I’ve been using the various RotoViz apps to research RBs as I prepare for my first serious drafts of 2015. One of the biggest surprises is the way in which our Projection Machine rankings are down on Eddie Lacy. Frequent readers will know that I was not a big fan of Lacy heading into the 2013 Draft. I was wrong. Being responsive to new information…...

After several years in RB purgatory, Doug Martin seems on the verge of bouncing back for the 2015 season. Justin Bailey has been doing a great job of keeping us updated on relevant news around the NFL. One of his recent blurbs discussed a possible renaissance…....

We began with the candidates ranked No. 15 through No. 11. In that article I presented an evidence-based methodology for finding RB gems in the middle and late rounds. We then continued our countdown with No. 10 through No. 6 and found three rookies with a chance to pay immediate dividends. As we finish today with the final five, we’ll end up with three teams…...

I like to build my draft board taking into account a variety of evidence-based approaches. In trying to determine picks at the very top of the draft, this means making sure as much evidence as possible points in the same direction. For this study, I wanted to use the RotoViz apps to discover which receivers had the highest upside. As a simple means of identifying…...

We began with the Zero RB candidates ranked 11 to 15. If you’re familiar with the methodology, skip the intro. At this point many fantasy players are familiar with Zero RB, but avoiding those early round land mines is meaningless without a method for otherwise filling the position. In last April’s Zero RB, Breakout Stars, and Having More Fun Drafting, I explained how to use an evidence-based approach…...

At this point many fantasy players are familiar with Zero RB, but avoiding those early round land mines is meaningless without a method for otherwise filling the position. In last April’s Zero RB, Breakout Stars, and Having More Fun Drafting, I explained how to use an evidence-based approach to consistently land late round starters at the running back position. A few of the key components: Target rookies. Target…...

  Although RotoViz will provide a wealth of free agency material during the regular season, winning waivers begins during the summer doldrums. Understanding a player’s background and profile now can help fend off emotional moves in Week 4. It can also help you continue to build a strong bottom half of the roster before injuries strike or a player becomes relevant…....

Although RotoViz will provide a wealth of free agency material during the regular season, winning waivers begins during the summer doldrums. Understanding a player’s background and profile now can help fend off emotional moves in Week 4. It can also help you continue to build a strong bottom half of the roster before injuries strike or a player becomes relevant. What constitutes a deep roster…...

  Although RotoViz will provide a wealth of free agency material during the regular season, winning waivers begins during the summer doldrums. Understanding a player’s background and profile now can help fend off emotional moves in Week 4. It can also help you continue to build a strong bottom half of the roster before injuries strike or a player becomes relevant…....

  As I mentioned in the introduction for Round 5, the RDL has as least 770 players rostered at all times. It’s vitally important not to waste even late round picks. The expected value of late rounders may be fairly low, but that doesn’t mean you can’t select players with a combination of youth, athleticism, and production. In fact, Round 7 saw the selection of…...

  The PFF Fantasy rookie draft began yesterday morning, and we should reach this area of the draft by the weekend. Putting this project together has helped my preparation immensely, and I hope there’s been at least some value for readers as well. Almost everyone in your draft will have familiarity with the first round guys. Although the hit rates are low in the late…...

  It’s easy to say that we’re into the area where the picks don’t really matter, that they have minimal or even negative roster value, but I don’t think that’s the case for several reasons. First, the likely direct backup to Jonathan Stewart went in this round. Stewart’s backup always has value. Second, several intriguing IDPs came off the board in this stanza. Adding excitement…...

  Round 4 may have been the strangest, most quixotic, and potentially most interesting of the RDL stanzas as participants vied to grab their favorite sleepers before they were snapped up by someone else. This is also a very fertile area for IDPs, the defensive player element adding some sizzle and entertainment to a portion of the draft that often falls flat in offense-only formats…....

  With fantasy football now a year round activity, sleepers aren’t necessarily players sliding below the radar – everyone is on the radar – but players whose names still don’t command much in the way of an ADP-boosting narrative. Here’s a look at 10 players I’m looking to acquire this offseason. All are currently valued outside the Top 100, and seven fall outside the Top…...

  As we move into Round 3, we’re following the same template from Round 1 and Round 2.  Keep in mind that our staff rankings and rookie ADP do not include IDPs, so it’s necessary to make the mental adjustment for the defensive players selected. Only one IDP was taken in the first 24 picks and three more came off the board here in the…...

  We looked at Round 1 of the 2015 Fleaflicker RotoViz dynasty rookie draft on Saturday. It’s time for Round 2…....

  The 2015 Fleaflicker RotoViz Dynasty rookie draft took place over the course of the last week. Our motley collection of rapscallions and rogues combined with Matthew Freedman’s deliciously labyrinthine league settings to create a raucous affair. As opposed to simply listing the selections, my goal is to make this a reference tool and hopefully have some fun in the process. The RotoViz Rank comes…...

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  The 2015 NFL Draft could be to running backs what 2014 was to wide receivers. You won’t necessarily need to be the best back in this loaded class to make an immediate impact. Jay Ajayi may be the Mike Evans to Todd Gurley’s Odell Beckham, or he might be the Sammy Watkins to Melvin Gordon’s . . . well, Gordon is (not) going to…...

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