FBO: Week 9 matchup projections
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders checks in with its weekly look at players whose matchups will elevate or deflate their fantasy value Sunday. Plus, as temperatures drop, they look at the effect weather has on fantasy performance.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Chargers and Giants meet at a crossroads
Adam Schefter...ve asked a question for which there is no answer, sort of like: Who's better, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning? Both teams need the win. Q: I know the Giants are playing terribly...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Tip Sheet notes: Loomis builds a winner
Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.comSaints GM Mickey Loomis has done a masterful job of building a winner in New Orleans, writes Len Pasquarelli.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Scout Team: The perfect trade offer
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineIn 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.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009
FBO: Week 8 matchup projections
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersWe never thought we'd say this, but Marc Bulger and Matthew Stafford are perfectly legitimate fill-in QBs this week, according to Football Outsiders' matchup projections. But who else should start and sit in Week 8?
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009
The Scout Team: To the extreme!
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineIf your first salvo in fantasy football trade negotiations is a bit inflated, you'll benefit in the end. It's science. Plus, nine bits of Fantasy Scout's cold, mathematical analysis for Week 8 and beyond.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009
New crop has followed Ryan, Flacco
Matt Williamson, Scouts Inc.Scouts Inc.'s Matt Williamson breaks down six quarterbacks, including Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan, who have become starters early in their careers.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009
Quick Reads: Brees was not the hero
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders shines its metrics on NFL Week 7 with these observations (among many): Drew Brees was not a hero; Carson Palmer continues to shine; LaDainian Tomlinson's downward slope continues and Matt Cassel turned in the worst QB performance.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009
FBO: Week 7 matchup projections
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders looks at every Week 7 matchup and separates fantasy football boons from busts. This week: Beware the Steelers' defense, Adrian Peterson owners; unleash your best Pats and Colts; and don't trust Rashard Mendenhall.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009
Brees vs. NYG an exception, not the rule
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersYes, 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.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009
Passing fancy
Seth Wickersham, ESPN The MagazineFor the November 2, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine, Seth Wickersham explores the evolution of route-running in the NFL. It's gone from choreography to chaos in some respects.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009
FBO: Week 6 Quick Reads
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders applies their metrics to skill position players for Week 6. The findings: Drew Brees' day versus the Giants was among the best quarterback performances in the past 15 years and Tom Brady's day versus the Titans was pretty darn close.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009
FBO: Week 6 fantasy matchups
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders uses its advanced metrics to analyze Week 6 fantasy matchups. Brace yourself. You're going to want to sit Drew Brees this week.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009
FBO: Week 5 Quick Reads
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders' Quick Reads study for Week 5 reveals much, including: Roddy White is an elite WR, Larry Johnson really misses the Chiefs' old O-line, it might be VY time in Nashville and there was actually a QB worse than Derek Anderson on Sunday.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009
Scouts Buzz: Harrison better than ever
Matt Williamson, Scouts Inc.Scouts Inc. examines the domination of pass-rushers James Harrison and Jared Allen, the Cowboys' identity issues and more.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009
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