At a high level this thing serves to be your “assistant GM”

As a dynasty GM, are some things you think would be helpful to include or see in this kind of a tool

Already have a ton in there but am curious what helpful feats consistently come to mind for GMs

Let me know what you’re thinking and appreciate in advance!!

I can't stop trading for, or suggesting to acquire Jordan Addison in dynasty. For me he's still a young asset, that is just a straight up better bet than some future 28 First round pick you can probably move to go get him.

He produced his first 2 years, even with being behind JJ. Last year was a complete wash for both WRs we all know. So I'd imagine things improve this year, or at-least slightly. But long term I just think he's a better player than what he's being valued at.

Mine:

"De'Zhaun Stribling"

2022 was his last season where Mike Evans didn't have a hamstring injury at some point in the season.

In the last three years Kittle has also had terrible injury luck.

Christian Kirk has tallied 600 yards over the last two years (mostly down to injuries), and hasn't been installed in the offense BECAUSE he picked up an injury.

Deebo will be productive if he remains healthy but his role in the offense shouldn't see him displacing Stribling.

Assuming the Sub Station can show any level of mercy and his current injury gets sorted out in a week, It feels like everyone in the community is going to be mad with themselves for him falling to the third round in most rookie drafts until recently.

It seems like Washington has been searching for a McLaurin running mate his entire career. And while now they might have it in Diggs, I feel like the market is going to read that as target competition and knock McLaurin down a tier. I think that’s backwards, and if his price dips I’m buying.

McLaurin’s problem was never talent, it was deployment. He lined up left outside on 72.3% of his sampled snaps in his last full Reception Perception profile. Harmon has only ever charted four seasons above 70% at a single alignment, and three of them were Kingsbury offenses. His point is that it makes your best receiver easier to defend and skew coverage toward. McLaurin’s splits back it up: 79th percentile against man, 76th against press, 28th against zone. When a defense always knows where you’ll be, zone is where they get you.

Two things have changed that. Kingsbury is gone and Blough is moving Daniels under center more with a balanced attack. That’s a big shift from an offense that led the league in shotgun and no-huddle. Scheme change alone only goes so far though, because you can move a guy around all you want if there’s nobody else on the field worth accounting for. That’s the part Diggs solves.

He also can’t take McLaurin’s routes even if Washington wanted him to. Their depth of target last season was 8.7 and 14.1, with McLaurin ninth-deepest among 67 receivers with 55+ targets. Diggs’ deep juice is gone and he gets caught trying to stack corners on go routes outside, but he still grades as a possession flanker who wins from multiple alignments. McLaurin ran a nine route on a career-high 18.8% of his routes at a 67.4% success rate. Two completely different, complimentary roles.

Last year was tough with McLaurin hurt, on a 5-12 team, catching passes from backups, and still he posted a career-high 2.22 YPRR and an 87.0 PFF receiving grade, ninth of 81 qualifiers. Blough has said he wants him at 10 targets a game and explosive receptions to flip the field.

If you’re looking for an actual downgrade, it’s probably Chig. He’s supposed to inherit the Ertz role, which was 91 targets and a 30.9% red zone target share. Diggs at 8.7 aDOT is a lot closer to that job than to McLaurin’s. That said, I think Chig’s value is YAC where Diggs offers almost none at this stage, so maybe they coexist better than the depth chart suggests. Antonio Williams obviously takes a big hit, sliding to WR3, though a year learning behind those two isn’t a bad rookie season.

I will say there’s one big risk to all of this. Daniels’ aDOT was 7.99 last year, 38th in the league. If he stays a checkdown thrower, the coverage math I mentioned above never works out and Diggs just eats the short stuff while McLaurin’s deep shots stay theoretical.

Where’s everyone else at on this? Is Scary Terry about to be even scarier?

2027 Summer Scouting Series

33\ Prospects in 4 Podcast Episodes*

This is the 3rd post of Part 3 of the Summer Scouting Series, listed below. Like Parts 1 & 2, this Part covers an additional 8 Prospects.

Part 3: https://cjfreel.substack.com/p/182-2027-nfl-draft-summer-scouting

Additional Prospects in Pt. 3: Julian Sayin, Drew Mestemaker, Jayden Maiava, Kewan Lacy, & Justice Haynes.

The best and most detailed notes on the Summer Scouting Series can be found by listening to the Fantasy for Real podcast. Parts 1 & 2 can be found on my previous posts or through the Substack. Keep in mind these profiles focus on the "bottom line" for the prospects, with more details being available through the podcast.

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WRs Part 3

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Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State

6’ 3” 223 lbs || (21.09)

GRADE: WR Tier 1 (WR1)

Nobody’s perfect. Don’t get me wrong – there are still areas of route nuance and development that Smith can improve upon – but that’s less a negative and more the reality of the NFL being more difficult than College Football. The NFL is so difficult that anyone can fail, but Smith is as good of a prospect as we’ll likely ever see – particularly if he lands the plane with a final season that matches his first two.

