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…...

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…...

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…...

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 7 is in the books, and…...

I’ve loved getting to write the Zero RB dynasty articles for RotoViz readers over the last two months — I hope you’ve gleaned something useful or at least been entertained. I often deliver that article late in the week, after I’ve gotten to soak up much of the site’s content for the week, grind my Wednesday waivers, work trades, and then let my mind wander…...

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 KYLER MURRAY RETURNS Arizona was supposed to be tanking. Who was supposed to send the memo (head oscillating, the room keeps…...

At this point in the season, most fantasy teams have seen at least one matchup decided by five points or less. The margins are tiny and the regular season is shorter than it feels. If you have a good roster and are worried that a few unlucky breaks may cost you making the playoffs, you’re in the right place. Let’s look at which D/STs could…...

It might have been mentioned once or twice, but last week was National Tight Ends Day in the NFL. In honor of this special holiday, the TEs of the NFL stepped up to the plate admirably, delivering several notable performances. The stats below show how each TE celebrated the holiday with their owners, not including those playing Monday Night Football. If we did, the results…...

Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 8 and highlights others to preemptively stash. As cliché as it sounds, every NFL weekend is exciting in its own way. This week was unique because of how the RB rooms with injured starters shook out. In the article, I touch on what I learned about the backfield situations for the:…...

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…...

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…...