by Brandon Marianne Lee | Dec 22, 2015 | ANALYSIS, Quarterbacks |
Pick these guys up! We partnered with RotoBaller to give you accurate and timely waiver wire adds. In turn, they post our podcast to their site (which is centered around setting your weekly lineups). Enjoy! This article originally appeared on RotoBaller Last week this column feature two obvious QB streams that turned out to be…not so obvious. Ryan Fitzpatrick was right at my stream threshold of 15 points. Underwhelming but acceptable. Meanwhile Alex Smith fell victim to game flow as the Chiefs went up 21-7 early behind a big Charcandrick West run and a defensive score. They were able to play clock management the rest of the way and Smith never had the chance to do the damage I believe he was capable of doing here. Lastly, A.J. McCarron which was better than several other deep league options but Jimmy Clausen of all people ended up being the best. Moving on, Week 16 is championship week for many. That probably means you have a stable QB, but I’m sure there are still a few people out there in search of a QB. So let’s turn our heads towards the best of Week 16! A couple players reached the 50% ownership mark this past week but make for nice streams if they are out there - Alex Smith and Jameis Winston. For this article Zach will look at two QBs owned in 50% or less of Fleaflicker leagues and another QB owned in 25% or less to account for the QB scarcity in 2QB leagues. The waiver wire is always thinner this time of the year but there is always...
by Brandon Marianne Lee | Dec 22, 2015 | ANALYSIS, Kickers |
Pick these guys up! We partnered with RotoBaller to give you accurate and timely waiver wire adds. In turn, they post our podcast to their site (which is centered around setting your weekly lineups). Enjoy! This article originally appeared on RotoBaller It’s Week 16 RotoBallers and we’re obsessing over place kickers again! Yes, that’s right – kickers. After all, points are points, and even though kickers are very difficult to predict for fantasy points week to week, having the right one in your Week 16 lineup could be a difference maker. We’re here to give you that life changing analysis you so dearly covet, and help make your kicker start/sit and streaming decisions for Week 16. Who doesn’t need a little help making those dreaded lineup decisions a bit easier, especially in the fantasy leg department? This week Real Talk Raph is going to only list our Top 14 kickers broken down into three tiers. Some of these kickers may have good Week 16 matchups, and be available on your league’s waiver wire, so don’t sleep on your chance to cash in a few extra points via the leg. Week 16 Kickers To Start & Stream: Tiers & Rankings Tier 1 NFL Kickers: 1. Kansas City Chiefs (Cairo Santos) 2. New England Patriots (Stephen Gostkowski) 3. Denver Broncos (Brandon McManus) 4. Carolina Panthers (Graham Gano) 5. Arizona Cardinals (Chandler Catanzaro) Tier 2 NFL Kickers: 6. Green Bay Packers (Mason Crosby) 7. Seattle Seahawks (Steven Hauschka) 8. Minnesota Vikings (Blair Walsh) 9. Dallas Cowboys (Dan Bailey) Tier 3 NFL Kickers: 10. Baltimore Ravens (Justin Tucker) 11. New York Giants (Josh...
by Brandon Marianne Lee | Dec 22, 2015 | ANALYSIS, Defenses |
Pick these guys up! We partnered with RotoBaller to give you accurate and timely waiver wire adds. In turn, they post our podcast to their site (which is centered around setting your weekly lineups). Enjoy! This article originally appeared on RotoBaller If you’re still reading this, congratulations. Championship weekend is upon us, and it’s never been more crucial to squeeze every last point out of your lineup. The right defense can make or break a title run, and as always Bill is here to help you make the right decision. Good luck in Week 16 Rotoballers…may the fantasy gods be ever in your favor! Week 16 Defenses: Playoffs Tiered Starts & Streams Tier 1 Defenses: Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks The Panthers gave up 38 points to the Saints in Week 13 and then allowed the Giants to drop 35 on them last week. However, sandwiched in between those games was a stone-cold shutout of the Falcons, who are the Panthers’ Week 16 opponent. This is a two-man offense, as Julio Jones and Devonta Freeman are the only explosive elements on Atlanta. This is the championship–don’t get cute. Another week, another game where the Chiefs D/ST puts up double-digits. This team has allowed 20 or more points only twice in the last 10 weeks (22 vs. Buffalo in Week 12, 20 vs. Oakland in Week 13), and they have been racking up the sacks, turnovers and touchdowns. They get a ridiculously tasty matchup in Week 16 when the Cleveland Browns come to town, and they should be a top-three defense yet again. Johnny Manziel simply...
by Brandon Marianne Lee | Dec 15, 2015 | ANALYSIS, Wide Receivers |
Pick these guys up! We partnered with RotoBaller to give you accurate and timely waiver wire adds. In turn, they post our podcast to their site (which is centered around setting your weekly lineups). Enjoy! This article originally appeared on RotoBaller It’s not normally in our nature here at RotoBaller to toot our own horn, but after watching Sunday’s games unfold, well … beep, beep. In this very same article space last week, we highlighted Carolina’s Ted Ginn Jr., Seattle’s Tyler Lockett and Cleveland’s Brian Hartline as low-owned wide receivers to target on the waiver wire. All three topped 100 yards, and Ginn and Lockett both scored a pair of touchdowns. In fact, Ginn and Lockett were two of the three highest-scoring wideouts of Week 14 (entering Monday night’s game), along with Doug Baldwin, who topped this list two weeks ago. No, this isn’t an obnoxious brag session, but rather an opportunity to once again stress that great performances can be found on the waiver wire each and every week. And unless your league freezes roster moves for the playoffs, there’s no reason you should diverge from this approach. Many fantasy owners’ seasons are still alive because of Ginn and Lockett. Some of the wide receivers listed below could provide a similar boost in Week 15. Playoff Wide Receivers - Waiver Wire Targets Willie Snead - WR, NO - 38% owned on Fleaflicker The fleet-footed Saints rookie missed last weekend’s shootout loss to the Panthers with a calf injury, but returned with a vengeance in Week 14, shredding Tampa Bay for 122 yards on seven catches. Snead has...
by Brandon Marianne Lee | Dec 15, 2015 | ANALYSIS, Tight Ends |
Pick these guys up! We partnered with RotoBaller to give you accurate and timely waiver wire adds. In turn, they post our podcast to their site (which is centered around setting your weekly lineups). Enjoy! This article originally appeared on RotoBaller Unless you are in a fantasy football league that does not believe in a postseason and goes by cumulative point totals (which is silly), your league is in the thick of the playoffs and hopefully your squad qualified for them. This is not the time to make a boneheaded Leon Lett-like decision if you are in the fantasy playoffs. One lineup mistake where you take out a hero and insert a zero could cost you a title, prize money and may force you to get a tattoo on a buttock. Buffalo’s Charles Clay, Cincinnati’s Tyler Eifert and Carolina’s Greg Olsen all left their games this past Sunday with injuries, so there should be plenty of fantasy owners in the market for a tight end for their playoff contests. Here are three tight ends Craig wants you to consider this week on the waiver wire: Week 15 Waiver Wire — Tight Ends (TE) Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE, TB) — 55% Owned in Fleaflicker Hey, hey! Seferian-Jenkins stayed healthy for two games in a row! So this means he should be safe to steal off the waiver wire if he is still available in your league. It is amazing how well rookie quarterback Jameis Winston has played this year when his second and third-best options in Tampa Bay’s passing attack, Vincent Jackson and Seferian-Jenkins, have been out for the...
