Melvin Gordon (RB, SD) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 3-4 Current ADP: 34 STD, 34 STD ANALYSIS: Of the rookie running backs, Melvin Gordon is the most certain to see immediate playing time-- he has run with the first team throughout preseason. San Diego finished in the bottom third of the league last year in rushing, so they traded […]

Philip Rivers (QB, SD) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target as a QB1 in the middle rounds CURRENT ADP: 109 in standard drafts, 145 PPR ANALYSIS: Consistency is the name of the game for Philip Rivers over his 11 year career in the NFL. Rivers has started all 16 games in each season since 2006, after bench-warming for Drew Brees in the first two seasons of […]

Ranking the Best and Worst NFL Defenses: AFC West

Defenses matter a lot in fantasy football. If you can draft and matchup the right players against sub-par defenses, you have a recipe for success. It’s not as easy as just looking at the best and worst defenses from 2014 though, and that’s why we’re here to help. In this eight article series, we’re going […]

Ladarius Green (TE, SD) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in the mid to late rounds and pair with a more established TE for insurance. CURRENT ADP: 180 STD, 165 PPR ANALYSIS: Ladarius Green should benefit from the suspension of Antonio Gates with the potential to overtake the starting gig entirely. With Antonio Gates suspended for the first four games of the season, tight end Ladarius Green […]

Stevie Johnson (WR, SD) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 12-15 as high-end WR4 CURRENT ADP: 209 Standard, 148 PPR ANALYSIS: The fantasy football community has written Stevie Johnson off way too early into his career. If we go back to 2012, Johnson was finishing his third consecutive season with at least 76 receptions, at least 1,000 receiving yards and […]

Danny Woodhead (RB, SD) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Late Rounds in PPR Leagues CURRENT ADP: 162 STD, 102 PPR ANALYSIS: Danny Woodhead established himself as one of the best receiving backs in football in his first season as a Charger in 2013, having posted a receiving line of 76-605-6. Last year, unfortunately, he broke his fibula and missed 13 games. However, the […]

Examining What Tight End Antonio Gates' Suspension Means For Fantasy

The recent four game suspension of Antonio Gates was a surprising blow to the San Diego Chargers as the tight end had been an essential key to the success of the team’s offense for over a decade. Gates’ production over the course of his career has been nothing short of spectacular. He is one of […]

Top RB Sleepers for PPR Leagues in 2015

Roy Helu - Fantasy Pros ADP RB51 Roy Helu moved to the Raiders this past offseason and will be holding the role of backup behind Latavius Murray, but he is definitely the best receiving back on that team and offers sneaky value. In three full seasons used mostly as a third down back in Washington, Helu […]

Ladarius Green (TE, SD) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Late Rounds Current ADP: 165 STD, 158 PPR ANALYSIS: Maybe everyone was a year too early on Ladarius Green. The hype train got a little out of control by the end of the 2014 preseason and Green was being taken over Antonio Gates a lot of the time! Green did put up some ridiculous […]

San Diego Chargers: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook

Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers used to be one of the more reliable sources for fantasy points. Players have come and gone in San Diego, with really only Rivers and tight end Antonio Gates remaining. Even with a dip in production across the board, this is a team that has managed to stay […]

Three Sleeper Tight Ends to Target in Deeper Leagues

If you find yourself in a 14+ team league, or in a TE premium league (start 2 TEs or give 1.5 PPR to TEs only) it looks like a good year to wait on the position in the draft. There are a lot of guys outside the top ten which offer plenty of upside. If […]

2015 NFL Draft Analysis: AFC West Draft Review and Grades

Rotoballer kicks off the 2015 NFL Season by reviewing each teams draft, continuing with the AFC North. Draft expert Owen Elle gives his take on each teams ability to fill their needs and add overall talent to their rosters. Check out our previous divisional draft reviews: AFC East, AFC North, AFC South   Denver Broncos Round 1, Pick […]

Are Philip Rivers Days Numbered In San Diego?

Over the past few days, hidden behind the Adrian Peterson trade speculation and Greg Hardy signing with Dallas, perhaps the biggest storyline of the young NFL season has been flying under the radar. Is Philip Rivers being actively shopped by the Chargers? While Rivers has said that he wishes to stay with San Diego and […]

Eddie Royal (WR, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in PPR leagues & standard leagues 14+ teams OWNED IN: 35% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: When the San Diego Chargers lost their #1 receiver, Keenan Allen, to injury in week 15 it was clear one of the WRs on the roster would need to step up.  Now that week 16 has come and […]

