Dynasty Analysis
Atlanta Falcons169 – Snaps played by Keanu Neal in 2019. A season after suffering a torn ACL, Neal’s season ends in week three with a torn achilles. It’s just devastating. Before the two injuries, Neal was seen by some as the dynasty S1. Last season, Ricardo Allen replaced Neal at SS with Damontae Kazee replacing Allen at FS. Then Allen went down and it became a huge mess. Kazee is currently the nickel CB and it would likely be difficult for him to play both nickel CB and FS. Kemal Ishmael logged 39 snaps, 55%, after not playing a single defensive snap in week two. He’s the likely replacement for Neal. But the Falcons like Kazee as a playmaker, so it wouldn’t be outside the realm of possibilities to see Kazee play safety in base packages and move into the slot for sub-packages with Ishmael limited to sub-packages. This situation will need to be watched going forward.
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. Let’s break down what we saw the past two weeks in the NFC East.
Every week Michael Stephenson (@FantasyGeordie) and I (@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 become starters in the coming weeks.
This week, even after free agency seems to be a deserted island that was once rich with fantasy potential, there are still some interesting stashes out there, that could lead to future wins.
This article is published weekly and includes valuable IDP stats, injuries, analysis, and sleeper options to consider as the year progresses. Each week we’ll take a look at what we’ve learned, the top player performances and the most notable injuries. So, without further ado, let’s wrap up the IDP news of NFL Regular Season, Week Three!
IDP can be a tough mountain to climb and the waiver wire can be a great way to gain an advantage in your league.
Okay. We get it. We’ve been hearing about it for the past week. We know. We know James Washington and Mason Rudolph played together for four years in college (2014-2017) and put up some pretty impressive numbers at Oklahoma State. We’ve been waiting all week, ever since Ben Roethlisberger went down with a season-ending elbow injury, to see if this former college connection would translate at all to fantasy success. This weekend, we got our first look at the new tandem on the Pittsburgh Steelers offense.
Stafford is clearly the priority streamer this week, playing at home against Kansas City. In this matchup, I expect the Chiefs to put up points against the Lions’ defense, forcing Stafford to throw the ball throughout the contest. While Stafford’s passing yards have decreased from week one through week three, he has faced the Chargers tough defense in week two followed by a tough matchup at the Eagles. Even though the Chiefs held both Lamar Jackson in week three and Derek Carr in week two to reasonable scoring outputs, I still believe the Chiefs’ defense can be beaten through the air. Therefore, I would be comfortable starting Stafford as a back-end QB1 in this game.
Dynasty Outlook: D.J. Chark. After a rough rookie season, D.J. Chark appears to be a year two breakout. Can we buy into this or have the first three weeks been a fluke? @Samuel_DFF looks into Chark’s physical traits, college production, and 2019 production to tell you if Chark is the real deal.
We’re moving into the fourth week of the season, and fantasy football is in full swing. That means it’s time to start digging deep into your league’s waiver wires. Bye weeks begin with San Francisco and the New York Jets taking the week off. We had no quarterback injuries this week, but Saquon Barkley did go down to an ankle injury. Outside of that, this week was mercifully injury-free for fantasy assets. That leaves less obvious options on the wire. Ownership on the below players varies depending on your league size and owner’s skill level.
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 think have a strong chance of paying out. This article will run the gamut and will include bets such as passing yard totals, the first player to score, and even total tackles for those who love Defense.Betting lines were provided by DraftKings Sportsbook. Deposit $20 into DraftKings today and receive not only a FREE DFF Membership but also $10 in extra DraftKings credit! It’s a no brainer!With that, let’s get started!
Well, we’re two weeks into the season, and this is my third year of doing this weekly stock market series. Hopefully, my suggestions have steered you in the right direction and improved your IDP portfolios. Lots of questions have now been answered, and things have become clearer. With those answers in place, we can now […]
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 meant to be a quick recap of news from the last week, thoughts going into each week’s games, and notes on injuries.
