Trusting Rookie Wide Receivers in Redraft Leagues

If I had to list one mistake most commonly made by fantasy owners on draft day, it would be recency bias. We've seen it time and time again - owners overreacting to what happened the previous year even when it was so clearly an outlier. The QB boom of 2011. The rookie WR boom of 2014. […]

Early 2018 Breakouts - Running Back

As we slowly get closer to the 2018 NFL Draft, we are beginning to get an idea of where players are landing. There are plenty of question marks out there still between free agency and the 2018 NFL Draft, but there are definitely some places where the starting lineups are beginning to take shape. In […]

Cardinals Tender Elijhaa Penny

The Arizona Cardinals extended a tender offer to exclusive-rights free-agent running back Elijhaa Penny. Penny will be back in 2018 after running 31 times for 124 yards (4.0 yards per carry) and two scores in his rookie season. He figures to be depth behind David Johnson next season and is unlikely to have any fantasy […]

Early Dynasty Startup Mock Draft - Rounds 3 and 4

We continue with our early mock draft series into rounds three and four.  If you missed the first couple of articles, you can read round one here and round two here.  There are still top end players on the board and players are starting to get a feel for how their teams are starting to shape up. This […]

Early Dynasty Startup Mock Draft - Round 2

This is the second installment in our way-too-early dynasty startup mock draft series.  The first round of any draft is crucial to get a player who can act as the foundation of your team, mess that up and you’ll be playing from behind the curve for the first year if not longer. If the first […]

Cardinals Looking At Prioritizing Quarterback

The Arizona Cardinals are looking to find their next franchise quarterback following Carson Palmer's retirement. There are several options being explored in both free agency and the draft, making it quite the offseason for the team. With wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald returning and running back David Johnson coming back from injury, it remains to be […]

RotoBaller's Early 2018 Redraft Football Mock - Round 1

The great thing about playing your favorite game with true fantasy degenerates is that there is never an "off" time for the game. It feels like yesterday we started drafting, both in eulogy to the 2017 fantasy football season, and a eulogy to when the RotoBaller writing team started our in-house PPR draft, which has […]

Early Dynasty Startup Mock Draft - Round 1

Here at Rotoballer, it’s never too early for a football mock draft! Free agency and the NFL draft will change the composition of the league, but the accompanying hype can skew how we feel about players and lead to overdrafting mistakes (can anyone say Terrelle Pryor?). Dynasty football never ends, so we’re here to provide you […]

RB Efficiency Numbers - How Valid Are They?

There are a lot of stats out there that purport to give you an edge in your fantasy leagues. With more and more fantasy analysis out on the internet and more and more people looking for new ways to judge players, it becomes difficult to sort through how much certain statistics really matter in judging […]

Year in Review: Snap Count Risers and Fallers from 2017

While many of you have already been expending time and energy planning your 2018 rosters, NFL front office personnel have also been operating behind the scenes, before the proverbial floodgates open in the form of their own roster-altering decisions. But for now, there is sufficient information to provide an initial forecast on which running backs should […]

Cardinals Not Expected To Pursue Kirk Cousins

Given the amount of money it'll take to sign him, the Arizona Cardinals aren't expected to pursue Washington Redskins impending free-agent quarterback Kirk Cousins, in the opinion of ArizonaSports.com's Mike Jurecki. The Cardinals are more likely to bring several veterans in on top of drafting a young quarterback. With Arizona's offensive line being a work […]

Dynasty Tight Ends - Football Rankings Analysis

The tight end position has always been one that can be a true difference-maker for a fantasy football team. It wasn’t too long ago that Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham were first round picks in redraft leagues, and nobody thought twice about it. While the rest of your team is streaming tight ends week in […]

Dynasty Wide Receivers - Football Rankings Analysis

Wide receivers have been prioritized by dynasty owners in recent years, as the movement toward running-back-by-committee and relatively short shelf-life of running backs has made them a more volatile commodity. Receivers can be productive well into their 30s and tend to be more consistent. After 2017, we may be seeing a shift back toward the […]

Way Too Early 2018 Running Back Depth Chart Projections

It may be February, but the fantasy football minds at RotoBaller are still hard at work and bringing you research for the 2018 NFL season. Preparation is key to any fantasy owner's continued success, so taking a preemptive look at how the running back depth charts will shape up come September can be extremely helpful. With […]

Fantasy Eulogy: Carson Palmer

"Over the years, I’ve had teammates who decided to hang it up and I would ask them how they knew when it was time to walk away. The answer was almost always the same: You just know. For me that time is now. Why? Quite simply, I just know." Those were some of the final […]

