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NFL Fantasy
Week 1 fantasy football flames: Big Ben to come out firing
Each week the Noise highlights under-started names who he believes are destined to torch the competition. To qualify, each player must be started in fewer than 60% of Yahoo! leagues. Speaking as an accountability advocate, I will post results, whether genius or moronic, the following week (Scoring thresholds – QB: 19 fantasy points, RB: 12 […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
The Report: Fantasy football facts, predictions and tips for Week 1
The Report is a weekly column that breaks down everything you need to know to set your fantasy football lineups. Make your start and sit decisions with fantasy facts, injury information, matchups stats, predictions for the week and more. Week 1 fantasy football is finally here, and that’s certainly exciting. But it’s important to not […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Mad props, Week 1: Bet on Gurley out of the gate
Each week, our -EV bettors do their damnedest to drain bank accounts with their NFL player prop picks. Fade or follow? That, as always, is entirely up to you. Speaking as transparency advocates, we’ll track our coolers’ progress, good or horribly bad, all season long. Below is a six-pack of picks to whet your Week […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
Deep fantasy sleepers for Week 1 of the NFL season
Full Sunday action for Week 1 of the 2020 fantasy football season is nearing, and it’s time to fine-tune your fantasy lineups to take home the “W” for the first week of the season. Each week during the NFL season, this article will highlight some deep sleepers for you to consider when setting lineups. You’ll […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Using betting lines to set your Week 1 fantasy football lineup
Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season is upon us, and it’s time to set our fantasy football lineups for the first time. And just because it’s Week 1 doesn’t make tough lineup decisions any easier. Since you’re reading this article, it’s safe to assume you’re looking for any and every edge possible. And one […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
The story behind the box score: Fantasy surprises for Week 1
All fantasy performances are not created equal. We see players who clearly over- and underperform for fantasy football based on a multitude of assets. However, sometimes it’s difficult to put these achievements in context and keep a level head about performances. Additionally, it’s important for us to understand when a great performance is the beginning […]
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Blake Hampton
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football flex rankings for Week 1
It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to break out the flex fantasy football rankings for Week 1 of the 2020 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. […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football trade value chart, Week 1
Welcome to FTN’s Week 1 fantasy football trade value chart, where we provide you with relative values for every relevant fantasy player for the rest of the season to help you make a trade. The trade value chart is based on a 12-team league that starts 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs and 1 flex. […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Week 1 fantasy football streaming quarterbacks
In seasonal fantasy football leagues, drafting quarterbacks late or streaming the position is an extremely profitable strategy. Rostering a quarterback for a slew of plus matchups in succession or even as a one-week breather for your mainstay starter is a preferred plan of attack. Late-round pundits who drafted Daniel Jones or Baker Mayfield are staring […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
First Down Blog: Austin Ekeler one of 5 players to start fast, furious
There’s a timeless racing adage that says, “You never want your horse to get out too early.”  It’s a reference that denotes if you’re too fast out of the gate, a premature demise is inevitable.  In fantasy football, many roster managers take an opposite view — focus on winning tomorrow instead of tallying victories today. […]
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Brad Evans
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MLB Fantasy
Week 8 fantasy baseball FAAB check-in
There are only three FAAB periods to go in this year’s fantasy baseball, as the season is getting closer to the finish line. With FAAB budgets dwindling, you'll see bids become less aggressive unless you’re in a league with somebody hoarding money while still in contention. With all the categories being so close volume is […]
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Matthew Davis
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football fallout of NFL cutdown day
With no preseason NFL games and fewer padded practices to monitor, making fantasy football adjustments based on preseason news has been different (and more difficult) in 2020 than in most recent seasons. But the past few days have brought us some of the most actionable pieces of news we’ve been able to scrounge up this […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
5 players still going too late in fantasy football drafts
The final weekend of 2020 fantasy football drafts is upon us, so it’s time to take one last look at players that are still being drafted too late. With no preseason to hype up certain players, fantasy football ADP didn’t move quite as much during August as it usually does. There are pros and cons […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Faceoff: Chris Godwin vs. Kenny Golladay
Each week, two of our big names step into the octagon to exchange blows over some of the biggest draft-day dilemmas this fantasy football season. Today's Fantasy Faceoff topic: Brad Evans and Eliot Crist debate — Chris Godwin or Kenny Golladay? … Ready. Set. FIGHT! In defense of Chris Godwin (Eliot Crist) The tequila was […]
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Eliot Crist
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy fallout of Adrian Peterson’s release in Washington
To ring in the final weekend for fantasy football drafts, the news cycle started humming Friday, with the Washington Football Team announced they are releasing 35-year-old Adrian Peterson. The backfield is now left with Antonio Gibson, Peyton Barber, Bryce Love and J.D. McKissic filling out the depth chart. During training camp, the drumbeat has stayed […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
First Down Blog: Antonio Gibson set to produce right away
Multiple times each week, Brad Evans, in this space, will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often-moronic mind. Today’s (second!) topic: Washington’s crazy backfield. Coachspeak is often a dangerous preponderance, a booby trap that if triggered will hurtle decapitating sharp objects at a victim’s gullible dome.  Tampa […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
First Down Blog: Deebo Samuel, superhuman healer?
