Jay

2016 Fantasy Football Auction Values

August 5, 2016 | 2016 Draft Strategy, 2016 Fantasy Football | 8 Comments

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Well, this is it, one of the last required information dumps (hehe, dump) for the masses in preparation for the 2016 Fantasy Football Drafts that are all coming in a month or so. We just have a few more dynasty rankings, projections, and some other surprises coming, but we are almost set in terms of laying down the foundation of this year’s fantasy content. And then, we can actually talk about all this stuff we’ve been releasing, providing context and yo momma jokes galore. And for those of you who have never played in an auction draft, or for those of you who do nothing but make it rain when you hear the words Antonio and Brown in the same sentence, I’ll go over some pointers and overall auction strategy soon, as to facilitate moderate to heavy alcohol consumption without the fear of drafting Mark Sanchez just because you thought nachos would have gone great with that glass of bourbon. Literal nachos would have, mind you…

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2016 Dynasty Rankings: Quarterbacks

August 4, 2016 | 2016 Fantasy Football, 2016 Rankings |

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2016 Rankings: Top-200 (Standard) | Top-200 (Half-PPR) | Top-200 (PPR) | QB | RB (Standard) | RB (Half-PPR) | RB (PPR) | WR (Standard) | WR (Half-PPR) | WR (PPR) | TE (Standard) | TE (Half-PPR) | TE (PPR) | K | DST

Dynasty Rankings: Top-150 | QB | RB | WR | TE | Top-50 Rookies

Year Accuracy Rank High Low Percentile
2015 57.5% 22 out of 123 59.9% 51.6% Top 20%
2014 58.1% 31 out of 125 60.7% 50.6% Top 25%

As mentioned in our Dynasty Top-150 post the other day, it’s our first time doing dynasty rankings here at Razzball and we’re continuing the trend by bringing you the position-by-position rankings. We’ll go a bit faster with these and have them finished up on Monday so we can move to the rest of our preseason content. So enjoy this blitz of rankings after the weekend! (See what I did there? Blitz? Oh you saw.) Only the best here at Razzball. Or the worst. Who even knows anymore…

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Son

Jordan in Chicago

August 4, 2016 | 2016 Buy/Sell, 2016 Fantasy Football |

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Jordan and Chicago go together like peaches and cream, Le’Veon Bell and weed, the sun and the moon, the Jets and Al Toon, wind and water, Johnny Manziel and TMZ fodder, night and day, and Razzball and fantasy pay days. The last championship for the Bears was back in 1985. It looks like management is trying to hearken the ghosts of past success by merging the iconic name of Jordan with the Windy City again.

With the 150th overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected running back Jordan Howard of Indiana University. Howard is 6’0″, 230 lbs and runs a 4.60 40-yard dash and 7.14 3-cone. He’s not a gangbanger with speed. Rather, he’s more like an agile bulldozer with NOS. Raise the front blade and watch defenders succumb.

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Jennifer

Hit It or Quit It, Preseason: Can Tate Crawl Out from Unda’ his Doubters?

August 3, 2016 | 2016 Buy/Sell, 2016 Fantasy Football | 23 Comments

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Well hello again, all of my lovelies!  Did you miss me?  I am sorry that I had to abandon you halfway through your abysmal, injury-plagued seasons last year, but it seems that my work as a Fantasy Royalty called me away for many an Ambassador duties.  Not really, I was basically traveling the globe and the deepest, darkest reaches of the planet to find some kind of Medicine Man or Voodoo Priestess to lift this Black Widow Curse from me, to no avail.  But, I digress.  How are you all holding up?  I know you missed me, it’s okay, you don’t have to admit it (I can read your thoughts.)  So, anyhoo, here we are again.  The 2016 NFL season is closer than that stalker who is STILL living in my bushes outside (I need to start charging that creeper rent).  I promise you, I won’t leave you again this season, as long as you stick with me.  So, to rekindle all the love we shared and the memories we’ve made over the years, let’s spend a little time together today, get to know one another again, turn the lights down low, and turn on the Fantasy lovin’ with this little preseason edition of Hit it or Quit it…

