The True North Crew launched a Youtube channel this week and the inaugural session was centered around the upcoming Scott Fish Bowl. @MasterJune70 and @GOATDistrict joined the guys to talk roster construction, scoring settings, draft strategy, player tiers, divisions, team names, and TONS more! The Audio version is here and if you want to check out the video go find the TNFF Network on Youtube and hunker down with the boys!

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Footballguys Staff Writer James Brimacombe lends his time to TNFF in this Best Ball centric eppy.  Tyrell doesn't waste the opportunity to pick the brain of a Best Ball behemoth, he asks questions we want answered and finds out who James highest owned players are!  James and Ty talk about the balances to strike in Best Ball while striking a balance between strategy and player discussions.

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INTRO

Year round Best Ball

DRAFT VOLUME

mock draft substitute

What are you doing with DALVIN COOK

pockets of the offseason present values

managing ownership

other stud RBs entering final season of their deal/ approach

can't miss out on top RBs in BB portfolios

James ranks top backs

BEST BALL RUN DOWN

what is best ball?

How does it work?

SITES TO PLAY BEST BALL

Drafters / fanball BB 10's / FFPC/ Yahoo

RIP draft.com

James lays out his league total! Mr. 3000?! 

James defines sites/ formats/ stakes / ROI $

limitations

custom rankings / manipulating ownership

FUTURE OF BEST BALL

fan duel to launch best balls? 

New Sites/ Popularity growth

DFS vs Best Ball

*Get rich quick scheme vs. Patience

ROOKIES in BEST BALL

Edwards-Helaire example

Get in early

QB POSITION in BEST BALL

Early QB / ranges

value/ names to target

3 QB team builds

* allowed you to load up of Lamar Jackson in 2019/ Dak/ Mahomes in 2018 ect

8th/9th round the new 10th for QBs?

take who falls

CARSON WENTZ

highest owned for James / array of weapons + speed/ Huge passing TD upside/ PHI coaching

* Rams passing game is under valued in FF

is Alshon done?

Eagles skill player FF value

#2 in PHI?

SAM DARNOLD

QB 3 options in BB

other Jets?

STACKING STUFFING

Success ABSENT stacking/ impact on ROI / when to stack

Deep tourney strategy QH

TE STRATEGY

2 TE vs 3 TE team builds/ TE value to mine in 2020

Flex misconception

prioritize QB over TE

common 3 TE mistake

MATT BREIDA

James & Ty close to 30% :O

upside/ pass catching role/ MIA for fantasy

JORDAN HOWARD low ownership

MILES SANDERS

top 10 overall player in BB

RB philosophies

volume for Sanders / PHI offense

RB STRATEGIES

ways to attack RB/ trends

Rookies/ Arbitrois

*HIGHEST OWNED WRs

HOLLYWOOD BROWN

James' highest owned player!

Don't overthink a talent like Hollywood

injury

BAL can't be pass less in 2020/ condensed offense

slot fake out/ D-Jax 2.0/ outside WR duties

One of the best values in BB/ trending up

ALLEN ROBINSON

Fantasy Value station in his career

Floor/ Ceiling/ QB in CHI

A-Rob's future

KENNY GOLLADAY

top 5 upside? confluence of events in place

other Lions FF value

one more stacking debate!

OUTTAKES!!

Ty (@tnffTyrell) and Trav (@TSeel14) bring some heat on this marathon episode! With Dalvin Cook in the news the guys thought it was pertinent to talk about the huge crop of Running Backs in their contract years. They talk holdout candidates, whether we'll see any big money deals, usage outlooks and some other backs who could be key players in next year's Free Agency. After that they move on and talk some Tandem Backfield ADPs. Who are these players in time shares, who's going to do what for their team, and who's most likely to pay off their ADP. Thanks for the Download, check all of the True North Team's work out at truenorthffb.com and connect on Twitter @truenorthFFB.

Ty (@tnffTyrell) and Trav (@TSeel14) are back in the lab and to follow up their RB landscape episode they're covering the Wide Receiver Landscape! They get into The Dolphins' deep threats, Christian Kirk's outlook, The Giants' Receiver Room, Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones, The Eagles and JJAW, The Patriots conundrum, Courtland Sutton, Keenan Allen, Deebo Samuel, and Hollywood Brown! This episode is jam packed with info and #phatstats, give it a download and hear the boys dive deep into these situations! Check out the website at truenorthffb.com and follow us on Twitter @TrueNorthFFB.

