Welcome to Bye-mageddon! Week 7 sees six teams on bye, including the Bills, Cowboys, Jaguars, Chargers, Vikings, and Steelers. This means that our IDP rosters will be missing a slew of studs this week, such as Tremaine Edmunds, Micah Parsons, Rayshawn Jenkins, Derwin James, Eric Kendricks, and TJ Watt. Even if you’ve had one of the top teams this year, you’re still probably looking to the waiver wire this week to fill some starting spots. Read on to find see my top add at each position for Week number 7.
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Week 7 Fantasy Football Primer
October 21, 2021 | 2021 Fantasy Football | 31 Commentsby: everywhereblair
What’s up Fantasy Football fans! Are you ready for the NBA season? Ha! Switched topics on you. Now all my ADHD brethren have lost focus and are passing ideas like you’re Ricky Rubio. Wait, did I say passing? Quarterbacks pass! Hey, now we’re back on topic. I’d do anything for you dear readers, but I won’t do that [Grey says I need to make at least one Meatloaf reference per year or else he’s cutting by benefits]. ENYWHEY. Let’s get you prepped for the 40% mark of the fantasy football season. That’s right — it’s 40 week! Besides, it’s a bones day. Go get your favorite beverage and drink it — you deserve it!
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Mo Alie-Cox Can be Your TE Hero, Baby
October 20, 2021 | Fantasy Football Strategy | 8 Commentsby: Hobbs
The last 18 months greeted us with a lot of fundamental change and unexpectedness in our daily lives. One thing that has stayed relatively constant is the complete clusterfart provided by the fantasy tight end position. In 2021, some of you used heavy draft capital to snag Travis Kelce, Darren Waller or George Kittle — maybe even Mark Andrews — in which case, you hit if you got Kelce or Andrews at fair value, but Kittle has been an injury-derailed bust yet again, and while Waller has been a top five-to-six TE, he hasn’t had the booms (outside of Week 1) you’d like to see with that level of investment. With the way this position has played out this year, we can surmise at least 50% of fantasy owners missed at the TE position in 2021. Out of FantasyPros’ top-10 tight ends in terms of draft rankings (ECR) entering the season, FIVE are currently outside of the top-10 fantasy tight ends through Week 6 — four of which are outside the top 14 while three are outside of the top 20 (Kittle, Logan Thomas, Robert Tonyan). Luckily, some owners have already found their saving grace by snagging Dawson Knox or Dalton Schultz (yours truly), but not all have been so lucky, and most of us play in enough leagues where we’re still looking for help with one or more teams. But have no fear, as the answer is near. All you need to do is ask: Please, sir, can I have some Mo’.
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Weekly Refresh
Taking inventory of target share (TS) and snap share (SS) data is a critical tool to help with start-sit decisions, and provide a framework for buy-low/sell-high trade candidates. Every Wednesday the Target Report will highlight key TS/SS data and takeaways from the weekend.
Success in fantasy football is built around opportunity, especially consistent opportunity. Don’t get caught up only chasing fantasy points. Peyton Manning focused more on what happened between endzones versus what transpired on the scoreboard. It is important not to overreact to a poor fantasy outing when the usage is still there. Or overreact to a fantasy explosion for a player that barely found the field or was barely targeted in the game. Trust the data and trust the process…
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Fantasy Football Podcast: Bye Week Squid Games
October 20, 2021 | Fantasy Football Podcast |by: B_Don
On the precipice of bye week Armageddon, B_Don and Donkey Teeth take a look at some of the ugly RB situations that some of us may have to wade into this week, such as the Browns without Nick Chubb or Kareem Hunt. Jalen Hurts swings from dynasty jewel to must sell depending on who you talk to, but where do DT and B_Don sit on the subject? Speaking of controversial young QBs, Tua Tagovailoa came back this week and reports are just as varying on him. Beyond what we think about Tua, it could be good for his rookie WR, Jaylen Waddle. The guys go on to discuss the Seattle WRs without Russ, Jonathan Taylor, Darrel Williams, and A.J. Brown.
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Weekly Rankings for 2021 Fantasy Football: Week 7
October 20, 2021 | Weekly Rankings | 32 Commentsby: Donkey Teeth
Each week I’ll be spending countless hours flipping coins in order to determine an order for my weekly rankings which will be published bright and early each Wednesday morning. It’s an elaborate round-robin coinflipping system for each position. Wide receivers alone take me a full Monday worth of coin flips. And I’m currently in the process of filing for workers comp due to carpal tunnel. But it’s well worth it, knowing that you, the loyal Razzball reader, appreciate my pain and sweat. Just so you know you can trust me, here’s how my coin flipping system stacked up against all of the other 149 industry analysts competing against me in the 2020 Fantasy Pros Weekly Ranking Competition:
Anyway, here’s my week 7 rankings for half PPR 2021 fantasy football that will be frequently updated by coin flip up until kickoff:
*Don’t forget to purchase our tools subscription (we have a FREE 3-day trial!!!) for detailed weekly projections, snap counts and target share data. You won’t regret it!