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Jay

2016 Dynasty Rankings: Top 150 Overall

August 3, 2016 | 2016 Fantasy Football, 2016 Rankings | 10 Comments

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2016 Rankings: Top-200 (Standard) | Top-200 (Half-PPR) | Top-200 (PPR) | QB | RB (Standard) | RB (Half-PPR) | RB (PPR) | WR (Standard) | WR (Half-PPR) | WR (PPR) | TE (Standard) | TE (Half-PPR) | TE (PPR) | K | DST

Dynasty Rankings: Top-150 | QB | RB | WR | TE | Top-50 Rookies

Year Accuracy Rank High Low Percentile
2015 57.5% 22 out of 123 59.9% 51.6% Top 20%
2014 58.1% 31 out of 125 60.7% 50.6% Top 25%

Welcome to the first annual Razzball Fantasy Football Dynasty Rankings list-a-roo. I capped it AND italicized it, because it’s just that special. Just like my first time with your mother… Spoiler Alert! We’re doing things keeper league style, dynasty style… whichever nomenclature you prefer. Basically, if you hold onto players for more than a year, these are the rankings you’ve been waiting your whole life for. Whole life maaan. (Seriously. I think…) Remember, the process for this list is quite unique, in that this isn’t your list. It’s my list. So, yeah, I’ll love guys a lot more than you will, or vica versa. And I think these differences can be even more pronounced in this format. It’s just the way it is. So yeah, if you stuck me in a dynasty league this very instant, this is pretty much the list, in order, of who I’d personally want long term. Things like previous production, expected 2016 production, projections for 2016-2018,  future potential, age, position, and injury-risk are all things I bake into the rankings. Because what is a Jay post without a food or cooking reference? NOTHING. Regardless, I’m pretty sure that the big takeaway here is that I believe in the Oxford comma. And I guess a lot of comma’s in general. And short sentences. And baking. And food. And your mother. Word.

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LT Murray IV

Tehol’s 2016 Rankings: Running Backs

August 2, 2016 | 2016 Fantasy Football, 2016 Rankings | 2 Comments

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Tehol’s Rankings: Top-200 (Standard)| Top-200 (Half-PPR) | Top-200 (PPR) | QB | RB (Standard) | RB (Half-PPR) | RB (PPR) | WR (Standard) | WR (Half-PPR) | WR (PPR) | TE (Standard) | TE (Half-PPR) | TE (PPR) | K | DST | Top-50 Rookies

Greetings! How are things? Horrible? Allllllllrighty then!

Wife’s getting her black blown out by the pool guy, and she’s divorcing you, and keeping the home with him? Who cares, football season is upon us. Your 15-year old daughter wast just impregnated by a 35 year old meth amphetamine dealer? No worries, my goodmen, football is here! Mouthed off and were embarrassingly pummeled by a couple of teenagers in front of your wife after you caught her eyeballing one of their bulges? It happens, but football season has arrived!

What we have here is my preseason running back rankings. Obviously, there will be more movement on this list in the next couple weeks than some gym shorts filled with a free-balling Shaquille O’Neal, so let’s not overreact, aaaaaahkay!

Some P.H.A.T. (Preety hot and temptin) young men I like more than the consensus are: Matt Jones, Latavius Murray, LeSean McCoy (kudos to him for stealing mooching Marcus Vick’s baby momma), Carlos Hyde and Jeremy Langford. Disagree with your lord? Do it in the comment section below. I beg of you to challenge thy selves in coming up with a clever way of attacking me. Say one thing for Lord Beddict, he’s never been fully sonned in the comment section. You may think you’ve bested me, but one must be more realistic about these things.

I am Tehol Beddict, and these are my 2016 pre-season RB rankings! Take heed!

