Analytics

Identifying Player Groupings: Wide Receivers

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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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Donte Moncrief Wet Blanket Part II

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Back in April of 2016, I wrote an article illustrating why Donte Moncrief was overvalued, a trap and would underperform even on a redraft level. Fast forward and Moncrief falls slightly above my “Low” Projection if we extrapolate out his per-game numbers for 2016. However, I understated how bad it really would be for Moncrief,

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The Gronk Effect

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Rob Gronkowski has been the clear #1 Tight End for general purposes for some time now. However, some fantasy players don’t believe Gronkowski offers an advantage that is worth the cost of acquiring him. This article will investigate exactly what the impact of having the 6’6”, 265lbs tight end has on your dynasty team. Gronkowski

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Editorial: Why Analytics Suck

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I’m frustrated with Fantasy Football Analytics and have been for some time. This frustration played a large part in why Aaron Murnan, aka @El_Tayablo and I started writing. As readers and seekers of knowledge and informed data, we grew tired of some of the “norms” found within many sites approach to “research.” Perhaps I’m in the minority

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Identifying WR Sleepers

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Identifying sleepers or unexpected performers is one of the best ways to gain a competitive advantage against your competition. This is one of the reasons why, if you do a search for “fantasy sleepers” at the end of July or early August, you will find countless articles telling you who you need to stash. While,

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Making Sense of the NFL Combine: RB Edition

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We’ve seen it time and time again. A young halfback comes into the league, many with a great deal of clout or hype surrounding them and we are driven to hope they are the “next big thing”. Some succeed, while immediately becoming an instant sensation, while others have crashed and burned, never living up to

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Preseason Injuries: By the Numbers

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In recent news, the injury to Sammy Watkins (surgery to mend his broken foot) has begun to diminish the expected production for his 2016 season. It makes sense, right? The third-year budding star will likely miss all of the off-season workouts, which logically might lead us (his fantasy owners) to believe he will be more

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A Matter of Age

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All dynasty owners have considered this at some point, does the age of the rookie prospect really matter? We know age matters, when evaluating players for dynasty, because these players are on our teams until they retire, should we so choose. However, the relevance of rookie age, when a player is drafted, is a hotly

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Market Share: College WR Prospects

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The preparation for rookie drafts is an exhaustive process for dynasty owners. We watch college games the year prior, tune into the combine, read articles and then try and gather insights, from a far, about players’ work ethics. Long story short, good dynasty players are constantly looking for new ways to evaluate and predict success

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Making Sense of the NFL Combine: WR Edition

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The time between the NFL combine and NFL draft is an exciting one for Dynasty Fantasy Footballers. This period of time between these events is littered with contrary suggestions and speculations as to how to interpret workouts and the information we have from prospects’ collegiate careers. For example, you’ll see articles about how great Will

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Cohort Study: Risks of Drafting RB’s over WR’s

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Welcome to the inaugural article of the Dynasty Ghost Map! I figured the best way to introduce myself would be to tell a horrible truth….. Ready? “Last season, I won a dynasty championship with Bilal Powell and Tim Hightower as my starting running backs……” For most you, this is far more frustrating than comical. However, this statement

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