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2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Deon Cain Deon Cain is the latest in what is becoming a long line of successful Wide Receivers turned out by Clemson University. The converted high school quarterback offers an elite blend of size and speed for the position, but is he ready to explode as a alpha role WR1 at the next level? How much should you invest on Draft Day for the former Tiger? We explore, and give you our opinions.Deon Cain Wide Receiver Clemson 6'2" | 202Projected 2nd/3rd Round Pick 2018 NFL DraftAbove is an…

ROUND 32: FANTASY EPL REVIEW Chelsea was the only one out of the top eight teams in the Premier League that didn’t win last weekend. It suffered a devastating 3-1 defeat from Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. A late Christian Eriksen long range effort canceled out Morata’s opener, as the first half ended 1-1. Two goals from Dele Alli completely flipped the script and likely doomed The Blues to the Europa League next season.It took 75 minutes for Arsenal to break through Stoke and even that was after a penalty that never…

2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Bo Scarbrough Bo Scarbrough is the latest rusher in a long and storied list of Alabama Running Backs. As we enter the 2018 NFL Draft, he isn't being mentioned in the same breath as some others at his position. But Scarbrough brings perhaps the best combination of size, speed, and potential of anyone this year, and perhaps he should be generating more buzz than he currently is.Running Back Alabama 6'1" | 232Projected 4th/5th Round Pick 2018 NFL DraftAbove is an installment from the NFL…

2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Luke Falk First of all, Luke Falk is the Pac 12 Conference's all time leading passer. Despite that, the quarterback is not considered as a 1st round draft pick in 2018. Ironically, two of his conference foes are, in USC's Sam Darnold and UCLA's Josh Rosen. Maybe Washington State just produced an ideal college passing offense, that would be prolific regardless of who was under center. Perhaps Falk a hidden gem. Seems like there is a lot to uncover here, and since there is, we do.Luke Falk…

2018 NFL Draft ProFiles: Kyle Lauletta Every year, small school players become darlings of the draft community, and have many projecting future pro success. However, it doesn't always work out as hoped. In the case of Kyle Lauletta, there may be a happy ending. Ideal size for the position, a strong arm, and solid post-season workouts have the Richmond product climbing draft charts. Did he show enough with his college production to make you think he should be considered as high as classmate Josh Allen? We dive into where he…

My projected return dates are based on medical protocols, established rehabilitation guidelines, and evidence-based data. Most of the time I will not agree with the timelines given by teams, beat-writers, or others on social media. Josh Donaldson A quiet spring training didn’t alert many of us to the fact that Donaldson was dealing with a shoulder ailment since early March.  His throw to first after a nice defensive stab, however, caused quite a stir (pictured below).via GIPHYThe club said he is dealing with…

The season is finally here. After months of draft preparation, hours of pouring through stats, reading articles and listening to podcasts, it only took one Ian Happ home run for the hype train for early season breakouts to pull back into the station. Some of these hot starts from hitters will fade into irrelevance as soon as their next 0-for-12 stretch hits and another waiver period passes. Others will be legitimate, and knowing the difference could be the key to finding fantasy baseball success in 2018.Predicting…

What: The Masters Where: Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA When: April 5th-Apri 8th Defending Champion: Sergio Garcia FedEx Cup Points and Purse: 600 and $11,000,000Ian Poulter nailed down the win this past week at the Houston Open as he defeated a strong charge by Beau Hossler in a playoff hole. Poulter survived a near-disastrous week as he posted an opening round-73 but turned it around nicely with a 64-65-67. With the win, the 42-year-old recorded his third PGA Tour win and also gets a berth into the Masters.…

Here we go, we have real data to work with! If you missed the series' introduction article last week, I recommend you go back and give it a look here. Our goal is use statcast data to dive deeper into interesting trends we can act on in our fantasy leagues. Identify players trending up or down, and get in when the price is low and cash out when the price has peaked. Velocity MoversObservationsKenley Jansen's early velocity readings are very slightly concerning. I hesitate before drawing conclusions from a…

With less than a week's worth of games having been played, it's more than a little too soon to be drawing conclusions about our fantasy teams based on their results. We may be tempted to take comfort in owning Mitch Haniger, Matt Davidson or Tyler Skaggs, all of whom are off to surprisingly good starts, or be bummed out that we are getting next to nothing out of Yu Darvish, Paul Goldschmidt or Willson Contreras. These players' histories strongly suggest that we not get too confident or distraught based on their tiny samples…