Teddy Bridgewater Expected To Play Thursday Night

Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (foot, quad) is expected to play in Thursday's game against the Cleveland Browns. He is officially listed as questionable for Thursday after being limited in practice all week with a foot issue. The 28-year-old will look to bounce back against the Browns after turning the ball over three times (three […]

Fantasy Football Trading Tips and Advice for Week 7: The Engel Eye

To me, one of the fun “assignments” for a fantasy football analyst is regularly providing advice on trade offers. I manage well over a dozen of my own teams, but I am not a frequent trader. I trade on as “as needed” basis, which means it is time to start pursuing deals when I have […]

Trade For These Rookies Before They Break Out

Sometimes, rookies come out of the gate with a bang, putting up big numbers like Ja'Marr Chase is doing in Cincy. Other times, they take some time to get going. That's where a good fantasy football manager can pounce, taking advantage of managers who are ready to give up on slow-developing rookies. That's our goal […]

Matthew Stafford - Week 7 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is the QB9 after six weeks, and he can easily move up the rankings in Week 7 against the Detroit Lions, where he spent the first 12 seasons of his career. Stafford is averaging over 300 yards and 2.7 passing touchdowns per game this season, and the Rams offense […]

Jameis Winston - Week 7 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston is a QB2, at best, in Week 7 on Monday night against the Seattle Seahawks. The QB is coming off a decent game in Week 5 in which he threw for 279 yards and four scores. Nevertheless, the 27-year-old has been streaky this season, which reflects his entire NFL […]

Jacob Eason Resurfaces With Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks claimed quarterback Jacob Eason off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday. Eason was waived on Tuesday when the Colts activated Sam Ehlinger (knee) from Injured Reserve, but it didn't take him long to find a landing spot. The Seahawks needed a backup behind Geno Smith with Russell Wilson (finger) on Injured […]

Rumors Surrounding Tua Tagovailoa, Deshaun Watson Are False

A source close to the situation said that "rumors are false" in regards to trades involving Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. There were reports earlier in the day that the Dolphins and Texans could complete a trade involving Watson by the end of the week. That, in turn, fueled […]

Jimmy Garoppolo Limited, Trey Lance Misses Practice Wednesday

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (calf) put in a limited practice on Wednesday, while rookie quarterback Trey Lance (knee) was on the sidelines. "Feeling good. Feel real good. Go out there, test it out a little bit, but overall feeling like it's in the right spot," Garoppolo said. Lance is expected to miss the […]

Thursday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Broncos vs Browns

Welcome to Week Seven, the week many analysts are referring to as the “bye-pocalypse”. With Buffalo, Dallas, Jacksonville, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh all on bye, it’s going to be a tough week for many fantasy managers.  Not only are people’s line-ups devoured with bye weeks, but injuries in the NFL keep stacking up. […]

Texans Not A Potential Landing Spot For Tua Tagovailoa

With rumors swirling heavily on Wednesday that the Miami Dolphins are heating up trade talks for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, Aaron Wilson points out that the Texans are not and never have been a potential destination for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, according to league sources. So if the Dolphins trade for Watson, it would likely […]

Case Keenum - Week 7 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Cleveland Browns backup quarterback Case Keenum will get his first start of the season in Week 7's Thursday Night Football game. Keenum will be under center on Thursday with starter Baker Mayfield ruled out with a left shoulder injury suffered in Week 6's loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Keenum will face off against the Denver […]

Zach Wilson - Week 7 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson has an avoidable matchup with the New England Patriots in Week 7. The rookie quarterback has struggled during the early part of the season. Through five games, Wilson has four touchdowns and nine interceptions with a little over 1,100 passing yards. Now after the bye week, Wilson is set […]

Dolphins Working On Trade For Deshaun Watson?

The Miami Dolphins could swing a trade to acquire quarterback Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans at some point this week. We heard murmurs a while ago that the Dolphins were interested in trading for Watson, but talks have intensified after Miami lost to the previously winless Jacksonville Jaguars in London last weekend. Despite Watson's […]

Teddy Bridgewater Questionable For Week 7

Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (foot) is officially listed as questionable to face the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night after being limited in practice all week. The Broncos expect Bridgewater to suit up, but he was noticeably limping this week after being sacked five times and hit a whopping 17 times in the Week 6 […]

David Bakhtiari Making His Return To Practice

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari (knee) will practice on Wednesday for the first time since tearing his ACL on New Year's Eve. The Packers will take things day to day with him, starting with Wednesday's walkthrough practice. The 30-year-old can come off the Physically Unable to […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 7

We are headed into Week 7. With six games in the books, we now have a large enough sample size to have a good depiction of how these players are being implemented in their offenses. The larger the sample of games, the easier it is to project which players we can count on to insert […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 6

Injuries continue to be a major factor in the fantasy game this year, and we saw a few big performances from undrafted players in Week 6 because of it. We also saw more of the same stuff with the usual suspects dominating on the field and paying off their big draft day prices. Before we […]

Offensive Outliers From Week 6 - Coaching Matters

We now enter the sixth 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 6, we saw stat lines such as the Cincinnati Bengals running backs combining for 235 scrimmage yards, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receivers combining for five […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 7

Week 6 is officially in the books. The first week with teams on Bye. We had the Falcons, Saints, Jets, and 49ers all off. This week we saw numerous injuries as well, meaning it'll be even more difficult to fill those starting lineups in Week 7 where six teams are on a Bye (Bills, Cowboys, […]

Fantasy 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 […]

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

It's been a month since the last time we took a look at our beloved quarterbacks. Numbers are numbers, and numbers don't lie. You can twist them, but looking at them objectively, numbers say that no matter what, rushing the ball is almost always a worse option than passing it in today's game. That's why […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Week 6 of the NFL season is now in the books and your top three quarterbacks were Josh Allen, Kirk Cousins and Dak Prescott. Both Cousins and Prescott took advantage of the overtime period to add a third touchdown, while Prescott threw for a whopping 445 yards. Matthew Stafford, Jalen Hurts, Kyler Murray, Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers […]

Week 7 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups

Welcome to Week 7 RotoBallers. This week will be filled with difficult decisions, and important waiver wire pickups, as several teams are on bye and the injuries are really starting to pile up. But fear not, we're here to help you with all sorts of waiver wire analysis and advice to help you pickup the […]

Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

The waiver wire may not look any prettier this week but it's more important than ever with six teams due for a bye. For that reason, certain players coming off big games or on potent offenses may not be mentioned whereas others that may not normally be relevant will be on the list for Week […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 7 Targets

Joining 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 5 brought several injury hammers and Week 6 didn't let up, and now we face a Bye-pocalypse […]

Michael 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 […]

The Cut List – Who To Drop for Week 7?

We're going to get this out of the way right away. No, Kenny Golladay, Allen Robinson II, A.J. Brown, Robby Anderson and Odell Beckham Jr. are not included in this article. They should not be dropped in traditional 10 and 12-team leagues. Have they been disappointing? Absolutely! Undeniably! I get it, if you roster any […]

Quarterback 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 […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 7 Lightning Round

Week 6 brought more action to our screens as the bye weeks start to announce their presence. Injuries rest for no one, which underscores the importance of having depth and making the right waiver moves. And that means it's time for the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 7. This column is published early every […]

Matt 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 […]