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The New England Patriots have finally made the move to bring in Cam Newton after numerous checks on his health and meetings with the team. NFL Networks Ian Rapoport has reported that his contract is worth up to $7.5 million. Thats a hefty sum more than some of the other leftovers signed this offseas
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Waiting until late in the draft to select a tight end has become commonplace for many fantasy drafters and the strategy is largely viable because of the hit-rate of these players. The best tight end performances typically come from the very top-end players being drafted at the position but after tha
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Drafting Christian McCaffrey was the quickest way to build an insurmountable lead of your competitors last year. Everyone wants to be the hero that nails the first round mega-breakout but if you didnt have a top-three pick in 2019, it was impossible to do that. The 2020 season looks eerily similar w
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Handcuffing a running back is typically done to lower a fantasy teams floor by ensuring that, if the starting back goes down, you arent stuck without an elite asset until that back returns. Instead, you end up with a lite version of your star back in the form of their backup. This strategy is really
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Free agency is one of the few times NFL teams do nothing but tell us what they think of their own players and a handful of players available in the market. In press conferences and statements, coaches can praise a players route-running improvements, laud someones expanded role, and even espouse thei
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2020 Best Ball
Roster Construction
With a heavy heart, I sit down and begin writing. Last week, I took three days away from fantasy football analysis to reflect on the peaceful protests demanding an end to police brutality and equal rights for African
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Bye Weeks
The bye week is largely a nuisance to fantasy gamers and rarely a piece of information that gets incorporated into serious strategies. Every player has a bye week and the difference between a Week 7 bye and a Week 11 bye is essentially personal performance based on each owner's desire to
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All-Time Fantasy Football Draft part II
Super Bowl era (1966-2017)
1. Breakdown your draft strategy and team roster (part II).
“I'm a RB guy at heart. I stuck to that philosophy with
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All-Time Fantasy Football Draft
Super Bowl era (1966-2017)
Whenever I can combine history and football into a project, I am a happy man. Fantasy football provides a wonderful opportunity to enjoy both passions and makes m
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The fans of New England and their management as an organization are no strangers to sacrifice. While with New England, Tom Brady regularly took pay cuts to give his additional team cap space. As a team, they gave up three Super Bowls to keep fans engaged by appearing beatable. Bill Belichick sacri
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What Will New England Look Like with Cam Newton
By Kyle Dvorchak
The New England Patriots have finally made the move to bring in Cam Newton after numerous checks on his health and meetings with the team. NFL Networks Ian Rapoport has reported that his contract is worth up to $7.5 million. Thats a hefty sum more than some of the other leftovers signed this offseas
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3 late Round Tight Ends You Can’t Afford to Pass On
By Kyle Dvorchak
Waiting until late in the draft to select a tight end has become commonplace for many fantasy drafters and the strategy is largely viable because of the hit-rate of these players. The best tight end performances typically come from the very top-end players being drafted at the position but after tha
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4 Players to Fill the End of Your Deepest Rosters
By Kyle Dvorchak
Drafting Christian McCaffrey was the quickest way to build an insurmountable lead of your competitors last year. Everyone wants to be the hero that nails the first round mega-breakout but if you didnt have a top-three pick in 2019, it was impossible to do that. The 2020 season looks eerily similar w
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3 Handcuffs to Win Your Draft
By Kyle Dvorchak
Handcuffing a running back is typically done to lower a fantasy teams floor by ensuring that, if the starting back goes down, you arent stuck without an elite asset until that back returns. Instead, you end up with a lite version of your star back in the form of their backup. This strategy is really
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Do Teams Give Impending Free Agent Backs More Touches
By Kyle Dvorchak
Free agency is one of the few times NFL teams do nothing but tell us what they think of their own players and a handful of players available in the market. In press conferences and statements, coaches can praise a players route-running improvements, laud someones expanded role, and even espouse thei
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2020 Best Ball Team Building
By John Laub
2020 Best Ball
Roster Construction
With a heavy heart, I sit down and begin writing. Last week, I took three days away from fantasy football analysis to reflect on the peaceful protests demanding an end to police brutality and equal rights for African
Full Story
Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule and Bye Week Trends
By Kyle Dvorchak
Bye Weeks
The bye week is largely a nuisance to fantasy gamers and rarely a piece of information that gets incorporated into serious strategies. Every player has a bye week and the difference between a Week 7 bye and a Week 11 bye is essentially personal performance based on each owner's desire to
Full Story
All-Time Fantasy Football Draft part II
By John Laub
All-Time Fantasy Football Draft part II
Super Bowl era (1966-2017)
1. Breakdown your draft strategy and team roster (part II).
“I'm a RB guy at heart. I stuck to that philosophy with
Full Story
All-Time Fantasy Football Draft Pt 1
By John Laub
All-Time Fantasy Football Draft
Super Bowl era (1966-2017)
Whenever I can combine history and football into a project, I am a happy man. Fantasy football provides a wonderful opportunity to enjoy both passions and makes m
Full Story
New England Must Sacrifice Jarret Stidham for the Greater Good
By Kyle Dvorchak
The fans of New England and their management as an organization are no strangers to sacrifice. While with New England, Tom Brady regularly took pay cuts to give his additional team cap space. As a team, they gave up three Super Bowls to keep fans engaged by appearing beatable. Bill Belichick sacri
Full Story