Jeremy Maclin (concussion) missed practice on Wednesday. Occasionally you see a player suffer a concussion on Sunday and return to practice by Wednesday. At another extreme, you have players that miss several weeks with a concussion, something that seems to happen to players with a concussion history. To my knowledge, Maclin does not have a history of suffering concussions, but I suspect he’ll miss this week. I’m thinking it’s a one or two week injury, but with the Chiefs having their bye in week 9 expect him back no later than Week 10.
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The Max Factor: Old Man Palmer
October 22, 2015 | 2015 Buy/Sell, 2015 Fantasy Football | 6 Commentsby: Max
I am BACK! I apologize for my absence last week, as I had some personal issues come up. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. Tehol would. Man, the Cardinals looked so good then they go ahead and lose to the Rams and Roethlisberger-less steelers. I was hoping they could give the Packers a run; lets face it, the Falcons and Panthers are pretenders. They are the Broncos of the NFC. I see the Pats, Bengals, Packers, and healthy Steelers as the only real contendersn. The Cards and Seahawks always have a sneaky chance if they can get it right. Today we’ll talking about the Cardinals offense! I’m sure you could have guessed that. But first, let’s look at how extremely accurate I was at predicting the Post Ben injury Steelers…
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IDP Rankings, Week 7: Snap Back To Reality
October 22, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 IDP Rankings, 2015 IDP Report | 19 Commentsby: Kevin Kumpf
| Period | Accuracy | Rank | High | Low | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 6 | 62.6% | 2 out of 21 | 65.2% | 26.9% | Top 10% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | 3 out of 20 | 60.4% | 50.0% | Top 15% |
By all accounts this has been a weird year for Fantasy Football. On the offensive side of the ball, the combination of high profile injuries and disappointments, as well as the Devonta Freeman Experience, have pre-draft rankings looking like shots in the dark at best. In the IDP world, we had our share of surprises over the first five weeks as well. Some of the unexpected results so far will hold true through the season, but we finally saw some positive regression in Week 6, and that was most evident in Miami. I’ll cover the Ndamukong Suh situation at a different time, but Cameron Wake and Olivier Vernon were the stories of the week to me. Prior to playing Tennessee, these two preseason DL1s had put up a total of 5 tackles, with only one coming from Wake. In one game, they flipped the script and put up a whopping 8 tackles and 5 sacks between them. This is obviously great news for those who held on for that terrible first month, but if for some reason either of these guys were dropped, pick them up immediately. The same goes for Cameron Jordan, who wasn’t nearly as disappointing as the Miami duo, but finally exploded with 6 tackles, 3 sacks, and a forced fumble that he recovered. I say it every year, but it bares repeating: Don’t panic if a highly drafted IDP isn’t producing in the first few weeks (especially a DL). You drafted them for a reason, and unless there is significant injury, your patience will likely pay off.
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Rankings, Week 7: Unless You’ve Got Power!
October 22, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 Weekly Rankings | 165 Commentsby: Jay
| Period | Accuracy | Rank | High | Low | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 6 | 54.0% | 84 out of 131 | 65.2% | 45.7% | Top 65% |
| Week 5 | 54.4% | 37 out of 130 | 59.7% | 41.9% | Top 30% |
| Week 4 | 56.4% | 12 out of 135 | 59.9% | 41.1% | Top 10% |
| Week 3 | 59.1% | 18 out of 134 | 65.0% | 42.1% | Top 15% |
| Week 2 | 53.4% | 85 out of 135 | 65.2% | 46.2% | Top 65% |
| Week 1 | 56.8% | 54 out of 137 | 62.8% | 46.3% | Top 40% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | 28 out of 125 | 59.1% | 47.9% | Top 25% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | 31 out of 125 | 60.7% | 50.6% | Top 25% |
Everyone got to have so much fun with Back to the Future yesterday, but since it was my day off on the site, I couldn’t add to the discussion. And now that I’m here, I really have nothing to say that hasn’t been said by everyone else. I loved the movies. I guess that’s my official comment. So, I had something to add, but it was a really short comment (she’s never said that, I swear), and… it really has nothing to do with Fantasy Football. Regardless, the rankings were rough for everyone last week, with the top-20 “experts”, including yours truly, getting discombobulated. I’d say it was a one week outlier, so let’s see how this batch turns out.
