We’re Going Streaming, Week 1: Super Mariota

It's crazy, right? The NFL season is here. Your drafts and auctions are done, so it's just time to set your lineups for Week 1 with one game in the bag already in Foxboro. I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22. OKAY, enough Taylor Swift. I don't know about you, but I'm sad that draft season is over. It's by far my favorite time in the fantasy football season. The mocks, the snake drafts, the slow-play drafts, the auctions, the scouting reports and all of the news leading up to the season can't be matched. Now, it's time for luck to kick in and play the big part that it does each football season. Each week, I'll be highlighting different streamers that fantasy players should look at for the upcoming week at quarterback, tight end, defense and kicker. Obviously, some of the guys I write about won't be available in your league. We do all play in different league sizes and rules, after all. So, if I write about Andy Dalton one week, just shoot me a comment below with your question and I'll be more than happy to help there. Let's get things going, shall we?

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Smokey Says: Mr Hankey, the Eagles DEF is Poo

September 11, 2015 | 2015 Buy/Sell, 2015 Fantasy Football | 17 Comments

by: Smokey

Well hello again friends and enemies. We embark on another year of fantasy usefulness here at Razzball, and as always, I am here to shed a spotlight on something either obvious or not so obvious. This week, the one obvious thing that I am going to point out to all of you is the match-up between the Eagles and the Falcons. The game itself does nothing as a whole for us from a fantasy perspective, but the player I want to spotlight on is Leonard Hankerson. Granted, Leo hasn't ever really been in a keen quarterback situation, unless you count that half a year with RG-3. He is not a possession receiver, nor a burner. He's just an ordinary guy. This week though, he has a chance to be something better. He can be the WR3 we are all coveting for in Week 1 that a lot of people are sleeping on. Wondering why? Hell, I am too, but stick with me and I will steer you to Week one helpfulness as the lighthouse spotlight shines on the A-T-L...

A Gronking to Remember

September 11, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Daily Notes | 87 Comments

by: Jay

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"Don’t cover Gronk. What’s the worst he can do?" - Keith Butler.[/caption] Even though the pregame show lasted about as long as a soccer game does (with all the appropriate New England circle-jerking, including, but definitely not limited to the Dropkick Murphies performing), we were soon allowed to settle in and watch the first game of the 2015 regular season. Right from the start, the Patriots offense seemed fueled by their overwhelming whiteness, as if Bill Belichick knew that I wanted to experience what it's like to eat an entire box of saltines while stuck in traffic outside of Boise, Idaho inside a Ford Fiesta listening to the White Stripes. Speaking of Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski, I'd say (with my analytical prowess) they played a huge part of the Patriots eventual win. Well, almost as much as Josh Scobee (missing two field goals) and the Steelers secondary (who thought Gronk was overrated), both of which forced Mike Tomlin to go into his ‘Choke-A-B*itch" resting face for pretty much the entire night... New to Daily Fantasy Football? I am too! I’m trying out this new free FanDuel’s contest, where half the league is guaranteed to win. If you want, you can join up with me! (Played FanDuel before? You can build a team for $5 for a chance of $100,000, part of a one million dollar prize pool!)

Thursday Night Football Live Thread, Week 1: Steelers vs. Patriots

September 10, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 GameDay Notes | 82 Comments

by: Jay

Technically it's Sunday Night Football on Thursday, but since that makes no sense whatsoever, I'm just going to call it what it is, and that's Thursday Night Football (TNF). And since the Steelers are going against the Patriots, you could also probably call this stigmata as well. In a match-up I would call a "rambunctious" recreating of everything wrong with Afghanistan, the season opener begins on the laurels of a guy who is likely to force himself on your mom. And Ben Roethlisberger. I do want to mention that this game should have featured two former teammates going against each other in Le'Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount, but both are missing time due to suspensions from marijuana-related offenses, so that idea kinda went up in smoke. A shame, as it was such a budding relationship too... Instead, we'll once again have to deal with two quarterbacks we all love to hate, one with deflated balls and asterisks galore, and the other with a HARF HARF HARF take on life. And on sexual assault. You can find Week 1 Rankings here.

The Injury Report, Week 1: An Introduction to the Report

September 10, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 Injury Report | 11 Comments

by: RotoLance

Welcome to the introductory edition of the Injury Report. The Injury Report will be your chance to get caught up on the latest player injury news every Thursday throughout the NFL season. (I would say "National Football League season" but I'm not a former National (w/emphasis and pause) Football (w/emphasis and pause) League (w/emphasis and pause) player. The most basic component of the Injury Report will be a run down of all the newly injured players, a suggestion for their recovery time, quick updates on previously injured players and the NFL practice reports. (I'll be relying on all released reports via most media outlets for this portion of the post.) Some situations will require a more detailed analysis on what the injury means for the player and for the team. That will give me a chance to go over who benefits from the injury and who, other than the injured player, loses out. I'll also be giving my thoughts on whether the injured player should be dropped or held onto through the injury. Another goal of the injury report will be to dig a little deeper, as in, deeper down the depth chart. That means I'll also be noting when that fourth wide receiver on the depth chart sustains an injury, for example.

