Top 50 Running Backs
NFBC ADP has clearly shown a return to prioritizing running backs early in drafts. There’s nothing wrong with that, but remember the NFBC has remained ‘old school’ as it doesn’t …
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Deshaun Watson — Overrated?
I’ve heard some pundits I have a lot of respect for pan Deshaun Watson as overrated. A moot point, but they didn’t stop there. They went on to imply that …
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Top 50+ Wide Receivers
Coming up with specific rankings is always a challenge because it represents an amalgam of different factors. What follows is not a ‘draft in order’ list. Drafting is part art …
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Blowing Up the Box
To this point, we’ve been talking about NFFC draft strategy using a conventional approach, attacking NFFC drafts by playing the percentages which gives you the best shot of winning that …
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When to Draft Tight Ends
If you take away only one thing from this week’s installment, draft only Running Backs and Wide Receivers in the first seven rounds. The difference in production between the best …
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Size Matters
Baseball season is still in full swing, but it’s time to turn at least some of our attention to the upcoming Football Season. Today we’ll look at some general principles …
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Quarterbacks are King in the NFFC Playoff Challenge
So, with the Eagles upset of the Patriots Sunday, the NFL season is over. With it, the NFFC Playoff Challenge has ended as well. The Challenge had 1419 entries. I …
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Never Draft Tight Ends and Quarterbacks Early. Really???
If you’ve read any fantasy football blog, or listened to any fantasy football “expert,” you’ve heard the adages, “Never draft a tight end in the first five rounds,” and “Never …
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NFFC Playoff Challenge
It’s been a while. My last Outside the Box column was posted back on March 3, 2010. In that column, I wrote about, among others, Michael Bourn, Raul Ibanez, Nyger …
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Compartmentalizing Defense and Other Things
One common error I see in DFS number crunching (and season long leagues, for that matter) is in analyzing matchups based on yards allowed or fantasy points allowed to a …
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