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This is a weird spot in the Fantasy Football calendar. Most of you probably haven’t drafted yet, but many thousands of you have. This means, I’ve gotta start straddling the line between in-season and Draft Prep content.  And I’ve got the perfect solution. Let’s take an early look at some waiver-wire options. Maybe your first waiver-wire run is this week and you’re looking to make some moves. Or, maybe you haven’t… Source link

During the 2021 season, Chargers starting running back and fantasy football darling Austin Ekeler debuted a new weekly series with Yahoo Sports called “Ekeler’s Edge” where he discussed all of his thoughts regarding his own fantasy prospects for that given week while also sharing his own start/sit advice for other players around the league based on his own personal experience playing either with or against him. The show was a very unique look inside the mind of a professional… Source link

In this edition of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast, Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski talk about why the month of September matters for fantasy managers and drafting injured players. Video Transcript SCOTT PIANOWSKI: And one of my big concepts is I think September is an underrated part of fantasy football. Just a thought. And the idea that– all these ideas, oh, I’m going to– what’s the playoff schedule? And I’m going to crush in December. And I want to be 3-0. I want to be 4-1. I want to… Source link

Beer and other concessions were free at Aviva Stadium at the Northwestern-Nebraska game in Dublin, Ireland, because all the credit card machines were down. And because the venue doesn’t accept cash and the machines can’t connect to Wi-Fi, workers at the game gave away as much as they could. How’s this for some Irish hospitality? The Omaha World-Herald, which was covering the event on-site, wrote that people were given “as many as he or she could carry in a cardboard drink carrier. One man… Source link

In this edition of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast, Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens explain why fantasy managers shouldn’t worry about a player or team’s strength of schedule. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] ANDY BEHRENS: People get hung up on strength of schedule all the time. And they particularly talk about, like– you know, I’ve seen this a little bit lately with Najee Harris, a discussion about Najee Harris’s strength of schedule. Oh, it’s really bad. You got to avoid this guy– can’t be… Source link

Average draft position is a very helpful tool in determining who to draft and when, but it’s only helpful if you’re using the right ADP. That’s why for years I’ve written this piece focusing on the ADP on each of the three main sites and how you can take advantage of it. Before we get into the players, it might be helpful to lean on why there’s such a discrepancy. I’d suggest three main causes: analyst rankings, site… Source link

In this edition of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast, Matt Harmon and Frank Schwab talk about the former NC State running back, including how he’ll be fighting for targets in Indianapolis. Video Transcript MATT HARMON: This one’s interesting. Because Colts head coach Frank Reich said it himself, if I was a fantasy owner, if I was going to be in a fantasy league, I think I’d pick Nyheim this year. Obviously, Nyheim Hines. From James Boyd. You’re already shaking your head, Frank. There’s… Source link

Power Rankings are silly. Power Rankings are fun. I like silly and fun things. And you probably do, too. Today’s assignment is to rank how fantasy-useful the 32 NFL clubs are. I considered ADP and market behavior, then added in some scouting takes and a little special sauce (probably Thousand Island dressing). It’s my list and sure, it’s subjective. I welcome your reasonable disagreement at any time: @scott_pianowski on Twitter. Here’s the 1.0 version of Fantasy Power Rankings,… Source link

Aqib Talib won’t be joining Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” broadcast team after all. Aqib told the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Sunday that, following the earlier this month, he will be stepping away from his role with Amazon. Aqib was set to join Amazon as an analyst for its “Thursday Night Football” coverage this season. earlier this month and is now facing murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed a youth football coach. Aqib was present for the incident, and … Source link

The college football season is upon us and so is our annual Top 25. This year Yahoo Sports revealed the teams from No. 11 to 25 at once before we publish each of our top 10 in separate posts in the days leading up to Week 1. That starts with No. 10 Oregon. Previously: 11-25 No. 10 Oregon Following Mario Cristobal’s departure to Miami, Oregon is now on its fourth head coach since 2016. Dan Lanning, the 36-year-old who oversaw Georgia’s historic, national championship-winning defense last… Source link