Fanspeak: Fantasy Football Strategy

By Davis Mattek The only thing that I know is that I know nothing. These words, rooted in the beginning of the school of philosophy, should be the creed of every fantasy football player. Our preseason projections are long forgotten at this phase of the season, and every week gives us more data points to … More »

By Davis Mattek Most of what we are taught about fantasy football centers on this mythic idea of “value,” always adding value, losing value, gaining value and so on and so forth. I think value is a really interesting concept and should always be factored into decision making, but when we click submit on our … More »

By Davis Mattek In my first On Target column, I explained the concept of Market Share. It’s the idea that the percentage of a teams pass attempts that are aimed at a player is more relevant than the raw number of targets that a player sees. On a week-to-week basis, raw target numbers are hard … More »

By Luke Hoover If you’re sitting at 5-0 or 4-1 and your starters are relatively stacked the info in this column probably means a lot less to you. If you’re 0-5 or 1-4, maybe it will help you sneak out an extra win or two. But if your team is looking like a middle-of-the-road club … 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 Davis Mattek We know nothing. The best laid plans of fantasy football owners went awry in Week 1, there is no way around it. By the time you are reading this, you’re familiar with the egg that Jamaal Charles laid, Demaryius Thomas‘s horrible, awful no good day and myriad surprising positive performances. What is … More »

By Staff Writer Joe Paeno: Part 1 | Part 2 Bankroll Management 101 If you are a new DFS junky, then pay attention. This lesson will save you time, money, and a lot of heartbreak. You can be the best fantasy player in the world and still lose. AND LOSE. AND LOSE SOME MORE. In … More »

By Staff Writer Joe Paeno: Part 1 | Part 2 Now that you have finally finished all of your season long fantasy football drafts, let me quickly prepare you to start cashing in on your new addiction:  DAILY FANTASY SPORTS(DFS).  Whether you are a first time player, or a future DFS “grinder”, FanSpeak will provide the tools … More »

By Staff Writer Joe Paeno: The United States is currently facing an epidemic that is affecting 35 million Americans every year and it’s spreading at an alarming rate.  Fantasy Football is here to stay ladies and gentlemen and it is bigger than we could have ever imagined.   The Fantasy Sports industry has ballooned into a … More »

By Andrew Fiorentino  Cardinals RB – Neither Stepfan Taylor nor Jonathan Dwyer had a good first preseason game, which should make Andre Ellington owners even happier. Taylor’s probably still the better No. 2 option, but it looks increasingly like neither is going to be much more than a change of pace from Ellington. Cardinals WR … More »