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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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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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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 One Trade Advice Article You Need to Read
I have written close to 500 articles about fantasy football. This is the one I’m most confident will make you a better fantasy owner. It might be the best thing I’ve learned as a fantasy owner in years. Ironically, the person who provided me the majority of this knowledge has no experience playing fantasy football. …
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The Gut Check No. 274 – Upside Down From The 12-Spot
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The Gut Check No.272 – Upside Down Strategy Update
The Upside Down Strategy is not my own; it’s simply one of several methods I write about. Still, many of my readers – including two FPPC winners – have credited it for helping them build exceptional rosters in a high-stakes format and even a counter-terrorism expert has told me the basic philosophy that “once something…
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Footballguys: Reinventing My Dynasty Philosophy
I’m taking a hiatus from dynasty rankings to reassess my philosophies about managing teams in these leagues. This week, I’m examining quarterback data through the lens of something I call career windows. I define career windows as a three-year period in a player’s career because that span of time is known as the average career…