We’re Going Streaming! Week 5: Wubba Lubba Dub Dub!

October 5, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Streamers | 9 Comments

Fantasy football will always be the best distraction in my life and I love that I get to share it with you guys. I love answering your questions in the comments, I love chatting about the game. I'm like your own personal fantasy football Mr. Meseeks. But sometimes we need to focus on real life and share on that front too... So back when Mulan originally came out in 1998, McDonalds released a special Szechuan sauce to coincide with the movie. And then it was brutally and forcefully ripped from our hands by big corporations that don't care about the little people. Fast forward 20 years, where cartoons and a lot of nagging on Twitter can change things (OK, let's be real, nothing every gets resolved on Twitter). The cult of Rick and Morty fans, rabid after a season 3 premiere where Rick refers to the magical Mulan McNugget sauce as his "one-armed man", intersect with the announcement of a live action Mulan movie and the snowball gets rolling. To the point where McDonald's gives away a few large containers of the special sauce to the creators and a few lucky fans, one jug of which apparently got up to $4,000 in bidding on eBay, and we now get a special day on October 7th where certain McDonald's location will have a limited supply of sauce. I bring this up for two reasons. One - someone help a brother stranded in Iowa cornfields out and send me some of this stuff. Two - in spite of the bigger societal issues, if we band together and focus on distractive efforts (like fantasy football or the commenter community here at Razzball), we can do anything. Hopefully with extra sauce. Let's go streaming! As always, I focus on guys owned in less than 65% of Yahoo leagues after waivers process on Thursday. The bye weeks are here and the dives get a little deeper, but you're in the trust tree Frank. I got ya. Bring that green hat Snoop-a-loop!

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RazzBlitz Podcast: Week 5 Preview

by: MB

We're back for a Week 5 Preview! Zach joined me once again in his co-host seat as we weave through the games of note for the week. Kyle Posey also joined us from FanRag Sports to talk about what he has seen in the film he's watched thus far on key players and also what is going on with the Patriots' secondary.

2017 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings, Week 5: STD, Half-PPR, PPR, IDP

October 5, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 113 Comments

by: Jay

2017 Accuracy	Rank	QB	RB	WR	TE	K	DST	IDP
Week 4	24	10	67	72	98	37	62	3
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	17	8	71	28	20	22	67	4

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	-

Another solid week in accuracy, though a trend of middling results is emerging in the running back category. You mean to say that a position I hate this year because of it's lack of overall depth and surprising results with a usual dose of soul-crushing injuries is something I've been having a hard time getting a full grasp of? Say it ain't so! Regardless, we're here for you during the most important month of Fantasy Football, the one that makes or breaks your team! DUN DUN DUNH! (I'm not sure if that's how you spell it, but phonetically, I think it works.) Week 5 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 5: Murray To Get Latavius

October 4, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Handcuff Report | 25 Comments

by: mikeMaher

One more week in the books, a few more young running backs on the shelf. This week, the devastating running back news was Dalvin Cook going down with a torn ACL. If you watched the injury live or watched the replay over and over again like I did, you had to feel for the kid. He went down with a non-contact injury less than four weeks into what was quickly becoming an impressive rookie season, and it looked as ugly as it sounds. But we fantasy owners don’t have time to feel bad for Cook. Pour out some Duff for your boy and move on with your fantasy life. For Cook owners, this likely leaves you scrambling for replacements. For owners desperate for running backs and streaming options, Latavius Murray just started dancing into your dreams. While Murray won’t be confused for Cook on the field, he does have some appeal. The Vikings signed Murray before they were able to go out and draft Cook, so they at least considered him a serviceable option in the event that the draft did not go their way. They also signed him to a three-year deal, and even though most NFL contracts are filled with fake money and fake years, that is more than nothing (what an endorsement!). While some have pointed to Jerick McKinnon as taking over a bigger role, I really don’t see that happening. He should continue with his current role, and he might see a slightly increased workload, but Murray is going to get the first shot at taking the lead role. I am desperate for running backs in at least two of my dozen leagues, and I am going to use the waiver priority I have been saving on Murray this week. To the charts!

2017 Weekly Fantasy Football Rankings, Week 5: MB’s Rankings

October 4, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 63 Comments

by: MB

We are a quarter of the way through the fantasy football season. There are some trends that are becoming more or less of a normalcy. Fantasy football performance is almost as unpredictable as the injuries that ravage our rosters. As rankers, we have a big enough sample size to start fading some of the players who performed well in past seasons at our choosing and also consistently moving up players that are having good seasons for more than just their match ups. Without further ado, here are my Week 5 rankings...

2017 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings, Week 5: Zach’s Rankings

October 4, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 51 Comments

by: Zach

Hello everyone, and welcome to Wednesday, Rankings Day! Get ready for another jam-packed day in which myself and Matt will be sharing with you all our rankings! Just a quick note, before I begin, I'm going to be switching up the format this week. I'm going to keep my blurbs short and sweet, like the other guys do, with more emphasis on the "Tool Time" series, where not only will we have more updated information regarding who's healthy or not, but also a clearer look at match-ups, and a chance to give you guys more information regarding our Razzball-certified picks for the week ahead. Enough chatter, let's get to it!

Absolutely FAABulous, Week 3: Indubitably My Dear Watson!

October 3, 2017 | 2017 FAAB Leagues, 2017 Fantasy Football | 28 Comments

by: Phil B.

