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The year is 2021 and we are still having the same debate that’s been going on for over 10 years. It is particularly poignant this year with the cancellation of the NFL combine due to COVID-19. Why are pro day forty times faster than combine forty times and should we be adjusting them to get an apples-to-apples comparison with official combine laser timing? With no…...
Dave Caban unveils his 2021 RB Breakaway Rush Scores — a metric that has proven to be one of the most predictive measures of NFL success for RB prospects. It’s easy to love explosive running backs — players that can take a handoff, find a hole, juke past a linebacker, and race to the end zone. These are the type of plays that circle through…...
Late-Round Quarterback has been a staple of value-based drafting strategy for nearly a decade. Are we seeing the tides turn as many are advocating for drafting early-round dual-threat QBs? The two primary ways to measure the success of fantasy football draft picks are production and value, with production largely measured by fantasy points and value accounting for the cost to acquire (aka draft capital). Earlier…...
Last year, when many fantasy analysts were bemoaning an elite receiver switching teams to a run-first offense led by an inaccurate but mobile quarterback, I wrote that both the receiver and the quarterback were targets. The receiver was Stefon Diggs. The quarterback was Josh Allen. They each finished third in PPR scoring. This year a similar situation has arisen, with Kenny Golladay headed to the…...
Elite running backs are a precious commodity in dynasty fantasy football. Dave Caban outlines a simple way to maximize your chances of finding tomorrow’s stars. Earlier this month I used regression tree analysis to better understand wide receiver prospect profiles. Regression trees help us to understand the mixture of attributes that tend to drive NFL performance and provide a visual way to understand how these…...
Patrick Mahomes can make up for a lot, but that shocking day in Tampa confirmed the existence of limits, as both his stalwart protectors at offensive tackle yielded to their understudy. Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz bookended an offensive line that had returned a majority of starters in every season since the Chiefs traded up for Mahomes in 2017. Now both free agents recover from…...
Believe it or not, it’s time to start talking about the 2021 College Football season! Spring practices are already in bloom. Spring games are kicking off here soon. Early enrollees have been on campus for weeks now. Most transfers are finalized. Some impatient devy fantasy football drafts are already in progress. It’s time we talk about the next generation of future NFL stars set to…...
Shawn Siegele updates his dynasty rankings with most of the big free agent WRs off the board. Where do Kenny Golladay, Will Fuller, and Curtis Samuel rank after changing teams? As free agency winds down and pro days continue at a fevered pace, Sam Wallace and I find ourselves embroiled in Scott Barrett’s Animal Shelter startup. Any dynasty startup is a blast, but this format…...
During the first week of free agency, several teams saw changes to their running back depth chart. While the Texans added two seasoned veterans in Mark Ingram and Phillip Lindsay, the Raiders and Falcons added one each of their own in Kenyan Drake and Mike Davis. While some of these moves may bode well for the newly signed running backs, they could also negatively impact the incumbent backs on their…...
In Dynasty Trading, Curtis Patrick journals moves from his own dynasty fantasy football leagues. I’ve been a trade-hound this month. On the low side, I’ll estimate I’ve sent something like 50 offers across 11 leagues, and that’s not including a flurry of activity in my latest dynasty startup. Dynasty trading is essential to finding sustained success. Trading can help you address an injury or a retirement…....
Amr Gabr examines the Jonathan Taylor disconnect between fantasy owners and NFL GMs. Were the armchair experts right all along? And what does this mean for his chances to join the truly elite in 2021? Fantasy and draft Twitter collectively had few questions about Wisconsin star Jonathan Taylor as he headed into the 2020 NFL draft. The consensus RB1 was often considered the next great…...
Freak Score is our home-grown size-adjusted speed metric that uses height, weight, and speed to project the TD-scoring potential for NFL prospects. Unlike many other measures for an NFL prospect’s size/athleticism profile, the Freak Score incorporates player height. Since its inception 6 years ago the NFL has seen a great many changing trends, but the Freak Score has remained a top predictor. I recently went…...
