Bill Byrne: Small Ball- Advanced Principles of Blind Waiver Bidding

Principles Of Waiver Wire Blind Bidding Bill Byrne, Rosterwatch.com Featured Analyst A style of poker popularized mainly by Gus Hansen (and made even more famous by Daniel Negreanu) is called “small ball.” The idea is to play lots of hands cheaply and then outplay the amateurs who were playing only the more selective, premium hands.

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Draft Jimmy Graham Very Early

TEs Graham, Gronkowski Both Warrant First-Round Fantasy Consideration Byron Lambert, Rosterwatch.com One of the few surefire ways to gain a big weekly advantage this year is to draft tight ends Jimmy Graham and Rob Gronkowski. Draft them early. They will both produce huge fantasy numbers. Expect 12-15 points/game with an amazing upside for 25 points.

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2012 Fantasy RB “Fast Start” Reference Tool

2012 Fantasy RB “Fast Start” Reference Tool Alex Dunlap, Rosterwatch.com Getting off to a fast start in Fantasy Football is important for a number of reasons. The first, and most important reason is that by Week five, you are almost halfway to your fantasy playoffs. An important ancillary reason has to do with game strategy,

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Fantasy WR 2011 Points Per Target – Top 100

Fantasy WR Points Per Target Top 100 From 2011 Alex Dunlap, Rosterwatch.com Photo Credit Fantasy points-per-target ratio helps in identifying (situationally) whether the WR is generally utilized in ways conducive to generating fantasy production (i.e. red zone usage and potentially explosive route assignments.) This is a measure of efficiency as opposed to volume. These are

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Economics 101: Opportunity Cost and Fantasy Football

Economics 101: Opportunity Cost and Fantasy Football Byron Lambert, Rosterwatch.com Even though some might say I triple majored in beer drinking, clam hunting, and experimental smoking techniques, I somehow slipped out of college with a degree in economics. Maybe that’s why this subject seems natural to me; but apparently not everyone finds the concept of

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