Dynasty Analysis

2021 NFL Draft Preview: Team Needs Picks 6 – 10

By Sam Terry | February 3, 2021 | Comments Off on 2021 NFL Draft Preview: Team Needs Picks 6 – 10

This is the second article of the team needs series covering teams picking six through 10. Obviously, free-agency acquisitions will make a major difference as to who teams will draft. These predictions and needs will therefore change as we acquire more information. However, many are of the thinking that it’s better to supplement with free-agency and build through the draft. Teams want to get young assets and have them develop cohesion with the team. Therefore, the draft is often more predictive of a team’s long-term confidence in a player.

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Constructing Dynasty League By-Laws: Part One

By Derrick Bordeaux | February 2, 2021 | Comments Off on Constructing Dynasty League By-Laws: Part One

Building a successful dynasty league can be challenging for many people. Unlike redraft leagues, dynasty leagues have a year-round aspect to them that requires extra planning and preparation. The goal of this series is to take you along with me as I write and edit my own personal league’s by-laws.

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2021 NFL Draft Preview: Team Needs Picks 1 – 5

By Sam Terry | February 2, 2021 | Comments Off on 2021 NFL Draft Preview: Team Needs Picks 1 – 5

As I look at mock drafts, my eyes naturally gravitate towards fantasy-relevant players which led to the idea for this series. I decided to attack the needs of each team from top to bottom. This is the first article and covers the teams picking in the top five of the NFL Draft. Obviously, free-agency acquisitions will make a major difference as to who teams will draft. These predictions and needs will therefore change as we acquire more information. However, many are of the thinking that it’s better to supplement with free-agency and build through the draft. Teams want to get young assets and have them develop cohesion with the team. Therefore, the draft is often more predictive of a team’s long-term confidence in a player.  

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Dynasty Wide Receivers to Trade for

By Matthew Bull | February 1, 2021 | Comments Off on Dynasty Wide Receivers to Trade for

With the recent spike in attention towards Wall Street and companies clinging to existence, I am going to give you three wideouts to trade for to save your dynasty roster from the same fate. Something to build on without giving up too much is always how I approach a rebuild, and WR is the perfect position to start at when analyzing your team. Wide receivers last a long time in a world where quarterbacks and running backs come and go frequently. In my very first dynasty league, I traded away Jarvis Landry. It doesn’t matter what I received in return because I can’t remember, and Jarvis is still producing and will continue to do so for years to come. Needless to say, I learned my lesson, and I am here to tell you about some guys to go get.

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The Super Bowl Betting Guide

By Tyler Justin Karp | February 1, 2021 | Comments Off on The Super Bowl Betting Guide

The Super Bowl betting scene comes with many different kinds of bets. Some of them are related to the game’s outcome, but I think the fun lies with the side bets. I’ll cover both of those in this piece. Let’s get started!

1 QB Dynasty Startup First Round Part 2

By Tyler Justin Karp | January 31, 2021 | Comments Off on 1 QB Dynasty Startup First Round Part 2

Intro With the dynasty offseason in full swing, I wanted to give everyone a quick look into my dynasty startup first-round. I know the top players aren’t usually controversial, but I believe it’s essential to understand why particular players carry such a high dynasty value. Also, I won’t include any 2021 rookie players or picks. […]

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Creating Your Own Prospect Database

By Brad Hartnett | January 31, 2021 | Comments Off on Creating Your Own Prospect Database

As we close out the 2020 football season with a Super Bowl matchup between the last generation’s greatest quarterback and the next generation’s greatest quarterback, rookie fever is quickly approaching. Many people like Peter Howard (Twitter handle: @pahowdy) and Dave Wright (@ff_spaceman) have set up prospect databases that are uniquely useful, and I have posted links to each respective database so you can check them out for yourself.

