Week 9 Early Games: Cardinals 6-1. Wait, What?
November 2, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Gameday | 96 Commentsby: Jay
Monthly Archives: November 2014
The Stats Machine, Week 9: Arian Nation
November 1, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Buy/Sell | 33 Commentsby: malamoney
The Stats Machine and I are still riding our Halloween highs. Pro tip: Don't get low. Also, TSM would like to point out the following:
Based on average score per game, here are some lesser owned running backs in the top-25 TSM rankings. With an average score of 19.86 Jerick McKinnon is someone that should definitely own.I have him in both of my leagues. He is ranked ahead of the likes of Jamaal Charles (19.61), Eddie Lacy (18.41) and Lamar Miller (18.76). Ronnie Hillman comes in at number 18 with a score of 18.09 and is another guy TSM sees as a potential must own. The way he's been running the ball and the way Montee "wasn't running the" Ball makes me think Denver would be crazy to give the job back to Montee Ball-less. Other backs of note include Darren McFadden (17.26), Joique Bell (16.47), Shane Vereen (16.09) and Mark Ingram (15.33).
TSM would like you to keep Anquan Boldin (18.59) in mind when considering trades as a great player to try and get added into a deal. I doubt he's available in your league, although it looks like he's owned in only 76% of Yahoo! leagues. Right now he's ranked ahead of Brandon Marshall (18.11), Roddy White (17.98) and Kelvin Benjamin (16.61). And as usual I'd like to give a shout out to my boy Andrew Hawkins (18.15).
Overall: 48-42-1, Locks: 4-1
Greetings!! Tis I, Beddict, your favorite chicken lover and gambling extraordinare. Hopefully, you've kept up with my picks the past two weeks on Twitter or in the comment section of my weekly Disgrace/Delight column. Oh, you don't care about point spreads and real betting? What's that you say? You come here for fantasy football advice, not for some former mankini model to put you up to your ears in debt and possibly ruin your life? Dudes/Dudettes, this is for fun! Chill out! It's been my lifelong dream to write a weekly betting column, so can you at least pretend to enjoy it? Make your picks every week, beat me and receive thousands of kudos points, possibly even a razzball T-Shirt. Razzball, you know, the greatest website every created. Let's get involved people! Think you're more intelligent than me? (Don't answer that!) Then put your knowledge of the NFL to the test below, for there is no greater challenge on earth than correctly choosing a high percentage of covers.
I made my Thursday Night Football pick in my Disgrace/Delight column, going with the Saints (-3). I was laughed at for calling it a lock, but we see how that turned out. Still, we won't count it as the lock of the week since I never actually stated it was that. The Elder Gods have blessed me with many great bounties over the years. I have a feeling this week shall be one of my most blessed hauls ever. The quest for the perfect week continues.
Shall we begin? Take Heed!
Start ‘Em and Sit ‘Em, Week 9: The Book of Eli
November 1, 2014 | 2014 Fantasy Football, Roster Strategy | 62 Commentsby: waterloo
Writing the Start 'Em and Sit 'Em is usually pretty easy, if I'm being honest. You never want to say to start DeMarco Murray and bench Geno Smith, because that's too obvious. Even still, there are enough options based on matchups that make for a pretty easy article. Not this week, though. No, it's the return of Bye-Mageddon, Bye-Nado or whatever clever name you want to give it. There are six, yes six, teams on bye this week. The Bears, Titans, Packers, Lions, Falcons and Bills are off, and all of the aforementioned teams except the Titans are loaded with fantasy relevant players.
With so many viable options on bye, it's hard to suggest that you bench anyone. But alas, the show must go on.
