While I was writing this article, Doc and I started discussing the importance of looking at the most recent performances from a defense instead of relying on the full season’s worth of data. In fantasy baseball, the danger is in placing too much importance in small sample sizes, but in fantasy football, I’d argue that […]
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Now that you’ve spent your waiver claim on Jason Snelling…
November 19, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 38 Commentsby: mgeoffriau
So, apart from Belichick’s gamble creating the greatest debate since Wittgenstein vs. Popper, the big news from last week was the slew of running back injuries. “But Razzball,” you say, “this is a passing matchup article — why are you bringing up running backs?” Here’s why — teams that were either relying heavily on one […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? The Best Introduction You’ll Read All Day (and Passing Matchups!)
November 11, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 44 Commentsby: mgeoffriau
I’m fresh out of risk management parables and parlor game analogies this week, so I’m going to indulge myself by just skipping to the good stuff. Let’s recap how the system works here: start with your basic ranking of players, and then consider -1 and +1 ratings to move the player to the bottom or […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Baseball vs. Football (Apologies to George Carlin)
November 4, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 24 Commentsby: mgeoffriau
As I flipped back and forth between MNF and the World Series (and thought over my fantasy baseball and fantasy football seasons), I couldn’t help but compile a mental fantasy baseball vs. fantasy football monologue in my head. Most of it probably only made sense to me in that moment, but through it I realized […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Johnson & Johnson Makes Baby Cry
October 28, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 36 Commentsby: mgeoffriau
The name of the game this week is injury management. Three members of the top tier of wide receivers (Andre Johnson, Calvin Johnson, and Reggie Wayne) are all dinged up heading into Week 8. Chris Cooley is out for at least a month, possibly the entire season. Jermichael Finley won’t be back for at least […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?A large part of rating players and making roster recommendations is risk management. Every player has a risk/reward ratio. Clearly, if it were possible to fill your roster with low-risk, high-reward players, that’d be the way to go. In most leagues, however, some portion of your roster is comprised of players with serious question marks. […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Alas, Poor Sore Nick (They Threw It Well)
October 14, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 58 Commentsby: mgeoffriau
Already reeling from injuries to Vincent Fuller and Cortland Finnegan, the Titans secondary took another hit on Sunday night when cornerback Nick Harper was knocked out of the game with a broken arm. While it’s unlikely that they can get much worse (being second to last in passing yards given up per game), this will […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Introductory paragraphs are the most difficult. The temptation to say things like, “Hello, everybody out there in cyberspace!” is almost overwhelming. Also, clever titles are difficult. This is a weekly look at pass defense matchups, so I considered “Air Force One” (GET OFF MY PLANE!) or “Air Traffic Control” (maybe a humorous line about the […]
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