Fanspeak: Fantasy Football Strategy

By Andy Miley: There is nothing more important to keeping yourself connected to a fantasy league than by working the waiver wire every week. Inseason management is crucial to fantasy football success. Keep those juices flowing by reading this column every week as it will provide you with a few players that might be available … More »

By Kevin Payne This column is geared toward “standard” 12-team leagues and based upon a $100 free-agent budget. Please, please adjust for your league based upon both the number of teams (I’m in a 24-team league, for example) and budget. This column is posted every Tuesday to, hopefully, accommodate the various waiver schedule. I’ll update … More »

By Luke Hoover Playoff time. Finally. After 13 long weeks of injuries, inconsistencies and surprises, if you’ve gotten this far the best advice I have for you is “don’t screw it up.” Scratch that. That’s terrible advice. The best advice I can really offer you is “enjoy it.” It’s hard enough to make the fantasy … More »

By Brett Niemand Stat of the Week I: 12 of 16 AFC teams are .500 or better; the other four (OAK, TEN, JAX, NYJ) 2-10 or worse. Stat of the Week II: Although 13 players scored at least 25 points in Week 13, tied for third-most since 1960 per Tristan H. Cockcroft (Week 13 of … More »

By Davis Mattek: We talkin’ bout playoffs! That’s right, my friends, week 14 has arrived and the fantasy playoffs have officially arrived and in most formats, we’re at the single elimination stage. In this column, we’ve gone through red-zone efficiency, yards per targets, touchdowns per catch and a whole host of other rate stats that … More »

By Luke Hoover Fantasy football constantly teaches new things. And in a very rough way I learned something last weekend that I should have easily known already. From now on I will religiously make sure that my lineup is SET before going to the bar for games. Being a bit old fashioned, I took longer … More »

By Davis Mattek Maybe I’ve had it all wrong (I doubt it, but let’s take this trip together). Maybe, just maybe, predicting yards and sheer receptions is more important for fantasy football and that yes, while scientifically, big guys score more touchdowns, it is possible that the four- or five-touchdown difference between a Demaryius Thomas … More »

By Davis Mattek Last Friday, I was a guest on RotoWire boss man Chris Liss’ SiriusXM radio show, and he posited me a simple question: “Is this the year of the small WR?” By now most of you are probably familiar with the thesis. There exists a simple correlation between receiver size and ability to … More »

 By Kevin Payne This column is geared toward “standard” 12-team leagues and based upon a $100 free-agent budget. Please, please adjust for your league based upon both the number of teams (I’m in a 24-team league, for example) and budget. This column is posted every Tuesday to, hopefully, accommodate the various waiver schedule. I’ll update … More »

 By Luke Hoover In Week 4, I wrote a similar introduction about the impact of the week’s bye schedule. It’s a good news/bad news story. On the plus side, there are pretty much zero matchups this week that would make you contemplate benching a weekly starter. Even a stud like Demaryius Thomas – who has … More »