Posts by The Fake Football
FANTASY FOOTBALL – Week 17 DFS Plays
TheFakeFootball.com breaks down the popular expert and public DFS options for week 17. Can DeMarco Murray excel with Chip Kelly not calling the plays in Philadelphia?
FANTASY FOOTBALL – Week 4 DFS Value Picks
TheFakeFootball.com breaks down some favorite week 4 value plays for your DFS leagues. Is Karlos Williams a must-play without LeSean McCoy?
FANTASY FOOTBALL – Explaining Equity Scores
This little game of ours might not be as simple as getting the best and forgetting the rest, but it could be as easy — or infuriatingly difficult — as finding and exploiting players’ draft day equity.
Pinpointing inefficient markets for wide receivers and running backs — of particular importance in fake football — is the difference between a squad stacked with depth at the game’s least replaceable positions and a team that sits one injury away from lineup disaster.
FANTASY FOOTBALL – Week 12 DFS Plays at Each Position
Justin Edwards from TheFakeFootball.com breaks down the Week 12 schedule and identifies the best high-priced, medium and bargain options to consider at each position in DFS leagues. Is DeMarco Murray worth the high price-tag going up against the Giants defense who are allowing the most rushing yards per game? Or will Isaiah Crowell get the job done just as well?
FANTASY FOOTBALL – Week 7 Start and Sit
Mike Braude from the TheFakeFootball.com gives his week 7 start and sit recommendations. Can Packers RB Eddie Lacy be trusted in Green Bay? Will Justin Forsett continue to lead the Ravens in carries?
FANTASY FOOTBALL – Start and Sit week 5
Mike Braude from TheFakeFootball.com names his start and sit options for week 5 of the NFL. Is it finally time to trust Titans rookie RB Bishop Sankey?
FANTASY FOOTBALL – Draft Strategy: RB-RB-RB
The Fake Football released yet another draft strategy piece, this one analyzing the RB-RB-RB plan. They examine how drafting anything other than an RB in the 1st-round is a reach even if it is WR Calvin Johnson because the top of the RB position is way to scarce to warrant passing up on one of them. Then, they outline how if you do implement this strategy you should couple it with waiting on selecting a QB…
FANTASY FOOTBALL – Value Wide Receivers
According to the current Average Draft Position values there are a lot of real world number one wide receivers being drafted as Fantasy Football WR3s. Players like Marques Colston, Reggie Wayne and Eric Decker are almost guaranteed to lead their respective NFL teams in receiving production yet their going rate in fantasy is WR3 value. Whether they’re coming off bad statistical seasons, injuries or a trade to a worse team their production is likely to be high due to their spot on their team’s depth chart. You’ll want to make sure you take the “chance” and reap the rewards.
FANTASY FOOTBALL – Why Joe Flacco will be a Fantasy Option in 2014
Joe Siniscalchi from TheFakeFootball.com analyzes Ravens QB Joe Flacco, and while he won’t start for anyone in 1-QB 12 team leagues, he still has some decent value. Will WR Steve Smith make Flacco an interesting option in 2014?
FANTASY FOOTBALL – Toby Gerhart, Ryan Mathews or Bishop Sankey in 2014?
Phil Alexander from TheFakeFootball.com analyzes Toby Gerhart, Bishop Sankey, and Ryan Mathews and determines which mid-tier running back will be the best in 2014. Will Gerhart thrive in Jacksonville or will potential 8 box sets stunt his success? Can Sankey’s lack of competition in Tennessee vault him to the top of this list?