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2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Seattle Seahawks
Things continue to change in Seattle. Russell Wilson, the greatest player in Seahawks franchise history, is no longer with the team, while the defense has seemingly taken a step back each of the last five or six seasons. What will the Seahawks look like in 2022?   Let’s take a look at how the team’s […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Pope’s Pick 6: Running Back Rooms to Avoid in Fantasy Football
Welcome to Pope’s Pick 6. Twice a week I’ll be bringing you a quick look at my fantasy football thoughts in quick-hit form. Today: Running back rooms I’m not even bothering with in fantasy football this season.   “Running back by committee” — The four most dreaded words when it comes to running back fantasy […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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Biggest ADP Discrepancies in Best Ball Fantasy Football
Underdog Fantasy has launched the largest best ball tournament in history, featuring 451,200 entries and $10 million in total prizes. 30% of the prize pool will be split among three entries, including $2 million to first, $1 million to second and $1 million to the highest-scoring team in the regular season (Weeks 1-14). Drafts consist […]
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Sam Choudhury
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Deja Vu: Who is This Year’s Ja’Marr Chase in Fantasy Football?
When it comes to fantasy football, using the past to predict the future is something I love to do, especially when it comes to taking an analytical approach. While nothing is a perfect science when it comes to predicting sports, we know that if we can find someone in our drafts to repeat the success […]
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Kyle Murray
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Trey Lance
There’s nothing quite like the allure of a promising NFL rookie. Their unproven nature oftentimes leads to ADPs being inflated with optimism, but that same optimism tends to vanish if the player doesn’t produce right out of the gates. This volatility is stressful for many, but it presents a golden opportunity for the savvy fantasy […]
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Michael Dolan
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Fantasy Football Crossroads: Justin Jefferson vs. Christian McCaffrey
Last week in this space, we debated Cooper Kupp and Justin Jefferson, with the Minnesota wideout getting the edge for me. And because Jefferson is ahead of Kupp for me this season, can an argument be made for him ahead of Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey?    Let’s talk game theory this week: It’s draft […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Fantasy Football Draft Strategy — How to Approach TE Premium Drafts
TE premium is a budding fantasy football league format that’s growing in popularity — and if you’re looking for a draft strategy, you’ve come to the right place.   The primary purpose behind TE premium leagues is to make TEs more relevant in fantasy football by giving them extra points for standard stats like receptions […]
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Tyler Loechner
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2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals got off to a scorching start to the 2021 season, going 7-0 before accumulating injuries caused the team to ultimately finish 11-6. Arizona has flirted with greatness but has not been able to sustain it over the course of a full season.   What should we expect from this team and its […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Michael Carter
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Splits Tool: How Did the Darren Waller Injury Impact the Raiders Offense?
With not much left in the way of big offseason events that will change teams’ futures, our eyes can truly turn toward the season to come, preparing for fantasy football drafts and looking forward to what we need to know for success in 2022. With that in mind, all summer long, I’ll be using our FTN […]
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Sam Choudhury
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100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — NFC West
(As we head toward training camp and the start of preseason, our own Daniel Kelley is asking — and attempting to answer — the most pressing questions around fantasy football for 2022. This is 100 Questions.) This is more an oddity than anything else, but I find it fascinating: Over the last 18 years, someone from […]
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Daniel Kelley
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2022 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Guide
Fantasy football draft strategy is widely discussed at this time of year, yet many fantasy drafters either don’t know or simply don’t use these strategies in their drafts. Part of that may be the fault of many of us in the fantasy industry, as it’s rare to find a comprehensive guide on how to use […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Optimizing Kentucky Derby Style Draft Preferences
One of the most popular mid-stakes national fantasy football contests out there is NFFC’s RotoWire Online Championship (OC). It’s a 12-team redraft that utilizes PPR scoring and a couple other unique features: third-round reversal and KDS.    Third-round reversal simply changes the direction of the snake draft after the second round (person picking 1.01/2.12 gets […]
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Vlad Sedler
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100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — NFC South
(As we head toward training camp and the start of preseason, our own Daniel Kelley is asking — and attempting to answer — the most pressing questions around fantasy football for 2022. This is 100 Questions.) Here’s a fun bit of trivia: Of the teams in the NFC South, the one that has gone the longest […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Elijah Moore
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Nick Makowitz
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Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: ADP Rumblings (8/3)
