Love To Hate, Week 4: An Exercise In Futility

September 30, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football | 13 Comments

Last week I tried something new by analyzing another expert's weekly picks. Some of you did not take very kindly to my approach. If I'm being honest, while you are entitled to your opinion, your comments did not phase me as I'm right back at it again. If you've read my posts, both here and on the baseball side of business, you will know that I like to mix it up with respect to post topics. Some weeks you will get an advice column while others will be more of a recap rant. Sometimes I'll use my math and computer science background to try and analyze the numbers, and once in a while I like to go off the rails and hit you with a wild card. That is exactly what I did last week. If you didn't like it, I'm not sorry. If you'd prefer to ignore what I have to say, then I'm pretty sure you know how to to not click the link when you see my name announced as the author. If you don't, then I suggest you pick up the following book.

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Tool Time, Week 4: Super DangeRUSS

by: Zach

Welcome everyone to Week 4 of the NFL Season! What a week, huh? I'm not talking about the NFL season, I'm talking about the wonderful week Rudy and the crew had last week and so far this season! If you haven't heard the news, our Razzball NFL projections are Top 5 on accuracy so far in 2017 on FantasyPros.com, and Top 3 on boldness! As I have said since the beginning, if you haven't subscribed yet to our tools, you are simply wasting money! Anyway, today is Saturday, and you know what that means! It’s time to get to some Razzball-certified picks and players to help you guys out with those lineups. Let’s get to it! Check out Rudy’s exclusive DFS and season-long tools that are sure to help you be profitable this fantasy football season!

Start ‘Em or Sit ‘Em, Week 4: Marshawn Won’t Feel Like Dancing

September 30, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Start & Sit | 15 Comments

by: Kerry Klug

Note to self: don’t get cute with your picks. Not only will the readers let you hear it, but it’ll blow up in your face. I threw one too many hail marys in my article last week and I’m not sure if any of them were caught. Odell Beckham, Brandin Cooks and Russell Wilson are just a few of the guys who this idiot recommended. Don't worry, I'll do better fam! Leave them comments below if you've got league specific questions...

RazzBlitz Podcast: Week 4 Preview

September 29, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Podcast | 2 Comments

by: MB

Welcome back to the RazzBlitz podcast! We are coming at you a day late, but it's better late than never. But isn't it better to never be late? The late bird never gets the worm, unless you can book Jay and Son! That's exactly what I did. The bossman and Son rift about Week 4 and we actually don't talk about politics! Considering that the Cheeto is trying to end the NFL one tweet at a time, I think this is quite the accomplishment. We do a walk through of all of the upcoming action, I make a roster move LIVE ON AIR, and we talk about your trade questions that you asked in the comment sections of our posts! Son also let's us know what is happening on the Basketball side of the site where RCL's are open now. What are you waiting for, join or create one right now! The Week 4 Preview RazzBlitz pod is after the jump!

2017 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings, Week 4: Staff Rankings

September 29, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 64 Comments

by: Jay

2017 Accuracy	Rank	QB	RB	WR	TE	K	DST	IDP
Week 3	29	42	66	56	51	18	34	7
Week 2	76	79	96	25	64	18	95	7
Week 1	7	6	43	28	62	35	62	6
Cumulative	24	28	73	23	7	22	69	6

2016 Accuracy	Rank	QB	RB	WR	TE	K	DST	IDP
Weekly Rankings	9	31	5	27	40	9	4	-
Draft Rankings	3	66	10	7	23	66	112	-

3-Year Average	Rank	QB	RB	WR	TE	K	DST	IDP
2014-2016	21	37	28	22	42	16	33	-

Tired of clicking multiple links just to look up where one of our writers ranked Gerald Everett? Wondering who Gerald Everett is? Good, because I’m with you on both counts! With MB, Zach, and Tehol providing the Razzball readers with their own rankings (a contrarian consensus, as I like to say to pretend I’m clever), we’re going to provide our 2017 Fantasy Football Staff Rankings for the first time ever, a place where you can find all of our weekly rankings in one spot! The players will be sorted by our average ranking, providing you a great way to see how the Razzball Staff feels (questions posted in our comment section will be answered by all ranking writers!), and it’ll also provide our specific rankings so you know how each of us feel about a player. So many feels, so little time. Follow us after the jump for your Official 2017 Razzball Staff Rankings for Week 4!

