Fantasy Football Sniper

MAKING A CASE FOR DIGGS Over the next several weeks until we inch closer to kick off, I’m going to be doing some articles based on specific under-the-radar type of players that could have positive fantasy impacts. Everyone is hunting the big names, so we won’t be talking about those. What I’m going to focus on is the players you can pick up later in drafts, or on the cheap in auction formats that can contribute to your team’s success. This article is going to focus on Stefon Diggs. In 2015 as a rookie, Diggs led the Vikings in targets with 52 and yards with 720. While those numbers aren’t eye-popping to begin with, it’s worth noting that he didn’t play the first 3 games. He wasn’t even the starter until injury forced him into the role, once there, he quickly made a name for himself as someone to watch. In 2016 Diggs started off on fire putting up  285 yards in the first two games. Then he quieted down for several weeks before going off again for 164 yard...

For as far as my memory can go back, I've wanted to be a writer. Most of my daydreams involve writing fiction. I'm constantly jotting down little ideas that may or may not ever turn into anything substantial. I remember sending a short story that I wrote, and was very proud of, to a national magazine. Weeks went by, and I didn't hear anything back. I had come to the conclusion that no one even read it, that it was simply discarded. Well, it did get read and almost six-weeks after sending it, I got a response. I remember seeing the envelope with the magazine's logo stamped across the front and my heart racing as I opened it. It was a standard rejection letter. The interesting thing, is that once over the initial disappointment, I was rather proud of the moment. In my mind, a rejection letter is one step closer to an acceptance letter. I framed the rejection letter and it's still hanging on the wall behind my computer monitor as a constant reminder. Don't st...

In this week's article, we dive into running backs, and which ones to potentially avoid for the 2017 season. Not all of these are going to be ones necessarily to avoid drafting, some are simply ones to avoid drafting too high, or paying too much on auction day depending on which draft style you're a part of. 1. Ezekiel Elliot. I'm not saying to avoid this one, I am saying to be cautious taking him too high or spending too much on him based on one blurb that came out this week. In a Sirius/XM fantasy show earlier this week, Adam Schefter had this to say about Ezekiel Elliot: "I would just say this. It's definitely a factor, and if I were drafting today, I would be hesitant to. (draft him) I've spoken to some people within the league who, during the course of the offseason, got a sense that some form of discipline could happen."   via Jimmy Kempski of Phillyvoice.com This is not a sophomore slump situation, this is a possible league discipline f...