Sunken Costs - How to Deal with Waiver Wire Busts

Sunk costs sink seasons. No one likes to admit when they’re wrong, but in fantasy football obstinance leads to losses.  It’s okay to cast off those players that you once thought would bring you to the promise land, but have since only served to hold you back. Don’t fall prey to what are called “Sunk Costs”, […]

Waiver Wire Rankings for Week 10

Okay RotoBallers, it's Week 10. For some of you, that mean it might be do or die time. So time to get ruthless, cut the dead weight from your roster, and pickup players off the waiver wire that can help you win now. There are four teams on bye this week, and then four more […]

Cooper Kupp (WR, LAR) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 55% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: The Los Angeles Rams have arrived, and they are for real. Second year quarterback Jared Goff is spreading the wealth, and boy does he like to throw to Cooper Kupp, who is second on the team with 48 targets (49 leads […]

FAAB Auction Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 10 Pickups

Welcome to Week 10 everyone. As we move closer to the fantasy playoffs, fantasy owners need to prepare for the final push and decide their strategy going into the stretch run. Those in FAAB leagues also need to be mindful about both their budget and other owners, as players may be able to be added […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

As if the latest twist and turn in the Ezekiel Elliot saga wasn’t enough, Week 9 got off to a ridiculous start as not only did Zach Ertz show up on the inactive list, but Leonard Fournette was also scratched due to myriad disciplinary issues such as missing treatments and the team photo. Then we […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 10 Lightning Round

In trying to bring you, the esteemed RotoBaller, the most timely information, consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 10. Alfred Morris headlines the initial WW wave because as of now, he stands to lead Dallas' backfield in Week 10. However, this is a roller coaster with many twists and turns and […]

Running Backs Waiver Wire - Week 10 Pickups and Adds

The rookies have officially taken over the RB landscape. Ownership levels reflect that already, which means most of the best remaining options are veterans. This is also a good time to look for players coming off injuries or bye weeks that may have been overlooked by your competitors. As always, it's best to know your […]

Wide Receivers Waiver Wire - Week 10 Pickups and Adds

Four weeks until the fantasy playoffs and at this point you are likely in one of three camps: Camp 1 - are teams that are basically a lock for their league's playoffs. Teams that are 9-0, 8-1, 7-2 and possibly 6-3 (if you have a very strong roster) are pretty much in. If this is you, […]

Week 10 Quarterback Pickups and Streamers: Standard and Two-QB Leagues

Hey there RotoBallers! With Week 9 almost in the books, it's already time to turn an eye toward the waiver wire in Week 10. As always, this column will aim to highlight Week 10 waiver wire adds and streamers for quarterbacks, players that you should consider targeting on your league's waiver wire. In the past few seasons, streaming the […]

Week 9 Matchups - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits

Welcome to our Week 9 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. I'll be on Reddit each Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning […]

Heroes and Zeroes - Week 9 Fantasy Football Picks

Sometimes we can outsmart ourselves, can't we? I believe I've said this before, but the Texans-Seahawks game last week is a perfect example of how common sense can just go right out the window when a game defies logic and statistical analysis. At that point, all our best research and prognosticating looks downright idiotic. Hopefully […]

Under-the-Radar Booms/Busts: Week 9

The fantasy football season is at the halfway mark. Mining for booms and busts is getting more important with each passing week. Another half-dozen teams are on bye this week, including the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings and San Diego Chargers, four teams loaded with fantasy superstars. So figuring out the right booms […]

10 Lineup Busts and Avoids for Week 9

The Houston Astros won the World Series on Wednesday night. The Houston Texans lost Deshaun Watson for the rest of the season to a torn ACL during practice on Thursday. Houston sports--something good, then something bad. The Watson injury is a big one in terms of its fantasy impact, because Watson was playing not just […]

Week 9 Red Zone Risers/Fallers: Players With Scoring Potential

We're starting to get a sense of which players are integral parts of their team's offense, especially in the red zone. Still, injuries and bye weeks demand that we find under-the-radar players who have great opportunity to contribute as well. We always need to dig deeper to find great values at the skill positions. Just […]

Week 9 Rankings Analysis - Pierre Camus vs. Industry Consensus

You might think with six teams on bye and less players overall to consider, establishing a solid set of rankings might be a bit easier. In fact, for fantasy purposes it makes it far tougher to establish the lower value tiers because you have to wade through RB committees and WR4/WR5 types just to assess […]

Is Zero RB Actually Working in 2017?