Michael Dubner continues his 2020 NFL Best Ball Review, this time using Functional Fantasy Points to reveal the WRs who contributed the most fantasy football points to starting rosters. Last offseason I debuted the concept of Functional Fantasy Points (FFP), which are the fantasy points a player scores above baseline at their position on a weekly basis. FFP accounts for the volatility that we care…...
The Seattle Seahawks moved to replace the retired Greg Olsen at tight end by signing Gerald Everett to a one-year, $6 million contract. On a new team, with a more efficient quarterback, could this move finally unlock Everett as a fantasy force? A viable receiving option at the TE spot is something that eluded the Seahawks in 2020. Even when Russell Wilson was “cooking,” the main…...
Every year there are college running backs whose counting stats underrate (or overrate) their true ability. This is especially true following the 2020 season, in which many teams played only a handful of games. Among the most powerful adjustments we can make in order to correct for the problem of counting stats is to use the Backfield Dominator Rating (BDR). If you’ve forgotten or perhaps…...
Veteran receiver moves don’t always create the biggest headlines, but history tells us they can be the key to winning your best ball league and pushing your dynasty squad over the hump. Shawn Siegele provides the key stats, team fits, and ADP values to target in Buffalo, Las Vegas, and New England. Corey Davis, Marvin Jones, Curtis Samuel, and Will Fuller are the headliners at…...
It’s often easy to get caught up in the signings that really move the needle of the fantasy landscape. Twitter was set a blaze on the first day of legal tampering when the Patriots went for a complete overhaul that included the signings of Jonnu Smith and Nelson Agholor. The idea of Ryan Fitzpatrick airing out one deep pass after another to Terry McLaurin also generated some buzz. That excitement was reignited…...
One of the biggest struggles when you get into DFS is learning how to think, specifically when creating lineups for your large tournaments or grand prize pools (GPP). You have to learn how to fill out a viable starting lineup of players that you feel have the potential to return value above and beyond their lineup cost, but at the same time you have must…...
Earlier this week, the Washington Football Team signed 38-year old quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to a one-year, $10 million deal. Soon after, the Chicago Bears signed Andy Dalton to a one-year, $10 million deal after a reported trade for Russell Wilson fell through. With both veterans in prime position to start in 2021, Zachary Krueger assesses their value in FFPC Superflex leagues. Despite being only a few days into the free agency…...
The Jacksonville Jaguars bolstered their offense in free agency, signing former Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones to a two-year, $14.5 million contract. After finishing the 2020 season strong, can Jones continue to be fantasy relevant in sunny Florida? The Jaguars, barring an absolutely incredible series of events, will have a new quarterback in 2021 in Trevor Lawrence. In order for him to enjoy some…...
The year is 2021 and we are still having the same debate that’s been going on for over 10 years. It is particularly poignant this year with the cancellation of the NFL combine due to COVID-19. Why are pro day forty times faster than combine forty times and should we be adjusting them to get an apples-to-apples comparison with official combine laser timing? With no…...
Dave Caban unveils his 2021 RB Breakaway Rush Scores — a metric that has proven to be one of the most predictive measures of NFL success for RB prospects. It’s easy to love explosive running backs — players that can take a handoff, find a hole, juke past a linebacker, and race to the end zone. These are the type of plays that circle through…...
Late-Round Quarterback has been a staple of value-based drafting strategy for nearly a decade. Are we seeing the tides turn as many are advocating for drafting early-round dual-threat QBs? The two primary ways to measure the success of fantasy football draft picks are production and value, with production largely measured by fantasy points and value accounting for the cost to acquire (aka draft capital). Earlier…...
Last year, when many fantasy analysts were bemoaning an elite receiver switching teams to a run-first offense led by an inaccurate but mobile quarterback, I wrote that both the receiver and the quarterback were targets. The receiver was Stefon Diggs. The quarterback was Josh Allen. They each finished third in PPR scoring. This year a similar situation has arisen, with Kenny Golladay headed to the…...
