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 to paint…...

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…...

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…...

Dan: I’m older, and I’m much less friendly to $%#@ing change. Al Swearengen: Change ain’t lookin’ for friends. Change calls the tune we dance to. — Deadwood Rest-of-season rankings felt like the appropriate frame for this week’s Zero RB Universe. Nothing distills the backward- and forward-looking elements of RB evaluation quite like having to rank the players ROS. To understand where the backfields have gone…...

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…...

The elite defenses have been elite for fantasy over the first two weeks. Only Tyreek Hill has outscored the Dallas D/ST in PPR leagues. Last week, no running back outscored the Pittsburgh D/ST. For this series, I focus on D/STs available in at least 30% of leagues, but in every league elite defenses make it onto the waiver wire from time to time. Two of the…...

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 FROM WEEK 2 These items caught my attention over the weekend and are now on my radar, whether they require immediate…...

There will be weeks where the tight end position is a little better than we expect. We won’t get explosive scoring all across the board, but there’ll be a good number of fantasy performances that will make managers happy. Well, maybe not happy. But certainly, they won’t be screaming for the abolition of the position from all future fantasy leagues. Last week, between Thursday and…...

Bjorn Yang Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 3 and highlights others to preemptively stash. It feels like every single lead RB is going down with an injury of late. Week 1 featured Austin Ekeler, Aaron Jones, and Kenneth Gainwell. The biggest name out of Week 2 is of course Nick Chubb, who suffered a nasty knee injury…...