Trashman’s Garbage Grab: Week 4

It’s the beginning of bye weeks in the NFL, and holes need filling. Consider these trashy treasures in deep leagues and daily contests. Brandon LaFell WR, Patriots: I guess Belichick was listening when LaFell argued about his usage to the tune of 43 snaps and 8 targets last week. He only managed a bit over

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RWi Week 4 Wide Receiver Touchdown Dependency Tool

Just as we’ve unrolled the first running back metrics of the season, here are the touchdown dependency numbers for the Top 50 fantasy receivers through three weeks. As we always say, we prefer owning players who are not overly touchdown-reliant for their fantasy production. Often times, touchdown-dependent players are “overproducing” in the short-term, while less

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Cut Bait, or Just Wait? Who to Drop, Who to Keep in Fantasy

Each of us has that player on our team that has a big name – or a stellar performance just under the surface – that is keeping them on our roster. Things change quickly in fantasy though, and the key is to know when to disregard the pedigree and move on to new blood or

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RWi Week 4 Running Back Touchdown Dependency Tool

With three weeks’ worth of hay in the barn, it’s time to unroll the first touchdown dependency metrics of the season. Generally speaking, between two players with the same production, long-term, we prefer the less touchdown-dependent player. Those who are heavily reliant on touchdowns often see a decrease in production over the course of the

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DECLASSIFIED: Blake Bortles Week 4 Fantasy Outlook vs. San Diego Chargers

RosterWatch Nation, I have a couple of confessions. 1) I’m in love with Blake Bortles as a player and I have been for quite a while. 2) I’ve been waiting since he was drafted to write about him. 3) In my recent sleep-deprived state I believe he is better (in fantasy) than the quarterbacks some

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Trapasso’s Finest Fantasy Matchups: Week 4

Eli Manning vs. Redskins secondary Giants offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo went on the record saying he wanted quarterback Eli Manning to complete 70 percent of his passes this season. What?! Yeah, 70 percent. Actually, it wasn’t a crazy expectation. Sure, Manning’s never even hit achieved a 63 percent completion rate, but he’s spent his NFL

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RWi RosterWatch Matchup Tool – Week 4

This is a proprietary weekly tool provided by RosterWatch. It is designed to be a decision-making tool for gauging the defensive opponents your fantasy players face. If you are new to this, our time-tested, most popular tool, the instructions couldn’t be simpler, and can be found below. To use the tool, think about your fantasy

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RosterWatch Waiver Wire Cheat Sheet: Week 4

This is a weekly tool provided by RosterWatch. Winning fantasy football means being active on the weekly waiver wire. You have to be, as the season morphs before our very eyes from week to week in dramatic fashion. It’s nearly impossible to go coast to coast in any competitive league with the team you drafted.

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The Fantasy Fallout: Coming Into Week 4

This is has been the weirdest first three weeks of an NFL season I can remember. If you’ve gone 0-3 during this stretch, don’t give up hope just yet. I have a feeling these wacky weeks are going to regress back to the mean as far as consistent fantasy output from your better players. Also,

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RosterWatch Week 4 Big Tool – Snap Counts, Targets and Touches

This is a weekly tool provided by RosterWatch. Here you can find snap-count percentage data, targets and touches for fantasy-relevant players across most every offensive-scoring format. The RosterWatch Big Tool will be updated through the day on Mondays and Tuesdays as we input the data from the games into next week’s rankings projections. The Waiver

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