Josh Gordon Expected To Join Team Soon
The vibe around the Cleveland Browns is that wide receiver Josh Gordon will join the team soon after a brief absence. Gordon announced he'd miss the start of training camp to focus on his health. The star receiver was reinstated from a suspension last November, but it doesn't appear that he's being suspended again. He […]
Fantasy Headliners - Big Names To Avoid in 2018
Every year we all read articles or watch videos and find players that end up becoming big names we just want to avoid on draft day. In this episode, I will be giving some fantasy football advice on a few players that I am avoiding in all of my fantasy football drafts this season due to […]
Eli Rogers To Visit With Browns
Free-agent wide receiver Eli Rogers left his visit with the Chiefs without a deal and will now visit with the Cleveland Browns, according to a source. Rogers played under current Browns offensive coordinator Todd Haley the last three years with Pittsburgh. The speedy receiver had surgery on his ACL in January and isn't even a […]
Denzel Ward Has Positioned Himself To Start
Cleveland Browns rookie cornerback Denzel Ward, the No. 4 overall pick, has positioned himself for a starting job by rising to the first-team defense in spring workouts and holding his own against receivers Josh Gordon and Jarvis Landry. T.J. Carrie is locked in as one of the starters, but he's been challenged by E.J. Gaines […]
Josh Gordon's Absence "Proactive"
Updating a previous report, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon will be absent at the start of training camp. With a player with a past as checkered as Gordon's, suspicions immediately arose that he may have been suspended by the NFL again. ESPN's Adam Schefter, however, put some of those concerns to rest. Schefter tweeted, […]
Josh Gordon Absent At Start Of Training Camp
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon will not be at the start of his team's training camp. Gordon tweeted out that his absence is "part of my overall health and treatment plan." There appears to be no reason for concern regarding Gordon's status and instead him getting out in front of the story before speculation […]
Fantasy Eulogy - Farewell Matt Forte
On March 5th, it was announced that Matt Forte would finally ride off into the sunset after a 10-year NFL career, culminating in the signing of a one-day contract so he and teammate Devin Hester could retire as Chicago Bears. Forte may have been a recent Chicago Bear great, but to Fantasy Football Managers, he's […]
Road to #1 Receiver - AFC North
Each year, elite wide receivers are some of the mainstays of fantasy football rosters. With high target shares and production values, these consensus top-tier wide receivers are some of the first names off of draft boards and consistently perform well throughout the season. However, there is also a good amount of unpredictability at the position, […]
Boom or Bust - Player Predictions for Young QBs
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Fantasy Headliners - Late Round RB Sleepers
So excited for the 2018 Fantasy Football season! Sleepers can be described so many ways. More times than not on draft day people end up scrambling for running backs in the late rounds because they made different choices earlier in the draft. In this episode, I will be sharing some late-round running backs that you […]
Road to #1 Receiver - AFC East
Each year, elite wide receivers are some of the mainstays of fantasy football rosters. With high target shares and production values, these consensus top-tier wide receivers are some of the first names off of draft boards and consistently perform well throughout the season. However, there is also a good amount of unpredictability at the position, […]
Why This Year's Alvin Kamara Doesn't Exist
One of the biggest pitfalls of fantasy football analysis is recency bias. Whenever something new or innovative is invented or discovered, everyone is looking for "the next (insert thing) here." In fantasy football, we constantly chase last year's production at our own peril. Alvin Kamara is coming off the single most efficient season for a […]
Roto Revolution - Top 10 Overall Rookies
The 2018 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings episode is here! Welcome to the next episode of the RotoRevolution presented by RotoBaller. On today's show, we'll be discussing the Top 10 overall rookies for this year in fantasy football as well as a brief player analysis for each. Be sure to comment below if there any rookies […]
Nick Mariano's Early-Round Overvalued List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Everyone loves to talk about sleepers and which late-round fliers are going to deliver them to the promised land, but those picks can only blossom when overvalued landmines are left for others to step on. Here we'll be looking at two players per position […]
Bull Rush - Target Risers and PPR Values
BJ the Chicago Kid has a track titled “His Pain II” in which Kendrick Lamar somberly takes us on an emotional ride over a smooth piano riff and subtle bass line while wondering whether his life is coincidental or a gift from above. Now some of you might not know who Kendrick Lamar is, and […]
Stop The Slander - RBBC Isn't a Four-Letter Word In Fantasy Football
As millions prepare for their respective fantasy football draft, know this - the key to your salvation may be the same thing you have been programmed to distrust, loathe and sometimes ignore its existence altogether. Running Back By Committee or RBBC is not a four-letter word. What if I told you the most treasured new […]
Kyle Richardson's Best Ball Buys List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Fantasy owners have found themselves diving deep into best ball leagues this time of year. Most redraft leagues have not started up yet and dynasty leagues are in a dead period were all you can do is make irresponsible trades because you just want […]
Rookie Roulette - Which QB Should Go First in Dynasty Drafts?
