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Monday Night Football Starts and Sits - 49ers vs Rams
Week 9 was disappointing in fantasy but delivered a few highly entertaining games. Monday’s game between Pittsburgh and Chicago looked rough on paper but turned into a highly entertaining game. The Steelers won on a late field goal, but Chicago finally got a stellar performance for Justin Fields. The rookie was able to generate several […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoTrevor Siemian (QB, NO) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, SuperFlex /2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Now that Trevor Siemian is the Saints’ starting quarterback, he should be rostered in 2QB leagues. The Saints were forced to throw the ball with Siemian in their last-second loss to the Falcons in Week 9, and he responded […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoTaylor Heinicke (QB, WFT) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, SuperFlex /2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: By all accounts, Ryan Fitzpatrick isn’t ready to return from his hip injury, which means the Washington quarterback job still belongs to Taylor Heinicke. The fourth-year quarterback has had an up and down season as a fantasy performer, completing 64% of […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoTrey Lance (QB, SF) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, SuperFlex /2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 18% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jimmy Garoppolo hasn’t been awful from a fantasy perspective the last two weeks, scoring at least 19 points against Chicago and Arizona’s defenses. In his last two games, the 49ers’ quarterback has 648 passing yards and two passing touchdowns, […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoTrevor Lawrence (QB, JAX) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, SuperFlex /2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 38% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Trevor Lawrence struggled against Buffalo on Sunday, completing just 15 of 26 passes for 118 yards. The lack of production didn’t seem to matter with the Jaguars pulling off a massive upset thanks to a defensive showcase against one of […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoMatt Ryan (QB, ATL) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues, SuperFlex /2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 55% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After a down week against the Panthers in Week 8 (146 passing yards with one touchdown and two interceptions), Matt Ryan got the passing attack back on track against the New Orleans Saints. Ryan threw for 343 yards and […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoCarson Wentz (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues, SuperFlex /2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 60% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I’ve highlighted Carson Wentz in this space numerous times this season, yet he remains on 40% of waiver wires in fantasy leagues. The Colts’ quarterback has looked like a completely different player in Indianapolis than he did during his […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoFantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 10
Week 9 finished as one of the most frustrating fantasy football weeks in a long time thanks to a lack of scoring across the league. Offenses we have come to rely on (Buffalo, Kansas City, Dallas) failed to provide much fantasy value. Teams that we have avoided this year (New York Jets, New England Patriots, […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoTop Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 10: Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan, Trevor Lawrence, Trey Lance
One word sums up the NFL games that took place in Week 9: ugly. 17 teams failed to surpass 30 points scored on offense, including 10 teams that failed to reach 20 points. Numerous offenses struggled this week and unfortunately, a good number of them are teams we rely on for fantasy scoring. Cincinnati, Dallas, […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoMonday Night Football Starts and Sits - Steelers vs Bears
Last week’s Monday night game featured a close contest between the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Giants. Unfortunately, the game featured two offenses that struggled, leading to an unexciting game between two teams trying to get something going. Patrick Mahomes continued to get momentum in the passing game for Kansas City, but he was […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoFantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 9
With the conclusion of Week 8, we are about halfway through the fantasy season. From an offensive line perspective, last week featured some of the best and worst performances we have seen in terms of offensive line play. Six teams finished Week 8 with an average overall blocking grade above a 70 according to PFF. […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoTop Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 9: Derek Carr, Carson Wentz, Tua Tagovailoa, Mike White
Week 8 was a breath of fresh air after the onslaught of teams on bye in Week 7. Only two teams were missing from action in Week 8, although they did feature two strong fantasy producers in Lamar Jackson and Justin Herbert. Unfortunately, a bigger slate of games didn’t necessarily mean offensive fireworks in Week […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoMike White (QB, NYJ) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, 2QB/SuperFlex Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Mike White put together a highly efficient NFL debut against a Bengals’ defense that has been improved throughout the course of 2021. White completed 37 of 45 passes (82%) for 405 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. When all […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoBen Roethlisberger (QB, PIT) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, 2QB/SuperFlex Leagues ROSTERED IN: 21% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Ben Roethlisberger’s best days are clearly behind him, but he can still generate some solid fantasy statistics. Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a big win against Cleveland in Week 8, completing 64% of his passes for 266 yards and a […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoDerek Carr (QB, LV) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 61% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The number of teams on bye the last two weeks likely forced Derek Carr to the waiver wire, and if that’s the case in your league, then you need to grab him immediately. Carr went into the bye week on a hot streak, […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoMonday Night Football Starts and Sits: Chiefs vs Giants
