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The Rookie Blitz – Week 7 in Review

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The Rookie Blitz goes beyond the box score to examine the fantasy football impact of each NFL Draft class.

This week I am going to introduce Fantasy Points per Opportunity (Fantasy Points per Pass Route and Running Attempt – excludes snaps where blocking occurs). This new metric will work with percentage targeted on total snaps played to highlight rookies who are on the verge of a potential breakout. Read on for more.

Quarterback

Sam Bradford is clearly the top rookie quarterback. At this point it is more fair to compare Bradford against his fellow starting quarterbacks in the NFL than his rookie counterparts. Bradford, ranked 15th in fantasy points in most formats and is holding his own in many categories, but lacking in several others. He ranks near the top of the league in drop backs, attempts and completions. Bradford has room for improvement in his completion percentage, yards per attempt, interception rate and sacks taken. Continue reading →

The Rookie Blitz – Week 6 in Review

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The Rookie Blitz goes beyond the box score to examine the fantasy football impact of each NFL Draft class.

Quarterback

Sam Bradford continues to improve every week and has the Rams thinking playoffs for the first time since the greatest show on turf days. As I have analyzed in prior articles, Bradford has favored the right side of the football field with his passing attempts until this past week. For the first time all season, 25.8% of Bradford’s attempts went to the left side of the football field and only 22.6% to the right. Displaying veteran-like ability to take what the defense was giving to him, Bradford targeted 9 different receivers and no one player had more than 5 targets (Alexander and Amendola, 5).  Look for Bradford to continue to utilize all of his weapons and solidify himself as a top-end backup QB for your fantasy team. Continue reading →