Michael Tagliere

There are players who are hyped up by analysts all offseason every single year, only for the public to disagree and refuse to give in. Rookies are the biggest divider in the fantasy community, as the public doesn’t tend to value them nearly as much as the experts. It takes time for rookies to catch up in ADP, so we’re going to leave them out of this exercise. Sometimes, the public just hasn’t caught up with the moves that have taken place over the offseason.

There are some exercises we do as analysts that take longer than others. There’s some research I’ve done that’ll never see the light of day because when all was said and done, there was nothing to be gained/learned from it. Projections are not one of those things. There are some who are married to projections. I’m not one of those people. Projections are a gauge to make sure your initial reaction isn’t too outlandish.

If you’ve ever suggested your league should draft early, you might’ve heard something like, “What if my guy gets hurt? Then I’m screwed for the season.” Let me be clear: If you play with guys/girls who say this, you should be in contention for the championship every single season because they don’t understand the simplicity of injuries and how it affects fantasy. Their stud running back who they drafted in the first round could go down in Week 1.