Jeff Ratcliffe's Articles

Fantasy football is all about the matchups, especially when it comes to WR vs. CB. Remember when fantasy matchup analysis used to be “Team A gives up the most fantasy points to wide receivers”? Well, we’ve moved from analog to digital and now look at matchups on an individual level.  Each week, I dig through […]

It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to break out the flex fantasy football rankings for Week 5 of the 2021 NFL season. If you’re new to the concept of flex rankings, these are simply the combined overall rankings for running back, wide receiver, and tight end for each week during the fantasy football season. […]

It’s time for the Week 6 fantasy football waiver wire. Fantasy waivers can often make or break your season. Making the right decision on which players to add and drop is crucial, so we have you set up with a deep list of potential waiver wire adds for Week 6. We cast a wide net […]

Fantasy football is a series of intense sprints crammed into a marathon. We fly through each week at breakneck speed, and it’s easy to lose sight of the finish line. Of course, we all know the end goal: to win. But getting to that goal isn’t easy, and many times we make that task even […]

Fantasy football is all about the matchups, especially when it comes to WR vs. CB. Remember when fantasy matchup analysis used to be “Team A gives up the most fantasy points to wide receivers”? Well, we’ve moved from analog to digital and now look at matchups on an individual level.  Each week, I dig through […]

It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to break out the flex fantasy football rankings for Week 5 of the 2021 NFL season. If you’re new to the concept of flex rankings, these are simply the combined overall rankings for running back, wide receiver, and tight end for each week during the fantasy football season. […]

It’s time for the Week 5 fantasy football waiver wire. Fantasy waivers can often make or break your season. Making the right decision on which players to add and drop is crucial, so we have you set up with a deep list of potential waiver wire adds for Week 5. We cast a wide net […]

Patience is a virtue, especially fantasy football. It’s easy to get caught up in the rapid pace of an NFL week and forget the big picture, but don’t fall prey to that line of thinking. If a player has a bad game, oh well. It happens. One game can be a fluke, and we shouldn’t […]

Fantasy football is all about the matchups, especially when it comes to WR vs. CB. Remember when fantasy matchup analysis used to be “Team A gives up the most fantasy points to wide receivers”? Well, we’ve moved from analog to digital and now look at matchups on an individual level.  Each week, I dig through […]

It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to break out the flex fantasy football rankings for Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season. If you’re new to the concept of flex rankings, these are simply the combined overall rankings for running back, wide receiver and tight end for each week during the fantasy football season. […]

It’s time for the Week 4 fantasy football waiver wire. Fantasy waivers can often make or break your season. Making the right decision on which players to add and drop is crucial, so we have you set up with a deep list of potential waiver wire adds for Week 4. We cast a wide net […]

Now that the preseason is over, we can finally start to play some real football. What’s that? The preseason ended in August? Well, technically speaking, yes. But the first two weeks of the regular season is essentially an extension of the preseason with all of the starters getting their first full action of the year.  […]

Fantasy football is all about the matchups, especially when it comes to WR vs. CB. Remember when fantasy matchup analysis used to be “Team A gives up the most fantasy points to wide receivers”? Well, we’ve moved from analog to digital and now look at matchups on an individual level.  Each week, I dig through […]

It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to break out the flex fantasy football rankings for Week 3 of the 2021 NFL season. If you’re new to the concept of flex rankings, these are simply the combined overall rankings for running back, wide receiver, and tight end for each week during the fantasy football season. […]

It’s time for the Week 3 fantasy football waiver wire. Fantasy waivers can often make or break your season. Making the right decision on which players to add and drop is crucial, so we have you set up with a deep list of potential waiver wire adds for Week 3. We cast a wide net […]

Seven months without football is a long time. When we finally get to NFL’s opening week, we’re all starved for football. And then we get overloaded with 16 games and all types of crazy stuff happening. So it’s easy to overreact to what happens in Week 1.  We all do it.  But the NFL season […]

