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Brian Hoyer (QB, SF) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper
The San Francisco 49ers have gone into a full rebuild. They've purged their roster of last years quarterbacks and brought in a new regime with General Manager John Lynch and Head Coach Kyle Shanahan. Shanahan brought with him a quarterback from his year in Cleveland to be the starter, journeyman Brian Hoyer. Lets be clear […]
Let the Kids Play - Why You Should Pick Rookie RBs Over Vets in 2017
The 2017 NFL Draft’s running back class was one of the most highly touted in recent memory. With eight players being drafted in the first three rounds, this class has a robust investment and is very likely to generate a number of immediate impact players. My aim in this article is to convince you that […]
Ted Ginn Jr. (WR, NO) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper
There have been times throughout history where great trios were at the top of their fields. The Three Musketeers, Three Stooges and Three Tenors are just a few examples of some of the excellent trios from the past with each member of that trio bringing something a little different to the table. The same can […]
Running Back Committees To Avoid In 2017
Running back committees are essentially the kiss of death for fantasy production. The unpredictability of who gets touches when is enough to drive an owner to a hair-pulling hissy fit. And that's just for the teams we can even identify as even having a committee in the first place. Considering that we haven't hit the preseason […]
Why Zero RB Will Work in 2017
When Shawn Siegele published "Zero RB, Antifragility, and the Myth of Value-Based Drafting" in 2013, he brought Zero RB to the mainstream. It took a few years to really catch on, but entering 2016 fantasy football drafts Zero RB was all the rage. Many players ignored running backs in the early rounds and stock-piled wide […]
Dak Prescott vs. the 2017 Rookie Quarterback Class
Ezekiel Elliott wasn’t the only Dallas Cowboy who dominated during his rookie season. Dak Prescott stunned the fantasy football world last year by throwing 23 touchdown passes while only getting intercepted four times and effectively supplanting Tony Romo at QB. Only New England’s Tom Brady had a better touchdown-to-interception ratio. Aaron Rodgers came close. So […]
2017 Dynasty League Football Sleepers (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Part of what makes dynasty fantasy football so fun is the depth of player analysis. To succeed long term, you'll need to find more players that can contribute to your team than your opponents do. The never-ending pursuit of the unexpected contributor is what brings […]
Ranking The Top Fantasy Receiving Corps - NFC West
At last we have reached the final division in our fantasy receiving corps series. I wish I could tell you we saved the most potent division for last, but that would be a lie. The NFC West may very well be the weakest division, not just based on wide receivers, but on overall talent. That being […]
Joe Williams (RB, SF) - 2017 NFL Rookie Profile
Position, Team, NFL Draft Spot: RB, San Francisco 49ers, 4.15 Dynasty Positional Rank: 44 Redraft Target Round: 12-14 Analysis: Joe Williams is one of the strangest stories in the NFL Draft. He was a dominant player at Utah, but he retired from football only a couple games into the season. He stated that he was physically and mentally breaking and […]
C.J. Beathard (QB, SF) - 2017 NFL Rookie Profile
Position, Team, NFL Draft Spot: QB, San Francisco 49ers, 3.40 Dynasty Positional Rank: 40+ Redraft Target Round: Unranked, not viable for 2017 Analysis: Beathard was a two year starter at Iowa after playing a backup role as a freshman and sophomore. He wasn’t an overly impressive player, but that was mainly due to the pro-style offense he was playing […]
Fantasy Spin - Josh Gordon's Reinstatement Denied
The long road back to reinstatement for talented receiver Josh Gordon just got a little longer. On May 11, the NFL announced that Gordon's request for immediate reinstatement was denied. He will have to continue rehabilitation and prove without a shadow of a doubt that he will not be a repeat offender to the league's substance […]
NFL Podcast - Landing Spots for Blount, Kap, and Fantasy Pick 'Em
RotoBallers Pierre Camus (P-Funk) and Travis Rosen (Travis-T) make some predictions about where remaining big-name free agents LeGarrette Blount and Colin Kaepernick will wind up. They also dig through some crowded RB and WR groups to find the best fantasy value for the upcoming 2017 NFL season. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]
Rookie Mock Draft Recap - Round 2
After a somewhat par-for-the-course first round of RotoBaller’s 2017 Rookie Mock Draft, the second round saw the predictability wear off, as our fantasy experts began picking more based on their intuition and less based on consensus thought. As we take a deeper look into all 12 picks, those dynasty leaguers among us will get a […]
Ranking the Top Fantasy Receiving Corps - NFC East
RotoBaller's new series of ranking NFL teams by their receiving corps continues with a look at the NFC East. To recap how this works, we're starting by ranking each division based on how their wide receivers line up for fantasy. From there it'll switch over to conferences before concluding with a full ranking of each team, from […]
Rookie Wide Receivers with the Best Fantasy Outlook
The first week of May means Star Wars Day and Cinco de Mayo. It also means fantasy football, specifically dynasty rookie drafts and best-ball leagues. The first two are nice, but you're here for the third. Let's talk about rookie wide receivers with the best immediate fantasy outlooks. In redraft or best ball leagues, we're […]
Two Things Fantasy Football Players Assume Will Happen (But Won’t)
You need more than a crystal ball or an intelligent football brain to accurately predict what will happen in the NFL every year. Heading into the 2016 campaign, fantasy football owners probably thought Dallas’ Dak Prescott had no chance of being the best rookie quarterback in the NFL, that Matt Jones would easily emerge as […]
Dynasty Stock Watch for 2017 - QB (Part 1)
The NFL Draft looms, but several players have already seen their fortunes change through free agency, for better or worse. There hasn't been much movement at the quarterback position, at least among the big name players. However, the addition of a playmaker at wide receiver or the loss of a key offensive lineman could greatly […]
Do Wide Receivers Need a Top QB to Have a Dominant Fantasy Season?
