NYJ RB Chris Ivory: Potential Three-Down Back and Draft Steal?
Since joining the Jets in 2013, Chris Ivory has led the team in carries both years. That isn’t exactly saying a whole lot, as he failed to crack 200 carries in either season. That said, the Jets did bring in some real competition last year in former star Chris Johnson. This year the Jets have […]
For Christ Sakes Jets, Seriously? Geno Smith Sucker Punched
Good news guys. The New York Jets are still a joke! Linebacker Ikemefuna “I.K.” Enemkpali has been cut by the laugh out loud team after cold-cocking quarterback Geno Smith during a locker room altercation, breaking the latter’s jaw and putting him out of commission for the next six to ten weeks. According to a tweet […]
Three Overlooked Veteran Wide Receivers: Draft Values for 2015
People are quick to turn away from the stars of yesteryear in favor of the "huge upside" they see blooming out of the young receivers. Is that really the right thing to do? While other players in your league are making huge reaches on the likes of Brandin Cooks and Kelvin Benjamin, in hopes they […]
New York Jets: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook
Heading into the season, Fantasy Football Expert Frankie Soler will take an early look into each NFL team’s fantasy potential in 2015, keying into some depth chart changes and battles for starting jobs. In our third part of the series we look at the Dallas Cowboys. All previous Team Previews can be found here. Piling on to the […]
2015 NFL Draft Analysis: AFC East Draft Review and Grade
Rotoballer kicks off the 2015 NFL and Fantasy Football Season by reviewing each teams draft starting with the AFC East. Draft expert Owen Elle gives his take on each teams ability to fill their needs and add overall talent to their rosters. Buffalo Bills Round 2, Pick 50 - CB Ronald Darby, Florida State Round […]
New York Jets Sign Running Back Stevan Ridley
The addition of running back Stevan Ridley to the New York Jets comes as a slight head-scratcher given the team’s current situation at the position. As it stands right now, both Chris Ivory and Bilal Powell remain on the roster, so it’s hard to envision a scenario where this becomes anything other than a three-headed monster […]
Chris Ivory (RB, NYJ) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 78% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It's hard to believe that after bringing in Chris Johnson, a guy who has rushed for 1,000 yards or more in each of his first six seasons in the NFL, the Jets would be implementing Chris Ivory as their featured back. The […]
Jace Amaro (TE, NYJ) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues Owned in 9% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: It was Amaro that led all tight ends in targets and receptions in Week 6 (as in all tight ends in all of fantasy football). He even went in for a score, despite just 68 yards on 10 receptions. He also had another […]
Jeremy Kerley (WR, NYJ) - Waiver Wire Pickups
The below analysis first appeared in RotoBaller's article Week 4 Deeper Sleepers: Players Who May Still Be Available BALLER MOVE: Add/Start in 14+ Team Leagues Owned in 17% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It’s very hard to find a starting receiver on the waiver wire, and even harder to find consistency. Jeremy Kerley provides just that. With Eric Decker struggling to stay […]
Geno Smith (QB, NYJ) - Waiver Wire Pickups
The below analysis first appeared in RotoBaller's article Week 4 Quarterbacks: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds. BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / All 2QB Leagues Owned in 6% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Geno Smith played very well vs. the decimated Bears’ secondary on Monday night, throwing 26 completions on 43 attempts for 316 yards and a touchdown, while adding in 20 yards […]
Chris Ivory (RB, NYJ) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues 57% Owned in Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: One of the more pleasant surprises of the early slate of NFL games, Chris Ivory just finished up a 16.2 fantasy points in week 1 versus a very weak Raiders defense. The best possible news we can give you besides his high scoring totals is that he […]
Geno Smith (QB, NYJ) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in Week 1 ANALYSIS: Geno Smith is up against the Oakland Raiders at home, up against a weak pass rush and pass coverage. With all the shiny new toys the Jets added into their arsenal and Geno's newfound tendency to run for yards in addition to the Jets using the read option […]
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 […]
Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups Overview for Fantasy Football
Week 1 Waiver Wire for Fantasy Football We have many great waiver wire articles at RotoBaller that will be coming out weekly, covering individual players and digging deeper into each position for fantasy football. This waiver wire piece is an overview for all the position players, and highlights who I believe to be the best waiver wire […]
Week 1 Fantasy Football Matchups: Start/Sit Advice (Games 1-8)
Each week we will be taking a look around the NFL at all of the weekly fantasy football matchups, and will be trying to help put together your optimal winning lineups. If you aren't sure if you should start or bench a player, or are looking for potential weekly sleepers, you've come to the right place. Below is […]
Chris Ivory (RB, NYJ) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target ~100-110 ( Current ADP: 135, RB47) ANALYSIS: Ok, so I'm sure most of you know by now that Chris Ivory has some bruised ribs. However, according to some sources I trust it should not impact him for long and he should be fine to start the season. Now let's get to why I'm […]
Dynasty Leagues Sleeper Wide Receiver: Jets 6th Round Pick Quincy Enunwa
Fantasy Football Draft season is right around the corner and we're helping you prepare with all types of high end draft analysis. Today we're bringing you some deep analysis of a dynasty league sleeper wide receiver, Jets 6th round pick Quincy Enunway. Quincy Enunwa, WR, New York Jets 6th Round Pick in 2014 NFL Draft Age: 22, […]
Four Running Back Sleepers: Freeman, Dunbar, Ivory and Greene
Running back is one of the hardest positions to find value in in all of fantasy football. Generally speaking, getting an RB1 at the top of the third round would usually be considered a steal. You simply can't say the same about any other position. In order for a running back to be considered a sleeper, they've got […]
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 […]
Eric Decker (WR, NYJ) - Fantasy Football Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target ~70-75th overall (Current ADP: 91) ANALYSIS: Eric Decker's move from Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos to Geno Smith's New York Jets has caused his stock to drop heavily amongst most drafters. It's notable that even after a huge breakout year with Peyton Manning in 2012 which saw him finish at WR9, in 2013 Decker […]
New York Jets: 2014 Fantasy Football Analysis & Team Outlook
New York Jets Fantasy Football Summary In reality there are probably just a few Jet players that you would consider drafting on your fantasy football squad this season. In descending order they are Eric Decker, Chris Johnson, Geno Smith and Michael Vick. The Jets will look to beef up their second worst passing offense […]
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 […]