Running back is the most important position in fantasy football. Quarterbacks score more, and tight ends are more scarce, but RB is the mixture of the top guys scoring a lot of points and the production falling off fast as you get down the list, making a true bell cow running back a hot commodity.
The tight ends who succeed in fantasy football on any given week are the guys who find the end zone. That's true of every position, but there is generally less volume fed to most tight ends, so they are more dependent on scoring a TD to secure their place on the leaderboard.
The Thursday night game this week is loaded with fantasy football talent. There are no less than four must-start players and a handful of others who are worth considering. We don't need to waste a lot of time with some of those decisions, but there are a few tougher ones to make early in the week before getting a few days to decide on Sunday/Monday players.
One week of football doesn't tell us a lot. Last year, the Raiders beat the Patriots in Week 1; Vegas then ended up with the top overall pick, while New England made a run to the Super Bowl. In the fantasy world, though, it's all we have to go on, so we have to ignore that it's a small sample and roll it up with everything else we know (or think we know) to make informed decisions.
Hey folks. With training camps just around the corner, some of the bigger names still available are finally finding new homes. There has been plenty of movement around the NHL over the last few days, and the Montreal Canadiens have been especially busy, bringing back some familiar faces while also making a surprising addition.
We spend a lot of time each week talking about offensive football players, and for good reason: those are the guys who drive fantasy football. Some owners will focus solely on those guys, though, and either ignore kicker and D/ST or throw in the same player/group every week without giving it much thought.
FAAB bidding can be the toughest part of fantasy football. Auction drafts follow the same logic of needing to budget, but that is all money that is spent at once, and you don't have to think much about the future. In FAAB, every dollar that you spend now is a dollar that you won't have to use later; it's a fine line between securing good players early and saving for a rainy day (or major injury).
Let's keep checking out fantasy football waiver wire/streaming options for Week 2 by going over weekly projections here!
Let's go over a second round of fantasy baseball waiver wire/streaming options for the week!
Tight end is a tough position to decipher early in the fantasy football season because so many guys are dependent on catching a touchdown to be impact fantasy players. After one week, the guys at the top of the scoring list are those who happened to find the end zone in the first game, so sought-after players will change quickly.
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| Week 6 |
|---|
| ARI @LAR |
| ATL vs CHI |
| BAL @CLE |
| BUF @LV |
| CAR @PHI |
| CIN vs BYE |
| DAL @GB |
| DEN vs SEA |
| DET vs BYE |
| HOU @JAC |
| IND vs TEN |
| KC vs LAC |
| MIA vs BYE |
| MIN vs BYE |
| NE vs NYJ |
| NO @NYG |
| PIT @TB |
| SF vs WAS |
| Matchup | Time | Pitchers |
|---|---|---|
| CLE vs TB | 08:00 EDT EST |
| Matchup | Time | No games scheduled |
|---|
| Matchup | Time |
|---|---|
| BOS @LA | 9:00 PM EST |
| BUF @MON | 7:00 PM EST |
| CAR @WPG | 3:30 PM EST |
| CBJ vs NYR | 7:00 PM EST |
| CHI vs DAL | 7:00 PM EST |
| DET vs SJ | 7:00 PM EST |
| EDM @UTA | 10:00 PM EST |
| FLA vs SEA | 6:00 PM EST |
| NJ @WAS | 1:00 PM EST |
| NSH vs STL | 8:00 PM EST |
| NYI @TOR | 7:00 PM EST |
| OTT @PHI | 7:00 PM EST |
| PIT @VGK | 10:00 PM EST |
| TB vs VAN | 4:00 PM EST |
