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Michael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 14: K.J. Osborn, Tyler Conklin, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Rashaad Penny
This is it. The final week of the regular season. It has flown by, but hopefully it is not yet nearing an end for you and your fantasy football team, as the fantasy playoffs is when the real fun begins. If you are reading this, chances are you are either in the playoffs or still […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 13: Josh Reynolds, Ameer Abdullah, Gerald Everett
Those of you still in the playoff hunt should rejoice that this is the longest season ever. Typically, this would be the final week of the regular season, but this year you get that extra week to secure your playoff spot. Of course, for front-runners trying to fend off those teams, you may be wanting […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 12: Rex Burkhead, Tevin Coleman, Matt Breida, Juwan Johnson
It’s Thanksgiving week which only means one thing - it’s fantasy football crunch time! Okay, maybe it means more than that, but there is no denying that it's the final stretch of the fantasy regular season. In most leagues the trade deadline is coming up and there are just three regular season weeks left. If […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 11: D'Onta Foreman, Wayne Gallman, Bryan Edwards
Hopefully Week 10 was kinder to you and your fantasy lineups after the abomination that was Week 9. I especially hope that because it's not a great waiver week. It's a week where if the right player or two are out there on waivers you can make a big splash - but outside of that […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoTy Johnson (RB, NYJ) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Ty Johnson continues to barely be rostered, but that should change. He saw only six touches in Week 9 but he did find the end zone on a fourth-quarter receiving touchdown. It was his fourth straight game with over 11 fantasy points. He […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 10: D'Onta Foreman, D'Ernest Johnson, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Dan Arnold
With nine weeks in the books, we are starting to get to crunch time. It’s not quite desperation time with must-win weeks, but we are getting close to that point. Right now you should have an understanding if you are a true contender or not. Even if you feel you are not a true contender, […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9: Taysom Hill, Derrick Gore, Jeremy McNichols, Adrian Peterson
The trade deadline is now behind us. The roster shakeups may be complete for NFL teams (barring any signings), but it never stops for our fantasy football teams. The grind never stops -- especially for those in deeper leagues who typically are upset when reading waiver wire articles, because many of the players listed in […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoBoston Scott (RB, PHI) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Boston Scott will be part of a one-two punch with Kenneth Gainwell as long as Miles Sanders is out. He played 34 percent of the snaps in Week 7 against the Raiders, tallying seven carries and two targets. He went for 29 total yards and scored a […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 8: Tyrod Taylor, Boston Scott, Nico Collins
Hopefully the week known as byemageddon was nice to you. Either way, setting your fantasy football lineup should be a lot easier this week since there are only two teams on bye, the Ravens and Raiders. It feels like a breeze after the six teams, and many high-powered offenses, were off last week. This is […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoNico Collins (WR, HOU) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Nico Collins played 61 percent of the snaps in Week 7, the second-most among Texans receivers. He saw five targets, catching two of them for a team-high 28 yards. The volume is encouraging as he now has 11 targets in his last two […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7: Carson Wentz, Demetric Felton, Jaret Patterson
Week 7 is easily going to be the hardest week so far to field a fantasy football lineup. There are six teams on byes: Bills, Cowboys, Chargers, Jaguars, Steelers and Vikings. There are also a ton of injuries, especially at the running back position, that will make this week challenging to set a lineup. That […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Florio's Week 6 Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds
Week 5 was at least the second week this season where injuries were the big story in the fantasy football community. There were a number of big name players that suffered injuries, meaning there is a lot of talent on the waiver wire, even in those deeper leagues. This is a week to be aggressive […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoDavid Johnson (RB, HOU) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: David Johnson was targeted six times in Week 5, catching five for 46 yards. He was given just two carries and rushed for five yards on the ground. He's not likely to see a ton of carries moving forward, but he has the passing […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoCarlos Hyde (RB, JAC) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Carlos Hyde was part of the story in Week 5 because he had the biggest touch of the game for the Jaguars. He got a 4th-and-goal carry from the one-yard line in the fourth as the Jags attempted to make it a one-score […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Florio's Week 5 Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds
The waiver wire had been pretty thin to open the season, especially in deep leagues. Sure, there were weeks with one big piece to grab, but the chances are that in a 16-team league or deeper, people went very aggressive on that player, perhaps even spending all their FAAB on someone like Elijah Mitchell or […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds
