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“Playing Your League” Tell me if this sounds like you.  Your startup draft order has been finalized.  Based on your draft position, you begin running through all the hypotheticals.  You have a general idea about which top players will probably be gone by the time you’re up.  You begin to think about whether you want to trade up or even out of the first round.  Will you attempt to reach on any players you believe are primed for a breakout campaign?  Will you look to draft a talent surplus at a specific position and risk having roster imbalance?  While there...

Week 11 was full of surprises. The Eagles almost went down to the Titans, the Cowboys molly-whopped the Minnesota Vikings, and all of our typical fantasy stars seemed to take the week off. This week was so out of the ordinary we even have a kicker on the Breadwinners list. Without further ado, let’s get it on! Breadwinners Tony Pollard dallascowboys.com Tony Pollard has been a man on a mission. He has finished as a top 10 RB in each of his last 3 games and is now a top 10 RB in all scoring formats for the season. He...

Welcome back to the Waiver Watch! Got another busy week of action on the wire as managers are scrambling to stay in the playoff hunt.  Quarterbacks  Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns – I’ve mentioned Watson the last few weeks, and will say it one more time.  If you can afford a roster spot for one more week, grab Watson now before he’s officially back and the competition to add him goes up.  We haven’t seen Watson play in a year and a half, but if you’re trotting out the low ceiling streamers like Goff, Cousins, Stafford, etc. then it’s worth the...

Week 11 of the NFL season is here! We have a great slate of games and a ton of teams on Bye week. As the NFL season continues to kick things into overdrive we are here to provide you insights into the league from some of our favorite brands and analysts. Joining our staff today is special guest: Brandon Peebler from The Backyard Blitz     skysports.com Green Bay finally won a football game and despite their season long woes, currently sit just one game behind the final wild card spot. What are the chances that the Packers turn their...

Week 10 is in the books and what a week it was. The highlight of the day was the slugfest between the Vikings and Bills which culminated with one of the sickest catches of all time. We got to witness another breakout performance from Justin Fields and the emergence of an actual WR in Green Bay. Let’s get it on.  Breadwinners Justin Fields espn.com Justin Fields has been the best football player on the planet over the last three months. Let’s not kid ourselves. Fields went ballistic again this week, securing his second consecutive QB1 overall week, and fourth consecutive...