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The Stafford-Goff Blockbuster

By Michael Romero | January 31, 2021 | Comments Off on The Stafford-Goff Blockbuster

Sources broke the news Saturday evening that the Los Angeles […]

1QB Dynasty Startup First Round: Part 1

By Tyler Justin Karp | January 30, 2021 | Comments Off on 1QB Dynasty Startup First Round: Part 1

With the dynasty offseason in full swing, I wanted to give everyone a quick look into my dynasty startup first-round. I know the top players aren’t usually controversial, but I believe it’s essential to understand why particular players carry such a high dynasty value. Also, I won’t include any 2021 rookie players or picks. I don’t see a Saquon Barkley-type prospect that could crack the first round of startups this year, at least not without a perfect landing spot and draft capital. 

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Cole Kmet Dynasty Profile

By Tyler Justin Karp | January 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Cole Kmet Dynasty Profile

I’ve been doing this series of free dynasty profiles on 2020 rookies. I love the dynasty profile format, as it provides quick-hitting information in a short and digestible form. My previous work in this series is all found in links at the bottom of the page. Let’s jump straight into my next entry, Cole Kmet.

Bryan Edwards Dynasty Profile

By Tyler Justin Karp | January 28, 2021 | Comments Off on Bryan Edwards Dynasty Profile

I’ve been doing this series of free dynasty profiles on 2020 rookies. I love the dynasty profile format, as it provides quick-hitting information in a short and digestible form. My previous work in this series is all found in links at the bottom of the page. Let’s jump straight into my next entry, Bryan Edwards.

Championship Week Risers and Fallers

By Tyler Justin Karp | January 27, 2021 | Comments Off on Championship Week Risers and Fallers

In this weekly piece, I will bring you some risers and fallers from a dynasty lens. Whether it’s injuries, performance, or value, I want to discuss how players have moved around. Based on the week’s events, I’ll give some advice on how to act on the market’s movement, whether it’s buying, selling, or holding. Even in the playoffs, dynasty values still change weekly. I won’t limit myself to talking about any specific players or teams because I want to have the freedom to discuss whatever is most relevant. Of course, there are more risers and fallers than those I’m listing. With that said, let’s jump into the risers first, followed by the fallers.

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The IDP Unseen Series: Part 2

By Michael Romero | January 26, 2021 | Comments Off on The IDP Unseen Series: Part 2

In this series of articles, we discuss some players from each defensive position group that are poised to break out this season. These players should put up a floor of respectable, fantasy starting lineup stat lines with the potential for positional top-15 ceilings. These are players that can be drafted or acquired with minimal draft capital in most full IDP leagues. An examination of the factors promoting these ascending players will take place in each article. Remarkably, there are quite a few players that are among the “IDP unseen,” as of now. Your author began with the defensive line last offseason, and after being tied up in seasonal articles, can now look at the linebacker position before this 2021 season.  

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Navigating Your Rookie Draft- 2021 Running Backs

Navigating Your Rookie Draft: 2021 Running Backs

By Brad Hartnett | January 26, 2021 | Comments Off on Navigating Your Rookie Draft: 2021 Running Backs

Whether the running back position “matters” in football can be debated, and likely will continue to be debated as analytics become more commonplace, however, it cannot be argued that running backs are ultimately the lifeblood of a fantasy football roster. In this segment, we will be looking at the hit rate of rookie running backs based on the inputs of draft capital, and age. Using DLF’s trade finder tool we will look at the market value of some of the top running backs in the league. For this exercise, to stay uniform with the quarterback segment, we are using values based on superflex leagues.

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Matthew Stafford Reaction

By Paul Patterson | January 25, 2021 | Comments Off on Matthew Stafford Reaction

The 2021 offseason is shaping up to be an interesting […]

Navigating Your Rookie Draft: 2021 Wide Receivers

By Brad Hartnett | January 25, 2021 | Comments Off on Navigating Your Rookie Draft: 2021 Wide Receivers

Wide receiver is the position in which analysts have the most different inputs for analyzing prospects. This is because it is by far the hardest position to analyze, whether that be grinding film or navigating through advanced metrics. This is because the college game for wide receivers is so drastically different than how the position is played in the NFL. Wide receivers have less room to operate, they are hit at the line of scrimmage, and they are playing against more skilled and more athletic defenders than they ever have. In this segment, we will be exploring historical hit rates with draft capital and age as the only two components.

