Articles by Matt Waldman

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Roundtable: Offseason Points of Interest

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses rookies or free agents they are exc...

Roundtable: 2023 Reminders

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel generates reminders of lessons learned from 2...

Roundtable: 2023 Bold Predictions

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel shares their bold predictions for 2023.

Roundtable: Offseason Team Assessments

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel assesses their favorite NFL teams heading int...

The Replacements: Week 17

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

Roundtable: QB Futures

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses the futures of young quarterbacks w...

Roundtable: Sign of Good Things to Come in 2023

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses players whose '22 stretch runs are ...

Roundtable: Difficult Week 17 Calls

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses difficult lineup decisions for Week...

Roundtable: Gutsy Championship Lineup Calls

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses gutsy championship lineup decisions...

The Gut Check No.589: Cam Akers Is Back (And Better Than Before)

Matt Waldman studied 200 plays during Cam Akers' late-season resurgence and concludes A...

Top 10: Year in Review

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the Top 10 lessons gained from studyi...

The Replacements: Week 16

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

In The Last Year

Roundtable: Difficult Week 16 Calls

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses difficult lineup decisions for Week...

Roundtable: Early 2023 Fantasy Predictions

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel fills in the blanks with fantasy predictions ...

Roundtable: Fantasy Daydreams And Nightmares

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses 2022 draft-day selections that turn...

Roundtable: Gutsy Playoff Lineup Decisions for Week 16

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses lineup decisions during the fantasy...

The Gut Check No.588: Roster Depth Dumpster Diving

Matt Waldman profiles 20 players on the back end of rosters who are worth monitoring du...

Top 10: Week 16

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines Trevor Lawrences' narrative-maki...

The Replacements: Week 15

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

The Gut Check No.587: The 2023 Wishlist

Matt Waldman shares 10 players on his wishlist for next year and beyond.

Roundtable: Ravens vs. Browns Fantasy Implications

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses the difficult fantasy choices with ...

Roundtable: Love/Hate NFL Draft Edition

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses NFL Draft prospects whose current v...

Roundtable: Late-Round/UDFA Wonders

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses the future re-draft and dynasty val...

Roundtable: Gutsy Playoff Lineup Decisions

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses lineup decisions during the fantasy...

Top 10: Week 15

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the return of J.K. Dobbins, Geor...

Roundtable: Fantasy Fill In the Blank

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel names fantasy options that fit specific situa...

Roundtable: Their Demise Is Greatly Exaggerated

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses players whose impending demise has ...

Roundtable: Shocking Developments of 2022

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses the most shocking developments of t...

Roundtable: Fantasy Playoff Heroes And Zeros

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses potential heroes and zeros for the ...

The Replacements: Week 14

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

The Gut Check No.586: The No Thanks Dynasty List

Matt Waldman shares his list of players that won't be on his dynasty teams, or he'll be...

Top 10: Week 14

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines techniques that fantasy GMs shou...

The Replacements: Week 13

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

Roundtable: The Replacements

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses potential candidates for Matt Waldman's Repla...

Roundtable: December Fantasy Darlings

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses marginal fantasy starters who could deliver f...

Roundtable: Jets Fantasy Prospects

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses potential fantasy prospects on the New York J...

Roundtable: One-Year Wonders

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses players who they believe are having career ye...

25 Futures Worth Tracking

Matt Waldman shares a list of 25 players, some existing on the margins of NFL rosters, ...

Top 10: Week 13

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the Raiders' offensive engines, ...

The Replacements: Week 12

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

Roundtable: Deshaun Watson's Return

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses Deshaun Watson's fantasy outlook for the rest...

Roundtable: Tryptophan Specials

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel shares their favorite sleepers for the Thanksgiving Day...

Roundtable: Thanksgiving Table

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses what they're grateful about this Thanksgiving...

Roundtable: Play of the Year Candidates

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel shares their favorite plays of the year. 

The Gut Check No.584: Isiah Pacheco Progress Report

Matt Waldman delivers a film-based progress report of Chiefs' starting RB Isiah Pacheco...

Top 10: Week 12

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines how to limit Josh Allen, how the...

The Replacements: Week 11

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

Roundtable Week 11: Rebound or Refried?

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses underperformers who've shown glimps...

Roundtable Week 11: Go Big Or Go Home?

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses players with fantasy upside but may...

Roundtable Week 11: Faith Or Fear?

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses a shortlist of players who inspire ...

Roundtable Week 11: Playoff Prep

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses the type of players to add to your ...

