That’s 72 unforced errors for Richie Tenenbaum. He’s playing the worst tennis of his life . . . He’s taken off his shoes and one of his socks and . . . actually, I think he’s crying. – Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson Only the Lions, 49ers, Jaguars, and Broncos were on the bye in Week 9, but if your squads featured a lot of Christian…...

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 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…...

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 willingness to embrace…...

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 hour to…...

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 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…...

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 8 is in the books, and…...

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 hour to…...

Shawn Siegele dives into all of the Week 9 matchups, helps you find the best deep stashes, and recommends some usage and schedule-based trades, including a couple that are sure to generate controversy. As a thank you for your patience with my recent travel and health blips, this week’s Zero RB Universe is the longest in approximately a decade of writing the article. That also…...

Knowing when to react and when not to is crucial in fantasy football. It’s important to distinguish what is truly significant and what is not. This article aims to clarify what requires our full attention and what can be disregarded. FIVE THINGS THAT MATTER THE QUARTERBACK APOCALYPSE There were three injuries to regular starting QBs on Sunday — Kirk Cousins, Matthew Stafford, and Kenny Pickett…...

Another week, another brutal set of injuries to high-profile players that remind us how dangerous the sport we love is. With four more quarterbacks likely to miss time, and Kirk Cousins out for the season, teams are scrambling to pick up the pieces. Though my heart is with Cousins and my beloved Vikings, here in the fantasy world all we can do is carry on…...

Week 8 was another strong week for tight end scoring in fantasy football. 14 different players cleared double-digit fantasy points, nine scored more than 15 and four went over 20. I’m not big for tooting my own horn, but all three players I talked up last week managed 15-plus. Not too shabby, I think you’ll agree. But that was another week, another time. You’re here…...

Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 9 and highlights others to preemptively stash. This week’s waiver wire is very different from prior weeks where injuries opened up a lot of value. The waiver wire for Week 9 is more about picking up high-quality stashes and finding bye-week fill-ins.  I think these types of weeks are great for…...

“There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said — no. But somehow we missed it.” ― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern must constantly struggle with not being the main characters in their own story. Worse, they experience the nagging sensation of having arrived in a moment with no antecedent and with motivations that do not stem…...