Ambulance Chasers, Week 4: Me and Julio

September 28, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Injury Report | 2 Comments

by: Reid

Hey Razzballer$ (yeah, that dollar sign in place for the 's' just happened), here is your injury rundown for this upcoming week...

We’re Going Streaming! Week 4: The Week After…

September 28, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Streamers | 15 Comments

by: EasyE

Seriously, who covered Week 3 in the d*cks? Maybe it's the massive binge of American Vandal I've been on and that's the best parallel I can draw. Maybe it's the fact that this week was a big red donger on the face of the NFL. Or my picks. BUT I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS INJUSTICE! Like Peter Maldanado, lets quick spank it to an American Apparel catalog, and then get to the bottom of this clusterf*ck. But seriously, without dick references, let's put this week in a box and bury it. And then right after I typed that, I started singing Dick In A Box in my head. Quick tangential thought: Bring on Timberlake during the halftime show. I'd rather jam out to him than Lady GaGa a million times over. But I digress. Let's go streaming! As always, I shoot for guys that are owned in less than 65% of leagues after waivers process Wednesday nights. Bring your green hat Snoop-a-loop!!!

2017 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings, Week 4: STD, Half-PPR, PPR, IDP

September 28, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 110 Comments

by: Jay

2017 Accuracy	Rank	QB	RB	WR	TE	K	DST	IDP
Week 3	29	42	66	56	51	18	34	7
Week 2	76	79	96	25	64	18	95	7
Week 1	7	6	43	28	62	35	62	6
Cumulative	24	28	73	23	7	22	69	6

2016 Accuracy	Rank	QB	RB	WR	TE	K	DST	IDP
Weekly Rankings	9	31	5	27	40	9	4	-
Draft Rankings	3	66	10	7	23	66	112	-

3-Year Average	Rank	QB	RB	WR	TE	K	DST	IDP
2014-2016	21	37	28	22	42	16	33	-

And it looks like we're back in our usual groove, as Razzball moved from a middling 76th place showing in Week 2 to 29th overall in Week 3. That moves us into the top-quarter of all experts (at 24th overall on the year) as we move into the quarter mark of the football season. So many quarters, so little pay phones! (I have no idea, do pay phones still exist? And if they did, why not just go to an arcade with all those quarters? Wait, do arcades like that still exist? This whole aside makes me feel old.) I'd be remiss if I didn't point out the clinic our very own Rudy Gamble is putting on, landing 5th overall so far this year and having another greet week, finishing 18th in Week 3. Be sure to check out our tools and projections! Week 4 Rankings for Standard, Half-PPR, PPR and IDP leagues are right after the jump! (And our Rest of Season rankings have been updated and can be found here!)

Handcuff Report, Week 4: Mixon It Up

September 27, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Handcuff Report | 11 Comments

by: mikeMaher

The talk of this week at the running back situation has been Wendell Smallwood. If you don’t believe me, take a scroll through the last dozen or so Razzball articles to see the takes and advice. With Darren Sproles somehow breaking his arm and tearing his ACL on the same play, there are touches available in Philadelphia. LeGarrette Blount is still around and actually looked productive on Sunday, and Corey Clement scored his first career touchdown and could rotate into games going forward, but Smallwood is the guy who stands to benefit the most from the Sproles injury. If you don't believe me, the Eagles offensive coordinator said as much in his press conference on Tuesday. I have the transcript if you want it. For me, though, there is a more exciting running back to target. Heading into Week 3, we knew two things: 1. There would be a new offensive coordinator. 2. Marvin Lewis has been coaching the Bengals for 15 years without winning a single playoff game. Number 1 is relevant for fantasy owners, while number 2 is simply fascinating. The position to watch in Week 3 was running back, as it was expected that we could see more Joe Mixon and less Jeremy Hill and Giovani Bernard. And that is exactly what happened. Mixon looked like the complete running back he was projected to be coming out of college, gaining more than 100 yards from scrimmage on 21 total touches. Expect that trend to continue going forward, as Mixon should only get better and the Bengals should continue to ride him. I talked up Mixon last week as a great buy-low option prior to the change at offensive coordinator. Hopefully, you either drafted and stashed him or grabbed him on waivers last week because he is less likely to be available this week. But if he is, grab him and go. On the flip side, I would also try to hold onto Jeremy Hill and/or Giovani Bernard if you have the kind of league that provides you with the roster/bench space to do so. It looks like Mixon will be the guy, but we have seen before that one week doesn't mean everything and that injuries happen all the time. If you have to pick one, I would probably lean Bernard in PPR. To the charts!