Elite running backs are a precious commodity in dynasty fantasy football. Dave Caban outlines a simple way to maximize your chances of finding tomorrow’s stars. Earlier this month I used regression tree analysis to better understand wide receiver prospect profiles. Regression trees help us to understand the mixture of attributes that tend to drive NFL performance and provide a visual way to understand how these…...
Patrick Mahomes can make up for a lot, but that shocking day in Tampa confirmed the existence of limits, as both his stalwart protectors at offensive tackle yielded to their understudy. Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz bookended an offensive line that had returned a majority of starters in every season since the Chiefs traded up for Mahomes in 2017. Now both free agents recover from…...
Believe it or not, it’s time to start talking about the 2021 College Football season! Spring practices are already in bloom. Spring games are kicking off here soon. Early enrollees have been on campus for weeks now. Most transfers are finalized. Some impatient devy fantasy football drafts are already in progress. It’s time we talk about the next generation of future NFL stars set to…...
Shawn Siegele updates his dynasty rankings with most of the big free agent WRs off the board. Where do Kenny Golladay, Will Fuller, and Curtis Samuel rank after changing teams? As free agency winds down and pro days continue at a fevered pace, Sam Wallace and I find ourselves embroiled in Scott Barrett’s Animal Shelter startup. Any dynasty startup is a blast, but this format…...
During the first week of free agency, several teams saw changes to their running back depth chart. While the Texans added two seasoned veterans in Mark Ingram and Phillip Lindsay, the Raiders and Falcons added one each of their own in Kenyan Drake and Mike Davis. While some of these moves may bode well for the newly signed running backs, they could also negatively impact the incumbent backs on their…...
In Dynasty Trading, Curtis Patrick journals moves from his own dynasty fantasy football leagues. I’ve been a trade-hound this month. On the low side, I’ll estimate I’ve sent something like 50 offers across 11 leagues, and that’s not including a flurry of activity in my latest dynasty startup. Dynasty trading is essential to finding sustained success. Trading can help you address an injury or a retirement…....
Amr Gabr examines the Jonathan Taylor disconnect between fantasy owners and NFL GMs. Were the armchair experts right all along? And what does this mean for his chances to join the truly elite in 2021? Fantasy and draft Twitter collectively had few questions about Wisconsin star Jonathan Taylor as he headed into the 2020 NFL draft. The consensus RB1 was often considered the next great…...
Freak Score is our home-grown size-adjusted speed metric that uses height, weight, and speed to project the TD-scoring potential for NFL prospects. Unlike many other measures for an NFL prospect’s size/athleticism profile, the Freak Score incorporates player height. Since its inception 6 years ago the NFL has seen a great many changing trends, but the Freak Score has remained a top predictor. I recently went…...
Michael Dubner continues his 2020 NFL Best Ball Review, this time using Functional Fantasy Points to reveal the WRs who contributed the most fantasy football points to starting rosters. Last offseason I debuted the concept of Functional Fantasy Points (FFP), which are the fantasy points a player scores above baseline at their position on a weekly basis. FFP accounts for the volatility that we care…...
The Seattle Seahawks moved to replace the retired Greg Olsen at tight end by signing Gerald Everett to a one-year, $6 million contract. On a new team, with a more efficient quarterback, could this move finally unlock Everett as a fantasy force? A viable receiving option at the TE spot is something that eluded the Seahawks in 2020. Even when Russell Wilson was “cooking,” the main…...
Every year there are college running backs whose counting stats underrate (or overrate) their true ability. This is especially true following the 2020 season, in which many teams played only a handful of games. Among the most powerful adjustments we can make in order to correct for the problem of counting stats is to use the Backfield Dominator Rating (BDR). If you’ve forgotten or perhaps…...
Veteran receiver moves don’t always create the biggest headlines, but history tells us they can be the key to winning your best ball league and pushing your dynasty squad over the hump. Shawn Siegele provides the key stats, team fits, and ADP values to target in Buffalo, Las Vegas, and New England. Corey Davis, Marvin Jones, Curtis Samuel, and Will Fuller are the headliners at…...
