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Damn, time flies. We wait all summer after the NFL draft is over for our fantasy football fix to finally get here and then BOOM! Before you know it, you’re out of contention in your favorite league, or hopefully making some trades to stock up ammo for the strech run.
I do just want to make a couple notes on lineup decisions before we get on to this weeks rankings. Something that I find very help is to look up NFL odds or betting lines, in order to get a good idea of what games are expected to finish high in points scored (you obviously want players going in that game). This doesn’t always work, as we saw with last weeks Dallas versus Philadelphia punt fest, but in general it is safe to assume that Vegas knows MUCH more than we do. At some level, the projections are created to bring money in, but they also represent a realistic take on a likely game scenario. Another excellent tool to make start/sit decisions is the Game Level Similarity Projection App over at Rotoviz.com. That tool takes into account a multitude of factors to help determine a low, median, or high projection in a given week for a certain player.
If those tools don’t give you what you seek, feel free to contact me on twitter, @davismattek. I’m always available to answer questions about waiver moves, trades, or start/sit questions. These rankings are preliminary and will be updated periodically throughout the week. Good luck in week eight!
About Davis Mattek
20 Year old student of English at Kansas State University. Writer for Sports Wunderkind, The Fake Football and Hockey, and various other media outlets. Fan of the Cowboys, Thunder, Avalanche and Royals
