MB

Cancel My Hilton Reservation, I’m Staying at the Golladay Inn

September 11, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 News & Notes | 78 Comments

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Well, that was… something.  Not a really exciting day, right? We waited months and months for three players to go over 100 yards receiving today and only two rushers to go over 100 yards as well.  We had a game in Green Bay where there should have been 800 points scored but neither team could get to 20.

Welcome to my weekly recap of the action we saw on Sunday.  So, I physically can’t watch every play of all 12 or 13 games that go on during the afternoon, but I do watch about 6.5 hours of Redzone every Sunday, so you could say that me and Andrew Siciliano are kind of a thing.  I’ll let you know how I interpret things that I see watching live and what I see in the box score.  I’m not going to bore you with paragraphs upon paragraphs on each game but, I assure you that you will know the trends that you need to know to make decisions for your lineup the next coming week.  Let’s start with the most exciting game from a fantasy stand point…

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Fantasy Football Sunday Primer, Week 1

September 10, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 118 Comments

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Welcome the first week of football, which started off the right way Thursday night when the Chiefs and Kareem Hunt made all of the WEEI listernship collectively question their existence. When life gives New England lemons, make me that sweet sweet schadenfreude is how the saying goes, right? Sans the Monday night double-header, we have a full slate of games today, featuring some interesting matchups between the Cowboys and Giants later tonight, and the Seahawks at the Packers. The Eagles and Redskins also piques my interest, much like how watching a 10-care pile up piques my interest. And have no fear, if you’re in the mood to take a nap, may I introduce to the Andrew Luck-less Colts against the Rams? But don’t worry, even the Jaguars versus the Texans can get me down (if the Jags and Texans have positive yardage, does anyone really notice? DEEP.) on opening Sunday, so without further ado, here’s your updated Razzball Fantasy Football Rankings and opportunity to ask those all so important roster questions!

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Kerry Klug

Start ‘Em or Sit ‘Em, Week 1: Luck Lack Luster

September 9, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Start & Sit | 28 Comments

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Just like with my waiver article earlier this week, my suggestions are going to a bit light this week. I’m only going to be making 1 start and 1 sit recommendation per position since it is only week 1. Going forward I’ll have a lot more data, injuries, tendencies and trends from which to base my selections. Also like the waiver wire article, you won’t find obvious names on here — you know to start your studs and bench your duds.

However, as always, please comment like crazy below and I can get to your league specific questions before game day on Sunday!

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benk

RCL Update, Preseason: Week Zero Primer

September 8, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 IDP Leagues, 2017 Industry Duds League, 2017 Razzball Commenter Leagues |

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Welcome to the first installment of the Razzball Leagues Update, where I, BenK,will be your guide through the 2017 NFL season! The Fantasy Football community is an amazing beast and we are beyond excited to use this platform as a way to highlight Razzball’s outstanding readers and commenters while also stirring the pot with a little bit of friendly competition!

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Jay

The Hunt For Red September

September 8, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 News & Notes | 64 Comments

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Welcome, everyone, to the first chapter of the story in which the Patriots win yet another Super Bowl.

Wait, what’s that?

They lost the opener? To Andy Reid? And Alex Smith? (Laughs for nine hours. Stops to breathe. Laughs another nine hours. Another inhale. Sleeps for six hours. Rinse and repeat.) So yeah, football’s back guys. And with it came the usual hour-and-a-half pregame show that generally felt like 127 hours while also at the same time watching the ending of 127 Hours for 127 hours straight. (If I ctrl-effed “hours” right now, my monitor would light up like a Christmas tree.) So of course NBC Sunday Night Football would premier on a Thursday, it’s still a “day”, am I right? Bob Costas looked even more like a shambling corpse than last year. Tony Dungy looked as much like Nosferatu as he ever has. And then we were treated by a Marky Mark recap of last season’s Patriots Super Bowl win, with all the unnecessary lording over that would entail. I was actually surprised he was able to inform us of what happened in the fourth quarter since he checked out in the third with the rest of New England, but the fact remains that only the Patriots could show up a team which they have no rivalry with like it was a team full of Mangini’s.

The actual game itself began in prototypical fashion, with the continued slow evolution of Alex Smith turning in Rex Grossman, a human being who would actually look better if he had cauliflower ear. Think about it. And then there was Kareem Hunt with his first carry as a professional…

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Jay

The Official 2017 Razzball Football Picks

September 7, 2017 | 2017 Draft Tools, 2017 Fantasy Football | 47 Comments

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Ah yes, so we meet again… wait, did we actually formally meet? I mean, technically we’re meeting again, we’ve done this before… but did we really meet? Of course I’m an existential crisis waiting to happen, but that’s only because clinical depression requires so much work. I mean, I’d rather jog than emo, ya know? But back to where we started, this is your (and “our” I suppose) official 2017 Razzball Picks. Or selections. Or whatever nomenclature you prefer. I guess whatever it takes for me not to force you to read word “nomenclature” over and over again. We do this because, frankly, we just can’t write about everyone and everything that we love or hate. I mean, we’re talking about 1,696 players here. And so this is the quick and easy “viewer-friendly” version that allows you to quickly see our likes/dislikes/predictions for all of you to promptly point and giggle at…

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EasyE

We’re Going Streaming!, Week 1: IRMA-GAWD!

