It has been said that the beginning is the very best place to start. Well, like most things, the GUTS model didn't start at one point, so nailing down a beginning is difficult. But I'm choosing this as a beginning. I know, I can hear it now, "Lou, that's a nice little acronym, but how

I hear it every year. "Man, this class isn't great, so I'm trying to move my current picks into next year's draft class. Haven't you heard? It's loaded!" Or, "Oh man, I'm trying to buy everything I can this year. Next year's class doesn't look so hot, so I don't mind burning those picks to

The assault on the senses that is NFL free agency yet again did not disappoint. The implementation of" legal tampering," aka the Free Agent Negotiating Period, has only moved the madness up by a week (and made it even more mad). That's why, as the wonderful Lou Brunson likes to say, "We stay ready, so

Social media is great for watching news happen in real time. You're following news.optimusfantasy.com on BlueSky, watching all the fantasy-relevant info roll through in real time, it's awesome. But you know what's not so awesome? Trying to sift back through your timeline to figure out exactly where that one free agent ended up signing back

Welcome to the 2026 NFL Combine review that definitely, maybe, possibly means… something? The NFL Combine has definitely been waning in popularity with players. More and more players are opting out of parts of testing, if not testing altogether. Please don't ask me to quote the source, but I heard a stat that said something

In this week's dynasty download, we'll be breaking down the NFC North. For each team, I'll include a summary of its 2025 season and review the key starting players who are up for new contracts. I'll then highlight what positions need to be addressed in the offseason, and finally give my thoughts on that team's

Let's cut to the chase. You're here because you want to win your league. What better place to do it than in the RBs and TEs write-up of the Senior Bowl? That's not entirely preposterous to think, as the past few Senior Bowls have given us Brian Robinson and Trey McBride in 2022, Chase Brown and

As Super Bowl LX now in the rearview, NFL Draft prospects are grinding away. They're working to showcase their talents for franchise front offices, coaching staffs and scouts. While prospects like Fernando Mendoza, Carnell Tate, Jeremiyah Love are already locked in, many are still hoping to boost their stock in April. Or get on a

In this week's dynasty download, we'll be breaking down the AFC East. For each team, I'll include a summary of that team's 2025 season and review the key starting players who will be up for a new contract. I'll then highlight what positions need to be addressed in the offseason, and finally give my thoughts

You hear it all the time, but it bears repeating – dynasty is a year-round fantasy football game. Every week, subtle changes in the dynasty market force managers to react. I've even written a few pieces on that happening!  For the fourth and final installment of this series, it's time we look at the least