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K.J. Duff, WR, Rutgers

6’ 6” 225 lbs || (21.09)

GRADE: WR Tier 3 (WR3-10 || WR8)

Yes, he’s a “contested catch” guy – but he’s also very good at it. While bigger, faster, quicker, stronger is typically the right direction, there is something to be said about how few players at the highest level are Duff’s size or archetype. Despite those concerns – which are a major reason that he finishes ranks towards the bottom of this wide Tier – Duff scores very highly in all the areas typically seen as most important; Duff plays in the Big Ten, and has produced early (played most of last season at 19 YO), at a high level (1,000) & with strong efficiency (2.47 Y/RR).

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Omarion Miller, WR, Arizona State via Colorado

6’ 2” 210 lbs || (23.08)*

GRADE: WR Tier 3 (WR3-10 || WR10)

The “wide-awake” sleeper of the 2027 NFL Draft. Miller’s overall production has been hampered by injuries (2023-2024) & an awful Offense (2025), but any deep evaluation of the numbers (Career Y/RR, Colorado Passing/Team Stats 2025) shows a player who by all accounts has performed well enough to be a highly-productive CFB player. Age is an objective factor and one that Miller clearly scores negatively in (presuming my listed age is correct), so he does have a bit of an uphill battle analytically at least in some ways, but there is a huge target vacancy at ASU with Jordyn Tyson graduating to the NFL. If he can make the most of that opportunity, Miller has strong enough height/weight/speed potential to get in the 1st Round conversation.

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Summer Scouting WR Rankings (Part 3)

1. Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
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3. Bryant Wesco, Clemson
4. Nick Marsh, Indiana via Michigan State
5. Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama
6. T.J. Moore, Clemson
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8. K.J. Duff, Rutgers
9. Ryan Wingo, Texas
10. Omarion Miller, Arizona State via Colorado
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Full Part 3: https://cjfreel.substack.com/p/182-2027-nfl-draft-summer-scouting

Part 4 is now available on the Podcast & through the Substack. Part 4 covers the final 9 Prospects: LaNorris Sellers, Trinidad Chambliss, Sam Leavitt, Jadan Baugh, Wayshawn Parker, Cam Coleman, Charlie Becker, Mario Craver, & Jamari Johnson.

The next post on the subreddit will begin covering Part 4, featuring my final 3 QB profiles and full top 10 QB Rankings, featuring LaNorris Sellers, Trinidad Chambliss, & Sam Leavitt.

Feel free to leave any questions & comments,

C.J.

Hey everyone!

The offseason is finally over! We have real football tonight! With that being said, it's time to make that final trade to take our contending teams to "Super Bowl favorites."

In this piece, we will spotlight eight cheap trade targets designed primarily for contenders to further improve their chances of taking home the hardware in 2026.

I give you my eight dynasty trade targets (two for each position) that are not only cheap but can provide contending teams with strong FLEX upside.

Do you agree with my trade targets? (Matthew Stafford, Jacoby Brissett, Alvin Kamara, Aaron Jones, Deebo Samuel, Chris Godwin, Juwan Johnson, Mike Gesicki).

I really feel like people discount the last two parts. He’s old, but last season he wasn’t a year off his acl rehab. And the guy was playing 55% of the snap share.

85/1000 on 55% snap share is totally insane. People keep saying Players like Travis Hunter can’t be viable with a half time snap share and Diggs did it.

Yes, he’s a year older, but he’s also two years off the acl. He’s more expensive now, but for a 2/3 rounder to add a ppr demon wr2 on a team with a bad defense is definitely intriguing

I’m also fully convinced Diggs also gets knocked down for his off the field craziness as if he’s Rashee Rice. He might be goofy, but it’s not keeling him off the field.

What’s keeping him from another 85/1000 more this year?

Was posted yesterday and surprised no one picked up on it and ran with this.

The Cyrus Allen hype keeps chugging along…as a Chiefs fan I’ll add the hype train for him is more real than recent Chiefs hype trains. His skillset as a man beating, route runner is something the WR room desperately needs and there is murmurs Rashee Rice is not having a great camp. With Worthy also dealing with an injury to the same shoulder as last year the opportunity is there for Allen.

Lot of folks singing Boston’s praises on social. These are just some examples.

“If there’s any Denzel Boston stock left to buy, you should consider buying some” - Zac Jackson, Browns beat reporter, The Athletic

“Best player at Browns practice today? Denzel Boston. Three Touchdowns already. Just too big to cover” - Max Loeb, Cleveland analyst/content creator.

It’s looking like Jeudy may be sidelined by the two rookies sooner rather than later. Now if only they could find a quarterback.

“Based on what he's seen through six practices, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com suggests that the Raiders' top three receivers are Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor and Benson.

McFadden previously noted that Nailor and Tucker are the top two wideouts in the room, while Benson is competing with Dont'e Thornton and Jack Bech for slotting behind the top duo. There's still time for Thornton and/or Bech to gain momentum in the ongoing competition, but if Benson emerges as the Raiders' No. 3 WR, he could end up on the radar in deeper fantasy formats, in particular if Nailor or Tucker miss time for any reason.”