Also, as we went over the Future of Razzball last week, tying into the theme of today’s post, we’ve completely revamped our Fantasy Football Team Name Generator, and released it to the masses. That’s you. You’re the mass. And a quite good looking mass if I don’t say so myself. Not only do we have a new Razzball Contest going on this week (join here!), but I’d like to create another fun event for you, the readers.
I’ll be awarding a random commenter their choice of a Razzball T-Shirt simply by testing the new generator (which can be found here) and submitting your favorite team names in the comment section of any post here on Razzball Football up to next Tuesday. I’ll announce the winner during our Week 8 Rankings post. So let’s see those crazy names!
And now, your Week 7 Rankings…
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Who Are These Guys?, Week 7: Keep Diggs-ing Watson
October 21, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 Roster Strategy | 46 Commentsby: malamoney
Last week The Dillon Panthers, my team in the Razzball Writers League, scored 168.64 points, making quick work of Jay’s team and elevating me to an astounding 6-0 record. Out of all the RCL’s, there are currently only thirteen undefeated teams remaining. Yours truly is fired up to be a member of that list and will look to keep rolling this week. But before we step ahead into the future, let’s jump in our DeLorean DMC-12 and go back in time to last weekend and see what lineup would have been strong enough to have knocked me out of the ranks of the unbeaten.
When asked for a list of players that would have outscored 168.64 points, Biff Tannen opened his Gray’s Sports Almanac and muttered, “How about these buttheads” as he rattled off the following list of players. “Together they combined for 173.81 points. Now why don’t you make like a tree and get out of here.”
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Smokey Says, Week 7: Don’t Let Wilson Get Cast Away
October 21, 2015 | 2015 Buy/Sell, 2015 Fantasy Football | 26 Commentsby: Smokey
So, I always take on the week’s views of who I think you should roster that not everyone else is noticing, or really not paying attention to. The funniest thing is that my posts, for the past four weeks, which start on Wednesday and then echo to the following week, have been right on. Whatever it’s “on”, well, it can be whatever you so desire. They have been so on that I will say that I am a pioneer of sorts, minus the Sacajawea guide and the talks of irrational bowel syndrome from eating undetermined berries. I am normally not one to gloat or blow my own anything, but I just wanted to point out that the people who aren’t reading my post on a weekly basis are basically running to the wire the following week because the guy I told them to pick up just huffed and puffed and blew there fantasy world down. So this week, we are praying on the sick, the weak, the dizzy, and that is in the land of the best steaks I have ever encountered, Kansas City. This is where my home slice, Albert Wilson and beneficiary of this week’s highlight if, and that’s an if, Jeremy Maclin is still concussed. If that’s the case, Wilson will play a prominent role for the Chiefs this week against the Steelers.
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Greetings! There ain’t no rest for the wicked, so I must push forward even while desiring nothing more than a hot bubble bath and a 500th viewing of the Paris Hilton sex tape. It’s a been a long day, a long week for that matter, as the Seattle Seahawks crumbled in the fourth quarter like Nicolas Cage the last time he auditioned in front of Scorsese. Now they travel to face their former archrival, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Elder Gods have been sending me signs all week that the final result will send me into the sort of life-altering tailspin that I read about in James Frey’s biography, A Million Little Pieces. You know, the one that turned out to be completely made up after he melted the hearts of Americans everywhere, letting us know that however screwed up we were, that we could overcome any obstacles in our path? Oh powerful Elders, I ask you here and now to bless me with a team I can get behind. Something to believe in to carry me through the unbearable tortures that life bestows upon us! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?
I am Tehol Beddict and this is Disgrace/Delight! Take heed!
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Through the Wire, Week 7: Hoyer Voyeur
October 20, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 Waiver Wire | 93 Commentsby: Geoff
Dearly beloved, we’re gathered here today to discuss a problem that affects us all. That problem is Peyton Manning. Let’s imagine for a moment that all of you are as dumb as the author of this article, and you drafted Manning. I drafted him a lot, like all over. So before you look at me with judgmental stares, understand I’m not very smart, and I make it usual practice to kill as many brain cells as possible. So now that we’ve established the problem (Manning), and the reasons behind it (my lack of intellectual capacity). It’s time to discuss some solutions, and how we can triage this problem. Yes, I really wanted to use “triage” in a sentence…. Let’s begin by saying it’s the Broncos bye week, so even if for some God forsaken reason you decide to hold onto old fuss and feathers, you’re going to need a fill-in. For the rest of us rational thinking normies, we need a replacement. So begins our Wavier Wire adds for Week 7.
