Jarvis Landry (WR, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all PPR leagues, Add in 14+ standard leagues OWNED IN:  37% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Over the last 4 weeks Landry has been targeted 44 times with a 77% catch rate which has made him a PPR gold mine.  During that time Landry has become Ryan Tannehill's favorite receiving target.  In week 17 […]

Caleb Sturgis (K, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues OWNDE IN: 46% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Kickers tend to go under-appreciated in fantasy football. Despite needing one in your lineup every week, they are drafted late and often forgotten about as the season goes on. Certain kickers are exceptionally reliable and can even help win your matchup. In […]

Ryan Tannehill (QB, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues OWNED IN: 68% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Ryan Tannehill has improved his completion percentage and quarterback rating in each of his three years in the NFL, and could be headed for the first winning season of his young career. The 26-year-old signal caller for the Dolphins has posted a completion […]

Jarvis Landry (WR, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All PPR and Deep Standard Leagues OWNED IN: 14% owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I advised adding Jarvis Landry, a possession receiver, last week, and I’ll do it again for Week 12. Over the last three weeks, Landry has 17 catches for 145 yards and two scores, and he's established himself as the number two […]

Jarvis Landry (WR, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all PPR leagues/monitor in standard leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Mike Wallace is still the top threat in the Miami passing game, both talent-wise and contract-wise, but Landry has cemented himself as the number two in what is a markedly improved offense. He had another seven catches (albeit for only 53 yards) in […]

Daniel Thomas / Damien Williams (RB, MIA) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Continue Monitoring / Desperation Bye Week Fill-Ins OWNED IN: 5% / 1% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Lamar Miller injured his shoulder in the second half of this game and couldn’t return. The early reports are that he’ll be able to suit up for his tough matchup against the Lions. However, if he can’t these […]

Jarvis Landry (WR, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper PPR Leagues / Monitor in Standard Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Landry has been a big part of Ryan Tannehill’s ascent to prominence in the last month. I have faith that Tannehill will maintain his high level of play, and I think that Landry will continue to benefit from it. […]

Daniel Thomas (RB, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues (BYE Week Fill-In) Owned in 5% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With the news of Knowshon Moreno's torn ACL, Daniel Thomas has resumed the role of backup running back for the Dolphins. A fourth-year back with a career high of 581 yards is nothing to write home about, but given Lamar […]

Miami Dolphins (DEF, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All 12+ Leagues Owned in 54% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Over the past 6 games Miami is averaging 12.83 fantasy points per game, and has been one of the NFL's top overall defensive units thus far in 2014 (the Dolphins had a bye week already, so this encompasses their entire season). This Week 8 […]

Ryan Tannehill (QB, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / All 2 QB Leagues Owned in 37% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Ryan Tannehill has now had three straight decent games in a row for fantasy football owners. While the Jaguars are not the guaranteed points they were at the beginning of the season, I would start Tannehill in Week 8 […]

Caleb Sturgis (K, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

  BALLER MOVE: Add in All 12+ Leagues - Week 7 Streaming Option Owned in 7% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: The best thing that has happened to Caleb Sturgis this week is that he gets to face off against a Bears defense that allows the third most fantasy points to kickers at 10.8 points per game. Why do we […]

Ryan Tannehill (QB, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All 2 QB leagues / Stream in 12+ Team Leagues ANALYSIS: I really thought this year would be the year that Tannehill took a huge step forward for the Dolphins. He didn't seem to agree with me, at least not for the first 3 games. In standard leagues for the first 3 […]

Ryan Tannehill (QB, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues / Stash for BYE Weeks Owned in 38% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Following his coach's suggestion that he might be benched, Tannehill has silenced any critics over the last two weeks of the fantasy football season. Over that time, he has racked up ~19 points and ~22 points in back to […]

Charles Clay (TE, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues as a Backup Owned in 45% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Charles Clay was widely considered one of the preseason fantasy football sleepers among tight ends, but has yet to produce at any kind of level through the first four weeks of the season. Ryan Tannehill has targeted his tight end just 22 […]

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 […]

Brian Hartline (WR, MIA) - Fantasy Football Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target ~150 ( Current ADP: 176 ADP, WR50) ANALYSIS: Before I tell you why Brian Hartline is a nice sleeper, do yourself a favor and read the article by Edward G about Ryan Tannehill. Now that we're all on the same page about why I like Tannehill going into the year, I'd like to […]

Charles Clay (TE, MIA) - Fantasy Football Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target around pick ~130 (Current ADP 156 / TE15) ANALYSIS: The tight end position has long been a shallow one at best. Guys like Graham and Gronk seem to dominate that role on the field, leaving other players in the dust – or so it seems. Guys like that are definitely special, but […]

Fantasy Football Strategy: Offensive Line Preview AFC East

  Why an Offensive Line is Key to NFL and Fantasy Football Success 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 outcome. Shonn Greene managed to run for 1000 yards back to back in 2011/2012 all thanks to an offensive line […]

Ryan Tannehill (QB, MIA) - Fantasy Football Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target In All 2 QB Leagues and as Late Sleeper in Standard Leagues ANALYSIS: Last year the Dolphins had one of the worst offensive lines in the entire NFL and no running game. This year, Miami put together a completely new offensive line, picked up a back for pass protection and catching passses in Knowshon […]

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 […]

Strength of Schedule Analysis - AFC East: Fantasy Football Draft Strategy

  Fantasy Football Matchup Analysis and Draft Prep: AFC East Strength of Schedules The time around July 4th weekend is an annual reminder to me that it’s time to start thinking about football season. The preseason, as longwinded and useless as it is for us fans and fantasy footballers, is only about a month away and […]