Top 10 Kick-ass Fantasy Football Draft Tips:
#8 . . .
Offensive lines: For some, they're applied to bars and parties. Good luck with that.
For the rest of us, they're applied to draft rooms.
"OLs" frequently do not garner enough attention in the fantasy world. Sure, they're discussed in general terms. But do they matter? And if so, how much?
After analyzing run and pass performances based on various OL preseason rankings, I've found that such data helps determine fantasy scoring outcomes. That doesn't mean a 5th-tier RB will automatically thrive behind an elite OL. Nor will an All-Pro QB necessarily be emasculated behind an injury-depleted OL.
There are no guarantees in fantasy sports—only probabilities. And there is some probability that a team’s OL skills will correlate with its offensive players’ fantasy production. Analyzing many OL rankings over multiple years from five unique and established fantasy football websites, here is what I found:
-- The top 10 projected OLs produced, on average, the 15th most offensive yards/TDs
-- The bottom 10 projected OLs produced, on average, the 18th most offensive yards/TDs
When specifics OL skills (run blocking and pass blocking) were factored, the differences were even bigger.
No, we're not talking about dramatic results. To get an edge in fantasy football, you need to focus on the tiny advantages you can seize. When applied with dozens of other tiny advantages, you'll be several steps ahead of the competition.
#8 . . .
Offensive lines: For some, they're applied to bars and parties. Good luck with that.
For the rest of us, they're applied to draft rooms.
"OLs" frequently do not garner enough attention in the fantasy world. Sure, they're discussed in general terms. But do they matter? And if so, how much?
After analyzing run and pass performances based on various OL preseason rankings, I've found that such data helps determine fantasy scoring outcomes. That doesn't mean a 5th-tier RB will automatically thrive behind an elite OL. Nor will an All-Pro QB necessarily be emasculated behind an injury-depleted OL.
There are no guarantees in fantasy sports—only probabilities. And there is some probability that a team’s OL skills will correlate with its offensive players’ fantasy production. Analyzing many OL rankings over multiple years from five unique and established fantasy football websites, here is what I found:
-- The top 10 projected OLs produced, on average, the 15th most offensive yards/TDs
-- The bottom 10 projected OLs produced, on average, the 18th most offensive yards/TDs
When specifics OL skills (run blocking and pass blocking) were factored, the differences were even bigger.
No, we're not talking about dramatic results. To get an edge in fantasy football, you need to focus on the tiny advantages you can seize. When applied with dozens of other tiny advantages, you'll be several steps ahead of the competition.