Tre'Quan Smith Has Status Up In The Air For Week 3

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith may ultimately wind up suiting up Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, but he certainly isn’t trending in that direction after having been held out of practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury. Additionally, even if Smith is able to get on the field, he’ll be dealing with a […]

Teddy Bridgewater, Taysom Hill Make For Difficult Week 3 Options

New Orleans Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater saw ample playing time during the team’s Week 2 loss to the Los Angeles Rams after he replaced the injured Drew Brees. Bridgewater finished 17-for-30, and while he did not commit a turnover, he was unable to lead New Orleans into the end zone. Despite that, Bridgewater appears in […]

Michael Thomas Remains Among Top WR Options

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas may be missing his starting quarterback, but that shouldn't stop the fourth-year wide receiver from contributing in a potentially juicy Week 3 matchup against Seattle. Teddy Bridgewater peppered Thomas with targets last week after Brees was forced to leave the game due to injury, and there's no reason […]

Alvin Kamara Poised For Expanded Role In Week 3

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is an explosive fantasy play on any weekend, but with the news that quarterback Drew Brees will be sidelined for at least the next month, Kamara figures to take on a bigger role in the Saints’ offense against Seattle. While head coach Sean Payton has oscillated on who […]

Fleaflicker's Most Added and Dropped: Week 3

Two weeks have now passed in the young 2020 season of the NFL and the Miami Dolphins have already given up 102 points. Who knew that fielding a team of minor leaguers would lead to such a historically horrible start? Everyone. Everyone knew. Here's some helpful advice that will serve you well for all the […]

The King's Week 3 Buy and Sell Guide

The Fantasy Football trade market is certainly heating up in Week 3, as injuries have created some true areas of need on many rosters. As soon as it was announced that Drew Brees was going to miss a significant amount of time, aggressive fantasy owners who had two quality starter types at QB reached out […]

Win Early to Win Late: In-Season Strategies

Winning early on in the fantasy football season gives you a major advantage over your compadres for many reasons. For these reasons, which I will explain, you should be playing fantasy early the way that most RotoBallers play later in the season when they deem things to be more serious. So, firstly let’s get to […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 2 Analysis

Wide receivers are essential components in your efforts to achieve your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which is […]

Handling the Saints Offense After Drew Brees' Injury

As if we hadn't had enough of quarterback injuries after the news of Ben Roethlisberger's season-ending elbow surgery, Drew Brees joined the injury-party of Week 2 with an injury to his right thumb after hitting Aaron Donald while in throwing motion during the first quarter of New Orleans' game against the Rams. A simple visit […]

Is Lamar Jackson This Year's Pat Mahomes?

Can Tony Pollard replace Zeke? Is T.J. Hockenson the next George Kittle? Is Lamar Jackson the next Patrick Mahomes? We’re driven to hyperbolic statements; it’s the nature of fantasy sports. Yet, while the rest of the owners in your league are losing their minds over every good or bad game, you should take a second […]

Drew Brees Has Successful Surgery

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (thumb) underwent successful thumb surgery and is expected to remain in Los Angeles and do rehab work for the next few days, according to a source. His original timeline of six weeks remains within reach and the Saints haven't placed Brees on Injured Reserve. Keep Brees stashed on your […]

Gardner Minshew (QB, JAX) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-QB Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Jacksonville Jaguars suffered a major loss in Week 1 as Nick Foles broke his collarbone. He started off hot, as he completed five of eight passes for 75 yards and a touchdown. Gardner Minshew came in and threw for 275 yards, two […]

The King's Week Three Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers!  Below you will find my Week Three fantasy football lineup rankings. The ranks are available in PPR, Half PPR and Standard formats. They will be updated as needed, so make sure to check back for the latest versions, especially on the weekends. Skill Position analysis versus the FantasyPros industry Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) […]

The Stream Team - Week 3 Priority Free Agents

Throughout the fantasy football season, streaming becomes an important part of winning your weekly matchups. This is especially true when we start hitting the bye weeks. Knowing who to stream and when to stream them could be the ultimate difference-maker in a weekly matchup, and making the right streaming decisions throughout the season could easily […]