Zero RB truthers (that’s me) - this article is for you. Did you do the right thing by sticking to your guns after a rough go in 2016? If you were savvy/lucky enough to select the right WRs in the first 4-5 rounds (Antonio Brown, Tyreek Hill, DeAndre Hopkins, Brandin Cooks, Michael Crabtree, Larry Fitzgerald, […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks (Week 9) - NFL DFS Advice

RotoBallers, welcome to Week 9 of the daily fantasy football season. In this column, you will find my recommended DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks to target for Week 9 of the NFL season. The goal is to identify players to start on DraftKings this week based on various factors including the opponent, the player's opportunity, analysis of the game's […]

NFL Survivor League Picks (Week 9): Survivor Pool Targets and Avoids

Can you believe we are eight weeks through the season? It's not too far back when the Giants were Super Bowl contenders, the Jets were going to go 0-16, and the Patriots were destined for a 16-0 season. How things have changed. For those of you still left in your survivor league pools, I'm here […]

Press Rewind - A Mock Football Re-Draft at Midseason

One of my favorite things to do at the end of the fantasy season is to look back at all the things I said in August and September. I write a little draft recap for a couple of my leagues and do weekly power rankings. It's fun to see the differences between what I thought then, […]

Week 9 Quarterback Pickups and Streamers: Standard and Two-QB Leagues

Hey there RotoBallers! With Week 8 almost in the books, it's already time to turn an eye toward the waiver wire in Week 9. As always, this column will aim to highlight Week 9 waiver wire adds and streamers for quarterbacks, players that you should consider targeting on your league's waiver wire. In the past few seasons, streaming the […]

Fantasy Football Buy Low and Sell High: Week 9

One half of the fantasy football season down, one half to go! For fantasy leagues that make Week 17 of the NFL schedule irrelevant, because too many star players sit out due to their games being meaningless, we are officially at the halfway point of the season. The trade deadline in many fantasy leagues might […]

Week 9 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

As we move into Week 9 of the fantasy football season, six teams are on bye. Fantasy owners may be looking for replacements in their lineups, and start/sit decisions are more important than ever. These are the weeks where fantasy leagues will define the contenders and pretenders, so let's make sure your optimal lineups are […]

Updated Week 9 Standard Rankings (Non-PPR): Top 300

Wow, what a week RotoBallers. If you were to do player rankings every day this week, they would have ended up being completely different. Where do we start - DeShaun Watson, Pierre Garcon, Trevor Siemian and Darren McFadden were all removed from our rankings due to injuries or a change in player personnel. The Ezekiel Elliott saga […]

Updated Week 9 Half PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Below you will find our updated Week 9 Half-PPR rankings for fantasy football. And boy were there plenty of updates needed since our staff ranks were first released. An action-packed week of NFL action yielded big trades (Ajayi, Benjamin,Garoppolo), big injuries (Watson, Garcon, Reed), and well... Ezekiel Elliott. With six teams on bye again this week, and lots of […]

Waiver Wire Rankings for Week 9

Wow, what a trade deadline. What started off as a relatively slow week on the waiver wire, is turning into a rather explosive one. Let's not forget, there are also a lot of teams with viable fantasy players on bye. The need for streaming players, or adding depth to your team, may be higher than […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

There was less football on the whole this weekend, as six teams took a break. We had another ugly London game, a surprise shootout in Seattle and a couple of nail-biters. We also witnessed the continued ascension of some rookies to possible NFL stardom in the form of Deshaun Watson and Juju Smith-Schuster. Things are […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week Nine Lightning Round

It's been a fun week of NFL action, with plenty of high-scoring players that are available in plenty of leagues. There's always an opportunity to add fantasy football risers to your teams, especially with more bye weeks coming. So let's get to it. This is your waiver wire lightning round, looking towards Week 9 waiver […]

The Cut List - Players on the Chopping Block (Week 9)

As the season wears on, this list will feature more name brand players that you may have trouble letting go. Peyton Manning owners remember all too well how a big name can derail an entire season if you refuse to accept that he simply no longer has value. The names on this list no longer […]

Wide Receivers Waiver Wire - Week 9 Pickups and Adds

There's just five weeks left before the fantasy playoffs for most of you. If you're hurting at the wide receiver position we are here to help. Some big time players are on bye this week as Keenan Allen, Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen and Antonio Brown, among others, will be unavailable for fantasy owners. As usual, my […]

Week 9 Kicker Streamers and Starts: 2017 Fantasy Tiers & Rankings

It's Week 9 RotoBallers and we're obsessing over kickers again! Yes, that’s right – kickers. After all, points are points, and even though kickers are very difficult to predict for fantasy points week to week, having the right one in your Week 9 lineup could be a difference maker. We're here to give you that life changing […]