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3lBaDJ2 Ah yes, the required prime time NFC South showdown that's required at least twice a year, featuring mediocracy at it's finest, and always ending with 400 combined points, earned in the derpiest way possible. But this year might be different. Well, with the Saints 1-4, maybe just half different. The Atlanta Falcons, at a surprising 5-0, look to open the season with six straight wins. Which would also mean they would have consecutive road wins for the first time in 13 seasons. That's basically the most NFC South thing I've ever written. Now, six wins would be a strong statement if it weren't against such a questionable schedule and with such happenstance circumstances. That schedule has included the Eagles, Giants, Romo-less (or Weeden-more!) Cowboys, Texans, and Washington Potatoes. The circumstances? They've trailed in the fourth quarter in four of those five games... which essentially means they could be sharing a similar record with the Saints if not for a little bit of luck and something called Devonta Freeman. The same Freeman who used to make Trent Richardson seem useful. Can the Falcons and Freeman (and Julio Jones hamstring) keep the streak going? I don't know, but if Sean Peyton's lemon face is in full force tonight, I'd say: MAYBE. Join myself and your peers in a special Razzball only Contest! Buy-in is just $5.00 and the top 12 finishes in a 55-team league are all part of the prize pool! Sign up here! Rankings have been updated for tonight's game and can be found here. 

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Is there still such a thing as an ACL injury after effect?  Adrian Peterson famously rushed for over 2000 yards the year following a December ACL tear.  Jeremy Maclin turned out to be a 2014 draft day bargain after suffering an ACL tear in the 2013 preseason.  Rob Gronkowski also went undervalued in 2014 drafts after coming off an ACL injury.  Now Todd Gurley is meeting or exceeding his expectations.  The fact is that risk is always built into the value of post ACL tear players, but they have a pretty good recent track record.  I literally can't think of a single player that failed to come back from an ACL tear in the last few years.  Recently the upside has outweighed the draft cost of buying a player coming off an ACL injury.
Period Accuracy Rank High Low Percentile
Week 5 51.7% 9 out of 21 62.8% 33.0% Top 50%
2015 57.7% 5 out of 20 59.6% 49.7% Top 25%
Here at Razzball, we try to stay away from social commentary. We pretty much stick to fantasy sports, puns, pop culture references and a whole lot of Game of Thrones without veering into the more serious side of sports. That said, it's difficult to separate a guy like Ray Rice from some of the stuff we've seen and heard about him. I'm a huge Rutgers fan, and was a die-hard Rice supporter until everything came out last year, but since then, it's impossible to look at him in the same light. The same applies to Greg Hardy. I mentioned him in the lede last week, and he exceeded expectations with 5 tackles, 2 sacks, a forced fumble and general chaos caused in the New England backfield. I completely understand if you're disgusted by Hardy, and refuse to root for him or have him on your team. However, if you're just in it to win it, he's a top-10 option for the rest of the season at DL after his bye. On that note, let's take a look at what happened elsewhere in Week 5...
Period Accuracy Rank High Low Percentile
Week 5 54.4% 37 out of 130 59.7% 41.9% Top 30%
Week 4 56.4% 12 out of 135 59.9% 41.1% Top 10%
Week 3 59.1% 18 out of 134 65.0% 42.1% Top 15%
Week 2 53.4% 85 out of 135 65.2% 46.2% Top 65%
Week 1 56.8% 54 out of 137 62.8% 46.3% Top 40%
2015 56.0% 19 out of 127 58.3% 47.2% Top 15%
2014 58.1% 31 out of 125 60.7% 50.6% Top 25%
Another week, another set of results. While there was some slippage (that's what she said?) in our Week 5 Rankings, the aggregate tells a different story. We've actually moved into the magical top-20 of all fantasy "experts" for the year, and top-15 percentile. In the mean time, as I mentioned in yesterday's post talking about Razzball Football's bright future, I wanted to introduce a Razzball-only contest. Yes, it's hosted by FanDuel, but instead of the large money leagues and bigger formats, we're getting more intimate (that's what I wish she said). And it's just for the Razzball writers and readers... that's it. Just a $5.00 buy-in and the top-12 finishers are part of the prize pool. We understand that Daily Fantasy isn't for everyone, so this contest is just the thing we as a Razzball community can get into. For now, we'll start with 55 spots and see how this week fares. So, if you'd like to take myself and your fellow readers on, join here! And now, your Week 6 Rankings... (with an updated Rest of Season Rankings!) And, in lieu of our new Razzball Contest this week, I'll be including a FanDuel Cheat Sheet below!
I won my fantasy baseball league this year and am using the winnings to take my wife and two year old daughter to see Mickey Mouse. When asked what am I going to do now that I've won my league, I can honestly answer "I'm going to Disney World". I am leaving Monday morning, so this post is being written Sunday evening as I half watch the Giants-Niners game, and half compose this writeup. That means I lose two games from which to select players, but I have a feeling it won't be that hard. Here's what I've come up with.