Welcome back you deeper league players. This is a safe place for you. There will be no judgement here just because you are looking to pickup players that some of your friends may never had heard of. For those of you who are not familiar, this is not an article for the casual players, but […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoFlorio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds
Deeper leagues are the forgotten stepchild of fantasy football content. Waiver wire articles typically focus on players that are available in 10 or 12 team leagues. It can be frustrating when you click through articles and every player named is already rostered in your 16, 20 or 24 team league. That is exactly what this […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoDeeper League Waiver Wire - Take a Shot on Tyrod Taylor
Are you someone who plays in a 16, 18 or even 20-team league? Are you sick of never having waiver wire articles geared towards your league? I know what you are thinking -- when you click on waiver wire articles, they are all naming players that are not available. Even when they say "deep league," […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoBullpen Report: Navigating the Final Month
The baseball season has flown by and just like that we are in the home stretch. You hear all the time that the season is a sprint and not a marathon, but as someone who ran cross country in high school, I can tell you that even long races become a sprint towards the end. […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMy Guys: Using ADP to Find Draft Values
Fantasy football leagues are not won in the draft alone, but having a strong draft makes winning the league that much easier. Part of having a great draft is finding players that simply have an ADP lower than they should. But, if you read my strategy article, you know I prioritize upside and not just […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoThe Value of RB Targets in PPR Leagues
If you have followed my work at all, you know I am all about running backs that can catch passes. If you listen to RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (and if you’re not you should be!) you have most definitely heard me talk up running backs that catch passes and knock those who don’t. It's why […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoUsing ADP to Find Overvalued Players
Is there a worse feeling in the world than drafting a fantasy football bust? Ok, yes, there is, but it definitely ranks highly up there as one of the worst. And that is because it doesn’t just happen all at once, especially if it is an early-round player. After a couple of weeks, you try […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoFLEX Draft Review and Superflex Strategies
Super Flex drafts are becoming more and more popular in the fantasy football community. For those who are new to the format, it is basically a modified two-QB league. Instead of having to start two quarterbacks, you only have one mandatory QB spot. The second spot is a flex position that could be used on […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoBullpen Report - Emphasize Relievers In the Final Month
If you have fallen behind in the saves category or are in need of some relievers that can help your ratios, this is the perfect time of year for you to strike. Yeah, we had all the early season bullpen changes and the trade deadline which completely mixed things up. But if you are still […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael F. Florio's 2021 Fantasy Football Rankings
Rankings are probably the most overrated aspect in fantasy sports. And most, if not all players fall victim to them at some point in their fantasy playing career. That’s probably not what you expected to read when you clicked on a fantasy football rankings article. But, the truth is if you are just taking the […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoBullpen Report: Figuring Things Out After Wild Trade Deadline
For weeks leading up to the trade deadline, I wrote about how greatly it would impact bullpens around the league. I tried to project closers that would be traded and setup men that would take over the closer gigs. Well, even I was wrong with how much the trade deadline would impact the reliever position! […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoTrevor Lawrence (QB, JAX) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~100 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~110 ANALYSIS: You can grab the number one pick of the 2021 NFL Draft as a QB2 in the double-digit rounds. He is a great quarterback to take a shot on if you wait on the position. Lawrence has a strong arm and can make all the throws […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoBullpen Report: Gearing Up for the Trade Deadline
With the All-Star game behind us we are now entering the stretch run of the fantasy baseball season. The truth is, the second half is really when leagues are won or lost. Sure, you could have had a great first half, but as my brother likes to quote from his favorite movie - no body […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoMichael Carter (RB, NYJ) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~75 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~89 ANALYSIS: Carter fell to the fourth round of the NFL Draft, but yet he is still the Jets RB with the most upside. The competition for touches in the Jets backfield consists of Carter, Tevin Coleman, Ty Johnson and La’Mical Perine. He rushed for 1,245 yards as a senior, his […]
Michael Florio 3 years agoRobby Anderson (WR, CAR) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~75 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~90 ANALYSIS: You wouldn’t know it by ADP, but Robby Anderson scored the most fantasy points among Panthers receivers last season. He also led them with a 26 percent target share. While fantasy managers are paying up for DJ Moore, Anderson is still going as a WR3 despite finishing […]
Michael Florio 3 years ago