NOTE: We’ve made the move to Sports Info Solutions for our data package in 2021, this will allow us to provide an abundance of advanced stats and cut at data in new and exciting ways. That also means we’ll be matching their delivery tempo for the updating of stats in most of our tools. For an immediate look at the games, please check out our new tool the Monday Review.
RotoViz has always championed drafting young, explosive wide receivers. This is particularly true with regards to second-year players, which we’ve often called the biggest edge in fantasy. This cadre of players sees the biggest jump in targets from one year to the next. In recent years however, the cost of these players has started to rise. But it’s also important to remember that recent classes…...
RotoViz has always championed drafting young, explosive wide receivers. This is particularly true with regards to second-year players, which we’ve often called the biggest edge in fantasy. This cadre of players sees the biggest jump in targets from one year to the next. In recent years however, the cost of these players has started to rise. But it’s also important to remember that recent classes…...
NOTE: We’ve made the move to Sports Info Solutions for our data package in 2021, this will allow us to provide an abundance of advanced stats and cut at data in new and exciting ways. That also means we’ll be matching their delivery tempo for the updating of stats in most of our tools. For an immediate look at the games, please check out our new tool the Monday Review.
The Patriots receiver corps has been lacking in recent years. In an attempt to bolster it, they’ve traded a 2023 third-round pick in return for DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth. This makes sense for the Dolphins too after a blockbuster trade for Tyreek Hill gives them some major upside but meant fewer opportunities for Parker. But how much of an upgrade is this for…...
The breakup of Davante Adams and the Aaron Rodgers-led Green Bay Packers is a seismic shift in the fantasy football landscape with significant reverberations for the outlooks of both the Packers and the Raiders. Michael Hitchcock did a great job teasing out how the move impacts Adams’ value and the pieces around him. In this article, I’ll be talking about how things might shakeout for the Packers…....
In what has been an absolutely wild offseason, the Dolphins kept the party going by trading a bevy of picks in return for Tyreek Hill. Shawn Siegele examined how the Chiefs’ offense might operate going forward, and I get to tackle the fun side with Hill. For real life football, this is a questionable use of draft capital and salary by Miami. Hill is 28…...
The Chiefs have reportedly signed JuJu Smith-Schuster to a one-year, $10.75 million contract. And all is right with the world. The Chiefs have also replaced Tyreek Hill with Marquez Valdes-Scantling, so um, not so much. When the news broke yesterday, I was 2,000 words into a Smith-Schuster piece that waxed philosophic about a 48-year stretch where the Chiefs were 4-16 in the playoffs, including seven…...
The breakup of Davante Adams and the Aaron Rodgers-led Green Bay Packers is a seismic shift in the fantasy football landscape with significant reverberations for the outlooks of both the Packers and the Raiders. Michael Hitchcock did a great job teasing out how the move impacts Adams’ value and the pieces around him. In this article, I’ll be talking about how things might shakeout for the Packers…....
In what has been an absolutely wild offseason, the Dolphins kept the party going by trading a bevy of picks in return for Tyreek Hill. Shawn Siegele examined how the Chiefs’ offense might operate going forward, and I get to tackle the fun side with Hill. For real life football, this is a questionable use of draft capital and salary by Miami. Hill is 28…...
The Chiefs have reportedly signed JuJu Smith-Schuster to a one-year, $10.75 million contract. And all is right with the world. The Chiefs have also replaced Tyreek Hill with Marquez Valdes-Scantling, so um, not so much. When the news broke yesterday, I was 2,000 words into a Smith-Schuster piece that waxed philosophic about a 48-year stretch where the Chiefs were 4-16 in the playoffs, including seven…...
The NFL offseason news keeps popping up on our timelines, yet it was possible to miss a few under-the-radar signings by James Washington, Boston Scott, and Ameer Abdullah. Washington joins the Cowboys, while Scott re-joined the Eagles. Meanwhile, the once elite prospect in Abdullah joins his sixth team — the Las Vegas Raiders — entering his fifth season. We’ll dive into the advanced metrics and…...
