Smokey Says: Converting Someone into Kelvin Benjamin

August 24, 2015 | 2015 Buy/Sell, 2015 Fantasy Football | 6 Comments

With preseason, there are always injuries. It just always sucks from a bitter standpoint when it is an actual usable fantasy product. The loss of Kelvin Benjamin to the Panthers is crushing because they aren’t really quite the offensive juggernaut without him. So what do the Panthers do from the standpoint of making it better for you as a fantasy player? Well, personally, I would like some sort of card or maybe a gift basket laying out their complete intentions about the situation at hand. Unfortunately, I actually requested these things and haven’t heard back from the Panthers’ front office. I don’t blame them… really I was probably asking for a lot. So from my perspective, I am going to explore what the they will do to replace the basically irreplaceable at this point of the build-up to the season, which is only two weeks away.

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Target Practice, Week 6: Receiving Is Believing

by: malamoney

Without targets, there would be no receptions. Being targeted is the first, and most crucial factor, to the success of a pass catcher. If the ball isn’t thrown in your direction, you cannot succeed. I decided to take a look at how targets were being spread around among each team and then how each player was converting those targets. Below are the results and I’ve included a link to the Excel spreadsheet (Download) containing the full report. This exercise will only be “targeting” wide receivers and tight ends.

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My Favorite Bluth Is Spelled ‘Gio-B’

September 17, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Daily Notes | 249 Comments

by: Sky

To quote our magnificent G.O.B. Jr, in response to magic tricks, ‘Illusion…A trick is something a whore does for money…’. That pretty much sums up what must be happening in that Cincinnati Bengals backfield at this point. It’s the only way I can sum up the lack of totes for our man Giovani Bernard over The Law Firm this year. But of course, that’s why BJGE is slinging dirty tricks and we get left with the majestic that is Gio-B’s elusive (illusion = elusive, ok? Get it? No? Meh to you too) running style for only 8 carries on that night. But oh, what great carries they were. Bernard finished the night with only 65 total yards – 38 on the ground and 27 via one catch – but he electrified his team and his fantasy owners, scoring 2 touchdowns in rout to a pretty damn good night for only having 9 total touches. Is Gio that good? Yes, yes he is. Are the Bengals smart enough to take advantage of that moving forward? Sadly, I have my doubts. For some strange reason, I keep hearing about these Cincy Cats being in Super Bowl contention this year and from watching the game tonight, I don’t get it. Do they have the talent? Sure. But do they use their talent wisely? Mmmmm, if the discrepancy between BJGE and Gio’s touches say anything, I’m gonna have to say our talented running back is caught up in a state of…Arrested Development? Pinkie to mouth, mo’fo’s! This team seems to be built to play it conservative and moving forward, as much as I like Gio-B, I can’t get behind him being anything more then a low-end flex moving forward this year. I know, I’m heart-broken too but I don’t run the Bengals anymore then I do the Jets (#FreeIvory…#again). This is a team that’s gonna Raconteur it’s way into the playoffs just like it did last year and Gio is gonna be hit and miss because of it, i.e. through no fault of his own. I’m not saying Bernard is a 30 touches a night guy but 9? Cincy? Really? Beads? BEES?!? Ok, Bengals, you keep starting BJGE, we’ll see who brings in more honey. In other 2013 Fantasy Football news from Monday Night Football…

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Sawbones’ Scribings – The Week 10 NFL Injury Report

November 9, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Football, Injury Report | 29 Comments

by: Andrew Nordmeier

Doc is not surprised that Darren McFadden got hurt. That’s right up there with the sun rising in the east, the Cubs being a crummy baseball team and the SEC thinking its the best college football conference since the dawn of mankind. It’s predictable and quite dull. Since McFadden is quickly becoming a charter member […]

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Swinging a 10-Ton Hammer on the NFL Week 10 Waiver Wire

November 6, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Football, Injury Report |

by: Andrew Nordmeier

“And like broken glass you’ll shatter With bloody fists I’ll batter Like a ten ton hammer, son.” “Ten Ton Hammer”–Machinehead With nine weeks in the books, you should fall into one of three categories. If you have three or fewer wins then you most certainly are the nail being driven down into the wood. If […]

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Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math

October 26, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 58 Comments

by: Drew

Formula: Rating = Amount of Talent (Individual + Team Support) + Opportunity Tier I Larry Fitzgerald 20 (10+10) – I have been harping on this for a few weeks. I discussed the situation extensively in Game Day Companion on Sunday. Get Larry Fitzgerald. Period. Steven Jackson 18 (9+9) – Can somebody get this guy a […]

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Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math

October 19, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 37 Comments

by: Drew

The trade deadline isn’t that far away! We should all be throwing out trades right now like nobody’s business, gearing up our teams for a run at the playoffs or more. There are a lot of great trade targets, particularly at receiver sitting out there. Let’s remind ourselves of the formula: Sleeper Rating = Amount […]

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Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math

September 30, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 34 Comments

by: Drew

Let’s remind ourselves of the formula: Sleeper Rating = Amount of Talent (Individual + Team Support) + Opportunity Let the bye weeks begin! This is where we start to separate the men/women from the boys/girls. Depth finally starts to pay off or punish depending on how savvy you’ve been. Again all the players I’m going […]

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Opportunity Knox, But Not Often

September 29, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Football | 44 Comments

by: Doc

We are three weeks into the season and the target numbers are piling up so it’s time to sift through them for some gems or cubic zirconium. Wide Receivers Johnny Knox: In the first 3 weeks his targets have gone 4, 10, 3. Hmmm, not the consistency you want to see. Hester isn’t going anywhere […]

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