Lorenzo Taliaferro (RB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues Owned in 13% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: It’s clear that the Ravens won’t be using Justin Forsett in goal line opportunities this year, as Bernard Pierce stole touchdowns in week’s 6 and 7, while Taliaferro stole two this week.  With Pierce being hugely ineffective, Lorenzo Taliaferro got his shot and delivered big time in week […]

Joe Flacco (QB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues / Start on Bye Weeks or 2 QB Leagues Owned in 51% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Following Flacco's thrashing of the Tampa Bay secondary, fantasy owners may be quick to trust him as a starter on a week-to-week basis. If you are lucky enough to have Baltimore's signal caller as […]

Baltimore Ravens (DEF, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 26% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: There isn't a much better steaming defense to be bullish on heading into Week 6 of fantasy football action. Ranked as the 8th overall scoring defense (in standard Yahoo formats), this undervalued unit is quietly drawing one of the best matchups as they travel to […]

Owen Daniels (TE, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues (Standard and PPR) Owned in 44% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Owen Daniels is coming off a productive game in Week 5 vs. the Colts with 5 catches (7 targets) and 70 yards. With Dennis Pitta out for the season, Daniels is clearly the TE1 on the Ravens and can be considered […]

Justin Forsett (RB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues  Owned in 64% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS:  Since the season has begun the Baltimore Ravens knew they would not have Ray Rice due to suspension for a few games.  Little did they know that they wouldn't have him all season long...and end up cutting him.  Most fantasy football experts expected the […]

Torrey Smith (WR, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues (if still available) Owned in 75% of Fleaflicker leagues   ANALYSIS: Even though Torrey Smith has only hauled in eight passes on 22 targets over his first four games, it is way too early to give up on a guy who crossed the goal line 15 times in his first two seasons […]

Justin Forsett (RB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In All 10+ Team Leagues Owned in 50% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: There have been some unnamed fantasy football writers who've been quick and persistent to write off the 28 year old former Seahawks great Justin Forsett, but the fact remains that this well traveled and under utilized NFL veteran has finally found his place in […]

Lorenzo Taliaferro (RB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

The below analysis first appeared in RotoBaller's article Week 4 Running Backs: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds. BALLER MOVE: Add in All 12+ Team Leagues Owned in 29% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS:  Remember when the Ray Rice situation first broke and everyone told you to go add Justin Forsett? Remember when I was one of those people? You don’t? You’re very kind. But unless […]

Owen Daniels (TE, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues (PPR, Standard) Owned in 26% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: This weekend the Baltimore Ravens lost a vital part of their offense for the season when Dennis Pitta dislocated his right hip vs. Cleveland.  Pitta, who was listed as the Raven's TE1, had successful surgery today but has been declared lost for the […]

Lorenzo Taliaferro (RB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 6% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With the news that Bernard Pierce would miss today's game with an injury, Justin Forsett and Lorenzo Taliaferro were thrust into the lead running back roles for the Ravens. Some saavy owners immediately grabbed Taliaferro off the waiver wire before today's game, if they had […]

Justin Forsett (RB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ANALYSIS: “Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash, and it is gone; But there's half-a-hundred ripples.” The recent Ray Rice situation was quite the pebble. However, Rice is gone and what we have now is the ripples left, one of them being Justin Forsett. Now that Bernard Pierce’s […]

Lorenzo Taliaferro (RB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting / Add in Very Deep Leagues (14+ Teams) Owned in 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Now the 3rd string running back for the Baltimore Ravens, after the Ray Rice debacle, Lorenzo Taliaferro represents a bit of a lottery ticket in an uncertain Ravens backfield. The Ravens RB situation continues to be one […]

Steve Smith Sr. (WR, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In Deeper Leagues (12+ Teams) ANALYSIS: One thing is for sure, you can certainly take a guilt-free waiver wire flier on a proven old veteran who is healthy and playing with a chip on his shoulder with a new team for the first time in his career. From what the eyeball test […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Player Rankings And Matchups Analysis

It is finally time!!! We've all been waiting for the NFL season to kick off and its just about here. As for fantasy, week one is arguably the hardest because there are so many unknowns. How will the rookies play? Which new offensive schemes will work and which will look...not so good? It's not easy […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Matchups: Start/Sit Advice (Games 1-8)

Each week we will be taking a look around the NFL at all of the weekly fantasy football matchups, and will be trying to help put together your optimal winning lineups. If you aren't sure if you should start or bench a player, or are looking for potential weekly sleepers, you've come to the right place. Below is […]

Steve Smith (WR, BAL) - Fantasy Football Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target ~ 125 (Current ADP: 142, WR: 51) ANALYSIS: Much has been made of Steve Smith's departure from Carolina, but most of the discussion has revolved around how the Panther's will move forward without him. For the Ravens, the signing of Smith was essentially a delayed replacement of Anquan Boldin who was traded to San Francisco […]

Potential Stud Fantasy Offenses: Offensive Line Analysis of AFC North

This post originally appeared on Rotoback. The offensive line is one of the most important facets of football, and yet it's usually not accounted for when people talk about fantasy outcomes. When doing your player analysis and preparing your draft strategy, looking at which offensive is primed to protect their QB and open up holes can […]

Strength of Schedule Analysis – AFC North: Fantasy Football Draft Strategy

Fantasy Football Matchup Analysis and Draft Prep: AFC North Strength of Schedules Welcome back to the Rotoballer Strength of Schedule series! Over the course of eight beefy, diesel articles, we will examine every team’s schedule with an eye towards how it will impact your fantasy football aspirations and how it should impact your 2014 fantasy football draft strategy and preparation.  […]

Dynasty Leagues Sleeper Wide Receiver: UDFA Jeremy Butler

Fantasy Football Draft season is right around the corner and we're helping you prepare with all types of high end draft analysis. Today we're bringing you analysis of a dynasty league sleeper wide receiver, UDFA Jeremy Butler of the Baltimore Ravens.   Jeremy Butler, Baltimore Ravens UDFA WR Age: 23, Height: 6-2, Weight: 224 40, Time: 4.60 […]

Baltimore Ravens: 2014 Fantasy Football Analysis & Team Outlook

Baltimore Ravens Offseason Changes Offseason Acquisitions – WR Steve Smith, TE Owen Daniels No Longer on the Roster – N/A Coaching Changes – New Offensive Coordinator Gary Kubiak Let’s get this out of the way fairly quickly shall we? The Baltimore Ravens aren’t exactly a fantasy football goldmine. In fact, they’re actually one of the weaker […]

Tiered Quarterback Rankings: Top 32 in Fantasy Football

Last week, we looked at the top 10 quarterbacks in our 2014 fantasy fantasy football QB rankings. Tiers 1-2 included QB studs like Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton and our #1 QB for 2014 fantasy football: Drew Brees.  We followed that up with QBs 11-21 here.  In this article,we’ll look at the next 11 QBs, representing tiers […]