“Redraft Reaction,” attempts to break down how key events and roster moves affect the 2020 redraft fantasy football season – starting with Super Bowl LIV
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Of the three strategy debates, this is the one where I have by far the strongest opinion. Given that I wrote a weekly streamers article for DFF, it should come as no surprise that I am one of the biggest advocates for a late-round quarterback approach. As an important note, I will be completely excluding Andrew Luck from this study, as he retired before a majority of fantasy drafts. Therefore, the top five quarterbacks drafted were Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, Aaron Rodgers, Baker Mayfield, and Matt Ryan. Let’s look at these players in table form to illustrate how they performed in 2019.
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Twelve writers and editors from Dynasty Football Factory played in a redraft league together this year. There was no money on the line, just an opportunity to give our readers some more content and advice. The season is over, and now is the best time to reflect on the strategies to improve for next year.
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In this piece, I will cover what redraft players can do right now, assuming you’re not focused on participating in championship week. Even if you are in the championship, you could still take some of this advice, but of course, you should primarily focus on grabbing those titles in week 16.
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To be honest, it feels great to have one of Week 4’s “In the Scope” candidates lead one of the major network’s Week 5 waiver wire columns because that’s exactly what this column aims to do – hook you up with next week’s waiver wire targets a week early.However, just like baseball, we’ve had far more misses than hits. But we’re just going to keep swinging anyway.Here are your Week 5 “In the Scope” targets to help to keep you a week ahead of the pack.
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It’s only Week 4 of the NFL regular season, and many fantasy owners are reeling in frustration because of injuries and under-performing players. Not to worry, the DFF team is here to help navigate through the madness and hopefully walk you off the ledge.
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Did you miss out on some of those top RB studs in the early rounds of your draft? Did you intentionally follow a zero-RB strategy? Are the less-than-proud owner of some running back whiffs or injuries from week one? We’re here to help you, DFF members, so log in and read on.
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The DFF redraft team just completed our draft, each of us attempting to construct a team that will crown them the champion of the “DFF Redraft Fantasy League.” @WillieBeamanDFF breaks down his WR heavy approach and why he believes it will lead him to a title in 2019.
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These three players have plummeted in rankings recently. In an interesting quirk, each of the players in part one was a player that I had looked at previously. However, coincidentally, the three players I’ve chosen here are all guys I have yet to discuss for DFF. With that said, let’s jump right into it.
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The 2019 DFF Redraft Fantasy League is packed with great players. @byog_22 walks you through her draft, step by step, to breakdown what she hopes will be a league winning draft. She shares strategy and game theory on how this roster was constructed. She also looks ahead to what she might do with some of the back of the roster players going forward.
Fantasy strategies change a little every year, and some of these changes trickle down into fantasy sports. One big change we are starting to see is handcuffing the star running backs or more precisely NOT handcuffing them. When to handcuff and when to not? Members will find out the answer to this age-old question.
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In this article, I’m going to give you three players on whom I’ve been rising based on preseason performance, training camp buzz, or relevant transactions. All of these players have skyrocketed in my redraft ranks based on news. Each situation is so different, so let’s just jump right in.
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In part one of this article, I gave you three rookies to target in redraft formats in 2019.As discussed previously, I will limit the discussion to running backs and wide receivers due to fantasy relevance and the limited value at the quarterback and tight end positions. In this section, I will give you one running back and two wide receivers to avoid in drafts.
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Drafting rookies is a key part of fantasy drafts and is one of the best ways to provide an edge over your competitors. As rookies have not yet competed in the NFL, your average fantasy player is less informed about their skill sets and abilities. There are no previous stats or fantasy finishes to rely on to help in evaluating players, like those that exist for veterans.
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In this article, I’m going to give you some tips for how to handle the final rounds of your redraft leagues. Specifically, we’re going to be looking at how to handle choosing which running backs and wide receivers to take a flier on and how to handle the quarterback and tight end positions if you have not dealt with them earlier in the draft.
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It’s late in your draft, and you’re scrolling and scrolling. You’re looking for a late-round sleeper to catch your eye. You ask yourself, “Who could have a big season?”. Should you take the handcuff to your early-round RB? Or maybe someone with more upside. You narrow it down to a few players and start to think it through. Do you want the veteran who many are doubting due to his age? Or do you want the young athletic freak that could finally put it all together this year? They could both end up hitting, or they could both end up being nothing. Well if they meet the two criteria I’m about to reveal they could both be great additions to your team. There are two main things I look for in my late-round picks, and that is: OPPORTUNITY and EFFICIENCYOpportunity is often what determines a player’s level of fantasy production. You can’t be an RB1 without plenty of opportunities, in the form of carries and targets. Ezekiel Elliott led the NFL in carries last year, so it is no surprise he also led the league in rushing yards. Julio Jones led the NFL in targets last year, and he too led the NFL in receiving yards. As you have heard, many analysts say, “Opportunity is King.”Efficiency is needed when a player doesn’t necessarily get an abundance of opportunity. What a player lacks in opportunity, they must make up for that with efficiency. For example, let’s compare Antonio Brown’s and Michael Thomas’s 2018 seasons. Brown had 168 targets, for 104 catches and 1,297 yards. Thomas had 147 targets, for 125 catches and 1,405 yards. Thomas was able to outproduce Brown in catches and yards even though he had 21 fewer targets. He was able to do this because he had a much higher catch rate, 85% vs. 61.9%. Posting high yards per reception, yards per carry, and performing well in other more advanced efficiency statistics can also allow a player to outperform their perceived opportunity. Below are a few players that meet the above criteria this year.
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In the lead up to the 2019 season, Redraft Football Factory will be dissecting each division in the NFL to outline two ‘unbustable’ players, two busts, two breakout players, two bounce-back candidates, and two sleepers. Today, we will examine the AFC East teams: the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and Buffalo Bills. Where is the best place to mine fantasy gold? Who can you rely on and who should you avoid? Read on, fellow members, and find out!
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In the lead up to the 2019 season, Redraft Football Factory will be dissecting each division in the NFL to outline: Two ‘unbustable’ players – guys who have the highest floors and even higher ceilings, locked and loaded, bonafide top 10 prospects at their position; Two busts – primed to vastly under-produce their ADPs, destined
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In the lead up to the 2019 season, Redraft Football Factory will be dissecting each division in the NFL to outline two ‘unbustable’ players, two busts, two breakout players, two bounce-back candidates, and two sleepers. Today, we will examine the AFC South teams: the Colts, Texans, Jaguars, and Titans. Where is the best place to mine fantasy gold? Who can you rely on and who should you avoid? Read on, fellow members, and find out!
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In the lead up to the 2019 season, Redraft Football Factory will be dissecting each division in the NFL to outline two ‘unbustable’ players, two busts, two breakout players, two bounce-back candidates, and two sleepers. Today, we will examine the AFC West teams: the Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders, and Broncos. Where is the best place to mine fantasy gold? Who can you rely on and who should you avoid? Read on, fellow members, and find out!
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