This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the 1.54 mile quad-oval at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. With 325 laps on the docket, it’s going to be of utmost importance to find the driver that dominates the race in both cash game and GPP formats. As a result, I’ll focus on finding the likely dominators for both formats, and potential value plays to fill out…...

Earlier this week, I posted the NFL combine decision tree models for running back, wide receiver and tight end fantasy success. Those trees allow you to run a player’s combine measurables through a series of yes-or-no questions to determine his likelihood of putting up at least an RB1, WR2 or TE1, respectively, year in his first three seasons. … Membership Required You must be a member to...

In most dynasty leagues, the months leading up to the NFL draft are spent posturing for the incoming season. Owners are weighing their options as they evaluate rosters and contemplate if they are a true contender or whether they need to burn the whole damn thing down. As dynasty owners, we know draft picks are the lifeblood of every team, no matter a team’s status…...

From Twitter: Gettleman says "Kelvin has worked his fanny off, was jogging and doing light cutting right after XMas" , "Doing great w/ his weight at 238" — RosterWatch (@RosterWatch) February 24, 2016 That’s an update on Kelvin Benjamin from Panthers GM David Gettleman. If Cam Newton gets a healthy Benjamin back for 2016 then it certainly can’t hurt the QB who took a (nearly)…...

Denny Hamlin won the 2016 Daytona 500 in a photo finish, beating Martin Truex, Jr. to the line by 0.01 seconds – the closest margin in Daytona 500 history. From a fantasy perspective, this was one of the most accurate restrictor plate races for my machine learning model to predict since electronic scoring began in 2005…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

The ever changing landscape of the NFL saw seven teams crown new head coaches following the end of the regular season. With all seven from offensive backgrounds, there will no doubt be a lot of changes on each of these teams. With this in mind, I take a look at the new coaches, and offer some thoughts on players who should significantly benefit. Chip Kelly –…...

The NFL combine is finally here! Prepare to take in a bunch of data and measurables and spit hot takes that mostly confirm your existing opinions!… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Team RotoViz is preparing for dynasty season by doing a mock startup draft. Look for some write ups from the other participants as well, and I expect we’ll do a few more over the offseason. Some thoughts on my team…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

The intrepid RotoViz writing clan is mock drafting to try to fill out the results in the Dynasty ADP App. Here are a few quick thoughts on Round 1. With numbers! Odell Beckham Beckham and Randy Moss are the only two players with at least 2,500 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns in the course of their first two seasons. This is the clear No. 1…...

It’s the first big Wednesday slate since the All-Star break and there’s been a lot of movement around the league with trades and injuries. I’ll be going over some of the big moves that will impact tonight’s slate. Here are your Wednesday picks. Point Guard John Wall: $9300 DK, $9800 FD Wall has been playing really well in the month of February. Excluding his poor…...

There are so few certainties in modern life, with the acknowledgment that we are born, we will die, and we will pay taxes generally accepted as the only three cast iron guarantees regarding our time on this world. In recent years, however, a trend is emerging that may see this list grow from three things to four. We will be disappointed by running backs we…...

Though we haven’t even gotten into the thick of free agency, and the NFL draft is months away, there is already some discussion about whether we should be worried about presumed lead back Jeremy Langford’s poor rushing efficiency last year…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Two years ago Ryan Rouillard provided us with the RotoViz Guide to the NFL Scouting Combine. We’re bringing it back this year with the top eight things to root for at the 2016 NFL combine. Let’s jump right in. 1) Hope Laquon Treadwell Doesn’t Run the Forty… At All It’s recently been reported that Treadwell doesn’t intend to run the forty yard dash at the…...

I’m looking forward to seeing what impact the NFL combine and subsequent pro days have on player rankings. Presumably, scout evaluations are based more on film observation and less on measured athleticism. In any case, we’ll need to wait until after the combine to do a comparison. Meanwhile, here’s the seventh version of the RotoViz Scouting Index…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this...

From Rotoworld: Grossi predicted late last week that Benjamin’s re-signing would happen “very soon.” Benjamin has also been outwardly intent on staying in Cleveland to learn from wide receivers guru Hue Jackson, which could turn out to be a very nice career move. I don’t really care that much about Travis Benjamin but I do care about Josh Gordon. I think one of the problems…...

This article is continuing a two-part monthly series called Dynasty Stock Market that discusses which players I am buying or selling on my Dynasty rosters. The February buy piece on Marvin Jones and Kendall Wright can be found here. The January installments can he found here (buys) and here (sells)…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...