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Players to Fade in Bestball
After doing enough bestball drafts, you learn to get a sense of where players are going and which direction their ADP is trending. Exploiting value is the name of the game here if going the volume route. If playing a smaller number of bestball contests, invest in the players you believe have a strong chance Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Players to Target in Bestball
After doing enough bestball drafts, you learn to get a sense of where players are going and which direction their ADP is trending. Exploiting value is the name of the game here if going the volume route. If playing a smaller number of bestball contests, invest in the players you believe have a strong chance Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Roster Construction Strategy – FFPC
When it comes to bestball leagues, every little edge adds up. If you’re a mass bestball drafter like me, we use these drafts to gain a pulse on ADP as it shifts throughout the offseason and to bring in some additional cheddar on the side. One of the easiest things you can do help put Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Roster Construction Strategy – BB10’s
When it comes to bestball leagues, every little edge adds up. If you’re a mass bestball drafter like me, we use these drafts to gain a pulse on ADP as it shifts throughout the offseason and to bring in some additional cheddar on the side. One of the easiest things you can do to help Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Bestball Guide 2020 – Pairing Quarterbacks
When looking to lock up a pair of quarterbacks for your fantasy team, knowing which quarterbacks that pair well together can be a very profitable endeavor. For redraft leagues, it can limit your hunt on the waiver wire for that late gem. In bestball formats, it can provide a world of difference capitalizing on the Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Introduction to the Bestball Format
The bestball format has continued to grow year over year as interest in this format of fantasy football contests to skyrocket. For those that are new to the format or anyone wishing to brush up on their knowledge of the game, we have an entire section of this year’s NFL Draft Guide dedicated solely to Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2020 Player Profile: Jose Quintana
For years, Jose Quintana has been one of my guys. He has never been great, but he’s been a solid, go to innings eater. The last couple of years the innings, and success, have started to slip away to the point that he was just a guy last season. Is there any reason to think Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
League Setups: PPR
Happy Tuesday FG Fam! Hopefully, everyone had a nice long weekend. As we start preparing for the fantasy football season, I will be going over different formats each week, providing readers with strategy advice as well as breaking down how every setup differs from one another. So far, I have written about Best Ball, Dynasty, Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Post-Hype Sleepers in 2020: AL
As we try to refocus on the 2020 baseball campaign, we thought it would be a good time to reconsider some of those players that might have slipped through the cracks. We’ve termed those players, for the sake of this piece, as Post-Hype Sleepers (I hate the term sleeper, but using it in this context Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Rundown 6/2: Roster Construction in the Covid Era
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 6/2: Roster Construction in the Covid Era Ray Flowers lays out the baseline for rosters in fantasy leagues – with a potential new twist for games played. He then dives into how the MLB situation could impact the fantasy game. What happens if a player test positive for Covid-19? Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Short Season: Pitfalls of Pitcher Walk Rates
The season will be shorter in 2020. Whether it’s 114 games, 100 games, 82 games or 80, the simple and obvious truth is that we will not be playing a full slate of games this season. As such, we need to reassess players and the skills they possess relative to the schedule. The topic in Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Tyler’s Thoughts – Identifying Consistent Weekly Winners
I am stoked to announce that we’ve launched this year’s 2020 NFL Draft Guide over at Fantasy Guru earlier today. Bookmark that page as we’ll be continuously updating and adding more information to the Draft Guide as the offseason progresses in order to get you set up to dominate your leagues this year. Part of Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Does the Expanded Playoffs Impact Fantasy?
We don’t know exactly what the playoffs schedule will look like as I write this article, but we have a pretty darn good idea. It sure seems like Major League Baseball is intent – on the owners and players side – to extend the number of teams that qualify for the playoffs (the Players proposal Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2020 NFL Bold Predictions
The Fantasy Guru team is never afraid of going on the record to tell you exactly what they think and how they feel. The squad gathered in early June to preview the 2020 NFL season and make their annual BOLD PREDICTIONS. Agree? Disagree? Let us know what you think by posting your own bold predictions Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2020 NFL Draft Guide Welcome Message
Welcome to NFL Fantasy Football 2020! by Jeff Mans I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray,But when I woke up this morning, I could have sworn it was judgment day.The sky was all purple, there were people running everywhere.Tried to run from my destruction, you know, I didn’t even Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Rundown 5/31: NFBC/ADP, Team Bullpens & Race of Champions
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 5/31: NFBC/ADP, Team Bullpens & Race of Champions Ray Flowers takes a look at the NFBC ADP board for the month of May. Are there any surprises as to how the participants there are handling the early rounds of the draft? Ray will also discuss the idea of whether Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Rundown 5/30: Injuries, First Base & Weather
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 5/30: Injuries, First Base & Weather Injuries in 2020 baseball will be huge as a companion to a written article, Ray Flowers discusses how we should view the whole injury situation this season. A poll was run asking who the best option at first base was between Cron/Gurriel/Hosmer/Santana. Ray Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Mind of Marsal – 2019 WR Leaders in Catch Rate Percentage
Happy Friday FG Fam! By now you should already know, it is that time of the week where we take a tour through the Mind of Marsal. You often hear many football analyst, including myself, talking about the importance of targets for receivers. This is definitely something that I place a lot of emphasis on Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
The Role of Injuries in 2020
The injured list will move from 10 games to 15 this season, something that I detailed in New Rules in 2020. That situation alone will have an impact on squads in the coming season. Moving further down the rabbit hole, we need to consider how to view players who have missed a good deal of Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Which Wide Receivers Excelled at Yards After Catch in 2019?
Last week we discussed the importance of wide receiver separation and the fantasy implications of separation compared to traditional counting stats. If you haven’t read that article yet, I suggest you do before diving into this one, as the two subjects are related. Today we’ll be diving into yards after catch — or YAC as Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Secondary Average, A Review
Recently, I dusted off The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (I also have the original from 1985 sitting on my shelf). Bill has a tremendous amount of depth in the massive work, with random side stories that I find fascinating even if they don’t deal directly with the topic at hand. There was a Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Rundown 5/28:Economics of Baseball & Military Movies
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 5/28:Economics of Baseball & Military Movies Major League Baseball released their plan to pay the players precious little in 2020. Ray Flowers reacts to the proposal with his thoughts and touches on the state of the game. Ray then breaks down his top-10 military movies a few days after Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Rookie Class Expectations: Tight End
Rookie Class Expectations is a series that helps define how a specific class of players should be perceived. For many years, the phrase “rookie fever” has been thrown around, but what does that really mean? And, despite many going overboard on valuing rookies, what is the correct way to value them in both season-long and dynasty Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Handling FAAB in a Shortened Season
At some point in the not-too-distant future, our lives should be somewhat back to normal. Namely, baseball on the television and fantasy rosters to manage. From the time the world (and baseball) shut down in mid-March until Opening Day 2020 hopefully in early July, it will feel like eons have passed. But by the second Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.