After the completion of Week 2, we have doubled our data set for the 2024 season. What a time to be alive! Before we get into the latest information available in the Advanced Stats Explorer, just a few quick reminders about the article. Leading up to the season, I looked at the five years of data available in the Advanced Stats Explorer and broke it…...

The injury bug continues to hit the NFL heavily in the early weeks of the season. While there are some players that can come in and bridge the gap until our stars return, figuring out the best replacement option isn’t always easy. Together we will navigate the treacherous waiver landscape heading into Week 3, in hopes of finding the best possible options to help us…...

Hello There! In Week 2 of the 2024 season, the action ramped up considerably compared to what we were given in the opening week of the season. Even though things were not perfect, it did look like most teams actually had a clue what they were trying to accomplish on offense during the second week’s slate of games. Whether it was Week 1 jitters or…...

Over the past week, we took a deep dive into the Advanced Stats Explorer in preparation for the 2024 season. Using the five years of data available in the tool, we created a sample and looked at trends from 2019 to 2023 regarding targets and routes, intended air yards, yards after the catch and evasion, and finally catchable targets, drops, first downs, and touchdowns. There…...

As we enter our first week of waivers for most home leagues, I want to lay out the format for the waivers article before we get into the players to target. In order for a player to be labeled as a possible waiver addition, they must have an ownership of 50% or less on either Yahoo or ESPN. On the opposite end, if a player…...

In many ways, Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season underwhelmed. That is, unless you are a veteran running back. Or a rushing quarterback, for that matter. With many of the league’s passing offenses sputtering out of the gate, Week 1 really was all about the running game. After consulting the Monday Review tool, we can see that only two 300-yard passers emerged up to…...

In preparation for this season’s weekly dive into the advanced stats at the wide receiver position, we are going to look back at how players at the position fared from 2019 through 2023 using the Advanced Stats Explorer. After analyzing five separate seasons and 1,144 individual performances, we should have a pretty good idea of how our favorite players stack up as we make our…...

As we read fantasy articles or listen to our favorite podcasts, analysts will often reference advanced statistics to strengthen an argument. While context can generally help us decipher whether the statistic is good or bad in relation to other players, there are many times that we can be left to wonder how good or bad the referenced statistic really is. In preparation for this season’s…...

As we read fantasy articles or listen to our favorite podcasts, analysts will often reference advanced statistics to strengthen an argument. While context can generally help us decipher whether the statistic is good or bad in relation to other players, there are many times that we can be left to wonder how good or bad the referenced statistic really is. In preparation for this season’s…...

As we read fantasy articles or listen to our favorite podcasts, often analysts will reference advanced statistics to strengthen an argument. While context can generally help us decipher whether the statistic is good or bad in relation to other players, there are many times that we can be left to wonder how good or bad the referenced statistic really is. In preparation for this season’s…...