Top 10 Unconventional Fantasy Predictions FLASHBACK:
#6 . . .
Last preseason I predicted that Kyle Rudolph would not be a top 10 fantasy scoring TE due to an unrealistic expectation that he’d sustain his extraordinary 1-TD-per-6-receptions pace from 2012. The "experts," naturally, ranked him too high:
Of course, a fractured foot prematurely ended his season. But projecting his numbers out to a full season, Rudolph would have netted 626 yards and 6 TDs, which would have placed him a tie for 11th best TE--outside the top 10.
Injuries like Rudolph's were impossible for anyone to predict. But one thing was predictable: in that offense, with those personnel, Rudolph was no better than a low-end starting TE. Anyone who drafted him in the middle rounds paid the price.
Yet another reminder not to listen to others' rankings. How did they even come up with them? Certainly not through hundreds of hours of research, or else their predictions would prove to be more accurate.
Last year my fantasy rankings were more accurate than ESPN's for a reason: hard work. Trust those who put in the work. That mean if you want to win, YOU need to put in the work, and then trust your research over those who feed you hit-or-miss rankings.
#6 . . .
Last preseason I predicted that Kyle Rudolph would not be a top 10 fantasy scoring TE due to an unrealistic expectation that he’d sustain his extraordinary 1-TD-per-6-receptions pace from 2012. The "experts," naturally, ranked him too high:
- ESPN – 6th
- Yahoo – 8th
- SI – 6th
Of course, a fractured foot prematurely ended his season. But projecting his numbers out to a full season, Rudolph would have netted 626 yards and 6 TDs, which would have placed him a tie for 11th best TE--outside the top 10.
Injuries like Rudolph's were impossible for anyone to predict. But one thing was predictable: in that offense, with those personnel, Rudolph was no better than a low-end starting TE. Anyone who drafted him in the middle rounds paid the price.
Yet another reminder not to listen to others' rankings. How did they even come up with them? Certainly not through hundreds of hours of research, or else their predictions would prove to be more accurate.
Last year my fantasy rankings were more accurate than ESPN's for a reason: hard work. Trust those who put in the work. That mean if you want to win, YOU need to put in the work, and then trust your research over those who feed you hit-or-miss rankings.