Please, blog, may I have some more? Rest of Season Rankings for 2021 Fantasy Football: Week 7
October 19, 2021 | Rest of Season Rankings | 11 Commentsby: Donkey Teeth
Tuesdays at Razzball Fantasy Football are going to be “lit,” as the kids say. Although I’m not sure if the kids put it in quotation marks, I’ll have to check in with VH1 on that. Regardless, we have the one and only The Joey Wright leading off every Tuesday morning with his in-depth waiver wire advice column. Then Blair spins his MNF narrative with an eloquent Monday Night Football recap and Paul Blake shares some deep league thoughts. Finally, I’ll bring it up the rear with my rest of season rankings broken down by position. Reminder, these rest of season rankings are only a very rough guideline to be used for trade formulation and other roster decisions. These are geared toward half PPR formats and should be adjusted accordingly for your particular league settings. Anyway, here’s the updated positional rankings for the rest of the half PPR 2021 fantasy football season:
*Note: Sortable rest of season rankings will be published on Thursday afternoons. Until then, check out Rudy’s sortable rest of season rankings and projections. Also, don’t forget to purchase our tools subscription (we have a FREE 3-day trial!!!) for detailed weekly projections, snap counts and target share data. You won’t regret it!
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Dynasty League Waiver Wire Options for Week 7
October 19, 2021 | Dynasty Fantasy Football Strategy | 8 Commentsby: Paul Blake
Week seven will likely be a wild one. Bye weeks begin in earnest, and of course, you have the pile of injuries that continues to stack up. It will be a “last man standing” situation this week. And you want to be Bruce Willis, not Tim Allen. By the way, what pretentious title for the sitcom “Last Man Standing”. It is no wonder that the show was canceled. I know the rest of us are just a bunch of vegan, chai-sipping wussies staring at our phones, but do you think you could outlast all of us? C’mon Tim, Tool Time is over. Don’t embarrass the good folks at Binder. And with that, now on to the list.
Please, blog, may I have some more? Tennessee Wins but Titans Fall: Monday Night Football Recap
October 19, 2021 | Fantasy Football Strategy | 12 Commentsby: everywhereblair
The Titans pulled off a win on Monday Night Football by a matter of inches. That’s right men: those inches did matter. Now go take a cold shower and get ready for the next week of football. For the rest of us, let’s see who survived the war of attrition that has become 2021 fantasy football:
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Wright On Waivers: Week Seven
October 19, 2021 | Fantasy Football Strategy | 30 Commentsby: thejoeywright
I see you there with your lone win, maybe two, and you are starting to worry. This is not at all how you thought the season was going to go when you were drafting back in August. The real fear is starting to sink in of completely missing the playoffs and having to play for your league’s last place trophy, which is probably some horrid garden ornament you must display in your home every day through the following season. I am here to tell you, there options and you guessed it, we are looking towards the silver screen for inspiration. When John Cassavetes’ acting career was in trouble in Rosemary’s Baby he reached out to his neighbors for help, but now he must help raise that baby and apparently something is wrong with his eyes. You could always see your local Godfather for some trade assistance and a deal no one could refuse, but horseheads are in short supply these days. Then again, it is probably better to buckle down and focus on fielding the best lineup you can. Allow me to be of assistance with this week’s waiver wire recommendations.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Buy Miles Sanders?! The same Miles Sanders who has just 29 carries over the past four weeks? Are you smoking crack again, Donkey Teeth? Yes, yes and not at the moment, Mr. Random Italicized voice. Here’s the thing with Miles Sanders: he’s the Eagles most dynamic and explosive weapon (or tied with Jalen Hurts) and they haven’t been giving him the ball. And they’ve been losing games. I’m no longer a rocket scientist—I quit rocket science to write dick jokes and fantasy football advice—but it seems like the Eagles just might realize that they should try giving Sanders the ball. From an opportunity standpoint, Sanders’ percentage of the offensive snaps has been on the rise each of the last three weeks, culminating in a season high of 83% this past week. So the lightbulb may have already gone on in Nick Sirianni’s head. Regardless, Sanders’ consensus fantasy value can’t get much lower and his owner in your league is probably ready to quit fantasy football altogether. He’s a risky investment depending on the cost but there’s a chance Colonel Sanders returns high-end RB2 production over the rest of the season. Anyway, here’s some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy football:
Please, blog, may I have some more?I just got off a Zoom call with Donkey Teeth as he was celebrating his Jonathan Taylor predictions by ziplining through the Himalayas. The first thing I asked him was: is it really safe to string up lines 20,000 feet high across treacherous political borders? The Zoom call cut out at that point, and DT must have started using a filter because his voice sounded really funny after that. DT’s such a clown. Then I asked him how he felt about the Colts’ Jonathan Taylor racking up 145 yards and 2 TDs on 14 carries. DT responded: “We really appreciate his prodigious output on such minimal attempts. We’re going to inspect his process and then implement it down the line such that Miles Sanders starts becoming relevant again. Please shop Razzball.com for your favorite merchandise and tell them Llama Mouth sent you.” Then the Zoom ended. So much for a free service! ENYWHEY.
Let’s check out the big performances from the Sunday slate in week 6 of fantasy football.
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