After a streak of great Monday night games, last week’s matchup between the Saints and Seahawks was an absolute clunker. Alvin Kamara had a stellar day, carrying the ball 20 times for 51 yards while adding 10 receptions on 11 targets for 128 yards and a touchdown. Jameis Winston failed to throw for 225 yards […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoFantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 8
Week 7 was an absolute onslaught of bye weeks, but thankfully it has passed and we once again have 15 games of football. Despite the lack of total games, there were plenty of good and bad performances across the NFL, especially in the trenches. There were some truly excellent performances on the offensive line across […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoTop Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 8: Trevor Lawrence, Daniel Jones, Teddy Bridgewater
The onslaught of bye weeks in Week 7 was brutal for fantasy managers, but thankfully several quarterbacks were able to deliver quality performances to help fantasy lineups navigate the loss of top-end production. Joe Burrow paced the quarterback position with an excellent 416-yard, three-touchdown performance against the Baltimore Ravens. Four other quarterbacks (Matt Ryan, Matthew […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoTyrod Taylor (QB, HOU) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, Superflex / 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Tyrod Taylor is on the cusp of coming back from his hamstring injury which gives him fantasy relevance assuming he takes the job back from rookie Davis Mills. Taylor played well his first two weeks as a starter, completing 31 […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoTeddy Bridgewater (QB, DEN) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues, Superflex / 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Teddy Bridgewater struggled in the first half of Thursday night’s game against Cleveland before putting together a strong second half. Bridgewater finished the day with a pedestrian 13 fantasy points thanks to 187 yards passing and two touchdowns with […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoSam Darnold (QB, CAR) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 60% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Starting Sam Darnold is tough to stomach given his last three weeks in Carolina. Darnold has completed just 54 of 103 passes (52%) for 495 yards and two touchdowns with five interceptions. Darnold has struggled to replicate his hot start to the […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoDaniel Jones (QB, NYG) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues, Superflex / 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It isn’t pretty, but Daniel Jones continues to be a viable dual-threat quarterback for fantasy. Jones completed 23 of 33 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown against Carolina in Week 7. He also added 28 rushing yards. […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoMonday Night Football Starts and Sits: Seahawks vs Saints
Week 7 is here with a vengeance. Bye weeks and injuries are ravaging fantasy lineups everywhere, forcing fantasy managers to make uncomfortable decisions between two lackluster options. After a string of awesome Monday night football games, it feels like this one is bound to disappoint while delivering some fantasy headaches. The Seahawks come into this […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoFantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 7
Six weeks of the season have officially passed, and bye weeks and injuries continue to ravage fantasy lineups. As we enter the grind of the NFL (and fantasy) season, finding any little edge possible becomes important to building a fantasy roster that has a chance to take home the championship. One of the crucial (yet […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoQuarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 7
The quarterback position struggled to provide much upside during Week 6, which unfortunately coincided with the first round of bye weeks in 2021. On the positive side, Dak Prescott was able to give us a rare 400-yard passing day in his overtime win against the New England Patriots. Patrick Mahomes (397 yards) just missed the […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoMatt Ryan (QB, ATL) - Fantasy Football Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 55% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A Week 6 bye may cause people to forget the strong play of Matt Ryan the last few weeks. From Weeks 3 to 6, Ryan completed 85 of 123 pass attempts (69%) for 868 yards and eight touchdowns with zero interceptions. Ryan […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoMonday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Titans vs Bills
Fans have become spoiled by fantastic Monday night games, punctuated by a massively entertaining game between the Colts and Ravens in Week 5. Indianapolis looked to be in control heading into the fourth quarter, but huge performances by Lamar Jackson, Mark Andrews, and Marquise Brown brought the game to overtime and ultimately a Ravens’ win. […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoFantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 6
The NFL season is flying by and we are starting to get a great feeling for the contenders and pretenders in the 2021 NFL season. More importantly, we are starting to see offensive line units begin to gel and establish themselves across the league. Through five weeks, the Washington Football team has been the best […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoQuarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6
Week 6 marked the last week with a full complement of games before bye weeks start coming into effect. Thankfully, we had a bunch of excellent offensive performances out of the quarterback position before having to start paying attention to waiver-wire streamers. Tom Brady led the way in Week 5 with 411 passing yards and […]
Dan Fornek 3 years agoGeno Smith (QB, SEA) - Fantasy Football Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues and 2QB/Superflex Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Russell Wilson will be out for roughly a month after having surgery on a finger tendon, which makes Geno Smith an intriguing add at the quarterback position to navigate bye weeks (Seattle has a Week 9 bye). Smith looked […]
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