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Gut Check No.358: Dynasty Mining
Whether you’re prepping for a stretch run or solely looking ahead to the future, this time of year is a good one for acquiring future starters. Waldman has players you should consider (Yes, even suspended ones). LOOK FOR THE HEADSTONE MARKED PAULA SCHULTZ… Tavon Austin, Doug Baldwin, Emmanuel Sanders and Travis Benjamin are WR2s in […]
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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 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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3-Cone Drill Podcast Part I: Ballin’ Out (NSFW)
I join Rivers McCown of VICE and Danny Tuccitto of Footballguys at the Three-Cone Drill to talk all things football and a lot more. If you’re an accountant or an actuary, you’ll probably feel dissed during this podcast. Sorry. I hope you can laugh at yourselves, especially when you don’t have to live the life […]
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Gut Check No.347: Week 2 Sanity Check
Attention department store employees, sanity check in the re-draft department…sanity check in the re-draft. 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.345: Crimes Against Fantasy
The Gut Check Commission investigates teams and players that are under suspicion of crimes against fantasy. Investing in a talent and watching him fail has its own special room in the fantasy owner’s house of horrors. Often the blame goes to the player, especially when he has the capacity to thrill and he can’t deliver […]
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Gut Check No.341: Updated PPR Tiers w/Safe, Balanced, High-Risk Team Builds
Waldman updates his PPR tiers and applies risk-reward thinking as he builds three teams along the way. ABOUT MY TIERS My 2015 tiers have greater subtlety of detail than previous incarnations. It’s not a fully realized fantasy TripTik. I’m not sure it will ever be. One of the differences between my tiers and others is […]