Trav and Ty are ready to run through the new and improve Running back landscape. They'll cover some new faces in new places with these rookie additions as well as some vets who skirted trouble with their teams not adding much to the position. Give the guys a follow @TSeel14 and @TNFFtyrell. Connect with the whole crew @TrueNorthFFB and visit the site at truenorthffb.com

2:56 - Lev Bell and the curious Gase - Is Bell's volume alone enough to transcend his team's overall lack of efficiency? Value and production outlooks.

11:47 - Chris Carson - Is it wheels up with only Deejay Dallas added and Rashaad Penny on the mend? Is there any receiving upside to be had?

20:26 - Jordan Howard and Matt Breida - What will their roles be on this re-vamped Dolphins teams? What is their upside?

28:43 - Austin Ekeler - Is he a winner or loser post-draft? How will this QB change effect his usage? What will his inevitable touch increase do for his otherworldly efficiency? Will he secure any redzone or goal line work?

38:52 - Miles Sanders - Can we expect an increase in his touches? Will Philly add to the position and how will that effect Sanders' workload share?

45:27 - Kareem Hunt - How will the coaching change effect what was great target volume in 2019? Will his rush volume increase?

50:27 - Todd Gurley - What will he look like outside of LA? Will he get targets and touchdowns? Will Atlanta continue to be historically pass heavy?

56:29 - James Conner - What is the short and long term outlook? Is Conner currently a buy? How soon can Anthony McFarland secure some work? Can he be the Steelers' future 3 down back?

1:06:20 - Biggest Losers: Marlon Mack and Damien Williams - Are these guys cooked for good? JT vs. Clyde: The rookie RB1 debate!

@truenorthFFB @TSeel14 @TNFFtyrell

Travis is back! He and Tyrell go to town on some of the biggest after effects of the NFL draft. Focusing on some of the teams who made drastic moves and honing in on the passing games to start. The boys discuss new fantasy values for polarizing players and sort out who plays where and what that means for the dynasty market. Travis and Ty levy 2020 Expectations and offer some over unders for projections plus a few either/ors... Buckle up!

3:00 COWBOYS ARE AN ELITE PASSING OFFENSE

2nd tier at QB shifts again

Cowboys available volume/ targets/ air yards/ RZ

6:30 Who is the WR 2 in Dallas?

CEEDEE LAMB TALK

Who plays in the slot

Who fills Witten’s Red Zone role?

Projections/ FF rankings

18:45 JAGUARS DON'T ADD BUT BEAR FANTASY FRUIT

Go Gardiner/ Thompson signs

21:30 Laviska Shenault Profiled + effect on offense

D-day Westbrook? very bad in a very productive passing game

Shenault FF rank

JAX contested catch catastrophe

Shenault needs volume to produce but Dede had that and didn’t

Collin Johnson vs Chris Conley

Jaguars franchise is built on Permafrost

MInshew value and more

34:10 BRONCOS BRASS ADDS OFFENSE GALORE

Drew Lock gets weapons but can he support them

Shurmer to run or pass?

Pumping the brakes on ALL BRONCOS pass catchers?

JERRY JEUDY was always going to command the most volume in this class

C. Sutton lacked a ceiling in 2019/ Does that change?

41:40 Noah Fant heart breaker/ FF value/ Albert 0

KJ Hamler

JERRY JEUDY TALK

Volume upside/ TD downside/ FF values

51:15 EAGLES add and WENTZ wins but was that baked into his ADP?

JALEN RAEGOR TALK

Eagles offense and how it shakes out

Ertz owners say WRs drool and 2 TE sets will rule

Alshon and D-Jack's future

John Hightower + Quez Watkins chat

+ offense nuggets/ breakdowns

ADPs/ Values

104:30 49ers STAY ON BRAND

Jimmy G ups his SFlex value?

BRANDON AIYUK TALK

Kittle unaffected

IS DEEBO SAMUEL MOVING DOWN?

116:30 BILLS WILL BE A RUN 1st TEAM STILL

Buy/Sell Josh Allen's ADP

Replica of 2019 coming but far more efficient version

Zack Moss plays Gore role= Singletary stays the same

Diggs retains that scary floor post draft

120:00 Rankings QBs who got help upfront but not at WR

DANIEL JONES

Undervalued in fantasy

NYG fantasy upswing

BAKER MAYFIELD 

overvalued?

Stefanski signal/ Transactions speak for themselves?

MATT STAFFORD

Interior offensive line heist

Swift helps Stafford

Jones and Hockenson win

KYLER MURRAY

Cardinals get a cheap lineman and game changing LB/S

Simmons helps the play volume in ARI

127:30 INDIANAPOLIS ADDS AIR FORCE BUT WILL RUN THE BALL!