The talk about who is the first rookie taken in dynasty drafts this year begins and ends with Giants running back Saquon Barkley. Any discussion that answers with a different name is doing so just to be a contrarian. The real question this year comes with the quarterback position, where a host of early draft […]
Albert Wilson (WR, MIA) - 2018 Fantasy Football Sleeper
We continue our preseason fantasy football sleeper series with a look at Miami Dolphins wide receiver Albert Wilson. While the first few rounds of every draft are essentially a wash-rinse-repeat of the consensus top-36, we can always count on those middle and late rounds to cement our confidence in this year's sleepers. The definition of […]
Why You Shouldn't Buy Stefon Diggs..... Yet
You already know where I am going with this article so we need to get something out of the way right now. Just because I am down on a player doesn’t mean I don’t like him. That holds true for Stefon Diggs. I think Diggs is immensely talented and has all the potential to become […]
Kenny Stills (WR, MIA) - 2018 Fantasy Football Sleeper
When you get to the late rounds of fantasy football drafts, you are chasing upside. You already have your starting rotation of players in the fold; now all that is left is to find that league-winning talent late in your drafts that nobody sees coming. These value picks serve two purposes: 1) they add depth […]
Headlines to Watch In 2018 NFL Training Camps
Every NFL season has enticing stories to follow going into training camps and 2018 is no different. Which players are going to hold out, which teams are going to rise to the occasion and of course, why do teams go on Hard Knocks when it means bad things for their season? These types of headlines […]
2018 Rankings Analysis - Running Backs in Standard Leagues
The yards are getting harder and harder to come by for today’s running backs in the NFL. There were only nine 1,000-yard rushers in the NFL last season, the second-lowest amount over the past 15 years. The 2018 rushing champion, Kansas City’s Kareem Hunt, led the league with the lowest amount of yards (1,327) since […]
Dynasty RB Rankings Analysis (June)
As we draw ever-closer to NFL training camps, dynasty owners are gearing up for drafts already. Many rookie drafts have already begun, but the best is the dynasty startup where you get to create a new franchise from scratch. Dynasty is a different beast than redraft, so you need to know how to value each […]
Jerrick McKinnon (RB, SF) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~20 CURRENT ADP: ~25 ANALYSIS: San Francisco 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon is the most obvious top-end sleeper leading into the season. He was the most obvious when he was signed by San Francisco, but there was concern over the 49ers drafting an early down back - someone like Rashaad Penny, Royce Freeman, or even Nick […]
Evan Engram vs 2018 Tight End Rookie Class
Oftentimes, the learning curve for tight ends entering the NFL is extremely high. A common trend among NFL coaches is to draft several tight ends and develop them for a few years as blockers and receivers before letting them have a significant portion of the team's offensive snaps/target share. For fantasy football, the tight end […]
The Million Dollar Question - RB or WR in 2018?
What’s up fantasy Jabronis? I’m taking a stab at answering the biggest question of all: What is the meaning of life? Is there life on other planets? What does wearing pleated pants in today's age say about you? Nope. You’ll have to ask el Camello or Raphstradamus about the pants. But I am here to […]
Kyle Richardson's Dynasty Sell List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. ADP can be a tricky tool to use at times. Some owners find it useful and others hate it. If you follow me on Twitter, you know I love to tweet something I call “ADP games”. Even if you don’t think the information is […]
Best-Ball Rankings Analysis (June) - Quarterback
At Rotoballer, we are MFL10 fanatics. So much so, that we assembled our very own Best-Ball rankings at each position. This will help you formulate a plan as you proceed through your upcoming MFL10 drafts. Our rankings also include tiers in order to provide you with a more detailed breakdown on which players you should […]
Kyle Richardson's Dynasty Buys List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. This is the time of year when dynasty fantasy football owners really get the gears turning. Right before training camps opens, owners are sitting and looking at their rosters, trying to determine how to best set up their team for success in the upcoming […]