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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…
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On the Couch Podcast With Sigmund Bloom and Me
You never know who is going to be on Bloom’s couch. I decided to stand this week. Bloom was kind enough to invite me to talk about my PPR tiers at Footballguys. You can listen to the podcast here. Takes include Steven Jackson, Matt Ryan, Russell Wilson, Antonio Gates, Justin Hunter, Jordan Cameron, Darren Sproles,…
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Reads Listens Views 6/20/2014
Extradition, Austin Peralta, Audible Hangouts, Oregon Coast, RSPWP3, and RSP Post-Draft What is Reads Listens Views? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. I post links on Fridays to content I’m saving for later consumption or pieces that I found compelling. You may not like everything listed here, but you’re bound to like something. Listens/Views…
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The Gut Check No.292: A Trip to The Thrift Store
Fantasy football in May is a month dominated by rookie coverage. It’s a good time to hit the thrift store and shop for values on a longer development curve. Thrift stores are awesome. I arrived at this conclusion somewhat late in life. I held the assumption that the items in these stores were someone…
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Mike Glennon Preview
I’m cautiously optimistic about Mike Glennon’s game thus far. He’s making sound decisions for the Buccaneers and when under heavy pressure, he’s doing a better job of throwing the ball away or taking the sack rather than throwing the ball up for grabs. However, the reason Glennon is performing so well is the team doing…
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The Gut Check No.279 – Assessing the Quarter Pole of the Fantasy Season
Leave at the curb? Wait a few more miles? Ride or die? Which call should you make with these worrisome players? Matt Waldman scouts the fantasy football landscape at the season’s quarter pole. Stranded With Bramel: A true Story This week’s Gut Check begins with a true story (except for one name change – and…
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The Gut Check No. 274 – Upside Down From The 12-Spot
Are you Down With . . . The other night, Footballguys’ Manager Clayton Gray emailed me his satirical paean to Naughty By Nature and the Upside Down Strategy with a link to the team he drafted in the 2013 Huddle Experts’ League. Gray, who won the league in 2012, told me he is 23-3 the…