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Gut Check No.355: WR Dynasty Tiers
“Matt Waldman to aisle 10 for a WR dynasty check…Waldman, WR dynasty check, aisle 10.” Although the majority of my leagues are dynasty-IDP formats I don’t do dynasty rankings. Barring an unforeseen event, I don’t have the time for at least another 2-3 years. But it’s by far one of my favorite realms of this…
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The Gut Check No.353: Dynasties Part I-QBs
“Matt Waldman to aisle 8 for a QB dynasty check…Waldman to aisle 8 for a QB dynasty check.” Although the majority of my leagues are dynasty-IDP formats I don’t do dynasty rankings. Barring an unforeseen event, I don’t have the time for at least another 2-3 years. But it’s by far one of my favorite…
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Gut Check Week 7: Diggin’ In
Stefon Diggs RSP Sample, Mettenberger-to-DGB, QBs to ride, and options I still believe in. Welcome to my in-season column. If you’re seeking strategic tips, match-up advice, game observations, IDP info, and dynasty advice with a little bit of current “football” events opinion (if anything involving the madness of the NFL commissioner’s office actually qualifies) added…
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Gut Check No.349: Week 4
Six years of data that point to your next move at each position after Week 3, a third sanity check, and players I’d trade for and trade away. Welcome to my in-season column. If you’re seeking strategic tips, match-up advice, game observations, IDP info, and dynasty advice with a little bit of current “football” events…
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The Gut Check No.337: PPR Tiers and Mocks
Imagine you’re planning a car trip from Atlanta to Austin. There are several routes you can take. One of them is a 13 or 14-hour trek through Mobile, Alabama, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas. Another takes you through Birmingham, Jackson, and Shreveport. MapQuest, Google Maps, or your car’s GPS will give you the directions,…
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The Gut Check No.335: Practicing Your Trade
The best advice for fantasy football trades? Avoid them. If you must pursue a deal, Matt Waldman shares techniques that will help. Getting sick of my analogy that building a winning fantasy roster is like building a sturdy table? I’m about there. This is the last time. I swear on the life of Bramuel L.…
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The Gut Check No.334: 20 Insights for Building a Winner
Practical and philosophical advice on team building, roster management, and negotiation from fantasy experience old enough to vote and join the military. If my fantasy football experience were a person, he could vote. He could defend our country. Next year, he’d be legal to drink in the U.S. Length of experience holds limited value. Quality of…
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The Gut Check No.331: Colts WR Duron Carter
Gut Checks is a series of one-player articles designed to help fantasy owners understand what to notice–good or bad–when watching specific players. The players in these articles are fantasy prospects–regardless of Average Draft position–that Matt Waldman believes are worth monitoring this year. Duron Carter’s football career is on trial and the prosecution has a great…
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The Gut Check No.330: Gut Checks-WR Cody Latimer
Gut Checks is a series of one-player articles designed to help fantasy owners understand what to notice–good or bad–when watching specific players. The players in these articles are fantasy prospects–regardless of Average Draft position–that Matt Waldman believes are worth monitoring this year. There are some rookie prospects where I try to keep my admiration on…
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5 Draft Strategies That Will Make You a Better Fantasy Owner
GREATNESS COMES FROM PRACTICE When it comes to the success of readers, fantasy writers are concerned about short-term matters: Which players are on the rise/decline, where to get value this year, which strategies work well this season. These topics are all panaceas if you want to be a good fantasy owner “this year.” But one…