Carrying the Load: Opportunity Breeds Productivity [the_ad id=”63198″] In my time playing Fantasy Football, few things have frustrated me more than a stud player not getting his chance to shine. Frankly, it doesn’t matter how much talent a player might have if they’re riding the pine pony when kickoff comes on Sunday. Worse yet, there […]
Welcome to Gridiron Experts group discussion article "You're on the Clock." The concept of this article is to pause a fantasy football draft at a particular moment and discuss what the owner should do with their pick based how the draft is shaping up and how the owner's team is looking thus far. The team we are looking at on the clock for this article is team eight. After drafting Dez Bryant in the first round and snagging Allen Robinson in the second round, team eight has waited a while to make his 3rd round selection. He is off to an excellent start, but does he continue to load up on wide receivers or look to take his first running back? What...
A large percentage of focus during your preparation for upcoming drafts has been on determining which players appear destined to capture significant roles for their teams in Week 1. That is understandable. However, there are others who have not been accorded the same amount of enthusiasm, but will stimulate far greater interest during the regular season. These players are candidates to garner expanded workloads as the year progresses.
Pittsburgh Steelers fans (and fantasy fans) were licking their chops at the teams prospects for 2015. With Ben Roethlisberger signing a new contract, more or less assuring he finishes his career in black and gold, Le'Veon Bell recovering from the knee hyperextension that ruled him out of the Wildcard round of last seasons playoffs, and Antonio Brown, Martavis Bryant and even Markus Wheaton ready to roll, it wouldn't shock anyone if the Steelers did in fact achieve offensive coordinator Todd Haley's goal of 30 points a game in the coming season.
There are 8 teams this year bringing back their QB/OC combo for year 2, and they all expect significant growth from their QBs. These teams are drunk on the Kool-Aid of "improvement through system comfort", and not surprisingly, the stats bear it out. On average, Quarterbacks perform better their second year with the same OC.
Gridiron Experts popular Mock Draft Analysis piece called “You’re On The Clock“ is back! The concept is simple, a group of our writers will be given a scenario and asked their opinion to make the next pick in a fantasy football draft.
Week 1 of the NFL preseason is in the books and fantasy diehards are no doubt combing through box scores in search of the next allpro wide receiver or bust running back. But before you get too carried away with this week’s slate of games or any of the action in August, remember that this is just the preseason
It seems that Dynasty trades have become increasingly harder to pull off and reasonable negotiations are non existent. What was once a staple activity in ANY type of fantasy football league, has now become almost a chore to some owner.
I’m a big proponent of being as self reliant as possible in life. Many problems we may potentially face in our day to day living can be less impactful when certain precautions are taken ahead of time.
Size and speed always get noticed in the NFL. At 6’5 and 240 pounds with 4.6 speed, former Florida State wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin has both. The redshirt sophomore burst onto the scene in 2013 by catch 15 touchdowns and averaging 18.7 yards per reception.
Like wide receivers, the tight end position has become a premium in dynasty leagues. Once an elite level tight end is established, they are near impossible to acquire without over paying.
The wide receiver position has become a premium to stock-up on in dynasty leagues. In 2013, we saw several receivers post fantasy points in the thirties and forties. It is hard to say that for the RB's or even some of the QB's, so finding the next star at the receiver position