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Every week Ryan Kelly Jersey Stitched , I will present a summary of some basic and advanced stats for the Colts performance relative to the league. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com and the nflSCrapR project for being awesome sources of weekly data.Unsurprisingly, Dallas came out running the ball against the Colts last Sunday as Ezekiel Elliott found some initial success, hoarding the Time Of Possession in the first half.Somewhat surprisingly (well it was surprising to me), the Colts also found rushing success, slowing the game and giving each team only 7 offensive drives on the day (the last kneel-down drive excluded). That’s the fewest drives of any game all year.The Colts scored on 5 of those drives but only the first one was needed. The only poor Colt’s drive was Marlon Mack’s fumble.Even the Rigoberto Sanchez punt came on a drive that was “matriculating down the field” with 4 first down conversions before a veritable butt-load of penalties killed it. 23 offensive first downs is a lot. 23 first downs on 7 drives is ridiculously good and is why the Drive Success Rate was a sky-high 82%. TEAM TOTALS23 points is good, but on only 7 drives it is great and ends up being the 3rd most Adjusted Points per Drive (3.3) of the week.Even with the game slowed down, the Colts put up a lot of yards and having 1 out of every 3 plays be a first down is an excellent way to win games.Over the past few weeks, third down conversions have been problematic but this weeks 67% conversion rate led the league.The Cowboys did their part as well, extending Colt drives 3 times with penalties. PASSINGComing in to the game, the Dallas defense was ranked 19th against the pass (Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt against).So, it’s not that surprising that Andrew Luck basically played a little bit better than his season average.While his completion % was lower than usual, the Yards after Catch was very good (2nd week in a row!)Luck missed his only passing TD attempt Youth T.J. Green Jersey , but 0 picks and 0 sacks kept his ANY/A at a decent 7.1The most important number, however, is that over 40% of Luck’s passes were first down conversions. So, even though the passing volume was low and the efficiency just a bit above average, the passing game kept the chains moving. In fact, only 2 other passing offenses had more success converting first downs last week.RUSHINGAs of last week, Dallas ranked 7th in preventing successful runs (weighted Rush Success Rate), but against that stout defense, the Colts exceeded their season wRSR average (44% vs 39%) while putting up the 3rd most rushing yards on the season (178). Marlon Mack was over 80% of that production with the 2nd most carries of any running back this week. He put up a 5.3 YPC, a 51% wRSR, which was 5th best of any RB (min 10 carries) and he scored the only TDs of the game.He was, as the kids used to say, en fuego. CONCLUSIONS & NEXT MATCH-UPThere is no question that the Colts offense was firing on all cylinders against the Cowboys and even with the mental errors of penalties and drops (I’m looking at you Pro-Bowler) T.J. Green Jersey Stitched , they had no problem moving the ball and scoring. Next up are the New York football Giants.They will bring a pass defense that has managed to consistently limit QBs (9th in ANY/A against).They tend to give up passing yards but are stingy with points, tied for 5th fewest passing TDs given up (1.3 per game) and 5th most interceptions on the year (15). However, their run defense is not nearly as good giving up the 20th highest wRSR on the year and the 25th most rushing TDs (1.1 per game).The Colts are heavy favorites at home (-9.5) so, hopefully we see another dominant offensive performance. TRAILING 5 WEEK TOTALS (per game)SEASON TOTALS (per game) Fantasy football is supposed to be fun, but some players stress a lot about their upcoming drafts.Most notably, they obsess about their first-round pick and who may be available when their turn comes. Don't play the guessing game — try to figure out who will be picked ahead of you. Let the draft come to you, even at the beginning.For instance, if you pick eighth, have your top eight players ready and just take the highest ranked one available when it is your turn. The worst case scenario is you get your eighth ranked player and that could turn out to be someone as good as Houston wideout DeAndre Hopkins or Kansas City running back Kareem Hunt.You must go with the flow of the draft throughout, and not try to heavily speculate how you are going to build your team ahead of time. There is no set sequence for how to assemble your roster in the early rounds and should be prepared to adjust because every draft is different.That said it makes sense to have a basic shell of a plan. You should fill out your running back and wide receiver positions first. If your league requires you to start two running backs and three wide receivers, you should focus your first five selections on those two positions. Make sure you get two running backs and three wide receivers in the first five rounds because you have to start multiple players at those positions and the depth and quality drops off very quickly.It may be tempting to go for a quarterback or superstar tight end early, but it's not recommended when you have to start just one of each in most standard fantasy formats. You should really wait on a QB until at least the sixth round. The position is very deep.Colts QB Andrew Luck has an Average Draft Position of the seventh round, Detroit's Matthew Stafford is going in the eighth and Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is being picked in the ninth round. Stafford and Rivers were the eighth and ninth highest scoring QBs in fantasy last season. You do not need to have Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers or Seattle's Russell Wilson to win your league.As for tight ends Youth Le'Raven Clark Jersey , only Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce and Zach Ertz deserve consideration earlier than the sixth round. Taking any one of those before the fourth round, however, costs you a shot at prime RBs or WRs. If you miss on one of the elite TEs, being prepared and knowing the rest of the field well can lead to a respectable alternative later on.If your league requires, for instance, two RBs, three WRs and a flex starter, plus the QB and TE, you should come out of the first eight rounds with those positions filled. After that, you should start loading up on depth at RB and WR, grabbing quality fantasy reserves and some sleepers.Leave your defensive unit and your kicker for the final picks. Don't be that person who takes Jacksonville or Minnesota in the eighth round. You only have to start one defensive unit and defensive performances vary a lot from season to season. You can stream different defenses each week based on units facing weaker offensive opponents. Kicker production can vary wildly from week to week and season to season and there are always viable ones available in free agency during the year.You can also pass on a backup QB in cases where you have a top star like Wilson or New England's Tom Brady. You are only going to use the backup once during the season and may be able to grab a decent QB off the waiver wire. It's also not essential to draft a backup for a top 5 TE selected early.When planning out your team as the draft progresses, don't sweat bye weeks and schedules Le'Raven Clark Jersey Stitched , especially for fantasy playoff weeks. Don't pass on a player in the middle or later rounds because he has the same bye week as one of your starters. By the time the byes actually roll around, your roster may have changed significantly because of waiver adds and trades. You cannot rigidly plan for bye weeks that occur in say, Weeks 7 or 8 when you are drafting in the summer. There is going to be way too much that changes outlooks and your rosters between now and then.Don't look too far down the road at schedules, either. Teams change a lot on defense from year to year and you cannot base too much on last season. We really will not have a firm grip on this season's true trends until at least the first quarter of the season has concluded.Focus on building your own roster throughout to grab best players available for filling needs or to get bench upside or depth. Mixing in sometimes unnecessary factors such as bye weeks and schedules only complicates matters. Keep honed in on filling starting spots first and filling out your projected skill position starters. Then load up on reserves and upside guys or sleepers before finishing up with defense and a kicker.Also, remember to never draft with your heart. Fan allegiances have no place in fantasy football. If Brady is your favorite player, don't take him in the third round when you have to get a more essential WR or RB. And don't pass on Carson Wentz in the seventh round if you are a Dallas fan who roots against the Eagles. Rooting for or against someone never affects their fantasy production. Separate your fandom from your fantasy team. Keep in mind that if your favorite team is facing one of your fantasy players, your team can still win its game while your fantasy starter from the opponent scores points.The other NFL team is usually going to score, so hope it's your guy when that happens.