Google, should I draft Ben Roethlisberger? A new feature being debuted by CBS for this upcoming football season will offer fantasy players solicited advice about who to draft, start, add,...
Anyone who’s ever played fantasy sports has endured those agonizing minutes hoping a certain wide receiver might fall a few spots to his or her draft pick, but a startup company is empowering fantasy players to be proactive in filling out one’s roster. AR Sports uses a randomized algorithm to disperse virtual NFL players within […]
Since its formative years, fantasy football is predicated on statistics. These numbers have formed fan interest to develop rapidly, both from the hardcore faction and casual ones alike. These fictional games serve as a conduit for friendly competition and community–well before any of the mainstream social networks. In fact, daily fantasy football, in particular, reached […]
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There was a brief moment of time on Twitter earlier this week when the topic of advanced metrics in football was trending. The subject trended sometime before Edward Snowden’s Twitter debut and after everyone went to bed gushing over Aaron Rodgers’ Monday Night Football performance. Everyone except Pro Football Focus (PFF), that is. Their evaluation of […]