Offensive Outliers From Week 7 - Coaching Matters

We now enter the seventh week of this series, where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 7, we saw stat lines such as the Green Bay Packers running backs combining for 49 total yards, the Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers combining for […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 7

Seven weeks in the books and we're heading towards the midway point. The season is really flying by. Week seven was the bye week apocalypse, with an outrageous amount of fantasy studs not playing. That plus all of the injuries we've seen going down throughout the year probably forced your hand into starting some sub-optimal […]

Fantasy 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 […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 8

Week 7 is officially in the books. This week, the Bills, Cowboys, Jaguars, Chargers, Vikings, Steelers are all back in action, with just the Raiders and Ravens on Bye. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrow may be pointing up, and players whose arrow may be pointing down based on the […]

Trevor Lawrence (QB, JAX) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: As I was expecting last week and told you about, the bye week put Trevor Lawrence's rostership at 40% today down from his prior 51% mark. I said back then that you should only make Lawrence a WW target for your squad if you […]

Early Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. We just got through last week's bye-mageddon, but are back with our early Week 8 fantasy football rankings. We are already starting up our rankings and analysis for Week 8 of the fantasy football season. As always, we are here to constantly bring you updated player news and rankings to help […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. This week will be filled with more difficult decisions, and important waiver wire pickups, although it will not compare to last week's bye-pocalypse. Only two teams are on bye in Week 8, but injuries are always a factor. As always, we are here to help you with our waiver wire […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

If you survived the first byepocalypse and emerged with a victory, congratulations. The coming week brings only two teams on bye, so reliance on waivers should be far less and the options slightly more enticing. As always, I will identify as many noteworthy waiver wire targets as possible at every position with a brief explanation of […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 8 Targets

Alongside our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). Week 7 forced many of us into playing backups thanks to the heavy byes, but with only Baltimore […]

Michael 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 […]

The Cut List – Who To Drop for Week 8?

Week 7 is done and over with it. To get through it, fantasy managers likely had to make plenty of hard decisions with six teams on byes and plenty of injuries across the league. While saying "it's all smooth sailing from here" might be a tad premature, fantasy managers are unlikely to be so hard-pressed […]

Top 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 […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 8 Lightning Round

Week 7 tested the depth charts with six teams on bye and the usual assault of injuries, but you survived! Let's collect ourselves and assess the fantasy landscape moving forward with the Bye-pocalypse in our rear-view mirror. Yes, that means it's time for the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 8. This column is published […]

Aaron Rodgers - Week 8 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be without his top two targets, wide receivers Davante Adams and Allen Lazard, for Thursday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. On Tuesday, Adams and Lazard were both placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and have been ruled out in Week 8. The future Hall-of-Famer has been impressive recently and […]

Carson Wentz (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues, Superflex / 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite playing in extremely wet conditions, Wentz had another solid outing against a tough defense in Week 7. Wentz threw two touchdown passes for the fourth game in a row and also ran in a score. The Colts are […]

Tyrod 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 […]

Teddy 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 […]

Sam 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 […]

Daniel 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. […]

Baker Mayfield Expected To Practice Wednesday

According to ESPN's Josina Anderson, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (shoulder) is expected to practice on Wednesday, barring setbacks. Mayfield has been dealing with a torn labrum and a fracture in his left shoulder for the past several weeks, an injury that kept him out of his team's Week 7 win over the Denver Broncos. […]

Cowboys Confident In Dak Prescott's Status

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he's confident with where quarterback Dak Prescott (calf) is entering the week ahead of a matchup with the Minnesota Vikings. Prescott was seen in a walking boot after the Week 6 win over the New England Patriots when he suffered a calf strain late in the game. He was […]

Andrus Peat Feared To Have Suffered Torn Pectoral

New Orleans Saints offensive guard Andrus Peat (pectoral) is feared to have suffered a torn pectoral muscle in the Monday night win over the Seattle Seahawks, according to sources. Peat is waiting on MRI results to confirm what would be a season-ending injury. He was only able to play 17 offensive snaps against Seattle before […]

Jets Have Faith In Mike White

The New York Jets have faith in backup quarterback Mike White, who will take over the starting duties for at least Week 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals with rookie first-rounder Zach Wilson (knee) out two to four weeks. White went 20-for-32 for 202 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in his NFL debut in the […]

La'el Collins Back On Cowboys Roster

Dallas Cowboys right tackle La'el Collins is back on the team's active roster heading into Week 8 against the Minnesota Vikings after completing his five-game suspension. The Cowboys were on bye in Week 7. However, it's uncertain if the Cowboys will throw him immediately back into the starting lineup after all the missed time. But […]

Jalen Hurts Starting Job In Danger?

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is reportedly in danger of losing his starting job to Gardner Minshew, according to Bo Wulf. Wulf reported that he would be surprised if Minshew didn't start some games this season, considering the team has had their struggles offensively which has led to a 2-5 record. Surprisingly, Hurts has been […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

In Week 7 the Cowboys, Bills, Chargers, Vikings, Steelers and Jaguars were all on bye which means the list of top performers from this week may look a little different. Tua Tagovailoa took advantage of a great matchup against the Falcons to finish as QB-1 on the week while Joe Burrow threw for 416 yards […]

Trey Lance "On Pace" to Practice Wednesday

San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said rookie quarterback Trey Lance (knee) is "on pace" to practice Wednesday. According to Shanahan, Lance will likely be limited if he does practice this week. The No.3 pick in the 2021 NFL draft will back up Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 8 against the Chicago Bears if he's active. Lance […]

Tua Tagovailoa (QB, MIA) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It has to be hard to be in Tua Tagovailoa's shoes these days. The poor sophomore out of Bama is on the rumor mill every single day, and the whispers are growing louder about a potential trade away from Miami (most probably […]

Mac Jones (QB, NE) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Do we love Mac Jones as a real-life football player? Meh... Do we love Mac Jones as a viable fantasy football player? You bet. Sure thing, Jones is not going to win you the league. The sooner you accept that the better (unless […]

Geno Smith Stifled In Week 7

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith had one big play in Week 7, but he couldn't do much else in the team's loss to the New Orleans Saints. Smith went 12 of 22 for 167 yards and a touchdown in the loss on Monday night. He also added three carries for 12 yards on the night. […]