I sat down with Jacob Myers of Rotoviz to discuss the Rotoviz Dynasty League draft, and the current state of our rosters (Hint: I drafted Dennis Pitta and Percy Harvin in the first 3 rounds), the ramifications of the Jeremy Maclin, Dennis Pitta, and Percy Harvin injuries, underrated late round running backs and other fantasy football podcast topics. Sports Wunderkind Fantasy Football Podcast With Jacob Myers Of Rotoviz
In a recent draft I was in, Danny Amendola was drafted before Hakeem Nicks went off the board. Fantasy Football Calculator ADP has Amendola exactly one spot above Nicks, and while I am certainly a fan of Amendola and have him higher than Expert Consensus Rank on FantasyPros, in no scenario can I imagine valuing Amendola higher than Nicks in a standard format.
I assume that if you have read enough Sports Wunderkind stuff, both from myself and Coleman, that you are generally aware of Rotoviz and the going’s on over there. What follows are all the pieces that Coleman and myself have written over the course of the offseason. Davis’ Works Steve Smith: Slot Machine July 28, 2013 C.J Spiller is… Undervalued? July 27, 2013 Wisconsin Running Backs, Montee Ball, and NFL Production July 27, 2013 Eric Decker, Wes Welker and the Importance of Touchdowns July 25,…
If you are a fantasy football degenerate desperately trolling the Fantasy Football Twitter for training camp updates, you already know Dennis Pitta dislocated his hip, and as of this writing, is reported to have had surgery for the injury. Pitta was in line for a big fantasy football season after the departure of Anquan Boldin left a gaping hole at the WR2 position. I looked at some of the options that the Ravens have to fill that slot, but regardless, Pitta was going to heavily…
Scoring touchdowns is good. Just inherently, scoring touchdowns is a good thing. I certainly don’t believe in the concept of “nose for the endzone”, at least just from watching players, but there are players who are inherently skilled at scoring. For fantasy football purposes, consistency by the way of yards is pretty nice, but finding players who are adept at scoring, by usage or by skill is valuable. For wide receivers, it’s easier to identify physical traits that aid in helping score touchdowns (height, large…