Start/Sit Week 2: Gallup To Victory

September 17, 2020 | Fantasy Football Strategy | 65 Comments

by: MB

I have been doing a lot of thinking about week 1 and what we can trust and what we should throw away. It's a tough thing to not trust your eyes for future projections. I guess that's what makes sports gambling so difficult. New casinos don't pop up from everybody winning. How does one pick who to double down on off of a blah performance? The same goes for breakout performances. How do we know it wasn't a one-off occurrence? Instincts plays a big role. When you've been playing fantasy football for over a decade you pick up on trends and apply it to new situations. Another thing, I'm really excited to be writing the start/sit column every week. Yes, the title alone brings a lot of eyes, but also I want to challenge myself to put personal biases aside to try and help build lineups for you, the reader. I had a BIG whiff last week on Ben Roethlisberger. That was a failure on my part to not weigh the matchup heavier than the overall narrative that I have for him in 2020. The results from last week weren't bad at all outside of that misstep. Shout out to Will Fuller! Nobody outside of him really popped. Taylor, Garappolo, and Ronald Jones were fine, I suppose. Desean Jackson didn't do diddly squat, but that's on his QB. Everyone outside of Roethlisberger that I suggested sitting did absolutely nothing. We're on to week 2.

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Teasers and Pleasers: Week 2 Best Bets

September 17, 2020 | NFL Gambling |

by: Aaron Pags

Welcome to Razzball's dedicated gambling column-Teasers and Pleasers! Each Thursday during the NFL season, at 11:00 am EST, TnP will post our top bets for the upcoming week. Just sit back and win some money with us in 2020.

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Sexy Flexies Week 2 – Its Miller Time in Parris

September 17, 2020 | Fantasy Football Strategy |

by: JB Barry

We have turned the page on week 1 of the 2020 NFL season and are on to preparing for week 2. Hopefully, you started off your fantasy football season with wins, but even if you came up short don’t panic yet. Even some of the best in fantasy and real football get off to slow starts sometimes; just ask Saquan Barkley and Michael Thomas! As you know, every Thursday, I will be posting the weeks “Sexy Flexies” to give you a couple of players to consider starting in your flex spot. The objective isn’t to point out the obvious guys you’re starting in your RB or WR slots, but to take a look at a couple of players who are a bit more under the radar. These will likely be guys that you won’t start every week but will be good rotational pieces in the flex spot of your lineup based on matchup and opportunity.

Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings: Donkey Teeth

September 17, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Football, Weekly Rankings | 100 Comments

by: Donkey Teeth

I just snuck out of a court ordered gambling rehab facility to write this post, so I'll have to be brief. After I was arrested for stealing old ladies' purses from the retirement home down the block to fund my string of Arizona Cardinals' Super Bowl wagers (a 50:1 lock!), the judge sentenced me to 6 month's of in-patient rehab. Since I'll be releasing my weekly fantasy football rankings each Thursday morning for the duration of the season, I've decided to throw in some bonus bold Thursday Night Football predictions along with my expertly handicapped pick for the contest:

Cincinnati Bengals (+6) at Cleveland Browns

Forecast: Nice of the NFL to serve us up the Ohio Toilet Bowl as a week 2 primetime game. On the plus side, you know Odell Beckham Jr. is always ready to go for the toilet bowl! But Odell's disturbing fetish won't be the only story line of our week two Thursday Night Football match up. Don't take your eyes off Myles Garrett on the opening drive. He'll sack the Bengals rookie QB, Joe Burrow, and knock him out of the game by ripping Burrow's new bling chain off and beating him over the head with it. After the rookie's departure, Ryan Finley will keep the Bengals in this one by peppering A.J. Green and Tyler Boyd with his deep ball, in the 5-7 yard range. On the ground, Nick will get his Chubb back, but Mixon will continue to leave his owners limp. And down the stretch, it'll be Case Keenum flinging the feces to OBJ; Baker Mayfield has accidentally doubled booked for Thursday night and he'll have to sneak away at halftime to record a few Progressive commercials. Browns 28, Bengals 17

Wager: Browns -6 (1 Unit)

2020 Season: 0-1 (-1.1 Units)

Anyway, here's my fantasy football rankings for week 2:

Rest of Season Top 30 Quarterbacks: Week 2

September 16, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Football, Top 30 Quarterbacks | 6 Comments

by: everywhereblair

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Rest of Season Top 80 Wide Receivers: Week 2

September 16, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Football, Top 80 WR Rankings | 4 Comments

by: al_FF_red

Your WR top 80 3.0 is here! Now we have some real live NFL data to help make adjustments. Some players were removed due to injury or ineffectiveness, and some new faces have forced their way onto the scene.

This list is not league or format specific, but it is based on 2020 projection only. When thinking through tiers and rankings I asked myself simply – “all things considered who would I rather have on my roster?”

IDP Waiver Wire: Week 2

September 16, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Football, IDP Report, IDP Waiver Wire Pickups | 7 Comments

by: GasDoc

Did someone convince you to play IDP? Enjoying it? Played before and are basking in the glory of still winning despite not starting Marcus Maye? Need some waiver advice? Let’s take a quick look at last week’s highlights and then see who can help you this week and the rest of the season on the IDP waiver wire.

The Football Team’s defensive line were the stars of the week. Eight sacks of Carson Wentz led by Ryan Kerrigan’s 2 sacks. Rookie Chase Young looked good and had 1.5 sacks along with unheralded NT Matt Ioannidis. Are they that good? Well….they’re good, but don’t expect this production across the board each week. The Eagles were playing with a decimated offensive line. The only player playing their projected position was C Jason Kelce. All-Pro G Brandon Brooks and LT Andre Dillard are done for the season. Lane Johnson missed the game still recovering from ankle surgery and Jason Peters, signed to replace Brooks at guard moved over to left tackle, a position that the Eagles moved on from him after last season. The Football Team had its way with a second and third-string line. Do not expect the same production in Arizona, but they are a good group and will be heard from again.

Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings: MB

September 16, 2020 | Weekly Rankings | 52 Comments

by: MB

Welcome to week 2! I was really encouraged last week when nobody in any organization tested positive for Covid. I'm really starting to thing we are going to make it through this year with minimal messiness. As for my week 1 rankings, the week 1 FantasyPros accuracy report hasn't been released. Outside of Monday night, I felt like things went well. For sake of context, I was out on Ben Roethlisberger and JuJu but they put together some magic together. Can't hit 'em all.

Fantasy Football Podcast: Week 1 Reactions and Waivers

September 15, 2020 | Fantasy Football Podcast, Razzball Podcast |

by: B_Don

B_Don and Donkey Teeth are back to discuss the happenings in week 1, some possible situation changes, and go over @Al_FF_Red's waiver wire article. After we compare our top picks with Boof's top pickups, we go over some contract talk with Allen Robinson and RBs getting paid. Then, we get into our observations for week 1.

We start at QB with Kyler putting up points in week 1. Then, we look at some established QBs that struggled in Carson Wentz, Tom Brady, and Ryan Fitzpatrick and discuss our level of concern on each.

Next, both hosts admit to being wrong on Clyde Edwards-Helaire. They discuss what takeaways there might be from that match up, and one of the hosts is slightly higher on him than the other. Austin Ekeler and Nick Chubb both disappointed in week 1 and we talk about some realistic expectations for the rest of the season.

The guys start the WR discussion by answering a listener question regarding D.J. Moore. Both of the hosts remain positive on Preston Williams before looking into the Giants WR breakdown. Is it Quintez Cephus time or was it just an adjustment sans Kenny Golladay?

We wrap up the show on the back end with tight ends. B_Don asks DT if he's ready to move Andrews into his elite tier at the position. The guys discuss some young TE performances from week 1 and look at the potential for trading and streaming the TE position early in the season as your competitors are scrambling and panicking.

Stealin’ Or Dealin’ Week 2: Malcolm Is Akers Ahead

September 15, 2020 | Buys & Sells | 36 Comments

by: MB

Ladies and gentlemen, this isn’t just a trade column. This week mostly won’t be. In the spirit of week 1 overreactions, I want to provide a buy and sell of narratives and performances this week. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Josh Jacobs being on pace for 48 regular season touchdowns. Too often, people get caught up in overreacting to week 1 boxscores without seeing the whole picture, but sometimes the reactions end up being valid. August didn’t give us a preseason to work with so the week 1 sample size is what we have to work with. There were things that every analyst was right and wrong about coming out of week 1, including me. But whether you are heading into week 2 1-0 or 0-1, there is still a ton of football to be played.

Rest of Season Top 60 Running Backs: Week 2

September 15, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Rankings, Top 60 Running Backs | 21 Comments

by: Hobbs

As the final night of Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season winds to a close, I find myself updating Razzball's top 60 running back rankings with some unusual sights dancing in front of my eyes. Stephen Gostkowski has missed three kicks and a field goal, Noah Fant looked like the best player on the field in the first half, Corey Davis is shredding the Broncos defense and my dog is licking his butt in the corner of the room as I scream about all of these things. Also on Monday were some unusual running back performances, highlighted by Saquon Barkley's six-yard game on the ground and a breakout day for Benny Snell of Pittsburgh. Oddly enough, it looked for a little while like we really might see a 50-50 workload split in Denver before Melvin Gordon took over in the fourth quarter. If you're already losing your mind over realities such as these, it might be a long 16 weeks to follow for you. On the plus side, we're here to help you navigate the rest of the way with your running backs, as the weekly top 60 picks back up today with some drastic changes including some movement inside the top 10. First, let's take a quick trip around the league.

Week 2 Waiver Wire Sherpa

September 15, 2020 | Waiver Wire | 41 Comments

by: al_FF_red

Welcome back to another trek to the highest peak. If you followed me last year, you'll know that I am going to be your guide through this fantasy season. The first checkpoint in 2020 feels like the 50th as we have all already weathered a storm much more dangerous than fantasy football. However, we're here now and ready to work. Take a sip of your morning coffee, brewed extra strong for the journey ahead. Week 1 is behind us and now there is much work to be done. I will group the adds by position and then within the position, rank them in order of preference. You'll also be able to tell who is more valuable by the free agent acquisition budget (FAAB) suggestion, assuming a $100 budget. The sherpa will only advise players who are rostered in less than 33% of ESPN leagues. DISCLAIMER - at press time Tennessee and Denver had not kicked off yet.