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Fantasy football questions
The questions that come up mid-season and are usually answered from memory in a forum thread. Where we have measured something — how often a Questionable player actually plays, what a tough matchup is really worth — the number is here with its sample size. Where the answer is a platform rule that differs between ESPN, Yahoo and Sleeper, we explain the mechanism and say to check your league rather than inventing a universal rule.
What do Out, Doubtful and Questionable actually mean?They are the league's official game-status designations, and only one of them carries real uncertainty.When does a player on IR change from Out to Questionable or Active?Reserve is a roster move, not a weekly status, and it does not become Questionable — it ends when the team activates him.How do fantasy waiver claims work?Dropped and unowned players sit in a waiting period; competing claims are settled by a priority order, not by who clicked first.What is snap share, and why does it matter more than last week's points?It is the share of his team's offensive plays a player was on the field for — and it is the most repeatable thing a player has.What is the difference between PPR, half PPR and standard scoring?Only what a reception is worth — but it reorders positions against each other far more than it reorders within one.Should I bench a good player against a tough defense?Almost never. The measured effect is about a tenth of a reception.