The Wild, Wild (AFC) West has quietly become the NFL’s most competitive division, boasting the vaunted Denver #NoFlyZone defense, the Oakland (soon-to-be Las Vegas) Raiders’ high-scoring offense, the most well-rounded roster in the league in Kansas City, and the flashy L.A. Chargers, led by Philip Rivers and Melvin Gordon on offense and Joey Bosa […]
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If you have played fantasy football for any length of time, you know that drafting quarterbacks early is a losing strategy. During the 2014-2016 seasons, the NFL averaged 240 yards passing a game. For comparison, between 2005-2007 teams averaged 207 yards a game. That’s like getting two extra games of production a year from your
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Rodney Adams – Senior / 6’1″ / 191 – South Florida via Toledo DOB 9/15/1994 Games Watched: 2012: High School highlight reel 2015: Western Kentucky 2016: South Carolina, Navy, East Carolina, Syracuse, Memphis, Central Florida At Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg Florida Adams excelled at WR and QB (in option and Wildcat formations) as
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I have my roster, I’ve posted on the message board announcing my arrival and now it is time to make some moves. I woke up at 6 a.m. for work, and as I was sipping my morning coffee, I checked my email to find my offer of my Tyler Eifert for his Isaiah
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The mission of this article is to make our in-house experts sizzle and bristle over the hot-button issues that face dynasty owners. Our experts make the entire route tree HOT as they address topics from the world of IDP, Devy, Start/sit, Non-PPR, PPR and everything in between. Try not to get burned by
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We have already reviewed the AFC North – Which quickly fell apart after the draft, and @DFF_MattK took us through the NFC North. Now it is time to turn our attention to the AFC South and take a look at potential sleepers for each team. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS It is difficult to clasify my first pick
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The AFC South was formed in 2002, and they have only had one team bring home the coveted Lombardi Trophy (2006 Indianapolis Colts). Over the past ten seasons, each division has had at least one team win the Super Bowl except for the AFC South. Enter the 2017 NFL draft where every pick can either
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Today we come to an end of our initial post-NFL draft rookie mock. Hopefully we’ve helped cystalize some of the rookies values in the process. 3.01 – @DFF_BMack – Wayne Gallman, RB, New York Giants Who knows what’s going on with the Giants’ backfield. Paul Perkins is the presumed starter, Shane Vereen is
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Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks “All This Energy Callin’ Me, Back Where It Comes From” This is a collaboration between @FatAdamSchefter and @DFF_Madman. We’re talking about the Browns’ resurgence and the 2017 NFL draft. As lifelong Cleveland Browns’ fans, we’ve waited way too long for this team to turn things around: the awful games, the fourth quarter break-downs,
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Just in case you missed Round 1. 2.01 – @DFF_BMack – O.J. Howard, TE, Tampa Bay Bucs Probably the most complete tight end in this draft class, but not the best pass catcher. I prefer to take Evan Engram after someone else takes Howard. But, that’s not how this
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With all the key free agent signings finished and the draft behind us now is a good time to review the teams I targeted in my initial installment of “Targeting Open Targets.” Besides reviewing these situations, I decided to take a look a few other teams where there are targets available for the
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After completing 450 Dynasty Rookie mock drafts pre-NFL Draft, the DFF team finally got around to completing our first post-NFL Draft. Please let us know your thoughts on our picks. 1.01 – @DFF_BMack – Corey Davis, WR, Tennessee Titans Corey Davis is my 1.01. In a dynasty league, I’m almost always going to go
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Last season was my first as a Dynasty owner. Previously I had played in re-draft leagues for about ten years, and I got sick of starting over every season and was looking for more of a challenge. I didn’t know anyone who played dynasty at the time so I went on some forums and searched
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The mission of this article is to make our in-house experts sizzle and bristle over the hot-button issues that face dynasty owners. Our experts make the entire route tree HOT as they address topics from the world of IDP, Devy, Start/sit, Non-PPR, PPR and everything in between. Try not to get burned by
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Now that the NFL Draft has officially ended and our coveted rookies have found homes for 2017 and beyond, one name has seemed to rise to the consensus 1.01 of rookie mocks: Corey Davis. This is not surprising of course. An amazing athlete was taken 5th overall by a team that desperately needed a number
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Most Overrated First Round Dynasty Draft Pick Jeremy: For me, it’s John Ross. So, he runs fast… does that make him one of the top dynasty WRs in this class? Nope. I’ve seen him drafted as high as WR2. He’s ranked close to that as well, at WR3. I see the talent. I’ve watched the games
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I was approached by fellow DFF Army member John Schepps (@SlizzDigital) about a new article series idea that would journal my individual experience as a new orphan owner. Being me, I was thrilled with the idea and the challenge of taking over an orphan team and flipping it into a competitor and be able to
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Fantasy football draws us in each offseason with intriguing free agent storylines, and a new class of highly touted rookies. Admittedly, it’s hard to not get overexcited about players as they join new teams. Social media only further fuels our excitement and influences many of our opinions of players whether we like to admit
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In every NFL draft, there are players that fall too far to be drafted. This doesn’t mean they lack in talent, this just means that for some reason, they weren’t on an NFL team’s radar. In recent years, we have seen players ranging from Wes Welker to Kurt Warner have good careers in the NFL
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With the NFL draft in our rearview mirror and fantasy football fanatics getting all excited about what rookies they’re going to draft this season- especially after Ezekiel Elliott exploded on the scene as a rookie last season- I’ve noticed a curious trend. Especially in the dynasty fantasy football community, if you read enough tweets and
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