2017 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings, Week 4: MB’s Rankings

September 27, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 29 Comments

by: MB

Folks! I spent a lovely weekend in the fine state of Minnesota breaking bread with the in-laws. Nothing is more refreshing than a three day weekend, except for a four day weekend, which I did not have. On Sunday I went and saw my beloved Buccaneers play the Vikings at the almost brand new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. While the result of the game made me question why I even still give a shit about this team that breaks my heart in one way or another every year since they won the Super Bowl in 2003, U.S. Bank Stadium is a work of art. The natural early afternoon lighting was an amazing touch to a modern marvel of architecture. The Stadium feels so open for an enclosed structure. I was moderately buzzed by the time I felt like eating, so I grabbed chicken strips without really exploring. But, I later saw people walking around with fantastic looking Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches, artery-clogging nachos, pretty much any stadium cuisine you could desire. I highly recommend checking it out if you ever find yourself in the area. Here are my rankings for Week 4...

2017 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings, Week 4: Zach’s Rankings

September 27, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 47 Comments

by: Zach

Well that was a wild week. Some may argue that the week was just the worst for fantasy, but you have to admit, with everyting going on with the outside world and football over the past few days, that Sunday was just the thing we all needed. I mean we got to see another Brady last-second win, another Lions performance cancelled out by their greatest rivals, the refs, another Packers OT thriller, and some big upsets in London, Chicago, New York, Washington, Buffalo, and quite possibly the best of them all, a fantastic 61-yard field goal from Jake Elliott as the Eagles narrowly defeated the New York Football Giants. Let's hope Week 4 delivers on all this hype. Let's get to it! Check out Rudy’s exclusive DFS and season-long tools that are sure to help you be profitable this fantasy football season!

Absolutely FAABulous, Week 3: Thunder and Lighting, Smallwood Edition

September 26, 2017 | 2017 FAAB Leagues, 2017 Fantasy Football | 28 Comments

by: Phil B.

This season the Eagles thought they had that famous combination, pairing LeGarette Blount and Darren Sproles (only to have Sproles break his arm and tear his ACL, brutal, and get replaced by another Lighting). The nickname for a running back combination, typically a larger, burlier back and a shiftier, quicker back has been passed down through the years. Beginning with the backfield of one Archie Manning, the original Thunder and Lighting were the Saints duo Chuck Muncie and Tony Galbreath, so dubbed by Hank Stram (I don’t remember this, uh, since I wasn’t born yet, so thanks NY Times, though the link is about the tough life of Muncie, worth the read, but come right back!). In more recent years we’ve had CJ2K (more on him later) and LenDale White (I still remember winning leagues with White scoring 15 TDs back when leagues weren’t rewarding .1 for rushing & receiving yards and TDs were what won leagues) Warrick Dunn and Mike Alstott(and later TJ Duckett), Tiki Barber and Ron (the Cocaine Train) Dayne and I’m sure I’m missing a bunch (so feel free to add your favorite). A google search yields multiple teams are working on their own T&L this season including the Bears (Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen), the Dolphins (Jay Ajayi and Kenyan Drake), Atlanta (though I’m not really sure which is which), Cincinnati (Jeremy Hill and Gio Bernard formed a piss poor T&L, just let Mixon be the number one already) and…wow, this is such a lazy way to refer to running back combinations so let’s all agree to never use the term Thunder and Lighting…except in the title of this post. But after that, no more, ok? Onto the Values! At this point I’m going to assume you’ve spent at least half of a $100 budget (If you have more, add a few dollars to the bids, what do you have to lose?) So with that remaining Grant this week we’re spending it on: