Guessipate.
There's no such word. Checked Google, Yahoo, and even Ask Jeeves. The Internet wants the word to be "guesstimate." But that's not what I'm going for.
Each season FF4W answers more than 10,000 questions. Hopefully a large majority are right, including more than half of the really tough calls. Tough calls tend to be the difference between success and failure: Should we start this RB2 or this WR3 in our flex spot? Should we roll with our near-elite QB1 in Chicago, or play the matchups and start a mid-range QB2 at home against Atlanta?
Because no one (I know of) can predict the future, every response is a guess--and really, a thoughtful guess. It's picking between two or three or more players: which one to trade, to start, to add, to drop.
Every answer also reflects what we anticipate: the probability that a TE will outperform another TE, the likelihood that Team A will jump out to a big enough lead to give their backup RB some nice run in the fourth quarter. It's based on what we think would happen most of the time if the game played out again and again. Flukes aside (injuries, etc.), it's the most sensible outcome.
All this should be obvious, but it bears reinforcing. Any time you ask a question, we're guessipating. Our answer is a guess based on what we think will happen based on factors such as players' health, depth charts, usage, how offensive coaches might adjust, how defensive coaches might adjust, wind, snow, matchups (over/under, lopsidedness), and so on.
And with that, I hope the words guessipate, guessipating, and even guessipation can soon be found in Internet searches everywhere (yes, even Bing).
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Some notable news with sizable fantasy implications. Last night Antonio Brown was accused of committing rape / sexual assault multiple times since 2017. The alleged victim produced damning text messages. It's impossible to conceive of the Patriots keeping him. And it's nearly impossible to conceive of the NFL not banning him for an extended period. In fairness to AB, he's professed his innocence. In fairness to the alleged victim, the legal system, the NFL, and self-respecting humans . . . okay, I'll refrain from judgment. But read the texts if you haven't. They're objectively awful.
And because this is supposed to be a fantasy blog, from a fantasy perspective those who gambled on AB have probably lost. Not yet definitely (as of writing this Tuesday night), but probably. Phillip Dorsett would get the biggest boost. Saw a stat yesterday morning he's caught each of the last 20 balls Tom Brady's thrown his way. Hard to ignore a stat like that.
Those who gambled on Greg Olsen (although it wasn't really much of a gamble given his unlikelihood of consistent success) are waking up to the realization that he might miss Game 2 with a back injury. The underrated Ian Thomas would fill in and is worth streaming during bye weeks if Olsen misses more time down the road.
The injured Keke Coutee might be droppable with Kenny Stills' strong start to the season. But keep an eye on him; he'd immediately be rosterable and startable if Stills or Will Fuller or DeAndre Hopkins goes down, and remember that Fuller's missed 15 games the past two years.
Finally, Sterling Shepard's concussion could sideline him this weekend. Golden Tate can't return soon enough. If Shepard sits, obviously Saquon Barkley and Evan Engram would lead the charge, while Cody Latimer and/or Bennie Fowler would be solid desperation fantasy starts for WR-needy people like me.
There's no such word. Checked Google, Yahoo, and even Ask Jeeves. The Internet wants the word to be "guesstimate." But that's not what I'm going for.
Each season FF4W answers more than 10,000 questions. Hopefully a large majority are right, including more than half of the really tough calls. Tough calls tend to be the difference between success and failure: Should we start this RB2 or this WR3 in our flex spot? Should we roll with our near-elite QB1 in Chicago, or play the matchups and start a mid-range QB2 at home against Atlanta?
Because no one (I know of) can predict the future, every response is a guess--and really, a thoughtful guess. It's picking between two or three or more players: which one to trade, to start, to add, to drop.
Every answer also reflects what we anticipate: the probability that a TE will outperform another TE, the likelihood that Team A will jump out to a big enough lead to give their backup RB some nice run in the fourth quarter. It's based on what we think would happen most of the time if the game played out again and again. Flukes aside (injuries, etc.), it's the most sensible outcome.
All this should be obvious, but it bears reinforcing. Any time you ask a question, we're guessipating. Our answer is a guess based on what we think will happen based on factors such as players' health, depth charts, usage, how offensive coaches might adjust, how defensive coaches might adjust, wind, snow, matchups (over/under, lopsidedness), and so on.
And with that, I hope the words guessipate, guessipating, and even guessipation can soon be found in Internet searches everywhere (yes, even Bing).
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Some notable news with sizable fantasy implications. Last night Antonio Brown was accused of committing rape / sexual assault multiple times since 2017. The alleged victim produced damning text messages. It's impossible to conceive of the Patriots keeping him. And it's nearly impossible to conceive of the NFL not banning him for an extended period. In fairness to AB, he's professed his innocence. In fairness to the alleged victim, the legal system, the NFL, and self-respecting humans . . . okay, I'll refrain from judgment. But read the texts if you haven't. They're objectively awful.
And because this is supposed to be a fantasy blog, from a fantasy perspective those who gambled on AB have probably lost. Not yet definitely (as of writing this Tuesday night), but probably. Phillip Dorsett would get the biggest boost. Saw a stat yesterday morning he's caught each of the last 20 balls Tom Brady's thrown his way. Hard to ignore a stat like that.
Those who gambled on Greg Olsen (although it wasn't really much of a gamble given his unlikelihood of consistent success) are waking up to the realization that he might miss Game 2 with a back injury. The underrated Ian Thomas would fill in and is worth streaming during bye weeks if Olsen misses more time down the road.
The injured Keke Coutee might be droppable with Kenny Stills' strong start to the season. But keep an eye on him; he'd immediately be rosterable and startable if Stills or Will Fuller or DeAndre Hopkins goes down, and remember that Fuller's missed 15 games the past two years.
Finally, Sterling Shepard's concussion could sideline him this weekend. Golden Tate can't return soon enough. If Shepard sits, obviously Saquon Barkley and Evan Engram would lead the charge, while Cody Latimer and/or Bennie Fowler would be solid desperation fantasy starts for WR-needy people like me.