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Coming as a surprise to no one with how their season has transpired so far, the Chicago Bears are a mess with essentially a lame-duck coach. Sunday’s last-second minute loss at home to a short-handed Baltimore Ravens team is just another notch in the post of how poorly this team has performed this year, thanks […]

Fresh off of their World Series championship, the Atlanta Braves are riding high into the offseason, greedy to do whatever they can to repeat in 2022. As the free agent market begins to develop, there are certain targets that make the most sense for them to target this winter. The most impressive aspect of the […]

You pretty much know what kind of team you have at this point in the fantasy football season, whether you like it or not. But there is still time to steer the ship in the right direction, even with the playoffs quickly approaching. As your waiver wire pickups for Week 11 begin to be formulated, […]

As much as many fans of the NFL do not want to admit it, the New England Patriots look to have struck gold again at quarterback, this time with Alabama’s Mac Jones. As he has commanded the team’s offense with poise in his first season, he profiles to be the winner of the league’s Rookie […]

Entering into the 2021 NFL season, the normal cast of superstar players were expected to, yet again, dominate the stat sheet for their respective teams. But this season has also had its fair share of breakout stars, providing even more options for fantasy football rosters to take advantage of. All across the league, players have […]

Across the 2021 fantasy football season, there have been plenty of players that exceeded their expectations, as well as players that have fallen short of their expectations this year as well. Hopefully, for your team(s), you were able to roll with the punches and not have too many of the underachievers on your roster(s). The […]

Week 9 may have been one of the craziest weeks for fantasy football, as many of the ‘better’ teams came up short against inferior teams. Those outcomes also affected fantasy matchups, as players like QB Josh Allen, RB Austin Ekeler, and WR Julio Jones all struggled this weekend. But fear not – Week 10’s waiver […]

What do you get when you combine a struggling team coming off a very impressive win and a struggling team coming into its first prime-time home game since 2007? Well, you get a New York Jets team that gets handled by the Indianapolis Colts. As these two teams met up for Thursday Night Football, the […]

If you are a connoisseur of the NFL Draft and you are a fan of the Los Angeles Rams, you may have some bad news coming your way – at this point in time, their collection of picks for the 2022 NFL Draft is quite barren, but for good reason. Without considering their pending compensatory […]

With the potential season-ending injuries popping up, Week 8 provided a lot of unneeded players going down, ultimately setting your fantasy football rosters back. But the week can still be salvaged, provided your waiver wire pickups are timely and help fill any gaps vacated by injured players. Perusing your waiver wire certainly can be a […]

There really is no way around it – it is amazing that the Houston Texans have one win this year. The ongoing off-field saga with Deshaun Watson and his pending legal issues, the unwillingness of any candidate to take over as head coach, and all other off-field issues certainly have impacted the on-field product that […]

Currently fighting an uphill battle in the NFC North, the Minnesota Vikings have struggled to a 3-3 record this season so far. With Dalvin Cook dealing with injuries and the team looking sluggish at times, the NFL trade deadline comes at a great time that could see Minnesota choose to improve the roster. There are […]

Getting close to the halfway point of the NFL season means that your fantasy football squad has an identity – whether it is a good or a bad identity can still be rectified, as long as your waiver wire pickups are made to help improve your roster(s). Heading into Week 8, you made it through […]

Entering into the 2021 NFL season, it was known that the Detroit Lions would be rebuilding under new head coach Dan Campbell. Seven games into the season and still searching for their first win of the year, it is fair to say that that process has been a bit tougher than expected. While Jared Goff […]

Somehow, some way we are already heading into Week 7 of the NFL season, meaning that you have had six weeks to understand what kind of fantasy football roster you have and what your weak spots are. Week 6 opened up plenty of opportunities for potential waiver wire pickups, which is where the upcoming list […]

Imagine putting up 42 points in a game, led by three rushing touchdowns and over 300 passing yards – and still losing. Unfortunately, the Cleveland Browns don’t need to dream about it, as that is how their Week 5 contest against the Los Angeles Chargers turned out. By allowing the Chargers to storm back into […]

After the resignation of Jon Gruden, the Las Vegas Raiders are now in the market for a new coach to lead their team. Even with their strong start to the 2021 season, it will be interesting to see what general manager Mike Mayock and owner Mark Davis prioritize in their next HC option – experience […]

Five weeks into the season, and your fantasy football teams have developed identities, regardless of if they are good or bad ones. With some major injuries having popped up in what seemed to be one of the more injury-plagued weeks so far this year, your waiver wire pickups become even more important. Continuously addressing your […]

Another week went by, and another fantasy football debriefing period is upon us. But failing to address any shortcomings of your team(s) by not using your waiver wire pickups is a great way to continuously finish last in your leagues this year. All players below are on less than 50% of rosters in all ESPN […]

Three weeks into your fantasy football season is much too early to be panicking about your teams – but you certainly should have a good idea of what kind of team you have going forward. Improving your roster through valuable waiver wire pickups is going to be key moving forward, as it will help plug […]