130:00 Joe Burrow Bengals quick chat

131:00 AARON RODGERS watches every team build around their QB but GB

GB is transparent and it spells fantasy doom for everybody besides...

Devante Adams WR 1 overall?

Jordan Love/ Leflure's FF lullaby

144:30 SAINTS ARE STATUS QUO

No WR added/ draftees/ offense

Brees fantasy value

Jameis AND Taysom

Calibrating expectations

@truenorthFFB @TNFFtyrell @TSeel14

Ty talks through new player values while doing a live best ball draft. Focusing on the new values the market has placed on the rookies as well the players who's values are sliding or rising. Also discussed is roster construction, team building, stacking, playing the variance and tons more best ball strategy. The schedules and such have not quiet aligned so with the guilt setting in for leaving the TNFF nitty gritty committee without any content hopefully this can tide over until next week. Thanks!

Measurements/ Path to CFB/ lineage

Athletic Profile/ study of 50+ RBs in last decade to test similar

NFL vs Fantasy community stance on Perine/ What he has going for him/ Safety vs upside

College Production/ Volume and production woes/ comparing to fantasy RBs of the past

Pass Catching stats are close to top of the class/ percentages/ explosive pass % (15+ and 25+ yard catches) Wild stats

Final season and the efficiency dip in the receiving department vs MS% / 1st 3 seasons vs final season

Big Plays/ 10+ and 20+ yard runs/ explosive run rates or lack thereof

BROKEN TACKLES and ability to make people miss/ Unforgivable final season/ consistently the WOAT tackle breaker

broken tackle rates/ % of carries to go down of 1st contact/ Elusive rating/ Size vs style don't converge

RED ZONE woes/ Falls down the ranks among the RB class as we move from RZ carries to % of carries to come in the RZ + red zone TD conversion rate/ not the RB to fill this role in 2020

McFarland vs Darrynton Evans

Measurements/ path to CFB/ Injuries and Upside!

Top recruit/ Athletic Profile...

Battles we fight as A-Mac supporters/ Tale of 2 seasons/ Durability

Antagonist of the story (Javon Leake) forced a Maryland RBBC

Before and after McFarland's missed game stats/ touch distribution/ big games

Did A-Mac need the big season on his resume heading into the draft process?

Volume and size create a wall for FF production historically

College Totals/ Top 12 RB's in last decade under 15 career TDs in CFB

McFarland's 2018 blowup season/ whopping efficiency/ YPC/ Yards after contact/ ect

Ohio State performance

Big Play station/ explosive run rates/ 10+ and 20+ yard runs

fast forward to 2019 and it was an entirely different story

Big Play decline/ Injuries/ Yards per touch disaster zone

138 touches in 2018 for 8 YPT/ 131 touches in 2019 for 5.6 YPT

other declines and how severe they were

Pass Catching upside/ Career totals/ career highs/ MS% / Big plays in the passing game were non existent/ Explosive passing play % / concerns with hands

Red Zone and McFarland barely got to know each other in CFB/ comparison to the RB class and Darrynton Evans/ TD conversion % and red zone carry %

Running style vs durability/ Drops and balls security

Pass catching chops and Speed are not always synonymous/ How does the NFL view AM?

How he's likely used in an offense/ expectation setting

Explosive run rates for Anthony McFarland (totals) Where he ranks vs the class in 10+ yard run rate and 20+ yard run %

Dismissing the notion that McFarland would have had a blow up final season had he not suffered the high ankle sprain mid season/ Splits/ extrapolation/ YPC and big games

RBs in the last 10 years to put up top 12 RB seasons in Fantasy Football at the NFL level but had less than 300 career carries in CFB (Study) and ironic speed splits inside of it

RBs in the last 10 years to put up top 24  seasons in Fantasy Football at the NFL level but had less than 300 career carries in CFB (Study) and how this is where he'll lie if anywhere

Just over 3% of top 24 RBs in the last 10 years= under 300 carries in their CFB careers/ among them the speedsters include Drake/ Mostert/ Sanders and we try to lump AM in

Unfortunately his 8th percentile burst score reappears and marks the worst score in the group

Still my highest ranked speedster in FF heading into the draft

Comparing McFarland/ Evans/ Calais/ Bellamy (Some of the 2020 class speedsters)

A-Mac's strength of competition and recruit status vs that damn burst score and volume

McFarland and his ultra boom or bust profile/ 100 yard games (Rushing and from scrimmage) comparing it to Darrynton Evans

WR value in rookie drafts

Thanks!