Will Cam Newton’s Fantasy Football Stock Fall if the Carolina Panthers ‘De-Emphasize’ the Read-Option?
When Carolina Panthers coaches call for the scaling back of an offensive scheme that netted Cam Newton 73 percent of his 2012 fantasy football rushing production, you pay close attention. Whether you scream, “Fire!” in a crowded theater and jolt for the exit is another question entirely. The Charlotte Observer reported June 18 – as […]
Waiting on Running Backs in Fantasy Football Drafts
The sudden – and very much expected – depth at the running back position has created a welcomed opening for fantasy footballers fixated on elite wide receivers. This is why drafting in the dark days of February and March offers only a vague framework of players’ fantasy football value, as team rosters are still a […]
2-QB Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Going QB-QB-QB-QB Early
When writing about 2-QB fantasy football leagues you want to provide as many different 2-QB draft strategy perspectives as possible. There’s no one universal method to draft a 2-QB fantasy team, and you have to open yourself up to a world of varying options. With the depth at the quarterback position in fantasy football pretty […]
Who Comes After Megatron in Fantasy Football Drafts?
There are things in life that are full proof guarantees. Death, taxes, and that Calvin Johnson will be the first wide receiver selected in fantasy drafts this season. Which wideout comes off the board after Megatron, however, is very much up for debate. If you’re an owner who prefers the security of having a top flight pass […]
Fantasy Football: The Denver Broncos Are Begging You to Draft Montee Ball
The combination of Peyton Manning’s praise of rookie runner Montee Ball and today’s release of veteran Willis McGahee could be enough to out-price Ball in fantasy football drafts this summer. The Denver Broncos, with the release of McGahee, was likely less of an indictment on McGahee’s ability than it was the team’s comfort with Ball […]
Fantasy Football Tight Ends: Ideal Streaming Pairs
The argument is a simple one: more tight ends are seeing more footballs come their way, and defenses that struggle against tight ends have become easier to identify and exploit. I’ve made it a bit of an offseason mission to explore the limits of drafting tight ends in the waning rounds of fantasy football drafts […]
Fantasy Football Perspective: Getting to Know the Running Quarterbacks
Cam Newton in 2011 changed the landscape of how quarterback is played in both real and fantasy football. Newton, the first overall selection from the 2011 draft out of Auburn, went on to an historical campaign, setting what, at the time, were rookie records for rushing yards by a quarterback, passing yards, and combined touchdowns passing and rushing. […]
An Updated Look at Where Quarterbacks are Drafted in 2-QB Fantasy Football Mocks
The last time we took a look to see where quarterbacks were being drafted in 2-QB fantasy football mock drafts we had a total of eight 2-QB mock drafts to cull 2-QB data together from. Thanks, yet again, to Etienne Groulx (@curacaobleu), we now have updated 2-QB ADP, which includes 12 2-QB mock drafts to […]