Borat 2, the presidential debate and Thursday Night Football. What do they all have in common? Young girls. We have Rudy G trying to bang a very young woman (allegedly) in Borat 2. We have two 70 year old men bickering like school girls during the presidential debates—no offense to our two school girl readers. And then we have two quarterbacks throwing footballs like little ladies on TNF, or so we expected. But Carson Wentz wasn’t feeling much like a sissy man against the Giants defense, going 25/43 for 359 yards, 7 carries for 14 yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown and 1 interception—he now has 10 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns on the season. Pigskinonator saw this huge game coming when nobody else did, ranking Wentz as its #7 QB compared to the FantasyPros expert consensus ranking of #16. The pig-bot is really starting to heat up now that it has more data and extra slop to chew on. Sign up now for a 3-day free trial! Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday for fantasy football:
Please, blog, may I have some more?DeSean Jackson
Rest of Season Top 80 Wide Receivers: Week 7
October 21, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Football, Rest of Season Rankings, Top 80 WR Rankings | 26 Commentsby: al_FF_red
Your WR top 80 8.0 is here! We’re getting some studs back playing on the field, so that’s a bonus to the upper tier. As a rule, injuries will always bump guys down. I am generally pessimistic that players will return on time at full strength without a setback.
This list is not league or format specific, but it is based on 2020 rest-of-season projection only. When thinking through tiers and rankings I asked myself simply – “all things considered who would I rather have on my roster?”
Please, blog, may I have some more?Your WR top 80 6.0 is here! Now we not only have to deal with injuries, we have to account for COVID inactives and postponements. Some shuffling in the top 12 but until the injured elites return, tier 1 remains a two man show.
This list is not league or format specific, but it is based on 2020 rest-of-season projection only. When thinking through tiers and rankings I asked myself simply – “all things considered who would I rather have on my roster?”
Please, blog, may I have some more? Rest Of Season Top 80 WRs: Week 4
September 30, 2020 | Fantasy Football Rankings, Fantasy Football Strategy | 9 Commentsby: al_FF_red
Your WR top 80 5.0 is here! Injuries to the top wideouts have caused quite a shift in the landscape. Now that about a quarter of the fantasy regular season is in the books, some big tier jumps and falls have taken place as I am now putting more weight into current events and waving goodbye to my off season beliefs.
Please, blog, may I have some more? Rest of Season Top 80 WRs: Week 3
September 23, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Football, Rest of Season Rankings, Top 80 WR Rankings | 26 Commentsby: al_FF_red
Your WR top 80 4.0 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?”
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The Shadow Coverage Report – Week 2
September 18, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Strategy | 4 Commentsby: Bobby LaMarco
The Shadow Coverage Report – Week 2
Team: Chicago Bears
Opponent: New York Giants
WR1: Allen Robinson
Shadow Coverage Match-up: James Bradberry
Historical Production vs. Shadow Coverage
| Allen Robinson vs. Shadow Coverage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Games | Rec | Yards | TDs | PPG |
| All other opponents | 22 | 5.5 | 72.4 | 0.4 | 12.4 |
| Vs. Shadow Coverage | 7 | 4.6 | 44.1 | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| Vs. James Bradberry | N/A | ||||
When reviewing Allen Robinson’s career stats vs. shadow coverage he had 2 big games and 5 duds. His big weeks came vs. notable corners Marshon Lattimore and Darius Slay where he turned 12 targets into 80 yards plus yards and a score in both. The interesting thing about the Saints game is Lattimore shut down Robinson when he covered him on 67% of his snaps, but Robinson was able to dominate in the slot which helped him finish with a strong day. The remaining 5 games Robinson struggled, failing to get to 50 yards or score in any of them.
Please, blog, may I have some more? Rest of Season Top 80 Wide Receivers: Week 2
September 16, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Football, Top 80 WR Rankings | 4 Commentsby: 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?”
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Week 1 Fantasy Football Primer: The Journey Begins
September 13, 2020 | Fantasy Football Gameday | 86 Commentsby: MB
It was a defining Saturday for the running back position heading into the first Sunday of the NFL season. There was huge news for three top 10 running backs. Two of those have a big reason to celebrate and another will be staying home on Sunday. Welcome to fantasy football in the year of our Lord Twenty-Twenty. There is never a dull moment.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Here comes your week 1 disclaimer! Individual roster talent has everything to do with how you use the information in this post. Different folks have different strengths and weaknesses on their roster. If I say that I don’t like JuJu Smith-Schuster this week and you are in a 14 team league and your next best option is Sammy Watkins, that doesn’t mean that you should take “sit JuJu” as gospel. It just means that I like other players in a certain player’s tier more. I’ll specify if I think a player is going to put up a donut. Let’s sort through the rosters and find the plays for week 1.
Please, blog, may I have some more? The Shadow Coverage Report – Week 1
September 10, 2020 | 2020 Fantasy Football, Shadow Coverage Report | 4 Commentsby: Bobby LaMarco
The Shadow Coverage Report – Week 1
Team: Minnesota Vikings
Opponent: Green Bay Packers
WR1: Adam Thielen
Shadow Coverage Match-up: Jaire Alexander
Historical Production vs. Shadow Coverage
| Adam Thielen vs. Shadow Coverage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Games | Rec | Yards | TDs | PPG |
|
All Other Opponents
|
23 | 5.5 | 69 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
|
Vs. Shadow Coverage
|
5 | 5.8 | 76.8 | 0.6 | 14.2 |
|
Vs. Jaire Alexander
|
1 | 8 | 125 | 1 | 22.5 |
Season long Recommendation – Start
After a lost 2019 Adam Thielen looks to bounce back quick vs. division rival Green Bay and tier 2 shadow corner Jaire Alexander. Last season the Packers used Jaire Alexander to shadow Stefon Diggs, but with Diggs now gone Thielen will most likely draw coverage from the Packers top corner. The last time Thielen squared off directly vs. Alexander was in Week 12 of 2018. Thielen got the best of Alexander torching the Packers for 8-125-1. A big key for Thielen is he plays a lot of his snaps in the slot, and even vs. notable shadow corners like Marshon Lattimore he has shown he can win in these match-ups. This is why I got a Thielen that sitting him is a bad idea. Did you see what I did there…no…ok moving on.
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