Multiple times each week, Brad Evans, in this space, will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often-moronic mind. Today’s topic: A true healer in San Francisco. Wolverine. Mantis. Whatever otherworldly materials Adrian Peterson is constructed from.  Accelerating regeneration is the power to replenish through self-healing. The above […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
FTN Huddle: The biggest fantasy questions, answered
Each week, a handful of members of the FTN Fantasy team will get together to debate and discuss some pressing fantasy football topics. This week, the big news is Leonard Fournette, and then the team discusses ADP and some breakout candidates. It’s been a wild week for Leonard Fournette, who was released Monday by the […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Brad Evans’ favorite 2020 fantasy picks by round: Rounds 14 and later
“Trapped” on a sunny beach in a temperate climate relishing University of Illinois basketball/football championships whilst surrounded by puppies, shirtless cardboard cutouts of David Montgomery and with access to a limitless tequila tap. This is my ultimate dream scenario. Whether dwelling on fantasy whimsies or those in a makeshift reality, we all have dreams and […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
The 3 best breakout candidates at tight end for 2020
The fantasy football season is nearly upon us, and when it comes to the tight end position for the 2020 NFL season, half of you will fall into one of these camps: “I’m set because I drafted George Kittle/Travis Kelce/Mark Andrews/Zach Ertz!” “I have Hunter Henry or Evan Engram or Darren Waller, so I feel […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Instant reaction to Leonard Fournette’s move to Tampa Bay
For the second time this week, Leonard Fournette has drawn the fantasy football community's collective ire. First, as Jacksonville jettisoned him into oblivion and now with his landing in Tampa Bay. Now the two most polarizing running backs in the fantasy landscape will share a backfield. Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones stans will grab their […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
First Down Blog: Leonard Fournette finds a new home fast
The sweepstakes for biggest loser in fantasy football has officially announced a winner. Congratulations, Ronald Jones. Leonard Fournette, who posted an image of himself in Tampa threads on social media, all but confirmed he is signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a colossal development with ripple effects that will surely disrupt those who just drafted. […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football drafts: The 14-team FTN Fantasy draft
Fourteen experts from FTN took part in a PPR fantasy football draft Tuesday night and as you'll see below, they were asked to share who they thought were the biggest steals and reaches from the draft. Each expert was also asked which pick they disliked the most from their own team and who they thought finished with the best […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Brad Evans’ favorite 2020 fantasy picks by round: Rounds 10-13
“Trapped” on a sunny beach in a temperate climate relishing University of Illinois basketball/football championships whilst surrounded by puppies, shirtless cardboard cutouts of David Montgomery and with access to a limitless tequila tap. This is my ultimate dream scenario. Whether dwelling on fantasy whimsies or those in a makeshift reality, we all have dreams and […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
7 running backs likely to score fewer rushing TDs in 2020
In real (and fantasy) football, things change so fast that it’s foolish to take last year’s stats at face value. Sure, they can be directionally useful, but things rarely translate well from one year to the next. Rushing touchdowns are a prime example. The sheer challenge of scoring — think about it, some players carry […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Brad Evans’ favorite 2020 fantasy picks by round: Rounds 6-9
“Trapped” on a sunny beach in a temperate climate relishing University of Illinois basketball/football championships whilst surrounded by puppies, shirtless cardboard cutouts of David Montgomery and with access to a limitless tequila tap. This is my ultimate dream scenario. Whether dwelling on fantasy whimsies or those in a makeshift reality, we all have dreams and […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
7 running backs likely to score more rushing TDs in 2020
In real (and fantasy) football, things change so fast that it’s foolish to take last year’s stats at face value. Sure, they can be directionally useful, but things rarely translate well from one year to the next. Rushing touchdowns are a prime example. Football is a game of inches, and the sheer challenge of scoring […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy fallout of the Jaguars releasing Leonard Fournette
And just like that, Leonard Fournette is now on the open market. The implications for fantasy football and the fallout from the Jacksonville Jaguars moving on from the fourth overall pick in the 2017 draft could be massive. After attempting to find a taker for Fournette's services all offseason, the Jaguars have now washed their […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
First Down Blog: A Devine time looms in Jacksonville
Multiple times each week, Brad Evans, in this space, will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often-moronic mind. Today’s topic: Some big news out of Jacksonville. Before the rooster cock-a-doodle-do Monday morning, a seismic shift roused fantaslyand denizens from their warm and inviting beds, tectonic activity so […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
Brad Evans’ favorite 2020 fantasy picks by round: Rounds 2-5
“Trapped” on a sunny beach in a temperate climate relishing University of Illinois basketball/football championships whilst surrounded by puppies, shirtless cardboard cutouts of David Montgomery and with access to a limitless tequila tap. This is my ultimate dream scenario. Whether dwelling on fantasy whimsies or those in a makeshift reality, we all have dreams and […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
The top Underdog Fantasy best ball stacks for 2020
Stacking WRs or TEs with their QB is one of the best ways to go big in best ball fantasy football drafts. With no roster management post-draft, all game theory needs to take place in the actual draft lobby. And by far the best way to control some of the chess pieces is to add […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
First Down Blog: 6 overrated fantasy fakes to avoid
Multiple times each week, Brad Evans, in this space, will ramble on about whatever random, likely tequila-influenced fantasy football/betting thoughts are coursing through his often-moronic mind. Today’s topic: The fantasy fakes of this year’s draft season. Duped. Swindled. Hoodwinked.  During his decades long career as a premier con artist, Fred Demara, up until his death […]
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Brad Evans