Fantasy Football Tweet Storm (Week 1)

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Few analysts were able to pack more helpful information into a Twitter thread this week than Kyle Yates (@KyleYNFL) of The Fantasy Footballers, who packed each of his team-by-team stat projections into one tidy, easy-to-read package:

FOOTBALL IS BACK!

With that in mind, I'll be posting a thread here of my season long projections for each team for you to take a look inside my process and how I come to my rankings.

Please ask questions as they come up!

— Kyle Yates (@KyleYNFL) September 5, 2019

Among his most notable projections: Buffalo’s Josh Allen finishes with nearly 3,800 passing yards (and almost 600 more on the ground), Odell Beckham Jr. approaches 1,500 receiving yards with 12 touchdowns in his first season with the Browns, and Tevin Coleman and Matt Breida both finish with over 850 rushing yards apiece.

Davis Mattek (@davismattek) of RotoExperts offered up all the things he’s looking forward to this season – and while some of them probably won’t come to fruition, it’s always fun to dream:

Things I am most looking forward to in this NFL season

-Kyler Murray 8 yards per adjusted attempt
-Dallas Cowboys top yards per play offense
-JuJu Smith Schuster > 2,000 receiving yards
-Lamar Jackson top QB in fantasy
-Chiefs SB champions
-Malcolm Brown top 12 fantasy RB

— Davis Mattek (@DavisMattek) September 5, 2019

We particularly enjoy the part about Lamar Jackson emerging as the QB1 this season; does that make Mark Andrews a potential top-6 TE, or Willie Snead a terrific early-season waiver wire option? Maybe …

While we’re on the topic of rushing quarterbacks, The Quant Edge’s Ryan Noonan (@rynoonan) is throwing cold water on the notion that Allen could be a solid DFS option in the Bills’ season opener Sunday against the host New York Jets:

All 5 of Josh Allen's road starts LY came in UNDER the total. Small sample but worth noting for a young QB. Also since '05, h/t @ActionNetworkHQ, divisional games in W1 & 2 are 89-70-2 (56.3%) to the under. In DFS we're not only looking for high totals, but games that'll go OVER.

— Ryan Noonan (@RyNoonan) September 5, 2019

High total? Nope. Chances of going Over? Apparently slim, if past history is any indication. DFS players might want to consider these before rostering Allen this weekend.

Yahoo! Sports fantasy expert Brad Evans (@YahooNoise) suggests that, if the reports about newly-signed stud back Ezekiel Elliott are true, he might not even be the No. 1 Dallas RB to roster this week against the New York Giants:

If report about Zeke receiving 20-25 reps against the Giants is true, he would only be a FLEX option. Could see 10-12 touches as he's eased back in. Under that scenario, Tony Pollard would be a RB2 candidate with 13-14 touches.

Dallas RBs averaged 27.6 touches per game in '18.

— Brad Evans (@YahooNoise) September 4, 2019

That said, if the Cowboys build a big lead, there might be more carries for both Elliott and Pollard, potentially raising their ceilings even higher.

And we would be remiss if we didn’t include something from the ongoing Antonio Brown situation. But while there was certainly plenty to sort through from fantasy and general football experts alike, we like Pierre Camus’ (@Roto_Chef) response the best:

The helmet thing wasn't a big issue. The cryogenically-frozen foot wasn't really an issue. The crazy rants and social media posts shouldn't be a big issue.

The fact that Antonio Brown keeps having issues is a big issue! I have been and will continue to stay away in fantasy.

— Pierre Camus (@Roto_Chef) September 5, 2019

If you can get something for Brown now, it might be best to do it; otherwise, you could be stuck rostering a talented but frustrating wide receiver who might not see the field all that much in 2019.

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