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Matt Waldman’s Top 10 At Footballguys (Free Preview)
Matt Waldman’s weekly Footballguys article covering the NFL is available for free this week. Most of you know I am a Senior Staff Writer at Footballguys.com. I’ve been with the site since 2009 and I love working there. One of my favorite parts of writing for one of the oldest and best sites of its…
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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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The Audible: On The Couch – NFL Fantasy Football Podcast
I join Bloom On the Couch for a discussion as we approach the mid-point of the fantasy season. Some of the discussion points: Sammie Coates Todd Gurley Jamaal Charles/Spencer Ware Ryan Tannehill Dak Prescott/Tony Romo Longshots-come-true that I’m stashing in dynasty leagues Falcons offense Kenneth Dixon-Terrance West Link http://media.blubrry.com/mattwaldmanrsp/podcast.footballguys.com/2016/Footballguys-Audible-2016-Vol148a.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download…
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The Top 10: Preseason Week 2
Tajae Sharpe, Jadeveon Clowney, Dak Prescott, Keenan Allen, and Marvin Jones are among the players making my top-10 Preseason Week 2 story lines. THOUGHTS ON ANALYZING THE PRESEASON The most difficult part of analyzing preseason football is maintaining balanced judgment. We see flashes of ability, technique, and production and we can let our enthusiasm…
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Gut Check No.372: Stategic Musings From a Dynasty Mock
Waldman riffs on his strategy and broader points about team-building in a recent staff dynasty league mock. In a part of the city where the streets are named after states and the mansions straight out of William Faulkner intermingle with the squalor of Harry Crews, Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama isn’t much unlike the outdoor…
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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 Gut Check No.367: What Makes a Fantasy WR1?
Waldman examines players capable of top-tier wide receiver fantasy production in 2016. What does a prototypical fantasy receiver look like in a 12-team league? Is he earning a lopsided majority of the workload in the passing game? Is he the leading option in a balanced attack? Does a specific combination of physical skills matter? Do teammates…
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The Gut Check No.366: Over-Under, TE ADPs
Waldman’s first pass at the 2016 tight ends 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…
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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…