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Brandon Zylstra Impresses In Preseason Finale
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Brandon Zylstra picked a good time to have his best game of the preseason. Firmly entrenched in a battle for a roster spot, Zylstra had four receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown in Thursday's 13-3 win over the Tennessee Titans. Obviously, stud receivers Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs take up […]
Mike Boone Impresses Again, Likely Seals Up RB3 Spot
Minnesota Vikings running back Mike Boone likely guaranteed his roster spot with a strong performance in the preseason finale. Boone carried the ball 15 times for a total of 56 yards while also gaining 53 yards in the air on two receptions. Unfortunately, Roc Thomas (Boone's competition) hurt his ankle in the second quarter and […]
Roc Thomas Suffers Injury Against Titans
Minnesota Vikings rookie running back Roc Thomas (ankle) suffered an ankle injury in the preseason finale against the Titans on Thursday. The severity of Thomas' injury isn't known at the time. He has been battling fellow rookies Michael Boone and Kobe McCray for a spot on the 53-man roster, so this injury could hurt his […]
Bold Predictions for 2018 Fantasy Football - Pierre Camus
Next up to bat, stepping up the plate... wait, wrong sport. I've been all in on football for the past month or so between drafts, mocks, rankings, and stalking Josh Gordon's Twitter feed, but I am a baseball junkie too (and football and hockey and soccer and table tennis and rugby and anything that resembles […]
Cayleb Jones Likely To Be Cut After Wednesday's Arrests
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cayleb Jones sure is not doing himself any favors this offseason. After getting slapped with a four-game suspension for violating the league's PED policies back in April, Jones was arrested for misdemeanor domestic assault and felony theft on Wednesday. Jones was already on the roster bubble, but these transgressions should solidify […]
NFL Preseason Week 3 Review - Fantasy Impact
Week 3 of the NFL preseason is typically a dress rehearsal for teams and we get the best idea yet of how players will be used. While some NFL teams still chose to rest their starters, many inexplicably didn't. Unfortunately, we also had a major injury with Jaguars wide receiver Marqise Lee going down for the […]
Last-Minute Draft Strategies
Lucky Fantasy Players! Why are you lucky? Because it's draft time. Is there a better time of the season? It's like Friday night with the whole weekend ahead of us. Or the first day of an amazing vacation. And most of you will screw it up. Let me guess, you're going to draft best value […]
Tales From the Turn - Managing Snake Drafts With a Late Pick
I did a few mocks recently in preparation for a long-running league I won last season. 10 teams, ESPN standard scoring; nothing fancy just a group of buddies who started it to find more reasons to watch football together. The casual nature of the league has extended itself to the draft prep process, especially since […]
Hot Take NFL Podcast - Mock Draft with Guest James Koh
RotoBaller writer Blake Sullivan and Fantrax HQ writer Steven Toroni are joined by James Koh, formerly of NFL Network, and currently at DirecTV to do a mock draft for NFL fans, share their main targets in fantasy drafts, and provide some hot takes on fantasy football draft advice. This radio show is sponsored by our […]
Average Draft Position Updates- After Hours With RotoBaller Radio
RotoBaller fantasy football expert Anthony Aniano takes a look at the at latest fantasy football news and notes, and discusses the latest ADP risers and fallers for your 2018 fantasy football drafts. This RotoBaller Radio show is sponsored by our good friends over at RT Sports. In this podcast you will hear about: Adrian Peterson, Royce […]
Adam Thielen's Injury Is Minor
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (leg) is "good" after leaving practice on Tuesday, according to a league source. There is no cause for long-term concern here. Thielen should be good to go for Week 1. He is a low-end WR1/high-end WR2 in fantasy after his breakout 2017 season.
