Alex Smith

The more best ball leagues you join, the more you'll start to spot trends in draft picks. As noted in the first part of the series, running backs are dominating the first couple of rounds with wide receivers filling the gaps. The elite tight ends fall into the second and third round. Defenses start to disappear in the teens. Even late-round WR, RB, or TE picks present value. You know the talent is there, but the path to success isn't clear."Taywan Taylor should be out on the field in three-receiver sets.""Dante…

The AFC West began the 2017-2018 off-season with the blockbuster trade between the Kansas Chiefs and Washington Redskins. This likely triggered the domino effect that will ultimately determine where Kirk Cousins will play in 2018. Ironically, the Denver Broncos are in the running for Cousins as they look to overhaul their quarterback roster. In addition, the Raiders are coming off an underwhelming season from Derek Carr and the return of Marshawn Lynch. Finally, the Los Angeles Chargers improved on both sides of the ball,…

The NFL Playoffs are finally upon us. For those of us who cannot give up on fantasy football quite yet, there are a plethora of playoff options and formats available out there. This column will focus on the two Wild Card games taking place this coming Saturday. Sunday's games will be discussed in another post that will be going live tomorrow. TENNESSEE TITANS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS The first game on Saturday will pit the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tennessee Titans at 4:20 PM EST. Both teams had almost diametrically…

At the rate we’re going with QB injuries, Mitchell Trubisky will be a top-10 option in Week 17. I know I’m exaggerating a lot, but damn, every week we have someone go down. This past week, Carson Wentz was the unfortunate victim, suffering a torn ACL. It’s a real shame, too. Not only does this take out one of the top fantasy QBs this season, it weakens another strong playoff team as well. I’m sure I wasn’t the only person looking forward to seeing what Wentz and Deshaun Watson could do in crucial playoff games.On the…

Week 13 was quite interesting in the QB world. The Giants benched Eli Manning for Geno Smith, Jimmy Garoppolo got his first start of the season, and Tom Savage threw for 365 yards. Weird week, huh? Ready for the weirdest stat of them all? There were 34 QBs to take the field in Week 13, and Tom Brady outscored only six of them. Not throwing for any touchdowns might have had something to do with that. He still outscored Matt Ryan, but that’s not too hard to do these days.For most fantasy leagues, the playoffs start this…