Dynasty Running Backs - Football Rankings Analysis

In dynasty leagues, running backs are always the most difficult position to gauge. They can be a great short-term investment, but can be a mind boggling issue when looking at their long-term value. The running back position is the most volatile due to injury and career length. Some of the best fantasy seasons from running […]

Larry Fitzgerald Will Return In 2018

Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks has announced that wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will return for the 2018 season. This makes Fitzgerald a 15-year pro following a standout performance last year in what was largely a down season for wide receivers. Fitzgerald should be considered a low-end WR2 but could garner more attention if the […]

Cardinals Extend GM Steve Keim's Contract

The Arizona Cardinals have extended general manager Steve Keim's contract to run through the 2022 season. This means that Keim's contract will line up with new head coach Steve Wilks. Keim's re-signing bodes well for the Cardinals, as the general manager has been instrumental in building the team's roster in recent times as well as […]

Biggest Risers and Fallers of 2017 - Running Backs

We've already looked at the biggest risers and fallers at the quarterback position. This time we examine the most volatile of positions, running back. As is usually the case, the running back position produced plenty of surprises both good and bad. Rookies played a huge role in 2017, as expected, but a few NFL veterans surprised us as […]

Biggest Surprises of 2017 - Wide Receivers

The top players at the wide receiver position this year included some names that no one ever would have even came close to guessing. Antonio Brown as the number one WR in PPR leagues isn’t something that is too surprising for anyone, but some of the other names on this list were far from locks […]

Jaron Brown Could Move On In Free Agency

Arizona Cardinals impending free-agent wide receiver Jaron Brown is expected to receive a decent deal in free agency. The special teamer turned starting receiver may not re-sign with the Cardinals, which would put his fantasy value in flux until he finds a new team. However, were Brown to stay in Arizona, he should be considered […]

Biggest Surprises of 2017 - Running Backs

Every fantasy season is full of surprises - that's what makes fantasy football so exciting. Whether it’s breakout players, veterans who fall off, or rookies shocking the world, there’s always something that just flat-out surprises us. This year, there were some major shocks at the RB position. The New Orleans Saints moving from their typical […]

Cardinals To Keep QB Coach Byron Leftwich

The Arizona Cardinals have announced that head coach Steve Wilks will retain quarterbacks coach Byron Leftwich. This is a key move, as the Cardinals have no signal caller on the roster currently, meaning that whoever gets signed will have the experience of Leftwich to go off of. Combined with the hiring of Mike McCoy as […]

Cardinals Hire Al Holcomb as Defensive Coordinator

The Arizona Cardinals have hired former Panthers linebackers coach Al Holcomb as the defensive coordinator for the team in the 2018 season. Holcomb joins fellow ex-Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks in the coaching room for the Cardinals. With the signing of two former Panthers coaches, it is expected that the team will shift their game […]

Cardinals Defensive Coordinator Might Not Return

Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator James Bettcher has been getting interest from other teams to be their defensive coordinator. Furthermore, there are rumors that new head coach Steve Wilks wants Panthers linebackers coach Al Holcomb as his new defensive coordinator. This would likely affect the fantasy value of the Cardinals defensive unit, although how exactly remains […]

Steve Wilks Announced As Cardinals Head Coach

The Arizona Cardinals have announced the official hiring of ex-Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks as their new head coach. This move will hopefully bring a relative resurgence to an offense that stagnated in quarterback Carson Palmer's final season. Once the team knows if wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will return, fantasy owners should have a clearer […]

More Coaches Interview For Cardinals Head Coaching Role

Atlanta's assistant coach Keith Armstrong as well as Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks are both going to interview for a second time with the Cardinals organization for the role of head coach. Both are strong candidates to take over the role from Bruce Arians, with results expected to be announced in the next few weeks. The […]

Mike Munchak Declines Second Interview With Cardinals

Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak has turned down a second interview for the job of head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. This has moved Patriots linebackers coach Brian Flores back into the mix. Until this situation gets resolved, the fantasy values of the various Cardinals players will remain in flux. However, regardless of what […]

Biggest Running Back Busts - 2017 Year in Review

I'm a firm believer that I know very little, and that taking my advice is generally the equivalent of asking someone on the street. I'm not referring to fantasy sports so much as everything else: how to cook a fish, how many quarts are in a cup, how to put together a desk, etc. When it […]

Cardinals Putting In Second Interview Requests

The Arizona Cardinals are putting in second interview requests for their head coaching position Tuesday. Among those expected to get a call are Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak and Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo. With so much still in flux, it is still uncertain what the fantasy values of the various Cardinals players will […]