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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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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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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.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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The Gut Check No.353: Dynasties Part I-QBs
“Matt Waldman to aisle 8 for a QB dynasty check…Waldman to aisle 8 for a QB dynasty check.” 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…
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Gut Check Week 7: Diggin’ In
Stefon Diggs RSP Sample, Mettenberger-to-DGB, QBs to ride, and options I still believe in. 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…
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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.349: Week 4
Six years of data that point to your next move at each position after Week 3, a third sanity check, and players I’d trade for and trade away. 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…
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Reads Listens Views 9/25/15
Crooning Lex Luthor, Pluto in high-res, Let It Whip, and Concussion Protocols. Views – Bob Harris’ Shaving Song My wife Alicia is a Rodan + Fields Skin Care Specialist and the R+F product line introduced its new line of male skin care. She gave way a free line of products to the winner of her…
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Gut Check No.242: 2015 Upside Down Draft Strategy
Upside Down Drafting. High Stakes winners have used it, there’s a book on it, and it has even earned a different name. Waldman coined the original name. Learn about his UDD approach for 2015. UDD CLIFFS NOTES If you aren’t familiar with the UDD Strategy here’s the basic explanation of the philosophy, the strategy, and…