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Jay

2016 Rankings: Tight Ends (Half-PPR)

August 2, 2016 | 2016 Fantasy Football, 2016 Rankings | 2 Comments

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2016 Rankings: Top-200 (Standard) | Top-200 (Half-PPR) | Top-200 (PPR) | QB | RB (Standard) | RB (Half-PPR) | RB (PPR) | WR (Standard) | WR (Half-PPR) | WR (PPR) | TE (Standard) | TE (Half-PPR) | TE (PPR) | K | DST

Dynasty Rankings: Top-150 | QB | RB | WR | TE | Top-50 Rookies

Year Accuracy Rank High Low Percentile
2015 57.5% 22 out of 123 59.9% 51.6% Top 20%
2014 58.1% 31 out of 125 60.7% 50.6% Top 25%

And there it is, all the rankings for the 2016 Fantasy Football season. We’ve done standard. We’ve done PPR. We’ve even done half-PPR. On top of that, we have the top-50 rookies. We even have Tehol providing his own rankings for a second year. And let me tell ya, if any one can put the PP in PPR, it’s this guy. And you may think this is the end, not just because Donald Trump is a real thing, but also because I stated that all of my rankings are at completion. Well, technically, that’s true. But for the first time, I will be releasing Dynasty Rankings this week. Now, many of you (dozens, at least) might wonder why this hasn’t happened yet, and I have to be honest, I had never played in the format, and am happy to admit that I’d be uncomfortable providing advice on things I don’t know about. CRAZY CONCEPT, I know. That being said, I’ve taken part in a few dynasty formats the last few years in what I think are pretty competitive leagues, and now being the head of this site for three years, and through an amazing amount of personal bias, have come to the conclusion that I can now provide Dynasty Rankings that can actually help you. So let’s find out! But before that, let’s take care of your final Half-PPR rankings with dat Tight End. Mmm.

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Zach

The Razzball Writers’ 2016 Mock Draft

August 1, 2016 | 2016 Draft Strategy, 2016 Fantasy Football | 6 Comments

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Over the past couple of weeks, we have organized and completed a mock draft for you, the readers, to enjoy and dissect.

I am going to be breaking it down here, in this lovely article.

Our mock draft followed the structure of the RCL’s, in that we were following 0.5 PPR scoring, and in that our rosters were: QB, 2 HB’s, 2 WR’s, TE and a FLEX which is the HB/WR/TE. But instead of drafting a K and D/ST and going the full 15 rounds, we decided to only go 9 rounds.

Yes, we drafted a starting lineup, but we also included 2 bench spots to give you guys an idea of which of us prefers one player over another, in order for you guys to get an idea of which sleepers or breakouts to target in your drafts.

Over the course of nine rounds, I came to find that, once you get into the later rounds, it’s slim pickings for backs and receivers, unlike TE’s and QB’s, where there are plenty of options that we can hang our hats on. That is something that is crucial on draft day. Waiting on QB’s and TE’s until the last possible second, in the hopes of nailing a big sleeper, like last year’s Blake Bortles or Jordan Reed, is not that bad of a plan, and I would certainly not hesitate to go that route.

Our objective is to give you guys an idea for how not only the RCL’s should go, but also your drafts, and how the first rounds should go. Keep in mind this draft board would look a lot different than if we were only drafting with 10 teams, or even 14.

So let’s get started!

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Joseph Patrick

Ambulance Chasers: Feelin’ Green

July 28, 2016 | 2016 Fantasy Football, 2016 Injury Report | 4 Comments

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That time of year is quickly approaching when fantasy football fans everywhere will begin gearing up for the draft. Many players in 2015 started the season with such potential on the fantasy front, only to be sidelined with injuries that jeopardize fan standings around the country. Let’s take a look at some of the more notable injured players and how they look in their quest to return strong this coming season.

