Ryan Grant I get it. Everyone wants their 2nd or 3rd round picks to have a certain wow factor. Everyone wants their 2nd or 3rd round picks to have 1st round upside. Ryan Grant is a player that has never received much respect in the fantasy community in the wow factor. And really, Ryan Grant [...]

Joe Flacco I am not sure what it is about Joe Flacco that lures people to reach for him. Perhaps people are looking at his overall point totals from last year and forgetting Flacco started 16 games in 2009, something that only 12 other quarterbacks did. Perhaps people are expecting the Anquan Boldin signing to [...]

If you caught my breakout article last week you understand my affinity for using Pro Football Focus ratings for their ability to predict future success. This week we look at Pro Football Focus to see if we can see some commonalities that led to fantasy busts in 2009 and if we can apply anything that [...]

Pro Football Focus ratings are one of the few platforms that can identify how a player performed with limited snaps. So often the players that played well in limited snaps become breakout players the following year as their opportunities increase. Talent is important, but the most important thing I am looking for in identifying a [...]

Every year, the approach towards drafting evolves. Most notably it changed in 2008 when the 1st and 2nd round running back selection approach seemed to be completely thrown to the way side. Now, it is common for as many quarterbacks and wide receivers to be selected in the first round as running backs. In fact, [...]