Over the past month, I have been breaking down different ADP trends biweekly to identify players that I like at their current NFC ADP as values. With training camp underway, this article will be shifting to a weekly update of ADP. The NFL season is underway which means there is just more drafting volume, with […]
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Dan Fornek
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2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Dallas Cowboys
Per usual, there was a ton of hype surrounding the 2021 Dallas Cowboys. And for a while, the hype was warranted, as the Cowboys scored a ton of points, made plenty of plays on defense and finished with a 12-5 record. The season did not end the way they wanted but with a returning coaching […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — NFC North
(As we head toward training camp and the start of preseason, our own Daniel Kelley is asking — and attempting to answer — the most pressing questions around fantasy football for 2022. This is 100 Questions.) The smallest gap between first and second place in the NFC North in the last five years was 3 games, […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Day Checklist
Dwight Schrute said it best: “Keep it simple stupid.” That’s a mantra for fantasy football drafts. Instead of developing an overly elaborate plan for your drafts, making things as simple as possible is the path to success. On draft day, we don’t want to overthink. We want to react to what the board is giving […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Davis Mills
We continue to roll through the second-year players at FTN, as training camps get underway and fantasy drafts quickly approach. Fantasy managers tend to inflate the value of rookies because they are the shiny new toys with unknown possibilities at the NFL level, which tends to lead to discounts on second-year players before we’ve seen […]
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Dan Fornek
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2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns dealt with a ton of injuries over the course of the 2021 season, and entering the 2022 campaign, there are some interesting changes.    The coaching staff is still basically the same, with Kevin Stefanski, Alex Van Pelt and Joe Woods all back for their third season together.  Sign up for an […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Pope’s Pick 6: Wide Receivers to Watch in Training Camp
Football is back folks! As all the teams are reporting to training camp, it’s only a matter of time before we are setting those Week 1 lineups. With that also comes a draft season, and soon enough all of us will be on the clock somewhere. With that in mind, this week’s Pope’s Pick Six […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Rondale Moore
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Nick Makowitz
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Pope’s Pick 6: RBs to Watch in Training Camp
Welcome to Pope’s Pick 6. Twice a week I’ll be bringing you a quick look at my fantasy football thoughts in quick-hit form. Today: Running backs I’m watching closely in training camp.   Football is back. As all the teams are reporting to training camp, it’s only a matter of time before we are setting […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Zach Wilson
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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Deja Vu: Who is This Year’s Cooper Kupp in Fantasy Football?
When it comes to fantasy football, using the past to predict the future is something I love to do, especially when it comes to taking an analytical approach. While nothing is a perfect science when it comes to predicting sports, we know that if we can find someone in our drafts to repeat the success […]
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Kyle Murray
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Mid-Round Running Backs to Target in Best Ball
Underdog Fantasy has launched the largest best ball tournament in history, featuring 451,200 entries and $10 million in total prizes. 30% of the prize pool will be split among three entries, including $2 million to first, $1 million to second, and $1 million to the highest-scoring team in the regular season (Weeks 1-14). Drafts consist […]
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Sam Choudhury
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Fantasy Football Crossroads: Cooper Kupp vs. Justin Jefferson
Cooper Kupp and Justin Jefferson are the consensus top two wide receivers in fantasy football entering the 2022 season. Kupp is coming off one of the greatest seasons in NFL history, while Jefferson has gotten off to one of the greatest starts to a career in NFL history.   So which wide receiver should you […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars have plenty of changes entering the 2022 campaign. A new head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator, as well as a new passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Yeah, that sure seems like a lot.   For fantasy purposes, Jacksonville is honestly one of the most interesting teams in the entire league. […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Sleepers, Busts and Bets: The 2022 Los Angeles Rams
Dan Fornek and Jeremy Popielarz continue with the 2022 Sleepers, Busts and Bets series to preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming year. Next up: The Los Angeles Rams.   Dan and Jeremy will list their picks with confidence in “The Answers,” Then expand upon their picks with more details reason in “The Explanation.” […]
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Dan Fornek
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Trevor Lawrence
There’s nothing quite like the allure of a promising NFL rookie. Their unproven nature oftentimes leads to ADPs being inflated with optimism, but that same optimism tends to vanish if the player doesn’t produce right out of the gates. This volatility is stressful for many, but it presents a golden opportunity for the savvy fantasy […]
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Michael Dolan
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5 Rookies I Love for 2022 Fantasy Football
Every year, we see rookies make their mark on the fantasy football landscape. Often, these guys are some of the bigger names of their respective classes, like Ja’Marr Chase, Najee Harris and Kyle Pitts last season. This year, we don’t necessarily have that sort of high-end talent in this year’s class, but there are several […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe