One of the hardest teams to figure out is the Cincinnati Bengals. They rarely venture wholeheartedly into free agency. They are not given to major splashes in the draft. They seem to undervalue everything except loyalty, often to a maddening degree. Just look how many chances they gave Vontaze Burfict despite numerous discretions, or how many seasons they allowed Marvin Lewis to occupy their head…...

These days, I’m not sleeping well. Every time I close my eyes a certain number burns bright against the red-black darkness of my inner eyelids. I wake up exhausted and drag myself as if underwater to the bathroom, little more than a spectator in my own life. Beneath the white noise of the shower, a low and sinister whisper: “32 Jokes™.” I shake my head and…...

There are many things that are said to never sleep. Evil is one of them, the city of New York is another. Since I became a parent, this tag can be attached to me too. But Philadelphia Eagles GM Howie Roseman is another prominent advocate of not needing to rest. In his case, since his return to the front office of the team in 2016,…...

Free agency, it seems, has come and gone. A few players have signed the big ticket deals, and will probably be on the market again in two years. Others have been traded to new teams and new locales. The free footballing world’s focus appears set to on the upcoming NFL Draft. Except, there are still some noteworthy free agents who, at the time of writing,…...

Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley is next up as we take a look at the most comparable players for the 11 best rookie WRs from the 2018 class. Ridley was the first WR taken in the 2018 NFL Draft, and powered by his 10 touchdowns, he finished with 20.3 percent more fantasy points than the next closest man. Were those results enough to give him elite…...

Teams are trending toward offensive line continuity in a copycat league where the two squads in the Super Bowl happened to value it as much as anyone. The Patriots and Rams made it six straight conference title winners to avoid multi-position turnover on the starting offensive line.((I count “turnover” as a Week 1 starter who did not enter the previous season as a starter for that…...

Injury recency bias is currently providing a massive discount on Jamison Crowder’s potential in New York. Now is a terrific time to buy the new Jets’ slot receiver in every format. Crowder’s Injury History Over the past two years, we’ve seen Crowder play a total of 24 out of 32 possible games. He missed one game in 2017 due to a hamstring strain in Week…...

Panthers WR D.J. Moore is next up as we take a look at the most comparable players for the 11 best rookie WRs from the 2018 class. Moore was the first WR taken in the 2018 NFL Draft, 24th overall by the Carolina Panthers. He’s the youngest WR in the class, and he had the third-best breakout age at 19.7. He dominated with a 57 percent market share…...

Free agency and salary data included in this article were sourced from Over The Cap. The 49ers are currently projected to have $54,210,980 in cap space for 2019, assuming the league’s new salary cap will be set at $188.2 million. 2018 Summary The San Francisco 49ers finished second to last in the NFC West with a 4-12 record. The 49ers had incredibly poor injury luck last season, which…...

Dave Caban reviews 2018 strength of schedule results and identifies the quarterbacks that faced the easiest and most difficult opponents…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

While the top seeds advanced in both conferences, the AFC heavyweights were especially impressive in mowing down their foes. Shawn Siegele examines the biggest story lines from these AFC battles and breaks down their fantasy implications…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Shawn Siegele examines his 2018 fantasy results to see if the picks he provided to readers – breakout wide receivers, Zero RB candidates, structural drafting strategies, and more – proved successful in his own leagues…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Shawn Siegele examines the fantasy repercussions of a fantastic wild card weekend…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Phillip Lindsay, Denver’s Pro Bowl running back, sustained a serious wrist injury during his Week 16 game against the Oakland Raiders. He was placed on IR with what was reported to be a scaphoid fracture as well as a scapho-lunate ligament injury…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Shawn Siegele discusses the Apex Experts finals, looking back at his 2018 draft strategy and contrasting it with the path taken by finals opponent Denny Carter…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...