Fantasy Football Sniper

Another week in the books, and we are starting to see track-able trends beginning. I like starting this post with the results from the previous week's projections. It shows the ones I got right, the ones I got close, and just as importantly; the ones I whiffed on. So keeping up with that trend, let's take a look at last week's sneaky picks and how they fared. Last Week's Recap Andy Dalton : My projection: 289 yards, two touchdowns, one interception. Actual stat-line: 212 yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions. Close enough for the stat-line and for the re-emergence of Andy Dalton as the Red-Rifle instead of the Red-Regret. Andy Dalton was someone I was high on heading into this season. He's got some serious weapons in a healthy A.J. Green and the (hopeful) emergence of rookie running-back Joe Mixon . If Tyler Eifert could stay healthy, he would also be in that conversation. Moving forward with Dalton, he's a streamable QB2 with upside. I believe h...

If you read last week's entry, and took any of my advice, you were probably fairly happy with the results. Fantasy Analysis is a similar to being a weatherman, you can properly interpret all the data and get some right, and some wrong. Last week, I had them mostly right. Before we get into this week's sneaky picks, let's go over last week's projections and results.  Antonio Gates:   My projection: five receptions for 68 yards and one touchdown.  Actual stat-line: Two receptions for 11 yards and one touchdown. So, I got the touchdown. He only had two receptions, but he WAS targeted five times, so it was certainly close in the reasoning.  Jaquizz Rodgers:  My projection: 18 carries for 71 yards and one touchdown.  Actual stat-line: 19 carries for 68 yards and one touchdown.  Nailed it.  Chris Hogan:   My projection: I didn't have an actual stat-line projected for Hogan. I simply projected he was the sleeper target...

Welcome to week two of the NFL season! Week-one certainly had some surprises. No one could have predicted that Alex Smith would top the charts as the best fantasy QB in the league or that Andy Dalton would almost complete more passes to the opposing team than to his own wide receivers. Kareem Hunt came out and showed everyone why he belongs in the NFL. Le'Veon Bell owners were severely disappointed by a poor fantasy output. To quote Aaron Rodgers R-E-L-A-X...relax. It's only week one. So as we enter week-two (at the time of writing, Thursday night's stinker of a game is already over) let's take a look as some sneaky players heading into week-two's games. 1. Antonio Gates  LA Chargers - tight end Yes, he's old for an NFL player that has sustained the kind of punishment that constantly going over the middle brings. Mr. Gates is still a fantasy relevant tight end. This week the Chargers take on the Miami Dolphins at home. This is a special game...