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According to the Data: Midseason Underachieving Studs Offer Value

Jonathan Bales

Jonathan Bales

Jonathan Bales is the author of the Fantasy Football for Smart People book series. In addition to RotoWire, Jonathan also provides content to the New York Times, Dallas Morning News, DallasCowboys.com, and NBC.

According to the Data: Midseason Underachieving Studs Offer Value

Nearing the midpoint of the 2012 season, there aren't too many weeks left in the regular season for fantasy owners. It's do-or-die time in fantasy land, so now is the juncture at which you must make a move if your team has underachieved through eight weeks. As always, you'll want to trade for players whose actual value exceeds their current perceived value.

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Newton's last three opponents - Chicago, Dallas, and Seattle - possess three of the stingiest pass defenses in the NFL. Consequently, Newton averaged just 229 yards and 0.33 total touchdowns against them. In the second-year quarterback's first four games, however, he threw for 253 yards per game and averaged 1.75 total touchdowns. Plus, Newton is one of two quarterbacks in the NFL with a minimum of 15 deep passing attempts (passes that travel at least 20 yards past the line of scrimmage) n

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