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1 month ago | 
rotobanter.beehiiv.com | Ballfield Banter |Garrett Ball
Last year we saw some incredible running back play. Saquon Barkley put up his best fantasy performance since his rookie year (in some scoring formats, even better than his rookie year). Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson made the leap from high-end running backs to absolutely elite ones. Derrick Henry is still Derrick Henry. Kyren Williams and James Cook scored at insane rates. Who could forget this?
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1 month ago | 
rotobanter.beehiiv.com | Ballfield Banter |Garrett Ball
We’ve done studies on how draft capital can impact a player’s NFL career. Some might have taken some time to hit (Hunter Renfrow, Darnell Mooney, Jauan Jennings), and others hit immediately (Malik Nabers, Ja’Marr Chase, Ladd McConkey). Even so, it’s not like players who are drafted high always hit immediately, and players who are drafted late don’t always take years to develop (Amon-Ra St.Brown for example).
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2 months ago | 
rotobanter.beehiiv.com | Ballfield Banter |Garrett Ball
What’s up everyone! The NFL draft is next week! Between last week and now, my plan is to get you all up to speed with exactly how draft capital effects fantasy relevant positions. Everyone has their favorite sleeper running back and receiver, or for the IDP guys out there I’m sure there’s a line backer you can’t wait to see drafted (I’ve had those too, believe me!). But don’t let your hype control you. NFL teams tell us a lot with their selection process.
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2 months ago | 
rotobanter.beehiiv.com | Ballfield Banter |Garrett Ball
We all know that draft capital plays a huge part in a player’s path to success in the NFL. Of course, we see players come in all the time as Day 3 draft selections or as a UDFA and have good, long careers. Plenty of guys on defense, or depth options for NFL teams, or special team specialists come from that area of the draft. But, not to take anything away from those men who have achieved NFL status regardless of how they got there, we’re not concerned with that for fantasy.
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2 months ago | 
rotobanter.beehiiv.com | Ballfield Banter |Garrett Ball
We all know that draft capital plays a huge part in a player’s path to success in the NFL. Of course, we see players come in all the time as Day 3 draft selections or as a UDFA and have good, long careers. Plenty of guys on defense, or depth options for NFL teams, or special team specialists come from that area of the draft. But, not to take anything away from those men who have achieved NFL status regardless of how they got there, we’re not concerned with that for fantasy.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
rotobanter.beehiiv.com | Ballfield Banter |Garrett Ball
The 2025 NFL Combine just finished up last weekend. Everyone is obsessed with the new incoming rookies. And rightfully so. Quarterback is by far the weakness of the draft for fantasy purposes, but this is an amazing class at running back, has solid WR options, and superb tight ends. In fact, the running back class is so good that my highest graded back from my production model in the 2023 class would be the RB6 this year.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
rotobanter.beehiiv.com | Ballfield Banter |Garrett Ball
You might notice something different about this article, that’s because the header usually has an image of Ballfield Banter overtop. But not anymore! I’ve got a big announcement to make. But before I spill the beans, I have a couple of things I need to get through. First, I will take a look back at Ballfield Banter’s history, and second, a recap of my 2024 predictions, sleepers, busts, and how all that went.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
ballfieldbanter.beehiiv.com | Ballfield Banter |Garrett Ball
Jonathon Brooks came into the NFL with a decent amount of hype thanks to his college tape in his one full season as a starter at Texas and due to his draft capital. The Panthers invested quite a lot into him with a second-round selection, and fantasy managers were optimistic about his chances of becoming the Panthers’ franchise running back and many spent first-round picks on him in dynasty formats. And then the Panthers extended Chuba Hubbard. That’s ok, not all is lost.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
ballfieldbanter.beehiiv.com | Ballfield Banter |Garrett Ball
What’s up, everyone? Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! And even though Black Friday isn’t what it once was in its glory days, for those who are shopping, stay safe out there. I read an article where the author was confused as to why Calvin Ridley, who has elite opportunity and workload (1,379 total air yards according to FantasyLife, a 42% air yards market share), doesn’t have the production to show for it.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
ballfieldbanter.beehiiv.com | Ballfield Banter |Garrett Ball
What’s up everyone? Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! And even though Black Friday isn’t what it once was in its glory days, for those who are shopping, stay safe out there. Rico Dowdle finally had his big game on Thursday, and Tyreek Hill had a more vintage Hill game, though he was greatly helped by a Jonnu Smith tipped pass turned Hill TD reception.