Adam Thielen Twists Ankle In Practice
Minnesota Vikings wideout Adam Thielen left practice on Tuesday after twisting his ankle while running a route. He was able to walk off on his own power, and Kendall Wright took over the first-team reps in his absence. It seems like a very minor issue, and Thielen could just sit out the Vikings preseason game […]
Latavius Murray Could Be Goal-Line Back
Minnesota Vikings running back Latavius Murray could be used a lot inside the five-yard line this year to alleviate some stress on Dalvin Cook, according to ESPN's Courtney Cronin. Both Murray and Cook are expected to be used as receivers in offensive coordinator John DeFilippo's system, and sometimes they might both be on the field […]
Take A Hike - Drafting An Elite Quarterback
The popular sentiment these days is to wait on quarterbacks and draft them late so you can load up on position players first. While this can work in many cases, let’s look at the other angle and ponder taking a quarterback earlier in the draft. While this may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it […]
Trevor Siemian The Unquestioned Backup
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said that quarterback Trevor Siemian is the unquestioned No. 2 behind starter Kirk Cousins. Kyle Sloter, the third-stringer, has had a strong preseason with a passer rating of 111.4 to Siemian's 82.3. However, Sloter has never played in a regular season NFL game, while Siemian has 24 career starts. […]
Everson Griffen Goes Through Full Practice
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen (leg) went through a full practice on Sunday for the first time in two and a half weeks. He sat out the last two preseason games and is unlikely to play in the preseason finale on Thursday. Griffen should be ready to go by the time Week 1 rolls […]
Laquon Treadwell Emerging As Third Receiver
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, who caught three passes for 44 yards in the win over the Seahawks on Friday in the preseason, is improving and has emerged as the team's No. 3 receiver behind Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen. It's nice to hear for the third-year pro, but it's hard to invest much […]
Kyle Rudolph Only Has One Preseason Reception
Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph has been incredibly quiet all preseason long. He finally caught his first reception from Kirk Cousins during Friday's preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, but it was only for a paltry three yards. That was his lone target of the game. All reports out of training camp have said […]
Mike Boone Leading Vikings RB3 Battle
Minnesota Vikings running back Mike Boone has been very impressive throughout training camp and preseason this year. Due to his performance, Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune believes that Boone is currently winning the RB3 competition over Roc Thomas. Thomas had an explosive debut in the preseason opener, while Boone had a fantastic performance in […]
Bold Predictions for 2018 Fantasy Football - Bill Dubiel
I mean, if you're not putting out absolute fire takes in the preseason, can you REALLY call yourself a fantasy football analyst? Some of Rotoballer's big dogs are bringing you their bold predictions for the 2018 fantasy football season, and we might as well kick it off with the biggest dog in the yard, right? […]
Fool Me Once... Sophomore Wide Receivers Set to Bust Again
"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me...you can't get fooled again." Unfortunately, the classic proverb from the eloquent President George W. Bush is not entirely accurate when it comes to fantasy football. Every year, fantasy gamers are sucked in by rookie hype and every year, many of them fail to live up to expectations. […]
Teddy Bridgewater - A Path to Start in 2018?
It’s reasonable to be a little bearish on the Teddy Bridgewater’s chances of playing a real NFL snap in 2018. In fact, it’s actually a safe bet. Las Vegas sports books would agree with that assertion, by the way. Of five prominent sports books that provided futures odds on quarterbacks to win the passing yards […]
Tight End Dynasty Rankings - Tiers and Analysis
The rankers here at RotoBaller are committed to providing you with detailed fantasy football rankings for dynasty leagues. Our rankings also include tiers which supply a more detailed breakdown on which players to target for your rosters, along with the performers that you should avoid. These rankings are updated continuously and should be used as […]
Latavius Murray Bounces Back
Minnesota Vikings running back Latavius Murray redeemed himself on Friday night after fumbling twice in a week two loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Against the Seattle Seahawks in week three, Murray rushed 10 times for 24 yards and a touchdown, chipping in three catches for 32 yards on seven targets. Murray finished the 2017 season […]
Dalvin Cook Returns To Action
Minnesota Vikings starting running back Dalvin Cook had two rushes for one yard in his first NFL game since tearing his ACL against the Detroit Lions just four weeks into the 2017 season. The results weren't much as he played just one series, but the fact that Cook is healthy and taking snaps is positive […]
Stefon Diggs Hauls In Four Catches Friday
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs had four catches for 51 yards as part of a 21-20 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Friday night. Diggs was targeted a team-high eight times by quarterback Kirk Cousins, and he has now caught 7-of-12 targets for 86 yards and a touchdown in the preseason. Diggs has seemingly […]
Why ZeroRB Didn't Work in 2017
For someone drafting 8th in a 10-man league last year, going Zero-RB could have potentially netted them a top-three round haul of Mike Evans, Jordy Nelson, and Demaryius Thomas. On draft day, this is an amazing stack of WR1s. By the end of the year, it's weekly middling to poor performances that the owners' highest draft […]
Dalvin Cook Will Make Preseason Debut On Friday
Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook will be in the lineup on Friday against the Seattle Seahawks. Cook has not played in an NFL game since last October when he tore his ACL. His return is great news, as it shows that the Vikings coaches are entirely confident that Cook is back to 100%. Fantasy […]
Late-Round Fliers For Best Ball (MFL10s)
With each passing day, we advance closer to the rapidly approaching Week 1 kickoffs. Even though many owners will devote much of their remaining time toward becoming heavily involved in the construction of rosters for their redraft leagues, a massive number of you have also remained passionate about building lineups in the tremendously popular Best-Ball […]
Updated Mid-Round Running Backs To Target For ZeroRB Drafters
Two weeks ago I brought you my first installment of mid-round running backs to target if you choose to go ZeroRB in your drafts this year. With two preseason games in the books, and more information, things have changed in the running back landscape and I am giving my first update. This article will cover […]
