The five best rappers of all time are Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, and Dylan. All six of us spit hot fire. My 10 boldest predictions for the 2016 fantasy football season are below…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Quick takeaways from the first week of preseason action, including thoughts on Raiders running back DeAndre Washington, Cardinals RB David Johnson, and more. Raiders Running Backs: DeAndre Washington had a strong game including a 25 yard run and a 32 yard reception, but played behind both Latavius Murray and Jamize Olawale. Washington should finish the preseason ahead of Olawale on the depth chart but if he doesn’t then that’s probably more…...

Real (preseason) football is finally here. Here are some quick takeaways from the first night of action, including thoughts on Matt Jones, Chris Thompson, Malcolm Mitchell, and more. Matt Jones was the starter in the Washington backfield, but it wasn’t all good news. On their first third down they pulled Jones in favor of Chris Thompson. Then they did it again on their next third down, with Thompson…...

The writers here have been tinkering with our proprietary staff Projection Machine all offseason long to bring you the goods. The rankings goods, that is. Today, we bring you our top 12 RB projections. 1) Lamar Miller, Houston Texans Projection: 16.3 PPR FPPG[1]Fantasy points per game This may be a shock to you… unless you read Charles Kleinheksel’s piece on this exact projection from earlier…...

Personally, I have no doubt that the Zero RB strategy is the dominant approach in your typical PPR league. But I understand not everyone feels that way. Even our own Ben Gretch, a Zero RB believer who has tried to remove people’s doubts, has described the strategy as “uncomfortable.”… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...

While a lot of the work we do here at RotoViz and a lot of my own personal research is quantitative, I often find myself categorizing players in a more qualitative sense for the purposes of planning my draft strategy. That leads to questions like, who are the cheapest wide receivers with WR1 upside?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

One of the more bewildering things I’ve seen this offseason is people hyping up Blaine Gabbert. When confronted, the supporter will inevitably say something like, “It doesn’t matter if he’s bad so long as he scores fantasy points.”… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

One of the more common questions I see about the Zero RB draft strategy is, “how would this work in an auction draft?”… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Now that the NFL draft is over and the high-impact free agents have found their homes, we can starting doing some early 2016 fantasy football projections. Today: the New York Giants, including a disappointing projection for Sterling Shepard that shows that being a WR2 isn’t that inherently valuable.  First things first, using our staff projection machine I set some baseline team-wide assumptions: For average point margin, I…...

I don’t have any intention of playing in any 2QB fantasy football leagues this year, but I do think it’s important to dabble in other formats to stay flexible and open up your thinking. So when I saw that Joshua Lake was looking for people to participate in 2QB mock drafts, I jumped right in…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this...

This isn’t an IDP post, but Cowboys middle linebacker Rolando McClain was suspended for 10 games. I care about that because it, as well as some other developments, may spell trouble for Ezekiel Elliott’s 2016 production. Keep in mind that the McClain suspension isn’t the only negative development for Dallas on the defensive side of the ball: Starting defensive end Randy Gregory is suspended for the first four games of the…...

We’ve had a few pieces on running back handcuffs and backups this month, the most expansive of which was a roundtable where various writers shared their opinions on the handcuffing issue…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Now that the NFL draft is over and the high-impact free agents have found their homes, we can starting doing some early 2016 fantasy football projections. Today: the Minnesota Vikings, including why Stefon Diggs is free money.  First things first, using our staff projection machine I set some baseline team-wide assumptions: I went with the league-wide median for average scoring margin. I think the Vikings will be…...

Now that the NFL draft is over and the high-impact free agents have found their homes, we can starting doing some early 2016 fantasy football projections. Today: the Jacksonville Jaguars, including why I’d rather draft Blake Bortles than Andrew Luck. First things first, using our staff projection machine I set some baseline team-wide assumptions: For average scoring margin, I went with the league-wide 25th percentile mark, which is…...

Strength of schedule is notoriously difficult to project ahead of a season. Differences on both sides of the ball can make a team fantasy-friendly one season and completely inhospitable the next. But what if we looked backwards?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Now that the NFL draft is over and the high-impact free agents have found their homes, we can starting doing some early 2016 fantasy football projections. Today: the Indianapolis Colts, including why Andrew Luck is a bargain. First things first, using our staff projection machine I set some baseline team-wide assumptions: I went with the league median for average scoring margin. While the team has an impressive…...

Now that the NFL draft is over and the high-impact free agents have found their homes, we can starting doing some early 2016 fantasy football projections. Today: the Houston Texans, including why running back Lamar Miller deserves all the hype he’s getting. First things first, using our staff projection machine I set some baseline team-wide assumptions: I went with the league median for average scoring margin. While…...

Now that the NFL draft is over and the high-impact free agents have found their homes, we can starting doing some early 2016 fantasy football projections. Today: the Denver Broncos, including a rebound for Demaryius Thomas.  First things first, using our staff projection machine I set some baseline team-wide assumptions: I just went with the league-wide median for average scoring margin. Despite winning the Super Bowl,…...

Now that the NFL draft is over and the high-impact free agents have found their homes, we can starting doing some early 2016 fantasy football projections. Today: the Kansas City Chiefs, including a possible career year for Travis Kelce.  First things first, using our staff projection machine I set some baseline team-wide assumptions: I set average scoring margin to the league-wide 75th percentile mark. The Chiefs…...

Now that the NFL draft is over and the high-impact free agents have found their homes, we can starting doing some early 2016 fantasy football projections. Today: the Dallas Cowboys. First things first, using our staff projection machine I set some baseline team-wide assumptions: I set average scoring margin to the league-wide 75th percentile mark. The team has a 15-4 record in regular season games…...