It’s often easy to get caught up in the signings that really move the needle of the fantasy landscape. Twitter was set a blaze on the first day of legal tampering when the Patriots went for a complete overhaul that included the signings of Jonnu Smith and Nelson Agholor. The idea of Ryan Fitzpatrick airing out one deep pass after another to Terry McLaurin also generated some buzz. That excitement was reignited…...
One of the biggest struggles when you get into DFS is learning how to think, specifically when creating lineups for your large tournaments or grand prize pools (GPP). You have to learn how to fill out a viable starting lineup of players that you feel have the potential to return value above and beyond their lineup cost, but at the same time you have must…...
Earlier this week, the Washington Football Team signed 38-year old quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to a one-year, $10 million deal. Soon after, the Chicago Bears signed Andy Dalton to a one-year, $10 million deal after a reported trade for Russell Wilson fell through. With both veterans in prime position to start in 2021, Zachary Krueger assesses their value in FFPC Superflex leagues. Despite being only a few days into the free agency…...
The Jacksonville Jaguars bolstered their offense in free agency, signing former Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones to a two-year, $14.5 million contract. After finishing the 2020 season strong, can Jones continue to be fantasy relevant in sunny Florida? The Jaguars, barring an absolutely incredible series of events, will have a new quarterback in 2021 in Trevor Lawrence. In order for him to enjoy some…...
The year is 2021 and we are still having the same debate that’s been going on for over 10 years. It is particularly poignant this year with the cancellation of the NFL combine due to COVID-19. Why are pro day forty times faster than combine forty times and should we be adjusting them to get an apples-to-apples comparison with official combine laser timing? With no…...
Dave Caban unveils his 2021 RB Breakaway Rush Scores — a metric that has proven to be one of the most predictive measures of NFL success for RB prospects. It’s easy to love explosive running backs — players that can take a handoff, find a hole, juke past a linebacker, and race to the end zone. These are the type of plays that circle through…...
Late-Round Quarterback has been a staple of value-based drafting strategy for nearly a decade. Are we seeing the tides turn as many are advocating for drafting early-round dual-threat QBs? The two primary ways to measure the success of fantasy football draft picks are production and value, with production largely measured by fantasy points and value accounting for the cost to acquire (aka draft capital). Earlier…...
Last year, when many fantasy analysts were bemoaning an elite receiver switching teams to a run-first offense led by an inaccurate but mobile quarterback, I wrote that both the receiver and the quarterback were targets. The receiver was Stefon Diggs. The quarterback was Josh Allen. They each finished third in PPR scoring. This year a similar situation has arisen, with Kenny Golladay headed to the…...
Elite running backs are a precious commodity in dynasty fantasy football. Dave Caban outlines a simple way to maximize your chances of finding tomorrow’s stars. Earlier this month I used regression tree analysis to better understand wide receiver prospect profiles. Regression trees help us to understand the mixture of attributes that tend to drive NFL performance and provide a visual way to understand how these…...
Patrick Mahomes can make up for a lot, but that shocking day in Tampa confirmed the existence of limits, as both his stalwart protectors at offensive tackle yielded to their understudy. Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz bookended an offensive line that had returned a majority of starters in every season since the Chiefs traded up for Mahomes in 2017. Now both free agents recover from…...
Believe it or not, it’s time to start talking about the 2021 College Football season! Spring practices are already in bloom. Spring games are kicking off here soon. Early enrollees have been on campus for weeks now. Most transfers are finalized. Some impatient devy fantasy football drafts are already in progress. It’s time we talk about the next generation of future NFL stars set to…...
Shawn Siegele updates his dynasty rankings with most of the big free agent WRs off the board. Where do Kenny Golladay, Will Fuller, and Curtis Samuel rank after changing teams? As free agency winds down and pro days continue at a fevered pace, Sam Wallace and I find ourselves embroiled in Scott Barrett’s Animal Shelter startup. Any dynasty startup is a blast, but this format…...