San Diego Chargers (DEF, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All 12+ Leagues Owned in 36% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Last week we gave you the Miami Dolphins and we all saw the kind of points they put up against the Jaguars who are rated as the worst overall team against opposing fantasy defenses, allowing 13.29 points per game. This week we urge you to […]

Branden Oliver (RB, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues  Owned in 76% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS:   Over the course of the season the San Diego Chargers have dealt with numerous injuries over the course of the season with their running backs: Danny Woodhead (broken fibula), Donald Brown (concussion) and Ryan Mathews (MCL sprain).  Because of necessity the next man […]

Malcom Floyd (WR, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper PPR Leagues / Stash in Standard Leagues ANALYSIS: Malcom Floyd is a wide receiver that I like for fantasy football, but is also a hard guy to play every week in standard leagues. In Week 1 of the NFL season, he surprised for 11 fantasy points for non-PPR scoring. After seeing a 75% increase in […]

Branden Oliver (RB, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add and Start in Deep Leagues 6% Owned in Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The San Diego Charger running game has been woeful and with a week five matchup against the Jets’ league best NFL rushing defense it didn’t appear as if the Chargers run game was going to improve. Along came Branden Oliver, the 5’8” […]

Branden Oliver (RB, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues  4% owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: By now you’re probably sick of hearing about all the injures to the Chargers backfield. Ryan Mathews is dealing with an ankle injury and Danny Woodhead is unfortunately out for the year. That left us all with Donald Brown, whom many experts rushed to tell you to pick up. Brown has been solid […]

Nick Novak (K, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In All 10+ Team Leagues Owned in 74% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In case you you haven't paid attention, Nick Novak has quietly been putting up a stud season at the place kicker position for the surging San Diego Chargers. There are a few factors that you want in your fantasy football kicker if […]

San Diego Chargers (DEF, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues (Especially For Bye Week) Owned in 46% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: When looking at potential defenses to stream every week, we always like to start in reverse by analyzing who are the worst offenses in the NFL, to see who they're playing. Lucky for us in this Week 4 bye week crunch, the […]

Ladarius Green (TE, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12 team leagues or deeper Owned in 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Ladarius Green is a promising young tight end for the Chargers. Unfortunately for him, so far this year it seems like Antonio Gates isn't willing to admit that he's not an elite TE anymore. Gates has 18 targets to Green's 8. […]

Week 3 Tight Ends: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

What's up RotoBallers?  Welcome to my Week 3 tight end waiver wire pickup recommendations piece. In this article you may find a few repeat recommendations from last week (since you missed my last article?), plus a few new additions. Going forward I will also include a recap of the previous week's recommended tight ends, so that you can see […]

Donald Brown (RB, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 14% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Well, another week of NFL action, and another week of injuries. It's the name of the game that we play as fantasy football owners. For those of you (us) that are the unfortunate owners of Ryan Mathews, it was not very enjoyable to see him leave […]

Week 2 Tight Ends: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Whats up RotoBallers? The 2014 fantasy football season has begun, and I'll be writing your weekly waiver analysis for tight ends (TE) and giving you my suggestions for who to pickup. Even though waivers ran for most leagues last night, it's never to late to see who's sitting out there on your waiver wire and […]

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 […]

Malcom Floyd (WR, SD) - Fantasy Football Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Watch on the waiver wire, could be an interesting play in deep/very deep leagues. ANALYSIS: Keenan Allen has to prove that he is not a one year wonder. That could be difficult to do in the Chargers run heavy scheme, with backs Ryan Matthews and Danny Woodhead both primed to have big seasons. […]

Antonio Gates (TE, SD) - Fantasy Football Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target ~ 120 (Current ADP: 141, TE: 13) ANALYSIS: We all know what Antonio "Old Man" Gates can do in the Charger's offense, but Ladarius Green is stealing all of the thunder in preseason fantasy talk. There's a good reason behind Green getting the majority of the attention as far as fantasy goes. When drafting in the […]

Philip Rivers (QB, SD) - Fantasy Football Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target as your QB1 (Current ADP: QB 15) ANALYSIS: When you hear the stories from so called experts talking about how they never draft a quarterback early, it all boils down to who you can trust in the later rounds of fantasy football drafts. When playing in leagues of 12 teams or less, unless […]

2014 AFC West Preview: Offensive Line Breakdown

This post originally appeared on Rotoback.   Denver Broncos Offensive Line Projected Starter Year Position 2013 P-Block 2013 R-Block Career AVG P-Block Career AVG R-Block Ryan Clady 7 LT 1.10 -2.90 3.13 2.63 Orlando Franklin 4 LG 10.10 5.60 4.63 5.77 Manny Ramirez 8 C 2.40 13.60 4.25 5.45 Louis Vasquez 6 RG 22.50 11.10 6.96 […]