Tre'Quan Smith Doesn't Practice Wednesday

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith (ankle) did not practice on Wednesday. Smith got his legs caught underneath him at the end of the Week 2 loss to the Rams and could be questionable for Week 3 against the Seahawks. The 23-year-old has only five receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown through two […]

Week 2 Disaster Recovery: Alvin Kamara

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have sat a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about starting, and deciding if you should be panicking at all about […]

NFL NextGen Stats Analysis: Week 2 Takeaways - Efficient Rushing

The season is officially in full swing. Two weeks are gone, and 32 games are already on the books providing some tasty information and data to crunch. At this point in time, there is no excuse for you not to access the advanced statistics being used in every sport you follow and their importance. Back […]

Warning Signs: Week 2 Review

With Week 2 in the books, it is clearer what to be afraid of and what was a one-week fluke. David Montgomery the number two behind Mike Davis? Fluke. Oakland Raiders a good team? Fluke. But now it is time to turn to the situations which are seemingly staying the same. We need to find […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 3

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

Keith Kirkwood Goes On Injured Reserve

The New Orleans Saints placed wide receiver Keith Kirkwood (hamstring) on Injured Reserve on Tuesday after he injured his hamstring in pregame warmups on Sunday. He caught 13 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns in eight games (one start) in 2018. Kirkwood was buried on the team's receiver depth chart and didn't put up […]

Drew Brees To Have Surgery Wednesday

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (thumb) has decided to undergo surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday after having his injured hand examined by two specialists. A timetable for his return won't be known until after the surgery is done, according to a source. Brees will be out at least six weeks, so you'll need […]

Week 3 Deeper League Waiver Pickups

Injuries have decimated the ranks of the NFL through two weeks, taking down some of the best at each position. Big-name quarterbacks are dropping like flies while notable skill position players are taking turns riding the injury carousel. In deeper leagues, it's kill or be killed on the waiver wire this week. The following players […]

Should You Worry About O.J. Howard's Production?

We all know about Week 1 and its relation with overreactions. Everybody spends the summer trying to find the next big thing. The greatest bargain and the player with the highest upside entering the still-to-unwrap season. Then the first weekend rolls around and that guy you had been targeting for long, snatched in the middle […]

Teddy Bridgewater (QB, NO) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ team leagues OWNED IN: 0% of leagues ANALYSIS: In the early days of 2019, no position has gone from "yeah, it's really deep" to "umm" faster than quarterback. Andrew Luck retired. Nick Foles broke his collarbone. Ben Roethlisberger's season is over. And in New Orleans, Drew Brees went down with […]

The Cut List - Players on the Chopping Block (Week 3)

This is your weekly list of players to drop. I will do my best to limit this list to injured players and players you might consider holding. If you roster pure handcuffs or backups, obviously you can let them go at any time. The players on this list will, ideally, be guys that aren't clearly […]

FAAB Bidding - Week 3 Waiver Wire Targets

Assisting our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). As a caveat, these prices do not by any means indicate how much these free agent players will […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

After the opening week of the NFL season, the toughest decision for fantasy football owners was which rookie receiver to take a chance on. Following Week 2, we now have to decide which 49er has a chance to return fantasy value on a consistent basis. A few key injuries may provide for interesting adds as […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 3 Lightning Round

Week 2 solidified some waiver-wire adds as more than flashes in the pan, while other Week 1 studs followed that up with a flop. Whether you're coasting towards an easy 2-0 start, in the thick of it at 1-1 or up against it with an 0-2 team, you never stop improving. Stay tuned as injury updates […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

It was another wild and woolly week of NFL football in Week 2, and while there are still no bye weeks to contend with, plenty of owners may be seeking to make a change at quarterback. Owners of Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger should be looking at free-agent quarterbacks, as both veteran signal-callers potentially face […]

Tre'Quan Smith Not Targeted Much On Sunday

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith finished with just three catches for 49 yards during the loss to the Rams. After finding the end zone in Week 1, the sophomore wideout didn't do much in this one, with most of the team not producing as well, to his credit. Smith will likely continue to […]