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Given the number of injuries that happened this past week, I think every position has room for trades this week. That won’t always be the case, because hardly anybody trades quarterbacks, and tight ends aren’t deep enough to justify trading one away. Regardless, these are the players that I would target for trades this week, whether your team has injury concerns or not.
Garret Price @DynastyPrice from The Dynasty Nerds Joins The Rookie Fever Podcast this week for the top 12 rookies from NFL week two! This is a fun top 1 and Garret is a big fan. We already love this draft class, especially the wide outs! #FeverishFanaro is born! Who will be in next week’s top […]
It looks like the team over at Yahoo Daily Fantasy Sports resisted rolling out mass multi-entry products for as long as they could, as three weeks into the NFL season they now have 125 max and 150 max entry limits in their two biggest contests. We should assume some sort of shift in their marketing strategy is coming, as well as CSV-upload capability, relatively soon. It likely signals the end of the 10 entry maximum era there, and it will be interesting to see if targeting the high dollar mass multi-entry market can elevate them to the level of FanDuel and DraftKings eventually.
Terry McLaurin’s dynasty stock has been shooting up for the past two weeks. Log in to find out if he is a fluke or the real deal in our nation’s capital.
Hello IDP Nation, we now have two weeks in the books and there are a few players who have caused fantasy owners to begin to panic. The questions range from is this just a slow start? Will they bounce back? Should I cut or trade said player? What’s wrong with him? Why isn’t he producing and so on and so on? So let’s get started and look at a few players that have concerned owners the most.
It’s week three of the NFL season. Where does the time go? We have three weeks of data, and that makes it a bit easier when touting specific players since we have hard data to point to. Let’s take a look at this week’s touts for the Main Slate GPP Tournament plays on DraftKings this week.
Two weeks have come and gone in the NFL, and they have been a couple of brutal ones for starting quarterbacks. Between the injuries of Nick Foles, Sam Darnold, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, and Cam Newton, the quarterback landscape, in just two weeks, has drastically changed.Now the question is, how will that affect the surrounding players in those offenses? Whether you’re playing in season-long or DFS, you’ll have to adjust your regular strategies and find new ways to win.Today, I’m going to help you out on the DFS side of things by breaking down my top Fanduel plays of Week 3.
Film matters. Analytics matter. College production matters. Draft capital and landing spot matter. The debate about which variable is most important or best at predicting future NFL and fantasy success will rage on. However, at the intersection of every variable we use and every lens through which we look to evaluate a prospect sits an individual, unique player.It doesn’t matter how predictive we think our research is. At the end of the day, a rookie and his coaching staff still have to go out and get the job done.When evaluating the long term dynasty potential of a rookie wide receiver, we have to work with what we have. Anyone who tells you they have all the answers is selling you something. However, certain historical trends, film analysis, and other variables can give us a glimpse into what is possible.As I attempt to breakdown the dynasty outlook of Marquise Brown, keep a few things in mind: we only know what we know. He has extremely limited professional experience and much of what will be covered is speculation that is, however, rooted in research. Will he do enough to provide fantasy relevance this year or in the future?
Week three of “Thursday Night Kick-off” starts with a defensive divisional matchup. The Jacksonville Jaguars will host the Tennessee Titans. With both teams coming off a loss, a win is needed to get back on track. This makes for a great game to start your daily fantasy week off with and is located under the classic section of Draft Kings. This is game one out of 16 total scheduled games this week, so it’s imperative to get a great start so you can finish strong on Sunday. So let’s hunker down and see what fantasy gold we can add to our team this week to put us in the “Green”.
Each week I will recap the top performances by this year’s rookie defenders. Some are well-known names and others come out of nowhere. Rookies are highly coveted in the dynasty community, but their value can be very volatile at times. In this series each week, we’ll look at their numbers and what impact they have. I am also including 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.