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Gut Check No.354: Dynasties Part II-RB Tiers
“Matt Waldman to aisle 9 for a RB dynasty check…Waldman, RB dynasty check, aisle 9.” 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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Gut Check No.351: Week 6
Charcandrick West, SPARQ scores, Green-Sherman duel, McCown-Benjamin connection, and scouting lag. 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 into the mix…
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Gut Check No.350
Potential midseason gap-fillers and temp-to-perm starters as well as buy-lows, Tavon, Godzilla, and the Vikings’ offensive conundrum. 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…
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Gut Check No.338 – Top-12 WRs And Their Offenses
Instead of looking at the talent, lets look at the conditions for top-12 fantasy receiver production. Imagine the prototypical fantasy receiver. Fast enough to pull away from defenders deep and, more important, quick enough to earn separation within the first 10 yards of the line of scrimmage. He’s technically savvy with his eyes, hands, and…
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Footballguys is Giving Away 500 Mobile Draft Apps
As a way of saying thanks for being part of Footballguys, we’re GIVING AWAY 500 of our 2015 Mobile Draft Dominator apps. The work Footballguys is doing with apps is well worth your time as a fantasy owner. Between now and Tuesday evening, you get a shot to get a great fantasy draft tool for…
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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.333: Pivot Players
1+19=20 . . . 12+8=20 . . . 4+16=20 . . . There are lots of paths that lead to the same outcome. It is the same with preparing a draft strategy. As long as it’s a systematic method of travel–projections, average draft position, tiers, etc.–a fantasy owner will build a strong foundation towards a…
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Gut Check No.332: UDFAs to Monitor & Why You Should Care
A look at undrafted free agents you should be monitoring in daily, re-draft, and dynasty leagues. WHY THE UDFA IS A VICTIM OF THE NFL PRACTICE SYSTEM Undrafted free agents (UDFAs) are among the least likely subgroups of rookies to experience success in football, much less make an impact as a first-year fantasy commodity. The…
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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…