Coming from a small Florida university better known for their research than their football team, it’s easy to see why Jonnu Smith isn’t getting the attention he deserves. This year’s tight end draft class has been heralded as the best in years, and Jonnu Smith appears to be getting lost in the shuffle a bit […]
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Never Wake a Sleeping Lion Golladay presents a curious case for the dynasty community. He embodies that prototypical height, weight, speed prospect that we all covet and landing in Detroit does nothing to hurt his dynasty stock. Golladay was a late-bloomer who received little fanfare out of high school which led him to the University
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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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By Joshua Johnson & Nick Wagner The motivation behind this article is that each writer takes on one side of the argument. The words below are entwined to create a back and forth debate. The For or “Pro” side is in green while the Against or “Con” side in red. Enjoy! -This is a contract
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Full Disclosure: I was born and raised in Philadelphia and am currently an Eagles season ticket holder. Suffice (it) to say, I Bleed Green. I preface that because anyone who knows Philly sports fans knows that we are most critical of our own. With that caveat, I turn my focus to Carson Wentz who was
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THE BEGINNING When Antonio Brown went in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers, no one would’ve expected that he would become one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. His rookie year would go as expected for a player drafted in the late rounds, and he ended 2010
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Before the start of the 2016 season, very few of us expected Terrelle Pryor to amount to much as a wide receiver in the NFL. He entered the year with just 2 career receptions and was virtually free to acquire in dynasty leagues. Flash forward to today
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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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I continue to be amazed by the immediate expectations many in the fantasy community have for incoming rookies, and the rush to judgement they have if a player doesn’t live up to those immediate expectations. I’m also amazed by the degree to which many let themselves fall victim to recency bias. There are a ton
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Breshad Perriman is an ideal mid-round wide receiver to take in your fantasy football dynasty drafts. In 2015, the Baltimore Ravens selected Perriman in the first round of the NFL Draft to be their number 1 wide receiver of the future. At the time, Baltimore still had a crowded wide receiver depth chart, with players
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With the recent release of WR Jeremy Maclin by the Kansas City Chiefs, Maclin dynasty owners everywhere are wondering, “Where do I want him to land?” The Chiefs’ decision to release Maclin was sudden and surprising to most, and the general belief amongst the NFL and fantasy community is that it was almost entirely cap
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The Debate: A.J. Green vs. Amari Cooper: Recently on Twitter, a debate raged between a few main antagonists for nearly a month about the worth of particular receivers in dynasty leagues. One of the fun things about dynasty is that there are so many different strategies deployed by various teams at varying times making it
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In case you missed it (or you have never listened to the Edge Crushers – IDP Podcast) this is a written translation of one of the many segments we do on the show. Now we know what you are thinking, “But, Eric Decker doesn’t play defense.” This we are aware of, and our IDP centric
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The tight end position tends to be one of the most difficult positions for players to translate to at the next level. The waiting game for tight end development can be frustrating for any dynasty owner. On average, a tight end takes 3 to 5 years to reach fantasy relevance. What if there’s a way
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NFL players pass the torch to their successors every season. Sometimes it’s because of retirement or due to a contract situation. Other times it’s simply because one player is more talented than the other. This series intends to take a look at the NFL and identify those situations ahead of time. Some of these situations
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He is not Darren Sproles First thing first, I want to get this out of the way. Donnel Pumphrey is not Darren Sproles. Before someone tweets at me, emails me or yells at me on the street. Donnel Pumphrey is not Darren Sproles. Yes, they are both undersized, both have receiving prowess, but
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Rodney Adams – Senior / 6’1″ / 191 – South Florida via Toledo DOB 9/15/1994 Games Watched: 2012: High School highlight reel 2015: Western Kentucky 2016: South Carolina, Navy, East Carolina, Syracuse, Memphis, Central Florida At Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg Florida Adams excelled at WR and QB (in option and Wildcat formations) as
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Fantasy football draws us in each offseason with intriguing free agent storylines, and a new class of highly touted rookies. Admittedly, it’s hard to not get overexcited about players as they join new teams. Social media only further fuels our excitement and influences many of our opinions of players whether we like to admit
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It’s only April, but the elusiveness of Ty Montgomery is already in midseason form. The Green Bay Packers running back continues to elude threats on his way to securing the lead back job. First, he juked Eddie Lacy right out of Green Bay. Then, he put a spin move on Jamaal Charles, a jump-step on
Ty Montgomery: Mediocre WR, Perfect RB Read More »
When it comes to fantasy football it’s often a well assumed thought that if you could see into the future you could win your league, or for the fantasy degenerates out there, win all twenty of your leagues. For the hardcore fantasy footballers or even the newcomers, we all, at some point in time, have
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