We've been busy since launch. Start/Sit, Edges and the player pages have all been redesigned, and news stories now show which players they affect and how much their projections moved. Below are the three new features we're most excited about.
Track record: our own receipts
Every pick on the site is graded against our projections, so our projections should be graded too. The new Track record page compares each projection we lock at kickoff with what the player actually scored, and with the expert consensus for the same player. Only the number shown before the game counts. A player is included if he played, both sides had a projection for him, and at least one side had him at 5 points or more.
The record began in week 6, and the experts came out slightly ahead. Over 176 player-weeks our projections missed by 5.27 points on average and theirs by 5.13, and ours were closer 47% of the time. Quarterbacks were our best position, closer 58% of the time. We've already made changes aimed at closing that gap, and you'll be able to see each week whether they're working. Every week stays on the page, good or bad, and each new one appears once its last game is final.
Rest of season
Rankings has a new Rest of season switch. Each player is ranked on his expected points from now through week 17, with his byes and his chance of playing each game already in the number, so a back on IR until week 10 adds nothing before then. Weeks 15 to 17, the usual fantasy playoffs, get their own column. Choose your league size to see his points over the last starter at his position, which is what he's really worth to you. The same numbers are on player pages, in Compare and on Waivers. On any team under My teams, Trade advice shows what a trade does to your best starting lineup in every week left. Depth that never starts counts for nothing, which a trade chart misses.
Matchups, rebuilt
The Matchups page now shows the whole league at once: every defense against every position, coloured from the stingiest (1st, red) to the most generous (32nd, green). Click or tap any square to see why that team ranks there and the starters lining up against it this week, with their projections, how widely they're rostered, and a one-tap Preview on my team or Compare. Switch to Next 3, Playoffs or Rest of season to see each team's schedule over the weeks ahead in the same colours, for the trade and waiver calls that depend on what's coming. Three cards up top give the answers first: this week's softest spot and who's best placed to use it, the best run over the next three weeks, and the toughest stretch.
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