September 7, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Streaming | 4 Comments

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Welcome to Week 1 sports fans. All that time spent taking in the awesome draft content here at Razzball and mock drafting from your work computer has led you to the real thing.. And you thought you’d been neglecting your family this past month or so? Child’s play compared to 17 weeks dominated by football. Hope you signed that prenup.

In this space this year, we will be looking at streaming options for your leagues. Generally I will use 65% as a cutoff line, and I will be looking at Yahoo ranks. Typically the best spots to stream are QB and DST and Tight Ends. If there is a demand for kickers or any other positions, I will add them in the coming weeks. Be sure to hit me up in that comment section for anything you’d like to see in this space, or just to talk smack. Now with it being Week 1, it should just be simple and play your studs. But with Irma bearing down on Florida, we now have two teams with byes Week 1 (which I something I never thought I would say). Everyone is in scramble mode. Who should you grab? Let’s get into some plays…

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Zach

Tool Time, Week 1: Football Is Back

September 7, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Tools | 15 Comments

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Hello everyone, and welcome to another day closer to kickoff! Tonight, the Chiefs and Patriots will play, and all will be right in the world. Except for multiple hurricanes, tropical storms and wildfires throughout the country. Let’s get to football!

If you are new here to Razzball and this post, don’t hesitate to quickly brush up on my preview article, where I go over what this article will entail, as well as talking about the fantastic tools we offer here at Razzball! So let’s get into some Razzball-certified picks today at every position, helping you conquer your Week 1 matchups, with some DFS analysis along the way.

Let’s get to it!

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Jay

2017 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings, Week 1: Staff Consensus

September 7, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 55 Comments

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

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 Matt, 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!

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Jay

2017 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings, Week 1: IDP Leagues

September 7, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 IDP Leagues, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 5 Comments

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

As I alluded to in today’s previous Weekly Rankings release (SPOILER ALERT!), football is finally here! And with it comes an assortment of treats. And by treats, I specifically mean alcohol for me. And rankings for you. I’m proud to announce the return of IDP Rankings to Razzball, last seen a few seasons ago, we’ve returned to some of our niche roots. Not only did we add some light (or as the millennials call it: lite) IDP to our Razzball Commenter Leagues this year, but I myself believe that IDP is on the cusp of hitting the mainstream. I also think Armageddon is in the top-10 movies ever made, so take whatever I say with a grain of salt. Or like a huge rock of salt. Regardless, I’m happy to bring IDP back, seeing as how J.Timba was already in charge of bringing that sexy back. HOW CAN THIS MAN HOARDE ALL THE SEXINESS? Oh, that’s why. Let’s get to your Week 1 IDP Rankings!

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Jay

2017 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings, Week 1: STD, Half-PPR, PPR

September 7, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Weekly Rankings | 56 Comments

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

That’s right my friends, we made it. Another football season is about to begin, and to make sure the beginning is as miserable as possible for nearly 95% of the nation, tonight’s opening game features the same team that ended last season: The Patriots. Oh, and the Chiefs are there too, but I can’t take anyone seriously if it involves Alex Smith. But it matters not! For now, we have real football spanning over the next five months (or around a month-and-a-half if you live in Los Angeles), and this real football will, in turn, produce that which will fill our Fantasy Football holes. That makes it sound so crude and coarse, much like my love making. Regardless, with the new season budding with excitement and hope for all fans across the United States (unless you live in Los Angeles), it is now time to release the first iteration of our Weekly Rankings, because if there’s anything I’ve learned during my time here, it’s the world needs rankings. Nay… the world demands them. Honestly, what else is the point of having a Fantasy Football site if not to start knife fights over subjective numerical values? So get your best Ray Lewis going and make the jump for our Week 1 Rankings!

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MB

RazzBlitz Podcast: Apologies to Miko Grimes

September 7, 2017 | 2017 Fantasy Football, 2017 Podcast, Fantasy Football Podcast |

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Welcome back to a football episode of the Razzblitz Podcast. My co-host Zach returns for a week one preview before his journey to Atlanta in an effort to escape Hurricane Irma.  Speaking of hurricanes, it’s been a rough hurricane season for our country, so be sure to give something back if you can afford it.  The best part of giving back during trying times is finding the charity that suits your cause.  Whether it be food and shelter, rebuilding efforts, or helping out the poor animals that are helpless in these situations.  When I find a cause that I believe in, I will be sure to post it on twitter, otherwise you can just give to J.J. Watt’s impressive fund!  For Harvey, I gave to Shea Serrano’s venmo effort that he opened up for a few days and he was able to raise $134,000 to give to seven different charities that he believed in and it was money well spent.

Anyways, we also discuss the Bucs-Dolphins cancellation, my fall out with Miko Grimes, and then we talk about players and match ups that we like from the Week 1 action.

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