Schedule Streaming tool to help you buy players before they benefited from easier schedules. In this companion piece, Shawn Siegele suggests a few sell options to make those purchases. The Always Difficult Decision to Sell Star Players Last week, I recommended selling Chris Carson, Mark Ingram, Stefon Diggs, and D.J. Moore. Those sells are…...

Shawn Siegele looks at the monster performances from Aaron Jones, Tevin Coleman, and Christian McCaffrey, and breaks down the running back workloads for every NFC backfield ahead of Week 9. Our goal with the Zero RB Watch List is to help you locate RB breakouts and waiver adds before they happen, but this column isn’t just for Zero RB owners. We’re just as focused on…...