Jace Sternberger (TE)
The promising rookie looks to be set for a return from IR soon, as he is back at practice. I wouldn’t look for him to take the starting role from Jimmy Graham any time in the near future, but if you need a nice flier at the position, now would be the last time to pick him up before playing time increases his price.
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With no blockbuster waiver-wire targets hitting the scene this week, it should be in the best interest of most redraft team owners to continue to save their waiver wire position or FAAB budget for when one does.But with that being said, it is still crucial to constantly be working the free-agent market to find the players that could lead to value and wins down the road.Here are your Week 7 “In the Scope” candidates that could soon be the top waiver claims of tomorrow.
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Kirk Cousins (MIN) vs. Lions, 26.6% owned
All of a sudden, the Vikings have opened up their offense to include far more passing. Cousins has exceeded 300 passing yards in each of the last two weeks. In Week 6 against the Eagles, star receiver Stefon Diggs finally got going, breaking out for seven receptions, 167 yards, and three receiving touchdowns. Cousins also continued his chemistry with his other great receiver Adam Thielen, connecting for six receptions, 57 yards, and a touchdown. For the season, Cousins has nine passing touchdowns compared to just three interceptions, making him a reliable and relatively safe quarterback. To further advocate for Cousins, his Week 8 and Week 9 matchups are against the Redskins and Chiefs, respectively, so this could be a three-week run for Cousins. Given the poor state of streamers in Week 7, Cousins will likely be ranked as a borderline QB1 in a relatively neutral matchup against the Lions.
Geronimo Allison (WR-GB)
It’s very clear that Allison is the team’s third-best option when Adams and MVS are both healthy, but if he finds a way to produce before Adams can come back from injury you’ll want to act fast in selling him. He’s only commanding an 11% target share and 11% of the team’s air yards, even with the increased opportunity the last couple games. Those figures are just not something you can reliably start any given week, as 11% of 35 passes is just three targets.
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Allen Robinson, WRHe’s the best option in the passing game. Trubisky stares him down on plenty of plays. He’s averaging nine targets per game, good for 26.5% target share. Nobody else on the team is above 20%. Taylor Gabriel is outscoring Robinson for the year, largely because he’s probably caught 60% of his yearly touchdowns vs the Redskins. Even with the great Gabriel performance, Robinson commands 38% of the team’s air yards. It’s only a matter of time before Robinson starts to find the end zone and breaks out. If somebody is just box score scouting, I’d offer a late first pretty easily for him. He’s just entering his athletic prime, more than a year removed from the ACL tear, and getting awesome volume. Gobble up those shares.
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Holdouts, retirements, trades, extensions, and a whole lot of Antonio Brown drama made this preseason one for the books.And Week 1 of the regular season only followed the trend. Big Plays, coming-out parties, injuries, and total disappointments rocked both the NFL and the fantasy world Sunday.But, if we thought we saw it all in the preseason and Week 1, Week 2 should be just as exciting.The waiver wire and free agency should be in full effect this week. And while we know you are going to need a top waiver pick or an excessive amount of FAAB to acquire the likes of John Ross, Marquise Brown, and Malcolm Brown, “In the Scope” has got you covered with some stealthy additions that have great chances of being next week’s top waiver claims.
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Introducing Factory Divisional Nuggets. We break down every division to give you the takes you need. Who will boom and who will bust? Are there values to be found? All that and more. This week the article will be a bit more long-form than your typical bi-weekly installment, but I wanted to give a preview and set baselines for expectations for all the NFC North teams.
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Welcome to the IDP Nation Podcast, the Factory Sports Network’s IDP-centric show. We are your hosts Dan Cook and Darrell Winstead. Are you ready for some tenacious IDP discussion? We’ve got you covered from your LB1 to your taxi squad. This is IDP Nation! This week’s episode: Same hosts, same great IDP content, new name!
