For the dynasty folks out there, next year's rookies are probably already on your mind. For those of us who are not as "dynasty-brained" (like myself), we take late-round rookie flyers in redraft leagues, hoping one of them pops. We are now 11 full weeks into the 2025 season, and our team wanted to suss

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

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,

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

HELLO EVERYONE, and welcome back for another year of Unpacking the NFL. If you are new here, I will be posting a stat/takeaway every Monday, unpacking different players and situations around the league. This article was inspired by JJ Zachariason's Monday Dumps, so shout out to him and make sure to check him out!  Stats

Preseason Week 2 has now come and gone, and if you're not a complete degenerate like me, you didn't watch all the games and break down game film. Frankly, I'm proud of you for that. Just like Preseason Week 1, we have some expectations to set here. But first, an acknowledgement. I could not write

Welcome to the AFC South version of Optimus Fantasy's Team Previews! Today, we're looking at the Jacksonville Jaguars. In order to best know where we're going, we often need to study where we've been. With that in mind, I will cover what the team looked like in 2024, fantasy significant changes to philosophy and personnel,

Get ready to dominate with this fantasy football best ball stacking strategy guide, here to lead you to optimal roster construction, from Kacey Kasem. Best ball = chef's kiss. You get to draft a team, close your laptop, and (hopefully) win some money. It's fantasy football without the weekly lineup stress. No start/sit decisions, no

Zero RB.   (No, don't leave!) For a decade and change, this fantasy football draft strategy has been incredibly polarizing. It's made that one guy in your 12-team league into the league pariah. It has separated loved ones from their families in search of their new Zero RB star -- sorry, the answer was NOT

Get in tune with the Zero RB strategy with the guru himself, Kevin Tompkins! While we might be a couple of weeks out from the NFL Draft, it's never too early to think about some of the RB situations in the NFL from a Zero RB perspective. If you're drafting right now, you're able to