Last summer, I looked at big gap and small gap running backs to identify undervalued backs based on their ADP. The idea comes from Jack Miller’s research on the win and hit rates for big or small gap backs, and from similar research by Charlie Kleinheksel before that. First, let’s define our terms: B1 and B2 running backs refer to a team’s RB1 and RB2 in backfields where there is…...
Meng Song discusses two deep sleepers at wide receiver and explains why they have the weekly upside you need to win your best ball contests. Names like Tim Patrick and DeVante Parker are oft-discussed wide receivers as values in the double-digit rounds, as both players have opportunities to potentially see high target shares in 2022. But let’s dive further and discuss a couple of deep…...
I recently wrote about Hyperfragile drafts in Bestball Mania and how to draft them optimally. It can be an exciting way to draft, but it is usually not implemented very well and the results reflect it. RB3 BEFORE ROUND 5, FIVE OR FEWER RBS Fortunately, the errors are easy to correct and result in a contrarian monster. Doing this research made me extremely excited about…...
The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road in profound ways. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that has Earth-shattering, Thanos-snapping implications. In fantasy football, it’s just my fancy way of saying that a range of outcomes exists. My goal for this series is to pick a…...
Last summer, I looked at big gap and small gap running backs to identify undervalued backs based on their ADP. The idea comes from Jack Miller’s research on the win and hit rates for big or small gap backs, and from similar research by Charlie Kleinheksel before that. First, let’s define our terms: B1 and B2 running backs refer to a team’s RB1 and RB2 in backfields where there is…...
Meng Song discusses two deep sleepers at wide receiver and explains why they have the weekly upside you need to win your best ball contests. Names like Tim Patrick and DeVante Parker are oft-discussed wide receivers as values in the double-digit rounds, as both players have opportunities to potentially see high target shares in 2022. But let’s dive further and discuss a couple of deep…...
I recently wrote about Hyperfragile drafts in Bestball Mania and how to draft them optimally. It can be an exciting way to draft, but it is usually not implemented very well and the results reflect it. RB3 BEFORE ROUND 5, FIVE OR FEWER RBS Fortunately, the errors are easy to correct and result in a contrarian monster. Doing this research made me extremely excited about…...
The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road in profound ways. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that has Earth-shattering, Thanos-snapping implications. In fantasy football, it’s just my fancy way of saying that a range of outcomes exists. My goal for this series is to pick a…...
Blair Andrews turns to the running back position to examine the effects of draft age. How much of a difference does it make, if any? Last week I detailed why I am an ageist about rookie wide receivers. It may come as no surprise to discover I’m an ageist about rookie running backs as well. While the benefits of declaring early and breaking out at…...
Earlier this offseason I made an appearance on Ship Chasing to participate in a rookie mock draft. I had the second pick and took Drake London, explaining that I was breaking the tie between him and Treylon Burks in favor of London because he is more than a year younger than Burks. The responses in the comments included joking accusations of ageism. All I can…...
Shawn Siegele explores the dynamics of a blockbuster superflex trade and looks at three scenarios where you can craft huge win-win moves that shake the foundations of your league. In the Dynasty Workshop, we explore how to create a Permanent Championship Window through a process I call Perpetual Reloading. We’ve been working through these lessons in real leagues from the RotoViz TriFlex format at the…...
Shawn Siegele breaks down the trades from a RotoViz TriFlex rookie draft and explains how the right rookie draft tactics can help you create a permanent championship window in dynasty. Rookie draft tactics and dynasty trade tactics are both part of my Dynasty Workshop: The Permanent Championship Window, and they intersect during this glorious month of wall-to-wall rookie drafts. In today’s exercise, I’ll go through…...
Blair Andrews turns to the running back position to examine the effects of draft age. How much of a difference does it make, if any? Last week I detailed why I am an ageist about rookie wide receivers. It may come as no surprise to discover I’m an ageist about rookie running backs as well. While the benefits of declaring early and breaking out at…...