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Welcome to the Dynasty Outlook series where I discuss a buy low, sell high and deep sleeper for each NFL team. Today we will start off with the NFC North. There are plenty of fantasy-relevant players in this division. Let’s take a deeper dive into the values on these fantasy players![exceltable id=’47826′]Chicago BearsBuy Low: Mitch TrubiskyIn the month of June, Trubisky had an ADP of 148.7 and is the 18th quarterback taken off the board, while he finished last year as QB14. He threw for 3,223 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions while rushing for 421 yards with 3 touchdowns in 14 games. He was in his first year under Head Coach, Matt Nagy, and I look to see him have a breakout third season. The current QB14 taken in startup drafts is Jameis Winston with an ADP of 133.7, which is about a round before Trubisky. Of the top 20 quarterbacks in 2018, only two played in 13 games (Baker, QB17 and Mitch, QB14), one played in 14 games (Cam, QB10) and the other 17 played in all 15 fantasy football season games. If Mitch doesn’t miss those two games and keeps his 19.4 PPG, he would have finished inside the top 10 for fantasy quarterbacks last season.
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He was born Bryan Bartlett Starr on January 9th, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended the University of Alabama. As a non-starter during his freshman season, he played enough minutes to earn a varsity letter. This included him seeing some pivotal minutes in relief during the Orange Bowl. As a sophomore, he was a starter at quarterback, safety, and punter.
Injuries and coaching changes prevented Starr from seeing much action during his final two seasons with the Crimson Tide. The Alabama basketball coach at the time still saw an incredible and determined athlete in Starr. He quickly recommended him to a friend who happened to be the Green Bay Packers director of player personnel.
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Players come, and players go. It’s out with the old and in with the new. It’s a neverending cycle in the National Football League. In the word of fantasy, it’s important to be able to see this changing of the guard. If you can do this, it will help to grab players just before their
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Coach Series: Green Bay Packers Part 2 This is the second of a two-part series looking at Matt Lafleur and the new coaching staff of the Green Bay Packers. You can find the first article here, which examined passing and play action usage. This article will dive into personnel packages and an overview of fantasy
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This is the first of a two-part article examining Matt Lafleur, the new coach of the Green Bay Packers. His history and coaching tendencies will be discussed in an effort to project dynasty fantasy implications. Dynasty fantasy football is about projection. The goal is to learn about as many variables as possible so that we
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The NFL Draft is quickly approaching! The IDP department is breaking down each team post-free agency and what they should look to address in the draft. Green Bay Packers The Packers have struggled lately on defense, forcing a change at the top. Mike Pettine has been out of football since being fired as Cleveland’s HC,
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The Green Bay Packers head into the 2018 NFL Draft with high hopes after a disappointing 2017. The current belief is that the Packers and new general manager Brian Gutekunst will prioritize defense in the draft, but there are also some holes to fill on the offensive side. Any rookie that gets to join Aaron
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Yesterday, the news broke that Jimmy Graham is joining Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay. My phone immediately blew up, between friends discussing it in group chats and our group DM for the Redraft Team here at DFF. There’s a wide-range of reactions from a fantasy perspective, so I figured I’d do a little digging. Where
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A video surfaced yesterday of Aaron Rodgers throwing the football. This is a great sign that his recovery and healing is going well. Most post-operative rehabilitation protocols limit excessive shoulder elevation and rotation for the first 6-8 weeks, and Aaron is throwing footballs just over 5 weeks post-op. Good stuff. He is eligible to return
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Baltimore Ravens 23 vs. Green Bay Packers 0 – Randell “Memphis” Young (@DFFMemphis) Baltimore Ravens Joe Flacco and the Ravens were quite conservative on Sunday and seemed content to let their defense beat the snot out of the Packers. Flacco only threw the ball 28 times, but he did complete 22 passes for an impressive
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I look weekly at a few options for your lineups on players who are under a 50% start rate on MFL. These players can help you for a bye week or if you’re just in need of a spot starter. I know bye week coverage is always a tough time on our brains as we
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Hot Stock LB, Blake Martinez, Green Bay Packers – Last week I had Blake as an investment option and now a week later his stock is soaring. He has forty-one tackles in the last four games and is a solid bet for double-digit tackles each week going forward. He is currently on pace for 125+
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