So here we are. Week 1 is in the books, and I am completely out of ideas. I was procrastinating with authority, watching both The Mindy Project AND Difficult People, when I realized that not only was I EXACTLY what Hulu was looking for, a guy who had both just graduated from the coveted 18-34 demographic and has no brand loyalty, but I was settling…...

Each week his season, a group of RotoViz writers writers will offer their Play of the Week. We’re tracking the value of our recommendations, using a DraftKings Millionaire Maker lineup metric, but we think these picks will also be valuable for seasonal leagues as well. For all the details about the thought process behind our picks, check the intro article. The goal is simple: recommend a…...

This is the first of a weekly series examining the actual fantasy production of wide receivers compared to what they would have been expected to do given the targets that they got. Got it? We determine that second part using line of scrimmage data. For a more detailed explanation, here’s the first iteration of this article. Here are the main terms you need to know:…...

It was a great week for streaming quarterbacks! Andrew Luck and Drew Brees finished as fringe top 12 options, while Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson failed to qualify as QB1s. Time to find out how I did last week, and recommend some more plays for Week 2! Week 1 Recap I will evaluate my results using FanDuel QB scoring. Here’s how I did last week. Streamer of the Week: 16.2 FP…...

Week 1 is in the books. With the limited sample size, fantasy owners have to evaluate good and bad performances with a keen eye to ensure they are buying into players expected to provide season long value and sell guys that appear to simply be a “blip on the radar.” Luckily, I’m here to help you out with some guys that had surprise performances in Week 1…...

Week 1 Recap If you remember from my first Joe 2 Pro article, I mentioned that I would be starting with $7,000 on DraftKings and $3,000 on FanDuel. Week 1 ended up being a solid week. I invested $1,058 which is a little just over 10 percent of my bankroll and I had a net profit of $1,405. Finding my way into the black Week…...

In my last post I introduced the concept of VTP+ (“Versus Team Position Plus”), a new stat that makes quick comparisons of players on the same NFL team, within the same position group. Head over to that article for the full explanation, but the quick recap is this is a metric that doesn’t try to be anything more than a simplified look at the per-target…...

Have you ever read RotoViz writer and veteran high stakes fantasy football player Shawn Siegele’s Zero RB, Antifragility, and the Myth of Value-Based Drafting? The challenging aspect of executing Zero RB in a live draft is letting all of the elite running backs get taken. Eddie Lacy, Le’Veon Bell, Adrian Peterson, Jeremy Hill, LeSean McCoy, Demarco Murray, and others are disappearing right before your eyes. The…...

In last week’s post I outlined my general strategy for this season: 12 percent of my bankroll will represent my money-in-play, 80 percent of that in cash games, and 20 percent in GPPs. Of the cash games, 75 percent would be head-to-head, and 25 percent would be 50/50s. This is the second entry into a season-long series on my journey into daily fantasy football. If you’re…...

Welcome to the RB Opportunity Report. The goal of this series is to go beyond raw carries, targets and yardage stats to look at the true opportunity each running back had to score fantasy points each week, and what they did with it. Methodology and Acronyms The stats I use in this article come from the Fantasy Efficiency App. It’s an awesome app that allows you to look…...

Someday, we might look back on 2015’s Week 1 as the debut of a legendary quarterback. Sadly, it may also mark the beginning of the end for one of the all-time greats. I’m happy to report that Week 1 had numerous dynasty implications, and there’s already been a dramatic shakeup in my rookie rankings. Brace yourselves and join me in considering the Dynasty Impact of…...

It was a tumultuous Week 1 of NFL football, and a lot of things went awry for fantasy owners. Last week, I introduced you to my process on FanDuel, and set the stage for the coming season. Every week going forward, I’ll update you on my progress, and go over some things that went right, wrong, and that I’ll change. Bankroll Progress It was not…...

Excerpts from my previous article on Andre Ellington earlier this year: Andre Ellington, the Arizona Cardinal’s lead running back, underwent surgical repair for a sports hernia on 12/8/14 and finished the year on injured reserve.  During the 2014 season, Ellington was limited to 12 games due to an assortment of injuries, including a partial tear of the peroneus longus tendon in his left foot. The…...

Each week throughout the season I’ll be taking you through some notable TE performances as evaluated by the Fantasy Efficiency App. This app really is a fantastic tool which measures the value of players’ workloads, as well as their efficiency in meeting or exceeding that expected point total. The first part of that is exceptionally valuable standalone data. Denoted reEP, receiving expected points are a cumulative measure of…...

Each week throughout the season either Lucas Crocker or I will be taking you through some notable QB performances as evaluated by the Fantasy Efficiency App. This app really is a fantastic tool which measures the value of quarterbacks’ pass attempts, as well as their efficiency in meeting or exceeding that expected point total. The first part of that is exceptionally valuable standalone data. Denoted paEP, passing expected points…...