The Max Factor: Brown, Bell, and Ben

October 1, 2015 | 2015 Buy/Sell, 2015 Fantasy Football | 6 Comments

We are starting to get more parity between teams. My 8-8 dream is dead. #$*%. I’ll get over it. Injuries are the most frustrating part of football. Every second play, someone gets hurt and I cringe and cry for them. I myself was destined for stardom as a Division 1 basketball player. At age 17, I subsequently destroyed both my ankles and was just a fraction of what I once was. I feel for Tony Romo, Drew Brees, Kelvin Benjamin, Jordy Nelson and others. I especially felt for Big Ben after watching his leg get caved in versus the Rams this past weekend. It slowly had me heartbroken for Antonio Brown owners, but felt happiness for Le'Veon Bell owners. Today we talk about the outlook of the next 4-6 weeks for Pittsburgh Steelers offense sans Ben Roethlisberger.

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IDP Rankings, Week 4: Another Borland?

October 1, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 IDP Rankings, 2015 IDP Report | 19 Comments

by: Kevin Kumpf

Period	Accuracy	Ranking	High	Low	Percentile
Week 3	50.40%	10 out of 20	60.60%	37.00%	Top 50%
2015	60.9%	3 out of 19	62.7%	49.5%	Top 20%

In IDP leagues, it's rare for a player to come completely out of nowhere. So much of a defensive player's stats comes down to opportunity (rather than talent), and it is typically pretty clear who will be on the field each week. Chris Borland is an obvious exception, and he led many teams to championships in 2014. I'm not saying that he'll be this year's Borland, but Jordan Hicks is off to a better start than anyone could have imagined. After coming in for the injured Mychal Kendricks and Kiko Alonso, he put up 7 tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble in Week 2. He outdid himself last week in his first start, with 10 tackles, and interception and a fumble recovery. Most impressively to me, Hicks was on the field for 23 more snaps than presumptive starter DeMeco Ryans. The immediate (and long-term) future is cloudy for both Kendricks and Alonso, but as long as they're out, Hicks looks like a must-start.

Rankings, Week 4: A Return to Normalcy

October 1, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 Weekly Rankings | 157 Comments

by: Jay

Period	Accuracy	Rank	High	Low	Percentile
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	56.4%	34 out of 132	60.8%	48.0%	Top 30%
2014	58.1%	31 out of 125	60.7%	50.6%	Top 25%

As the title states (as do the numbers) we are back to kicking ass and chewing bubble gum. And boy am I out of bubble gum. In last week's rankings post, I mentioned that we would be putting forth a new process for ranking players (or I guess in this case, returning to my original process), and the results were telling. Small sample size (that's what she said) will always been an issue, but I think the numbers produced were promising, and I'll be keeping with the same methodology to better serve your Fantasy Football Teams. Here are your Week 4 Rankings... 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!)