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Championship Week Storylines

By Tyler Justin Karp | January 24, 2021 | Comments Off on Championship Week Storylines

This piece will give you something specific to look for in each contest, which I hope helps you enjoy the games even more. We all play fantasy football to enhance our enjoyment of football, and I’m trying to add to that sense of happiness here. Fun is the most essential part of this hobby for all of us, including me. I’ve listed the home team first for each game to keep things organized. I won’t waste any more time, so let’s jump straight in!

The End of an Era: Ripple Effects of the Brees and Rivers Retirements

By Michael Romero | January 24, 2021 | Comments Off on The End of an Era: Ripple Effects of the Brees and Rivers Retirements

The close of a tumultuous 2020 football season (and the entire year for that matter) and the subsequent start of 2021 has sparked feelings of optimism for many. Unfortunately, the start of 2021 always saw the end of an era play out, as Drew Brees and Philip Rivers played the final games of their illustrious careers. Many NFL fans have long been spoiled by specific players’ consistent high-quality quarterback play for much of the last two decades. Let’s take a few moments to appreciate what Brees and Rivers have accomplished.

Dominator Rating Darlings: Five Wide Receivers To Take A Chance On

By Lewis Glover | January 23, 2021 | Comments Off on Dominator Rating Darlings: Five Wide Receivers To Take A Chance On

Don’t blink, or you’ll miss it. There are just three games of football remaining in the 2020 NFL season. Before you know it, the NFL draft will have come and gone, and the rookie draft season won’t be far behind. With it, comes the buzz of the incoming class, and roster cutdowns mean some players who have yet to pop, will quickly be forgotten. This article is to remind you about five wideouts who came into the NFL over the past couple of seasons, with strong analytical profiles based on their dominator rating and breakout age. 

If you haven’t heard of these metrics before, they are relatively straightforward and intuitive. 

Dominator rating is the percentage of a team’s total passing offensive output (yards and touchdowns) for which a wide receiver was responsible. It is preferable to simply looking at the raw output due to vast differences in the circumstances of each wide receiver, such as quarterback play, scheme, and play-calling tendencies. It reflects how a player was able to perform relative to their college teammates. If they can’t outperform their peers, how can they be expected to earn targets on an NFL roster?

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Dynasty Running Backs to Sell

By Matthew Bull | January 23, 2021 | Comments Off on Dynasty Running Backs to Sell

Today I’ll be giving you three running backs to sell in this one, from now throughout the offseason. Each RB comes with a different situation and reasoning for getting out now before it is too late. However, I preface this advice with minding the fact that each fantasy league and situation are different. So use […]

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Darnell Mooney Dynasty Profile

By Tyler Justin Karp | January 23, 2021 | Comments Off on Darnell Mooney Dynasty Profile

Intro I’ve been doing this series of free dynasty profiles […]

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NFL Team Deep Dive: New England Patriots

By Derrick Bordeaux | January 22, 2021 | Comments Off on NFL Team Deep Dive: New England Patriots

In this series, I’ll be taking a deep dive into an NFL team situation as we turn to 2021. We will look at coaching/GM changes, team needs, salary cap/free agents, and overall fantasy outlook for 2021. The next team on the list: The New England Patriots

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Navigating your Rookie Draft: 2021 Quarterbacks

By Brad Hartnett | January 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Navigating your Rookie Draft: 2021 Quarterbacks

There has been a meteoric rise in the number of dynasty leagues that are either starting up as Superflex leagues or transitioning to Superflex leagues, it is the way to go. Now there will always be a nostalgic place for one quarterback leagues for fantasy football players, but devaluing the most important position in football, arguably in all of sports does not hold much value anymore.

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Jonathan Taylor Dynasty Profile

By Tyler Justin Karp | January 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Jonathan Taylor Dynasty Profile

College Profile Jonathan Taylor had an excellent college career at […]

Justin Jefferson: 2021 Dynasty Profile

By Tyler Justin Karp | January 21, 2021 | Comments Off on Justin Jefferson: 2021 Dynasty Profile

I’ve decided that I will do a short dynasty profile series on some of the 2020 rookie class. This format is one of my favorites, and there are simply so many rookies who balled out in Year 1. We have to talk about them, starting at the top with one of my favorite wide receivers, Justin Jefferson.