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Josh Gross
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NFL
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Fantasy football position primer: RBs for 2020
All this week, we’re running position primers to help you get the lay of the land as we enter the thick of fantasy football draft season. What changed at the position this offseason? What are some long-term trends at the position? Up next: RBs. Check out our QB position primer. The big RB changes in […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy flames: The sleeper RBs for 2020
Every year, some follically challenged scribe lists his favorite underpriced names he believes are destined to torch the competition. Some readers inevitably categorize them as “sleepers,” an overused, misrepresented and poorly defined blanket term in the virtual game. No, consider these fiery individuals “undervalued,” players outside of common starting requirements in 12-team leagues (e.g. RB1-RB24) […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
5 tips to nail your fantasy football draft day
Fantasy football draft strategy doesn’t need to be complex. The goal on draft day is pretty simple: to out-draft your opponents and put together the best team possible. While there’s certainly a lot to think about in a fantasy draft, there are a few key things to keep in mind as we head into the […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Washington Football Team
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite books, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: Daniel Snyder’s Fighting Former Epithets. Booms Terry McLaurin, WR Largely an afterthought heading into last season, McLaurin exploded onto the […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
Breaking down the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy flames: The sleeper QBs for 2020
Every year, some follically challenged scribe lists his favorite underpriced names he believes are destined to torch the competition. Some readers inevitably categorize them as “sleepers” (or “must avoids”) an overused, misrepresented and poorly defined blanket term in the virtual game. Instead, consider these fiery individuals “undervalued,” players outside common starting requirements in 12-team leagues […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football position primer: QBs for 2020
All this week, we’re running position primers to help you get the lay of the land as we enter the thick of fantasy football draft season. What changed at the position this offseason? What are some long-term trends at the position? Up first: QBs. The big QB changes in 2020 for fantasy football The QB […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
First Down Blog: Boykin one of many late-round leviathans
Below crested whitecaps descending deep into frigid waters, a world of perceived science fiction exists. Straight out of a passage from Jules Verne, haunting creatures with unusual features slither through blackness. Frilled sharks, vampire squid, humpback anglerfish and giant spider crabs scavenge in the sub-photic zone, a bottom layer devoid of resources, light and, for […]
Brad Evans
MLB
Fantasy
Week 4 fantasy baseball FAAB check-in
It’s time again for our weekly check-in on the fantasy baseball waiver wire. Last week, Cristian Javier and Tyler Chatwood were the bells of the ball, each registering FAAB bids north of 50%. On the offensive side, Colin Moran and Leury García brought in the highest bids for hitters, with both being over 40%. Remaining […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Breaking down the Washington Football Team coaching staff
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Tracking the COVID-19 situation around the NFL for fantasy
The 2020 pro football season promises to be one of the strangest of our lifetimes, and that requires fantasy football adjustments as well. NFL players have until 4 p.m. ET Thursday, Aug. 6 to opt-out of the entire 2020 season, according to the agreement between the league and the players union. Several big-name players have […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Tennessee Titans
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite books, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: The Music City Miracles. Booms Derrick Henry, RB Smashing and dashing his way to career-setting numbers, the new Football Frankenstein […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
Breaking down the New York Giants coaching staff
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite books, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: The Swashbuckling Bradys. Booms Mike Evans, WR Perception often doesn’t meet reality with Evans. The Bucs wideout has been one […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
Rookie RBs who offer arbitrage opportunities
The Oxford Dictionary defines arbitrage as “The simultaneous buying and selling of securities, currency, or commodities in different markets or in derivative forms in order to take advantage of differing prices for the same asset.” In fantasy football, we can think of this as players who have similar roster positionality and ranges of outcomes coming at vastly […]
Anthony Amico
NFL
Fantasy
Breaking down the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
First Down Blog: The sneaky values of 2020 fantasy football
Multiple times each week, Brad Evans, in this space, will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often-moronic mind. Today’s topic: A bit of an exploration on that ever-elusive concept of “value.” As Warren Buffet once famously said, “Price is what you pay, value is what you get.” […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
