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Now let’s get to the rundown.
News & Notes:
Giants HC Joe Judge: offense is “not a carryover” in any way from what NYG ran last year. Will be “similarly based” off what Jason Garrett ran in Dallas.
NFL Insider Adam Caplan reports the Eagles have interest in free agent RB Carlos Hyde.
WR Rashard Higgins has re-signed with the Browns.
Steelers HC Mike Tomlin says he’s ‘extremely confident’ QB Ben Roethlisberger will be ready for the season.
TE Jonnu Smith has been meeting with QB Ryan Tannehill at a private park to work on chemistry. Pretty romantic.
Theory and Analysis Pieces:
Prospect Success Indicator: A model based approach to predicting 2020 Rookie WR success.
Keeny’s running back model: The case against RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
Tompa Bay: What to expect from the Bucs with Tom Brady.
A case for RB David Montgomery’s potential to be top-15 RB In 2020.
A look at RB Miles Sanders’ potential in year 2.
Examining big-play rushing stats to identify potential regression candidates.
Brett Kollmann film review: WR Jalen Reagor makes the Eagles offense dangerous again.
In-depth breakdown of rookie RB Antonio Gibson.
A list of breakout TE options in 2020.
Twitter deep-dive looking at RB Cam Akers.
Twitter thread exploring 1st year NFL production vs college profiles.
Has RB D'Andre Swift become undervalued in dynasty rookie drafts?
Why RB David Montgomery will be a top-15 RB in 2020. @KyleYNFL
Chart showing quarterbacks who were hurt the most by dropped passes in 2019.
QB Jordan Love has shockingly high potential... But he’s flawed.
A big list of sleepers for all 32 NFL teams.
Twitter thread taking an in-depth look at RB Anthony McFarland.
Some IDP love: top 25 rankings for 2020.
The Hype Machine:
Mark Sanchez gushes: QB Tua Tagovailoa is special. “Sometimes you can’t even articulate what he did on film and it leaves you scratching your head because it’s so good, so fast and so instinctive. It’s almost like he’s processing what’s happening physically in front of him. And in those nanoseconds his body is already reacting. He’s already making decisions you didn’t even know he could make that quickly. It’s uncanny. He’s physically and mentally twitchy.”
“The Chiefs could barely get Mecole Hardman on the field, and he still had touchdowns of 21, 30, 42, 48, 63, 83, and 104 yards. As a rookie. Working with 41 freaking targets.”
TE Jace Sternberger is the favorite to replace Jimmy Graham as the Packers' pass-catching tight end. More.
A rebuttal of the idea that WR CeeDee Lamb landed in a bad spot.
"Saquon looks prettier doing it - Chubb is just more productive"
The popular criticisms of QB Dak Prescott and QB Carson Wetnz may or may not be fair, but their production is undeniable.
“WR Marquise Brown saw 7 catchable deep targets, via PFF. He scored on 4 of them. Targeting Brown resulted in a 134.4 passer rating - 1st among 86 WRs. He basically did it on one foot.”
Minor adjustments turned WR Antonio Gandy-Golden into one of the best receivers Hugh Freeze has ever worked with.
QB converts to a skill position are all the rage right now. Saint rookie TE Adam Trautman fits that bill.
Daniel Jeremiah: I'm expecting much better play from Darnold and Mayfield. One main reason-the OT play was so poor for both guys last year & each team upgraded this offseason.
“Gary Kubiak's No. 1 WR ... -Top-12 PPR in 12/23 seasons as a HC/OC -Top-24 in 19/23 seasons with two of the exceptions due to injury -138 targets per season…”
RB Joe Mixon: Only NFL player with 500+ carries and 0 fumbles since 2018.
49ers GM John Lynch calls QB Jimmy Garoppolo's physical skills 'elite.'
Some Great Podcasts From the Week:
Great podcast discussing rookie and sophomore WRs on The Armchair Fantasy Show. They also did a great show last week on 2nd year RBs.
JJ Zachariason’s mailbag episode discussing Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Zach Ertz, and many more.
Dynasty Nerds review rookie values.
Pretty interesting 2019, 2020, & 2021 combined superflex mock draft. Fun exercise to examine how the prospects from each class stack up against one another.
The DLF Podcast delves into tiers for the 2020 rookie class.
Other Good Stuff:
Handy strength of schedule grid.
Great post on Reddit by /u/peakedinhighskool who’s now doing dynasty trade values.
A fun visual guide for when you hear things like ‘11 or 12 personnel.’
That’s it for now. Until next week, let’s connect on Twitter—I follow over 1,000 (and counting) fantasy related twitter accounts and retweet all the good nuggets.