After last week’s boring as hell waiver wire we’re back this week with some real options. Not the sexiest of options, mind you, but more (the ol’ quantity over quality). Remember we’re going with $100 FAAB dollars (though most of you probably have much less than that, and I’m working off the loose assumption you have about $50 or so left so adjust accordingly):

Hit It or Quit It, Week 5: Goin’ to the Chapel and We’re Gonna Get Murray’ed

October 3, 2017 | 2017 Buy/Sell, 2017 Fantasy Football | 6 Comments

by: Jennifer

Hello my loves! Welcome back to another rendition of Hit it or Quit it. How was your week? Did you manage to avoid arrest for indecent exposure? Yes? What is wrong with you? You need to step your game up then, otherwise we can’t be lovers anymore. I had a fairly decent week until I got bent over and did raw in one of my leagues when I wasn’t notified that Michael Crabtree was out and ended up starting him. It handed me my first loss in that league and yeah, I am still salty about getting a case of the CRABtrees. Alas, such is my life. I am still sitting ontop of all of the men in that league, so the view is pretty sweet. Wait, that sounded dirty…heh, heh, heh… Now, I am sure you are all here because, like the song of the Siren, you couldn’t pull yourself away. Again, it is understandable, I am pretty awesome after all. In a week where the Black Widow Curse was pretty quiet (probably from all that man flesh she feasted on in Week 3), it is not guaranteed how long her satiety will last. So, with that, let’s get down to business and stop all this pillow talk. Ladies and gentlemen, convicts and degenerates, ask and ye shall receive. I give you, Hit it or quit it, Week 5...

Waiver Wired, Week 5: Stop! Kaepertime?!

October 3, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Waiver Wire | 14 Comments

by: Kerry Klug

That picture should guarantee at least 200 extra article views by itself! Well, every single player in the NFL got injured in Week 4. At least it feels that way. Now you are forced to sort through the backups and rubble to salvage your season. Do. Not. PANIC! Plenty of good streaming fliers out there to keep you afloat. If you read the Razzball suite of articles you’ll be wearing your league’s championship belt before you know it! Let’s get into it! If you’ve got any league-specific questions drop ‘em in the comments below and I’ll reply before the Wednesday waiver deadline.

Jay’s Week 4 Review: Dude, Where’s My Carr?

October 2, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 News & Notes | 56 Comments

by: Jay

I haven’t seen a Carr get sacked like that since I rubbed my nuts all over the hood of my ex’s new boyfriend’s Civic...

For your own notes, I was also considering "Carr Trouble" as the title of today's recap, but I figured I'd just go full year 2000 (Y2K baby!). Raiders quarterback ~~David~~ Derek Carr left with a back injury suffered late in the third quarter versus the Broncos yesterday and did not return, forcing Jack Del Rio to ask "Is this Carr still covered under the manufacturer warranty?". Look guys, the automobile puns are endless, so just deal. So now that the E.J. Manuel experience began anew yesterday, I guess this means I can’t read any Raiders hot takes for the next week or so. Granted, 2-2 is not a terrible record when you've played three of your first four games on the road, but I doubt the fans will see that. As SON said on this past-week's pod, their time is now (adding Marshawn Lynch and the top-dollar money thrown at the team's high-profile offensive line, both Cooper and Crabtree on the roster, etc.) and losing your starting quarterback, even if he is an Alex Smith clone with Joe Flacco eyebrows, is a playoff killer. Del Rio did tell reporters that his back injury did not seem serious, officially labeled as "back spasms" and that Carr's set to go next week, but a quarterback playing through a back injury? Let's ask Tony Romo about how he feels about that. Regardless, this is the weirdest week of football I've seen in a while (since last week), so let's get those GIFs, hot takes, and other relevant (more like irrelevant) content into your laps! (Because where else should content go? RAWR.)

Being a Gurley Man is In Style

October 2, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 News & Notes | 27 Comments

by: MB

On top of trying to provide the best fantasy analysis that I can and putting in a lot of thought on the questions in the comment section, I have to try and manage my own teams, too. So far, I am having an awful season. Out of 6 leagues, I have only one team that is 3-1. So, what happened? I liked all of my drafts at the time, and the only devastating injury that I’ve had that I can remember at the moment is 3 shares of David Johnson. Whenever I bring up my unfortunate luck to a colleague or fantasy football playing friend, the majority say, “yeah, it’s been a weird year.” But isn’t every year weird? Maybe I’m just destined to have a bad fantasy season. Hopefully I can help you all better than I am helping myself this year...

Fantasy Football Primer, Week 4

October 1, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 News & Notes | 61 Comments

by: Jay

Another week, another London game... it's almost as if the NFL is interested in the market and has slowly, yet assuredly gone with the turtle strategy in building European hype the only way they know how: sending the Jaguars ad nauseum. But not this week! No, instead they will get the Saints and the Dolphins, which is actually the start of a great parable. (I think? I'm as atheist as they come, and we don't have bibles. I mean, we do, it's just a piece of paper with these sage words written via sharpie: You're f*cked son.) Speaking of which, rumor has it that Dean Spanos has been really regretting moving my Chargers to Los Angeles, to which I say: k. So, separating my weekly AND obligatory Chargers rant (my therapist says it's a good idea), we are in Week 4, and with that comes the color of pink, playoffs talk, and Cleveland forgetting they have a football team. But fear not Cleveland, you have the Jets as company! Can the Falcons move to 4-0? Can the Bengals actually win a game this year, or are they feeling like the entire season is Wild Card weekend? Will people actually want to watch the Colts and Seahawks in prime time? And finally, how many shots of Pike's Place will we endure? The answers to these questions and more after the jump! (Actually, I can't technically answer most of those questions, Week 4 of football will do that, but, uh, we do have answers to some things! I think?) Here’s your updated Razzball Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 4 (STD, Half-PPR, PPR, IDP) including our Staff Consensus, player updates, and an opportunity to ask those all so important roster questions to myself, MB, and Zach in the comment section!