Yeah, it can feel like that sometimes. You do your best, you study the ADP, you listen to all the experts, you put more work into your hobby than you do your actual job, and crush your draft. Of course, some guys don't perform as well right out of the gate. "That's OK," you think
By Optimus StaffPublished On: November 3rd, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending, waiver wireComments Off on Week 10 Waiver Wire Adds For Your 2025 Fantasy Football TeamTags: Breece Hall, Brenton Strange, Brian Thomas, C.J. Stroud, calvin ridley, carolina panthers, Carson Wentz, Christian Watson, cleveland browns, cole kmet', Colston Loveland, Cooper Kupp, Davis Mills, Dontayvion Wicks, Durham Smythe, Dyami Brown, Isaiah Davis, J.J. McCarthy, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jake Bobo, Jake Browning, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jayden Daniels, Jayden Reed, joe flacco, justin fields, justin herbert, ka'imi fairbairn, Luke Musgrave, Marcus Mariota, Matthew Golden, Parker Washington, Tank Bigsby, Tim Patrick, tory horton, Travis Hunter, trevor lawrence, tua tagovailoa, tucker kraft, tyrod taylor, will reichard
Look, we get it. It's Week 9. We no longer all have sunny, rosy, happy vibes. This is when the season feels like a slog. The teams you drafted with so much hope have bitten the dust, and even the ones doing well are limping along, taking on water. Well, get those bailing buckets working
By Optimus StaffPublished On: November 1st, 2025Categories: DFS/Betting, Dynasty, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on Friday Vibes: NFL Week 9 Storylines and 2025 Fantasy Football OutlookTags: Aidan O'Connell, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, baltimore ravens, Brian Thomas, Brian Thomas Jr., Brock Bowers, Buffalo Bills, d'ernest johnson, Dallas Cowboys, denver broncos, Geno Smith, houston texans, indianapolis colts, Jacoby Brissett, Jakobi Meyers, Kansas City Chiefs, kyler murray, las vegas raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, puka nacua, rhamondre stevenson, Sam Darnold, Terrell Jennings, Travis Hunter, TreVeyon Henderson, trevor lawrence
Welcome to Week 9 of Angles & Leverage! We're post-"BYE-mageddon," and I hope everybody made it out in one piece. We have a normal number of teams (four) on bye this week, with the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all taking a well-deserved week off. We have some clarity
By Kevin TompkinsPublished On: November 1st, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, StrategyComments Off on NFL Week 9 Fantasy Football Angles & LeverageTags: Amon-Ra St. Brown, bijan robinson, Brock Bowers, ceedee lamb, Chris Olave, Christian McCaffrey, Courtland Sutton, D.K. Metcalf, Dak Prescott, davante adams, Drake London, Drake Maye, george kittle, George Pickens, Ja'Marr Chase, james cook, Javonte Williams, Jayden Daniels, Jaymyr Gibbs, Jonathan Taylor, Jordan Addison, josh allen, Josh Jacobs, justin herbert, Justin Jefferson, Kimani Vidal Ladd McConkey, kyle monangai, Kyren Williams, Michael Pittman, Nico Collins, Patrick Mahomes, puka nacua, Rashee Rice, Rome Odunze, Tetairoa McMillan, Trey McBride, tucker kraft, Tyler Warren, Xavier Worthy
Sets rankings aflame with the breaking Travis Hunter news. Oh, hi, didn't notice you there. Oh this? No, this is nothing. Just my dying hopes and dreams of the 2025 fantasy football season and 'fun.' Burning bright, only to flicker out and die without so much as a gasp. Oh, I'm so sorry, you didn't
By Optimus StaffPublished On: October 31st, 2025Categories: DFS/Betting, Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on Higher or Lower? Fantasy Football Players We’re Backing or Fading in Week 9Tags: Brian Thomas, C.J. Stroud, chase brown, dalton schultz, Dyami Brown, James Connor, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jaxson Dart, Jayden Higgins, Jaylin Noel, joe flacco, keenan allen, Ladd McConkey, mac jones, michael carter, Mike Evans, Nico Collins, Oronde Gadsden, Parker Washington, Quentin Johnston, Riley Moss, robert woods, tank dell, Tre Harris, trevor lawrence, Trey Benson, Tyquan Thorton, wandale robinson, Xavier Hutchinson
Hello everyone, and welcome to what I hope will be the first of many Thursday Therapy sessions with Evan Sather. Each week, Evan will get to unleash some of his inner fantasy football-related thoughts that I imagine many other managers can relate to. Buckle up and strap in for Thursday Therapy Week 9. Thursday Therapy:
By Optimus StaffPublished On: October 30th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, Storytime, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on Thursday Therapy: Fantasy Football Week 9 with Evan SatherTags: Aaron Rodgers, Brett Farve, Cade McNown, caleb williams, Henry Burris, jordan love, Nate Wiggins
As we hit the halfway point of the season, I am taking some time to revisit and update my dynasty rankings. In doing so, it has highlighted some of my biggest hits and misses of the year. It felt like a pertinent time to delve into those misses and investigate what line of thinking, or
By Mike VadalaPublished On: October 29th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on Revisiting My 2025 Dynasty Rankings: What I Got Wrong (And What I Learned)Tags: 2025 Dynasty Rankings, cam skattebo, dynasty fantasy football, harold fannin, keenan allen, kyler murray, Quentin Johnston, Tyrone Tracy