Stick with Najee Harris (And Other Dented Dynasty Cans)

Matt Waldman isn't quitting on Najee Harris and he explains why you should be targeting...

Top 10: Week 11

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the fantasy fallout of Christian...

The Replacements: Week 10

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

Roundtable: Is Justin Fields' Redraft Value Sustainable?

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses Justin Fields' stretch of elite fan...

Roundtable Week 10: From A Mile Away...And Still Missed

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses scenarios the staff felt they could...

Roundtable Week 10: Longshot Victory Laps

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses remote scenarios where they are tak...

Roundtable Week 10: Fantasy Shockers of 2022

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses the most shocking fantasy developme...

The Gut Check No.582: Is Mecole Hardman the Off-Brand Curtis Samuel?

Matt Waldman examines the film behind Mecole Hardman's three-week points spurt and expl...

Top 10: Week 10

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the fantasy fallout of the myth ...

Roundtable Week 9: Zach Wilson's Future

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel examines Zach Wilson's future as a viable NFL...

Roundtable Week 9: Second-Half Slump

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel broaches players they think are about to expe...

Roundtable Week 9: Wounded Wide Outs

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel examines a trio of wounded wideouts who can b...

Roundtable Week 9: For Real-Fool's Gold

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses a trio of receivers whose rest-of-s...

The Replacements: Week 9

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

The Gut Check No.581: Should We Fly with Damiere Byrd?

Matt Waldman examines the film behind Damiere Byrd's past two weeks of starter producti...

Top 10: Week 9

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the fantasy fallout of DeAndre H...

Roundtable Week 8: Four Veteran QBs Walked into A Bar...

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses the current and future value of Aar...

Roundtable Week 8: Is the NFL Passing Fest Over?

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel examines the potential fantasy impact of this...

Roundtable Week 8: NFL Trade Fallout - The Leftovers

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses the fallout of some recent (and pot...

Roundtable Week 8: NFL Trade Fallout - Old Faces in New Places

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel examines the fallout of some recent (and pote...

The Replacements: Week 8

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

The Gut Check No. 580: Is Raheem Mostert Poised for Liftoff?

Is Raheem Mostert poised to rocket your fantasy team into the stratosphere? Matt Waldma...

Top 10: Week 8

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the fantasy fallout of the Matt ...

Roundtable Week 7: Love/Hate

The panelists of this week's Footballguys Roundtable name players in the fantasy indust...

Roundtable Week 7: Label 'Em -- The Wide Receiver Edition

The panelists on this week's Footballguys Roundtable discuss the short-term and long-te...

Roundtable Week 7: Going Nuclear? Candidates for a Second-Half Surge

The panelists on this week's Footballguys' Roundtable each name two players they believ...

The Replacements: Week 7

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

Roundtable Week 7: Dynasty Buy-Sell-Hold

This week's Footballguys Roundtable panel examines Matt Waldman's list of candidates to...

Top 10: Week 7

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the values of Amari Cooper and Chris Godwi...

The Gut Check No.579: Doubling Down on Ezekiel Elliott

Can Ezekiel Elliott be a league winner down the stretch? Matt Waldman explains how Elli...

The Replacements: Week 6

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

Roundtable Week 6: The True Reveal

The panelists on this week's Footballguys Roundtable discuss and debates prospects who ...

Roundtable Week 6: Dynasty Buy-Sell-Hold

The panelists on this week's Footballguys Roundtable discuss and debates prospects to b...

Roundtable Week 6: Not So Fast, Rebound Is Imminent

The panelists on this week's Footballguys Roundtable discuss and debates prospects whos...

Roundtable Week 6: State of the Jaguars' Backfield

The panelists on this week's Footballguys Roundtable discuss and debates the state of t...

The Gut Check No.578: Is the Future Now for Eno Benjamin and Keaontay Ingram

Matt Waldman examines the games of RBs Eno Benjamin and Keaontay Ingram whose imminent ...

Top 10: Week 6

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines Ken Walker, potential consolatio...

Roundtable Week 5: The Beltway's RB Rooms

The panelists on this week's Footballguys Roundtable discuss and debate the value of th...

Roundtable Week 5: Every Week, Bye Week, or Weak Sauce?

The panelists on this week's Footballguys Roundtable discuss and debate the players on ...

Roundtable Week5: Rebound or Retread?

The panelists on this week's Footballguys Roundtable forecast players, units, and/or te...

Roundtable Week 5: Backup RBs of Note

The panelists on this week's Footballguys Roundtable discuss and debate the notable bac...

The Replacements: Week 5

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights about replacem...