Let's just have another article about the waiver wire dandies that are the Kansas City Chiefs running back situation, seems original!  The Google hit limit has been exceeded by fantasy writers who aren't really breaking anything new to the news story that is the demise of J.C. and the rise of West and Davis.  Be creative man, that's why Lego kits are more fun when you go rogue and build a space blimp instead of a firetruck as per your purchase.  Instead of pursuing more dirt to throw onto the fantasy run game abyss in K.C., I am going flip it and reverse it and instead pick on their defense this week that takes on the Minnesota Vikings.  Because there is nothing like spitting on the grave of fantasy-dom then kicking their butts on both sides of the ball.  So this week, I am turning my black light away from it's normal duty of inspecting the geography of hotel rooms and pointing it at Stefon Diggs.  At first glance, and after numerous minutes of research I have come to the conclusion that he is not related to the Damon Wayons character fro the The Last Boy Scout.  I was made aware of this by him being a fake made up character in a movie and Stefon being an actual WR asset for you this week.  Open Pandora's box and continue down the fantasy worm whole known as my imagination...
bttfdoc We haven't reached the end of the 2015 Fantasy Football Season yet, nay, we are still smack dab right in the middle of it, but I wanted to talk about some exciting new thing-a-ma-jigs that we're working on that will be released this season and the next. And what falls under the umbrella of "thing-a-ma-jigs"? Well, technically nothing, since that idiom makes zero sense. But, after the jump, I'm going to go over some new tools, mini-games, and contests that we are working on, all to make your Fantasy Football life easier, more enjoyable, and a lot more successful. 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!)
Why can't Chiefs fans have anything nice? First they get broken down Joe Montana and Marcus Allen, then they lose Derrick Thomas, and now this? How much can one fanbase take? Oh, sit down Dog Pound, no one wants to hear your stupid story. What did the good folks of Kansas City ever do to you football gods? All these people do is give! They give us delicious BBQ and unrelenting support to their local NFL chapter. How do we repay them for their altruism? Pain lots and lots of pain. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, welcome back from your coma. We're now all slaves to alien masters that resemble Andy Dick.... Oh and Jamaal Charles' knee caved like the French in WWII! As for the latter we're all left to pickup the pieces as Charles owners. This my loyal Razzscallions is why I present to you...
So obviously the big news from this past weekend is the loss of Jamaal Charles for the rest of the season. The Chiefs running back suffered a torn ACL in his knee and is done for the season. But now, the presumed handcuff before the beginning of the season, Knile Davis, only saw two carries after Charles went down. It had been reported weeks ago that Charcandrick West had passed him on the depth chart, and it appeared so as he received 12 carries after Charles’ departure. West appears to be the new starting running back in Kansas City and needs to be immediately owned in all leagues. Knile Davis will also get touches, but not nearly as much as West. Davis should be owned in all 12 team leagues and above as anything could happen and both could be in a time share or if one underperformed, the other could excel. Also keep an eye on a running back signing from the Chiefs in the next day or so. They tried out both Ben Tate and Pierre Thomas on Monday and Thomas could be an interesting prospect as his pass catching ability could get him a decent role.
There's a gonna be some prospecting come waiver wire day this week. The allure of gold drove many in the 1800's to pack up their wagons and head west for the chance to strike it rich. The 2015 fantasy season has uncovered a fresh mine due to the Jamaal Charles injury. Once highly thought of handcuff, Kniles Davis, has been usurped on the depth chart and relegated to the fantasy scrap heap in most leagues. The astute among us (not me), that noticed that Charcandrick West became the backup to Charles in Week 4 need to be commended. Bravo. Hurrah. Kudos. You are probably all Charles owners, but if you are not, then you are my hero. Hopefully you picked him up because there's a gonna be some serious bidding for his services.
Greetings! What a splendid treat it is to fill in for my esteemed editor and boss, Jay (Wrong) the Elder blessed! Let us pray that he's not too hung over to properly edit the gibberish I tend to submit. [Jay's Note: Let us pray indeed...] Let us ALSO pray that sweet Jay blacked out well before that Chargers game ended, for, as you know, Jay is a die-hard Chargers fan, an animal rights activist, and, did I mention, it was his birthday? It huuuuuuuuurts! Who would have thought that after a good hour or so of Steelers fans calling for Landry Jones on Twitter, that Ron Mexico would rise like the Phoenix and proverbially neuter whatever fans the Chargers have left. At least San Diego-ens will still have some super solid Mexican food  and whatever is left of the upcoming fire-sale of the Padres roster to look forward to when they move the Chargers to Los Angeles. It's important to always look on the bright side, even when things look bleaker than Christian Slater's acting career, and for the 2-3 Chargers, that is very much the case.
firerivers I think everyone knows of my (now patented!) unbiased Chargers fandom when it comes to the pleasurable sport of football. I find solace in my own restraint, rationality, and humbleness in terms of rooting for a singular team while covering the league. I... ah, who are we kidding. All of us have our vices. Grey sports a mustache. Tehol doesn't wear pants. And myself? Well, I root for the Chargers. What can I say? I love the smell of hot mediocrity in the morning. But tonight, it's my night. A Chargers primetime game means I'm going to be in my element. And by element, I mean completely and utterly blackout drunk. How would this be any different than any other Monday you might ask? I'd say: It's not. I'll just be doing it in my power blues...