FanDuel, Week 1: Picks, Pricing, and Preview

September 10, 2015 | 2015 Daily Fantasy, 2015 Fantasy Football | 11 Comments

by: Zach

Ladies and Gentleman. Boys and Girls. It is almost Week 1 of the regular season, and I just cannot wait. Can you smell that? That smell of pigskin, the smell of 1,000+ calorie dishes? I have never been as ready as I am today. As I sat on my couch late Saturday night, watching my Wisconsin Badgers get taken to school by Alabama, I realized something. “Hey”, thought I. “Don’t you have an post to write about dealing with Week 1 DFS for Razzball?” Well yes, Zach, yes I do. So here I am. Seriously, I thought about something very interesting while watching ‘Bama-Wisconsin. Here is Wisconsin’s HB Corey Clement’s stat line on Saturday night.

Player	Carries	Yards	Average	TD	Long
Corey Clement	8	16	2.0	0	5

Clement could not run the ball to save his life, and a result, it ended mine. The Alabama Defense was just too good, and as a result, Wisconsin had to throw the ball to stay in the game. Meanwhile, on the other side of the field, here is the stat line for Alabama HB Derrick Henry.

Player	Carries	Yards	Average	TD	Long
Derrick Henry	13	147	11.3	3	56

Depressing. The defense was so great, that all the Crimson Tide had to do was run the ball. They didn’t need to throw the ball a lot, because their defense was so excellent. They were always ahead. The same happens in the NFL. When a team is down by multiple scores, they don’t have time to run the ball. They throw, and they throw some more. And when a team is straight out dominant, they run the ball to kill clock. Let’s face it, there’s stuff to do after the game. This key stat is important when playing any type of fantasy, DFS or season-long. Eli Manning is a great fantasy quarterback, because their defense is so awful, they throw the ball to stay in the game, instead of giving it to Rashad Jennings, who last year, averaged 58 yards a game. So this week, consider this: Picking a running back who won’t run the ball a ton, due to the team playing from behind, isn’t a smart move. Picking a RB who has a great defense (playing against a weak offense), is a very smart move. A move that could result in six-figure winnings... New to Daily Fantasy Football? Try out this new free FanDuel’s contest, where half the league is guaranteed to win. (Played on FanDuel before? You can build a team for $5 for a chance of $100,000, part of a one million dollar prize pool!)

IDP Rankings, Week 1: Don’t Overthink Things

September 10, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 IDP Rankings, 2015 Weekly Rankings, IDP Report | 37 Comments

by: Kevin Kumpf

2014 Accuracy: 57.00% (3rd out of 20 Experts, Range: 58.40% - 48.10%).

After months and months of analysis, mock drafts, and ultimately the actual draft, it's finally time to set your Week 1 lineup. There is nothing more alternately exciting and terrifying as having to make the choice between two players that you valued similarly at draft time. The rankings below will hopefully help make some of those choices, but given that this is the first week of actual football, the best plan is to keep things simple. Typically, the guy you drafted first is the guy you want to start this week. There will obviously be exceptions to that rule, mostly due to injuries or suspensions, but don't overthink matchups at this point. Basing lineup decisions around matchups is difficult for IDPs in general, and even more so when all we have is training camp and preseason games to analyze. Instead, the goal is to simply get as many snaps for your guys as possible. I tend to play things safe in Week 1, going with someone I know will at least get me some points instead of a guy who could potentially throw up a goose egg and contribute to an 0-1 start...

Rankings, Week 1: And So It Begins

September 10, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 Weekly Rankings | 122 Comments

by: Jay

2014 Accuracy: 58.10% (31st out of 125 Experts, Range: 60.70% - 50.60%).

That's right my friends, we made it. Another football season is about to begin, and to make sure the beginning is as miserable as possible, tonight's opening game features the Steelers and Patriots. But don't worry, I will not let these two storied (haha, please) franchises dampen my mood. For now we have real football spanning over the next five months (or about a month and a half if you live in D.C.), and this real fooball will, in turn, produce that which will fill our Fantasy Football holes. That makes it sound so technical and coarse, much like my love making. Regardless, with the new season budding with excitment and hope for all fans across the United States (unless you live in D.C.), it is now time to release the first iteration of our Weekly Rankings, because if there's anything I've learned during my time here, it's the world needs rankings. Nay... the world demands it. Honestly, what else is the point of having a Fantasy Football site if not to start knife fights over subjective numerical values? So get your best Ray Lewis going and make the jump for our Week 1 Rankings! New to Daily Fantasy Football? I am too! I’m trying out this new free FanDuel’s contest, where half the league is guaranteed to win. If you want, you can join up with me! (Played FanDuel before? You can build a team for $5 for a chance of $100,000, part of a one million dollar prize pool!)

