Source: Delanie Walker: Age factored into two-year deal – Titan Insider Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker said his age probably cost him some money on the contract extension he agreed to on Friday. But he also admitted that because he has been a late bloomer as a pass receiver, there isn’t as much tread off his tires as there might be for a typical…...

There was a lot of talk leading into the NFL draft about how weak the crop of receivers was this year, and the amount of total draft capital spent on receivers was the lowest we’ve seen in nearly 20 years…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

With the 2016 NFL Draft in the books, we now have a glimpse of how the league views this class at the wide receiver position. The hit rate for receivers outside the top 100 picks is trivial, but you don’t want to miss out on players like Antonio Brown and Stefon Diggs. Contrary to what you often hear, it was easy to pick those players…...

Source: Julian Edelman of New England Patriots has foot surgery, on track for training camp… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Recently RotoViz debutante Chris Hatcher wrote an interesting piece about quarterback ball velocity and how that translates into one metric of passing success at the NFL level. I decided to take his work a step further and used logistic regression to model QB success…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Source: Browns’ approach does not seem to bode well for Josh Gordon’s return – Cleveland Browns Blog- ESPN… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

It is time for a brief update on the most exciting running back in the 2016 NFL Draft class, Texans RB Tyler Ervin, now that he has also turned out to be the biggest bargain at any position in rookie drafts…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Source: Melvin Gordon recovers from microfracture surgery | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com The Chargers running back participated in on-field drills Monday. Afterward, he acknowledged he is not yet 100 percent, still working back from a January knee procedure. Sources said that Gordon underwent microfracture surgery and was given a recovery timetable of four to six months.That phrase, microfracture surgery, carries an ominous connotation.While some past cases warrant the…...

I been in this game for years, it’s made me an animal There’s rules to this shit, I wrote me a manual… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

This post is meant to be used in conjunction with the fantasy golf projections in my previous article. It is intended to help visualize the likely range of outcomes in player performances at The Players Championship…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Last weekend’s race at Kansas was a relative snoozer…until the end. Martin Truex, Jr. dominated and led 172 laps…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Source: 2016 NFL Draft grades: Texans, Jaguars, Redskins head ‘A’ teams – NFL.com Hats off to Rick Smith and Bill O’Brien for supplying their new franchise quarterback (free-agent addition Brock Osweiler) with enough weapons for him to succeed as a playmaker. The Texans upgraded their speed and big-play potential on the perimeter with the additions of Will Fuller and Braxton Miller. Each pass catcher displays…...

As dynasty rookie draft season heats up, here are five more end-of-bench types you can comfortably drop from your rosters. Brian Quick Old crushes die hard. Britt has gotten a lot of love in years past at RotoViz. But it’s time to let go.[1]When in doubt, listen to The Contrarian. First of all, using the Snaps Report App, we can see that the Rams averaged just 2.2…...

Continuing our series looking at offensive trends of the coaching staffs of the 32 NFL teams. You can read more about the goal of this series in the first installment, which looked at the NFC West…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Continuing our series looking at offensive trends of the coaching staffs of the 32 NFL teams. You can read more about the goal of this series in the first installment, which looked at the NFC West…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

In 2011 the New Orleans Saints traded up 28 spots with New England to select Mark Ingram with the 28th pick in the draft. The Patriots ended up selecting Shane Vereen in 2011 and used the acquired 2012 first-rounder to pluck Chandler Jones…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

In his 2016 NFL Draft NFC North Draft Recap, Charles Kleinheksel says he is treating the Chicago backfield as an open competition between rookie running back Jordan Howard and sophomore RB Jeremy Langford. I wanted to expand on that and explain why it is pretty easy to imagine Howard winning the job outright. The Stoppable Force and The Movable Object Langford averaged a mediocre 3.6 yards per rushing attempt…...

[Editor’s Note: We’re continuing to expand our growing coverage of DFS sports, which now includes PGA. We will be offering these first two weeks of DFS PGA projections free of charge. After that, we expect to move PGA coverage to a paid subscription, in line with all our other current DFS offerings.] Welcome to the first of what I hope will be a regular column in…...