What are the pros and cons of combine data, how should it be used, and what can athletic profiles tell us? Dave Caban uses the RotoViz Combine Explorer to answer these questions. The NFL scouting combine will always have
The Fanball Roster Construction Explorer allows you to pull back the curtain and experiment with the most and least successful roster constructions over the past four years. Quarterback tactics are often overlooked in best ball, but that oversight has led
Travis Kelce was one of three tight ends with gaudy numbers and a similarly impressive win rate in 2018. The TE position often gets lost in the shuffle due to its status as a lower-scoring, “onesie” position, but compelling evidence
Whether you’re new to the TE-premium format, or a grizzled veteran of hundreds of FFPC best ball leagues, knowing how to attack the tight end position is crucial. Where did last year’s winning FFPC best ball teams draft their TEs?
Welcome to the 53rd installment of The Wrong Read. Does draft age really matter for wide receiver prospects? The truth may surprise you — at least if you’ve been following this column for a little while. As Karl Popper put
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
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.
Welcome to the 46th installment of the “The Wrong Read.” RotoViz writers have been profiling a lot of intriguing bounceback candidates. But there are a lot of players who underperformed expectations last year that we haven’t talked about, and a
This article introduces Historical Distribution Scores. It breaks down what they are, how they are calculated, and why they are relevant when considering a player’s range of outcomes. Articles focusing on each position and the calculated scores will be posted
In the coming weeks, I’ll be posting player specific projections for the 2018 season. Though these projections will be presented at an individual level, they will be built using a top-down approach.
Welcome to the 41st installment of the “The Wrong Read.” This article series started as one that reflected on recent podcast episodes and extended the ideas discussed there to logical conclusions with broader applications. Since then it’s become a space
Welcome to the 38th installment of the “The Wrong Read.” This article series started as one that reflected on recent podcast episodes and extended the ideas discussed there to logical conclusions with broader applications. Since then it’s become a space
Originally published February 27, Where Have All the WRs Gone is part of our Memorial Day look at the best of RotoViz. 2017 was a rough season for fantasy wide receivers and could be indicative of a downward trend for the
Originally published March 23, Dynasty Rookies Are Free Money is part of our Memorial Day weekend free look at the best of RotoViz. Sharp dynasty owners will probably tell you that rookies are overrated and proven producers are the ones
Welcome to the 33rd installment of the “The Wrong Read.” This article series started as one that reflected on recent podcast episodes and extended the ideas discussed there to logical conclusions with broader applications. Since then it’s become a space
If targets are the lifeblood of fantasy scoring and the addition of air yards helps us explain 80 percent of a wide receiver’s receiving yards, then volume can be viewed as the force that drives opportunity to collect fantasy points. But touchdowns act as the fantasy point multiplier. Therefore, it’s valuable
Welcome to the 36th installment of the “The Wrong Read.” This article series started as one that reflected on recent podcast episodes and extended the ideas discussed there to logical conclusions with broader applications. Since then it’s become a space
Welcome to the 35th installment of the “The Wrong Read.” This article series started as one that reflected on recent podcast episodes and extended the ideas discussed there to logical conclusions with broader applications. Since then it’s become a space
Welcome to the 34th installment of the “The Wrong Read.” This article series started as one that reflected on recent podcast episodes and extended the ideas discussed there to logical conclusions with broader applications. Since then it’s become a space
In the past we’ve measured RB contributions in the receiving game in one of two ways. Either we measure their raw counting stats — i.e., the total number of receptions and receiving yards (which does have predictive value) — or
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