You did it! You survived Bye-Mageddon. The worst is behind us...sort of. The injury demon has struck again. Right before Week 8 kicked off, managers thought they had their lineups set, only for a key player to be ruled out at the last minute, throwing rosters into chaos. Between surprise inactives and new injury updates,
By Optimus StaffPublished On: October 27th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending, waiver wireComments Off on Week 9 Waiver Wire Adds For Your 2025 Fantasy Football TeamTags: Andy Borregales, andy dalton, Brashard Smith, bryce young, caleb williams, cam skattebo, cam ward, chase brown, Chimere Dike, cincinnati bengals, cole kmet', Colston Loveland, Courtland Sutton, Drake Maye, Dylan Sampson, Greg Olson, hunter henry, Isaiah Davis, Ja'Tavion Sanders, jason sanders, Jaxson Dart, jerome ford, joe flacco, justin fields, Kayshon Boutte, Malik Nabers, Patrick Mahomes, Rashee Rice, Riley Patterson, Samaje Perine, San Francisco, saquon barkley, stefon diggs, Tank Bigsby, Troy Franklin, tyjae spears, Tyler Lockett, Tyler Shough, Tyrone Tracy
Guess who's back, back again? Oh, it's me! Back again with 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 8 included National Tight End Day! I, for one, was excited! It is usually
By Carly MangerPublished On: October 27th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending, Unpacking The NFLComments Off on Unpacking the NFL Week 8: The Stats You Need NowTags: aaron jones, bijan robinson, Bo Nix, Breece Hall, bucky irving, Cam Newton, cam skattebo, Charlie Kolar, chase brown, Christian Kirk, Christian McCaffrey, Courtland Sutton, Dallas Goedert, dan marino, David Njoku, de'von achane, derrick henry, Emanuel Wilson, Garrett Wilson, george kittle, Gunnar Helm, harold fannin, hunter henry, j.k. dobbins, Ja'Marr Chase, Jake Browning, Jake Tonges, jalen hurts, james cook, Jayden Higgins, Jaylen Waddle, Jaylin Noel, joe flacco, joe mixon, Jonathan Taylor, Jordan Mason, josh allen, Josh Jacobs, justin fields, Kayvon Thibodeaux, keenan allen, kimani vidal, Kirk Cousins, Ladd McConkey, lamar jackson, mac jones, mason taylor, nick chubb, Nico Collins, Omarion Hampton, Oronde Gadsden, Quentin Johnston, rachaad white, rhamondre stevenson, RJ Harvey, Rome Odunze, Samaje Perine, saquon barkley, sean tucker, Tank Bigsby, Tee Higgins, tony pollard, TreVeyon Henderson, Troy Franklin, tucker kraft, tyjae spears, tyler huntley, Tyrone Tracy, Woody Marks, zavier scott
Welcome to Week 8 of Angles & Leverage! As every single fantasy football content creator inserts the term "BYE-MAGEDDON", we get ready for this week without our Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Parker Washington (and the rest of the Jacksonville Jaguars), and the Las Vegas Raiders, I suppose. We have some
By Kevin TompkinsPublished On: October 25th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, StrategyComments Off on NFL Week 8 Fantasy Football Angles & LeverageTags: A.J. Brown, Alec Pierce, Alvin Kamara, andy dalton, baker mayfield, bijan robinson, Bo Nix, Brashard Smith, Breece Hall, Brock Purdy, cade otton, caleb williams, calvin ridley, cam skattebo, ceedee lamb, chase brown, Chimere Dike, Chris Olave, Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbard, cole kmet', Colston Loveland, Courtland Sutton, D.J. Moore, D.K. Metcalf, Dak Prescott, Dallas Goedert, Dalton Kincaid, dalton schultz, Dandre swift, daniel jones, de'von achane, derrick henry, DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks, Drake London, Drake Maye, Durham Smythe, elic ayomanor, Emeka Ebguka, Garrett Wilson, george kittle, George Pickens, Greg Dulcich, harold fannin, isaiah likely, Isiah Pacheco, j.k. dobbins, Ja'Marr Chase, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jake Ferguson, Jalen Carter, Jalen Coker, jalen hurts, james cook, Jauan Jennings, Javonte Williams, Jaxson Dart, Jayden Daniels, Jayden Higgins, Jayden Reed, Jaylen Waddle, jaylen warren, Jaylin Noel, jeremy mcnichols, Jerick McKinnon, Jonathan Taylor, Jordan Howard, josh allen, Josh Downs, Josh Jacobs, justin herbert, Kameron Johnson, Kareem Hunt, Kayshon Boutte, kendrick bourne, Kenneth Gainwell, Kirk Cousins, Kyle Pitts, L'Jarius Sneed, Marcus Mariota, Mark andrews, michael penix, Michael Pittman, nick chubb, Nico Collins, Parker Washington, Patrick Mahomes, Patrick Ricard, Patrick Surtain, Quinshon Judkins, Quinyon Mitchell, Rashee Rice, rhamondre stevenson, Ricky Pearsall, Rico Dowdle, Rome Odunze, Romeo Doubs, Ryan Flournoy, ryan miller, Samaje Perine, saquon barkley, Sauce Gardner, stefon diggs, Sterling Shepard, Taron Johnson, Tee Higgins, Terry McLaurin, Tetairoa McMillan, tez johnson, tony pollard, TreVeyon Henderson, tucker kraft, tyler huntley, Tyler Warren, Tyrone Tracy, wandale robinson, Woody Marks, Xavier Hutchinson, Xavier Legette, Xavier Worthy, Zaire Mitchell-Paden, Zay Flowers
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
By Optimus StaffPublished On: October 24th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on Friday Vibes: NFL Week 8 Storylines and 2025 Fantasy Football OutlookTags: Bo Nix, cam skattebo, ceedee lamb, D.J. Moore, Dallas Cowboys, denver broncos, Jaxson Dart, justin fields, lamar jackson, micah parsons, Mitchell Trubisky, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, russell wilson, saquon barkley