It seems as though that for any team to ask a full season out of quarterback Carson Wentz is a hard request to follow through on, something that the Indianapolis Colts are finding out first hand. After their 27-24 defeat in Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams, the reliance that this team has on […]

Another week and another waiver wire pickups period for you to attack to help improve your fantasy football teams. Being two weeks into the 2021 NFL season, more and more target shares and snap counts are known for all offensive players, helping paint a clearer picture of who you should and should not target moving […]

Mining the waiver wire for your Week 2 pickups certainly is how you should continue to build your fantasy football lineup – but keeping an eye on the players you already have on your roster and managing them is just as important. And after the kind of week the group of rosterable running backs had, […]

The best time of year is finally upon us – the time of worrying about how our fantasy football rosters are going to underwhelm and disappoint on a weekly basis. But fear not, going through your waiver wires can be the saving grace for putting up a bad week. All of the below players are […]

There are always a few rookie wide receivers making the transition into the NFL that ride the wave of potential, and not all of them are first-round picks. For Terrace Marshall Jr. and the Carolina Panthers, while he may be looked at as the fourth option in the passing game, he has the traits to […]

Typically, rookie wideouts that are not selected in the first round of the NFL draft enter into their first training camp with mediocre expectations at best, especially with other established veteran options in front of them. But with the kind of firepower that head coach Kliff Kingsbury requires for the Arizona Cardinals, it is fair […]

On top of adding quarterback Zach Wilson and running back Michael Carter in this year’s NFL Draft, the New York Jets went out and grabbed a high-profile wide receiver in Elijah Moore to hopefully improve their stable of pass-catchers. As Moore enters the league out of Ole Miss, he joins a team that is devoid […]

Running backs are a dime a dozen in the NFL, but the better ones are tougher to come across. With the kind of workload this positional group undergoes each and every game, it makes longevity hard for the vast majority of players that fill this group. When considering the impact RB turnover can have on […]

Regardless if you are in a standard or a super flex league format, addressing the quarterback position for your fantasy football team this season holds major importance. But investing in QB sleepers certainly can help you fill out your rosters with running backs and wide receivers early and often, knowing you can grab a few […]

The incoming crop of rookies from the NFL Draft adds even more potential options into the draftable pool for fantasy football, making these fantasy football rookie rankings that much more important. Whether you are looking to add first-year options to your team or just interested in what this group brings to the table, these are […]

With the NFL season just about to begin, looking ahead to what is in store for fantasy football resources is a must, especially concerning running back sleepers. With one additional regular-season game added to the slate (likely pushing the start of your league’s playoffs back) understanding the do’s and don’ts of how to have a […]

The passing game for the Baltimore Ravens is a tough element of their offense to project, especially with the willingness to lean on the running game more than anything. But by bringing in Minnesota’s Rashod Bateman in the first round, Lamar Jackson may finally have his top target moving forward, providing an outlet from relying […]

Entering the league known more for his speed and elusiveness than his abilities as a wide receiver, the New York Giants (after moving down in a trade) decided to add to their wide receiver core by selecting Florida’s Kadarius Toney. Adding Toney to an offensive core that already includes Saquon Barkley, Daniel Jones, and offseason […]

Relying on Jalen Reagor and Travis Fulgham certainly is not cutting it for the wide receiver core for the Philadelphia Eagles, making their selection of Alabama wideout DeVonta Smith in the first round an easy route to take. For head coach Nick Sirianni, pairing a former Crimson Tide wide receiver in Smith with a former […]

The Arizona Cardinals were able to steal away Kyler Murray from the Oakland Athletics and the MLB, and their franchise cornerstone at quarterback was brought in to help right the ship. As the team has brought in stars like DeAndre Hopkins and J.J. Watt, head coach Kliff Kingsbury has all the right pieces in place […]

Having dealt with doubters all throughout his collegiate and professional playing careers, quarterback Lamar Jackson has taken the NFL by storm, running all over the field and earning a League MVP award in the process. Even with the Baltimore Ravens struggling to find postseason success, and with Jackson being continuously compared to other QBs in […]

The Miami Dolphins have quite the wide receiver room heading into their 2021 season, headlined by DeVante Parker, Will Fuller V, and Alabama rookie Jaylen Waddle, which may cut into the first-year player’s impact right out of the gate. Still, his rapport alongside collegiate quarterback Tua Tagovailoa certainly should continue to cultivate and grow, potentially […]

You that community college that is sometimes mentioned as ]alma mater by Aaron Rodgers in Monday Night Football lineup introductions? Yeah, it may sound like he attended Butt with an ‘e’ Community College, but really it was ‘Beaut’ Community College in California. Nonetheless, this specific post is about unknown Aaron Rodgers facts. The two-time NFL […]

Heading into the 2021 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals were needing to address their offensive line and were in a prime position to draft Oregon’s Penei Sewell with their first selection. Instead, they went ahead and added a luxury selection in LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase to an offense that already includes quarterback Joe Burrow and fellow […]