Checking the matchups this week, there are some surprising performances waiting on the horizon.
Now, there’s no huge mathematical formula involved, no deep thought, just a look at basic fantasy points allowed.
Who could surprise everyone this week? Let’s take a look:
For our purposes, knowing which NFL defenses are good is helpful, but it’s crucial to know which defenses allow gobs of fantasy points to certain positions.
These things change from season to season, but now, in Week 3 we’ve got a decent sample size to work with. Who’s better? Who’s worse? Let’s take a look.
While compiling my matchup rankings spreadsheet (shut up, Ninjas use spreadsheets) I thought it would be interesting to compare this year’s numbers against last year’s, and I gathered some interesting info.
We’ll know more after Week 3 is over, but these rankings should be helpful.
This week, I ranked them by team running game, not player. But I went into at least a little detail in each case.
Matchup rankings are hardly actual rankings, more of a “don’t be surprised if” kind of thing.
Should you care? Absolutely. I have Donovan McNabb in several leagues and I’m sweating my starting spot. If you’re in the same boat, and one of these guys is an option, why not take a chance and swing for the [...]
Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith leads the NFL with 28 targets, but he’s only the 20th-best fantasy football wide receiver in non-points per reception leagues through two weeks. He’s a stud receiver who’s getting plenty of opportunity, but it’s not transferring into fantasy points.
What gives? Does this mean we should not place such a heavy [...]
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