Dynasty Analysis
Gardner Minshew (JAX) vs Saints, 18.1% owned
While Minshew has not been a star fantasy quarterback thus far in 2019, he has been consistent throughout the entire season. In standard four-point touchdown QB scoring, Minshew has scored at least 16 fantasy points in each game, never busting even once. Against the Panthers in Week 5, Minshew set a career-high of 374 passing yards and 44 passing attempts.
One player many fantasy owners were keeping an eye on heading into the 2019 season was Cardinals wide receiver, Christian Kirk. His promising rookie campaign, in a putrid offense, was cut short by a broken foot suffered in Week 13 of last year. Kirk was placed on Injured Reserve and missed the remaining four games of the season.
Injuries and a few big plays provide us with most of our waiver wire suggestions this week. Bye weeks are now in full swing as well with Buffalo, Indianapolis, Oakland, Chicago all on bye in Week 6. One of these players could be the next big thing or a valuable piece to your playoff run. Make sure you are checking your waiver wires every week and continuing to make moves to improve your rosters. Let’s get to it.
Welcome to part two of my weekly publication! As always, part one of this publication is my weekly picks against the spread, with a deep dive into three picks that I feel will provide a nice payout to bettors. In part two, I’ll be looking at three player props that I feel have a strong […]
Rookie Fever Episode 63 – TOP TEN ROOKS so far with the Madman! Rookie Fever welcomes the Dynasty Madman from Dynasty Trades HQ to talk about the 2019 Rookie Class through the 1st four weeks. We also review WEEK 4’s top 12 and predict out top 12 rookies for week 5. Can anyone stop the […]
This article is meant to be a quick recap of news from the last week, thoughts going into each week’s games, notes on injuries, and others.
Each week I will recap the top performances by this year’s rookie defenders. Some are well-known names, and others may come out of nowhere. Rookies are highly coveted in the dynasty community, but their value can be very volatile. In this series each week, we’ll look at their numbers and what impact they have. I also include their snap counts and percentage of snaps. These snap counts can tell us a lot about how much a player is being used and the opportunities they have to make plays. I like to target rookies that play 80% plus of the team’s defensive snaps. Let’s jump right into this week’s group.
Every week this article identifies and breaks down a variety of players to consider in your Yahoo cash and tournament lineups. While some of the plays are of the safe cash-game variety, I also include several high risk-high reward options as well. In cash-games, we’re looking for a floor based on what is most likely to happen. In GPPs, the goal is always to figure out how to differentiate your lineup just enough to get away from the field and give yourself a chance at a big payday. Remember, more often than not, there’s no need to get super-weird and roster an entire lineup of off-the-board plays. Instead, build a lineup with upside and then identify a low-owned player or two that has a chance to go off and jump you to the top of a large-field GPP.
Deshaun Watson ($6,700)
Of all the games on the Sunday main slate, Vegas has this one pegged with the highest projected total at 48.5 points and the Texans favored by less than a touchdown. Through four weeks Watson has been alternating between being a fantasy monster, with 31.72 DraftKings points in Week 1 and 29.84 in Week 3, and then a fantasy dud, with Week 2 and Week 4 totals of 12.86 and 12.6 DraftKings points respectively.
Every couple of weeks, I’ll take a look at various stats to try to determine if any trends stand out. These trends could relate to specific players or situations. I’ll be looking at targets, snap shares, and air yards, among other metrics to help formulate opinions on players and how you as a dynasty player should be interpreting this data. Data is compiled via Pro Football Reference, Airyards.com, Football Outsiders, the Sleeper app, Fantasy Data and other any other place that stats may be housed. Even with four weeks of data the sample size is small and these takes are subject to change. You can find this first article in this series right here. I’ll update a few of the situations we looked at two weeks ago, and I’ve found a couple of new situations that have caught my attention.
Welcome to Episode 95 of the @DynastyTradesHQ Podcast! “Trading Etiquette, Why Can’t […]
Patriots (-15) at Redskins
Though this is a fairly large spread (the largest of the week, in fact) I’m still not shying away from the Pats. The Patriots own the largest points differential in the league by a considerable margin at +94 on the season. The Cowboys are the second closest with a “meager” +51 point differential. Their success lies surprisingly with their defense that ranks first in yards allowed per game through the first four weeks of the season. They’re currently the odds-on favorite to win the Super Bowl and are one of only three unbeaten teams left in the NFL.
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Baltimore Ravens
3 – Straight weeks Anthony Averett and Maurice Canady have been heading in opposite directions. Averett’s snap shares have been dropping every week (100%, 41%, 23%), while Canady’s has surpassed him (22%, 46%, 36%).
HOUSTON TEXANS
This team seems to be alternating between exciting offensive battles like the Week 1 shootout in New Orleans and Week 3’s 27-20 upset win over the Chargers on the road. In the even weeks, they’ve been borderline unwatchable so far, holding off Jacksonville for a 13-12 victory in the final minute in Week 2 and then falling at home to Carolina 16-10 on Sunday. In other words, this is a 2-2 Bill O’Brien coached team that looks like a 2-2 Bill O’Brien coached team.
Top 12 Rookies From Week 4, Shots fired @AardvarkTV Quick recap of the top 12 Rookies from week 4 Week 4 prediction results are in: Top 12 week 4 recap #12. Preston Williams WR46 7.6 PTs, 4 rec on 7 targets for 46 yards no TD, one fumble #11. Miles Sanders RB41 8.3 PTs, 11 […]
Welcome to week five of the 2019 regular season and […]
Every week this series will attempt to bring clarity to the goings-on, both on and off the field within each NFL Division so that dynasty owners can make championship level decisions based on our actionable information. Our writers will be digging through data and film for inference on coach/front office decision making so that they can keep you equipped with the “nuggets” you need to succeed.
This series will attempt to bring clarity to the goings-on, both on and off the field within each NFL Division so that dynasty owners can make the critical roster decisions during the NFL season to help them build toward their championships. Our writers will be grinding the tape and keeping up with the media buzz surrounding players, coaches and front office decision making so they can keep you equipped with the “nuggets” you need to succeed.
To be honest, it feels great to have one of Week 4’s “In the Scope” candidates lead one of the major network’s Week 5 waiver wire columns because that’s exactly what this column aims to do – hook you up with next week’s waiver wire targets a week early.However, just like baseball, we’ve had far more misses than hits. But we’re just going to keep swinging anyway.Here are your Week 5 “In the Scope” targets to help to keep you a week ahead of the pack.
Arizona Cardinals
3 – Snaps played by third-round rookie Zach Allen before hurting his shoulder. Allen’s injury was in the second quarter, so his snaps were limited from the start. Former third-rounder Jonathan Bullard picked up the slack, logging 34 snaps, the most on his season and notching his first sack.
This week Connor Horsfield (@Conmans_Content) will guide you through the depths of the redraft waiver wire, featuring all of the best pick-ups and who to leave hanging on the wire. We will identify the guys you should be able to plug into your starting lineup without hesitation, as well as some bench stashes who could […]
This series will attempt to bring clarity to the goings-on both on and off the field within each NFL Division so that dynasty owners can make the important roster decisions during the NFL season to help them build toward their championships. Our writers will be grinding the tape and keeping up with the media buzz surrounding players, coaches and front office decision making so that they can keep you equipped with the “nuggets” you need to succeed.
This article is published weekly and includes valuable IDP stats, injuries, analysis, and sleeper options to consider as the year progresses. So, without further ado, let’s wrap up the IDP news of NFL Regular Season, Week 4