Welcome to the twenty-seventh part of a thirty-two-part series: Reading the NFL Offseason Tea Leaves. Fantasy football tasseography is deeply rooted in predicting future fantasy fortunes. Some of the team tea cups we'll be looking into may be larger than others. The smallest of cups may have the most alluring blends of offensive weaponry, or

Narrative street is alive and well with this one. You've heard the pitch. Podcasts, group chats, that guy in your league who drafts with his heart. I love it. Football is almost here. "Drake Maye finally has a WR1." "A.J. Brown was stuck in a broken offense. He's free now." "Vrabel's going to get him

After the fireworks die down and the hot dogs have been eaten, I feel a hunger. It's a hunger to dominate my college buddies and work friends in my fantasy drafts. If you are reading this, you are also probably quite peckish. Let's feast on some mock drafts!  2026 Non-PPR Fantasy Football Mock Draft Today,

It's that time of year again - time to start building out the first version of my redraft player rankings. Over the years of doing this, I have found a process that works for me, and it starts with tiering out each of my position groups. [of_sfb_ad] Draft RB Rankings Tiers I find cutoffs at

Our motto at Optimus Fantasy is “we stay ready, so you don’t have to get ready.” In that spirit, we’re delving into all the relevant draft strategies for your season-long fantasy football leagues in our 2026 Draft Strategy series. In this second installment, analyst Jay Green dives into the polarizing Robust RB draft strategy, guiding

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

There has been a lot of discussion about the pros and cons of sports betting and gambling recently. Here at Optimus, the only gambling we do is in this article each week.  Well… that's not entirely true. We do have some incredible DFS and betting tools that you should absolutely check out, BUT that's not

I honestly cannot believe Week 9 is over. We are officially halfway through the regular season, folks. It feels like it has flown by. For most leagues, the fantasy playoffs start in just five short weeks. Some of you may be looking ahead to the playoffs, while others are just trying their best not to

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

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