Disgraces and Delights, Week 1: Elder God Chosen, Elder God Blessed

September 9, 2015 | 2015 Buy/Sell, 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 Fantasy Football Rankings | 86 Comments

by: LT Murray IV

The NFL regular season starts Thursday. Oh what a glorious daaaaaay. Ohhhhh, kickin off the NFL season, the Tehol Beddict waaaaaaaaay. Oh yeah, I just went Billy Madison on that ass, one of the Elder Gods (and my) favorite films. A tale of growth and maturation. A tale of destiny. You see, I was once like Billy, taking shots of Tequila with porn stars at 9 AM. Smoking peyote with tribesman in the Bermuda triangle. Doing lines of white lightening out of call girls's yin-yangs in the penthouse suite of the Four Seasons. Yes, traveling the world and flexing your glutes for the camera can lead to some interesting experiences, but my life was incredibly empty. Was this really my true calling? One fine day, while I was going through my daily routine of harassing and verbally abusing my best friends to the point of them no longer speaking to me, like a bitch slap from Peter North's dong, it hit me! I had a gift for creative writing and was without question a fantasy sports savant. Wouldn't you know it, two weeks later I met Grey Albright at a swingers club in Tahoe, bonding with him as we Eiffel towered my long term lover. He thoroughly enjoyed combining the Naked Gun films with fantasy baseball for a post and decided to bring me in the fold. Was it my rapier wit or the briefcase full of money I left in the trunk of his car along with a bag containing the hair from my freshly shaved scrotum? I'll never know, but, what I do know is, entertaining people with my mind and creativity is much more stimulating than greasing up my ass and grabbing my ankles for the cameraman. I'm happy to be here. Shout out to Billy Madison, for he followed his dreams, just as I have. We are kindred spirits, him and I. I'm really losing it. Can we please get to my Week 1 rankings? I am Tehol Beddict and this is, Disgrace/Delight! Take Heed!

The Max Factor: Run DMC, RUUUUUUUN

September 9, 2015 | 2015 Buy/Sell, 2015 Fantasy Football | 20 Comments

by: Max

I’m done talking about who I’m crushing over or who should be drafted later on after half the league has turned to auto-draft. I get to introduce my series today which I’m sure all of you are waiting for after Tehol dubbed me his squire. The Razzball Squire, kinda sounds nice... I introduced my Canadian self in my first post, simultaneously dreaming about a fountain of maple syrup. The USB of Influence has been taken out - Welcome to The Max Factor - looking at one of the bigger stories going into the week... the enigma that is the Cowboys backfield. Whoever comes out of this situation on top could be a real fantasy value. I see four real names to look at in this case. My favorite for their draft value this year is Darren McFadden.

Hit it or Quit it, Week 1: I Wanna Be-on Dion

September 9, 2015 | 2015 Buy/Sell, 2015 Fantasy Football | 35 Comments

by: Jennifer

Welcome back, boys and girls, ex-cons and degenerates, to another edition of Hit it or Quit it, with yours truly. I know you have all missed me over this off-season, probably more than I missed most of you, but that was because I was too busy filling my dungeon with man souls to feast on for the 2015 NFL season. As you probably have already witnessed, my Black Widow Curse is still very much alive and back with a vengeance. This season it seems to want to feast on hammies and ACLs, which has made for some very interesting Fantasy Football drafts was well. With most of the first-rounders taken out by my curse (no one crosses me), join me now as we begin to venture into the outer limits of this season with Hit it or Quit it, Week 1...

Who Are These Guys?, Week 1: Mitchell Friedman

September 9, 2015 | 2015 Buy/Sell, 2015 Fantasy Football | 22 Comments

by: malamoney

If you read the title to this post and said to yourself, "Who the heck is Mitchell Friedman", then I have done my job in selecting a title. Inspired by perhaps the best sports movie ever, the "Who Are These Guys" series looks back at the previous week and compiles a starting lineup of players that would have your league mates mocking you and your opponent licking his chops as he foolishly commits the bitter offense of counting his chickens before they've hatched. While the players selected each week are based entirely on hindsight, the purpose is to show you that every week it is possible to create a lineup that does not contain a single stud, yet said lineup would trample one containing only studs. Duds over studs. Bros before hoes. That's how it goes...