Wide receiver is the premiere fantasy football position, so figuring out which WR are likely to produce at a high level is an important endeavor. One factor that could affect WR performance is quarterback play. Should we worry about receivers who are stuck with weak QBs? What if the WR or QB changes teams? Should we […]
Fantasy Spin - Tony Romo to the Broadcast Booth
Just when you think you have the NFL and fantasy football figured out, something happens that makes you realize that you can never truly know everything. Tony Romo could have continued to play football and get paid handsomely as a starting NFL quarterback. There was no shortage of teams in need of his services. With […]
Dynasty Stock Watch for 2017 - TE (Part 1)
Tight ends are almost the equivalent of catchers in fantasy baseball, as it is a shallow position with a wide gap between the top producers and the pedestrian crowd. Unless you are getting a top talent, there's no real reason to invest significant draft capital in the tight end position. Listed are some tight ends who saw their […]
The Ideal MFL10 Draft - Part 2
In this article, I'll lay out the second part of my draft strategy for the ideal slot in order to maximize fantasy potential in MFL10 leagues. The foundation was laid in the first part of this draft with two upper-echelon running backs, a trio of high-ceiling receivers, and pair of San Diego Los Angeles Chargers at QB and […]
Fantasy Spin - Pierre Garcon to 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers upgraded their pitiful receiving corps this offseason, but they did not exactly land the next Jerry Rice. Pierre Garcon signed a five-year, $47.5 million deal with the San Francisco 49ers last month, a contract that had many like myself wondering if this was going to be a colossal fiasco like the […]
2017 Rankings Analysis - Quarterbacks
Those of us who have been playing fantasy football for a long time know that quarterbacks can be fairly polarizing. Some folks tend to lean toward the "wait on QB" methodology while others are more in the "get yourself a stud" camp. Neither strategy is objectively wrong but each has its pros and cons. Here […]
Way Too Early Dynasty Mock Draft Analysis - Rounds 16-20
In this space, we will close out our ongoing analysis of RotoBaller's Way Too Early Dynasty Mock Draft by recapping the final rounds, 16-20. We recently gathered 12 dynasty league experts and RotoBaller writers to conduct a week-long email draft in order to evaluate early ADP values and give readers a sense of what to expect […]
Way Too Early Dynasty Mock Draft Analysis - Rounds 11-15
It's time to look at the latter half of RotoBaller's Way Too Early Dynasty Mock Draft with a recap of rounds 11-15. We recently gathered 12 dynasty league experts and RotoBaller writers to conduct a week-long email draft in order to evaluate early ADP values. To start from the beginning of our recaps, check out the first […]
Four Wide Receivers with New Homes: What Does it Mean in Fantasy?
The RotoBaller team has already gone in-depth on some of the bigger signings at the wide receiver position so far this offseason, including Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall. In this article, I will shine a light on the lesser-hyped signings and how they impact the fantasy landscape in 2017. Although they may not have the […]
Fantasy Implications - Alshon Jeffery to Philadelphia
Is it Christmas? It sure feels like Christmas! NFL free agency has been inching closer, and on Thursday it finally arrived in all its glory. While many dominoes are still left to fall, some of the big names have already joined new clubs. Among the more interesting transactions, wide receiver Alshon Jeffery signed with the […]
Early MFL10 ADP Reflections
It might seem early for a mock fantasy football draft, even though we are five months away from the first preseason game. What if I told you there was a whole community that is not only mocking, but drafting in real leagues already? The MFL10 (MyFantasyLeague) community is a dedicated one that often stays one step ahead of […]
Early Sleepers for 2017 - Tight End
Is there are any tight end waiting in the wings ready to become the next Rob Gronkowski? Probably not. There are some young tight ends with terrific talent and breakout potential, however. It is never too early to write some names down on your fantasy football draft chart or cheat sheet and track these players’ […]
Way Too Early 2017 Breakouts - Quarterback
The 2016 season is but a faint memory, and the 2017 season seems ages away. We've yet to go through the NFL combine, let alone the draft. Absent those distractions, this seems like a perfect time to consider which quarterbacks could have breakout campaigns. Unlike the running back position, the QB position is generally quite […]