During the first week of free agency, several teams saw changes to their running back depth chart. While the Texans added two seasoned veterans in Mark Ingram and Phillip Lindsay, the Raiders and Falcons added one each of their own in Kenyan Drake and Mike Davis. While some of these moves may bode well for the newly signed running backs, they could also negatively impact the incumbent backs on their…...
In Dynasty Trading, Curtis Patrick journals moves from his own dynasty fantasy football leagues. I’ve been a trade-hound this month. On the low side, I’ll estimate I’ve sent something like 50 offers across 11 leagues, and that’s not including a flurry of activity in my latest dynasty startup. Dynasty trading is essential to finding sustained success. Trading can help you address an injury or a retirement…....
Amr Gabr examines the Jonathan Taylor disconnect between fantasy owners and NFL GMs. Were the armchair experts right all along? And what does this mean for his chances to join the truly elite in 2021? Fantasy and draft Twitter collectively had few questions about Wisconsin star Jonathan Taylor as he headed into the 2020 NFL draft. The consensus RB1 was often considered the next great…...
Freak Score is our home-grown size-adjusted speed metric that uses height, weight, and speed to project the TD-scoring potential for NFL prospects. Unlike many other measures for an NFL prospect’s size/athleticism profile, the Freak Score incorporates player height. Since its inception 6 years ago the NFL has seen a great many changing trends, but the Freak Score has remained a top predictor. I recently went…...
Michael Dubner continues his 2020 NFL Best Ball Review, this time using Functional Fantasy Points to reveal the WRs who contributed the most fantasy football points to starting rosters. Last offseason I debuted the concept of Functional Fantasy Points (FFP), which are the fantasy points a player scores above baseline at their position on a weekly basis. FFP accounts for the volatility that we care…...
The Seattle Seahawks moved to replace the retired Greg Olsen at tight end by signing Gerald Everett to a one-year, $6 million contract. On a new team, with a more efficient quarterback, could this move finally unlock Everett as a fantasy force? A viable receiving option at the TE spot is something that eluded the Seahawks in 2020. Even when Russell Wilson was “cooking,” the main…...
Every year there are college running backs whose counting stats underrate (or overrate) their true ability. This is especially true following the 2020 season, in which many teams played only a handful of games. Among the most powerful adjustments we can make in order to correct for the problem of counting stats is to use the Backfield Dominator Rating (BDR). If you’ve forgotten or perhaps…...
Veteran receiver moves don’t always create the biggest headlines, but history tells us they can be the key to winning your best ball league and pushing your dynasty squad over the hump. Shawn Siegele provides the key stats, team fits, and ADP values to target in Buffalo, Las Vegas, and New England. Corey Davis, Marvin Jones, Curtis Samuel, and Will Fuller are the headliners at…...
It’s often easy to get caught up in the signings that really move the needle of the fantasy landscape. Twitter was set a blaze on the first day of legal tampering when the Patriots went for a complete overhaul that included the signings of Jonnu Smith and Nelson Agholor. The idea of Ryan Fitzpatrick airing out one deep pass after another to Terry McLaurin also generated some buzz. That excitement was reignited…...
One of the biggest struggles when you get into DFS is learning how to think, specifically when creating lineups for your large tournaments or grand prize pools (GPP). You have to learn how to fill out a viable starting lineup of players that you feel have the potential to return value above and beyond their lineup cost, but at the same time you have must…...
Earlier this week, the Washington Football Team signed 38-year old quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to a one-year, $10 million deal. Soon after, the Chicago Bears signed Andy Dalton to a one-year, $10 million deal after a reported trade for Russell Wilson fell through. With both veterans in prime position to start in 2021, Zachary Krueger assesses their value in FFPC Superflex leagues. Despite being only a few days into the free agency…...
The Jacksonville Jaguars bolstered their offense in free agency, signing former Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones to a two-year, $14.5 million contract. After finishing the 2020 season strong, can Jones continue to be fantasy relevant in sunny Florida? The Jaguars, barring an absolutely incredible series of events, will have a new quarterback in 2021 in Trevor Lawrence. In order for him to enjoy some…...
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