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5-Yard Rush Podcast: Player Evaluation with Rookie Scouting Portfolio Author Matt Waldman
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio heads across the pond for a conversation on the 5-Yard Rush Podcast about the RSP and 2020 NFL Draft. In this very special Pre-Draft episode Stocks & Murf are joined by RSP author Matt Waldman. The Rookie Scouting Portfolio is an in-depth Scouting Guide on 151 players for Fantasy Football. […]
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On The Couch 11.22.2016
Sigmund Bloom and I chop it up on the Audible podcast special. Good times on a Tuesday afternoon talking football and fantasy with by bud Sigmund. Here’s the link and here are some of the topics: The Cowboys offense as a successful experiment in team building and strategic management. The Patriots offense moving forward. Inspiration […]
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Steve Volk: In Defense of Trade Deadlines (Or Why Adam Harstad Is The Wrong Choice For America)
According to Steve Volk, Adam Harstad just happens to be wicked, dangerous, and clever enough to be a threat to all we hold dear in fantasy football. By Steve Volk The trade deadline in my favorite dynasty league is coming up, on Nov. 15th, and frankly I couldn’t be happier. I note with no small degree […]
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The Gut Check No.369: Winning The 2nd Half of Your Draft
Waldman continues his examination of his ADP list and guides you through choices that you can win with. Last week’s column walked you through a redesigned ADP list. The format of the list revealed salient points that became the basis for various draft strategies. The focus of the piece was the first 9-12 rounds of […]
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Gut Check No.368: Developing a Draft Strategy
Waldman turns an ADP list sideways and takes you through the process of developing a draft strategy. Upside-Down Drafting is now right-side up. I wrote about not taking running backs until the fifth round well before social media became popular. And it’s not like I was the originator. Paul Charchian was writing about it (“Do-the-Opposite”) before the […]
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The Owner’s Dilemma (Or, Why I Drafted Hunter Henry)
Philadelphia Magazine staff writer, author, and fantasy owner Steve Volk discusses how he balances the opinions of football analysts with those of his own. By Steve Volk As an “amateur” fantasy football player, the kind who subscribes to Dynasty football sites but doesn’t write for them, the cycle of rookie drafts and in-season roster management constantly […]
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The Gut Check No.365: Over-Under, QB ADPs
Waldman’s first pass at 2016 quarterbacks through the lens of average draft position. Precision is overrated in May and June. The archery, surgical lasers, and nanotechnology will have its time in July. This spring, it’s all about horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear weapons at the office of the Gut Check. We all have to start […]
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The Gut Check No.363: Over-Under, WR ADPs
Waldman’s first pass at the 2016 wide receivers through the lens of average draft position. Precision is overrated in May. The archery, surgical lasers, and nanotechnology will have its time in July. This spring, it’s all about horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear weapons at the office of the Gut Check. We all have to start […]
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The Gut Check No.362: The Late Show/Emerging Talents
You may look at some of these 13 late-round prospects and think, NEVER GONNA HAPPEN, but Steph Curry and Bill Walsh beg to differ. When it comes to late-round prospects and waiver wire wonders, you may never become the Stephen Curry of fantasy football. But there’s a reason the NBA MVP has awesome range: Preparation […]
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Gut Check No.358: Dynasty Mining
Whether you’re prepping for a stretch run or solely looking ahead to the future, this time of year is a good one for acquiring future starters. Waldman has players you should consider (Yes, even suspended ones). LOOK FOR THE HEADSTONE MARKED PAULA SCHULTZ… Tavon Austin, Doug Baldwin, Emmanuel Sanders and Travis Benjamin are WR2s in […]