The running back model black box: How to predict RB success
You wake up, grab your coffee, and log in to go make fun of individuals pushing the “zero-RB” agenda on the social media platform of your preference. You scroll along your feed and find that some nerd has put out a running back model to predict the success of running backs entering the NFL. You […]
Blake Hampton
NFL
Fantasy
Breaking down the Los Angeles Chargers coaching staff
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: San Francisco 49ers
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite books, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: The 2019 Bridesmaids. Booms Raheem Mostert, RB In a close race with George Kittle — who should set a career […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Seattle Seahawks
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite books, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: Steve Largent’s Lovelies. Booms Russell Wilson, QB While he may not get the fanfare of some of the other elite […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL
Fantasy
Different draft strategies for a best ball draft
With the football season getting even closer, different best ball operators are starting to release major tournaments. I touched on them briefly in my introductory piece to best ball, but these tournaments all have the same basic structure. They consist of many 12-team leagues, but you will compete against the entire field in some way […]
Anthony Amico
NFL
Fantasy
First Down Blog: Don’t forget these No. 2 backs
Multiple times each week, Brad Evans, in this space, will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often-moronic mind. Today’s second topic: The fantasy value of some key No. 2 running backs around the league. The moment before your favorite band takes the stage a palpable buzz envelops […]
Brad Evans
MLB
Fantasy
Week 3 fantasy baseball FAAB check-in
Week 2 of FAAB around Major League Baseball was wild, with 50% bids or higher being thrown at relievers projected to be a team’s new closer. 40-plus% bids were placed on Brady Singer, while Kiké Hernandez was the most wanted available hitter with bids in the 25% range and above. This week on the fantasy […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
ADP check: Steep fantasy football discounts at WR and TE
Following up on of my article from Saturday where I highlighted quarterbacks and running backs who are priced at a massive discount right now, there are another handful of wide receivers and tight ends in the same boat. Whether these players had their 2020 draft stocks take a hit after an injury-riddled 2019 or they […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Fantasy
Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2020 Fantasy Football Projections
FTN's own Jeff Ratcliffe has been one of the more accurate fantasy football analysts for the last decade, and he provides his exclusive fantasy football projections for the 2020 NFL season. Jeff ranks 577 players across all positions with the following information: Rank Position Rank Projected Fantasy Points Auction Value Individual Stat Projections and more! […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Faceoff: Nick Chubb vs. Joe Mixon
Each week, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe step into the octagon to exchange blows over some of the biggest draft-day dilemmas this fantasy football season. Today's Fantasy Faceoff topic: Nick Chubb or Nick Chubb? … Ready. Set. FIGHT! In favor of Joe Mixon (Jeff Ratcliffe) A lot of fantasy football drafters don’t like Mixon, and […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
2020 Fantasy Football Tiers – Tight end
Tight end tiers are an important weapon in your fantasy football arsenal. Instead of the rigid approach of fantasy football rankings, tiers allow you more flexibility on draft day, which is key to dominating your opponents. With a tier-based approach, you can see how each player stacks up at his respective position. Tight end is […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL
Fantasy
ADP check: Steep fantasy football discounts at QB and RB
August is here, which means that draft season is officially upon us. While the coronavirus pandemic may not allow us to gather with our friends, toss a few back and trash talk, that doesn’t mean it still won’t be the best time of the fantasy season. While many have been mock drafting for months, now […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Fantasy
Breaking down the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff
A crucial element to projecting players in fantasy is determining their role and the context of the team on which they operate. In this divisional series, we will explore the inner workings of each team. These writeups are loaded with beautiful data visualizations (brought to you by Anthony Amico) that will expose the gears that […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts and Breakouts: Pittsburgh Steelers
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp opens, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Jeff Ratcliffe, profile their favorite books, busts and breakouts for every NFL team. Today’s topic: Mike Tomlin’s Resurrected Blacksmiths Booms James Conner, RB Last year, “The Terminator,” tossed on the scrapheap due to various setbacks, […]
Brad Evans
NFL
Fantasy
2020 Fantasy Football Tiers – Wide Receiver
Wide receiver tiers are an important weapon in your fantasy football arsenal. Instead of the rigid approach of fantasy football rankings, tiers allow you more flexibility on draft day, which is key to dominating your opponents. With a tier-based approach, you can see how each player stacks up at his respective position. Wide receiver is […]
Jeff Ratcliffe