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Super Flexible Podcast, Episode 3: “Tiers Like Rain”

The guys set out to help with the final push in draft season with some SuperFlex tiers. Which quarterbacks are acceptable QB1s in a SuperFlex league? Who is the lowest-ranked quarterback you should accept at QB1? And if you’re forced to settle for a low-end QB2, how low can you go? These SuperFlex tiers map […]

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Super Flexible Podcast, Episode 2: “Something Old, Something New”

The Super Flexible gang is back to discuss one busy day in the NFL: Ezekiel Elliott is suspended, so what does it mean for Dak Prescott? Sammy Watkins is traded to the Rams, giving Jared Goff a shiny, new toy. Jordan Matthews “replaces” Watkins in Buffalo, where the slot is overflowing. Does Tyrod Taylor have

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Super Flexible Podcast: Episode 1

Outside-the-box thinking for outside-the-box fantasy football scoring! Co-hosts John Hogue, Addison Hayes, and Jake Anderson discuss news, rankings, and strategy for fantasy football’s many alt-scoring systems: 2QB, TE Premium, Points Per Carry, Points Per Target, and – of course – SuperFlex! There’s only one way to navigate the lineup combinations and fantasy point explosions: you’ve

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THE ORPHAN DIARIES: @AMAZEHAYES_DFF (VOLUME 3)

Hey all! Feels like forever since my last entry, but this summer has been really quiet in the fantasy world. Thankfully, activity has picked up over the last two weeks as our attention turns to the 2017 season. In case you have forgotten, here was my roster after the conclusion of the rookie draft: If

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Overrated, Underrated, Adequately Rated: July 2017

Continuing with this monthly series, I now turn my attention to July ADP from DFF. In reviewing the ADP, I have identified three players (who all happen to be wide receivers) that I view as either overrated, underrated, or adequately rated based on their current ADP price. Overrated: DeVante Parker (WR27, ADP = 54) I

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Stefon Diggs

In this installment of my “What to Expect” series, I take a look at a young, up-and-coming receiver; Stefon Diggs. Last year, Diggs burst onto the fantasy scene in his second season, after providing a glimpse of what’s to come in 2015 (52/720/4). His final stat line in 13 games was 84 receptions on 112

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Overrated, Underrated, Adequately Rated: June 2017

  Continuing my “Overrated, Underrated, Adequately Rated” monthly series, I now turn my attention to June ADP from DFF. Looking over the ADP, I have identified three players that I view as either overrated, underrated, or adequately rated based on their current ADP price. Overrated: TY Hilton (WR7, ADP = 10) For those of you

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The Truth About Lamar Miller

  It’s about time someone says enough is enough of the [profiler]Lamar Miller[/profiler] hate. His name leaves a sour taste in owners’ mouths, which is understandable to some degree. However, the dynasty community and even the fantasy community as a whole tends to overcorrect when it comes to player values. Now, of course, there are

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Jeremy Maclin

  With the news of Jeremy Maclin’s signing with the Baltimore Ravens, I decided to look into what this could mean for Maclin. Unlike the last two “What to Expect” articles, I did not go to Twitter to get a feel for how the dynasty community now values Maclin with his move from Kansas City

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Michael Thomas

What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Michael Thomas After my first “What to Expect” article on Corey Davis was so well received, I thought I could turn this into a series and look at special cases of players. One of those special cases is Saints wide receiver, Michael Thomas. The rookie came out of nowhere

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ADP Overrated, Underrated, Adequately Rated: May 2017

ADP is defined as the Average Draft Position of a player in startup drafts. Collecting monthly ADP data is a good way to assess how the dynasty community values players within their respective positions and also overall. Taking a look at May ADP, there are a few names that catch my eye as busts(overrated) or

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting: WR Corey Davis

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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The Orphan Diaries: @AmazeHayes_DFF (Volume 1)

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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Identifying Player Groupings: Wide Receivers

The second part of this series will look at identifying player groupings for the wide receiver position. Using the same methodology from “Identifying Player Groupings: Running Backs,” I was able to sort players into the same three categories: PPR Machines Yard Monsters Touchdown Dependents   PPR Machines 2016 Standard Rank PPR Rank Player Fantasy Points Targets

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