Earlier this offseason I made an appearance on Ship Chasing to participate in a rookie mock draft. I had the second pick and took Drake London, explaining that I was breaking the tie between him and Treylon Burks in favor of London because he is more than a year younger than Burks. The responses in the comments included joking accusations of ageism. All I can…...
Shawn Siegele explores the dynamics of a blockbuster superflex trade and looks at three scenarios where you can craft huge win-win moves that shake the foundations of your league. In the Dynasty Workshop, we explore how to create a Permanent Championship Window through a process I call Perpetual Reloading. We’ve been working through these lessons in real leagues from the RotoViz TriFlex format at the…...
Shawn Siegele breaks down the trades from a RotoViz TriFlex rookie draft and explains how the right rookie draft tactics can help you create a permanent championship window in dynasty. Rookie draft tactics and dynasty trade tactics are both part of my Dynasty Workshop: The Permanent Championship Window, and they intersect during this glorious month of wall-to-wall rookie drafts. In today’s exercise, I’ll go through…...
The 2021 college football season is complete. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie Mock Draft, and you…...
The 2021 college football season is complete. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie Mock Draft, and you…...
The 2021 college football season is just about wrapped up. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie…...
Welcome, fellow devy fantasy football nerds to the Devy Fantasy Football Trade Targets Series! It’s that time of year again. The sweet spot where college football and NFL prospect resumes are still incomplete, the fantasy football playoffs are right around the corner, and the masses haven’t quite shifted their attention to future NFL Drafts just yet. It’s the calm before the storm where you can…...
The 2021 college football season is complete. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie Mock Draft, and you…...
The 2021 college football season is complete. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie Mock Draft, and you…...
The 2021 college football season is just about wrapped up. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie…...
Welcome, fellow devy fantasy football nerds to the Devy Fantasy Football Trade Targets Series! It’s that time of year again. The sweet spot where college football and NFL prospect resumes are still incomplete, the fantasy football playoffs are right around the corner, and the masses haven’t quite shifted their attention to future NFL Drafts just yet. It’s the calm before the storm where you can…...
The 2021 college football season is complete. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie Mock Draft, and you…...
The 2021 college football season is complete. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie Mock Draft, and you…...
The 2021 college football season is just about wrapped up. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie…...
Hello and welcome to the fifth and final installment of my annual Top 100 Rookies series, 2022 edition! If you’re new to the series, every year I put together 100 rookies entering the NFL and rank them based on the impact I believe they’ll have for fantasy football purposes. So no, this is not a “how good this player will be for real football game…...
The 2021 college football season is complete. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie Mock Draft, and you…...
The 2021 college football season is complete. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie Mock Draft, and you…...
The 2021 college football season is just about wrapped up. Why does that matter? Besides it being a very sad truth, it’s also a great time to take a look ahead to future NFL Draft(s) to find the next generation of football stars who are leaving the college game now or fairly soon. The Devy Fantasy Football team here at RotoViz recently held 2022 Rookie…...
Hello and welcome to the fifth and final installment of my annual Top 100 Rookies series, 2022 edition! If you’re new to the series, every year I put together 100 rookies entering the NFL and rank them based on the impact I believe they’ll have for fantasy football purposes. So no, this is not a “how good this player will be for real football game…...
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Welcome to the 52nd installment of The Wrong Read. Based on the number of articles appearing in this “weekly” series, one year has passed since we started. Strangely it’s taken about 16 months to get here. The thing is, time slows down as you approach a massive object like the black hole that is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team. Ronald Jones is evidently on…...
This post will provide the resources you need to be a successful auction drafter and run you through the thought processes employed while dominating an expert auction…....
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan, has a new book out, and, if anything, it’s probably even more potent (if also self-contradictory in many places). The book is called Antifragile and this is his definition of the term: Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors and love adventure. Yet in spite of the…...
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