1132 Results for playoff

FBO: Don't get sleepy on Floyd

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

Football Outsiders applies their metrics to NFL Week 12 fantasy, telling you 32 players to consider starting and 32 players to avoid at all costs. A sleeper? Malcolm Floyd of the San Diego Chargers.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

FBO: Bye-bye, bye week season

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

Football Outsiders analyzes the 32 players with the most favorable matchups in Week 11 fantasy. Among them: Rashard Mendenhall, Pierre Thomas, Kurt Warner, Nate Washington and more. With bye week season over, you'd better be ready to get value.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Scout Team: Exploiting availability bias

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

Conventional fantasy wisdom often can be distorted for your gain, thanks to a phenomenon known as the availability bias. Scott Burton shows you how before consulting Insider's Fantasy Scout tool for nine bits of unbiased advice for your team.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

FBO: Week 10 matchup projections

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

Football Outsiders breaks down the best fantasy matchups of 2009 NFL Week 10. Here's a big hint: Start a lot of Vikings (vs. Lions) and Ravens (vs. Browns), including generally-subpar-this-season Todd Heap.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Scout Team: QBs to buy and sell

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

Scott Burton uses the history of human narratives -- seriously -- to explain why you should be trying to sell Donovan McNabb and other QBs who have thrived in the red zone. Plus, he uses the Fantasy Scout tool to offer advice at RB and WR.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Scout Team: The perfect trade offer

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

In harnessing the power of hyperbolic discounting, ESPN The Magazine's Scott Burton provides the framework for the perfect fantasy football trade offer. Plus eight useful projections from Burton's old pal, the Insider Fantasy Scout tool.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Pass Plays: Week 9 pickups

KC Joyner, ESPN Insider

KC Joyner highlights a few readily available pass-catchers who can give your fantasy team a shot in the arm for Week 9 and beyond.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Brees vs. NYG an exception, not the rule

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

Yes, Football Outsiders told you sit Drew Brees last week. Yes, they'd tell you to do it again. Brees' performance was the exception to the projection model, not the rule.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Pass Plays: Week 7 pickups

KC Joyner, ESPN Insider

Are you a fantasy owner who is struggling at wide receiver? Then fear not -- KC Joyner has found plenty of talent available on waiver wires to help you in the coming weeks.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

The Scout Team: Rip 'em off

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

Scott Burton explores ways to manipulate trade partners with some visual help from the animal kingdom and statistical help from his favorite machine, Fantasy Scout. Oh yeah, and Michael Turner is about to unleash the fury.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009

FBO: Week 5 fantasy matchups

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

Football Outsiders uses its advanced metrics to analyze Week 5 fantasy matchups. Among the findings: Start Jerome Harrison and Marion Barber, anyone on the Vikings is a good play and don't expect immediate returns from Braylon Edwards.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Correia a pleasant surprise for Padres

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey says the Padres' Kevin Correia has been a pleasant surprise this season and is setting himself up to be a decent fantasy draft pick next year.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009

Stewart still has room for growth

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey takes a closer look at Ian Stewart's swing, which is improving but still could use a lot of work.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Cutter helps Buckner's effectiveness

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey discusses how the addition of a cutter has made Billy Buckner more effective thus far.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 20, 2009

Fantasy matchups: Week 1

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

Football Outsiders' advanced DVOA metric is your key to fantasy greatness this season, and they have a list of Week 1 starts and sits to get you off on the right foot.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009