Fantasy sports articles written by Jonathan Bales
May 21, 2013
According to the Data: Breakout Players For 2013
Faster running backs like Ben Tate have the most upside.
April 29, 2013
According to the Data: Using Scarcity to Find Value in 2013 Drafts
Don't be afraid to grab an elite QB at the back end of the first round.
April 20, 2013
According to the Data: Building the Ideal Fantasy Wide Receiver
Size matters more than speed when it comes to wide receiver success.
April 11, 2013
According to the Data: Building the Ideal Fantasy Tight End
New England's Rob Gronkowski fits the bill.
April 3, 2013
According to the Data: Building the Ideal Fantasy Running Back
Running back production skews fast, stocky and young.
April 3, 2013
According to the Data: Building the Ideal Fantasy Quarterback
YPA, not total yards, is the best predictor of future success.
March 20, 2013
According to the Data: Projecting Tight End Production Based on Age
Other than freak-of-nature Tony Gonzalez, tight ends typically have the shortest peaks of any fantasy skill position.
March 20, 2013
According to the Data: Projecting Wide Receiver Production Based on Age
Why you should take A.J. Green over Calvin Johnson in a keeper league.
March 10, 2013
According to the Data: QB Production By Age
At what point do aging signal-callers like Tom Brady experience decline?
March 3, 2013
According to the Data: Projecting Running Backs Based on Age
Twenty-seven and not 30 is the age where backs start to decline
February 25, 2013
According to the Data: Looking at Early-Year ADP to Determine Value
How February ADP can be a useful tool - even in August.
February 14, 2013
According to the Data: Do Injuries Offer Value in Fantasy Football?
Adrian Peterson and Jamaal Charles out-earned their draft-day cost. Is that the exception or the rule?
February 11, 2013
According to the Data: QB Success By Height
How Much Does Quarterback Height Affect NFL Performance?
January 31, 2013
According to the Data: How Much Does Speed Matter for Tight Ends?
It certainly doesn't hurt, but it's not as crucial as it is for other offensive skill positions.
January 25, 2013
According to the Data: Wide Receiver Speed Is Important, But Size Matters More
Unlike running backs, wide receivers depend far more on size than on speed
January 17, 2013
According to the Data: Speed Kills For Rookie Running Backs
A RB that runs a 4.4. 40 has a far greater chance of NFL success than one that runs a 4.5.
January 2, 2013
According to the Data: Projecting Second-Year Tight Ends
Who's going to be next year's Kyle Rudolph?
December 27, 2012
According to the Data: How to Project Rookie Quarterbacks
Efficiency stats like YPA are better indicators of future performance than total passing yards.
December 19, 2012
According to the Data: How to Find Value on Second-Year Receivers
Players like Josh Gordon, Justin Blackmon and Kendall Wright should be good values next season.
December 12, 2012
According to the Data: Second-Year Running Backs Offer Potential Value
Daryl Richardson and David Wilson are two to watch for next season
December 5, 2012
According to the Data: Rookie Tight Ends Continue to Struggle
NFL Teams aren't drafting them as early as they once did, and the players are taking longer to get acclimated to the NFL
November 28, 2012
According to the Data: Are Rookie Quarterbacks the New Rookie Running Backs?
Are Andrew Luck, RGIII and Cam Newton rare outliers or part of a continuing trend?
November 21, 2012
According to the Data: Checking in With Rookie Running Backs and Wide Receivers
Rookie RBs typically offer better value than rookie WRs. Jonathan Bales evaluates this year's crop through 11 weeks.
November 14, 2012
According to the Data: Checking in On Preseason Consistency Correlations
Was is really wise to trust top quarterbacks more than top wide receivers on draft day?
November 8, 2012
According to the Data: Breaking Down Quarterback Red-Zone Attempts
Aaron Rodgers actually has had fewer inside-the-10 attempts than one would expect.
October 17, 2012
According to the Data: Are Rushing QBs More Consistent Than Pure Pocket Passers?
Cam Newton, RG III and Michael Vick don't have to rely on big passing numbers to put up fantasy points
October 11, 2012
According to the Data: Pass-Catching Backs Are More Consistent
Backs like LeSean McCoy and Ray Rice are less likely to have bad games than the Adrian Petersons and Michael Turners
October 3, 2012
According to the Data: Is Week-to-Week Consistency an Illusion?
Big-play wideouts like Mike Wallace are actually just as consistent as their more heavily targeted possession-receiving counterparts
September 26, 2012
According to the Data: Who to Target on Waivers Early in the Year
Tight Ends like Kyle Rudolph more reliably deliver starter production than WR or RBs
September 18, 2012
According to the Data: Buy-Low Edition
Darren McFadden hasn't gotten it going on the ground so far, but he will
September 12, 2012
According to the Data: Players You Should Sell High
Jonathan Bales argues now's the time to move Andre Johnson
September 6, 2012
According to the Data: Should You Go RB-RB-RB with Your First Three Picks?
After taking Arian Foster at 1.1, Jonathan Bales went RB-RB on the turn. Was that the right move?
August 29, 2012
According to the Data: Which Draft Slot is Most Valuable - Part 2
Getting stuck in the middle of Round 1 is a tough place to be as you have to settle for less than elite production with your first pick, and a second-rounder that's sub-optimal
August 21, 2012
According to the Data: Which Draft Slot Typically Returns the Most Value?
Players with the highest ADP (like Arian Foster) have averaged 82.7 percent of the fantasy points produced by the year-end No. 1 player at their position.
August 15, 2012
According to the Data: Philip Rivers and Regression Toward the Mean
Rivers is coming off a down year - how much of that should we attribute to bad luck?
August 7, 2012
According to the Data: Why You Should Gamble on Late-Round Rookie Running Backs
Not all rookie running backs pan out, and in fact most (like Mark Ingram pictured above) fail to live up to ADP. But when they do, it's often in a big way which makes them worth a gamble as your draft goes on.
August 1, 2012
Assessing RB Workload: Do Running Backs Break Down after a Certain Number of Carries?
Maurice Jones-Drew led the NFL last year with 343 carries and 1606 rushing yards. Does that make him a bigger risk than Ryan Mathews (222) or LeSean McCoy (273)?
July 26, 2012
How to Attack the Running Back Position: Using Consistency to Develop a Draft Game Plan
Once the elite running backs are off the board, you're better off gambling on Darren McFadden than the rest of the position's second or third tier.
July 17, 2012
Fantasy Football Quarterback Projections: How Reliable are Passing Stats?
Why you should pay more attention to Tom Brady's 5,235 yards than his 39 TDs or 12 INTs
