Shawn Siegele

Author of the original Zero RB article and 2013 NFFC Primetime Grand Champion. 11-time main event league winner. 2015, 2017, 2018 titles in MFL10 of Death.

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3 Burning Questions for Week 7

October 16, 2016 was the day I’ve been waiting for since September 25, 2011. I thought it was never going to happen. But it did. And for one glorious day, Kenny Britt was among the best players in the National Football League…....

receiving efficiency

72 Unforced Errors – Week 6

In which we lament poor tight end play, discover Stefon Diggs will not be benched, encourage owners with a poor record to take heart, chronicle the misadventures of small school wide receivers, and explain why Chris Hogan is heading for a breakout…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 6

Week 5 was disappointing for RB sleepers. Jerick McKinnon turned in a wildly inefficient performance. Kenneth Dixon played sparingly. Orleans Darkwa flopped, and Wendell Smallwood returned to the bench…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 5

I’m changing the format slightly this week so that readers can examine all of the RBs together and compare both weekly and full-season EP numbers for rushing and receiving. You can still sort by individual backfield…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 4

The goal of the Ultimate Zero RB Watch List is to help owners keep track of depth charts and workloads, but it’s also to provide material that could be helpful in making start/sit decisions and formulating trade offers for all owners, even those who select a running back early…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 3

Before Week 1 we examined the depth chart for every team, including practice squad players. Before Week 2, we used the Snap Report app to examine snaps and opportunities…....

Advanced WR Stats and Rest of Season Rankings

I hope everyone enjoyed the first weekend as much as I did. From 10 AM Sunday morning to 2:30 AM that night, I watched 14 hours of football, did eight miles on the treadmill, and consumed more than enough wings and ice cream to still be at a calorie surplus.((The miles, wings, and ice cream all occurred simultaneously with the football watching. The missing hours represent a break for a…...

The Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 2

Last week I detailed the RB depth chart for every NFL team, including those backs stashed on various practice squads. This week we’ll use the Snap Report app to look at workloads for Game 1. Outside of Chris Ivory‘s illness, running backs escaped the first week unscathed…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 1

One of my in-season articles this year will be keeping track of RB movement. For the first installment, I’ve looked at the depth chart for all 32 teams and tried to form a complete picture of each roster…....

Baltimore WRs Are the Opposite of Detroit WRs: Buy Them All

It was one highlight in a training camp filled with them between Flacco and Wallace. Over the course of three weeks, Flacco has connected with Wallace over the middle for first downs and in the red zone for scores. “Mike is awesome,” Flacco said. “I think he is going to be a really big hit for us.” – Jamison Hensley, ESPN…...

The Zero RB Target List Expands to 20 for Draft Weekend

One of my in-season features for 2016 will be an Ultimate Zero RB Watch List to help keep track of RB movement. Keep in mind as you peruse our final list of draft day targets that grinding waivers is at least as important…....

Philip Rivers and 4 Other QBs to Draft for a Fast Start

We often hear that late season performance is more important than early season performance, but one trait of elite high stakes players is an emphasis on starting fast. If you play in any serious league, making the playoffs is the key…....

Mark Ingram and 4 Other RBs Who Should Get Off to Blazing Starts

We often hear that late season performance is more important than early season performance, but one trait of elite high stakes players is an emphasis on starting fast. If you play in any serious league, making the playoffs is the key. …...

Preseason Shakeup: The Updated Top 15 Zero RB Candidates

Earlier this summer, we looked at the Top 15 Zero RB candidates in a three-part series. At the advent of training camp, I published an update with four slots changing hands. We’ve now seen two preseason games, and fantasy drafts have shifted into high gear…....

Half-PPR Is the Next Wave: Here’s How to Attack

After providing the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Zero RB Galaxy for PPR aficionados and looking at how to Build the Ultimate Standard lineup, half-PPR leagues have become the topic of the moment on the message boards…....

3 Burning Questions for Week 7

October 16, 2016 was the day I’ve been waiting for since September 25, 2011. I thought it was never going to happen. But it did. And for one glorious day, Kenny Britt was among the best players in the National Football League…....

receiving efficiency

72 Unforced Errors – Week 6

In which we lament poor tight end play, discover Stefon Diggs will not be benched, encourage owners with a poor record to take heart, chronicle the misadventures of small school wide receivers, and explain why Chris Hogan is heading for a breakout…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 6

Week 5 was disappointing for RB sleepers. Jerick McKinnon turned in a wildly inefficient performance. Kenneth Dixon played sparingly. Orleans Darkwa flopped, and Wendell Smallwood returned to the bench…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 5

I’m changing the format slightly this week so that readers can examine all of the RBs together and compare both weekly and full-season EP numbers for rushing and receiving. You can still sort by individual backfield…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 4

The goal of the Ultimate Zero RB Watch List is to help owners keep track of depth charts and workloads, but it’s also to provide material that could be helpful in making start/sit decisions and formulating trade offers for all owners, even those who select a running back early…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 3

Before Week 1 we examined the depth chart for every team, including practice squad players. Before Week 2, we used the Snap Report app to examine snaps and opportunities…....

Advanced WR Stats and Rest of Season Rankings

I hope everyone enjoyed the first weekend as much as I did. From 10 AM Sunday morning to 2:30 AM that night, I watched 14 hours of football, did eight miles on the treadmill, and consumed more than enough wings and ice cream to still be at a calorie surplus.((The miles, wings, and ice cream all occurred simultaneously with the football watching. The missing hours represent a break for a…...

The Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 2

Last week I detailed the RB depth chart for every NFL team, including those backs stashed on various practice squads. This week we’ll use the Snap Report app to look at workloads for Game 1. Outside of Chris Ivory‘s illness, running backs escaped the first week unscathed…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 1

One of my in-season articles this year will be keeping track of RB movement. For the first installment, I’ve looked at the depth chart for all 32 teams and tried to form a complete picture of each roster…....

Baltimore WRs Are the Opposite of Detroit WRs: Buy Them All

It was one highlight in a training camp filled with them between Flacco and Wallace. Over the course of three weeks, Flacco has connected with Wallace over the middle for first downs and in the red zone for scores. “Mike is awesome,” Flacco said. “I think he is going to be a really big hit for us.” – Jamison Hensley, ESPN…...

The Zero RB Target List Expands to 20 for Draft Weekend

One of my in-season features for 2016 will be an Ultimate Zero RB Watch List to help keep track of RB movement. Keep in mind as you peruse our final list of draft day targets that grinding waivers is at least as important…....

Philip Rivers and 4 Other QBs to Draft for a Fast Start

We often hear that late season performance is more important than early season performance, but one trait of elite high stakes players is an emphasis on starting fast. If you play in any serious league, making the playoffs is the key…....

Mark Ingram and 4 Other RBs Who Should Get Off to Blazing Starts

We often hear that late season performance is more important than early season performance, but one trait of elite high stakes players is an emphasis on starting fast. If you play in any serious league, making the playoffs is the key. …...

Preseason Shakeup: The Updated Top 15 Zero RB Candidates

Earlier this summer, we looked at the Top 15 Zero RB candidates in a three-part series. At the advent of training camp, I published an update with four slots changing hands. We’ve now seen two preseason games, and fantasy drafts have shifted into high gear…....

Half-PPR Is the Next Wave: Here’s How to Attack

After providing the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Zero RB Galaxy for PPR aficionados and looking at how to Build the Ultimate Standard lineup, half-PPR leagues have become the topic of the moment on the message boards…....

3 Burning Questions for Week 7

October 16, 2016 was the day I’ve been waiting for since September 25, 2011. I thought it was never going to happen. But it did. And for one glorious day, Kenny Britt was among the best players in the National Football League…....

receiving efficiency

72 Unforced Errors – Week 6

In which we lament poor tight end play, discover Stefon Diggs will not be benched, encourage owners with a poor record to take heart, chronicle the misadventures of small school wide receivers, and explain why Chris Hogan is heading for a breakout…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 6

Week 5 was disappointing for RB sleepers. Jerick McKinnon turned in a wildly inefficient performance. Kenneth Dixon played sparingly. Orleans Darkwa flopped, and Wendell Smallwood returned to the bench…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 5

I’m changing the format slightly this week so that readers can examine all of the RBs together and compare both weekly and full-season EP numbers for rushing and receiving. You can still sort by individual backfield…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 4

The goal of the Ultimate Zero RB Watch List is to help owners keep track of depth charts and workloads, but it’s also to provide material that could be helpful in making start/sit decisions and formulating trade offers for all owners, even those who select a running back early…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 3

Before Week 1 we examined the depth chart for every team, including practice squad players. Before Week 2, we used the Snap Report app to examine snaps and opportunities…....

Advanced WR Stats and Rest of Season Rankings

I hope everyone enjoyed the first weekend as much as I did. From 10 AM Sunday morning to 2:30 AM that night, I watched 14 hours of football, did eight miles on the treadmill, and consumed more than enough wings and ice cream to still be at a calorie surplus.((The miles, wings, and ice cream all occurred simultaneously with the football watching. The missing hours represent a break for a…...

The Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 2

Last week I detailed the RB depth chart for every NFL team, including those backs stashed on various practice squads. This week we’ll use the Snap Report app to look at workloads for Game 1. Outside of Chris Ivory‘s illness, running backs escaped the first week unscathed…....

Ultimate Zero RB Watch List – Week 1

One of my in-season articles this year will be keeping track of RB movement. For the first installment, I’ve looked at the depth chart for all 32 teams and tried to form a complete picture of each roster…....

Baltimore WRs Are the Opposite of Detroit WRs: Buy Them All

It was one highlight in a training camp filled with them between Flacco and Wallace. Over the course of three weeks, Flacco has connected with Wallace over the middle for first downs and in the red zone for scores. “Mike is awesome,” Flacco said. “I think he is going to be a really big hit for us.” – Jamison Hensley, ESPN…...

The Zero RB Target List Expands to 20 for Draft Weekend

One of my in-season features for 2016 will be an Ultimate Zero RB Watch List to help keep track of RB movement. Keep in mind as you peruse our final list of draft day targets that grinding waivers is at least as important…....

Philip Rivers and 4 Other QBs to Draft for a Fast Start

We often hear that late season performance is more important than early season performance, but one trait of elite high stakes players is an emphasis on starting fast. If you play in any serious league, making the playoffs is the key…....

Mark Ingram and 4 Other RBs Who Should Get Off to Blazing Starts

We often hear that late season performance is more important than early season performance, but one trait of elite high stakes players is an emphasis on starting fast. If you play in any serious league, making the playoffs is the key. …...

Preseason Shakeup: The Updated Top 15 Zero RB Candidates

Earlier this summer, we looked at the Top 15 Zero RB candidates in a three-part series. At the advent of training camp, I published an update with four slots changing hands. We’ve now seen two preseason games, and fantasy drafts have shifted into high gear…....

Half-PPR Is the Next Wave: Here’s How to Attack

After providing the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Zero RB Galaxy for PPR aficionados and looking at how to Build the Ultimate Standard lineup, half-PPR leagues have become the topic of the moment on the message boards…....

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