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Jay

2016 Rankings: Wide Receivers (Half-PPR)

July 28, 2016 | 2016 Fantasy Football, 2016 Rankings | 8 Comments

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2016 Rankings: Top-200 (Standard) | Top-200 (Half-PPR) | Top-200 (PPR) | QB | RB (Standard) | RB (Half-PPR) | RB (PPR) | WR (Standard) | WR (Half-PPR) | WR (PPR) | TE (Standard) | TE (Half-PPR) | TE (PPR) | K | DST

Dynasty Rankings: Top-150 | QB | RB | WR | TE | Top-50 Rookies

Year Accuracy Rank High Low Percentile
2015 57.5% 22 out of 123 59.9% 51.6% Top 20%
2014 58.1% 31 out of 125 60.7% 50.6% Top 25%

That’s it folks, just one more position to go (tight ends… my favorite if you hadn’t heard), and then our Rankings series for the preseason will be a wrap. Hopefully a chicken wrap, since I’m for turning anything and everything into an edible byproduct. That being said, since I mentioned the other day that this is the first year we have ranked Half-PPR on a position-by-position basis, I might just have a surprise for everyone next week in terms of rankings. I won’t allude to it too much, since I already labeled it a surprise, but a spoiler might be how many things I can actually rank and what’s left to rank. A top-100 Movies of all-time list? MAYBE! (Not really…) Regardless, here are your Wide Receivers ranked in order of preference in Half-PPR leagues…

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Jay

2016 Rankings: Running Backs (Half-PPR)

July 27, 2016 | 2016 Fantasy Football, 2016 Rankings | 8 Comments

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2016 Rankings: Top-200 (Standard) | Top-200 (Half-PPR) | Top-200 (PPR) | QB | RB (Standard) | RB (Half-PPR) | RB (PPR) | WR (Standard) | WR (Half-PPR) | WR (PPR) | TE (Standard) | TE (Half-PPR) | TE (PPR) | K | DST

Dynasty Rankings: Top-150 | QB | RB | WR | TE | Top-50 Rookies

Year Accuracy Rank High Low Percentile
2015 57.5% 22 out of 123 59.9% 51.6% Top 20%
2014 58.1% 31 out of 125 60.7% 50.6% Top 25%

As stated yesterday, I’m happy to introduce position by position Half-PPR Rankings this year, the first time Razzball has ever done this. I can’t quite comment on why we never did this before, seeing as how it’s my own personal choice in terms of playing Fantasy Football, and of course, is our go-to format for the Razzball Commenter Leagues (which will be coming soon). Then again, my memory is probably one of my weaker points, most likely due to copious amounts of alcohol consumption. And other stuff. What were we talking about again? Regardless, here are your Running Backs ranked in order of preference in Half-PPR leagues…

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Jay

2016 Rankings: Top 200 Overall (Half-PPR)

July 26, 2016 | 2016 Fantasy Football, 2016 Rankings | 20 Comments

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2016 Rankings: Top-200 (Standard) | Top-200 (Half-PPR) | Top-200 (PPR) | QB | RB (Standard) | RB (Half-PPR) | RB (PPR) | WR (Standard) | WR (Half-PPR) | WR (PPR) | TE (Standard) | TE (Half-PPR) | TE (PPR) | K | DST

Dynasty Rankings: Top-150 | QB | RB | WR | TE | Top-50 Rookies

Year Accuracy Rank High Low Percentile
2015 57.5% 22 out of 123 59.9% 51.6% Top 20%
2014 58.1% 31 out of 125 60.7% 50.6% Top 25%

And thus, we now closing down the rankings portion of the preseason. Sorta. (Don’t worry, the rankings will be updated whenever news or personal urge demands it.) In regards to the standard and PPR rankings, yes, we’re done, but unlike past years, I’ll be also doing position by position rankings for Half-PPR leagues starting today with the Top-200 Overall. It’s been a long and enduring process in whole, sure, but one that didn’t involve any Ryan Mathews or Melvin Gordon drama (WHEW!), so I proclaim this a resounding success. And just as long as we are busy consuming all this information, can we at least try to make an edible version of these rankings? With bacon? Bacon rankings brah, think about it… Anyhow, I prefer the Half-PPR format the most, and reflect this opinion in our yearly RCL leagues. I just feel the format balances the best of two worlds, much like your mom’s shirt. Wow. That was a next level “yo momma” right there. I know, I know… we only give you the best here at Razzball. The best! Let’s just wrap this up and go to the final installment of the Overall 2016 Rankings… (with our position Half-PPR Rankings to be released this week!)

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