Frequently Asked Questions
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How we rank our offensive ines.
The calculations we use in our offensive line rankings are based on run blocking (RB yards, power success, power rank, 10+yards rank, and percent of times a team gets stuffed) and pass protection (adjusted sack rate, number of sacks and sack rank). Our offensive line rankings are updated on weekly bases.
What is (SOS) Strength of Schedule?
Our Strength of Schedule (SOS) rankings are based on last year's fantasy points (performance scoring) allowed by position. For example if you look at QB's: we factor completions/attempts, yards, TD's, points/game, Int's and fumbles. Once those #s are calculated the teams are ranked from 1-32. Number 1 is the best/easiest schedule and #32 is the hardest schedule. The more often a team faces a soft defense defending the position the better the SOS.
To give you an example of how the Strength of Schedule (SOS) works, let’s say your 2008 fantasy playoffs run through weeks 15-16 and you want to know what QB has the best chance of putting up good numbers in that stretch. Go to the player rankings page, and then filter on the QB position from the dropdown, change the playoff week dropdown to weeks 15-16 and then look for the players with the lowest numbers in the Playoff SOS Ranking column. Notice that Eagles are listed at #1, assuming that McNabb isn’t hurt by then, PHI faces CLE in week #15 - The Browns finished the 2007 regular season ranked 24th overall defending the pass, allowed 29 passing TD's and 3,681 passing yards (only 8 teams were worse in 2007). In week 16 PHI faces WAS - The Redskins finished the 2007 regular season ranked 16th overall defending the pass, allowed 20 passing TD's and 3,424 passing yards. If McNabb faces these soft secondary statistically speaking his odds of putting up good numbers look pretty strong giving PHL QB’s the best QB SOS ranking for weeks 15-16.
Strength of schedule is a popular tool in the arsenal of serious fantasy football enthusiasts. By targeting players that have easier schedules you'll be able to make the hard decisions between two players, especially if your team makes it to the playoffs. You don’t want your top players facing a stout defense when a title is on the line. This can also be a very helpful tool when considering a possible trade around playoff time.
A players SOS may vary depending on the range of games in your scope. For example lets say you're analyzing a running back and you look at his SOS for the season weeks 1-17, he may have terrible rating of 32 the worst you can have. However, your playoffs run through weeks 14-16, 15-16 or 15-17 (league playoff weeks vary and we give you the option to look at all the data) you notice that during those weeks his SOS rating is, let's say #1 the best. That player will most likely struggle during the season, but could become a nice sleeper when your season's on the line.
We use last year's data because we calculate the SOS rankings in the off-season to be use as a reference for fantasy football drafts before the current season begins.
Obviously, a team's defensive ranking change from week to week due to injuries to key players etc. So, as the season progresses an effective way to take advantage of weekly position match-ups is to follow the weekly "start or bench" player projections page.
Each week we re-rank and update defensive stats based on how opposing defenses perform vs. the run and vs. the pass. In this ranking system you want to start your offensive player vs. a team defense with a higher ranking. For example starting your running back vs. an opposing team defense with a ranking of 32 gives you RB the best possibility of putting up good numbers.
What's up with your Start or Bench rankings? Click here to view our start or bench page.
Our Start or Bench page allows you to view weekly individual position rankings, offensive line rankings, bye weeks, weekly opponents, and year-to-date opponent defense statistics including defensive rank vs the run, rank vs the pass, total ytd rush yards allow, rush TDs allowed, total ytd passing yards allowed, and passing TDs allowed. You can view the individual start or sit position rankings by using the dropdown at the top of the page ("Position Projection for Week X").
How do I use your player rankings page? Click here to view the page.
Our rankings page allows you to view overall rankings for the top 150, individual position rankings, offensive line rankings, strength of schedule, playoff strength of schedule, playoff opponents, and bye weeks. The page defaults to the top 150 players overall but also allows you to select position rankings (the dropdown lists on the top of the page, called "Position"). The other dropdown list (top of the page, "Select Your Playoff Weeks") allows you to select your league's playoff weeks, so you can view the correct SOS for your playoff weeks. Any underlined column heading is sortable by clicking on the underlined heading. For example, if you click on the column heading "Player", the player column will be sorted alphabetically.
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