Fantasy football is all about the matchups, especially when it comes to WR vs. CB. Remember when fantasy matchup analysis used to be “Team A gives up the most fantasy points to wide receivers”? Well, we’ve moved from analog to digital and now look at matchups on an individual level.  Each week, I dig through […]

It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to break out the flex fantasy football rankings for Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season. If you’re new to the concept of flex rankings, these are simply the combined overall rankings for running back, wide receiver, and tight end for each week during the fantasy football season. […]

It’s time for the Week 2 fantasy football waiver wire. Fantasy waivers can often make or break your season. Making the right decision on which players to add and drop is crucial, so we have you set up with a deep list of potential waiver wire adds for Week 2. We cast a wide net […]

Week 1 fantasy football is finally here, and that’s certainly exciting. But it’s important to not get too excited by what we see this week. Remember, it’s only Week 1. Hey, it’s easy to overreact at this time of year. We’re all starved for football after weathering the last seven months of this brutal offseason. […]

Fantasy football is all about the matchups, especially when it comes to WR vs. CB. Remember when fantasy matchup analysis used to be “Team A gives up the most fantasy points to wide receivers”? Well, we’ve moved from analog to digital and now look at matchups on an individual level.  Each week, I dig through […]

It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to break out the flex fantasy football rankings for Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season. If you’re new to the concept of flex rankings, these are simply the combined overall rankings for running back, wide receiver, and tight end for each week during the fantasy football season. […]

Fantasy football draft season is here with the NFL beginning on Thursday. There are just a few days left to draft your fantasy football teams, so it’s time to get prepared with your fantasy football cheat sheets for 2021. Whether you are playing in PPR leagues, non-PPR leagues, superflex, 2QB, half PPR or another variation, […]

The best fantasy football draft strategy is a flexible approach. Going into a draft with just one strategy in mind isn’t going to provide you with long-term success. In the early rounds, you really need to take what the board is giving you.  Sometimes, that will mean a balanced roster in the early rounds where […]

The best fantasy football draft strategy is a flexible approach. Going into a draft with just one strategy in mind isn’t going to provide you with long-term success. In the early rounds, you really need to take what the board is giving you.  Sometimes, that will mean a balanced roster in the early rounds where […]

There is one final stretch of fantasy football drafts until the 2021 fantasy football season. To get you prepared for your 2021 fantasy football drafts, I put together a set of top-100 fantasy football rankings for 0.5 PPR scoring. Want to go deeper than 100? We have you covered. Our 2021 fantasy football rankings have […]

Before I started working in the fantasy industry, I was a good fantasy player. Good, but not great. Sure, I did all the research before my drafts and stayed on top of news – which was no small feat back in the late-90s and early-2000s – but there was something missing. Something wrong. Something off. […]

Tight end tiers are an important weapon in your fantasy football arsenal. Instead of the rigid approach of fantasy football rankings, tiers allow you more flexibility on draft day, which is key to dominating your opponents. With a tier-based approach, you can see how each player stacks up at his respective position.  Tight end is […]

One of the best-kept secrets in 2021 fantasy football drafts is that you can use site ADP to your advantage on your commissioner platform. Invariably, those who do not prepare in your leagues will lean heavily on the site ADP to make their selections. So if you know where the value gaps lie in that […]

Fantasy football draft season is here, so it’s time to roll up your sleeves and finalize your prep. One of the most useful weapons to have in your draft day arsenal is fantasy football tiers. With a tier-based approach, you can see how each player stacks up at his respective position. Tiers are slightly different […]

Running back fantasy football tiers are an important weapon in your arsenal. Instead of the rigid approach of fantasy football rankings, tiers allow you more flexibility on draft day, which is key to dominating your opponents. With a tier-based approach, you can see how each player stacks up at his respective position.  To help you […]

There may not be a more important set of players to your fantasy teams than at wide receiver. WR tiers are an important weapon in your fantasy football arsenal. Instead of the rigid approach of fantasy football rankings, tiers allow you more flexibility on draft day, which is key to dominating your opponents. With a […]