Shawn Siegele dives deep into the evidence and breaks out the full RotoViz toolkit to help you find a receiver who profiles as the 2023 version of DeVonta Smith. In Part 1 of this series, I framed the project this way: You only have so many early-round selections. Players on the same NFL team are frequently dealing with the same team-level risks. That leads to […]

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Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the history and theory of the RB Dead Zone, explore how fantasy football ADP has shifted the dynamics in 2023, and give their favorite RB plays to exploit the inefficiencies. Subscribe to the RotoViz YouTube Channel here! HOSTS Stealing Signals creator Ben Gretch (@Yardspergretch)  Subscribe to Stealing Signals and Stealing Lines today. RotoViz co-owner Shawn Siegele (@FF_Contrarian)  SPONSORS Listeners […]

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Shawn Siegele examines quarterback tactics in the FFPC Superflex tournament and explains why a tournament-winning approach is still alive and well. The FFPC Best Ball Superflex tournament has always been one of my favorite contests to participate in and write about in the workshop. The most fun I had writing a piece last year may have been How the RotoViz Tools Fueled a Team to […]

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Does the Wide Receiver Avalanche have you on the defensive in summer best ball drafts? Shawn Siegele breaks down his favorite deep sleeper options at receiver. The 2023 fantasy landscape features brutally WR-heavy tournament drafts. Those drafts become even more aggressive at WR when you look at the toughest rooms. Check out an OT listener league draft or a Best Ball Banana Stand contest. In […]

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Could 2022’s top WR breakout candidate and the best Zero RB option come from the same team? Shawn Siegele debates the best way to play a controversial offense. When RotoViz subscribers talk about crafting a roster, they’re usually thinking about a mix of structural drafting at the squad level and contingency-based drafting at the player level. They’re building their rosters out from back to front […]

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Shawn Siegele examines the fantasy fallout from Dalvin Cook’s release and asks whether Ty Chandler or DeWayne McBride could become the 2023 league winner as Alexander Mattison disappoints. It’s been an open secret that the Minnesota Vikings would move on from Cook this summer. The former star generated 101.5 fantasy points over expectation (FPOE) across the 2019 and 2020 seasons, but that dropped into the […]

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Shawn Siegele looks at how to maximize the upside of an Elite QB + Hyperfragile RB squad in today’s edition of the Underdog Workshop. In the Workshop’s previous lesson, we discovered that conditions were perfect for Elite QB and Hyperfragile RB in 2023. Unless we experience another sea change in fantasy, the general framework of best ball combined with long-term scoring trends will always dictate […]

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In his second lesson of the 2023 Underdog Workshop, Shawn Siegele proposes a combination of Elite QB and Hyperfragile RB. He starts by pulling up the Underdog Advance Rate Explorer for a look at the intersection of stacking, price, and points added as it relates to QB value.  Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been discussing Elite QB after Michael Dubner got the ball rolling […]

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In the 2023 Underdog Workshop, Shawn Siegele provides a series of lessons based on insights from the RotoViz tools and his own drafts. Today he discusses five complementary tactics for building an Elite QB roster with the upside to win $3 million. Star quarterbacks dominated in 2022, giving rise to a significant jump in 2023 prices. As Michael Dubner expertly breaks down in Should We...

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Shawn Siegele breaks down all six of his RotoViz TriFlex rookie drafts, examining the execution of his pre-draft plan through 77 picks and 18 trades. The RotoViz TriFlex leagues over at the FFPC are entering their third season. The format has been a big hit, as it reflects starting lineup requirements that have become industry favorites: 1-QB, 1-SF, 2-RB, 3-WR, 1-TE, 2-Flex. With the advent […]

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