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Bear or Bull: The Return of Jafar
October 20, 2015 | 2015 Buy/Sell, 2015 Fantasy Football | 27 Commentsby: Son
In 2012, safety Donte Whitner said Colin Kaepernick’s nickname was Jafar from Aladdin. Works for me. But Jafar was the villain. And Kaepernick is a hero. He led the 49ers to the Super Bowl in his first year as the starter. Ron Jaworski said, “I truly believe Colin Kaepernick could be one of the greatest quarterbacks ever.” Then things started to change. Defenses figured out the read-option. As his weaknesses were exposed, the criticism mounted. Trent Dilfer in 2013 said, “While Kaepernick remains an incredible player and an incredible athlete, his development as a passer has ‘plateaued’ this season, and he hasn’t made enough progress in his second season as a starter.” The hero was slowly turning into the villain.
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The Benchwarmers, Week 7: Barnidge Burner
October 20, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 Roster Strategy | 9 Commentsby: Doug
Luckily there are no major injuries this week that would kill fantasy football owners. Minor injuries? Sure, but that’s what I’m here for. To tell you who to stash, drop, and even start as well. This week, it’s time to part ways with some of our high draft picks even though my heart is literally in pain having to tell you some of them. Even though I did love some of them, I don’t as much anymore and have to let them go for the next “hot thing” to come along.
Please, blog, may I have some more? NFC East Wars: The Derp Awakens
October 20, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Daily Notes | 100 Commentsby: Jay
Everyone have their Philadelphia-patented projectiles ready? Good. Let’s go. Let me just establish right off the bat, I did this. I’m the one who asked for derp. And the derp Gods did not disappoint in the slightest. In fact, the only competent thing about last night’s game was the premier of the newest Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, (which you can watch after the jump if you missed it, I’ve already watching it like 98 times… in the past hour). To make an apt Grudenism: “THIS GAME, I CALL IT “EPISODE I”, BECAUSE WE’RE HERE FOR STAR WARS, BUT WE’RE SEEING A SH*T-SHOW INSTEAD.” Honestly, if you watched this game, you wonder if Tom Coughlin might be the one to retire before either Manning. And I include Eli, because it might have been a possibility during half time. There were three fumbles, three interceptions, penalties galore, an injured middle-linebacker… and that was just the Eagles! So here’s a very technical football question for everyone: how did they win? Remember, we’re talking about the hurry up three-and-out offense that the Raiders perfected, and that Chip Kelly added his own uniqueness to this season, that was in full force last night… It’s almost as if the teams were playing each other knowing that the winner would win an all expense paid trip to Somalia. So here we are. The Giants beat Washington. Washington beat the Eagles. And the Eagles have now beaten the Giants. The circle of… derp? Yeah, I think so.
Note: I’d like to congratulate the winner of the FanDuel Razzball Contest that ended last night. “ksmily06” was the winner of our 55-player league, and comes away with $60.00 and a free buy-in the upcoming week’s million dollar contest (a $25.00 value)! All top-12 finishers ended up part of the prize pool, and don’t worry, if you missed out on this contest, you can join in the next contest starting this Thursday!
Please, blog, may I have some more? Monday Night Football Live Thread, Week 6: Giants vs. Eagles
October 19, 2015 | 2015 Fantasy Football, 2015 GameDay Notes | 14 Commentsby: Jay
As any Razzball reader would attest, to me, these NFC East games are always considered to be beautiful bundles of absolute derp. The last prime time divisional match-up was in Week 3 when Washington took on the Giants. In that Thursday Night Live Thread, I had mentioned that the Cowboys and Giants games usually provided enough for my own personal derp quota (along with Washington versus the Gaints), and I feel like I left out this particular divisional rivalry, which has had it’s own highlight moments and unique (lol) fan experiences. This season’s first divisional game between the two teams is interesting in that we get to make fun of Chip Kelly more for being so innovative this offseason, and also keep a close look on Eli Manning to see if he’s learned anything about clock management. To his credit, Manning’s already surpassed Andy Reid in that area. There’s a lot at stake tonight, as we are approaching the half-point of the season still waiting for a team to take advantage of the Cowboys injuries which should have gifted first place to whatever team wanted it. Like a incredulous bizarro game of hot potato, not one NFC East team has taken the bait, and all seem content wasting away in the great football ocean of mediocrity. Which could also describe the Atlantic. So here we are, Monday Night Football and the battle for first place in the NFC East. Smart money says this ends in a tie…
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