How it feels standing before the fury of the storm that is the Week 8 Bye-Mageddon:   But we will not go gentle into that good night! Don't worry, this isn't English class, I won't continue on with the poem, but you get the idea. These are the fires in which champions are forged. While

Hey, have you heard? It's the Bye-Mageddon! Of course you have, Dear Reader, because you're savvy! After all, you're here reading this and getting a leg up on your competition. Bully for you! It's not all rainbows and sunshine, though. In fact, it's the polar opposite. It's downright bleak out there, y'all. But that means

Oh boy, the times, they are a-changin'! In Week 7 we saw not one but two QBs benched midgame, we saw two more leave with injuries, and those are just the tip of the iceberg. We saw multiple rookies explode in expanded roles. And we saw offensive futility like we almost never have before.  That

Back, back, back again for another week of Unpacking the NFL. If you are new here, welcome! Every Monday, I will be posting a stat/takeaway dump, unpacking different players and fantasy-related situations around the league. Week 7 was a weird one. We had insane comebacks, statement wins, and performance flashes that could shift the fantasy

Welcome to Week 7 of Angles & Leverage! Two more teams are on bye this week, and they are teams that NEED it in the worst way: the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills. Still, that leaves us with 15 games, one of which has already been played. If the Steelers/Bengals game was any indication of

It's Week…Lou hurriedly counts on his fingers, apparently confused as to why they stop at five on one hand…seven! It's Week 7, folks! Boy, time flies when you're having fun. It can also fly when you're having whatever this fantasy season is.  We've got guys returning to lineups, we've got guys missing from lineups, and

Each fantasy football season brings its own version of delicious chaos, but there are a few things we can all cling to as usual. Spooky season is always extra scary for fantasy footballers, with injuries and byes galore. The universal derision for Chris Collinsworth is another unifying force, a rite of each football season. The

It can be tricky as a dynasty manager to stay active in your leagues. As we get into the thick of the season, the roster starts to slowly feel cemented into place. The waiver wire is typically empty in these deeper leagues, making trading your only avenue for change. But trading is hard! Trading involves

I am back for another week of Unpacking the NFL. If you are new here, I will be posting a stat/takeaway dump every Monday*, unpacking different players and situations around the league. *Due to unforeseen circumstances, Week 6's edition has come to you on Tuesday. But hey, at least now I can include both Monday

Have you ever gone to an all-you-can-eat buffet where you pay your money, and you approach the buffet only to see there's a grand total of four choices, and they're the most disappointing versions of those foods that you could imagine? Sometimes that's the waiver wire. But not this week! This week, we've got king