The Gut Check No.577: What to Make of Mike Boone

Matt Waldman examines the film of Denver Broncos' reserve running back, Mike Boone, who has the s...

Top-10: Week 5 Part II

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the resurrection of the run, Jalen Hurts, ...

Top 10: Week 5 Part I

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the resurrection of the run, Jalen Hurts, ...

The Replacements: Week 4

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights abou...

Roundtable Week 4: Emerging Player Candidates

The panelists on this week's Footballguys Roundtable name players who've never finished...

Roundtable Week 4: Tackling the Footballguys' Subscriber Contest -- Part II

The Footballguys Roundtable discusses their entries for the Footballguys' Subscriber Co...

Roundtable Week 4: The True Reveal

The Footballguys Roundtable discuss which players showed their true 2022 selves in Week...

Roundtable Week 4: RB Game Script Dependency

The Footballguys roundtable looks at the top of the RB rankings and discusses which run...

The Gut Check No.576: Is Buffalo's Khalil Shakir Worth the Wait?

Matt Waldman delivers his scouting report of Buffalo's Khalil Shakir and shows you why this rooki...

Top 10: Week 4

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines backup runners who may start next week, J....

Footballguys Roundtable Week 3: Panic or Relax

The Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses fantasy players who are off to sub-optimal ...

Roundtable Week 3: Running Back Tandems

The Footballguys Roundtable discusses the outlook of specific running back tandems.&nbs...

Roundtable Week 3: For Real or Fool's Gold

The Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses early-season performers who they think are ...

The Replacements: Week 3

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights about replacem...

Roundtable Week 3: Tackling the Footballguys' Subscriber Contest

The Footballguys Roundtable discusses their entries for the Footballguys' Subscriber Co...

The Gut Check No.575: It's Cool to be a Russell Wilson Hater . . . It Won't Be Productive

Matt Waldman charted Russell Wilson's first two starts for the Broncos and the good new...

Top 10: Week 3

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the Dolphins and Ravens offenses...

Roundtable Week 2

The Footballguys Roundtable panel discusses Week 1 surprises, the 49ers' backfield, the...

The Replacements: Week 2

Unique circumstances call for unique knowledge. Matt Waldman delivers his insights about replacem...

The Gut Check No.574: Etienne or Robinson? Why Not Both?

Matt Waldman breaks down Week 1's film and data of the Jaguars' backfield and tells you why both ...

The Top 10 from Week 2

Matt Waldman's weekly film-and-fantasy review examines the return of Saquon Barkley, Aa...

The Gut Check No.573: The All-Gut Check Waiver-Wire Sleeper Team

Matt Waldman reveals his 2022 All-Gut Check Fantasy Team devoted to players most fantasy GMs...

The Top 10 Season Preview

Matt Waldman examines the preseason film for potential fantasy value in this preview of his regul...

The Gut Check No.572: Bold Predictions

Matt Waldman shares his bold fantasy predictions for the 2022 NFL season.

The Gut Check No. 571: From the Gut

Matt Waldman has studied the film and the data, but it's time for a real gut check.&nbs...

The Gut Check No. 568: Waldman's Draft Tiers -- The Early Turn

Matt Waldman shares his tiers for fantasy GMs picking from the early turn of drafts.  

The Gut Check No. 569: Waldman's Draft Tiers -- The Middle Slots

Matt Waldman shares his tiers for fantasy GMs picking from the middle spots of drafts. 

The Gut Check No.570: Waldman's Draft Tiers -- The Late Turn

Matt Waldman shares his tiers for fantasy GMs picking from the late turn of drafts.  

The Gut Check No.567: 12 Late-Round Values for Your End Game

Matt Waldman shares 12 late-round picks with the potential to transform your team into ...

The Gut Check No.566: 12 Players Who Need More Love

Matt Waldman compares his rankings to the Footballguys' staff and lists 12 players who ...

The Gut Check 565: Ending the Ezekiel Elliott Slander

Matt Waldman explains why Ezekiel Elliott's demise has been greatly exaggerated. 

The Gut Check 564: The Dis List (Overrated)

Matt Waldman compares his rankings to the Footballguys' staff and lists 12 players who ...

The Gut Check 563: All-In on the Raiders' Offense

Based on talent and fantasy value, Matt Waldman is all-in on the Raiders' offense. Howe...

The Gut Check 562: 10 Underrated Match-Up Players

Matt Waldman shares 10 options whose skills transcend any scheme and are underrated in ...

The Gut Check 561: 10 Valuable Scheme Players

Matt Waldman shares 10 options that need significant scheming to deliver starter fantas...